Restaurant for "nice" adult meal?

[DisneyJen0504]

Definitely the California Grill! Great food and service and you can't beat the view!! We go there every trip. But I may be partial to CG because we got engaged there!

 

[DisneyJen0504]

Definitely the California Grill! Great food and service and you can't beat the view!! We go there every trip. But I may be partial to CG because we got engaged there!

 

[DissyLove]

Wow nice to hear both Artist Point and California Grill got good recomendations here. My hubby likes sushi, so maybe we will try that (CG).

If we forgo the Disney Busses and drive our car to the CR or WL for dinner, will we have any problems parking there? Assuming we have reservations, do we need a parking permit, or to part far away from the resort? I have never really explored other hotels by car so I am wondering. Thanks!

 

[DissyLove]

Originally posted by BeamsofLight
I'm also voting Artist Point, although I love the California Grill as well. We first ate at Artist Point last year when we were staying at CBR, so I'll ring in on the transportation issue.

We took the CBR bus to the Magic Kingdom, then took the boat launch from MK to the Wilderness Lodge. I have this recorded as one of the most magical parts of that trip .. sun just starting to set, warm weather, sailing past the Contemporary .. it was great.

After dinner, we planned to take the bus to DTD to do some shopping befor heading back to CBR. The bus to DTD, unfortunately, is WL's weak link (we've found this to be kinda always true since we've stayed at WL since then). What we did instead was to take the TTC bus that comes to the WL, and walk from there over to the Polynesian. Then we took their (strangely more reliable) bus to DTD.

If I was planning a night out, though, (and you were game for using that transportation plan), might I suggest dinner at AP, then over to the Polynesian for dessert at Kona? Yummy food, and great atmospheres, plus a visit to both super-romantic resorts. Sounds like fun to me.

I appreciate your expertise on getting around using the Disney busses, etc. I am always a bit confused on the switching busses thing and am afraid of getting stranded! (Not bad, unless we miss our priority seating ) So thanks for that route option!

 

[BCV23]

You will have no problem parking at the CR or WL if you have a PS at Cg or AP. You may be given a 3hr permit.

Of the two, my vote goes with CG.