We ate dinner at BOG last week - on a walk up with only 15 minutes wait (so that was a suprise)
We totally did not plan on eating there, but 4 out of the 5 in our group were at the end of their rope (Me, I never stop) and were looking for someplace to eat. Just for the heck of it, I asked, and they said "If you have all 5 people here right now, then we can take you in a few minutes, but you cannot leave the bridge." - Done
Anyway, I fully expected this to be another MK restruant relying more on atmosphere than food - much like CRT. When I am wrong, I admit I am wrong. I was wrong. The food was quite good.
Grilled Strip Steak - Very nice, very simple, but an excellent cut of meat, so nothing fancy was needed. Strip has great flavor, and this one was also quite tender. Skinny fries.
Thyme Scented Pork Chop - Another nicely done dish. Not overcooked - cooked medium as ordered. I thought the AuGratin pasta was nice, but the person who ordered it (15 y/o) was not a fan (she thought it was too dry)
Sauteed Shrimp and Scallops - I was suprised, as the shrimp and scallops were off good quality, not stringy, not over cooked, not rubbery. I lay odds that the puff pastry is from the freezer, but in a restaruant doing this volume, I can't fault them for that. The lobester sauce, that could use some work - it tasted like a canned / packet type sauce to me. Not bad, but not like something made from scratch.
Grilled fish from the kids menu was another standout. I can say that the kids menus have been getting better and better everywhere.
French onion and Potato Leek soups were good as well.
Desserts were the let down - nothing special here folks. Even the "grey stuff" - nothing special.
This place is expensive, and in the real world I would say it a little too expensive for what it is (it is noisy, and the food is just a touch overpriced) but for WDW, this is a solid offering in my book.
Service was excellent, if not clearly over-enthusiastic.
-dave
We totally did not plan on eating there, but 4 out of the 5 in our group were at the end of their rope (Me, I never stop) and were looking for someplace to eat. Just for the heck of it, I asked, and they said "If you have all 5 people here right now, then we can take you in a few minutes, but you cannot leave the bridge." - Done
Anyway, I fully expected this to be another MK restruant relying more on atmosphere than food - much like CRT. When I am wrong, I admit I am wrong. I was wrong. The food was quite good.
Grilled Strip Steak - Very nice, very simple, but an excellent cut of meat, so nothing fancy was needed. Strip has great flavor, and this one was also quite tender. Skinny fries.
Thyme Scented Pork Chop - Another nicely done dish. Not overcooked - cooked medium as ordered. I thought the AuGratin pasta was nice, but the person who ordered it (15 y/o) was not a fan (she thought it was too dry)
Sauteed Shrimp and Scallops - I was suprised, as the shrimp and scallops were off good quality, not stringy, not over cooked, not rubbery. I lay odds that the puff pastry is from the freezer, but in a restaruant doing this volume, I can't fault them for that. The lobester sauce, that could use some work - it tasted like a canned / packet type sauce to me. Not bad, but not like something made from scratch.
Grilled fish from the kids menu was another standout. I can say that the kids menus have been getting better and better everywhere.
French onion and Potato Leek soups were good as well.
Desserts were the let down - nothing special here folks. Even the "grey stuff" - nothing special.
This place is expensive, and in the real world I would say it a little too expensive for what it is (it is noisy, and the food is just a touch overpriced) but for WDW, this is a solid offering in my book.
Service was excellent, if not clearly over-enthusiastic.
-dave
