Need Opinion....

[dbaker375]

Citricos, Narcoosee's or California Grill or Wave for a dinner break on the MK day. Also, I'm concerned about being dressed properly for either of the restaurants.

We already have ADR's at
Flying Fish (dinner)
50's Prime Time (lunch)
Brown Derby (dinner)
Yak and Yeti (brunch)
Kouzinna's (dinner)
Tutto Italia (lunch)
La Hacienda (dinner)
Crystal Palace (breakfast)



We are two BFF's eating our way through the World on a girl's week on DxDP.

Thanks for your thoughts!!!

 

[dbaker375]

bump.....Anybody?

 

[jenjersnap]

I think any of them would be fine! It's more about what your personal food preferences would be. Do you like seafood? Sushi? Did you want to see fireworks while you are there? I have eaten at all except The Wave (which gets good reviews so I'd like to there someday!). Citricos has the best food, IMO. Narcoossee's has a lovely informal atmosphere and the food is pretty good as long as you avoid the surf and turf. It's right off the boat dock which we appreciate and has a nice view of Wishes. I have such mixed feelings about CG ... the view of Wishes can't be beat, but the restaurant is so loud and frantic to us during prime times (Narcoosee's can be too though). We've had great meals there and not-so-great ones ... whether they are anomalies or not, I am not sure.

Clear as mud, right?

As far as park attire, I wouldn't worry too much about it. Signatures do have nominal dress codes but they don't seem to be enforced much; you will see other people in park attire, for sure, along with others who are dressed up a bit more.

 

[janeapplemeadow]

I'll jump in now. I like CG over Citrico's or Narcoisee's. I live in New England, so I won't eat lobster in Florida!!. Citrico's was good, but I felt the service was lacking. As a special treat I booked CG. I'm not sorry I did. The meal was great and so was the service. The bonus was watching MK fireworks from a different vantage point. CG was the first time I tried sushi and it was great. It made me book another ressie on my next trip. As for dress, we came straight from the park. Each of us had on slacks and blouses. We felt comfortable and not out of place. Looking around I saw people with shorts, dresses, suits and ties and evening dresses. As long as your not in tank tops or flip-flops you should be O.K..

 

[tigger536]

Is there any way you can fit in more than one of these? If so I'd do CG and either Citricos or Narcoosee's. All are favorites of mine.

 

[dbaker375]

Well, I've looked over the itinerary and tried to pick our park days based on the crowd calendars. Here's what the schedule looks like.

Arrive at BWV by 1pm on Monday
Dinner at Flying Fish at 5:30pm before heading to MK for MSEP and Wishes Dessert Party at 9:10pm. This is BFF's bday so she picked FF.

Tuesday is DHS
Lunch at 50"s Prime Time at 11 and Brown Derby for dinner at 6:30pm and then Fantasmic

Wednesday is EPCOT
Lunch at Tutto Italia at 11:30 and dinner at La Hacienda at 7:30pm and then Illuminations

Thursday is MK
Crystal Palace at 8:15 and figured since it was a buffet for breakfast that we'd only want to do dinner. This is last opportunity for MSEP and Wishes.

Friday is AK
Yak & Yeti at 11:00am and then Kouzzina's at 5:30pm before heading back to MK for Night of Joy

Saturday is travel day and since we leave on ME at 3pm I figured that there would only be time for one meal before we leave and was thinking about lunch at noon at EPCOT since we can walk there.

 

[Karabee]

I searched specifically to find a thread that I could tell my Citricos experience on. I absolutely LOVED it. It is by far one of the hidden gems of DW. It is a bit pricey, but the portions are large and the service was friendly.
When we arrived we were seated and my sister got a special menu for her birthday with her name on it - I realize they often do this for special events, but it was such a treat. Later on she also got an amazing dessert with "Happy Birthday" in chocolate and a sampling of many desserts. She was happy as could be.
The food was amazing - I had the best soup - butternut squash. I also had short ribs that I didn't even need a knife for - it was like butter. At one point my sister found a small bone in her salmon and the cook saw this. He immediately came over to make sure that everything was alright. We said it wasn't an issue and these things happen. He was so apologetic and tried to insist on getting her a new dish.
The place itself is also nice. It's simple and you can see in the kitchen, but it also has a classy feel about it.
You will spend extra money - but well worth it!