California Grill Lounge

Reviews

• Christopher Bowling

  star star star star star 31 May 2026

  Food is amazing! View is priceless. Watch the fireworks here!!!

• Randy Daniels

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 25 May 2026

  I visited the California Grill with my wife and son on our most recent Disney vacation. The food was fantastic, but the service provided by our waiter was possibly the worst I have ever experienced. Everyone has a a bad day, so I'm willing to give some grace, but when you're in a service job it should be an expectation that you leave your attitude at home. Upon arrival, we felt unwelcome as we had our son with us. He is well behaved or we wouldn't have brought him with. Despite plenty of seating in the main dining area with the view of the Magic Kingdom fireworks, we were tucked in a small room way in the back as to not disrupt the other patrons. When we placed our order my wife and I only ordered cocktails and three appetizers in lieu of entrees. Our son ordered a kid's meal. The waiter was extremely annoyed that we didn't order entrees and walked away shaking his head, likely assuming that his tip would be lower than expected since we didn't purchase the expensive entrees. When our food came out, he had forgotten to put in our son's food order. He didn't come to check on us to see how things were or to make sure we got everything. We spent over half an hour trying to get his attention and he intentionally ignored us. When we finally got up and grabbed him and brought him back to our table, there was no apology for the oversight. He blamed us, saying we did not order any kid's meal. He placed the order at that time and it came out right away, which was great that the kitchen turned it around fast, but it was missing the fruit kabobs that the menu clearly stated came with the meal. We asked if we could get the fruit kabobs and the waiter sarcastically said, "No, the kids meal is a la cart and they are not included. Nice try though. Good luck out there tonight." He wouldn't talk to us after that. We were going to talk to management about the dreadful service but at that point the fireworks were starting and we didn't want to ruin that experience for our son. Long story short, tread lightly if you bring your children in and/or don't feel like eating a full meal as you will not be shown the same service and consideration as the other guests.

• Vincent Mangelli

  star star star star star 13 May 2026

  Great food, views, service and a super barkeep in Clinta! Every visit to the CG is always outstanding.

• Rick Gimeranez

  star star star star star 13 May 2026

  Great brunch. Fantastic food and great service

• Richard Elkins

  star star star star star 8 May 2026

  Excellent night, high quality food, great service, amazing night.