CRT for lunch?

[ptrbryant]

Our 7 y.o. DS wouldn't like a Princess Character Meal, but I just saw a pic of CRT and was impressed with how beaultiful the space is! Also, I just found out that aside from the Character Breakfast, you can also have lunch or dinner there. Has anyone done lunch there? Any opinions? We'll be there in just about 3 weeks...I'm hoping I could still get a lunch ps.
Thanks!
Karla B.

 

[CRCrazy]

Yep - it's great. Good food, great atmosphere, and your son will love the waffle fries, I'll bet!

Cinderella is still usually downstairs in the lobby greeting guests while they wait at lunch time, so don't be surprised, but she doesn't go around to the tables upstairs.

These ressies, while not as popular as the breakfast, also go fairly quickly, so I would call now and make a PS for when you think you would like to go. Also, this restaurant is very small, so be prepared for a wait no matter when your PS time is for.

 

[luvmarypoppins]

We went once, DH wanted to go because he wanted to feel like a king for his b day and eat in a castle go figure. It was acceptable. I did feel like we were rushed to go upstairs. I wanted to take a picture with the ds in the huge chairs but a grandma and grandpa were not sharing or moving. Go figure. My view was facing the elevator. I think this was due to our party size of 5. I let dh have the better view. The waitress seemed annoyed when I asked if the teen age ds could order off the kids menu. The food portions were huge for the adult meals. DH had major dombos pie. It was sliced prime rib on a mound of mashed potatoes. One ds and I had the ploughman sandwhich , I cant remember the name, it was a cold one. The server did bring us a candle for the dessert dh ordered. He got the glass slipper as a souvenier. I didnt mention ahead of time about the birthday, but I dont feel they went out of their way to make my husband feel special or acknowledge him in any way. It was just like rush, rush, get them in, get them out, clean off the tables etc. It was fun to see the castle and my 3 ds know what is really up there. On the way down in the elevator, I took little ds with me, while the rest went down the stairs, with our camera and bag etc. Who comes out of the elevator but cinderella. I said, oh surprise. She said to ds, oh what a lovely greeting and she was off. She was actually between shows at her surprise celebration in front of the castle. I did find the food to be very fresh also. We had a ps and I think they were not accepting walk ups.

 

[ptrbryant]

Thanks for the advice! I just called and the earliest lunch PS available for Sunday, Feb. 1 was 1:00...wonder how long it will actually take to be seated! Still, it will be fun to do something new!
Thanks again for the details!
Karla B.

 

[topcat011]

I called last week to have lunch in the castle for Valentines day. This is the day we were leaving on a later flight. I had a choice of times. I expected that day to be full with it being presidents weekend.

 

[2xcited4wrds]

We (me, dh, dd10, dd9, ds4at time) had lunch in May 2003. We had a 1:30pm ps and were seated within 10 min. There was a princess posing downstairs for pics, I think it was Sleeping Beauty. My son would have nothing to do with that, but my daughters loved it. The setting up in the Castle is awesome. Of course, it has a great Medieval feel to it. Even though there were no characters, my kids loved the atmosphere and felt really special. This is one they want to repeat even over character meals. The food was good/hot and not as expensive as other meals. My husband like this lunch the best as far as service and time went. We ate and were out in a good time frame. I hope to get a ps again for our trip this May.

 

[KIS]

Hey all of you who have experience!

I am a first-timer planning. The DIS Boards have been quite helpful.

We are going 4/24-5/2. If I hope to get PSs for CRT for lunch at a given time, what time would you advise me to call on the 90 days prior? I have a client 7 am EST. I fear that all those who fail to book the CRT for breakfast will fill up the lunchtime at CRT. Is that the case or not?

KIS

 

[Kaycee]

If you want a particular time for lunch, you probably want to call as close to the 90 day mark as you can, but I would not be at all worried about calling close to 7am, like people have to do for the breakfast. I also wouldn't worry about people who can't get the breakfast taking the lunch slots. They're wanting to see the princesses, so they're not interested in the lunch!

The lunch slots do fill up though if you wait too long. We had lunch here in December 2002 and enjoyed it so much, we wanted to go back in June. But the June trip was planned kinda last minute, and by the time I called for a PS (about a month out from the trip) the only thing available was 3pm!

 

[ptrbryant]

Looking at the menu for CRT on Deb Wills' site, it says the children's orders come with sides of mashed potatoes and corn. Anyone know if they let you substitute for waffle potatoes or something similar my very picky eater would actually eat?
Thanks!
Karla B.

 

[daannzzz]

I have done Cinderella's twice for lunch. I always book this one as soon as my 90 days (or what ever it ends up being) date has arrived. I try to book for as early as possible for lunch at 11:00-11:30 and it usually isn't quite as crazy. It is a neat place to eat and the service is good but the menue is small and the food not anything great. It is fine but would be neat if it was better.

 

[goofy4tink]

We went the other way and got a later lunch time. The food was better than I thought it would be. We try to get late lunches and then have light dinners. The restuarants also seem to be less crowded that way.