TwinView (Evermore / Conrad Complex) - Magical Dining
I have a lot to say about this place, for better or worse. The gist of it is, don't go there for the food. Only go there for access to the gorgeous property. There were 8 of us from my friend's group and we were all excited to check out the property.
It's a bit confusing because the reservation says you can only get there 30 minutes early. I had a heck of a time getting a hold of the restaurant. I finally talked to a manager and he said coming a couple of hours earlier is fine. When I talked to the hotel later with more questions trying to get the lay of the land, they said you can park out front, walk into dinner, get in your car and leave. How inviting...
Fortunately, this is simply not true. Once you are on property, you can explore as you wish. Just don't go on the beach or in the pool obviously.
We opted to park the Conrad as it's a larger facility They only have valet parking for $50 but if you validate at Papaya Club (or elsewhere) it's $10. You can walk from place to place - it's 3/4 mile for the circle. It was nice to walk back after the meal.
The Papaya Club was great! The drinks were delicious and sneaky STRONG. Keep in mind it's outdoor with no fans so we pretty much melted but it was all good.
There is a super cute trolley shuttle between properties to get to Twin view and back. I was told to not make it obvious that you aren't staying there as they don't check and all good. It's the same shuttle the workers use to get from place to place. It was wonderful to see all of the various stay options. The place overall reminded me of Margaritaville with a nicer pool lagoon and some swanky accommodation options checkout the all glass, high ceiling options.
Vibe / Attire: This place is casual but you can dress up if you would like. There was a little bit of everything. It's like a typical Disney resort meal place. Well lit and family friendly.
Check in was easy and the table was ready on time.
Appetizers:
We had the stracciatella and the shrimp. The stracciatella was fine. It was a light cheese honey dip with bread. The shrimp were HUGE but plain and the sauce seemed like more of a ketchup. I didn't mind. It was fine.
Main Dishes:
For the mains, the table selected the Salmon and the Braised Short rib. Both were delightful. The short rib was a gigantic portion. Now, keep in mind that this was the meat only and NO sides. So, the regular price of these dishes are stupid expensive. The salmon had some potatoes. For me, I wanted to get chicken along with some shareable sides and after having to talk to the manager, I was allowed to order it. How lovely, until it wasn't. For the record, there is no where that indicates you have to order magical dining for everyone but they were trying to mandate it.
Oh the chicken...first of all, it was 4 pieces of fried chicken on a piece of Texas toast. I didn't realize it was fried as it just said crispy, but ok whatever. Then, I was ready to dig in, cut it and BLOOD spurted out. Dear God, I gagged. I finally got the server over and they took it away. I assumed they were going to make me a new one - nope, never happened.
They brought me over some more mashed potatoes for free in the meantime as first portion disappeared rapidly. A server came over several minutes later and asked me if I wanted anything. At that point, everyone was almost done, and I just had some of my husband's ribs as there were plenty. They were quite good. Fatty but good. The two of us didn't even finish that portion and it went home with the rest along with the most ridiculously good mashed potatoes I've had in my life. That and the side of corn saved me. And, the truffle fries were incredible. Their sides are delicious.
Dessert:
We each tried all of the desserts and they were very sweet and good. They were also beautifully displayed.
Drinks:
And, the drinks. Oh my gosh. 3 people sent cocktails back as they were undrinkable. This was sad after the incredible experience at Conrad's Papaya Club. Thankfully, we went there first. My husband had ordered a glass of wine and then decided to get a bottle immediately after but the server still brought the additional glass. He guilted my husband into taking it and tried to strong arm us into also taking the bottle. I said absolutely not as he had to drive. I ordered a glass of something else and then also had a glass at the Conrad Lobby bar (which had pleasant but extremely slow service).
Servers / Service:
The servers and managers were quite nice and pleasant (except for the wine pusher). They were sometimes hard to get though. The bills came out screwed up, of course, but that eventually was corrected. Whew, exhausting.
Tips: Go there for the stupid delicious mashed potatoes and the corn. The burger also looked quite good. Otherwise, skip it unless you are staying there. Take a post meal walk around the property.
Or better, just go to Four Flamingos down the street. read more