Has anyone tried cinderellas royal table?

[disneymomma2010]

Disneys site makes cinderellas royal table sound magical. Whats your experience? I thought it would be a great way to kick off our first day at the world to go to mk and then have dinner at crt followed by the parade and fireworks. Im really excited about it.

[CleveRocks]

If anyone in your party thinks Disney princesses are among the very best things in Disney World, then Fairytale Dining at Cinderella's Royal Table (the official name of all three meals) is a must.

You will be greeted by Cinderella in the entrance lobby, and you'll take pictures with her. You'll then go upstairs to the dining room, and during your meal four princesses will make their way to your table for a brief meet and a photo op. Girls get a souvenir wand and boys get a souvenir sword.

For guests at the right age and with a magical view of Disney princesses, it's an unforgettable time. It's very expensive. The food is okay. But you're not paying for the food, you're paying for the experience. We did breakfast, the least expensive of the 3 meals. It was a very large expense for breakfast. Although each person is served a plate of food, it's an all-you-care-to-eat meal, meaning your server will keep bringing you more food at your request.

We did it once. I'm not racing back to do it again, but it was a magical experience for our then-6.5 year old daughter ... and our then-9 year old son said it wasn't the "icky" experience he thought it would be.

[retiredfigment]

Something everone should experience once.

[DizneyRox]

I'm one of the few that doesn't think CRT for dinner is all that bad food wise. Although I don't think it's as magical as they lead you to believe.

Cinderella didn't greet us in the lobby... We were ushered into a line waiting to pose for pictures. While we waited, several attendents would scream to have your party together and make sure you have your pen and autograph book ready.

We were directed to the stairs to go up to the dining room where someone then directed us to our table. At the times, it was only the Fairy Godmother with Suzy and Gus I think that performed a little show.

The food is OK. It's not on par with other signature dining experiences though. Our first meal, we got a nice lithograph and the picture. I think our second time we were celebrating an anniversary and got toasting glasses to bring home along with the picture. Last time, all we got was the bill (and the picture). It seems each time the total on the bill went up.

Breakfast was dreadful... Character interaction was rushed, and the food was the same breakfast fare you see all over property. Nothing special to warrant the prices.

I'd go if you want to experience it. If you want a better value, dinner would be my preference. I wouldn't knock yourself out to get a reservation though.

[TheVBs]

We did it once and I'm really glad we did, but have no desire to do it again. Waiting for our picture with Cinderella and waiting for our table seemed a bit hectic, but we got beautiful pictures and got seated before the girls got too frustrated. Once seated everything calmed down, our server was great, the Princesses were amazing and spent a lot of time with our girls. I didn't like the food I ordered at all, but everyone else seemed to enjoy theirs (we went for lunch). As someone pointed out, you're not really paying for good food, you're paying for the experience. At the end the girls got their wands, the Fairy Godmother put on a little bit of a show and we were done. The girls loved it all. One of the best parts for us was getting pictures of the park from the windows, great view!

This next trip we're looking forward to seeing the Princesses at Akershus.

[btharvey]

Our six-year-old (now almost 13) loved it, as did we, when we went. We were next to the windows on one side, and we were treated to Peter Pan showing up directly on the other side of the window from DD!

Got her goofy grin captured when she realized who it was.

Definitely at least once.

[NJGIRL]

I have a son and all nephews so we had never gone before. Last year we took my niece who is the youngest child in the family. She was 5 years old at the time and loved it. She loves the princesses and was so happy and excited to be there. We went for lunch and the food was good.

Because of the price and the fact that my son is not at all interested we probably will not be going back, but if you have girls that are still into that kind of thing I do highly recommend it.

BTW we took my niece to the BBB before lunch and it was well worth the money.

[MarkC]

Just curious but are there any couples in there without kids? My wife and I are in our early 50's but we would love to eat here just for the experience.

[Disney-4-Me]

I just made reservations yesterday for our October trip. Our group consists of my sister, sister-in-law and her 2 boys who will be 10 & 6 and me. My sister really wants to dine with the princesses. Although the boys don't want to go, I told them that sometimes we do things for other people just to be nice. Hearing that they would get swords helps but I'm guessing they are both going to melt as soon as they get a little Disney Princess attention!

[Mickey'sGirl]

Just curious but are there any couples in there without kids? My wife and I are in our early 50's but we would love to eat here just for the experience.

There are plenty of couples without children in CRT! Don't worry, go for it if you want to!

[wdwluv]

Went in 2009. Girls were decked out in there Boutique makeover. 8, 5 and boy 2. We had a great time.

This year we will be when we are 10, 8, and 5. 10 year old doesn't care if we go back. 8 year old really wants to go back. And the boy (now 4) "I want to take pictures with the boys". And of course, there are no boys in the castle.

And this 40 something mom LOVED it. And would go back in a heartbeat, if it wasn't so expensive. Dining in the castle, thrilled the little girl in me. I am so happy that we all did it once. But again - I don't know if/when we would pay for it again.

[garymacd]

There are plenty of couples without children in CRT! Don't worry, go for it if you want to!

This May is our 30th anniversary. We are going to have lunch with the princesses. We did breakfast years ago when our daughters were younger and enjoyed the experience, but as others have said the food wasn't the greatest. I would rather have the Crystal Palace breakfast with Pooh and Eeyore.

[disneymomma2010]

Thanks everyone! I compared the menus and the dinner looked like it had the best options. Im hoping that they will offer free dining this fall because we are going in october and we always do the free dining. I wouldnt pay that much for the meal without it. HS doesnt have any table services that we like so we are willing to use our credit not used for that day to make 2 credits do the royal table....again, if they do the free dining (crossing fingers!).
We have always wanted to try it and my boys will be turning 8 so I think they will still think its cool and love getting the sword but I dont think they will care for it in a year or so, so its now or never.
This year we are going for there birthday (again) and im keeping the whole trip a secret. We are gonna have them a party on saturday, which will be their birthday, and im gonna tell them then that we will be leaving in the morning to go to disney. I think I wont tell them about the castle till its time for our ressies so they will be excited about eating in the castle. ( they still think the castle is cool)

[garymacd]

This May is our 30th anniversary. We are going to have lunch with the princesses. We did breakfast years ago when our daughters were younger and enjoyed the experience, but as others have said the food wasn't the greatest. I would rather have the Crystal Palace breakfast with Pooh and Eeyore.

We did an early dinner - not lunch - with the Princesses. While we loved the atmosphere and meeting the Princesses (Rapunzel was just outside the castle because she hadn't been elevated to a Disney Princess at that time) the food left a lot to be desired. My wife had a chicken dinner that was quite small and I tried a vegetarian meal that was just okay - not great - and I wouldn't order it again unless I found myself as hungry as I was last Saturday (I would have eaten the dead eyes out of an old carp that day!)

My daughter's boss - a Red Seal Chef - was also looking forward to the experience, but left disappointed because of the food.

[ransam]

great food. and the stuffed french toast is to die for.

[disneymomma2010]

Well we were gonna eat there if we get free dining in october but since you have to prepay to get a reservation, which would be $200, I guess we wont be doing it this year. :-(

[whitney37354]

Well we were gonna eat there if we get free dining in october but since you have to prepay to get a reservation, which would be $200, I guess we wont be doing it this year. :-(

I don't think you have to pre-pay. I think they just take your cc # in case you don't show up. CC will be charged if you are a no show. We didn't have to pre-pay, but gave the cc#. We were on DxDP & used those credits for the breakfast.

Maybe someone else can confirm/deny?

[Pan]

We went our first full day, 4/17/2011. Yes, we had to pre-pay. Yes, it was expensive. BUT, it was probably the best dinner we had in our week there, and we got great pictures, autographs, and good time for our daughters to visit with the Princesses. We saw Cinderella in the downstairs, and then had Snow White, Jasmine, Ariel and Belle during dinner. The food was actually quite good, the service was outstanding, and the character time was what made it all worth while. I was actually surprised that after vacation was done, everyone rated it as the best meal we had. I knew I liked mine, but was surprised that the other 3 thought so highly of it. Out of 7 ADR's, this was one of 2 they said they would do again. Maybe, judging from other's reports, we got lucky, but it was worth every penny. And it was a lot of pennies

[mouseketeer mom]

We have been to CRT twice. Once for breakfast, which was insanely crowded and felt rushed.
Second time was for lunch. A late lunch, and boy was it wonderful!! The princesses and servers took their time, and the food was one of the best meals we had that week!!!!
I think your plan sounds like the most magical way to start your trip!!

[RedSoxFan]

We went to CRT on our first trip to Disney for b'fast. Kourtney was in kindergarten and just loved princesses. It was so much fun and the food was excellent. Two of her three older brothers posed for pictures with all the princesses. My oldest refused (he was in 9th grade). However, when Cinderella came by, she made him pose for pictures because after all, it's her castle. That was very funny.