Originally Posted By ecdc So I've got four dinners and five restaurants I want to eat at for my trip next week. Blue Bayou's a done deal - the kids love it. Steakhouse 55 is a must for me; love the steaks and the atmosphere. That leaves me with three others I want to try and only two nights! Of course, I'm happy to try other options as well. So out of Ralph Brennan's, House of Blues, and Catal, which two would you pick? Or what else would you recommend? (We've decided to pass on Napa Rose this time, excellent though it is.)
Originally Posted By velo I loved Ralph Brennan's. Catal was ok. I've never eaten at House of Blues, so don't know about that one. But I'd def. choose Brennan's as one of them.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Jazz Kitchen is nice, we like to eat outside if possible. The room downstairs with the band can be REALLY loud. If we eat at BB we usually skip JK because DH likes the jambalaya at both places, if that makes sense. Catal is more trendy to me. The food is more food networky as we say in our family. Again, we like to eat outside if possible. HOB, to me, is more like a Joes Crab Shack or Chilis. This is not a bad thing. The ribs were good and the atmosphere was VERY casual. I don't know anything about the "Blues" part as we just ate there on a random night. This might help you decide <a href="http://allears.net/dlr/din/menu/menus.htm#dtd" target="_blank">http://allears.net/dlr/din/men....htm#dtd</a>
Originally Posted By WestWind I really like Ralph Brennan's - great food, good atmosphere. We watched a good show at HOB but the food we had was nothing to remember - not bad, not great. Haven't been to Catal. I also like Tortilla Jo's.
Originally Posted By ecdc Thanks for all the comments! It's interesting - Ralph Brennan's gets worse reviews on tripadvisor.com than any of the other two. Catal's fares best. But the folks who've weighed in seem to like Brennan's better than HoB. I'll continue to think it over, and welcome any other comments
Originally Posted By Dalia3001 My husband and I really loved the meal we ate at Catal's on my mother's birthday in April of this year. In my mind it offers the best food at the resort (that I have tried, I haven't eaten everywhere) besides Napa Rose. They have a nice wine selection, and great service. We requested a table on the balcony at 8:30, and were able to view the fireworks from our table. You can't hear the music for the fireworks, and it's not a perfectly centered view or anything, but it was a fun way to end a meal. The restaurant felt like a "special event" restaurant; we dressed up a bit and were happy we did so, although I'm sure you wouldn't have to if you didn't want to. When we went to a Food and Wine event a few years ago at DCA which featured food from many of the resort restaurants, we first tried the food from Catal. They served some sort of delicious beef dish, and my husband and I were convinced that we had to eat there. Again, in our opinion, the food they offered at the Food and Wine event was second only to the mushroom soup that Andrew Sutton served from Napa Rose. At that meal chefs from all over the resort were serving their specialties, and Catal was a definite stand out. There is no themed ambiance there such as you might find at Ralph Brennan's, but it feels like the sort of place we would go to on a nice date and is very adult friendly.
Originally Posted By KittyPrincess1206 My husband and I frequent Catal on any of of our special occasions. We've been doing this for at least four years.
