UPDATE: Canceled BOG Res. [Be Our Guest help with 2.5 & 5.5 yo]

[5centfamily]

UPDATE: We have canceled the BOG reservation and switched to Skipper Canteen. We will save BOG for when the kids are older. Thanks for your feedback!

Hi y’all! We’re 8 days out from travel day and have reservations for Be Our Guest next Sunday evening! (As an aside, we snagged our reservation via the Touring Plans reservation finder and that alone has made this year’s subscription worth the cost!!)

DH and I are REALLY excited about dining at BOG but I’m concerned about the prix fixe format for my 5.5 DD and 2.5 DS. They are pretty picky and seem like the only kids in America who won’t eat mac & cheese (Steak or chicken? Blech, HOW DARE YOU! lol). Will the restaurant let me add on an appetizer and/or side for DS (2.5) and plate share with DD (5.5)? Does DD HAVE to order a meal? Can I bring in Uncrustables for the World’s Pickiest Eaters?

Should we just skip until our kids are older? ()

[missoverexcited]

You have to pay for a meal for DD, the same as you’d have to pay at a buffet even if she wouldn’t eat anything. I don’t know about ordering extra sides etc.

[5centfamily]

Thanks! I figured DD would need an entree (that was mostly wishful thinking lol).

[threeprincessesfourprinces]

Here is our experience with BOG last August with our DD3 and DD7. I think to summarize, it wasn’t worth the cost to us for the food, but if the experience is worth the cost to you then go for it! I’ll just add that our ADR was right at closing time, and I think it’s fair to say we were rushed (didn’t include the whole account but they shut off the lights on us!). In retrospect they could have made the kids version of the meal much more kid-friendly, especially considering the cost.

@threeprincessesfourprinces

We had not done dinner at BOG since it went prix fixe so looked forward to trying it. Overall it was so-so. Our entrees were brought right after the appetizers, too soon. DS and DH didn’t care for the lobster bisque, but my French onion was pretty good. DD3 had the kids fruit and cheese app - the cheeses were not very kid friendly, a white cheddar and a smoky cheese.

DD7’s peach applesauce app was good and was a huge bowl, they shared it. Both DDs had the Mac n cheese which was fine, big servings. Two of us ordered the filet which was excellent but the mashed potatoes with it were too salty. DH ordered the scallops, they were very good but only 3 of them. The desserts were all the same, a dark chocolate almond truffle, raspberry macaron and grey stuff in a white chocolate cup. The kids’ version came with an empty cup that they could paint with edible paint, and grey stuff on the side.

The kids barely ate any of the desserts, actually DD7 spit out the chewed truffle all over her napkin, although they enjoyed the painting part.

[5centfamily]

Here is our experience with BOG last August with our DD3 and DD7. I think to summarize, it wasn’t worth the cost to us for the food, but if the experience is worth the cost to you then go for it! I’ll just add that our ADR was right at closing time, and I think it’s fair to say we were rushed (didn’t include the whole account but they shut off the lights on us!). In retrospect they could have made the kids version of the meal much more kid-friendly, especially considering the cost.

Thank you for the GREAT feedback! I decided to save BOG for a future trip and switched to Skipper Canteen.