Victoria & Albert's all booked up!

[olive]

I tried to book the Chef's table while I am there in early January and it is taken every night! There was availability for a regular table one of the nights, but I just don't feel like shifting around all of my other ADRs (we are going with a big group and only 4 would be eating at V&A). I'm kind of shocked! Last time I ate there was a little over 2 years ago, but the restaurant was almost entirely empty. I think it was just us and one other table. I don't get it! It is absolutely fabulous food, but I am still surprised.

 

[Sleeping Becca]

Is this perhaps the first week of Jan? If so I would expect the restaurant to be full. If not, it does not surprise me that the chef's table is booked, that is a hot ticket, but it does surprise me that the regular dining room is full save one night.

 

[Jetstar]

Keep calling. It took me a couple weeks of calling to get the reservation I wanted, but I got it.

 

[engle]

Sleeping Becca,

Why do you expect the restaurant to be full the first week of Jan?? I am getting nervous now as I am one of the Oct. 27th ADR people trying to get V&A for a Friday night in Feb. for my sister's bday trip. We really only have that one night so....and that was her one special request!!!

 

[Dis_Yoda]

To be fair, the Chef's Table is the hardest reservation to get in Disney. I've gotten it once and thats it. (and have IPO, my husband and myself trying on 10/27 to try for our Feb trip to get the Chef's Table)

V&A does get bought out for weddings or corporate parties on occasion though. If its still 'holiday' season, that could be why.

To the person trying for it for a friday night in Feb, I doubt you'll have any issues if you call the first day or even the first week reservations are open. If was there a couple weekends ago, and even then there were a few empty tables.

 

[Sleeping Becca]

You should have no problem getting a reservation for Feb. in the regular dining room. The chef's table is hard to get no matter what time of year. I have tried for years to get the chef's table with no luck, concierge couldn't land it for me either. I will admit I was trying to get it for specific dates, we always do Hoop Dee Doo and CRT so those took priority for us, by the time we got to the V&A reservation line, chef's table was always gone and never opened up.

The reason that I mentioned the first week in Jan, is because that is typically a very busy week at WDW in general.

As another poster mentioned if at first you don't succeed try try and try again. Reservations open up all the time!