Steakhouse 71 for lunch or the lounge ??

[iHEARTflorida]

I want to hit Steakhouse 71 up to try the Stackburger.

I see it’s on the lounge menu as well - what’s the lounge like? I’ve haven’t been to the SH yet only when it was The Wave. Is the lounge just a bar area or is there actual seating??

I’m deciding whether I need an actual lunch reservation for the restaurant or if I’ll just be able to walk up and go into the lounge?

Will be party of 2.

Many thanks

 

[OKW Lover]

The lounge area is essentially unchanged from the days as the Wave. It's a bar.

 

[2vets]

Following. I’m interested in hearing about how challenging (or not) it is to walk in for lounge seating as a party of one or two. Sorry to tack onto your post, but it seemed better than a separate post.

 

[Pens Fan]

There is other seating besides the bar, but it's not exactly the best for eating. The last time we were there, we were seated at an area with a couch and some comfy chairs surrounding a coffee table. We all ordered the burger and got a good laugh at ourselves when trying to eat them without it ending up in our laps.

https://allears.net/dining/photos/steakhouse-71-lounge/interior/

 

[focusondisney]

The restaurant is bright & a little loud, the bar/ lounge is separated from it by a glass wall. I don’t remember seeing tables there as we passed by, just the bar. I think the question is do you want to eat at a bar or not. And do you want a firm plan to eat there or do you want to be more flexible & just pop in when you can. Personally we don’t eat at bars, so we always go with an ADR in the restaurant. I think they still have mobile ordering. So you could always mobile order & take your food to one of the tables outside by the lake if you don’t want to eat at the bar (& the weather cooperates).

 

[focusondisney]

There is other seating besides the bar, but it's not exactly the best for eating. The last time we were there, we were seated at an area with a couch and some comfy chairs surrounding a coffee table. We all ordered the burger and got a good laugh at ourselves when trying to eat them without it ending up in our laps.

https://allears.net/dining/photos/steakhouse-71-lounge/interior/

I didn’t even realize you could order there. I always thought it was just a waiting area, lol.

 

[2xcited2sleep]

There are not proper dining tables. There's a large bar and then in the lounge are mini seating/conversation areas with basically coffee tables (photo linked from Disney Food Blog). Personally, I found it a bit awkward to eat something sorta messy like the burger in the seating area and would prefer a seat at the bar ... but if the lounge section was all that was available, I wouldn't hesitate. It can get busy, but I've never had an issue finding a solo seat at the bar. Note that it doesn't open until noon.

 

[Bellex917]

There are a few couches/chairs in the lounge. When we were there a few families ordered off the menu and they delivered it to them there. There's also bar seating. We had no issue getting a table at the lounge area, we ordered a couple drinks while we waited for our lunch table.

 

[Richie248]

If you're going the lounge route, sit at the bar (assuming you're comfortable with that). Always have great service when I do that. Can get a bit loud and it's sometimes crowded (especially if there is a convention at the Contemporary) but usually had no problem finding a seat (although I'm usually a solo traveler).