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Yes! And worth every single second of it!!!!....sounded wonderful....but....3 HOURS FOR A MEAL???
Yes! And worth every single second of it!!!!....sounded wonderful....but....3 HOURS FOR A MEAL???
This made me laugh.Love questions with no wrong answer!!!
Kind of flies by, doesn't it?Yes! And worth every single second of it!!!!
We are doing the chefs counter on April 2nd for the first time. If properly paced, a fine dinning experience should last that long. The time will just fly by. Really...no...really....
We do Steakhouse 55 as often as we can (5-6 times a year). One year, we brought a sister in law that was gluten free due to testing being done (had to do 6 mos gluten free) and chef made her meal special, and she said it was the best meal she had ever had, gluten free or not....how about GF? [DH has celiac]
Ummm, yes?? If we are not in a hurry, 3-4 hours at Steakhouse 55 is common. Club 33 we have done 4.5 hours when it was just me and my daughter. (730p-1am...) It is surprising how fast time flies when you are having a great time!!....sounded wonderful....but....3 HOURS FOR A MEAL???
....our hands-down FAVE place at WDW is Jiko where we've feasted on wild boar for appies and sampled black garlic ice-cream soup (we've eaten there 3 times), so I'd consider us adventurous eaters....
[...there's something to be said for a hankerin' for a nice hunk 'o steak too....]
....great minds think alike.Celiac, yes, call ahead and let them know of any special dietary needs.
I think the 3 AKL restaurants are the best combined meals in one spot for all of WDW.
....me too...This made me laugh....
....that's what I love about the WDW so much. Every chef visited our table whenever we had a sit-down meal.We are all GF (3 daughters all have celiac and DH and I are both sensitive). DLR is quite good about GF options. We haven't done Steakhouse 55, but I've done the chef's counter at Napa Rose 3 times, twice since we went GF, and it's never a problem. At the chef's counter, especially, since one of the chefs will come over and ask about your preferences, any allergies, etc. and take that into account when making your delicious courses.
I'm assuming it would be the same at Steakhouse 55. Oftentimes any DL restaurant, including counter service, will send a chef out to talk to you and figure out what's good. We've had that at Pizza Planet, Plaza Inn (GF Mickey waffles! and a good GF muffin), and Blue Bayou. BB did a GF version of a Monte Cristo for us.....
And this is why I am so glad they have both options. I am the meat eater, that doesn't get the hype of Napa Rose (yes, eaten there many times, done chef's counter a couple times, and while I liked, much prefer Steakhouse!)I've been to Napa Rose a few times, but haven't gone to S55 before. I look at the menu and see that it's a high-end Steakhouse that is heavy on protein menu options ( which should be expected ). I would assume that the food is great, but I'm not a fan of eating that much meat and prefer some variety when it comes to entree options. I'd assume that if you prefer eating at a high-end Steakhouse that serves Seafood as well, S55 is a good option.
For me, I prefer the variety and taste of California that Napa Rose offers.
....hello? Anyone?....Since we will be paying using our Disney Visa points, can we use points to pay for the chef's counter?...
....hello? Anyone?
...sounds like quite the interesting dinner!Chef's counter is an amazing experience, easy in top 5 meals ever for me and likely to be bumped (probably top 3). It's the good.
Our only meal there we were sat next to the daughter of Don Edgren - who was a Disney Imagineer and is a Disney Legend with a window on Main Street. He built Matterhorn. He built Space Mountain at WDW. He built Tokyo Disneyland. She had some lovely stories to share of her childhood and some early memories of Walt. Quite the surreal experience!