Le Cellier: Kid Friendly

[BrerVeritas]

Hi,
I'm in the process of choosing a fourth table service meal fro my trip in August.

I've always wanted to try this restaurant, but I'm worried about taking my son.

My son is 3 and autistic. He is generally well behaved in restaurants, but is prone to singing outbursts and the occasional "freak out". In general, it is just sometimes hard to get him to stay quiet.

So basically my question is, is this a quiet restaurant that is only suitable for the most well behaved children? Or is the atmosphere loud enough that people won't notice a child singing Small World in a politely confident tone?

Any insight would be appreciated. My wife wants to go to Rainforest Cafe, so that's our backup. I know that's not even in the same league, so I'm hoping for good news.

 

[tigsmom]

Book Le Cellier (if you can) and then go, have a great meal and relax a bit.

I have seen some adults behaving worse than 3 year olds...and some people may even join in singing with your son. :lol:


Try for a late lunch instead of dinner, we found it worked better for us and there were plenty of families there. Have some cheese soup and pretzel bread for me. :wave:

 

[PotteryGal]

Hi,
I'm in the process of choosing a fourth table service meal fro my trip in August.

I've always wanted to try this restaurant, but I'm worried about taking my son.

My son is 3 and autistic. He is generally well behaved in restaurants, but is prone to singing outbursts and the occasional "freak out". In general, it is just sometimes hard to get him to stay quiet.

So basically my question is, is this a quiet restaurant that is only suitable for the most well behaved children? Or is the atmosphere loud enough that people won't notice a child singing Small World in a politely confident tone?

Any insight would be appreciated. My wife wants to go to Rainforest Cafe, so that's our backup. I know that's not even in the same league, so I'm hoping for good news.

I guess my question would be, is your son easily over stimulated? The only thing I've heard about Rainforest Cafe is that the background noises and atmosphere can get very loud. So if your son has been very stimulated for a good part of the day and you head to Rainforest, that may bring on a meltdown.
I've heard wonderful things about Le Cellier, but haven't had the privilege of eating there yet. Perhaps if you book a lunch ressie or an early dinner, it will be less crowded. Besides, a three year old singing is a very cute thing. My son, who is 5 and also autistic, just discovered he can participate in singing along to Disney songs, so it will be fun to see him at WDW this fall. Hope you have a wonderful time! :wave:

 

[pinkrose]

I think you would be fine at Le Cellier. Enjoy and have some cheese soup for me as well!

 

[tooltime]

i haven't been there (yet) but i would book it. i will be taking my kids there too for lunch and dinner

 

[hansel1]

If you want to try Le Cellier, you better book it now if you can. That restaurant is usually booked around 100 days out.

Having said that, we took my wife's autistic 13 year old cousin this past january and everything was fine.

 

[Lucky]

Hi,
I'm in the process of choosing a fourth table service meal fro my trip in August.

I've always wanted to try this restaurant, but I'm worried about taking my son.

My son is 3 and autistic. He is generally well behaved in restaurants, but is prone to singing outbursts and the occasional "freak out". In general, it is just sometimes hard to get him to stay quiet.

So basically my question is, is this a quiet restaurant that is only suitable for the most well behaved children? Or is the atmosphere loud enough that people won't notice a child singing Small World in a politely confident tone?

Any insight would be appreciated. My wife wants to go to Rainforest Cafe, so that's our backup. I know that's not even in the same league, so I'm hoping for good news.

I'd be the happiest person on earth if my special needs son could do that. We take him just about anywhere. We're trying Le Cellier for the first time in September. Have a great time!

 

[BrerVeritas]

I'd be the happiest person on earth if my special needs son could do that. We take him just about anywhere. We're trying Le Cellier for the first time in September. Have a great time!

Yes. I should have been more specific. Its very unlikely that anyone besides my Wife and I could tell what he was actually singing. But he knows all the words, they just don’t come out quite right. (He almost exclusively speaks in scripts. He knows all the words to every song on the Disneyland Fun singalong DVD he has, but he won’t be able to answer you if you ask him his name or age.)

Thanks for the reassurances everyone! I guess I’ll try and get a reservation when I get home tonight. If there are any left 25 days out, I’ll go for it. If not, it wasn’t meant to be. Rainforest Café it will be! I don’t think the loudness will bother him Environmental factors don’t usually set him off. People trying to talk to him is what usually makes him upset. So I think he’d be ok there.

 

[jim1051]

book it danno. LeCerllier is just like any other park rest. Very family friendly. We ate there 2 years ago with then 5 yr old autistic grand daughter, her parents and other family, with 3 yo. No probs. As usual, when the kids sat down and relaxed, they fell asleep anyway. Even the CM's in lobby area were kid friendly to the point of playing hockey with the kids.

 

[dukehoopsfan]

I guess my question would be, is your son easily over stimulated? The only thing I've heard about Rainforest Cafe is that the background noises and atmosphere can get very loud. So if your son has been very stimulated for a good part of the day and you head to Rainforest, that may bring on a meltdown.
I've heard wonderful things about Le Cellier, but haven't had the privilege of eating there yet. Perhaps if you book a lunch ressie or an early dinner, it will be less crowded. Besides, a three year old singing is a very cute thing. My son, who is 5 and also autistic, just discovered he can participate in singing along to Disney songs, so it will be fun to see him at WDW this fall. Hope you have a wonderful time! :wave:

We are going to WDW the first week of August - I called last Friday for reservations. I asked about Le Cellier for dinner and there was nothing available at all - but was able to get a 12 noon reservation for a family of 4. We ate here two years ago - and celebrated our son's birthday there - complete with singing. It is a great place!

 

[mnfootballmommy]

I have never been to the Rainforest at WDW, but we have one at the Mall of America and my only concern about this being your back up would be the 'storms.' I am assuming that all the rainforests have them--the lights flash, thunder sounds and the gorillas go...well, ape! I have had my nieces and nephews there at younger ages (4-7) and they were a bit spooked by it, so you might want to call and check on that first. Environmental factors may not be a problem for your son, but gorillas pounding their chests and making lots of noise are not typical environments for most. :animwink: (Just a friendly heads up--I had a son who was special needs and am still extra aware of these things!)

Once again, I have not been to the Rainforest in WDW and it may be completely different to the ones I have been to in the past. I hope you enjoy your trip.

 

[coltow]

GO FOR IT! Last year we got to EPCOT around noon, did a few things, then headed for World Showcase. We started in Mexico and figured if we went slow we could time it just right for our 4:30 ADR. DS, 2.5 at the time, fell asleep in Germany and stayed asleep for the rest of the afternoon. We had to wake him up for dinner. He was a disaster. He was so tired that he cried and whined through most of our meal. The staff was fantastic, they kept coming to say hi to him and see if he needed anything. We were seated around other families and they would occassionally look at me and smile, as if they understood what we were going through. I suggest if you are worried at all, plan for an early dinner. Before we had kids we would eat there later in the evening figuring that most kids would have already eaten and there would be mostly adults in the restaurant.

 

[BrerVeritas]

As I know you were all eagerly anticipating the outcome...

I just made my reservation for four at 2:30 on August 7th. So, if anyone is interested, there is still seating available that week.

I'm sure I'll enjoy it. Thanks everyone for your help.