Whispering Canyon Café is located in Wilderness Lodge at the
Walt Disney World Resort just inside the main lobby and to the left. Whispering Canyon Café serves breakfast,
lunch, and dinner and is a rustic respite from the hustle and bustle of the
parks.
We had dinner and enjoyed a family “skillet” which included
pulled pork, ribs, chicken, vegetables, and potatoes served family style with refills
on any of the items. Speaking of
refills, Whispering Canyon Café also offers refills on their shakes. This appealed to the boy and the
husband. They each started with one
flavor, finished it, and ordered another flavor. Their appetites kept them from ordering
thirds! The caramel shake was delicious!
I ordered pomegranate lemonade
but soft drinks are also available.
Our meal also came with dessert with a trio of favorites
including a raspberry cobbler with cream.
Dessert was also served “family style” with individual plates for each
of us.
The atmosphere is fun, yet family friendly. Don’t be surprised to hear a Cast Member yell
a request, hello, or good-bye across the restaurant. And, if you ask for ketchup, be prepared to
receive every bottle in the restaurant at your table and then you will be
responsible for transporting the bottles to the next table that makes a request
for the condiment. It is a fun thing for
the kids to do. I wonder how many
bottles of ketchup have been dropped on the floor.
Getting to and from Wilderness Lodge, if you are not staying
there as a guest, is part of the fun if dining at Whispering Canyon Café. While buses serve the resort from all of the
parks and Downtown Disney, boat service is available from Magic
Kingdom, the Contemporary Resort, and Fort Wilderness. We took a boat from the Contemporary, that
dropped us off at the dock in the back of Wilderness Lodge. We then followed the winding trail to the
main building. Once you find the lobby,
finding Whispering
Canyon is easy. We then hopped a bus to the Magic Kingdom
and transferred to a bus headed to our resort.
Bathrooms are located to the left of the restaurant entrance if looking
towards the entrance.
Be sure to make time to explore the resort both inside and
out. We were greeted with a large
fireplace, massive chairs just perfect for napping, and a picturesque Christmas
tree complete with Photopass photographers to capture the occasion. (I’m sure
they are only there seasonally.)
Hints and tips for enjoying Whispering Canyon Café:
- Come with a big appetite and ready to play or enjoy others playing
- Give yourself enough time to get to and from Wilderness Lodge. You will want to linger and explore either before or after your meal.
- Ask how to find the train room at the Lodge from the concierge.
- Sit in at least one chair in the lobby. There are several including rocking chairs in front of the fireplace. Trust me. Try any chair.
- Caramel shake. Enough said.
- The ribs are okay. The ribs at Cookies on Castaway Cay are better. Disney, are you listening?
- Bring your camera!
We are so glad we gave Whispering Canyon Café a try, even it
if took 10 trips to get us there. It was
a great place to eat and be transformed to another time and place as only Walt
Disney World can do. We ate there on a
day planned for exploring Downtown Disney and Resort—basically a non-park day
and Wilderness Lodge was a great place to explore.
Posts
We must have missed the train room!
ReplyDeleteWhen you choose to have your meals in a family dining restaurant, then you are in for a special experience. They have a right atmosphere geared towards satisfying every member of the family hence the enjoyment of every family member. Thus, a family dining is a perfect place for such informal dinners, jubilees, meetings with friends and other relatives selecting a great variety of dishes to choose from.
ReplyDelete