captaindavidhook
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- Mar 11, 2008
I have never eaten there at all. The menu looks really good.
my wife and I have five of them, but sometimes you just want a nice quiet, relatively romantic meal. Artist Point is among the quietest at Disney, although quiet is a relative thing - it is Disney, after all.
We've always enjoyed Artist Point, but might be a bit biased for sentimental reasons, given the number of mixed reviews I've seen as of late. The food is very good in our experience, though probably not the equal of other sig's such as California Grill or Jiko. I think the value of Artist Point might be for those searching for a quieter, more romantic dining experience than you'll find elsewhere on property. I typically go for the venison and while generally very good, I'm not blown away by it as a culinary experience.
Agreed and the Territory Lounge is awesome!This all the way. DH and I love staying at WL, and AP is part of that quiet, romantic ambience. Plus we like Pacific Northwest flavors, so that sets it apart as well. IMO, it's a more laid back experience than say California Grill. Another plus is that if you get out around 8 or 9, Geyser Point is right there for a night cap. We've always enjoyed our food as well as the pacing of the meal.
If you order the mushroom soup, salmon on a cedar plank and the berry cobbler, I promise you won’t go wrong. All three items are spectacularly delicious.
We have been to all the signatures besides Monsieur Paul and Morimoto. Narcoosees and Artist Point was our least favorite. Granted we have only been once to them and may have caught them on an off night. Which is possible. Narcoosees we will never go back, but AP we may try again. Not sure. Next trip, 2019 we plan on going to MP and Morimoto along with several others of our favorite signatures (Le Cellier, Yachtmans, CG, CRT, Jiko).
Background.... DVC owners, we go twice per year. 12 years. Homed at BRV (the REAL "Villas at Widerness Lodge"). We do not buy DDP anything - every year, we buy TIW.
Artist Point (AP), over 12 years, has been a bit shaky. GOOD NEWS UP FRONT - a Major Restaurant Manager with a stunning reputation for "turn arounds" was given AP a good two years ago.
That stunning Manager has done WELL. She walked into a really GOOD Sig, in a DDP death spiral. She turned it around. As of 11-2017 (last visit), AP is AGAIN stunning. Oh yes, there was a good 4 year period PRIOR to this when AP fell into the dreaded "DDP quality trap".
Through GREAT management? This was corrected. AP wisely went with "Basics" + "Addons" to defeat the DDP Quality trap. Just us? We are very happy .
What went wrong during your visit to Artist Point? Bad food? Bad service? Both?