For nearly our whole time in Disneyland, from the dining to the staff interaction throughout the park, Disney has been a dream come true and the people have been wonderful. The dining experience at Cafe Orleans is the one exception, thanks mostly to Mademoiselle Melissa C and the overall experience at this spot.

It started with an initial hiccup during our reservation check-in. So the 1-2 hour wait is no problem. However, when we received our notification on the app as we were told and immediately headed to the restaurant, we were told our table was given away and the app must've had connection issues. Fine, they added us back to the list for another 45 wait.

Finally our time came, only to be told to wait another 5 minutes with another couple. Now, these fine looking folks got their choice of sitting inside or the patio, while we were told we're going to the patio without even a hello. Sure, okay. As I peeked inside, perhaps it was fitting everyone in there did not look like either of us. Classy.

Anyway, the patio was loud, but cute and we've heard great things about the food. Well, immediately the vibe seemed weird when the server came to greet us and she was really abrupt in her tone and a bit snappy. She was also giving me such a look.

I ordered the Battered & Fried Monte Cristo and my partner got the Shrimp Pasta.

She check on us near the end of the meal. Fine, time for us to order dessert. We also asked for more water. A weird thing happened here: she snapped, "I can't hear you" and now I knew I wasn't imagining her scornful look. Then she seemed to catch herself and say that it was loud here. No sorry,, but fine.

For food, the Shrimp Pasta was pretty solid, if a bit generic. The Monte Cristo was fine. The batter tasted like funnel cake and there was too much. Was dry. Needed more meat and melted cheese. The winner was the Hallow Creme Brulee, which was a Halloween themed pistachio creme brulee.

She came back 10 minutes later to refill our water and forcefully poured the water into the glass, letting water splash out and two cubes of ice to jump out and hit my chest and arm. I'm like, "Oh? Okay" and she doesn't even apologize, already turning her attention to my partner before quickly leaving. That's when my SO looks at me and exclaims, that was pretty rude! Yikes

Then we wait another 10 minute and she comes back, asking if we're ready for our check. Except she has our check and I say "sure", but she manages to glance at the bill as she's putting it down and realize she already input our order for dessert. She goes, "Oh, let me get this for you" and disappears before we can get another word out. Okay, 5-10 minutes later and someone who looks happier gives us our creme brulee, which was absolutely amazing!

But really, what a poor and terrible dining experience at Cafe Orleans. I usually tip generously being from NYC, but I only gave a sad15%... which thinking now, seems way too high for how I was was treated, in addition to the lack of service we received. I don't know what happened here, but the staff here needs to step up to the standards of the rest of the park. Maybe some diversity training too. And Melissa C needs to chill.