Help us choose our ONE signature Dinner!!

[OrangeCat04]

We have never eaten at ANY signature restaurants before. I am having a hard time deciding which of them to choose for our only signature dinner of the trip. What is the best value on the DDP and what is your favorite Signature??

 

[lilasmom]

We'v eaten at CG, YS, BD and Narcoosees. CG was my favorite, then followed by BD (not a good value on DDP). Narcoosees was very disappointing ( the lobster was very tough) and YS was unacceptable (very bad steak and scallops).

Next trip we are going to try FF, it seems to get a lot of good reviews. Good luck !

 

[pianoronni37]

I'm gonna throw my hat in the ring with Flying Fish. It was amazing, the wine pairings were gorgeous, and I think I had the best risotto of my life. The scallops were perfect, my husband had the special and it was a fish duo... I don't think you could go wrong.

Add on top of it the entertainment at the Boardwalk, you've made yourself one exciting evening.

 

[drenalin'junkie]

Jiko is the only one on your list I consider signature.The rest are mostly very good but not truly extravagant or eclectic enough to be out of the ordinary..

 

[kdfogliano]

We've eaten At CG, jiko and FF

All we great!! we always go back to CG for every trip,
we are going back to jiko and CG this time and trying narcoosees

Have been to FF 3 times, consistently great

So hard to choose!! You cant go wrong with any of them!!

 

[yankeepenny]

YS over CG.

 

[OrangeCat04]

Yay! Thanks for the replies! More are welcome

 

[hayanyujah847]

Our favorite 2 TS restaurant is Artist Point...they seriously have the best soup we've ever had !!!

Out of your choices though, I have to go with California Grill. I never liked sushi until I dined there...and now I'm a sushi fanatic. They have a fantastic sushi chef, Yoshi...I recommend Yoshi's Sushi Platter...yum! Plus, if you time it right, you have a sweet view of Wishes.

Those are the two 2 TS restaurants that my travel partner said we HAVE to go back to this December.

 

[quirty30]

I voted for California Grill - if you're only going to do one signature dinner, CG is kind of the quintessential Disney restaurant. And you can't beat the location and the view.

 

[DW2010]

We chose California Grill for our one signature meal .

 

[SweetMommy]

I voted for Cali Grill............on our recent trip we at there and Narcoossee's. I loved the lobster at Narcoossee's, not rubbery at all! At CG I had the spicy kazan roll and the filet w/ loaded mashed potatoes. Both to die for. The service was great at both. I would go to both again. But if you only are doing one, CG is the one you should try.

 

[Pakey]

We've eaten at all of them many times. I think Flying Fish has the best food, Jiko has the most exciting menu and Citricos offers the best overall experience. Least favorite is Narcoosees, last 2 visits have been meh.

 

[DisnyMik]

Our pick is Cali Grill! We always eat there whether we do DDP or OOP. Our children love it as well, they always want to go back. We had Narcoosees and out of 4 adults not one of us liked it, not to mention the waitress (don't remember her name) was very rude and uninterested.
We have heard wonderful things about FF but never see anything on the menu that strikes our fancy. Can't comment on the others.

 

[mstew99]

The only signatures i have ate at so far are Narcossees, Yachtmans, and CG. I thought all three had very good food, but I just loved the atmosphere at CG. From our table we could see the electrical water parade go by, then later went out on the balcony to watch wishes.

 

[MrsDe2008]

I didn't choose any of these because I don't feel any meal is worth using 2 TS's for. Like I mentioned in another post...DW has sooo many excellent, 1 TS restaurants, that you can save the extra TS and use it another day instead of using 2 on 1 meal. I've been to a few SD restaurants (CRT, CG for ex.) and as nice as they are, I still wouldn't use 2 TS's again, but what I would use 2 TS's on is 1 of their wonderful Dinner shows. To me that's worth it...especially when the tickets are $100 pp. =) Just my opinion...

 

[PoohsFan1]

I voted for California Grill because it is our favorite signature dining restaurant. Nothing beats the view (especially if you go at dusk), the service, the food, and the ambiance. Our kids who are 9 and 7 also love going to this restaurant because they love watching the Magic Kingdom as we eat (we always get the earliest seating, therefore we can watch Splash Mountain's logs go down and the Astro Orbitor twirl around). Another thing we like about it is, since we do go at an earlier time, we like to head downstairs and shop at the shops or ride the monorail around after dinner and once Wishes is ready to start, we head back up to the 15th floor to watch from their balcony (you can go back up as long as you have your receipt from your meal for that day)....it is pure Disney Magic

 

[MickeyNicki]

This is hard for me to choose because Citrico's, CG and FF are tied for the most amazing meal ever! I guess I would pick CG because the view and the atmosphere is unlike any other place.

 

[OrangeCat04]

Thanks!!! While on the Dining plan at California Grill, can sushi be ordered instead of a traditional entree, if the person doesn't like the entrees offered?

 

[guitarob]

Can't go wrong with the California Grill!! Enjoy whichever you end up choosing!

 

[TheNewMrsB]

Thanks!!! While on the Dining plan at California Grill, can sushi be ordered instead of a traditional entree, if the person doesn't like the entrees offered?

Yes you can and, in fact, that's what I've done the past 2 years! You can order either the combo platter or one other roll (I think it's the Snake In the Grass) as an entree. I plan to ask if I can maybepossibly just get a shrimp tempura roll...or 2!...and see what they say. But you can definitely do it.

Can't go wrong with the California Grill!! Enjoy whichever you end up choosing!

This!