MyGoofy26
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We just got back a week ago and The Wave was our best meal of the trip. Due to a conversation with the waitress, I thought I'd do a quick review.
We had originally planned this for our first night but after working late the night before, an early flight and exhaustion from running around all day we split some cheese fries from the food court and decided to make it an early night, cancelling this reservation. We had another day that we needed to find a place and ended up giving it another try.
We got to the Contemporary and quickly found the restaurant after taking the scenic route around the elevators. Oh! There it is!
We were a little early at this point, but no problems. We were seated within minutes. The restaurant wasn't very full. Maybe 1/3rd of the tables were being used. Our waitress was at the table quickly taking drink orders, making some recommendations and talking a little about the restaurant.
We both had the tenderloin. I'm a well-done kind of girl. I don't say this to get the foodies riled up about how I'm ruining a steak. I have a weak stomach, too much pink (or red, the horror!) reminds me too much of flesh and if I think like that then I could easily go vegetarian. So, as you can figure out, I'm used to slightly charred, tough and stringy steaks. That's the norm in my world. We weren't given steak knives. When the entrees came out, it was so tender that I could cut it with my butter knife! Easily! No fighting with it! This was one of the best steaks I have ever had in my life.
The waitress came back out a little later and asked how things were so we raved to her about how much we were enjoying it. I commented that I'd rate it higher than our meal at the California Grill. She seemed a little surprise and said she's so glad to hear that. She went on about how much trouble they're having getting noticed. Disney spent millions (I think she said 3.5 million?) to build this restaurant and refuse to do any marketing for it. She said they won't even put something in the rooms at the resort to let people know it's there, so the staff has had to deal with slow business. She asked how we heard about it and I mentioned reading reviews online shortly after it opened. She seemed pretty please that word is getting out somehow since Disney is leaving it up to word of mouth pretty much. That's what prompted me to make sure I wrote about it.
Once we cleaned our plates, it was time for dessert. We ordered creamy and decadent (mine!) and oh my goodness, if nothing else I recommend stopping in for dessert! I was so close to actually licking my dishes clean! SO good!
By the time we were done, the restaurant was about half full. It wasn't silent, but there wasn't a ton of noise like we experienced in other restaurants (Cali Grill for example again) and even the kids that were there were so well-behaved. It's a very soothing space to sit in and relax.
For the dining plan, it's a huge bargain. I think our bill came to around $90 for two and all we paid was tip. They allow you to get the large bottles of Evian or Perrier (maybe it was Pellegrino?) as your drink. I noticed many in the wait staff pointing out that they allowed that whereas most restaurants won't count that for the dining plan.
Everyone we encountered in there was nice. From checkin, to the hostess, our waitress and the random CMs we passed while leaving, everyone was pleasant and greeted you with a smile.
If I didn't know better, I would have been almost certain that this was a 2TS restaurant on the dining plan.
I'm SO not a fan of the Contemporary Resort so if I'm raving about something there, you know I'm serious!
We had originally planned this for our first night but after working late the night before, an early flight and exhaustion from running around all day we split some cheese fries from the food court and decided to make it an early night, cancelling this reservation. We had another day that we needed to find a place and ended up giving it another try.
We got to the Contemporary and quickly found the restaurant after taking the scenic route around the elevators. Oh! There it is!
We were a little early at this point, but no problems. We were seated within minutes. The restaurant wasn't very full. Maybe 1/3rd of the tables were being used. Our waitress was at the table quickly taking drink orders, making some recommendations and talking a little about the restaurant.
We both had the tenderloin. I'm a well-done kind of girl. I don't say this to get the foodies riled up about how I'm ruining a steak. I have a weak stomach, too much pink (or red, the horror!) reminds me too much of flesh and if I think like that then I could easily go vegetarian. So, as you can figure out, I'm used to slightly charred, tough and stringy steaks. That's the norm in my world. We weren't given steak knives. When the entrees came out, it was so tender that I could cut it with my butter knife! Easily! No fighting with it! This was one of the best steaks I have ever had in my life.
The waitress came back out a little later and asked how things were so we raved to her about how much we were enjoying it. I commented that I'd rate it higher than our meal at the California Grill. She seemed a little surprise and said she's so glad to hear that. She went on about how much trouble they're having getting noticed. Disney spent millions (I think she said 3.5 million?) to build this restaurant and refuse to do any marketing for it. She said they won't even put something in the rooms at the resort to let people know it's there, so the staff has had to deal with slow business. She asked how we heard about it and I mentioned reading reviews online shortly after it opened. She seemed pretty please that word is getting out somehow since Disney is leaving it up to word of mouth pretty much. That's what prompted me to make sure I wrote about it.
Once we cleaned our plates, it was time for dessert. We ordered creamy and decadent (mine!) and oh my goodness, if nothing else I recommend stopping in for dessert! I was so close to actually licking my dishes clean! SO good!
By the time we were done, the restaurant was about half full. It wasn't silent, but there wasn't a ton of noise like we experienced in other restaurants (Cali Grill for example again) and even the kids that were there were so well-behaved. It's a very soothing space to sit in and relax.
For the dining plan, it's a huge bargain. I think our bill came to around $90 for two and all we paid was tip. They allow you to get the large bottles of Evian or Perrier (maybe it was Pellegrino?) as your drink. I noticed many in the wait staff pointing out that they allowed that whereas most restaurants won't count that for the dining plan.
Everyone we encountered in there was nice. From checkin, to the hostess, our waitress and the random CMs we passed while leaving, everyone was pleasant and greeted you with a smile.
If I didn't know better, I would have been almost certain that this was a 2TS restaurant on the dining plan.
I'm SO not a fan of the Contemporary Resort so if I'm raving about something there, you know I'm serious!
...we're rare, all the way.
Thanks so much for any help you can offer!
