la Hacienda outdoor seating

lrauers

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We have ADRs in December at La Hacienda. In a perfect world we'd get a great outdoor table with timing good for Illuminations? Any suggestions on how to maximize the chance of this happening?
 
Very tricky to try to plan for this. Everyone with an ADR between 7:00 and 9:00 is thinking along the same lines. As you get closer to 9:00, people will slow down their pace so that they don't have to give up their table. I would say that your best bet is to try to schedule an 8:00 ADR or thereabouts, and plan to arrive at 7:30. Tell the hostess that you are willing to wait as long as it takes to get an waterview table. At some point between 8:00 and 8:45, such a table should open up depending on the size of your party. Just remember. This is a restaurant. They aren't going to let you tie up a table after you finish eating just so that you can get a good view of the show. They expect to, and need to turn tables over.
 
La Hacienda is out on the lagoon water but does it offer outdoor seating? I thought La Cantina, which is a counter service, no reservations area, has the outdoor seating and La Hacienda is all inside dining.
 
La Hacienda is out on the lagoon water but does it offer outdoor seating? I thought La Cantina, which is a counter service, no reservations area, has the outdoor seating and La Hacienda is all inside dining.

I believe that La Cantina serves lunch, and it is all considered La Hacienda for the dinner crowd.
 

I believe Redzinner may be right - I don't think Hacienda offers outdoor seating. The outdoor seating in that area is for the Cantina. I was not offered any outdoor seating when I ate at La Hacienda.

I believe that La Cantina serves lunch, and it is all considered La Hacienda for the dinner crowd.

Not so - Cantina is the CS, La Hacienda the TS. I don't believe they seat outdoors for TS. The CS is open for both lunch and dinner, the TS for dinner only. They are two different restaurants.

If you want an outdoor, waterside table at the CS my guess is that you need to plan to camp at one for at least an hour.
 
was there looking at the place in September...the counter service (Cantina) has the outside seating, some of which overlooks the lagoon. The table service, La Hacienda, is all inside seating...large windows overlook the lagoon.

We were there in the evening, and the counter service was open & serving at 8:30 at night.
 
Had dinner there last Monday. The funniest thing, btw 8:30 and 8:55 the place emptied! Literally. Only about 25% of the diners remained for the show. We were in the first room and would have had a sketchy view. We wre offered to move into the main room for a better view and it was wonderful!
 












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