10 year old eating off kids menu?

[TiredX2]

DD turned 10 in January and we are planning on Disneyland in May. It will be me & DP, and DP's parents plus DD (10) and DS (7)

We will get her an adult ticket because she has turned 10 (she's pretty excited to be an "adult"). BUT, I would like to eat at several of the restaurants and there is no way she will eat if she can't order off the kids menu. DS I could get to order off the adult menu, but...

Do you think this will be a problem? She is a fairly picky eater--- plain pasta, mac & cheese, plain grilled cheese sandwich, no meat, carrot sticks, steamed brocolli, most fruits & breads. It is just much easier to get her something off the kids menu (like at Red Robins--- they have an Adult Mac & Cheese but it comes with bacon and tomatoes so we end up ordering her two kids mac & cheese). Will they care? Will they ask to see her ticket to see she is under 10? IMO, she definately looks 10--- she is like 4'9" and about 73 lbs. Definately tall enough to be 10 but not curvy at all, so not mistaken for much older.

TIA

 

[glendalais]

She'll be fine. Full grown adults order off the Kids Menu all the time, so they shouldn't raise an issue.

 

[Husker Mickey]

I order off the kids menu all the time. I had my stomach banded several years ago and cannot eat a full meal. No one looks at me funny. She should be fine.

 

[Teki]

I a full grown 21 year old occasionally eat off the kids menu because the portions. My Boyfreind who is 23 is just as picky an eater as any 8 year old so he does to. Disney doesnt have to much of a problem with this I guess they figure youve spent so much thus far. Anyway you should have no problems getting her something yummy to eat thats to her likeing

 

[mechurchlady]

Check the Disneyland menus to see what is available and ask the chef if they can make something special or in the case of the mac n cheese if they can hold the bacon and tomato. Apple slices are offered in place of french fries for adult meals, also.

http://www.wdwinfo.com/disneyland/dining/menus.cfm

 

[Mike_M]

My DS who eats huge breakfasts but very small other meals the rest of the day was eating off of the toddler menus last trip mainly due to the portion size. They never had a problem with it anywhere we ate. We look at it more from the perspective of sm/med/lg size meals.

 

[cruise cruise cruise]

For those adults who order off the kids menu are talking about counter service, or do you/have you also done this at the sit down places?

 

[Jennifer03]

For those adults who order off the kids menu are talking about counter service, or do you/have you also done this at the sit down places?

I only order off the children's menu at counter service. At table service restaurants, I order off the adult menu.

 

[TiredX2]

I feel a lot better

For the people who have older kids ordering off the kids menus--- does that work at table service places as well?

thanks!