giovanni2231
Earning My Ears
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- Mar 26, 2017
I am also from the NYC area and must tell you that it seems like your on the right path with some of the restaurants you have booked at Disney. I say it all the time to people when we talk about Disney's food; are places like the Yachtsman or Narcoossee's like eating in a NYC steakhouse, no, but they are solid meals which we look forward to going to every time we go and Disney continues to grow in the food quality department, especially in their signature restaurants. Not sure if BOG and the Castle will live up to your standards when it comes to the food no matter where you come from, but i get going to both for the overall experience at least once. Next trip, leave them out.
I did the chef's table at V&A and it's one of the best meals I've ever had, including NYC's top restaurants. So, you will not be disappointed there for sure. Besides V&A which doesn't take any dining plan, I hope you are thinking about the deluxe dining plan as it makes swallowing the pricing in these signature restaurants a lot easier. I could talk for hours about how worth the deluxe dining plan is when you plan to eat in signature restaurants plus sprinkle in a few character breakfasts at $60 per person, but that's another topic all together (if you want more info on my opinion on that, IM me). I just spent 18 days in Disney this past June on the Deluxe Dining and basically ate in a Signature restaurant every night. A few places that should be on your radar; Morimoto Asia - trendy and solid food. Try the Duck for 2. Awesome. Le Cellier in Canada - Arguably the most popular restaurant in all of Disney, although this spot has been hit or miss for me over the years and we like Yachtmans and Narcoossee's 100x better, they recently added a Chateaubriand for 2 to the menu. The tenderloin they use comes from a real high end meat farm called, Snake River Farms (check it out online. their meat is real high quality and awesome. I've ordered from them before.). Anyway, that cut of meat on Le Cellier's menu will rival any NYC steakhouse (in fact, many NYC steakhouses are offering Snake River Farms meat on their menus). Besides that dish on their menu, I'm okay skipping Le Cellier most trips. I could go on talking about each of Disney's signature restaurants, but i wont, so lastly, check out Flying Fish. They did a total overhaul to the place and menu. In fact the chef there was just voted best chef in all of Disney. Great atmosphere along with a solid meal and some interesting desserts that are different and tasty (IE Strawberry sorbet with Basil, delicious).
Being Italian and living in NYC, i agree with everyone, stay away from the Pizza and Italian food in Disney. Although, try Il Mulino (a NYC offspring restaurant) in the Swan Hotel, solid Italian food, but they don't take the dining plan. Also, Disney Springs has a few decent Italian spots, but again, nothing to write home about.
So to wrap it up, Disney is raising the bar on their menu's and part of what we look forward to when visiting is the restaurants. Overall you wont be disappointed. Good Luck!
I did the chef's table at V&A and it's one of the best meals I've ever had, including NYC's top restaurants. So, you will not be disappointed there for sure. Besides V&A which doesn't take any dining plan, I hope you are thinking about the deluxe dining plan as it makes swallowing the pricing in these signature restaurants a lot easier. I could talk for hours about how worth the deluxe dining plan is when you plan to eat in signature restaurants plus sprinkle in a few character breakfasts at $60 per person, but that's another topic all together (if you want more info on my opinion on that, IM me). I just spent 18 days in Disney this past June on the Deluxe Dining and basically ate in a Signature restaurant every night. A few places that should be on your radar; Morimoto Asia - trendy and solid food. Try the Duck for 2. Awesome. Le Cellier in Canada - Arguably the most popular restaurant in all of Disney, although this spot has been hit or miss for me over the years and we like Yachtmans and Narcoossee's 100x better, they recently added a Chateaubriand for 2 to the menu. The tenderloin they use comes from a real high end meat farm called, Snake River Farms (check it out online. their meat is real high quality and awesome. I've ordered from them before.). Anyway, that cut of meat on Le Cellier's menu will rival any NYC steakhouse (in fact, many NYC steakhouses are offering Snake River Farms meat on their menus). Besides that dish on their menu, I'm okay skipping Le Cellier most trips. I could go on talking about each of Disney's signature restaurants, but i wont, so lastly, check out Flying Fish. They did a total overhaul to the place and menu. In fact the chef there was just voted best chef in all of Disney. Great atmosphere along with a solid meal and some interesting desserts that are different and tasty (IE Strawberry sorbet with Basil, delicious).
Being Italian and living in NYC, i agree with everyone, stay away from the Pizza and Italian food in Disney. Although, try Il Mulino (a NYC offspring restaurant) in the Swan Hotel, solid Italian food, but they don't take the dining plan. Also, Disney Springs has a few decent Italian spots, but again, nothing to write home about.
So to wrap it up, Disney is raising the bar on their menu's and part of what we look forward to when visiting is the restaurants. Overall you wont be disappointed. Good Luck!