Originally Posted By Doom Buggy Driver I have a question, I am going to be celebrating my birthday in Disneyland in October. I have never spent MY birthday there My DH told me to pick any restaurants I want for my big day. I was wondering if someone could give me a complete list of restaurants that require advance reservations in Disneyland, California Adventure, and DOwntown Disney. I would also like to hear suggestions on restaurants, Breakfast is out since we are staying at Embassy Suites and adore the breakfasts there. SO I need lunch and dinner suggestions and reservation requirements for 5 adults. Thanks in advance!
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x I suggest Cafe Orleans. Blue Bayou is fun, but the dark atmosphere and exhorbatant prices ($23 for a monte cristo?) kind of take the fun away. You can get a MC at CO, and you can make the advance dining arrangements. For me, personally, this is probably where I will have my birthday lunch/dinner. We did Blue Bayou last year and it wasn't as fun as I thought it was going to be. Pretty much any sit-down (not counter service) restaurant will do the PS arrangements.
Originally Posted By disneylandfan8 On our trip this past April, we were looking for a place to eat on a Saturday night and we waited so long everything was full, even DTD. We ended up at the DH and had a very lovely dinner at Steakhouse 55! It was delicious! A little pricy, but well worth it. When the server brought the tab it came in a black padded folder with the Disney Parks logo. We asked him (half kiddingly) how we could obtain one of them and he gave it to us! Said they had tons! Wow! What a great souvenir - one you can't buy!
Originally Posted By sharon2 Dear Doom Buggy Driver, make sure your DH "secretly" orders you a cake for your B-Day meal. I had my BIG 4-0 at Cinderella Castle in WDW and it was realy fun. The cake had a cookie completely made of sugar on it. Make sure to get your birthday pin at Town Hall. All day long the Cast Members wished me a happy 21st!! aren't they nice!!
Originally Posted By Jenasweetemotion It depends on what kind of birthday you want my family went it April and we had the best time at the ESPN Zone in Downtown Disney the portions are big the food is great it is not a stuffy environment and not expensive. We were down there for a week and went there three times and for four people with drinks an appetizer and meal it was about $55.00 with tip. I loved everything about it. If you are going with kids they will enjoy upstairs which has tones of sports games. Unfortunately you cant make reservations with Disney, or if you call ESPN Zone, but my secret is if you go online to ESPN Zone you can make reservations three days in advantages only online and if you get a free MVP card which you probably would want to do now you get extra perks and savings. Also because it is your birthday if you get the pin which you can also get at the plaza in Disneyland people all around the park notice including on the rides we saw several people being jumped to the front of the lines because it was there birthday and at the blue bayou someone got a free Dessert Boat which are the best. Whatever you do have a great Birthday !
Originally Posted By kari12177 we went to the blue bayou for my b-day but all they gave me was pudding thing
Originally Posted By danyoung >Blue Bayou is fun, but the dark atmosphere and exhorbatant prices ($23 for a monte cristo?) kind of take the fun away.< I can see where the prices might influence some. But how can you NOT like the moonlit atmosphere of the Blue Bayou? That's what the restaurant is all about!