Today, we’re welcoming back Emma Snobbish with a review of the Captain’s Grille at Disney’s Yacht Club Resort. Her review highlights the breakfast buffet!
When you’re contemplating breakfast choices around Walt Disney World Resort, the Captain’s Grille may not be on your radar.
“Oh, yeah – that one at the Yacht Club?” you might say.
That’s what I said, but on my family’s trip this January we wanted to try something new — someplace where we would be able to get a walk-up reservation. We had also heard tell of the Captain’s breakfast buffet, so we decided to give it a try.
Atmosphere
The Captain’s Grille is just off the Yacht Club Resort’s lobby. You’ve passed it if you’ve ever taken the stroll from the Beach Club to the Yacht Club.
Outside the Captain’s Grille
Behind its fresh, white French doors you’ll see soft nautical stripes, and model boats and paintings of seaside scenes hanging on the walls.
The Main Dining Room
Once inside the restaurant, you’ll see a kid-sized waiting area complete with coloring sheets and crayons!
Children’s Coloring Area – the Crayons are Kept in a Little Boat!
The themeing here is subtle but still charming. I loved the compass design on the center of the tables and the beach waves etched on the chairs.
Big arched openings at the edges of the restaurant look out over the hallway leading to the signature restaurant — Yachtsman Steakhouse — and Stormalong Bay, the giant pool and play area shared between the Yacht and Beach Club Resorts. Kinda fun for people watching during your meal, although if you’d rather something more quiet there are plenty of [Read more…]
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