BC Clam Bake or Ohana at Poly

[magiconmainstrt]

Hi all

My dilemma:
We will be staying at Beach Club this Dec for part of our stay in Dec-(the rest at Poly) we have always ate at Ohana for at least one of our evenings.
Since, we have not gone in 2 years (not by choice) and the kids are bigger now-(17 and 13) I am planning the vacation with a few "new" experiences--

How do you feel about the BClubs Camp ClamBake Buffet?
I am hoping to get free dining, but if not-I will need to choose between Ohana or the Clambake--
If we do not go to the Clambake, I am planning that evening to go to ESPN that night and Ohana earlier in the week when we are at Poly

Thoughts>?

 

[geebee721]

I ate at the clam bake buffet at the BC this december and i would not recommend it at all. The food was not good at all. And the dessert section was very dissapointing!! I would never go back again!

 

[slappy magoo]

I've never been there for dinner, and I'm not a big seafood fan. But the family and friends who do enjoy seafood often complain about how dicey it can be getting seafood from a buffet. The one nice thing is that this "clam bake" has tons of food that's not seafood, so you've got options, but if you really want to go for the clams, you may want to be more wary.

Current sample menu as per allears.net

ALL YOU CAN EAT BUFFET DINNER
5:30pm - 9:30pm

Adults: $36.99
Children Ages 3-9: $15.99

Holiday Pricing May Apply During Specific Times of the Year

All American Clambake buffet featuring
clams, mussels, BBQ Ribs.

Beverages Extra

Sample Menu
Actual selections may vary from this menu

Soups
New England Clam Chowder and Cape May's Soup of the Day

Carving Station
Hand-carved Flank Steak
with Red Wine Demi-glace and Horseradish Cream
Hand-carved Roast Pork Loin

Cold Offerings
Fresh Fruit Salad, Cape May House Salad, Caesar Salad, Broccoli Slaw,
Cape May Potato Salad, Marinated Olives, Chilled Peel-n-Eat Shrimp,
Citrus Couscous Salad, Chicken Arugula Pasta Salad with Mushroom Vinaigrette,
Tomato Cucumber Mozzarella Salad, Quinoa Shrimp Salad with Hearts of Palm,
Panzanella Salad, and Green Mussels with Spicy Seaweed Salad

Hot Offerings
Barbeque Pork Ribs, Basil Mashed Potatoes, Sautéed Cabbage with Rainbow Chard and Bacon,
Steamed Red Potatoes, Marinated Roast Chicken, Steamed Corn on the Cob, Vegetable Pasta,
Specialty Pizza and Marinated Beef Tips with a Spicy Tomato Sauce

Seafood Selections
Snow Crab Legs, Steamed Clams, Prince Edward Island Sound Mussels,
Baked Seasonal Fish, Tortellini with Lobster Sauce, Seafood Pot Pie,
and Fried Cod (Sunday and Friday),
Batter-Fried Calamari (Tuesday and Thursday),
Fried Shrimp (Monday, Wednesday and Saturday)

Children's Buffet
Macaroni and Cheese, Chicken Nuggets, and Sauteed Green Beans and Carrots

Dessert Selections
Presented by the Yacht & Beach Club Resort Bakery Team, Cape May's Signature Oreo Bon Bons, Seasonal Cheesecake, Key Lime Tart,
Seasonal Cakes, Assorted Cookies, Cupcakes,
Fudge Brownies, and Peanut Butter Bars

 

[NYwdwfan]

Cape May Cafe - my reaction was jus barely OK.
Ohana - my reaction was WOW we have GOT to come back here.
Hope that helps!

 

[magiconmainstrt]

Thank you so much for your help--
It will be Ohana....Why try to fix something that aint broke? :ROFLOL:

 

[The MadHatter]

just to beat a dead horse...yeah i would advise you to stay away from cape fear. i love seafood but its not even red lobster quality. i had pretty high hopes because all you can eat snow crab legs sounds too good to be true...and then it was.

 

[Phonedave]

Below is a copy and paste of a review I put up a few days ago when I got back from Marathon weekend.

While I think the quality of 'Ohana has gone down as of late, and it is a place that we now pass on, in a head to head against Cape May, I don't even have to think - 'Ohana.

While I don't think the food is worth the price, at least the food is decent at 'Ohana

-dave


I had thought long about where to eat post marathon. I was going to expend 3,500+ calories running that morning - I needed a buffet in order not to go broke. A combination of places that were booked and places I did not want to eat at steered me to Cape May Cafe

Adult Dinner - $32.99
Blue Moon Beer - $5.75

This is now officially, in my book, the worst place to eat in WDW. When I entered the hostess gave me a rundown of the place, part of which was "of course over here is our dessert bar, which is the best part" that should have been a tip off from square one. My server disappeared for long stretches of time. When I ordered a beer, she took my water away. I then drank the beer, but she was nowhere to be found to either order another one or to get water.

Crab legs were ok, but nothing to write home about

Peel and eat shrimp - I understand the peel your own concept. Saves on costs and prevents patrons from gorging themselves. But could you at least de-vein them? Me, I eat anything, and have no problems ingesting a shrimps ________-pipe, but really, any restaurant that serves shrimp with the veins still in needs to question its operation.

Overcooked rubbery PEI mussels that were the smallest I have ever seen, and tasted nothing like any PEI mussel I have ever had.

The fish was harder and drier than the table I was sitting at.

Clams have sand. I understand that. These had more sand than clam. I think I ground the enamel off my teeth. They are also NOT steamers, they are hard shell clams. There is a difference.

The ribs were just like my mother used to make when I was a kid. My mom made horrible ribs. You had to wrestle the meat off the bone.

Some highlights - the mashed potatoes were very good. - OK thats about it.

Then moving on to dessert - remember this is the best part. Udder dreck. Overly sweet, clearly pre-frozen and defrosted, some still with ice crystals. Items that had a crust were sogged out.

I ate a load of food because I was hungry, but really, it was not a place I want to ever go to again.

Plate 1

Plate 2

Plate 3

Dessert Plate

 

[The MadHatter]

hahahah......i like your review...have you reviewed any other places?

 

[Phonedave]

hahahah......i like your review...have you reviewed any other places?

Thanks,

Yeah, I tend to whenever I come back from a trip

This was the last one.

http://forums.wdwmagic.com/showthread.php?t=684443

I'll have to search around for others.

-dave

 

[GeoDonJac34]

Alright I'll defend the clambake. I actually think it is a decent dinner. I have to say that I am not a seafood fan though. My wife loves seafood, and she dislikes the place. The seafood does appear to be under par, but I have no problem with the rest of menu. Ohana is good also, but we were there in Oct. and the food did seem not up to usual standards. I do have to say i wasn't very hungry when we ate there.

 

[RAVENS FAN]

Another vote for anything other than the Clam Bake... We love ohanna.

Have you ever tried Germany? That was our "new" experience on our last trip.. it was a great surprise!

 

[sammysmom1]

My vote is for Cape May! We tried it for the first time last year and loved it! Crab legs were awesome!!

 

[slappy magoo]

But phonedave...how were the desserts? Were they, indeed, the best part?

 

[epcotWSC]

Cape May Clambake. I go for the Oreo Bon Bons, yum yum .

 

[Phonedave]

But phonedave...how were the desserts? Were they, indeed, the best part?

Yes, as in they heralded the end of an meal of pure dreck.

Standing on their own merits, they were just as bad as the rest.

There were four desserts and a cart of cookies.

All the desserts were clearly frozen and defrosted. Many had ice crystals in them, all were weeping in one way or another from the treatment. Anything with a crust (on in one case, a freaking oreo cookie) was soggy. The flan was like jello, not like flan. They were all cloying sweet as well.

The cookies were half way decent. But really, that's your best effort at a $32 a plate restaurant - opening a tub of cookies you bought from Restaurant Depot? Seriously, that's about what all the desserts amounted to - frozen bulk packs from Restaurant Depot.


-dave

 

[The MadHatter]

I think the OP got his answer haha

 

[Magical Dreamer]

The clambake at the BC was by far the worst meal of our 10 dinners last November.

Blah....

 

[rkelly42]

Being from New England and knowing what a real clambake tastes like, go with O'hana. Nothing will ever compare to a real New England clambake. O'hana is one of our must eats when we go to WDW.

 

[magiconmainstrt]

Thanks, I will see you at Poly in Dec-
9th-15th

 

[dvcnut39]

We enjoy both, but all four of us prefer Cape May to Ohana. We also feel that it's one of the best deals on property.