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PAACStreet · 01-08-2013, 08:16 AM

Hello. My family and I will be heading to WDW in October. It will be mostly adults, with my 8 year old and 1 year old sons. What dining experiences would be best for them? We are part of the DVC, so most of our meals will be eaten in our villa. We would like to do one or two character meals though.

Peter Fan · 01-08-2013, 08:20 AM

Our favorite character meals are breakfast or lunch at Tusker House or Garden Grill in Epcot. Non character restaurant for boys, I would choose T-rex in DTD or Sci-fi in HS.

got2sammies · 01-08-2013, 09:41 AM

Your 8 year old might enjoy Ohana's for breakfast/dinner. Its not centered around princess's but has Mickey, Minnie, Pluto and Stitch. The food was really good and it;s only a monorail ride from MK...

mike the canuck · 01-08-2013, 09:48 AM

Be Our Guest is pretty cool: http://youtu.be/b_79w_k_o-I

dreamscometrue101 · 01-08-2013, 10:01 AM

On our last trip I had my son, nephew and niece with me. We did CRT for her and then the boys got to choose their place.

Character wise, I would suggest Ohana for breakfast, garden grill for lunch, chef mickeys for dinner, although I like Crystal palace as well.

For just a boy friendly meal, Ohana for dinner was the boys fave.

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nolanboys · 01-08-2013, 10:20 AM

Have to agree with pp. My boys loved 'Ohana for dinner. They loved the food and the silly games. They also really enjoyed Garden Grill. I would do Chef Mickey's for breakfast - feel it is better than their dinner.

doclegler · 01-08-2013, 11:32 AM

My boys love Garden Grill, Crystal Palace and Chef Mickey's for characters.

tluvstink · 01-08-2013, 12:33 PM

I've heard really great things about T-Rex in DTD. Although it can be loud so that may be something to consider

Terri

jocey4577 · 01-08-2013, 01:22 PM

My boys (2.5 and 5) liked Chef Mickey's and Crystal Palace the best for characters. Their favorite restaurant without characters was O'hana. We went to TRex but unfortunately didn't like it. My youngest was scared of the effects and the food wasn't very good.

Sheaboys · 01-08-2013, 01:29 PM

We ate at Garden Grill, 'Ohana, 50's Prime Time, Liberty Tree Tavern, Tony's, Teppan Edo, and the restaurant at Epcot with the large fish tank, totally drawing a blank on that name....

For breakfast we did Crystal Palace. The boys enjoyed them all.

PAACStreet · 01-08-2013, 01:36 PM

Thank you for the suggestions!

smiths02 · 01-08-2013, 01:52 PM

Places my 5 year old son enjoyed (and I thought the food was good too): Tusker House breakfast, 1900 PF breakfast (my son loves Mad Hatter and I think has a crush on Alice

), Crystal Palace breakfast (before park opening), T-Rex/Rainforest (we didn't go to those on our last Disney trip but I know he likes those places-also can look into a Landry's card to get discounts), Sci Fi (not too expensive and lots of fun), Chefs de France lunch to see Remy (we know Remy is not guaranteed but my son loves that movie so much that he thought it was cool to eat in Remy's restaurant).

For Tusker House and 1900 PF, we did more of a "brunch"--we had a snack for breakfast got to the park at rope drop (AK/MK) and rode a few rides then went to the restaurant. I think this would work out well if paying OOP since you would get to pay breakfast prices but probably be full until dinner.

AshleeH · 01-08-2013, 02:09 PM

I've got two boys and out of our trips, CRT has been the best character interaction for us with Garden Grill coming in a close second. I didn't think they would like CRT, but I wanted the experience of eating in the castle, but they got swords and the princesses loved them and interactions were great!

But if you ask my boys, Chef Mickey's is their favorite and it is now the "must do" restaurant for any future trips

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wiigirl · 01-08-2013, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike the canuck

Be Our Guest is pretty cool: http://youtu.be/b_79w_k_o-I

Great vid...

Peter Fan · 01-08-2013, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Sheaboys

We ate at Garden Grill, 'Ohana, 50's Prime Time, Liberty Tree Tavern, Tony's, Teppan Edo, and the restaurant at Epcot with the large fish tank, totally drawing a blank on that name....

For breakfast we did Crystal Palace. The boys enjoyed them all.

Coral reef

01-08-2013, 08:16 AM	#1
PAACStreet Earning My Ears Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 2	Best restaurants for boys Hello. My family and I will be heading to WDW in October. It will be mostly adults, with my 8 year old and 1 year old sons. What dining experiences would be best for them? We are part of the DVC, so most of our meals will be eaten in our villa. We would like to do one or two character meals though.

01-08-2013, 09:41 AM	#3
got2sammies Mouseketeer Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chesapeake Va Posts: 207	Your 8 year old might enjoy Ohana's for breakfast/dinner. Its not centered around princess's but has Mickey, Minnie, Pluto and Stitch. The food was really good and it;s only a monorail ride from MK... __________________

01-08-2013, 09:48 AM	#4
mike the canuck DIS Veteran Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ontario Posts: 969	Be Our Guest is pretty cool: http://youtu.be/b_79w_k_o-I __________________ 1990 Offsite (I think?) - 1992 Port Orleans - 1993 Dixie Landings - 1996 All-Star Sports - Nov 1999 Disney Institute - Nov 2001 Offsite (Sheraton Vistana) - June 2006 Grosvenor Resort - Christmas 2007 Regal Sun Resort - Sept 2010 Pop Century - Dec 2012 AOA My new Test Track ride through video: http://youtu.be/-F4DRnUg2Fs Be Our Guest Video Tour:http://youtu.be/b_79w_k_o-I AOA Little Mermaid room tour: http://youtu.be/H1Gnima3Abg Check out ALL my videos at http://www.youtube.com/user/reelbigf...ew=0&flow=grid

01-08-2013, 10:01 AM	#5
dreamscometrue101 Mouseketeer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 290	On our last trip I had my son, nephew and niece with me. We did CRT for her and then the boys got to choose their place. Character wise, I would suggest Ohana for breakfast, garden grill for lunch, chef mickeys for dinner, although I like Crystal palace as well. For just a boy friendly meal, Ohana for dinner was the boys fave. Sent from my iPhone using DISBoards __________________ First Solo Trip In The Works! October 19th to 26th

01-08-2013, 10:20 AM	#6
nolanboys DIS Veteran Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Wauconda, IL Posts: 1,513	Have to agree with pp. My boys loved 'Ohana for dinner. They loved the food and the silly games. They also really enjoyed Garden Grill. I would do Chef Mickey's for breakfast - feel it is better than their dinner. __________________ DWDH:DS(13)DS(13)D S(11)DS(8)

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01-08-2013, 08:20 AM	#2
Peter Fan Peter Fan Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 269	Our favorite character meals are breakfast or lunch at Tusker House or Garden Grill in Epcot. Non character restaurant for boys, I would choose T-rex in DTD or Sci-fi in HS.

01-08-2013, 11:32 AM	#7
doclegler DIS Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sadly...the midwest Posts: 696	My boys love Garden Grill, Crystal Palace and Chef Mickey's for characters.

01-08-2013, 12:33 PM	#8
tluvstink DIS Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,362	I've heard really great things about T-Rex in DTD. Although it can be loud so that may be something to consider Terri

01-08-2013, 01:22 PM	#9
jocey4577 Earning My Ears Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 16	My boys (2.5 and 5) liked Chef Mickey's and Crystal Palace the best for characters. Their favorite restaurant without characters was O'hana. We went to TRex but unfortunately didn't like it. My youngest was scared of the effects and the food wasn't very good.

01-08-2013, 01:29 PM	#10
Sheaboys DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Brimfield, Massachusetts Posts: 537	We ate at Garden Grill, 'Ohana, 50's Prime Time, Liberty Tree Tavern, Tony's, Teppan Edo, and the restaurant at Epcot with the large fish tank, totally drawing a blank on that name.... For breakfast we did Crystal Palace. The boys enjoyed them all. __________________ Our August 2012 Free Dining Review. http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2990330 Mom to 5 little boys WDW-various days during the 70's and 80's as a child. DisneyLand-July 1991, DisneyWorld-April 1992 offsite Caribbean Beach-June 1995 honeymoon, All Stars Sports-December 1998, All Star Movies- November 2000 (me, my mom and the 2 boys) DTD Hotel - May 2001, All Star Movies-September 2001 (me, the 2 boys and my girlfriend), Disneyland-December 2003 (us and the 3 boys), POR-October 2nd-8th 2005 (us and the 3 boys)Caribbean Beach-August 25, 2012-September 2,2012[/SIZE][/SIZE] - (dh41) (me 40) (13)(11)(9)(5)( 3)[/SIZE]

01-08-2013, 01:36 PM	#11
PAACStreet Earning My Ears Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 2	Thank you for the suggestions!

01-08-2013, 01:52 PM	#12
smiths02 DIS Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Decatur, GA Posts: 1,281	Places my 5 year old son enjoyed (and I thought the food was good too): Tusker House breakfast, 1900 PF breakfast (my son loves Mad Hatter and I think has a crush on Alice ), Crystal Palace breakfast (before park opening), T-Rex/Rainforest (we didn't go to those on our last Disney trip but I know he likes those places-also can look into a Landry's card to get discounts), Sci Fi (not too expensive and lots of fun), Chefs de France lunch to see Remy (we know Remy is not guaranteed but my son loves that movie so much that he thought it was cool to eat in Remy's restaurant). For Tusker House and 1900 PF, we did more of a "brunch"--we had a snack for breakfast got to the park at rope drop (AK/MK) and rode a few rides then went to the restaurant. I think this would work out well if paying OOP since you would get to pay breakfast prices but probably be full until dinner. __________________ Disneyland 1981-1999 Countless day trips as a kid (born in OC) 2007-Portofino/Jolly Roger-DS 1st trip 2010-Jolly Roger Disneyworld 2003-AKL-celebrate DH return from Iraq 2009-AKL-Birthday Extravaganza-DS 1st trip 2011-CBR- room 2015-Hoping for a Poly dream trip to celebrate our twins first trip

01-08-2013, 02:09 PM	#13
AshleeH DIS Veteran Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 1,055	I've got two boys and out of our trips, CRT has been the best character interaction for us with Garden Grill coming in a close second. I didn't think they would like CRT, but I wanted the experience of eating in the castle, but they got swords and the princesses loved them and interactions were great! But if you ask my boys, Chef Mickey's is their favorite and it is now the "must do" restaurant for any future trips . __________________ DH - ~ Me - ~ DS9 - ~ DS6 - ~ It's a girl!! EDD: 5/19 - 1985 - Disneyland; 1990 & 1994 - WDW; 1997 - Disneyland Paris; 2003 - WDW; Oct. 2010 - WDW (Animal Kingdom: Kidani Village); Oct. 2011 - WDW (Contemporary/Wilderness Lodge); Oct. 2012 - WDW (Bay Lake); 2013 - Disneyland (Grand Californian)

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