Uninspired, Reminds Me of Really Expensive Cafeteria Food
- April 20, 2009
- Rated 2 of 5 by
wb6vpm from Whittier, California
My wife and I have been going to the Blue Bayou for years, and it seems that even Disneyland is having to change becuase of the economy. They no longer do the "wedge" salads, but a crappy garden salad, that is obviously premixed, that I could get at any 2 bit restaurant (and would probably be better). Things came out so fast, that you could tell that everything was now made prior, and was just waiting for the orders. I can almost guarantee that Disneyland has gotten rid of the chef that works in the kitchen, to help make sure that the quality of the food does not falter.
The wife for lunch had the Monte Cristo, which she has every time we go, and it was chewy, and seemed to have been premade, reheated, and not deep-fried like it should have been. The cheese was not "melty," but was a congealed blob of what appeared to be cheese that had been melted, and then cooled. Also, normally there is lots of meat in it, and this time, she struggled to find any.
My lunch, the Spicy Jambalaya, was basically edible nastiness. You could tell that everything had been sitting in food warmers, continuing to cook. The rice base, was complete mush, WAY overcooked, the fish and shrimp were bland, flavorless peices of meat (other than the flavor of fire). Also, some of the shrimp still had the "plasticy" shell still on parts of them.
Regarding service, it sucked, I think it is partly due to too many tables for not enough staff, it take 5+ minutes to get a refill, (thats once they realize that you need a refill) forever to get a box for any leftovers, and forever again to get your check (make sure you have your credit card or other method of payment ready so you can stuff it in the holder quickly so you can give it to him while he is still there, so you don't have to sit around waiting for him again)
The ambiance is great as it is set up on the start of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride (minus the occasional idiot yelling stupid things from the ride, such as, hows the food etc)
My final thoughts on it are, if Disneyland cannot get the quality back in this restaurant, it is most definitely NOT worth going, and paying around 30 dollars a plate for and getting food that Dennys would not serve.