Originally Posted By Jenn31 I'm thinking of doing Napa Rose for the first time in march with my little one. (18 months) But I'm not sure. Is it worth it and where is it at exactly? How much should I plan on spending for basically just myself? Is it a la carte?
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains <a href="http://allears.net/dlr/din/menu/men_nr.htm" target="_blank">http://allears.net/dlr/din/men...n_nr.htm</a> Looks like these prices were posted in OCT... For dinner it looks like it could easily go up to $100 just for one - if you go with a starter, and dessert and something to drink! The lowest entree is $35... It's in the Grand California Hotel
Originally Posted By cstephens Jenn31 wrote: > I'm thinking of doing Napa Rose for the first time in march with my little one. (18 months) Napa Rose is one of my favorite restaurants, but I'm not sure you'd want to go with just your 18 month old. If he/she can quietly entertain him/herself while you have your meal, that might be ok. However, some kids at that age can be restless and bored (understandably), and that wouldn't really be fair to the other diners since it's an upscale restaurant. Also, the food can be expensive, so you'd probably want to be able to enjoy the food, not be busy with your child and so not be able to really focus on your meal. My suggestion would be to go when you can have someone else tending to your child for the evening. /cs
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Don't want to sound insulting or anti-children ... but no way does an 18-month belong at Napa Rose. They just don't. I don't care how well-behaved they may be ... and at 18 months any disaster is possible. I personally think Disney should have a no under-5s policy like many of the fine restaurants in Vegas do, but I know they won't. There are plenty of wonderful places to dine with child where you won't be uncomfortable and neither will other diners.
Originally Posted By Jenn31 Well, I don't know. I'm from the REAL Napa valley and have dined at EXTREMELY nice restaurants over the last 18 months, all with my son because when tourist season is over, it's locals and their families left. If these "nice" restaurants didn't have locals and their families (I've seen 6week olds) going to these restaurants they would most definately go under. Not that Napa Rose isn't nice or anything, but a restaurant built with theme park visitors in mind is expecting and counting on diners with their families.
Originally Posted By Jenn31 Not that I wouldn't be willing to leave him with a sitter, but no one will watch someone so young. If I waited for someone to watch him we'd never go anywhere. Our hotel this trip is the sheraton which does have sitting services, but the front desk thinks it's for 5 and over. ::shrug::
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Jenn if you think you will enjoy it - and your son will too - then you should do it. I know Davewasbaloo has taken his kids there - I think he mentioned it being something like a 2 hour meal (but I could be wrong).
Originally Posted By Jenn31 Thanks gottaluvdavillains. It's a very special trip for us. He's growing up so fast. I really want to enjoy this time with him. Your advice has been so indispensable for our trip. Especially about how to juggle stroller and baby and luggage!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Hi ya, we have not taken ours to Napa Rose yet (though we love it), but they do like Steakhouse55. We avoided NR because the menu at the time was not to their pallette. I have been taking my kids to fine dining places from about 6 weeks old, and if they act up, we take them out so as not to disrupt other diners. However, they have also gone through phases where we have avoided fine dining altogether (sometimes they are good and sometimes not). Personally I do not think NR is great with little ones. If you want a nice meal and take the kids, I would say Steakhouse55, PCH Grill, Hook's Point, any of the Downtown Disney establishments or Blue Bayou are a better choice. NR is a good romantic/business meeting venue.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb Although I enjoy the PCH I wouldn't classify it as a "nice meal", more along the lines of a Carrows or Mimi's, it has burgers, pizzas and sandwiches.
Originally Posted By Jenn31 I think I decided a no on napa rose. For the cost at nap we can eat at ralph brennans and steakhouse 55.So we're going to do steakhouse 55 one night and brennans on another night.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains I had dinner there through the Candlelight dinner tickets.. It was awesome! I had the New York Steak, my mom had I believe the bone in rib eye, and my cousin had the Halibut. I didn't have the Starters - but my mom had the crab cakes and said they were incredible. I had the Cream Brule and we had the Bonita cake - All the food was incredible!
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains YOu know I have never liked it before - I think I had just never had it made right! This one was so good.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Indeed Steakhouse 55 is an excellent choice. We ate there this time last year and had a great meal. Wonderful cocktails, good wine, perfectly cooked steaks, great service and the kids enjoyed it too. Good choice!
Originally Posted By Mr X ***I have been taking my kids to fine dining places from about 6 weeks old, and if they act up, we take them out so as not to disrupt other diners.*** To be frank, if they act up they have ALREADY disrupted other diners. Plus, and this might just be a personal thing here, but I'm not sure it's very cool to bring in a young baby who might do their "business" near me and my meal. Yuck. Certainly not at a place where you are paying for perfection, anyway! Aside from that, I'm reasonably okay with older kids as long as they behave and are trained.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Disagree. We are not born perfect. Would rather have kids around than the borish loud drunk. Or the couple playing footsie under the table. Or the cell phone going off in a nice restaurant. People of all ages can be very annoying. Kids learn to behave by being exposed to better environments. And they learn to enjoy it.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***Disagree. We are not born perfect. Would rather have kids around than the borish loud drunk. Or the couple playing footsie under the table. Or the cell phone going off in a nice restaurant.*** I'd prefer to be around none of the above if I'm paying a kings ransom for a gourmet meal. ***Kids learn to behave by being exposed to better environments.*** Hmm. Seems to me that it's better to teach them while making sure it's not at the expense of others. I agree with taking the kid out if they misbehave (and I've even had to do that, once or twice), but when you're talking about a gourmet place the disturbance shouldn't happen in the first place imho. If the kid is perfectly behaved, then fine. I would take my 4 year old to any restaurant without concern, but I wouldn't feel comfortable having done it when I wasn't certain she'd be able to behave. Just my take on things (plus the stench issue which could happen to ANY kid still in diapers, and would be an awful experience for others around you paying tons of money for their meal. ***And they learn to enjoy it.*** Don't know about that. I can certainly attest to the fact that I was bored to death being dragged to boring stuff as a kid (I behaved, of course..otherwise I'd have received a beating) like symphonies or stuffy restaurants. I love that stuff now, but never when I was young.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo By why do equal rights not extend to kids? What about someone with disabilities who wore incontintence pads or had loud outbursts due to their condition. Or elderly folks with a hearing impairment, some senility and again toileting issues. If it is a family celebration, should they not be extended the same rights? To say know (if over the age of 21) is illegal. But not for kids.
