kjs1976
Thanks for the magic, Walt!
- Joined
- Jun 15, 2001
Just got back from a 4 day 30th b-day trip. Let me tell you, spending your b-day at WDW is the best! I highly recommend it for kiddos and adults!!! I booked CRT in May the day we booked our trip with free dining. I went back and forth all summer, not sure if it was the best idea, since it used two TS credits and got mixed reviews on here. I decided to keep it because the idea of celebrating my b-day dinner in the castle was more magic than I could think of!
First thing, they made us wait until 5 min. before our scheduled ADR to check in. We originally came by at 5:05 and she said ok, come back at 5:15 to check in for 5:20. Alright, so we killed time in the surrounding gift shops. Then we got our pic taken with Cindy....not to impressive...you could tell she had been there a while, she was tired and not too fun and interactive. We waited about 10 min. for our table total. We were seated in front of the center window!!!! It was AWESOME!!!!!! Keir was our waitress. We had her in 2004 for lunch and she is GREAT!!!!! I never get over how they call ladies "my lady" or "princess".....awkward, but fun!
The food....oh my, soooooo much to eat! DH went with the BLT salad and I the corn and crab chowder. The chowder was very tasty and unique...a big bowl of it! Could've been a meal in itself for me with the pretzil rolls. DH said the salad was good, I forgot to try a bite. Dh ordered the roast chicken with polenta for his entree. He loved the chicken, but not the polenta....to "different" for his taste. I liked it...was flavored with the chicken stock. I ordered the cheese tortilini (sp?) because I was in a pasta mood. The serving size was easily enough for two!!!!! And it was very delicious!!!!! It was tossed in a creamy tomato sauce and had a few julienned veggies...would've liked and expected more, but that's ok. It was hard not to eat more but I knew cake was coming for dessert!
I special ordered a b-day cake from the info given on the cake thread. I ordered a chocolate cake w/chocolate frosting. It was $25 for the 8 in. and came to $34 with tax and gratuity....they kill you there! But it was a gift from my bro so I was excited to splurge on it. Keir asked if we wanted dessert in addition to the cake, which we didn't. So she said she'd bring a dish of vanilla ice cream to go with the cake if we wanted, to which we said "great!" And it was a perfect accompaniment!!! Our $90+ dinner cost us only $34 for the cake with free dining. We would never just do this dinner OOP. It seems perfect for a special occassion. The pics were a nice touch and well-put together with a pic of the castle. Excellent for a family shot. In short we left full and well satisfied with this special b-day dinner.
A few things I didn't like....having Cindy in the lobby with a quick photo shoot seemed impersonal...especially with families and kids who wanted to interact with her. When the fairy god mother and mice do their little show during dinner, it seemed quick and they movbe by you table so fast you can't get a picture....which they say in advance, but again, seemed very impersonal for the kids who want to interact with them and for the price.
Any questions, I'd be happy to answer!
DH's half-eaten chicken with polenta.
My tortilini...mmmmm!
My cake and ice cream!!!
Our royal view!
First thing, they made us wait until 5 min. before our scheduled ADR to check in. We originally came by at 5:05 and she said ok, come back at 5:15 to check in for 5:20. Alright, so we killed time in the surrounding gift shops. Then we got our pic taken with Cindy....not to impressive...you could tell she had been there a while, she was tired and not too fun and interactive. We waited about 10 min. for our table total. We were seated in front of the center window!!!! It was AWESOME!!!!!! Keir was our waitress. We had her in 2004 for lunch and she is GREAT!!!!! I never get over how they call ladies "my lady" or "princess".....awkward, but fun!
The food....oh my, soooooo much to eat! DH went with the BLT salad and I the corn and crab chowder. The chowder was very tasty and unique...a big bowl of it! Could've been a meal in itself for me with the pretzil rolls. DH said the salad was good, I forgot to try a bite. Dh ordered the roast chicken with polenta for his entree. He loved the chicken, but not the polenta....to "different" for his taste. I liked it...was flavored with the chicken stock. I ordered the cheese tortilini (sp?) because I was in a pasta mood. The serving size was easily enough for two!!!!! And it was very delicious!!!!! It was tossed in a creamy tomato sauce and had a few julienned veggies...would've liked and expected more, but that's ok. It was hard not to eat more but I knew cake was coming for dessert!
I special ordered a b-day cake from the info given on the cake thread. I ordered a chocolate cake w/chocolate frosting. It was $25 for the 8 in. and came to $34 with tax and gratuity....they kill you there! But it was a gift from my bro so I was excited to splurge on it. Keir asked if we wanted dessert in addition to the cake, which we didn't. So she said she'd bring a dish of vanilla ice cream to go with the cake if we wanted, to which we said "great!" And it was a perfect accompaniment!!! Our $90+ dinner cost us only $34 for the cake with free dining. We would never just do this dinner OOP. It seems perfect for a special occassion. The pics were a nice touch and well-put together with a pic of the castle. Excellent for a family shot. In short we left full and well satisfied with this special b-day dinner.
A few things I didn't like....having Cindy in the lobby with a quick photo shoot seemed impersonal...especially with families and kids who wanted to interact with her. When the fairy god mother and mice do their little show during dinner, it seemed quick and they movbe by you table so fast you can't get a picture....which they say in advance, but again, seemed very impersonal for the kids who want to interact with them and for the price.
Any questions, I'd be happy to answer!
DH's half-eaten chicken with polenta.
My tortilini...mmmmm!
My cake and ice cream!!!
Our royal view!
That will be one birthday you will never forget.
and the connection was fuzzy, so I didn't ask. It just seemed like a lot since I thought the dinner itself was $89 before tax. Anybody know what the extra $11(?) was for?
