Disney Dining Reviews - Resort Restaurants

Contemporary Resort -

The Wave - Dinner

The Wave is a fairly new restaurant at the Contemporary Resort. It is located on the ground floor where the old snack bar/food court and arcade used to be. It was renovated in a fairly contemporary atmosphere with an art deco flair to it.

We waited only a few minutes for our 7:00 pm reservation time. We actually have dined here twice and enjoyed it very much both times although I recall leaving the second time feeling a bit more full than the first time we visited (maybe that wasn't a bad thing? ;-)

When you enter the seating area is on the right and the bar is behind the hostess area. The bar is very modern and contemporary;-)

The visit I will review was our first though which was just myself and my daughter. Jim was our server and he was great. Very knowledgable and personable and fun. He recommended I try the fish selection of that day which was arctic char and it did not disappoint.

Here are some views of the restaurant, very simple but comfortable.

First we started with their signature fresh multigrain bread and rock-salted butter. This is maybe what I had too much of the second time around ... LOL!

My daughter started with the kid's salad which was basic with cucumber and carrots. I believe it did come with tomato but my daughter didn't want that. She got the ranch dressing on the side. This was a nice size salad for a kid's item.

I had a mixed greens salad with edamame and flax seeds in it. If I recall correctly this salad was also topped with a bit of mozzarella cheese and tomato. It had a lite vinaigrette dressing. It was almost like a lite caprese salad with some healthiness added in, the healthy part is what made it unique and even more delicious.

My daughter ordered the kids "grilled" chicken fingers. She said they were tender and soft. This was accompanied by potatoe wedges. (you won't find a fryer in this establishment) Her plate looked a little large for what was in it but her salad was rather large and this was definitely a nice amount of food.

I ordered the fish of the day which as I mentioned earlier was, arctic char. It changes from day to day with this fish and mahi being the most available. It is listed on the menu as "Today’s Sustainable Fish" with Edamame Stew and Cilantro Chutney.

And the edamame stew is sooooo delicious. I wish I could find the recipe. It really makes this dish. It is basically edamame, corn, green beans in a lite but VERY tastey broth. I'm not sure how it would go with mahi or another fish but it went just perfect with the char. I even had this the next time we went. I was lucky it was available as they don't have this fish all that much. It's probably the best arctic char I've had anywhere!

Then came time for dessert which I had to try after seeing it brought to some of the other tables.

What is so lovely about this dessert is that each item is a small amount with just a few bites but it can still be filling (especially if you're already full;-)

There are a few trio desserts but with my chocoholic tendencies I went for the "Decadent Flavors" which was a trio that consisted of the Chocolate Mousse with Salted Caramel Sauce, the Lemon Cornbread with Vanilla Panna Cotta and the Blueberry Compote with Yogurt Gelato. Loved the chocolate mousse and even the Blueberry Compote but I could have skipped the Lemon Cornbread and made the other 2 larger LOL!!

Now my daughter went for the kid's vanilla gelato sundae. I think she enjoyed playing with it more than eating it as she does with most of the Disney sundae dishes.

Still a nice ending to a delicious and healthful meal. We enjoyed our dinner here twice.

I really try to eat healthy at Disney whenever I can. Many times I will order an appetizer and salad as you can see in some of my other reviews but what's so nice about the Wave is that it's easier to eat healthy here because they have many healthy options on their menu and they're not only healthy but delicious and you won't leave hungry...that's for sure!! I give this one a thumbs up!

And for breakfast I give it a triple thumbs up!! That review to come shortly:-) The best breakfast (as well as best breakfast value in WDW!!)

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