We ate lunch there last week. I have never eaten in Askerhus before. And to be honest, I was more than a little nervouse about it. But, the food was okay. I know a lot of people have complained about the menu change since the princesses have been there. You don't have the same variety as before. So, I guess I can't really comment on the food there other than to say that I liked my chicken salad and the dessert plate. Love the Rice Cream!!!!
As for crowds...omg!!! Incredible. It was about the same as CRT. I figured that since we had a late lunch, 2:30, it wouldn't be so bad. Wrong. The place was full to capacity. I did start getting concerned when all the princesses waved goodbye just as we were being seated!! But, they started back out about 20 minutes later. I couldn't believe how fast they worked that place. It took them about 30 minutes to do a complete sweep. Didn't spend too much time at each table but that was no problem for us..just wanted an autograph and a photo. We did see...Belle, Aurora, Cinderella, Ariel, Esmeralda.