Here’s a bit of an FnB report from our first night and first time on resort for a couple of years.
Started off in the Dragon Bar around 4:30pm for a few pre dinner drinks. Paid £5.10 for a pint of Stella (x3) which whilst fairly expensive, people need to remember you’re at ATR and not Wetherspoons. There was a roaming magician doing parlour tricks table to table which I thought was a really thoughtful addition and made pre dinner drinks really enjoyable. All the staff were really attentive, happy and really cared about your experience! We then had dinner tonight in the Roller Coaster restaurant for the first time and I was again really impressed! Me and the Mrs shared a nachos starter which was plenty for 2 people and would’ve been very large for a single starter. Initially we wanted the Camembert sharer but it had sold out. The Mrs had carbonara for £15 and I had a steak for £26, which whilst not cheap was actually really tasty! Again, the staff were amazing, the food came out quickly as did the drinks and portions were really generous. Again, not the cheapest but I certainly didn’t feel like I was being ripped off.
We then had a wonder around Forbidden Valley which you can do if you dine at RR. I thought it looked really clean apart from Galactica’s track, which could really do with a good jet wash. There were no fences or gates up blocking access to the gardens so we had a good explore and actually ended up by roller disco and the bottom end of Rita - again, no fences so we were free to walk anywhere! There was only a couple of other people walking around and it felt really eerie, but it felt like a childhood dream exploring a theme park after hours. We returned through the gardens back to forbidden valley and there was still music playing on the lawns stage, so I assume there were some rehearsals going on. This was about 8pm. When we got back to FV, Galactica was testing which was cool to see.
We then had a night cap in AT hotel which was heaving with families, but drinks came pretty quickly via app order. A singer started at 830pm and the magician was still wandering from table to table.
An excellent 1st evening sampling the food and beverages - full trip report to come tomorrow!