Originally Posted By barboy Back to my earlier point .....until mgt. fixes the ambiance problems BB is way overpriced.
Originally Posted By cinderella143also What do you mean by ambiance problems? Everytime I have gone that is the only thing that makes it worth is (well besides the creme brule). Has it gone lax since the last time I was there? I would love to know-we are planning a trip soon!
Originally Posted By KCCHIEF I am scheduled for December 22-----I do agree that the prices are high and that the service has not always been the greatest....but, we are coming with 2 people that have never been to Dl--let alone the BB---so, we are there the first nite that we get there.....we (old-timers) thought this will be the perfect introduction into DL
Originally Posted By Spacecase Oh, if you've never done it once, you absolutely should - KCCHIEF, I think this is a great idea for the newbies to DL. I think, though, that once you've done it - it would be difficult to justify spending that kind of $ again for the quality of food and the way they rush you.
Originally Posted By Mr Snappy These discussions always amaze me. DISNEY PRICES THINGS AS HIGH AS THE MARKET WILL BEAR !!!! Simple economics. It has nothing to do with their costs or what you can get the same thing at Mimi's for....It has EVERYTHING to do with the fact that people are willing to pay those prices. When we are driving around in Kansas City and the I ask my wife "Where would you like to go for dinner?" Half the time she says "Blue Bayou!....oh, we forgot to make reservations..DARN " Tell me, where else can you find that atmosphere? NOWHERE ! Disney is very smart to raise the prices, and they will still have a packed house for every meal. They will still have a packed house when they raise the entres to $50 or $60....becuase people will be willing to pay it. Now $15 for a piece of pizza in tomorrowland is another story....
Originally Posted By MomluvsDisney Now $15 for a piece of pizza in tomorrowland is another story.... LOL Having dined at the BB, I will always love the ambience, but I like the cheaper prices for most of same fare at the Cafe Orleans. But when I take people to DL I always make it a point to go to the BB so they can experience the ambiance...
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains It's weird I have never eaten there - I have been to Clubb 33 a couple times but not BB - Can you go just for dessert?
Originally Posted By MomluvsDisney Sure! It is a restaurant like any other. You are not required to order a complete meal.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Hmm Maybe I should say I will be at c33 next week... I think I will shoot for a Dec trip to BB - for dessert...
Originally Posted By Spacecase I'm sure you guys have already seen pictures, but I went to Club 33 for the first (and probably last!) time last year - it was AMAZING! Here's a link to some pictures I took - Start here <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stacechase/1363965048/in/set-72157601974014531/" target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/s...4014531/</a> and browse through the next 6 pictures or so.
Originally Posted By barboy ///What do you mean by ambiance problems?/// Like I said earlier ever a slow witted 5 year old can tell the difference between nighttime and daylight. Given: BB's setting is **nightfall** in presumably Louisiana's bayous and swamp lands. Mgt ruins the mood by letting sunlight poor in the front doors and well into the dining areas, which is supposed to be night! Do they really think that flimsy partition works? Furthermore, when light poors in a serious glare prevents guests from fully seeing the restaurant's environment. Supplying children with baloons and paper hats annoys and detracts from the dining experience also. BB is an upscale restaurant and balloon popping and children folding and wearing hats should be taken outside. There's plenty of room and time for that kind of fun and games in the rest of the park. Mgt. packs guests in so tight that I can practically reach over to the neighboring table and grab an unused fork or extra napkin or hear them discussing plans after lunch. This clustering effect needs to stop.
Originally Posted By cinderella143also >>Like I said earlier ever a slow witted 5 year old can tell the difference between nighttime and daylight.<< Just like they can tell that Dumbo is not really flying off into space. Give me a break. It is just supposed to be fun. I have never had a problem with the light from the outside ruining my dining experience. And DLR is for families. So what that there are paper hats for the kids and balloons? In all the times I have gone I have never had a balloon pop during my meal-ever- and the hats do not bother me. I have seen adults in hats worse than the kids paper pirate hats!! I don't see how a child wearing a paper hat would impact your dining experience. I do not have kids-it is my hubby and me when we dine there--and I have never been bothered by a child there. It is the atmosphere that makes going to BB worth it! What bugs me are the prices. Regardless that people will pay it--they also pay that $15 mentioned for pizza-- it is still not worth the price for the quality of food that you get.
Originally Posted By Mr Snappy The food is fine. I think that for a lot of people, Blue Bayou is the nicest restraunt they have ever been to and they tend to have some bizarre elevated expectation on what they will be served. Others will think "Hey, I could have gone to Applebees for less and had a steak" Still others think that when they are seated they will be somehow brainwashed into thinking they are actually on a plantation porch somewhere on the Mississippi Delta. Any reminder of reality and they consider the illusion ruined (see barboy) For our family, we go once per trip, could care less what it costs, enjoy the dark, enjoy the relative quiet, enjoy that damp air and aeroma, and enjoy the meal that does not come with plastic forks or served in a foam container. We come out of BB full, rested, and energized for the remainder of the day. For our family, BB is just as much a part of our treasured memories as POTC, Space Mountain, or any other of the magic elements we are all so fond of...
Originally Posted By Schmitty Good Vibes I think the BB is fine for ambiance, service, etc. but the quality of the food has been very inconsistant on my last few visits, mostly leaning to poor. I'm not interested in going there again unless it's an LP mini meet or until I hear that the quality of the food has become consistanly very good. I don't like the prices, but I will pay that in order to have a good meal without leaving the Park. Whoever said it before me is right. Disney will charge whatever they like so long as it is nearly impossible to get a table without a reservation. >>In all the times I have gone I have never had a balloon pop during my meal-ever- and the hats do not bother me.<< Funny thing for me, I've hardly ever been to the BB when someone didn't drop a tray of dishes. Whenever I hear the sounds of plates shattering, I'm brought back to the BB.
Originally Posted By Mr Snappy >>Funny thing for me, I've hardly ever been to the BB when someone didn't drop a tray of dishes. Whenever I hear the sounds of plates shattering, I'm brought back to the BB.<< Come to think of it, neither have I ! Seems like something is always breaking or falling there. They probably just chaulk it up to the darkness and how crowded the place is and not worry about it that much.
