That new crab cake is the one i described having, just didnt remember the full details. sorry. I just remember it tasting gross cause it was so cold.
We all have our tastes...like i said, Artist Point is much different in their culinary than other restaurants...Its just different there.
I didnt say it was fact that it was below others, I was merely giving my list as the OP asked for as an opinion and for me Artist Pointe Doesnt cut it anymore.
I have frequented more than i can count each Sig restuarant (except V&A, I refuse to dress in a suit at disney)as well so please dont play that card as if I am not entitled to an opinion.
AP was a nightmare last april cause we had this guy server named, I want to say Iggy or something...This friggin guy would not shut up that he basically joined our table cause he talked so much, that I swear i thought we were stuck in the Twilight zone we were there for so long....Hopefully the OP doesnt get this guy, Its going to be a long dinner indeed if they do
Lets move on to Jikos. Why I said they have the most outstanding service is due to a issue I had with myself while dining there. After a few glasses of incredible wine at this restaurant I neglectfully fergot to take my gift card I used to pay that still had 1100.00 available funds on when we left.
I would not have noticed until the next day where it probably would have been too late but Jeff, our aweseome server and wine Sommelier brought it to Barbara, The manager.....no big deal,,,thats prob their job...but what was most impressive and why I rank this #1 customer satisfaction is that Barbara personally tracked me down to where I was staying, called the Beach club, got my room and informed me that she had my gift card...I screamed in relief and thanked her 100 times....
and said that i would come tomorrow to pick it up....she said no need to do it...
we close the restaurant around 1am, I will drop it off at the front desk for you so just pick it up tomorrow when you have a chance.....
No where ever ever EVER, even off Disney property would someone do this..ESPECIALLY at 1am in the morning....Think about it, you ran a dining establishment for 6 hours, you leave work at weee hours in the morning, the last thing i want to do is go out of my way to do more work....but she was deadicated and that shines in this day and age, you will never find that kind of customer service........
So everytime we go back she totally knows us and we have an awesome time dining there....
Yes the food delievery is slow, but we are patient people, so that doesnt bother us. I know that half the world is rush rush rush...but screw that....as long as it come out hot and tasting good, which it always does.....its got a soft spot in our hearts for sure..
I didn't like Artist Point's crab cake, but just letting you know that they replaced it with a crab salad served with cucumber mint sorbet and black sea salt. It's one of the most interesting and delicious appetizers I've had at WDW.
Also, the main reason Artist Point is quiet and tranquil is because of the very high ceilings, adequate space between tables, and peaceful background music. I've seen it empty at 5:30 (right when it opens), but it always gradually filled up, and noise is still never an issue.
You say the staff is incredible at Jiko, but I have to say Jiko is the one signature where we've had the most unfriendly, unhelpful service multiple times. We even received palate cleansers on two different occasions to make up for the unusually long gap in between courses.
Just pointing out that it's not necessarily fact that Artist Point is below the others. We frequent all of the signatures, and AP has been our favorite signature since summer 2010 (before then it was Citricos, which has taken a dive in our ranking). I think Artist Point was at its worst in early 2009. Since then, our meals there have been mostly creative and tasty.
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