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**chezp** · 04-03-2005, 11:24 AM

I'd like to try a new restaurant at Downtown Disney on our next trip. I'm trying to decide betewen Cap'n'Jacks and the Portobello Yacht Club. Any first hand reports from either restaurant to help me make up my mind?

lauren-roxy · 04-03-2005, 12:47 PM

I have't eaten at either one Cheryl, but the menu from Portobello certainly looks very good, but very expensive. It seems like they have more to choose from too. Good like deciding!!

Jennifer2003 · 04-03-2005, 12:50 PM

The only place I've eaten is Wolfgang Puck Express on the West Side. It was OK. Nothing spectacular.

Jennifer

**disneymom9092** · 04-03-2005, 04:59 PM

Sorry Cheryl, haven't been to either one

Wild4Diz · 04-03-2005, 06:15 PM

Can't help you decide between those two, but if you like seafood then you might want to consider Fulton's

! We ate there last time and they had a great menu with lots of choices. Actually there were a lot of landlubber items too!

Goofy'sGal · 04-03-2005, 07:19 PM

Out of those two, I've only eaten at the Portobello Yacht Club BUT it was wa-a-a-ay back in 1991! LOL It was fantastic back then - I remembered they had roasted garlic cloves that you could use as a spread on their delicious Italian bread - yummy if you like garlic! I remember reading someone here didn't like it for just that reason LOL I'm Italian - I like garlic ROFL

Sorry - hopefully someone has been to one of those two in more recent years! LOL

BritDisFan · 04-04-2005, 04:56 AM

We went to Portobello Yacht Club in 1998 and weren't that impressed, maybe they were having an off night or maybe they are much better nowdays.

Karen

Goofy'sGal · 04-04-2005, 11:59 AM

LOL Karen! Wasn't it you that hated the garlic in everything? I remember reading a post somewhere and thought, gee, that's what I loved about it! ROFL

DAD · 04-04-2005, 05:45 PM

Cheryl,
During my trip in December, I ate lunch at Fulton's and dinner at Portabello Yacht Club. Both were very good meals, but I have to say that Fulton's was better IMHO. The food selection and presentation was just a bit more original and less run-of-the-mill. I also got to sit outside on the deck in the middle of the afternoon which was nice.

Just a sidenote for you--if you eat at either restaurant, save your receipt and you can get 10% off of your bill at the other restaurant.

Bert & Sully · 04-07-2005, 09:26 PM

Portobello but for lunch and only for lunch. Oh, and they have berry lemonade that's

but be forewarned it's charged as a bar drink not a soda.

**DopeyGirl** · 04-07-2005, 10:41 PM

We ate at Cap'n Jack's last month. It really wasn't too bad! I really liked the New England clam chowder (they also had a Manhattan conch chowder that my FIL said was great.)

Looking over my notes from dinner . . .

I had the roasted chicken breast with creamed mushroom demi-glace and it was VERY good. DH and his mother had the sirloin with onion ragout and horseradish cream --- they both rated it as "pretty darn tasty"

My FIL had the seafood pasta and said it was delicious!

The prices on the menu ranged from $4.49 (chowder) to $31.99 (lobster tails) . . . the menu wasn't the most extensive, but it was very good!

I would definitely recommend eating at an "off" time or planning on doing a little shopping if it is a busy time. PP says "Short Waits" but, we were there at nearly 7pm on Saturday, March 19 and waited 90 minutes for a table!!! When we left, there were still quite a few people waiting to be seated! (I think maybe they need to look into accepting PS's . . . )

BritDisFan · 04-08-2005, 03:14 AM

[ QUOTE ]
LOL Karen! Wasn't it you that hated the garlic in everything? I remember reading a post somewhere and thought, gee, that's what I loved about it! ROFL

[/ QUOTE ]

Yes, Allan told me that the roasted garlic that they serve with the bread was a roasted onion and I took a big bite and got a shock. I couldn't taste any of my food after that, everything just tasted overpoweringly of garlic. Not really the restaurant's fault, I should blame Allan really

. I actually quite like garlic but that was just too much, I still tease him now about ruining my meal.

Karen

**karmic** · 04-08-2005, 08:46 AM

I have eaten at both but 10+ years age. I think that Portabello was much better. Capn Jacks was much more casual.

04-03-2005, 12:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
lauren-roxy Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire Join Date: May 2004 Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame Posts: 42,354	Re: Which restaurant? I have't eaten at either one Cheryl, but the menu from Portobello certainly looks very good, but very expensive. It seems like they have more to choose from too. Good like deciding!!

04-03-2005, 12:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jennifer2003 Community Rank: Explorer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Western NY (Buffalo/Niagara Falls) Posts: 11,275	Re: Which restaurant? The only place I've eaten is Wolfgang Puck Express on the West Side. It was OK. Nothing spectacular. Jennifer

04-03-2005, 06:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
Wild4Diz Community Rank: Adventurer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Gilbert, AZ, USA Posts: 945	Re: Which restaurant? Can't help you decide between those two, but if you like seafood then you might want to consider Fulton's ! We ate there last time and they had a great menu with lots of choices. Actually there were a lot of landlubber items too!

04-03-2005, 07:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
Goofy'sGal Community Rank: Jetsetter Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Colonia, NJ Posts: 2,152	Re: Which restaurant? Out of those two, I've only eaten at the Portobello Yacht Club BUT it was wa-a-a-ay back in 1991! LOL It was fantastic back then - I remembered they had roasted garlic cloves that you could use as a spread on their delicious Italian bread - yummy if you like garlic! I remember reading someone here didn't like it for just that reason LOL I'm Italian - I like garlic ROFL Sorry - hopefully someone has been to one of those two in more recent years! LOL

04-04-2005, 04:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
BritDisFan Community Rank: Explorer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: UK Posts: 12,351	Re: Which restaurant? We went to Portobello Yacht Club in 1998 and weren't that impressed, maybe they were having an off night or maybe they are much better nowdays. Karen

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04-04-2005, 11:59 AM	#8 (permalink)
Goofy'sGal Community Rank: Jetsetter Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Colonia, NJ Posts: 2,152	Re: Which restaurant? LOL Karen! Wasn't it you that hated the garlic in everything? I remember reading a post somewhere and thought, gee, that's what I loved about it! ROFL

04-04-2005, 05:45 PM	#9 (permalink)
DAD Community Rank: Adventurer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Maryland Posts: 577	Re: Which restaurant? Cheryl, During my trip in December, I ate lunch at Fulton's and dinner at Portabello Yacht Club. Both were very good meals, but I have to say that Fulton's was better IMHO. The food selection and presentation was just a bit more original and less run-of-the-mill. I also got to sit outside on the deck in the middle of the afternoon which was nice. Just a sidenote for you--if you eat at either restaurant, save your receipt and you can get 10% off of your bill at the other restaurant.

04-07-2005, 09:26 PM	#10 (permalink)
Bert & Sully Community Rank: Legend Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Florida Big Bend Posts: 17,038	Which restaurant? Portobello but for lunch and only for lunch. Oh, and they have berry lemonade that's but be forewarned it's charged as a bar drink not a soda.

04-08-2005, 03:14 AM	#12 (permalink)
BritDisFan Community Rank: Explorer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: UK Posts: 12,351	Re: Which restaurant? [ QUOTE ] LOL Karen! Wasn't it you that hated the garlic in everything? I remember reading a post somewhere and thought, gee, that's what I loved about it! ROFL [/ QUOTE ] Yes, Allan told me that the roasted garlic that they serve with the bread was a roasted onion and I took a big bite and got a shock. I couldn't taste any of my food after that, everything just tasted overpoweringly of garlic. Not really the restaurant's fault, I should blame Allan really . I actually quite like garlic but that was just too much, I still tease him now about ruining my meal. Karen

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Which restaurant? About This Page: This is a discussion on Which restaurant? within the Feasting and Snacking: The Eateries, part of the PassPorter Community - Message Boards and Forums; I'd like to try a new restaurant at Downtown Disney on our next trip. I'm trying to decide ...

Which restaurant?
About This Page: This is a discussion on Which restaurant? within the Feasting and Snacking: The Eateries, part of the PassPorter Community - Message Boards and Forums; I'd like to try a new restaurant at Downtown Disney on our next trip. I'm trying to decide ...