Hook's Pointe ??

[mindylovesmickey]

So, is Hook's Pointe pretty good, or is it really just ultra expensive Applebee's-type food? I wanted a moderate type restraunt with good food for one of our nights, since Blue Bayou and Napa Rose seem to be kind of on the expensive and too nice to take 3 young children to.

 

[mhm]

Hook's Point was excellent, but definitely not "moderate" in price. We had "dinner for 2" included in our package, and still spent $98 on 4 drinks, one kid's meal, a kid's drink in a souvenir cup, two kid's desserts (ice cream), tax, and tip. But the Citrus Grilled Shrimp (or something like that) was yummy!

For a moderate-priced meal in a kid-friendly restaurant, I'd recommend Tortilla Joe's. We actually ate there twice last week. DH had the prime rib and really liked it. (I forget what he had the second time.) I had the Mayan Grilled Salmon one night and the Yucatan Mango Chicken the other. I think they were the best meals we had at DL (or at least tied with Hook's Point).

 

[biolabetty]

Hook's Pointe serves a lot of seafood. I don't care for seafood, so there is very little on the menu that I actually enjoy. They used to let you order a steak from the menu of Granville's(now Steakhouse 55), I did it a few years ago, but the last time I went you couldn't do it anymore. I wouldn't call it a moderate restaurant either.

 

[twinmum]

We went to Hook's Pointe with our 9 year old sons in December. I think I expected too much based on the prices. Still, if you have young-ish children, they do a good job of meeting their needs - I think we had colouring sheets, and we did spend the extra $ to get the souvenir cup with the glowing Captain Hook. Unfortunately, I found the food rather lacking - nothing special about the kids food, and my salmon was way too salty. I also ordered extra veggies rather than carbs and the highly recommended asparagus arrived - so salty I took one bite and knew I couldn't eat it (no, they didn't charge me).

That being said, one son really enjoyed the seafood chowder,my husband gave the tuna a passing grade (and he's picky about his tuna!) and the atmosphere was definitely family friendly.

We quite enjoyed a dinner at Storyteller's - also very family friendly and the boys were really happy with the selections from the buffet/make your own pizza. My husband enjoyed our meal (my veggie soup and chicken quesidilla really hit the spot on a cooler evening!) The server was great with the boys, and the noise level was high enough that kids' exuberence just blended in.

We also had dinner at the Napa Rose...twice in the week. The first was a spectacular, adults-only (kids in the kids' club) dinner at the Chef's Table. Sure it was expensive, but fantastic! We returned a few days later with the boys. We had missed our reservation time and given up our table, but then when we heard the noise level at Storytellers, we went back to Napa Rose. They set us up in the lounge, at a cosy table beside the fire. The quality of the kids meals was the highest of the week, and they enjoyed their "real" food! My husband and I had enjoyed a full "tour" of the menu with our tasting meal earlier in the week, so we went back to some favourites. In the end, it was our best family meal, and not as expensive as we had feared - although maybe that was in relation to our >$300 meal earlier in the week!

I hope this helps!

 

[mindylovesmickey]

Thanks for the suggestions. So far I have us set up for

Rainforest Cafe one day
Lilo and Stitch Breakfast one day
Goofy's Kitchen Dinner one day
Hook's Pointe one day

So, I may switch Hook's Pointe out with something else, I guess. I would love the seafood selections, but it's not always dh's cup of tea. I wanted something yummy, but fairly moderate, with maybe some Mexican food choices (dh's favorite). The rest of the time I want to be taking advantage of the conceirge offerings and maybe a few snack type yummies in the park (like corn dogs and whatnot).