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California Grill

Address: Contemporary Resort, WDW Resorts, Walt Disney World, FL, 32830 | Map It
Phone: 407/939-3463

Price range: $$-$$$
Cuisine: American
Location: WDW Resorts

Write a review | Avg. member rating: 4.0/5

Fodor's Review:

The view of the surrounding Disney parks from this rooftop restaurant is as stunning as the food, especially at night, when you can watch the nightly Magic Kingdom fireworks from the patio. The menu changes periodically, but choices might include pan-roasted grouper with olive-crushed potatoes and a red wine sauce, oak-fired beef fillet with three-cheese potato gratin and tamarind barbecue sauce, or Japanese pumpkin ravioli with spinach and Parmesan. Good dessert choices might include a warm chocolate cake with raspberry ice cream and raspberry sauce or a dessert that is always on the menu, butterscotch crème brûlée with banana cakes and caramelized bananas.

Keep in mind: Reservations essential.
Credit Cards: AE, MC, V

Member Reviews and Ratings

Reviewed by lagoamour from Evansville, Indiana on 7/22/09
My husband and I went there on our honeymoon and they brought us a beautiful dessert that said congratulations. It was wonderfull. the staff was nice, the food was great, and the restaurant was neat looking. We watched the MK fireworks to. It is our favorite restaurant.

Member Rating: 5.0
Ratings details: Food: 5.0 Atmosphere: 5.0 Service: 5.0 Value: 5.0

Reviewed by flipper09 from Florida on 1/28/09
A wonderful place for the Adult crowd at Disney. Food and wine were great. After reading other reviews, I am thankful that the manager has enough guts to say something to the parents of a running 3 year old. This is not the Magic Kingdom!

Member Rating: 4.2
Ratings details: Food: 4.0 Atmosphere: 5.0 Service: 4.0 Value: 4.0

Reviewed by nbkm7l1 from Southeast, USA on 10/21/07
We really enjoyed our meal here except for the manager getting on to us because our 3 year old was running around a bit...this is Disney after all....lol

I would say that the filet at Jikos is better than the filet at California Grill. The California Grill has a great wine list and has diversity within its menu. The service was outstanding aside from the manager's comments....the guy ought to be re-assigned to a walk-up.

The decor was very dated and the temp quite cool along with the manger's attitude towards small children.