Starting today, you can book reservations for the new Carthay Circle Restaurant at Disney California Adventure, which opens its doors on Friday, June 15.
The restaurant will likely be the place to visit during your next Disney vacation. Award-winning Executive Chef Andrew Sutton of Napa Rose has developed a menu focusing on seasonal products and the diverse flavors found in Southern California. His protégé, Gloria Tae, also from Napa Rose, will be at the helm of the kitchen, while Chef Andrew will split his time as executive chef between Napa Rose and Carthay Circle Restaurant. With this team of chefs, you can expect the restaurant to deliver a high-end experience that will be a highlight of your vacation.
From what we’ve learned about the menu, the food sounds delectable. For lunch, the menu features items like crispy firecracker duck wings finished with soy, lime and Sriracha chili sauce; sautéed northern halibut with roasted red bell pepper, caperberry and orange relish; and Angus flank steak cobb salad with Mine Shaft Blue Cheese, bacon, avocado and arugula with Cabernet essence.
The dinner menu showcases entrées like Colorado rack of lamb with fried zucchini blossoms, fennel puree and summer succotash; grilled Jamaican jerked kingfish with a tropical salsa of pineapple, mango, black beans and lime; and strawberry-lemon roasted organic chicken salad with jicama, haricot verts, upland cress (greens) and buttermilk-lemon vinaigrette.
The desserts include toasted lemon pound cake with fresh marinated blueberries, lemon curd cream and Tahitian vanilla chantilly; and “Peaches In All Their Glory” with peach and white chocolate cannolis with fresh grilled peaches and peach sorbet. (But we think the best-seller just might be the fried banana split Monte Cristo sundae with raspberry and chocolate fudge ice creams, toffee nuts and warm caramel rum bananas.)
The 256-seat restaurant (200 inside, 56 on a terrace) on the second floor of the building will be open daily for lunch and dinner. To make reservations, call 714-781-DINE, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., or email reservation requests to dine@disneyland.com.
