Fangorn;2455171 wrote: Currently having lunch at Boathouse.
And? How was it?
2002 - 2022: 20+ visits (POR, BW, All Stars, VWL, CSR, BLT, BC, SSR, CB, Dolphin, OKW, Poly, offsite x8)
DL - 1996, 2019
Next up - January 2023 short trip! We just want to try that 50th Anniversary chocolate monstrosity at Mexico!
So, we had lunch at the Boathouse.
First impression - highly favorable. Atmosphere is really nice. The staff was incredibly knowledgable, efficient and friendly. A tough combination at any time, but for a place that's only been open for 2 weeks, it says a lot about their hiring and training programs.
The restaurant can accomodate over 600 people, and includes tables both indoor and outside on the water. We sat inside. Our server was amazing. First order of business - drinks. He went over the house specialty drinks and assured us many times that the bar staff "take alcohol seriously". We opted for a margharita which was big enough to share. We
were not disappointed. It was extremely well made. And on the potent side. Apparently the bar staff DOES "take alcohol seriously".
The food was just as good, if not better than, the drinks.
We werent up for a huge meal - DW had the carpaccio and I had the crab cake. We shared a side of asparagus. Everything was incredibly well-prepared and tasty. We also shared the Whiskey Caramel Cornbread cake for dessert. Possibly my new favorite dessert. It is huge, Even sharing it we had some left over. *
Did I *mention that everyone was very friendly? *One of the people that we met was the managing partner of Gibsons (the company that owns the Boathouse). He spent at least 15 minutes chatting with us about the restaurant, Disney and a lot of other totally unrelated stuff
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Tomorrow (4/30) is their official media event. Over 100 media folks will be there tomorrow and I'm thinking the place will be packed once the word gets out.
Pretty sure this will quickly become a favorite spot for a lot of folks. It has a fun atmosphere, cool music, great food and really nice people. We really enjoyed it and will be going back.
Steve
First visit: Disneyland, July 17, 1955 (well, somebody had to be there on opening day!)
Most Recent Visit:
Disneyland - June 21-25, 2017
WDW - Sep 22 - Oct 5, 2019
Next up: WDW - May 9 - 16, 2020 at Riviera!
Dec 5 - 16, 2020 at Poly
Oh, and I do have some pictures, but no way to post them here.
Steve
First visit: Disneyland, July 17, 1955 (well, somebody had to be there on opening day!)
Most Recent Visit:
Disneyland - June 21-25, 2017
WDW - Sep 22 - Oct 5, 2019
Next up: WDW - May 9 - 16, 2020 at Riviera!
Dec 5 - 16, 2020 at Poly
