Hi everyone,
I just wanted to report my findings. We were at Disney May 7-14. My 2 kids are 2 and 4 and allergic to milk, soy, egg, tree nuts and peanuts. Everyone was fabulous (OK, almost everyone...)
We were on the dining plan and the kids had to share since my daughter is 2 and ineligible to purchase dining plan.
Crystal Palace: Chef made them chicken fingers and french fries for my daughter and went somewhere else to get a burger for my son, complete with a bun (It was gluten free too, but something he doesn't even get at home). Rice dream ice cream for dessert. We were not charged for my daughter.
1900 Park Fare: I don't have a lot of confidence that this chef really cared. He did make them chicken I think and said he could do french fries. I asked for a baked potato since they'd had fries at lunch and he gave me a hard time but then did make a baked potato for them and some corn. I think the rice cream again.
Coral Reef: We had a chef in allergy training so we actually had 2 chefs. They were great. I can't remember what they prepared. They did get the rice dream ice cream and chocolate sauce and sprinkles for dessert.
Garden Grill: The chef was good, the server not so much so. He delivered mac and cheese for the kids and since the chef had told me this was off limits I knew it was wrong. I don't think the server believed me when I told him it wasn't for us. No rice dream ice cream here, but they got the icktadoozie popsicles.
Akersus: The chef was OK (he was from long island so there wasn't a language barrier), but the food was really bad on my plate. I ended up eating the rest of the grilled chicken off the kids plates because I couldn't eat mine (it was the beef and pork meatloaf). Ice cream for dessert, but they had to share it. Also the princess interaction was not that great but the pictures were a nice touch. I will not be doing this meal again.
Boma: Chef was great. She took me around the buffet and we discussed what she would put on their plates. She brought jello for dessert.
'Ohana: By far the best meal! Chef TJ made everything for the kids special. He made this tower of rice noodles with skewers of meat leaning against it. He also brought them special chicken wings. And their dessert was a tower of fruit and rice dream ice cream topped with Hershey's syrup with a divvies cookie ice cream sandwich in there too.
Counter service:
I waited in line and asked to speak to a chef or manager because I have food allergies. When the appropriate CM came to speak to me (sometimes it was within 15 seconds, another time I waited 10 minutes) we discussed the allergies, I made a request and we looked in the book at the ingredients. The CM helped me to order with the cashier and then went to the kitchen and prepared it himself.
Cosmic Rays: We did a burger with the gluten free bun. The fries were baked which took about 12 extra minutes. They put it in as an adult meal even though I clearly told them it was for a child and should be a child credit. There was no issue at the end of the week, either so they must not actually track adult/child meals. For dessert, one time I got a cake and ate it myself and another I asked if I could get apple slices and they allowed that. The apple slices tasted a little strange, though, probably from whatever they put on them to keep them from getting brown.
Sunshine Seasons: chicken drumstick meal with applesauce and carrots. The chef pulled them fresh from the oven.
Flame Tree BBQ: Kids chicken meal
Rosie's in DHS: kids Burger, no bun here.
Downtown Disney: We ate at Wolfgang pucks and it was very good, however I was afraid to feed the kids here so I went into McD's and got theirs to go and they ate at wolfgang pucks. I did find out you can get just the crispy chicken patty for significantly less than buying the southern style chicken sandwich minus the bun. (I actually found this out at a McD's at home but they also did it at DD. I think it was around $1.30 or so instead of close to $3.50)
Snacks:
The only place I found Divvies cookies were at the food court at POFQ where we were staying (and even not all the time there, either). They did not ever have them at Main Street Bakery. They did have the popcorn and jelly beans but they did not count as snacks on the dining plan. So if you find them stock up. Better yet, order them ahead of time online and take them with you (be sure not to smush them on the plane)
I did get the kids a Tinkerbelle slushie in MK. It was very sour and syrupy.
On the last day we still had 4 snack credits left and there's not much besides lollipops in the confectionary, it has to be a single serving and less than $4, so use the credits during the week.
I did not try to get them an ice cream cone anywhere since they had ice cream almost every night with dinner at the table service restaurant.
I hope this helps someone out. I was very unsure about counter service with allergies before going and I would do dining plan again in a second. Also there was enough food for both of my kids while sharing, keeping in mind neither one of them is a big eater.
For breakfast I ordered with wegoshop.com. I sent Marge to Walmart and I went to our local Walmart ahead of time to read labels. She was fantastic and I will definitely use her again. Also the prices were exactly the same in FL as they are here in NY (to the penny).
If you have any questions, please let me know. It can be very daunting going when you don't know what you will feed your children.
I just wanted to report my findings. We were at Disney May 7-14. My 2 kids are 2 and 4 and allergic to milk, soy, egg, tree nuts and peanuts. Everyone was fabulous (OK, almost everyone...)
We were on the dining plan and the kids had to share since my daughter is 2 and ineligible to purchase dining plan.
Crystal Palace: Chef made them chicken fingers and french fries for my daughter and went somewhere else to get a burger for my son, complete with a bun (It was gluten free too, but something he doesn't even get at home). Rice dream ice cream for dessert. We were not charged for my daughter.
1900 Park Fare: I don't have a lot of confidence that this chef really cared. He did make them chicken I think and said he could do french fries. I asked for a baked potato since they'd had fries at lunch and he gave me a hard time but then did make a baked potato for them and some corn. I think the rice cream again.
Coral Reef: We had a chef in allergy training so we actually had 2 chefs. They were great. I can't remember what they prepared. They did get the rice dream ice cream and chocolate sauce and sprinkles for dessert.
Garden Grill: The chef was good, the server not so much so. He delivered mac and cheese for the kids and since the chef had told me this was off limits I knew it was wrong. I don't think the server believed me when I told him it wasn't for us. No rice dream ice cream here, but they got the icktadoozie popsicles.
Akersus: The chef was OK (he was from long island so there wasn't a language barrier), but the food was really bad on my plate. I ended up eating the rest of the grilled chicken off the kids plates because I couldn't eat mine (it was the beef and pork meatloaf). Ice cream for dessert, but they had to share it. Also the princess interaction was not that great but the pictures were a nice touch. I will not be doing this meal again.
Boma: Chef was great. She took me around the buffet and we discussed what she would put on their plates. She brought jello for dessert.
'Ohana: By far the best meal! Chef TJ made everything for the kids special. He made this tower of rice noodles with skewers of meat leaning against it. He also brought them special chicken wings. And their dessert was a tower of fruit and rice dream ice cream topped with Hershey's syrup with a divvies cookie ice cream sandwich in there too.
Counter service:
I waited in line and asked to speak to a chef or manager because I have food allergies. When the appropriate CM came to speak to me (sometimes it was within 15 seconds, another time I waited 10 minutes) we discussed the allergies, I made a request and we looked in the book at the ingredients. The CM helped me to order with the cashier and then went to the kitchen and prepared it himself.
Cosmic Rays: We did a burger with the gluten free bun. The fries were baked which took about 12 extra minutes. They put it in as an adult meal even though I clearly told them it was for a child and should be a child credit. There was no issue at the end of the week, either so they must not actually track adult/child meals. For dessert, one time I got a cake and ate it myself and another I asked if I could get apple slices and they allowed that. The apple slices tasted a little strange, though, probably from whatever they put on them to keep them from getting brown.
Sunshine Seasons: chicken drumstick meal with applesauce and carrots. The chef pulled them fresh from the oven.
Flame Tree BBQ: Kids chicken meal
Rosie's in DHS: kids Burger, no bun here.
Downtown Disney: We ate at Wolfgang pucks and it was very good, however I was afraid to feed the kids here so I went into McD's and got theirs to go and they ate at wolfgang pucks. I did find out you can get just the crispy chicken patty for significantly less than buying the southern style chicken sandwich minus the bun. (I actually found this out at a McD's at home but they also did it at DD. I think it was around $1.30 or so instead of close to $3.50)
Snacks:
The only place I found Divvies cookies were at the food court at POFQ where we were staying (and even not all the time there, either). They did not ever have them at Main Street Bakery. They did have the popcorn and jelly beans but they did not count as snacks on the dining plan. So if you find them stock up. Better yet, order them ahead of time online and take them with you (be sure not to smush them on the plane)
I did get the kids a Tinkerbelle slushie in MK. It was very sour and syrupy.
On the last day we still had 4 snack credits left and there's not much besides lollipops in the confectionary, it has to be a single serving and less than $4, so use the credits during the week.
I did not try to get them an ice cream cone anywhere since they had ice cream almost every night with dinner at the table service restaurant.
I hope this helps someone out. I was very unsure about counter service with allergies before going and I would do dining plan again in a second. Also there was enough food for both of my kids while sharing, keeping in mind neither one of them is a big eater.
For breakfast I ordered with wegoshop.com. I sent Marge to Walmart and I went to our local Walmart ahead of time to read labels. She was fantastic and I will definitely use her again. Also the prices were exactly the same in FL as they are here in NY (to the penny).
If you have any questions, please let me know. It can be very daunting going when you don't know what you will feed your children.
We stuck to the basics at this place and fortunately his allergies are limited to nuts and shellfish.
. we could get it as a dessert or snack credit. at the end of the trip we had quite a few snack credits left so we got extras and brought them home with us too!
Still a bit nervous, but glad to hear that there are some safe snacks/foods for them. I have heard great things about TS, so I'm less worried about those meals; it's the CS that concerns me.
