Please join me as I relive our July dining adventures - Finished!

[MiNniEDrEameR]

I'm totally in!!! Nothing like parallel dining reviews. By the way I also bought the shirt hat combo that you wore to 50's and love it!!!cant wait to hear more!!!

 

[MickeyNicki]

Sigh...I miss those wonderful taco salads from POFQ...just 3 more months until I can scarf one down!

 

[tlynk]

Goodness, I haven't eaten yet and now I'm hungry after looking at your pictures! I wanted to stay at POFQ for my next trip, but my travel companions wanted to stay at CBR instead. To make a long story short we upgraded to a deluxe and aren't staying at either place now, but those the famous beignets are calling my name. I might need to make a trip over to POFQ just to try them. They look yummy! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Disneyof3]

Great reviews, keep them coming. The pictures are excellent. We always stay at POR and have never ventured over to the french side. Next trip we plan on it and the taco salade and the beignets are on our mind. Thanks

 

[vald1977]

Hello all. Thanks for reading .

Pixiedustandeeyore,
We really enjoyed POFQ. This was our second stay there and I am thinking we will stay there again next year. We have stayed at SSR, WL, POFQ, and POP and while they all had their plusses, I really like the small size of POFQ. I plan to do a review of our stay over on the official thread on the resorts board later tonight.

MickeyNicki,
I am jealous of your upcoming trip! While I love where we live, I aways wish we could be closer to Disney. Flying is a big budget buster.

 

[vald1977]

Since it was our DD's birthday and Cinderella is her favorite, Cinderella's Royal Table was our choice for dinner. We had never eaten in the castle so this would be a new experience for everyone. We headed out to dinner and it started raining. No problem. We had our ponchos. Well, as we reached the MK, the rain turned into a monsoon. I have never seen it rain as hard as it did that day. The storm drains could not keep up and people were wading in 6 inches of water in some places. We had planned on riding some rides before dinner but instead took refuge under the funnel cake stand with about 50 other people. DD decided to snooze in her stroller.

The storm stopped right about the time we needed to check in for our ressie so we waded to the castle. After checking in, we waited in the lobby area to take our picture with Cinderella. You get the picture package included in this meal which is nice. We chose to just get the pic with DD and Cinderella. She was still sleepy and chilly though.

We only waited a few minutes and then we were invited to dinner. They give you a cute invitation from Cinderella and announce your family name. You are then taken up the royal staircase to the dining room. I really liked how this was set up. It felt special climbing the steps to the castle. We were seated at a table with a window overlooking fantasy land.

Some shots of the interior of the dining room:

This is the menu. Isn't it purty?

The menu at CRT is a fixed-price three course dinner. This means that you get the appetizer even on the dining plan (this is a 2TS meal). The gratuity is also included.

Before the appetizers, we were brought out a nice basket of rolls with whipped butter.

For appetizers, both kids once again picked the chicken noodle soup and once again they loved it.

Dh had the BLT salad sans dressing. He said this was okay.

I had the castle salad. This was only okay as well. I had expected more berries.

While we were eating our appetizers, Cinderella's mice, Suzy and Perla, came around for a visit. The kids were also given their wand and sword.

The big kid liked the sword too.

It was then time for the Fairy Godmother's show. This was very cute and Suzy and Perla were in the mix as well. Here is a little snippet of the magic part:

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After the show, DD was brought out a little cake with a candle. She thought this was really yummy - especially before dinner.

It was then time for the entrees. DD got chicken nuggets which was served with mashed potatoes and green beans.

DS got a hot dog which was served with the same.

Neither of them ate much of these. DS was not impressed with the wheat bun on the hot dog and DD had eaten a bowl of soup and chocolate cake already.

DH got the prime rib. I tried this and it was very good prime rib. Although, I do need to complain a bit about the portion size on the accompanying potatoes and asparagus. Way too skimpy.

I had the lavender chicken. This was interesting. You could definitely taste the lavender which was different. While I didn't love it, I thought it was good. I did not care for the grilled bread that it was served with.

It was then onto desserts.

Both kids got the ice cream sundae. This was really cute and tasty. I loved the little chocolate crown!

DH and I both chose the chocolate cream cheese buckle and Good Lord this was a thing of beauty! We both agreed that this was the best dessert of the trip. It was served warm and oozed with chocolately cream-cheese goodness.

This was a really nice birthday treat for DD. Everyone left smiling.

Overall grade - B . It would have been higher had some of the food been just a smidgen better.

 

[Pooh&OurHunny]

great update. We have done CRT for breakfast. Wondering if we should try it for dinner. My son wants to eat in the castle again. Would you go back to CRT for dinner? What are the other choice of dinner for the kids? Thanks

 

[vald1977]

great update. We have done CRT for breakfast. Wondering if we should try it for dinner. My son wants to eat in the castle again. Would you go back to CRT for dinner? What are the other choice of dinner for the kids? Thanks

Sadly, I think the only two kid's choices were the hot dog and the nuggets. I was hoping for a pasta dish because DD loves spaghetti but no such luck. We would do the dinner again but not for a couple of years. It was a really nice experience, just not one I feel compelled to rush back to.

 

[disprincess2002]

Thanks for the great reviews! We have CRT-dinner booked for Aug, but my DD is worried about the kids choices. She does not like hot dogs or the breaded chicken tenders. Did they offer fish or pasta? I'm a little worried about the options for her,any info would be a life saver!!

 

[disprincess2002]

I see you answered my ?'s too! Thanks!

 

[Pooh&OurHunny]

Thanks for your response...I guess we will go for breakfast again b/c dinner selection is not good for my son. He does not eat hot dog or chicken nuggets. He would eat pasta or grilled chicken.

 

[eventamy]

Sadly, I think the only two kid's choices were the hot dog and the nuggets. I was hoping for a pasta dish because DD loves spaghetti but no such luck. We would do the dinner again but not for a couple of years. It was a really nice experience, just not one I feel compelled to rush back to.

We've been for lunch and dinner. They offer a complimentary bowl of pasta to underage kids (under 3) as my youngest daughter was both times we went. The second time I was aware of this and asked that my older DD also receive the pasta as she (and her sister and I) is a pescetarian. She has the fish for dinner the first time and didn't enjoy it. Loved the plain buttered pasta though!

 

[Alice28]

What a great review! And a lovely pic of you and DS.

 

[mlittig]

Awesome reviews Love the pictures of the food and of the cute kids too

 

[dd50]

We are going there for dinner also because my DD(15) always wanted to eat it the castle. Hopefully we will enjoy the food. Seems to be a hit or miss. Glad you enjoyed yourself.

 

[plutosgirl]

Great review and pictures! Makes me want to plan another trip!

 

[MinnieNurse]

I am enjoying your reviews. It helps to pass the time until our next trip. We did dinner at CRT a few years ago and while the food was just okay I just love the whole atmosphere.

 

[natalielongstaff]

great review of CRT, shame about the mosoon on the way in though

 

[MelanieC]

Keep em coming - I'm enjoying

 

[lissawynn]

Great reviews, Val! I had the same meal as Matt at CRT, but I started with the soup. I loved the dessert, too.