California Grill
Fine dining restaurant in Bay Lake, Florida
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Oct 8, 2026
AbiHOST
Yep.
ZaraHOST
Um, and going up to California Grill at The-
AbiHOST
Yeah
ZaraHOST
...
KrystleHOST
It's more of an upscale feel as well.
KrystleHOST
California Grill is another iconic restaurant.
KrystleHOST
It is located at the top of the Contemporary Resort.
KrystleHOST
It's a signature restaurant.
LaneHOST
That A-frame structure, the monorail going through it, like it, um, the Mary Blair mural in the lobby.
LaneHOST
I mean, the Contemporary is also just so very iconic and hosts another legacy restaurant that in itself was up for consideration for this class in California Grill.
LaneHOST
So both have really great things to offer this class.
LaneHOST
But at the end of the day, I ended up going with the Contemporary and here's why.
Frank CardilloHOST
[laughs] Here we go with the 55 things we love about Walt Disney World on the 55th anniversary.
Frank CardilloHOST
It is the view from the California Grill.
Jen Cardillo SnyderHOST
Grill.Yeah, I think about back in 2021, we were, uh, going down for the Parties concert at House of Blues, and, uh, the, like night, night we got there, we went over to the Poly, we had some food, and then we went over to the Contemporary.
Jen Cardillo SnyderHOST
We're like, "Oh, let's just see if we can get up there." And they let us up-
Jen Cardillo SnyderHOST
... and we can go out onto the, I don't, I don't know, do you call that a balcony? The deck?
Frank CardilloHOST
Yeah.
Jen Cardillo SnyderHOST
The, the outside of California Grill.
Frank CardilloHOST
The patio.
JamieHOST
Would you rather watch the fireworks from the top of the contemporary resort or from a private boat on the Seven Seas Lagoon?
DonnaHOST
Simply because we've done the Top of the Contemporary countless times between when we used to go to California Grill or the DVC Top of the World Lounge.
DonnaHOST
We've done that.
DonnaHOST
Been there, done that.
Pam ForresterHOST
I think being at the Contemporary too is a great option because you have a lot of dining choices.
Pam ForresterHOST
You have, um, of course you have the, the sit-down restaurants at Steakhouse 71 and California Grill.
Pam ForresterHOST
You have a lounge.
Pam ForresterHOST
You have Chef Mickey, so you have character dining.
MitchHOST
[laughs] We like them rides.
MitchHOST
All right, would you rather have one expensive Disney World dinner that is incredible, like let's say it's over at California Grill.
MitchHOST
Let's say we go to California Grill, or get three cheaper meals, so one to three that are just okay?
KimHOST
okay?Hmm, one really good meal
MitchHOST
Me too.
MitchHOST
It's true.
KimHOST
I mean, the first time we went to Topolino's we didn't know that it was gonna be wonderful.
MitchHOST
Yeah, or even Ca- California Grill or so many other-
Simple JoeHOST
Karen and I both had a blast meeting Connecticut Kurt and his lovely wife, Margita.
Simple JoeHOST
We ate the California Grill, and I had steak and asparagus and mashed potatoes.
Simple JoeHOST
Karen had an awesome pork loin and some greens and polenta, which is pretty much grits, but made with yellow corn instead of white corn.
Simple JoeHOST
And they charge about ten times as much for it as they do at Waffle House.
Simple JoeHOST
So thank you for a great night out, Kurt.
Simple JoeHOST
It was a blast.
Simple JoeHOST
The California Grill was a great recommendation, and thank you so much, Margita, for making sure we go there.
Simple JoeHOST
My wife certainly appreciates the great time that we had.
AndyHOST
So what are you eating? Where are you going?
AmandaGUEST
So we love California Grill.
AmandaGUEST
It's a good one for us.
AmandaGUEST
It's a special one.
AmandaGUEST
And when we try and repeat and go back, we don't get as good of a table.
AmandaGUEST
The first time we went, we actually had just done engagement photos in Magic Kingdom and then at the Contemporary.
AmandaGUEST
And then we went out for a reservation at California Grill afterwards.
AmandaGUEST
We got fantastic table, perfect view of the castle, stayed for the fireworks after.
Joey BelvedutoHOST
Now, I intentionally didn't say eat at this specific restaurant because everybody's version of this is different.
Joey BelvedutoHOST
For one person, it's California Grill.
Joey BelvedutoHOST
For somebody else, it's a character breakfast, and for someone else, it's eating somewhere in the World Showcase, okay? Maybe it's a restaurant you've been hearing about forever.
Joey BelvedutoHOST
Maybe it's somewhere the family has a tradition.
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