My husband and I are going to WDW the end of Feb. for 9 days. What table service restaurants should we eat at and is California Grille worth eating at to see the fireworks?
I really like California Grill (albeit I haven't been to it since it re-opened) and it's worth going. However, you mentioned you're on the
DDP and very few Signature venues are economically "worth it" when on the DDP. The problem is that they take two credits per person. This is roughly how I break down the DDP:
$17.50 QS Credit (entree, drink, and dessert, on average, with tax)
$4 Snack Credit
$37.50 TS Credit
So for a 2TS venue to be economically efficient, you'll need to spend at least $75 per person (including tax or $70.50 pre-tax). Assuming a drink is $3 and a dessert is $12, then you'll need an entree that about $55.50 to break about even).
Other venues that I do like (when considering the DDP) are:
'Ohana (dinner)
Les Chefs de France (dinner)
Via Napoli (all day menu)
Raglan Road
Akershus (dinner - the food was okay, but it's a good use of a credit from an economic stand point)
Fantasmic Dining Package (same cost as the non-package, but you get an appetizer at MM and HBD)