New Enhancements, Dining Options Coming to Disney’s BoardWalk

[Captain Culpepper Cline]

New ad- Mouth watering, Eye watering prices! Bake Shop.

 

[Horizons '83]

I'm not one to hope businesses fail, but I hope this fails. At some point the consumer needs to vote with their wallet. These prices are a bit offensive and its a shame that this space is being utilized for this. As someone who typically stays in the Epcot report area, I was really hoping for a moderately priced (for Disney standards) lunch and dinner venue. We lost Big River, the new deli is anything but an authentic jersey deli and who the heck eats corndogs anymore. There is a clear lack of vision for this area, which has so much potential. We love Flying Fish, but that's a splurge as well.

 

[RKpb]

Yup, in agreement with the rest of the postings on price. I can't believe they took out ESPN for this over priced option. The kids loved the ESPN atmosphere as well as the arcade. I can see this dyeing on the vine like the down town NBNA experience. Why spend the kind of cash they did to redo this for a obvious fail and took forever to rebuild this spot? Crazy decisions these days, I think the California crew is making all the decisions on the Florida operations changes and they just don't get it. Look at the Polynesian tower they are building, doesn't fit the Poly theme at all to me, looks like a northern California hotel; gah what are they doing to the parks and surrounding properties..... go look at the Pop food court change, wow, whos doing this stuff? I'm loosing the magic that Disney had brought me in the past.

 

[Chef idea Mickey`=]

Cake Bake is going to have to adjust/reduce their pricing if they at all plan to survive. Unless this is the world's greatest food? Anyone have experience eating stuff from this menu?

That's what I would like to know, so far anyone who's been just mentioned whole experience or a particular cake that they liked was their favorite!

 

[FutureCEO]

It already has reviews from people that don't understand the restaurant is not Disney either.

 

[Bocabear]

It is a head scratcher... for sure. I am waiting for them to open a French Laundry at the Caribbean Beach Hotel and a Delmonico's at the All Star Sports next...
Spago at Fort Wilderness?
I think Spago's kids menus is a lot cheaper though....

 

[Purduevian]

I can't imagine this place succeeding in this location at these prices.

For people that want a high end meal, Flying Fish is basically next door, and it's probably the best non-V&A restaurant at Disney World. I doubt the Cake Bake Shop will be better, and it's just as expensive if not moreso.

I think they could be pretty successful with breakfast service (considering that's hard to find at Disney), but not at those prices. $18 for bacon and eggs? $9 for a cup of fruit?

And most people aren't planning to spend $30+ on a sandwich for lunch.

Looking at the menus for similarish items:

Cake Bake	Flying Fish
Bowl of Soup $18-$24	Lobster Bisque $18
Salad $26-$28	Garden Bibb Lettuce $15
Steak Frites au Poivre $58	Filet Mignon $59
Roasted Salmon Filet $45	Verlasso Salmon $48
Kids Buttered Noodles $18	Kids Pasta with Marinara $14
Salmon Sliders $22	Kids Red Snapper $19

If you take this as a Signature dinning experience, it's actually not super far off.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Looking at the menus for similarish items:

Cake Bake	Flying Fish
Bowl of Soup $18-$24	Lobster Bisque $18
Salad $26-$28	Garden Bibb Lettuce $15
Steak Frites au Poivre $58	Filet Mignon $59
Roasted Salmon Filet $45	Verlasso Salmon $48
Kids Buttered Noodles $18	Kids Pasta with Marinara $14
Salmon Sliders $22	Kids Red Snapper $19

If you take this as a Signature dinning experience, it's actually not super far off.

Have you factored in table service?

 

[Purduevian]

Have you factored in table service?

I thought Cake Bake was table service?

 

[MisterPenguin]

I thought Cake Bake was table service?

It is? I assumed (wrongly, I guess) it wasn't.

 

[Bocabear]

It is fancy and cute and glam...Yes, table service...
I think the bakery has walkup so you can get your $26 slice of cake and eat it outside balanced on top of a trash can.... lol

 

[Purduevian]

It is? I assumed (wrongly, I guess) it wasn't.

Disney's BoardWalk To Be Updated With New Table Service Restaurant-The Cake Bake Shop

Disney has today announced plans to update Disney's BoardWalk with new enhancements at the hotel and on the BoardWalk itself. Updates will include a new lobby design at Disney's BoardWalk Inn including a coffee bar, refreshed guest rooms, a new table service restaurant and bakery, and a new...

thecakebakeshop.com

The Cake Bake Shop by Gwendolyn Rogers, is a new table service restaurant and bakery expected to open in 2023. According to Disney, "this restaurant will offer both savory and dessert menus, along with afternoon tea service, in a whimsical atmosphere that complements the magic of the idyllic charm of Disney’s BoardWalk."

 

[James Alucobond]

… and who the heck eats corndogs anymore?

Your tastes notwithstanding, this is one of the options that actually makes sense for the theme.

At any rate, the issue here is that absolutely everything is $5-10 over expectation (not Gwendolyn Rogers expectations, just normal expectations). There is zero relief on the menu. You can’t look anywhere and say, “Well, at least X is reasonable even if Y isn’t.”

 

[Chef idea Mickey`=]

It is fancy and cute and glam...Yes, table service...

Having looked at the current locations I got to say it's way more than fancy, cute and glam. It's Beyond! People would say how uncomfortable they may feel stepping into The Grand Floridian lobby! Even the bar side area for the Guy's is overly abundant bright! Expect just to see bunch of talkative rowdy laughin ladies and grandmother's, few grandkids and their daughter's accompanied.. men I don't know...

 

[UNCgolf]

Looking at the menus for similarish items:

Cake Bake	Flying Fish
Bowl of Soup $18-$24	Lobster Bisque $18
Salad $26-$28	Garden Bibb Lettuce $15
Steak Frites au Poivre $58	Filet Mignon $59
Roasted Salmon Filet $45	Verlasso Salmon $48
Kids Buttered Noodles $18	Kids Pasta with Marinara $14
Salmon Sliders $22	Kids Red Snapper $19

If you take this as a Signature dinning experience, it's actually not super far off.

That was kind of my point, though -- Flying Fish is probably the best restaurant at Disney World not named Victoria & Albert's, so why go to Cake Bake Shop when it's right there?

The Boardwalk doesn't need another Signature type restaurant (especially not for breakfast and lunch); feels like it's going to be hard to compete there. They'd be much better off at Disney Springs.

 

[esskay]

Start placing your bets, whats replacing it in 18 months time?

 

[Nottamus]

Those are not Chuck E Cheese’s prices for sure!

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

It already has reviews from people that don't understand the restaurant is not Disney either.

How would people know or understand that?

Most restaurants at WDW resorts are operated by Disney.

 

[mattpeto]

That was kind of my point, though -- Flying Fish is probably the best restaurant at Disney World not named Victoria & Albert's, so why go to Cake Bake Shop when it's right there?

The Boardwalk doesn't need another Signature type restaurant (especially not for breakfast and lunch); feels like it's going to be hard to compete there. They'd be much better off at Disney Springs.

They essentially added Citricos next to Narcosses. If the food is good, people will accept it.

I didn’t envision signature dining here either.

 

[UNCgolf]

They essentially added Citricos next to Narcosses. If the food is good, people will accept it.

I didn’t envision signature dining here either.

I think it's a bit different, in that Grand Floridian probably needed that extra dining because there aren't many other options (essentially no one is going to the Magic Kingdom to eat).

The Boardwalk is a very different location than the Grand Floridian.

Obviously we'll see, but if I was betting, I'd say the Cake Bake Shop is either closed within three years or undergoes some sort of overhaul. Maybe it only opens for dinner, since it's really the breakfast/lunch prices that seem like they'll cause problems.