mickEblu
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I eat it like once a year but the location I go to is alright.
Plaza Inn is more or less the same as it’s always been or at least since I’ve been eating there.
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I eat it like once a year but the location I go to is alright.
Plaza Inn is more or less the same as it’s always been or at least since I’ve been eating there.
Californian Elitist
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That’s great to hear. As long as that one is consistent, I’m fine.
PiratesMansion
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I was very satisfied with Blue Bayou in July, with the extreme caveat that I had never been before.
Carthay I had low expectations for based on past experiences, but we had a very nice time with good service and better-than-expected food.
Napa Rose was flawless.
That said, the lack of bread at places like BB, Carthay, and even Napa Rose is absurd and indefensible unless you're a Disney accountant.
Here's the thing (and my hot take that many have disagreed with me on): it's less about the actual fried chicken (which I think is awful and pales in comparison to Plaza's for me personally) and more about the experience of eating in the restaurant.
People go for the fried chicken because they're primed for it, or maybe some assume that you only get the full experience if you order specifically that, but there are around 6 different options (others I remember off the top of my head: chicken dumplings, chicken tenders) you can choose from and still get the full dinner treatment. The dinner comes with a roll, salad, soup, your entree, and boysenberry pie (if a la mode isn't included, pay the extra $2 or whatever to add it).
I personally have found that the chicken tenders work as a better way to get the dinner experience than the fried chicken, which isn't to my taste. That might just be me, but when I took a friend, he ordered the standard fried chicken and also preferred the tenders, so there's at least one other person in this world that feels the same way as me. So go with whatever sounds best and don't feel obligated to order the fried if you're not feeling it or something else might fit your tastes better.
It's also a decent deal for what you get. Although I did not feel like Plaza skimped on me in July, value for your money is decidedly better at Knott's when it comes to fried chicken dinners.
Also, Ghostrider is good now (though I personally spring for a Fastlane every time I go to Knott's because I find the line for that and the flume to be long, slow, and generally insufferable). You've got to go back for that too!
Awful. They took off all the most popular menu items. They now have literally four entrees (only three when I was there as they were out of the fish) and one side dish (not including bread that used to be free). I asked for any kind of vegetable instead of the mashed potatoes and the guy was like "maybe we could find some green beans from the kids menu?" Like for real?
Where are the duck wings? Where are the biscuits everyone came there for?
PiratesMansion
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It IS worth noting that basically* all of the parks I'm used to going to that had ANY reputation for good food offerings have more-or-less brought their pre-pandemic menus back in full EXCEPT DLR
So yes, staffing is difficult, but if virtually everyone else is closer to normal than you are, then it's reasonable to assume that you just might be part of the problem.
Even WDW, a few shuttered restaurants aside, seems to be closer to normal restaurant operations and offerings. Or maybe it's just less obvious because their counter service options were already pretty bad pre-pandemic and there's a surplus of excellent table service restaurants to choose from.
With DLR, there are a lot of things I would like them to restore, but above all else I just want them to bring back the poutine flatbread and stop the forced dependence on the app for mobile order. That shouldn't be so much of an ask.
*The notable exception to this are the SeaWorld parks of Florida, which are actually much WORSE off than DLR is right now. They had reasonably good and interesting options in 2019 and they're almost all gone now. Not to mention the 5% surcharge that they add to all orders now just because and only make you aware of in microscopic, hard-to-read font.
So yes, staffing is difficult, but if virtually everyone else is closer to normal than you are, then it's reasonable to assume that you just might be part of the problem.
Even WDW, a few shuttered restaurants aside, seems to be closer to normal restaurant operations and offerings. Or maybe it's just less obvious because their counter service options were already pretty bad pre-pandemic and there's a surplus of excellent table service restaurants to choose from.
With DLR, there are a lot of things I would like them to restore, but above all else I just want them to bring back the poutine flatbread and stop the forced dependence on the app for mobile order. That shouldn't be so much of an ask.
*The notable exception to this are the SeaWorld parks of Florida, which are actually much WORSE off than DLR is right now. They had reasonably good and interesting options in 2019 and they're almost all gone now. Not to mention the 5% surcharge that they add to all orders now just because and only make you aware of in microscopic, hard-to-read font.
Whoah! No way! The deep fried biscuits and the duck wings are what we went there for. They got rid of those?
Those were a special recipe from the Korean executive chef from that restaurant, I wonder if she parted ways with them. That's so awful. Based on those two being gone I have no reason to go back.
Edit:
Apparently she started at Napa Rose, oversaw Carthay Circle, moved back to Napa Rose, and just this year is in charge of Club 33. Good for her! But who is the person in charge of Carthay now? The biscuit and wings should have stayed even with a new chef.
Celebrating Women’s History Month: Disneyland Resort Chef Gloria Tae Makes Culinary History at Legendary Club 33
Across Disney Parks, we’re thrilled to share uplifting stories of women all around the world. Today, we’re excited to feature Chef Gloria Tae, who is proud to have recently been named the first female chef de cuisine of the famed Club 33, the
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Californian Elitist
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This thread is cracking me up, and in a good way.
Whoah! No way! The deep fried biscuits and the duck wings are what we went there for. They got rid of those?
Those were a special recipe from the Korean executive chef from that restaurant, I wonder if she parted ways with them. That's so awful. Based on those two being gone I have no reason to go back.
Edit:
Apparently she started at Napa Rose, oversaw Carthay Circle, moved back to Napa Rose, and just this year is in charge of Club 33. Good for her! But who is the person in charge of Carthay now? The biscuit and wings should have stayed even with a new chef.
Celebrating Women’s History Month: Disneyland Resort Chef Gloria Tae Makes Culinary History at Legendary Club 33
Across Disney Parks, we’re thrilled to share uplifting stories of women all around the world. Today, we’re excited to feature Chef Gloria Tae, who is proud to have recently been named the first female chef de cuisine of the famed Club 33, thedisneyparks.disney.go.com
Right? I just can't imagine a top tier restaurant with only 3-4 entree options and plain mashed potatoes as the only side option? Bizarre.
truecoat
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KFC has slowly nickeled and dimed its product into something that's a shell of its former self. I like the original recipe but it's not the same as it used to be.
SSG
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Has anyone been to Wine Country Trattoria? I grabbed a lunch rez there a couple weeks from now (mainly because it was available). The menu looks OK, but you never know.
We're also doing brunch at Lamplight, which I've enjoyed before, and dinner at Napa. My two previous times there were very good; hopefully it still is.
We're also doing brunch at Lamplight, which I've enjoyed before, and dinner at Napa. My two previous times there were very good; hopefully it still is.
castleparker
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The last time I ate at KFC was over a decade ago, and it made me horribly sick. I can't even imagine what it would be like now.
Inspired Figment
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Dined at Naples a couple months ago. IMO, best restaurant on property and was extremely dissapointed to find the pasta (in my case, the spaghetti & meatballs) had gone down drastically in quality. Sauce wasn’t nearly as flavorful as it used to be, meatballs were also much smaller than they used to be and lacking the flavor they once had. Very sad to say the least. Hoping their pizza is still great, as I have a lot of good memories dining there w friends & family through the years.
But yeah, dining for sure has lowered quality across the board. Last time I ate at Plaza Inn, the fried chicken was dry as opposed to juicy like it used to be. Corn dogs at the Red Wagon also tasted like they weren’t fresh/left out to get burned. Seems all serving sizes have downsized aswell. Again, just a crying shame. The Chapek effect is certainly noticeable to those that have gone a lot in the past and it’s been enough to not renew my pass after it expired this year. Not worth it anymore. Knott’s food is above & beyond when it comes to quality, quantity, & flavor these days.
But yeah, dining for sure has lowered quality across the board. Last time I ate at Plaza Inn, the fried chicken was dry as opposed to juicy like it used to be. Corn dogs at the Red Wagon also tasted like they weren’t fresh/left out to get burned. Seems all serving sizes have downsized aswell. Again, just a crying shame. The Chapek effect is certainly noticeable to those that have gone a lot in the past and it’s been enough to not renew my pass after it expired this year. Not worth it anymore. Knott’s food is above & beyond when it comes to quality, quantity, & flavor these days.
I think to me whats the worst thing about the food cutbacks is you can't get the experience. At least genie lets you pay for a fastpass. When the fine dining declines it's just off the table permanently (pun intended).
Somehow they made Blue Bayou even worse. The Surf and Turf that was just Turf since August 2022 is now completely removed. Also no more Monte Cristo at the location that was known for Monte Cristos.
No more Creme Brule.
You can only get Chicken, Fish, or Prime Rib
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No more Creme Brule.
You can only get Chicken, Fish, or Prime Rib
Blue Bayou Restaurant Menu | Disneyland Resort
View the Lunch menu for Blue Bayou Restaurant at Disneyland Resort.
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Heppenheimer
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I had the Monte Cristo at Blue Bayou once and I would say that halving the size would actually be an improvement... of course, I'm sure the price didn't go down by half.
Disappointing to hear about the Blue Bayou, I would like to eat there again when we visit in March.
They were massive until a year or so ago. Way too much for one person.
As of this month Blue Bayou has no more Monte Cristo from the new menu, but Cafe Orleans still should.
PiratesMansion
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At Cafe Orleans they've combined the pomme frites and the monte cristo into one menu item, so it's cost savings if you would have ordered both anyway.
The pomme frites didn't taste quite the same to me, but the only thing different with the monte cristo was the number of sandwiches.