Are you asking for help for restaurants or for planning in general?
Instead of telling us what you like at WDW, it would help if you shared the approximate ages of your party, what type of food they like to eat, dietary restrictions, price point, etc.
For sit down restaurants, the general consensus on this forum is:
Blue Bayou (DL) - Great ambiance, especially if you ask and receive a waterfront table. Good to great food. Food quality at this restaurant can be a bit inconsistent. For most, the ambiance is the big selling point.
Carthay Circle Restaurant (DCA) - Food quality is good to great. More of a old Hollywood formal dining experience, yet the majority of guests are in park attire. This is a longer dining experience.
Lamplight Lounge (DCA)- Pixar themed restaurant. Food is hit and miss. Some love it. Others report it as the worst they've had. Many like the drinks at this restaurant.
Napa Rose (GCH) - Considered the top restaurant in the resort. A little dressier than park attire. The majority of times I've gone, I've received excellent service and food. However, it only takes one time to sour someone on the experience and that happened to us. It took a good year before we returned and, when we did, it was excellent. Dining can be a very long experience so reserve after you are done with the parks.
Other sit down options in
Disneyland include Cafe Orleans, River Belle Terrace, Carnation Cafe, Plaza Inn. Most of DCA is quick service. There is a lot of variety and it is quite good. Sit down is available at Carthay Circle Lounge and Wine Country Trattoria. If you are looking for a Fantasmic dining package (highly recommended), you would be looking at Cafe Orleans, River Belle or Ranch del Zocalo.
In the hotels, Trader Sams (DLH) is very popular for drinks. Craftsman Bar & Grill & Hearthstone Lounge (GCH) are both nice. Craftsman is outdoor dining poolside so not a good choice if the weather is poor. Hearthstone is indoors.
Pixar Place has Great Maple which is a privately owned restaurant with three locations in southern California. Character breakfasts are offered at Goofy's Kitchen in the Disneyland Hotel, Storytellers in the Grand Californian Hotel and Jolly Holiday in Disneyland.
Downtown Disney has some new restaurants. Din Tai Fung recently opened. It is very popular with multiple locations on the west coast. Paseo and Centrico are related. Personally, I love Paseo. I've heard mixed reviews about Centrico. It defintely depends on your taste in food and your price point.
