Originally Posted By Darkbeer Post #53 of this thread has an image of the new menu... <a href="http://www.micechat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27437" target="_blank">http://www.micechat.com/forums /showthread.php?t=27437</a> $18.99 for the Monte Cristo... WOW!
Originally Posted By Darkbeer BLUE BAYOU - DINNER MENU Appetizers: Isla Cruces Crab Cakes - Pan seared, then topped with mango salad and zesty lime aioli 8.99 Gulf-Stream Jumbo Shrimp Remoulade - Creole boiled, chilled, and with a traditional Louisiana-style remoulade 8.99 Entrees: Each entree served with choice of Cajun-inspired wedge salad or a cup of our signature New Orleans gumbo. Accompany your meal with two of the following: Blue Bayou potatoes, seasonal vegetables, or sautéed spinach. Buccaneer's Beef Short Ribs - slow-roasted, then finished in a Zinfandel demi glaze 26.99 Royal Street Seafood Jambalaya - a robust combination of king crab, jumbo gulf shrimp, mahi mahi, tasso ham, andouille sausage, and chicken, tossed with Cajun-style "dirty rice" 25.99 Five-Pepper Roasted Prime Rib of Beef - seasoned with the Chef's signature pepper rub blend, then slow roasted over rock salt 29.99 Alaskan King Crab Legs - A succulent, sweet pound of crab from the icy cold waters of the Pacific Northwest. Delicately steamed and served with herb beurre blanc 34.99 Filet Mignon - Broiled to perfection and topped with sauce béarnaise 33.99 Port Royal Mahi Mahi - broiled and accompanied with lightly sautéed pecan-crusted jumbo gulf shrimp, spinach and endive, tossed in a light lemon vinaigrette 27.99 Tesora Island Chicken - blackened, roasted and finished to perfection in pan au jus 24.99 Portobello Mushroom and Couscous Maque Choux - marinated in a balsamic vinaigrette, then broiled and served with roasted corn and bell-pepper couscous and sautéed spinach 24.99 Molasses-Brined Bayou Pork Chop - 10 oz. chop, pan-seared and topped with sautéed Granny Smith apple wedges 25.99 Cajun-Spiced Salmon - blackened, with citrus crawfish beurre blanc 26.99 Desserts: Each treasured treat comes with a "Pirates" booty keepsake! Tortuga Trio of Creme Brule - chocolate, passion fruit and vanilla-bean custards, caramelized and served with Brittany cookies7.99 The Key West, Key Lime - Flaky crust filled with tangy key-lime citruscrème 7.99 The Flying Dutchman Cookie Boat - Warm chocolate chip cookie boat, served with Dreyer's vanilla bean ice cream, caramel and chocolate sauce 8.99 Split Plate Charge $4.99
Originally Posted By Darkbeer BLUE BAYOU - LUNCH MENU Appetizers: Isla Cruces Crab Cakes - Pan seared, then topped with mango salad and zesty lime aioli 11.99 Gulf-Stream Jumbo Shrimp Remoulade - Creole boiled, chilled, and with a traditional Louisiana-style remoulade 9.99 Entrees: Each entree served with choice of Cajun-inspired wedge salad or a cup of our signature New Orleans gumbo. Accompany your meal with two of the following: Blue Bayou potatoes, seasonal vegetables, or sautéed spinach. Buccaneer's Beef Short Ribs - slow-roasted, then finished in a Zinfandel demi glaze 26.99 Royal Street Seafood Jambalaya - a robust combination of king crab, jumbo gulf shrimp, mahi mahi, tasso ham, andouille sausage, and chicken, tossed with Cajun-style "dirty rice" 25.99 Five-Pepper Roasted Prime Rib of Beef - seasoned with the Chef's signature pepper rub blend, then slow roasted over rock salt 29.99 Cajun-Spiced Salmon - blackened, with citrus crawfish beurre blanc 26.99 Tesora Island Chicken - blackened, roasted and finished to perfection in pan au jus 24.99 Port Royal Mahi Mahi - broiled and accompanied with lightly sautéed pecan-crusted jumbo gulf shrimp, spinach and endive, tossed in a light lemon vinaigrette 27.99 Portobello Mushroom and Couscous Maque Choux - marinated in a balsamic vinaigrette, then broiled and served with roasted corn and bell-pepper couscous and sautéed spinach 24.99 Molasses-Brined Bayou Pork Chop - 10 oz. chop, pan-seared and topped with sautéed Granny Smith apple wedges 25.99 Le Special de Monte Cristo - Turkey, ham and Swiss cheese in a battered egg bread, lightly fried to a golden brown 18.99 Desserts: Each treasured treat comes with a "Pirates" booty keepsake! Tortuga Trio of Creme Brule - chocolate, passion fruit and vanilla-bean custards, caramelized and served with Brittany cookies 7.99 The Key West, Key Lime - Flaky crust filled with tangy key-lime citrus crème 7.99 The Flying Dutchman Cookie Boat - Warm chocolate chip cookie boat, served with Dreyer's vanilla bean ice cream, caramel and chocolate sauce 8.99 Split Plate Charge $4.99
Originally Posted By cstephens Not that I go there very often, but the menu doesn't look that different to me. Maybe that's just because they still have on the menu the things I have ordered in the past. Disney seems to be moving more and more to the route of increasing prices by including more things, whether you want them or not. I've never had a Monte Cristo, but I'm thinking that someone who wants it for lunch isn't necessarily going to want a soup or salad and sides with it. OK, lots of food - order one and share. Then they ding you with the $4.99 split plate charge. They did the inclusion thing a while back at French Market, where entrees come with a side salad. Not really a problem for me since I used to order a side salad anyway, but for someone who doesn't want a salad, they're paying for something they don't want. We're probably going in July for lunch - at least I know I'll have leftovers to take with me. /cs
Originally Posted By chickendumpling Thank you so much for posting this Darkbeer. I was irrationally worried that the Monte Cristo wasn't gonna be on there and I don't know *what* I'd do if that happened. LOL.
Originally Posted By chickendumpling But $18.99???? Guess I'll have to actually *budget* for my Monte Cristo fix now. hahaha.
Originally Posted By avromark Well you pay for ambience, new improved ambience. However I don't like the idea of a split plate fee, ranks up there with mandatory gratuities. I'm not cheap but I should decide if my service is worth 10% tip or 30% tip. I don't really like being forced into a set tip, I prefer to reward those who offer service beyond expecations more then those who barely provide any service.
Originally Posted By AZDLDad I am going to call Priceline and ask for them to include Disney restaurant discount card as part of their bidding plan!
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA The Blue Bayou has been borderline 'eh' for a while now. The ambience is great, service is pretty good, but the food has been rather hit and miss. And I always get a bit put off by seeing those silver covers on the plates -- it should remind me of room service at some swanky hotel, but it usually makes me feel like I'm at a local Rotary Club luncheon. And $19.00 for a Monte Cristo sandwich? It is good, but wow.... I feel like when prices start getting that high, that's when guests start expecting more and more. It's the difference between a $19.95 admission charge into the Parks, and $50.00. Anyway, I digress...
Originally Posted By DyGDisney What about the kids menu? The kids don't even get fries, and mine don't like mashed potatoes. Their corn on the cob was overcooked, previously frozen corn. My kids didn't like that either, even though they love corn on the cob. So, basically we pay $7 or $8 for Mickey chicken nuggets or pasta, which they didn't like either. That was NOT butter they put on it. How does everyone feel about us taking food for the kids to eat while we eat there?
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <How does everyone feel about us taking food for the kids to eat while we eat there?> As long as you're not cooking mac 'n cheese on a hot plate next to your table, you should be okay. What would you be bringing for said kids?
Originally Posted By DyGDisney Peanut butter sandwiches and pretzels or apple...something like that. We'd buy them a drink there.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I'm sure if you can smuggle them into the park, and you feel like you want to lug around food, it's do-able. For me, that's way too much 'hassle factor' for a $15.00 savings.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney I hate to spend $15.00 and have it wasted though. It's not just spending the money, it's the fact that they don't eat the food. It's throwing the money away. You wouldn't walk up to a garbage can and throw $15.00 into it. That's basically what I'm doing buying them food there. I don't think of it as smuggling, as the people who check the backpack we carry in know we have food, and there doesn't seem to be a problem with it. We always bring snacks to the park. And water bottles.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA DyGDisney -- I totally understand your point. In re-reading my post maybe it sounded like I was being icky. It wasn't meant to sound that way. More 'funny'... You know, 'smuggle' in that funny sort of way... sorry..
Originally Posted By DyGDisney It's okay Jim. BTW, does/has your daughter ever eaten there? I know she's older than my two, but was wondering if she likes it.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ regarding the split plate charge... Typically a that charge gives each person a plate with the side dishes and half of the entree. So, it's worth $4.99. As far as bringing in your own food, personally I think it's tacky. It's equivilant to bringing it along to an upscale restaurant anywhere. If it's purchased elsewhere at the park, I think it's a little different than whipping it out of your backpack in baggies. That's more appropriate for casual dining locations, not a table service restaurant. Just my personal opinion. My feet are already toasty from the roasting I'll probably get for it, LOL
Originally Posted By DyGDisney In most cases I would agree with you SusieQ. But Disneyland is a theme park, and Blue Bayou just happens to be a restaurant in there. Being that the park has a lot of child visitors, they should make the meals at ALL the restaurants kid friendly. We should be able to visit Blue Bayou without having to have a babysitter on vacation with us. I wouldn't mind paying the $8.00 if my kids liked the food, and they really aren't super picky kids. The pasta my daughter had with butter was nasty, I wouldn't eat it. And I guarantee you it wasn't butter on it, otherwise she would have eaten it. And why not serve fries with kids lunches at least. I wouldn't take food to a fancy restaurant, but it is a theme park, and I think the "rules" are completely different in that situation. But it is a personal decision and I'm not roasting you at all
Originally Posted By DyGDisney ^^BTW, we told the server the pasta wasn't good, and she brought out chicken nuggets as a substitute for free. That was very nice. Does anyone know if they changed the kids menu at all?
Originally Posted By cstephens I'm going to agree with SuzieQ about bringing in outside food into a restaurant, unless it's baby food, or unless it's a fast food place. (SuzieQ - I'll bring the fire-retardant socks to share with you.) If the food wasn't good, then that's not a matter of it being inappropriate kids' food. Whether the food is for adults or kids, the food should be decent quality, and if it's not up to par, then the server should definitely be alerted. While I do think it was very nice of the server to bring a substitute without charging, that's the kind of service I'd expect at any decent restaurant up being told the food is subpar. As far as the fries, I don't think having mashed potatoes as a side is unreasonable. It's just incompatible if your kids don't like it. Did you ask if they could substitute? I'm wondering if the split plate charge applies if it's an adult and child or just two adults. /cs
