Be Our Guest Restaurant @ MK will start taking reservations at the end of August!!!

[TXTaylors5]

The opening date of Be Our Guest Restaurant has always been very vague. Since Disney announced on Wednesday that they will start taking ADRs at the end of August, they are getting closer to announcing an "official" opening date. Rumors are that they want it open for the "holidays". To me, that means opening the week of Thanksgiving!!!

It will be a counter-service (quick service) by day and sit-down restaurant by night. However, it will not be like most counter-service locations onsite. Ordering has been modeled like the terminals at Pecos Bill and Contempo Cafe.

From the DisneyParksblog.com . . .

Guest-activated terminals make ordering a snap (there also will be traditional cashiers for cash orders and special dietary requests). You order, take a seat and lunch is delivered to your table – on china, not paper.


Disney Dining Plan:
For those on the Disney Dining Plan, it WILL be included.
Lunch will be one counter-service credit
Dinner will be one table-service credit.

An official menu has not been released yet. But, Disney has given a little taste of what will be served.

Be Our Guest Menu
(Lunch)

Salads
Tuna Niçoise salad
Quinoa, shallot and chive salad

Sandwiches
Croque Monsieur sandwich with carved ham, Gruyere cheese, béchamel w/pomme frites (french fries)
Carved turkey on a warm baguette with Dijon mayonnaise w/pomme frites
Grilled steak sandwich with garlic butter spread w/pomme frites

Other Choices
Braised pork
Vegetable quiche

Kids' Menu (Lunch)
Mickey meatloaf
Seared mahi mahi
Whole-grain macaroni topped with marinara and mozzarella
Carved turkey sandwich
Roasted pulled pork

(Dinner)

Starters
Charcuterie plate with cured meats and sausages
Mussels steamed in white wine

Soups
French onion
Potato leek soup

Salads
Salad with champagne vinaigrette
Salad Trio
(Roasted beet, raisins and orange; green beans, tomatoes and roasted shallots; and watermelon, radish and mint.)

Main Entrees
Thyme-scented pork rack chop w/au gratin pasta
Rotisserie rock hen w/roasted fingerling potatoes
Pan-seared salmon in leek fondue
Grilled strip steak w/pomme frites
Sautéed shrimp and scallops with veggies in puff pastry with creamy lobster sauce
Oven-baked ratatouille

Kids' Menu (Dinner)
Whole-grain macaroni topped with marinara and mozzarella
Grilled steak
Grilled fish of the day
Grilled chicken breast

Dessert
Cupcakes (strawberry cream cheese or triple chocolate)
Chocolate cream puff
Passion fruit cream puff

[HauntedGabe]

There is something poetic about a company that can announce the date that they are going to start taking ADR's yet can't tell you when the restaurant is going to open.

Different dining options. Wonder what the children at large are going to think of the food options on the kids menu. My DD would have been so happy and my DS at that age would have walked away hungry, none of that would have appealed to him.

[Prince Charming]

What a coincidence; I was just on the phone last weekend making some ADRs and asking about this very restaurant. They had no info at all, which was disappointing. I might try to switch a dinner reservation to this place, if it is open when I am visiting.

[ohiodisneydad]

We may try it on our next family trip, whenever that may be. I thought some of the original plans called for a character meal during dinner hours or was that just speculation?

[TXTaylors5]

We may try it on our next family trip, whenever that may be. I thought some of the original plans called for a character meal during dinner hours or was that just speculation?

At this time, Disney is not advertising dinner at Be Our Guest Restaurant as a character meal.

However, there will be a Meet-and-Greet in Belle's Village . . .

Enchanted Tales with Belle – A new interactive character meet-and-greet location for Belle and Lumiere, guests will start in Maurice’s workshop, where they step through a magical mirror straight into the Beast’s library.

[HauntedGabe]

,Impressed with the photo's Disney posted. Nice details.

One of the floor mosaics in the entrance is the Beast's enchanted rose trimmed in gold.

The mosaics on the walls tell the love story of Belle and the Beast.

[TXTaylors5]

Even though the restaurant has not been listed as a character-dining experience, I did find some information hinting to the fact that they might incorporate Disney's Living Character Initiative to the restaurant. This is where audio-animatronic characters interact with guests. Similar to Remy at Les Chefs de France. Only this time, Lumiere would interact with guests from a cart. At this time, this is only a rumor and not confirmed by Disney Parks.

Only time will tell . . .

[TXTaylors5]

There will be three dining rooms in Beast's Castle. (West Wing, Library, and the Ballroom) The restaurant will seat 552 guests. This is a well-needed additional dining location for the Magic Kingdom.

Some more pictures I found online to give you an idea of how amazing this restaurant is . . .

[TXTaylors5]

!!!UPDATE!!!
Disney Dining will start taking Be Our Guest Restaurant phone reservations on Monday, August 20th. (7:00 am EST/6:00 am CST)

This will be for reservations starting on November 19, 2012.

Call 407-WDW-DINE to make reservations.
Note, You’ll be required to provide a credit card to hold the reservation.

FYI - Technically, November 19 – December 6, 2012 has been advertised as a "preview" period. Disney has confirmed that ALL guests are able to make an ADR.

You will be able to book online starting August 22, 2012 at the link HERE.

Reminder, this is for DINNER only. Lunch is counter service.
Counter service WILL be open starting November 19, 2012 too.

Official Be Our Guest Restaurant Lunch Menu
Official Be Our Guest Restaurant Dinner Menu

[TXTaylors5]

So, with the news of ADRs being taken . . . who's planning on making an ADR???

[TXTaylors5]

A little bummed. We won't be dining there this year. My husband and I are visiting WDW in late October, not returning until May 2013 with the kids. So, now I'll have to live vicariously through y'all until we can dine there in May.

[trickster]

We'll certainly be making an ADR for our trip next year!

[AdamV]

Is anyone else having issues getting through? I've been calling since just before 7 (Eastern), and I've gotten busy signals or "your call did not go through" messages for 20 minutes now.

[joanna71985]

I got a reservation for Nov 19!! I am soooooo excited

[trickster]

Next year for us but I'm looking forward to the reviews.