Questions about CRT dinner?

[kdnmom]

Hi All,

There was a recent thread about changes to the breakfast at CRT in the past few weeks. Does anyone know if there have been any changes to dinner at CRT? Is the menu on Allears.net up-to-date? (It lists the date as July 2009.) I just booked dinner online and the price was cheaper than that listed on Allears (not that I'm complaining, I'm just making sure that I know what I'm getting).

Also, will we be OK there for dinner with 3 young boys (8, 3, and 2)? It says on the Disney site that it is mostly adults, but I figured if we're eating early (4:50) that it would be less of an issue.

Finally - and no flames here please, just an answer to the question - would Cinderella be very offended if we asked to have our photo done without her? With 3 boys, they're not all that interested in Cinderella (but are very interested in the idea of eating in a castle), and it would be kinda nice to have family photos done that the boys would be more interested in displaying.

TIA!

 

[PoohsFan1]

I too would like to know if there were dining changes for dinner. We are eating dinner there for the first time in December and my DH and I are looking forward to the prime rib. To the OP, I think if you don't want to have a picture with Cinderella and just want to eat in the castle, then you can bypass the picture taking with Cinderella all together. Just let the Photopass person know that you are not interested in the picture, but on the flip side, the picture is already paid for ...sorry I guess I am not that big of help with that question.

 

[HETRICKL]

Is there a children's menu for this? I didn't see one and was wondering if the kids have to order the same prix fare menu as the adults?

 

[Kimbeachy]

My husband and I eat here every year. It is one of his favorite places. The prime rib is his favorite. I think that it would be kind of rude to ask Cinderella to step out of the picture, but it is your dime! Do what you feel ok with.

 

[minnie1012]

We ate there 10/1 and I don't remember it exactly but the choices were alittle different. My Mom got Crab Cakes for the appetizer and I don't see that on the All Ears menu. I had the castle salad so that is the same (very good by the way). I don't remember seeing the corn and crab soup or the spring roll.

Dinner I had chicken but it was like a roasted chicken not lavendar. My husband had I think it was prime rib definetely some sort of beef cut like prime rib. He's not feeling well and went to sleep or I would ask him. Sorry my memory isn't that great there was 7 of us at dinner and I had a very cranky 13 month old that I was trying to kept occupied and fed!

They did have a children's menu but it was pretty limited for the main course I think like 2 choices. My 6 year old didn't like the appetizer choices so they brought her some fruit. For dinner she had chicken nuggets and some vegetables.

 

[GoofySon'sMom]

The menu on the Walt Disney World website is different from the one posted on allears ... Hopefully this link will work

http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/me...Table/cinderellas-royal-table-menu-dinner.pdf

 

[WhateverLolaWants]

The menu on the Walt Disney World website is different from the one posted on allears ... Hopefully this link will work

http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/me...Table/cinderellas-royal-table-menu-dinner.pdf

Just ate at CRT for dinner on 10/6 and this menu is accurate. The soup of the day that day was a chicken gnocchi.

 

[Justsyd2]

Finally - and no flames here please, just an answer to the question - would Cinderella be very offended if we asked to have our photo done without her? With 3 boys, they're not all that interested in Cinderella (but are very interested in the idea of eating in a castle), and it would be kinda nice to have family photos done that the boys would be more interested in displaying. TIA!

Yes. I think that Cinderella would be highly offended if asked to not be in the picture.

 

[catne]

I would think it very odd, and probably rude, too for you to ask Cinderella to step out of the picture that's supposed to be "with Cinderella"...that's what you're getting with the dinner: a picture with Cinderella - that's the whole point of the picture there - she's supposed to be in the photo with your family as a remembrance of the experience of dining in her castle (it's not like going to Sears & paying for a family portrait with your choice of backgrounds.)
And you might be surprised by your boys - I've seen a lot of very manly little boys have no issues whatsoever stepping into the photo op at the castle. It's a princess, after all and she's very nice, very elegant & very pretty.

But, as another poster said, it's your money so go ahead and ask if you're comfortable with that.

Oh, and we've eaten dinner there twice -- there is plenty of families during dinner. I think they refer to it as more of an adult meal because it is not a princess meal -- there's a brief Celebrations song & dance with the fairy godmother & mouse maids but that's a 5 minute deal & not table-visits.

There is a children's menu there -- seem to recall seeing chicken nuggets get delivered at the next table over.

The menu link above was what they were serving in early September, too -- the soup was the corn & crab soup.

 

[ibela]

Finally - and no flames here please, just an answer to the question - would Cinderella be very offended if we asked to have our photo done without her? With 3 boys, they're not all that interested in Cinderella (but are very interested in the idea of eating in a castle), and it would be kinda nice to have family photos done that the boys would be more interested in displaying.

TIA!

I haven't been here yet but I can't imagine that she'd care. She'd probably be surprised as the request is unusual but I doubt she'd take it personal and be offended. . .

 

[nicki.momof3]

Can't comment on dinner - but on the picture with Cinderella I would feel very weird making such a request. The photo package come with a picture of the castle and such and it is her castle. I think 3 boys with Cinderella would be cute - even if it was just a keep sake that parents only saw.

I would suggest Sears or JcPenny for a family photo - they have inexpensive packages.

 

[kdnmom]

I think I wasn't making myself clear about my issue with the photos. Everyone does realize that this isn't really Cinderella, and it's not really her castle, right? I mean, I'm not really asking anyone to leave their home or anything.

I'm not trying to use this to just get a family photo - we have a photographer at home that we use for that. I'm just saying that since the package is included in the price of dinner and it includes several prints, and since my boys would like a souvenir from eating in the castle to display in their rooms, and since princesses are "for girls", a castle photo without a princess would be better suited for them (particularly for my oldest). I understand that it's a bit different than the usual, but surely there are other anti-princess boys out there?!?!?

Thanks everyone for your input.

 

[GoofySon'sMom]

I haven't been here yet but I can't imagine that she'd care. She'd probably be surprised as the request is unusual but I doubt she'd take it personal and be offended. . .

I agree with this. And if I had to guess I would say that you wouldn't be the first one to ask for the pic without her. My DS is going to be close to 14 and he doesn't want to be in the pic with Cindy. DH and I will be in that one alone. I hadn't actually thought about not having her in the pic. We'll see how it goes that day.