Cinderella Royal Table

[sharonW]

What's up with this restaurant? I have tried online booking
for nov and it seems I have to pay for the meal upfront!!
I don't get it, has this always been the policy??

 

[RMulieri]

For at least the last several years this is POLICY..SImply put there was a group of people that would call and book up ressies and then give them away or no show.It made it diffcult for ANYONE to get an adr so now they require prepayment

 

[sharonW]

....but what happens if free dinning comes up??

 

[TinkerKell-ey]

Our last meal at CRT was 6 years ago and we had to pay upfront. The breakfast is the most sought after reservation on property (or so I've heard . Re: DDP You book and link to your plan, but they still require a CC number to hold it and will charge you if you don't show up.

 

[LilyWDW]

If you are not on the dining plan, then CRT is a pre-pay meal. You will need to give a credit card number and it will be charged. This can be done online or on the phone.

If you are on the dining plan already, then they will take the credit card number and only charge it in case of a no show. Often this has to be done on the phone because the online system doesn't always do it correctly (aka it charges the card anyway).

If you add the dining plan AFTER you made the reservation and the card has been charged, you will get a refund when you show up to your meal. There is no way to set it up to refund the amount without changing the reservation. This means canceling what you have and trying to rebook. Problem is, there is no guarantee the reservation will still be there when you try and rebook as it could be snatched up.

 

[Cruella 66]

We have a lunch at CRT mid-June. Our cc was charged already but my question is: do we still tip or was it charged too?

 

[sharonW]

just checked out an on-line date and after the total came out,
I see the gratutity is added. $219 for a breakfast for 4 adults
and 1, 3yr old! YIKES!!!!

 

[Good Morning Dewdrop]

Just to throw in some general info

CRT is one meal where the tip is included so it's a set charge for the meal, tip and tax as I recall.

If you're on the dining plan and make a reservation online it MAY show you owe the $$ now - that's not right. If you put in your card number and it says you have a balance they WILL charge your card even if your ADR is linked to your resort/ dining plan reservation. You have to call to talk to an actual person in order not to be charged (been there done that recently). If you're booking online the total should say $0 and then you give your cc number to basically guarantee the reservation.

If you're not on the dining plan yes you will pay upfront with a cc number.