Restaurant booking

[Mark7616]

We travel tomorrow for our 5 night stay. We have not booked any reservations for dinner. We were just going to turn up at the restaurants and ask for a table. Is it advisable to book, can you see it being that busy, that we couldn't get a table????

 

[DLPdaft]

It depends what time of the day you want to eat - if its after park close (busiest time for restaurants), or on a Saturday, I'd advise booking, it saves you having to wait for a table (I have been at Cafe Mickey at 7.30 for example and have heard the CM tell those without reservations that there are no tables until 10pm ).

 

[Mark7616]

It depends what time of the day you want to eat - if its after park close (busiest time for restaurants), or on a Saturday, I'd advise booking, it saves you having to wait for a table (I have been at Cafe Mickey at 7.30 for example and have heard the CM tell those without reservations that there are no tables until 10pm ).

Is that in October though?? I can understand in the summer but now??

 

[TheTizardFamily:0)]

We went mid October last year and it was still very busy at meal times. We booked our meals.

 

[DLPdaft]

Is that in October though?? I can understand in the summer but now??

I always go off-season, midweek , have never been on a weekend or in summer.

 

[IsobelJackmummy]

I would have thought with it being school holidays across most of UK this week, and the only opportunity for those with school age children to visit during Halloween season, it will be pretty busy!

 

[mommy2ash]

the parks will be quite busy during half term holidays

even during off peak times the village restaurants get quite busy once the park closes. the parks were very quiet when i was there the first week of oct but the queues each night for cafe mickey were very very long

 

[loladelorean]

It is advisable that you book, but remember you don't need to do this over the phone, you can do it at City Hall or at your hotel concierge once you get there! This might suit you better as it would give you a chance to look at all the different menus etc, then you could book for the rest of your stay.

 

[Mark7616]

It is advisable that you book, but remember you don't need to do this over the phone, you can do it at City Hall or at your hotel concierge once you get there! This might suit you better as it would give you a chance to look at all the different menus etc, then you could book for the rest of your stay.

That sounds like agood idea

 

[loladelorean]

That sounds like agood idea

This is what we did last year - we booked the restaurant for the first night before we left, although unless you really want Cafe Mickey you probably won't need to do this. Then after a wee look at all the restaurants, we booked restaurants for the rest of the stay at the concierge in HNY on our second day. This was really easy, the man at concierge was very helpful and wrote down all our booking times so we wouldn't forget.
This year I've been a bit more obsessive with my planning and have booked everything in advance - not so much out of worry that we wouldn't get in as from a love of organising

 

[Mark7616]

This is what we did last year - we booked the restaurant for the first night before we left, although unless you really want Cafe Mickey you probably won't need to do this. Then after a wee look at all the restaurants, we booked restaurants for the rest of the stay at the concierge in HNY on our second day. This was really easy, the man at concierge was very helpful and wrote down all our booking times so we wouldn't forget.
This year I've been a bit more obsessive with my planning and have booked everything in advance - not so much out of worry that we wouldn't get in as from a love of organising

That's good we plan on eating at anettes on the first night is cafe mickey a good restaurant then???

 

[mommy2ash]

That's good we plan on eating at anettes on the first night is cafe mickey a good restaurant then???

cafe mickey is great for atmosphere, great for character interaction and the food is ok. its not the best you will get in the resort but its nice maybe a bit expensive for what it is but you are paying for the characters

 

[Mark7616]

cafe mickey is great for atmosphere, great for character interaction and the food is ok. its not the best you will get in the resort but its nice maybe a bit expensive for what it is but you are paying for the characters

That's good the kids will like it. Well we all packed now roll on 6:30am and were off to the train station.

 

[mommy2ash]

That's good the kids will like it. Well we all packed now roll on 6:30am and were off to the train station.

i hope you have a fantastic time. so jealous lol