Napa Rose with children?

[gtrain219]

My family is going to DLR and I wanted to go eat at Napa Rose we have 3 children 5, 3 and an infant. I am nervous about taking them, does anyone know if they allow children? Or do they frown on them dinning there? Maybe an experience they could share? I would assume they do not have a childrens menu but then again it is Disneyland.

 

[justmestace]

It doesn't say on Disney's website that it is adults only, but in all the times we've been there and all the times I've gone past it, I have never seen children in there. It's listed as "fine dining" with a starting low price of $30 per person.
It seems to me that it's a pretty intimate, adult restaurant. I have a feeling that there might be some people who would be put out if they were eating there and there were children in the room.
Let me put it this way....honestly, my kids (the youngest is now 15) were really, really, really well-behaved kids who ate in fine restaurants from the time they were tiny. BUT...there were times when they cried or whined....and even sometimes they did nothing wrong at all, and we still got stared at and whispered about by other people in the restaurant.
I'm not sure you'd be comfortable taking the little ones there.

There IS a babysitting facility, but I don't know the hours.


I hope this helps you a little and doesn't offend you, no offense was meant at all.

 

[gtrain219]

There IS a babysitting facility, but I don't know the hours.


I hope this helps you a little and doesn't offend you, no offense was meant at all.

Do you know if you have to be guests at GCH for the babysitting?

No offense taken. I really want to eat there and I am trying to figure out the details. Just trying to get other peoples experiences.

 

[fairycat]

We have seen kids every time we have been including the NYE event. But I will say that the children I have mostly seen there were approx 10-15 years old, not typically young children.

If your children do well in restaurants I would think they should be fine, if you are not sure if they would get bored eating that long so close to the parks you might want to look into sitters.

I wish I had any advice on sitters but I have no kids yet.

 

[amyamya]

There is a children's menu at Napa Rose. When we ate there we left the kids with Grannie, and I'm not sure I would have the kids there in the future because of the time it takes to dine. Especially if you are doing a special tasting menu. One thing I like about the dining options at Disneyland is the fact you can take kids into high end places. My kids have eaten at Jazz Kitchen, Catal, Steakhouse 55, Blue Bayou and they are 2 and 4. We had to take turns with the two year old at Jazz Kitchen because it took a long time to finish 3 courses but we were OK with that. It's the length of the meal that would concern me at NR...hope this helps.

 

[amyamya]

Do you know if you have to be guests at GCH for the babysitting?

No offense taken. I really want to eat there and I am trying to figure out the details. Just trying to get other peoples experiences.

Not sure if you have to be a guest, but the child has to be 5 to go to Pinnochio's Workshop. You'd have to do a sitter in your room.

 

[pixiewings71]

I thikn you do have to be a guest to use the DLRH babysitting, but call to find out for sure.

I saw kids in the NR when we were there just a few weeks ago. We wanted to eat there but decided to do Storytellers instead. I was soooooooo glad we did! Storytellers was soooooooooooooo good!

 

[Disneylvrforever]

When I was there, there were families w/ young kids. One little girl was even celebrating her birthday.

 

[gtrain219]

Hmmmm I guess the babysitting is out. Now we need to decide to take or not to take. I guess I could start training them now to be good and pray for the best. NP starts taking reservations 60 days out right? I guess I have some time to decide and prepare. Does anyone know if there is a copy of their menu (especially the childrens menu) floating around online?

Thanks for all the replies.

 

[PinkBudgie]

Haven't been to Napa Rose, but we have taken our twin boys to very nice restaurants their entire lives. (Usually to celebrate Grandma or Grandpa's birthday). They have always been very well behaved. One mistake I see parents make is they don't bring anything for kids to do. They make them sit for a long time doing nothing and then finally let them run around the tables out of deperation. You know your kids temperment best, but if you bring them, bring something for them to do. A book, a magna doodle, some little toy. My boys were perfectly happy with a hot wheel car.

If you aren't sure how they might do, you can do a trial run at a place near you ahead of time.

 

[suzannen]

When we had dinner at the Napa Rose, our DD was the only child in the restaurant. But she was already 11 at the time, very used to eating at formal restaurants in NYC and did not require a kid's menu.

I did find this children's menu online, but it's not chicken nuggets and burgers.
Napa Rose
Children's Menu

Grand Californian Hotel
Disneyland Resort

Menu Date: October 2008
Children's Menu For Age 11 And Under

Grilled Petite Filet of Prime Beef Tenderloin - with Lemon Whipped Potatoes and Petit Green Beans. $13.00

Penne Pasta - with your choice of: Creamy Quattro Formaggi Cheese Sauce or Fire Roasted Roma Tomato Marinara. $8.00

Oak Roasted Cheese Quesadilla with Sonoma Jack Cheese - with choice of Fresh Fruit or French Fries. $8.00
-- with addition of Free Range Chicken Breast $12.00

Cheese Pizza - with our Fire Roasted Roma Tomato Sauce. $8.00

Simply Buttered Noodles - $8.00

Roasted Free Range Chicken Breast - With Lemon Whipped Potatoes and Petit Green Beans. $12.00

Sauteed Pacific Salmon - with Steamed Basmati Rice and Petit Green Beans. $13.00


Desserts

Balboa "Beach Sand" - A Blue Tahitian Vanilla Bean Creme Brulee "Ocean" with Graham Cracker "Sand", Some Fun Fish and a Beach Umbrella! $6.50

Warm Freshly Baked Scharffen Berger Chocolate Brownie Sundae - with Chocolate Sauce, Caramel, Chantilly Cream and a Cherry! $7.00

Trilogy of Napa Rose Ice Creams - your choice of Chocolate Chunk, Vanilla Bean or Strawberry...three scoops. $7.00

Edited to add: If you do decide to go there, I would suggest you plan on an early dinner time. There's more likely to be other families then as well as the parents that have gotten babysitters because they want a night out from the kids will tend to come later.

 

[pixiewings71]

Oh man....I want to eat off that kids menu! LOL

 

[Bunless]

When we ate at Napa Rose a couple of weeks ago, we were seated right next to a table with the parents and about five young kids, the oldest was probably eight. I found it odd that we were seated right next to them seeing as the rest of the dining room was empty save for one table for two. But, whatever.

Those kids were fairly well behaved. I equate well behaved with being quiet. I don't mind if the kids are rolling around on the floor and wandering around the room --which they were, as long as they are quiet. These kids did have things to do and there was no loud complaining about the food or length of meal. But, as I said, they were very quiet. My mother, different story, kids wandering and rolling around is enough to ruin her meal.

The thing about Napa Rose is that it is a LONG meal. I think our party of six was there for about two and a half hours. Even the best kids with things to amuse themselves are going to get testy. As a parent, will your meal be ruined if the kids don't enjoy themselves? Some parents yes, some parents no.

 

[kikiq]

As a PP stated, the NP meal is long. When we made reservations, all we could get was a later seating at 8. It was a truly leisurely wonderful delicious meal recommended completely by our waiter who was spot on after asking us what we usually like to eat. As we were being served dessert at 9:30, a family came in with 3 young children. They had just come from the parks, kids were a little fussy and tired, backpacks and strollers. The baby was sleeping, but I felt sorry for the other 2 children. They ordered french fries to keep the children occupied while the parents waited for their food and then had dessert while mom and dad ate their appetizers. Poor babies were tired and the little boy was cranky and crying. I was glad we were done with our meal but some of the other diners were not happy. Finally the little guy literally fell asleep in his dessert and his sister was the one who pulled her chair over to let him lay down while wiping the ice cream off his face.

There were other children there but they were already seated when we came in at 8. I think the cutest was the little guy about 9 sitting with his grandmother (older mom). Just the two of them. There was also a family with a child in a high chair tucked in the corner, didn't hear a peep from them. NP is fine dining and if you feel your children can handle a 2 hour plus dinner then there shouldn't be a problem. I would start training your little ones, get one of the first reservations available, and then have a good bag of "tricks" to keep them occupied. And if you and your husband are good at doing the tag team dinner tactic when out, then it's possible to have dinner at NP.

 

[gtrain219]

Thanks for all the info. I am suprised at the range of experiences I would have thought for sure everyone would have been against it. I think going earlier is a good idea especially with the younger kids. I don't feel so bad now if I take them (which is almost a done deal) Thanks for the childrens menu suzannen, just reading that is making me hungry. I do have to say for 8 bucks those had better be some pretty good buttered noodles!

 

[kikiq]

Thanks for all the info. I am suprised at the range of experiences I would have thought for sure everyone would have been against it.

If Napa Rose wasn't in Disneyland, maybe, BUT it's Disneyland. Only you know your children. With the earliest ressie and good preparation, I think it's possible. My DH use to travel and stay at nice hotels when my DDs were 2 and 6. In the beginning, we would have dinner in the hotel "coffee shop". After 4 trips, we dared a gourmet dinner reservation. My youngest was a little antsy, but it turned out OK. Of course, not too many people there at 5:30 pm.
The other thing is you are actually thinking this dinner experience through, some people would just roll in like that couple late with cranky kids. Wishing you the best.

 

[gtrain219]

Only you know your children. With the earliest ressie and good preparation, I think it's possible.

Exactly, that is something I forgot to mention I will be working on with the kids. Heavily. I know my kids CAN but like you said they need preparation. That is why I want to plan some preparation dinners for them. Sit down and talk about proper etiquate etc and when the time comes have things for them to do. This isn't the only time I plan on taking them to nice restaurants so it is also good practice for later. Also, like you said I am not going into this on a whim. I will be paying a lot of money and I want a good experience for myself but for those around me as well. There have been countless dinners when the kids have just been monsters.

 

[nunzia]

Oh man....I want to eat off that kids menu! LOL

Me too! Overall it sounds better than the Napa Rose adult menu
Frankly, I didn't really like eating there. Many friends have gone on multiple occasions and also didn't think it was all that great. I will admit to liking Chili's though, sooo
That said, we had 2 kids in our party, but they were 10 and up and they did fine. It does take quite awhile for the meal though, so be prepared for that.

 

[kp5746]

My family is going to DLR and I wanted to go eat at Napa Rose we have 3 children 5, 3 and an infant. I am nervous about taking them, does anyone know if they allow children? Or do they frown on them dinning there? Maybe an experience they could share? I would assume they do not have a childrens menu but then again it is Disneyland.

Did you go to Napa Rose? We are headed to DLR in June and I want to book a table but we have 2 children, 9 and 7. The restaurant reminds me of the Flying Fish at Disney World where we always saw other children but it doesn't seem that Napa is quite the same

 

[DahliaRW]

There were children there when dh and I went 3 years ago. We were at the chef's counter and an order came in requesting that the carrot sticks be cut in the same size/shape as the french fries The chef had a good laugh about that and those of us at the counter were joking about it for a bit afterwards.