Originally Posted By Malin So as I have previously mention I will be back at the Resort during May and while I don't usually bother with table service restaurants seeing that counter service is usually exceptional quality, this time I may make an exception and give one or two places a go. One place I'm looking at is Magellan's and I was just interested to know how I go about reserving a table. Can I turn up on the day and visit Guest Relations and book though them. Does Magellan's often get fully booked and how is the food and service. I have been told the food is not worth the prices you pay for such small portions, but I'm interested in giving the place a try.
Originally Posted By SuperDry I went in July with a group of three and we all thought it was worth the money. You can make reservations by phone up to 30 days in advance even if you're not staying on-site. That's what we did and it worked out perfectly.
Originally Posted By SMCD We didn’t make a reservation before we went there last May, and the place was generally pretty empty. We ate in the “secret room” behind the bookshelf, though, and that room got filled up while we ate. The food was good, not terrific, but the setting made it well worth the money in my book. The service was also very good, and they told us some info about the décor of the place as we were escorted to our table (I guess they could tell we were Disney geeks). As I ordered some sort of juice I got a very nice Magellan’s souvenir glass, so if you like cool Disney collectibles …
Originally Posted By SuperDry Also, if you end up not being able to be seated in the main dining room because you don't have a reservation and it's full, keep in mind that the upstairs bar has limited food service in addition to drinks. You can sit at the bar, but there's also quite a few tables in the bar area. Most of the food offerings are appetizers, but they always seem to have at least one entree on the bar menu.
Originally Posted By Malin *** You can make reservations by phone up to 30 days in advance even if you're not staying on-site. *** Interesting do you have the number, I tried looking on the site but could only find info on priority seating. Also is it one of these numbers you need to be in Japan to use. Can you visit Guest Relations on opening and reserve a table though them?
Originally Posted By SuperDry Here's the current link: <a href="http://www.tokyodisneyresort.co.jp/tdr/english/plan/info/park_reserv.html" target="_blank">http://www.tokyodisneyresort.c...erv.html</a> "Guests who have not made hotel reservations through the Tokyo Disney Resort Reservations Center can book restaurants* inside the Park from one month prior to the date of your visit. Tokyo Disney Resort Reservations Center 0570-05-1118 [Japan Only] +81-45-683-3333 (for calls from overseas) To book a restaurant Priority Seating time or for inquiries about reservations in general, please call between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. (JST)." <<< Can you visit Guest Relations on opening and reserve a table though them? >>> "Booking on the Day of Visit For the Park restaurants in the chart below that offer Priority Seating, Guests should go directly to the restaurant they wish to dine at and pick up a Priority Seating card." It's not made clear on the website, but the "advanced reservations" appear to actually be advanced Priority Seating, and come with the same caveats that same-day PS has. As I said earlier, it worked flawlessly for me when I used it last summer. When we arrived at Magellan's at the designated time, they were expecting us.
Originally Posted By Mr X I never really understood the difference between a "reservation" and "priority seating". Isn't that pretty much what a "reservation" is? I mean, if you're unlucky and you have lots of slow diners ahead of you (seated at say 5:30 but lingering over coffee), you could still end up having to wait even at a nice place with a reservation for 7..right? I don't get the difference.
Originally Posted By MagicalNezumi At TDR, I believe "reservations" refer to hotel room and/or lunch/dinner show reservations. You show up at the time of your reservation, and you get checked-in/seated usually right away. "Priority Seating" refers to time slots in which the you get to the restaurant, may wait a short while and then get your table ahead of standby guests. Think of it as FastPass for restaurants. -- MagicalNezumi
Originally Posted By Mr X Well, that makes some sense (a dinner show is one of the few situations where a reservation for a particular and exact time is literally guaranteed). I still think it's pretty similar to most other restaurants around the world that offer reservations. Unless you happen to have the first seating, there's always a chance that your table will be unexpectedly held up by the previous diners.
Originally Posted By Malin Cool thanks for the help SuperDry, as I will be visiting the parks on a number of days I may just book a reservation when I arrive the first day.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< I will be visiting the parks on a number of days I may just book a reservation when I arrive the first day. >>> It's not clear to me that you can book advance Priority Seating in person - the only mention of in-person bookings is for the "Day of Visit."
Originally Posted By Malin Oh right most probarely will not be be able to do that than which is a shame. The number to call is it in Japanese only, I'm thinking its a better idea to just turn up early on the day.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< The number to call is it in Japanese only, I'm thinking its a better idea to just turn up early on the day. >>> It is answered by an auto-attendant. Let it finish the spiel in Japanese, and then it will tell you to Press 9 to get an English-speaking operator. One isn't always on duty, so sometimes it will just tell you to call back later, but if one is available, then they'll be able to handle your request in English just fine.
