Citrico's - Fancy Dining At Disney World's Grand Floridian Resort

Citrico's - sounds like one of those really ritsy restaurants, doesn't it?

It is! Located on the second floor of the Grand Floridian Resort, it is one of the finer restaurants in Disney World. Citrico's is one of those that just reeks of expensive taste. The food, the service, the prices... All say expensive :-), but it is definitely worth digging into the pocketbook!

In comparison to some of the other expensive restaurants (the 2 Table Services for the Disney Dining Plans), I would list Citrico's in my "A" list of the Disney's Signature restaurants. Definitely 5-star rating, along with California Grill, The Turf Club Bar & Grill (although not a 2 Table Service on the Disney Dining Plans or Signature restaurant, but I love their food and service), Artist Point, Flying Fish and the Yachtsman Steakhouse.

Our evening started with us arriving five minutes before our reservation. We waited less than ten minutes in the lobby before being seated at our table by Boris (from South Africa). From the time you walk in the lobby of Citrico's, you know you're in a "well-to-do" restaurant...

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The California Grill In Disney World's Contemporary Resort

The first time going to the California Grill was in December, 2009. Cindy and I went with Karl and Terri Rosenhan, as part of their 10th Wedding Anniversary Vow Renewal, along with the Bransons (Mike, Sondra and their son, Hayden).

We had an absolutely wonderful time, from our server, Walter, to the food... We experienced both quality service and delicious food, and vowed to come back...

And so we did... In July, 2010, Cindy and I once again enjoyed the fine cuisine at the California Grill. This time we brought a little group of our own, including my mom, Martha Covington, my sister Dianne Wright and brother-in-law, Jeff Wright, and my younger daughter, Renae Covington.

The food was just as good as before, and all our guests thought it was there best dining experience overall, although they enjoyed every place we took them...

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The New Greek Restaurant - Kouzzina

The wait at Kouzzina was reasonable. Maybe 20 minutes at most. The Kona Cafe could learn from that. When I make a reservation, I don't expect to stand in line with everyone that didn't and get seated after everyone before me, especially if I came in time for my reservation.

That was not the case at Kouzzina. Everything from the time we waited thru dessert was great!

We started off with a Cat Cora specialty - an Ouzo-tini. Neither Cindy nor I are really drinkers, so we shared one. It was delightful.

We're on the regular dining plan this trip, so we're paying extra for things like that and appetizers at some places. (Did it at the California Grill too.)

We both had delicious entrees. Cindy had the Cinnamon Stewed Chicken and I had the Fishermen's Stew... Yummy, yummy, yummy!

Our appetizers and desserts were just as good... More of the dining experience at Kouzzina on the site, as soon as I get time to get it done...

... As for now, we're off to Downtown Disney to meet the Rosenhans and Bransons for lunch. We're shooting for Wolfgang Puck's Express.

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