California Grill, Contemporary Resort

We had 9:20pm dinner reservations for California Grill, but arrived at 8:50pm to get there in time to watch the fireworks from the restaurant. The restaurant used to let all tourists to go up to the elevator to watch the fireworks, but now only dinner patrons are allowed to go up. Our entire experience at California Grill was very good. We enjoyed seeing the fireworks, and were seated right at 9:20pm. We had Duck Confit with Spiced Cherry-Pear Puree, Sun dried Cherry Creme Fraiche and Marjoram flatbread for an appetizer, along with Watercress Salad with Poached Pears, Heirloom Apples, Blue Cheese, and Orange-Shallot Vinaigrette and Pumpkin Ravioli with Brown Butter Pumpkin Seed Vinaigrette, Pistachios, Spinach, and Sunlight Goat Cheese. For entrees, we had grilling Pork Tenderloin with creamy Goat Cheese Polenta, Cremini Mushrooms, Zinfandel Glaze, and Sage and Oak-fired Filet with Three Cheese Potato Gratin, Sugar Snap Peas, and Tamarind Barbeque Sauce. For dessert we ordered the Heirloom Apple Tart, with Braeburn Apple and Brown Butter Tart with Apple Brandy Ice Cream and Caramel Sauce, and the Chocolate, Chocolate, Caramel, a warm Valrhona Chocolate Ckae with Molten center, White Chocolate Ice Cream and Scotch Wiskey Caramel. EVERYTHING was amazing! And yes, I did bring the menu home with me, because I would have never remembered all of that!