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by Kwahati » Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:28 pm
Well, I actually was taken to many nice restaurants and wine tastings when I was quite young, however it is a little different as my family was at least part owners of the places. In fact, at quite a young age, my grandfather would test me and make me select and taste, for acceptance or refusal, wines for meals at nice restaurants! (I think I'll be meeting Vixen in March, so she'll have the opportunity to learn my last name and why this is a part of my heritage...) The thing is, I would never have acted up because I would have been taken to, and left in, the car for the remainder of the meal.
Yes, I would highly recommend switching Cali Grill to V&A for that anniversary. We did Cali Grill as it was supposed to be "special" for my female roommate's birthday. The noise level coupled with numerous children (some of whom were sitting with their feet in the chairs!) made me somewhat nauseas. Certainly not a place I would go for a special event ever again. The view is great, though, and some of the food is quite good, but at that price point, I expected something more. I will, however, have no problem now that I know what to expect, simply going and enjoying Wishes from their lounge. You can get into the lounge with no reservation, and that section actually has a better view of the Magic Kingdom than the tables for food (and nicer chairs too!). Oh, and you can order anything on the menu from the lounge, so there's no reason I can't have apps and desert with my drinks and fireworks. Truly, the place is completely bass-ackwards. This is why Disney has so much trouble getting the *really* great chefs. Stick a wonderful up & comer in a place like this and you'll find him having impaled himself upon a 10" french knife inside a week.
I hear that Narcoosee's in wonderful, and, if I might be so bold, I'd like to suggest perhaps a lunch at the Grand Floridian Cafe. Granted we had a fairly late lunch there (2 or 3 pm as I recall) but I found the place to be quiet and elegant with understated plates full of interesting takes on classic foods. Truly a pleasure to stumble upon.
I don't have any children and I don't want them, at least for now. I don't hate children, but I don't want to spend every waking minute around them. I know Disney is "for kids" and I do have wonderful interactions with other people's children in the parks and such, but I just don't need them screaming in my ear when I'm trying to eat. It gives me indigestion.
I'm getting stressed out now. I'm going to go pour myself a glass of Pinot Blanc from one of the vineyards named for my family. ;) Back in a minute, kids.
By the Way: Vixen, I am quite certain that you are a lovely young lady and my family would disown me if I were to insult a person like that. And that is as it should be. I, also, cannot wait to meet your little one. I'm sure you'll forgive me if I'm not the best with children, however they sometimes seem to like me and I've no doubt we'll have a great time. (In fact, I'm interested to see if, touring the parks with you and the little one and the rest of the SGT crew will provide me a look at my favorite places as though through fresh eyes...)
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