Cinderella's Royal Table- Dinner

[tink1978]

Has anyone been here since they have changed it to a dinner with the Fairy Godmother? To be honest, it does not sound too appealing for me at this time, because of the character. I liked it before when the dinner was intimate and quiet. My son is still wanting to go, but I don't think that he would like the fixed menu, he would want his choice...and I don't know if they still have the dinner items that they did before. Can anyone answer this?

 

[tcp0421]

We didnt have dinner at the castle, we had lunch. It was terriable! We both order the sandwich, because nothing else looked to good on the menu. There was not much on the sandwich. My 4 year old got the mini hot dogs, which were so dried out she could barely chew them. It was most certanly not worth 2 table service meals! Not good at all!!!

 

[bnorm27]

We had dinner in the castle on Saturday 9/23. When you first walk in, you get a photo session with Cindy. This is included in the proce, so you do not have to buy the photos as you do at some of the other places.

When you are called upstairs, you will not see Cindy again. The fairy godmother and two mice (Perla and Suzy) do come out and do a little dance and run around the room a bit. They sing a song or two and then they are gone as well. Character interaction is minimal, but they will stop for a photo if you have your camera and your kid ready.

I personally thought the dinner offerings were very good. My wife and I both started out with the Applewood Bacon Salad, which was quite tasty. I had prime rib for dinner, while the wife opted for the tortelini offering. My prime rib was cooked to order, and was delicious. My wife did enjoy her meal as well. Our kids shared the kid standard chicken strips, mashed potatos and veggies. I had a bite of the chicken, and it was pretty good. The kids get a small cheese plate with grapes, veggies and dip on it for an appetizer. The kids both had a small ice cream sundae for dessert, while I had the blueberry buckle, and my lady had the chocolate mousse cake with raspberry drizzle. She said it was quite yummy.

There is something to be said about eating in the castle. It is a very quaint and rustic looking space. Once the little show is over, it is kind of quiet, as the seating is limited (158 I think). My kids are Cindy nuts, so we HAD to do this meal. I would recommend it for both the food and the atmosphere. If you are looking for character interaction, do the breakfast or lunch at the castle, or do any of the Akershus PSB meals in Epcot. We did a lunch there that was quite good as well, and only used one table service credit for it.

Just so you know, the all ears board still states that you get a special lithograph in addition to your pictures when you have dinner at the castle. According to the manager at the castle, these are all gone.

Hope this helps!

 

[lynninpa]

Has anyone been here since they have changed it to a dinner with the Fairy Godmother? To be honest, it does not sound too appealing for me at this time, because of the character. I liked it before when the dinner was intimate and quiet. My son is still wanting to go, but I don't think that he would like the fixed menu, he would want his choice...and I don't know if they still have the dinner items that they did before. Can anyone answer this?

Here is my review of our recent Dinner at CRT:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1227396
As for the characters-Cinderella is only downstairs for picture taking. The God Mother and the two mice do come out during dinner although it is for a short time only. The rest of the time we felt the dinner was both intimate and quiet. As for the menu for your DS7-it is not a fixed menu per say. I believe there are 3 or 4 entree choices on the children's menu. Yet only one appetizer and one dessert option for children. To read the full menu for adults and children, just go to allears.net. We had a wonderful time! Let us know what you decide!

 

[tink1978]

Thanks everyone! When I read fixed menu....I read that the same thing is served to everyone. From what you state, it sounds like it is the same menu from before the character additions. We will probably go there, if there is a time still available. Thanks!!

 

[Martha7]

I just booked this dinner this morning for our Spring Break trip in the first week of April. The CM on the phone told me that I could pick any time I wanted, basically between 6 and 10PM, I believe. I did have to give my credit card number too. My DH and 2 DS's won't care that much about the characters, (although I'd love a picture of us with either Cindy or the Fairy Godmother!), but I've been dying to eat in the castle. I made the ADR for 8 PM, hoping that maybe the lights will be coming on in FantasyLand before we finish the meal. I honestly couldn't remember what time it gets dark in Orlando in early April!

 

[Debbie6221]

We are eating in the castle for my son's FIRST birthday! My daughter is 3 (about to turn 4) so she will appreciate it more. I am happy to hear that Cindy will be there. We were told we would only see her Fairy Godmother. The bad thing is we are a party of seven and we had to take seperate tables.
I can't wait. I hope one of the tables is by a window.

 

[lynninpa]

We are eating in the castle for my son's FIRST birthday! My daughter is 3 (about to turn 4) so she will appreciate it more. I am happy to hear that Cindy will be there. We were told we would only see her Fairy Godmother. The bad thing is we are a party of seven and we had to take seperate tables.
I can't wait. I hope one of the tables is by a window.

We were a party of 9 when we recently had dinner at CRT. When we booked, we were told that we may be seated at 2 tables. Yet when we arrived we asked for one large table and the two seperate tables were pushed together. Just ask when you arrive! Happily, all 9 of us were always seated at one table everywhere we ate together-CRT, WCC, CP, Chef Mickey's and Le Cellier.

 

[Debbie6221]

Thanks! We will definitely say something.

 

[TBGOES2DISNEY]

We went at the beginning of September for dinner and had a great time. The show was really cute, and the characters do interact, although they don't stop. The raspberry sorbet is to die for! I hope to go to the castle again on my next trip.

 

[LeesyUD]

Anyone go as jsut a couple to the dinner? My bf and I thought it would be romantic and neat to eat in the castle. Also I have never eaten a sit down dinner in MK bc there is a lack of good places. I am a bit hesitant bc of the bad reviews I have read. I wish it was not so expensive. However, my bf really wants to go regardless. I also want to go for the atmosphere and also bc we are going to MK anyway that night for the MVMCP. Any thoughts on the CRT dinner for couples?

 

[TBGOES2DISNEY]

Anyone go as jsut a couple to the dinner? My bf and I thought it would be romantic and neat to eat in the castle. Also I have never eaten a sit down dinner in MK bc there is a lack of good places. I am a bit hesitant bc of the bad reviews I have read. I wish it was not so expensive. However, my bf really wants to go regardless. I also want to go for the atmosphere and also bc we are going to MK anyway that night for the MVMCP. Any thoughts on the CRT dinner for couples?

I think you should go for it! Most of the negative reviews are comparing things to how they USED to be. I had never been before and dh and our dds had a great time! You should definitely go at least once! I want to go again on our next trip someday.

It could be romantic in the sense that it's the castle and it's awesome. Keep in mind, however, that the castle is bright during the day (I don't know about at night) and not dimly lit and that there will be families and children in there. Children have a tendency to make noise. If you're okay with that, cool, if noisy kids bother you, you might want to look at a fancier signature restaurant.

Have fun!

 

[City Girl]

DH and I went here and had a great time. We were there on Saturday 9/23. There isn't character interaction for the entire dinner. The food was really good. DH had the blueberry buckle and he's still talking about how much he like it. I really wanted to eat here because it's THE CASTLE. DH was reluctant, but afterwards he was glad he did it at least once. We didn't receive the lithograph (as many have also said). We did receive glasses for our anniversary.

 

[kimisabella]

We went for dinner on 9/1 and had a wonderful time. The food was very good and the service was excellent - I'm ao glad we did it because of the negative reviews I had seen here made me a little wary.

 

[Jozymouse]

We went on Sept 24th for dinner and totally loved it. We are 2 adults. We had our picture taken with Cindy (but it got lost so had to do a retake after our dinner!) and then were seated next to the window with a nice view of the carousel. We both had the crab and corn soup which was delicious, I had the prime rib and my sister had he salmon...they were both very good and the choco mousse cake as well. We had a 4:10 ADR and the show only started while we were having dessert so we were able to eat quietly and then enjoy the show. It was so cute. We both got our picture taken with Suzy and Perla and it was one of my favourite dinning experience on this trip

 

[Martha7]

Thanks so much for posting your experiences! Is the blueberry buckle kind of like a cobbler? TIA!

 

[kimisabella]

Thanks so much for posting your experiences! Is the blueberry buckle kind of like a cobbler? TIA!

I thought it was more like a "muffin"

 

[Martha7]

Oh, thanks, Kimisabella! I might have to go for the chocolate dessert instead!

 

[bnorm27]

The blueberry buckle is a muffin , but had some yummy lemon ice cream on it. The raspberry sorbet would be my choice next time!

 

[Jozymouse]

The chocolate dessert was quite yummy. I'm glad I decided to go with that option!