Dining Questions - The Kitchen and Islands Dining Room

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1. I've seen several posts mentioning that The Kitchen at HRH is closed. I haven't set foot on any Universal property since 2003, and it was probably 1996 the last time I was at Universal Orlando, so I had no idea. A while back, I was looking at dining options on Universal's site, went to the page I've screenshotted below and was able to book dining online with RESY. In fact, RESY even has it open to book today. It's only when visiting the Loews site do I see the closure notice. https://www.loewshotels.com/hard-rock-hotel/dining/restaurant Our reservation isn't until early August, but I can't find any information on a reopening date. Does anyone have any buzz on a possible reopening timeframe? I'm thinking I should just cancel and find something else, but figured I'd ask.



2. We're staying at Royal Pacific and I have a breakfast booked at the Islands Dining Room on our checkout day. I like the convenience of it, but I tend to like a more memorable meal on our departure day. I know there are going to be mixed reviews with food, like there are with any restaurant, but I'm trying to gauge the vibe of the place. If I were to compare it to being at the Poly on WDW property...is the vibe more nice Polynesian tropical setting like 'Ohana or more of the hotel cafe afterthought feeling like Kona? Don't get me wrong, I love some Tonga Toast at Kona, but the setting isn't as great. I've debated about just heading over to WDW to have a farewell breakfast there, but that's a lot more work. Thoughts?

 

[C&Jx2]

Islands is really just a fancy hotel restaurant. There isn't really any theme/vibe outside of nice wooden carvings, but I'd say a more upscale feel than Kona.

 

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1. I've seen several posts mentioning that The Kitchen at HRH is closed. I haven't set foot on any Universal property since 2003, and it was probably 1996 the last time I was at Universal Orlando, so I had no idea. A while back, I was looking at dining options on Universal's site, went to the page I've screenshotted below and was able to book dining online with RESY. In fact, RESY even has it open to book today. It's only when visiting the Loews site do I see the closure notice. https://www.loewshotels.com/hard-rock-hotel/dining/restaurant Our reservation isn't until early August, but I can't find any information on a reopening date. Does anyone have any buzz on a possible reopening timeframe? I'm thinking I should just cancel and find something else, but figured I'd ask.

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2. We're staying at Royal Pacific and I have a breakfast booked at the Islands Dining Room on our checkout day. I like the convenience of it, but I tend to like a more memorable meal on our departure day. I know there are going to be mixed reviews with food, like there are with any restaurant, but I'm trying to gauge the vibe of the place. If I were to compare it to being at the Poly on WDW property...is the vibe more nice Polynesian tropical setting like 'Ohana or more of the hotel cafe afterthought feeling like Kona? Don't get me wrong, I love some Tonga Toast at Kona, but the setting isn't as great. I've debated about just heading over to WDW to have a farewell breakfast there, but that's a lot more work. Thoughts?

This was posted a couple of months back....planned renovations.


More work planned for the HRH this year.

The Kitchen is being renovated and revamped between April 18th and July 11th 2022.

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner will be available in the Velvet Bar, Lower Lobby or the Avalon Ballroom.