A hidden gem, a cannot miss, and a don't waste your time

[Lehuaann]

We've done BOG for breakfast & lunch and haven't heard of the free drink refills in the park. Could you tell me more about that?

I think what they mean is that BOG is a rare in-park QS location that allows free refills on drinks.

 

[Lehuaann]

Hidden Gem: Sanaa
Must Visit: Yachtsman's Steakhouse
Don't Waste Your Time: BOG Dinner

*edit, oops TS, not QS

 

[mommykds]

Hidden gem - Jiko, Boma, Grand Floridian Café, Trail's End.

Must visit - Via Napoli, Yak & Yeti, Beaches & Cream, Boulangerie Patisserie les Halles (CS).

Don't waste your time - Be Our Guest dinner (lunch is good), Chef Mickey's, D-Luxe Burger (Springs).

 

[Megara5115]

Hidden Gem: Sanaa- even though it's not much of a secret on here it is out of the way and the food is great!

Must Do: BOG dinner- I liked the food but besides that the atmosphere at dinner is much calmer than lunch and you can really enjoy the immense theming.

Skip it: Garden Grill dinner- the character interaction was great but the main platter of food was gross in my opinion. The smell of the whole place from the water around it was so off-putting. It was the only meal on our last trip that I said never again. I would be willing to give breakfast a shot though.

 

[samsteele]

Hidden Gem: Kona Cafe, Sanaa, Mama Melrose, Restaurant Marrakesh & Skipper Canteen

Must Do: Raglan Road

Skip It: San Angel Inn (sad to say because the atmosphere & location is top notch, but food quality & service on my last visit a few wks ago was worse than even last year. In a slow, sad slide to the absolute rock bottom) & Deluxe Burger

 

[CARR1E F1SHER]

Hidden Gem: Backlot Express, the Dark Side chicken & waffles are amazing and it's seriously just chicken tenders and waffles. It haunts me!

Must Do: BOG dinner. We've celebrated our 10th & 12th anniversaries here, so it's sentimental for us and the Fairy Tale Cuvée is so delicious!

Don't Waste Your Time: this is a hard one, we've enjoyed all our dining experiences so far. I think I'll go with Hollywood & Vine, though. I have a sensitive stomach and something from there set it off.

 

[crazedprincess]

Hidden Gem: Tangierine Cafe
Must Do: Boma
Don't Waste Your Time: Hollywood & Vine

 

[mrswillson]

Hidden Gem: Beaches & Cream for dessert specifically - get the Kitchen Sink. And make sure you're hungry (or have at least 4 people with you!)
Can't Miss: San Angel Inn in the Mexico Pavilion - the ambiance is amazing, and the food has never disappointed either.
Skip: Liberty Tree Tavern - pricey and sub-par food as far as Disney quality goes.

 

[nightshaderose]

Hidden Gem: Sanaa at lunch, Kimonos before the karaoke starts.
Must Do: Boma (breakfast and dinner both. )
Don't waste your time: Tokyo Dining (It wasn't bad, but it wasn't great either, and the service felt weird.)

 

[Sencybil]

Hidden Gem - Morimoto Asia for lunch - if you like the items on the admittedly limited set lunch menu then this is a great use of a TS credit
Can't Miss - Hollywood Brown Derby Fantasmic Package. And Narcoosees will always be on our list with DDP. Oh, and Boma, even without DDP we'd go there.
Don't bother - Yachtsman!!! Not bad, but not a good use of 2 credits each and the very hefty tip for us, we had better steak at Outback. And Tokyo Dining, shame, we loved it 3 years ago but agree with Elizabeth above, the service was weird, pace of meal all wrong, dessert was horrible, the sushi was average and the entrees were tiny.

Sencybil.

 

[Disney Mom 7272]

Hidden Gem: Yak and Yeti table service
Must visit: Ohana
Skip: Teppan Edo (wasn't horrible but wasn't my favorite)

 

[SuperPreparo]

Hidden Gem: Contempo Cafe
Must Do: Biergarten
Don't waste your time: Yak and Yeti quick service

 

[emmabemmainc]

Hidden Gem: Tangierine Cafe or The Boathouse
Must Do: 'Ohana and 50s Prime Time
Don't Waste Your Time: Tony's

 

[toolmanjan]

hidden gem Turf Club
must visit WPExpress, Crystal Palace breakfast, Olivia's
Don't Waste Your Time Grand Floridian Cafe

 

[JAMIESMITH]

Hidden Gem: Grand Floridian Cafe
Can't Miss: Kona Cafe
Don't Waste Your Time: Be Our Guest

 

[DisneyFansInNYC]

Hidden Gem: The Wave - we found this on our last trip and we loved it. You can ADRs the day before and staff was lovely - great food too.
Must Visit: Ohana - every time!! Kona Breakfast and Sanaa!
Won't go again: Cinderella's Royal Table. We did this once for the experience but won't return anytime soon. Way too expensive for mediocre food.

 

[growingupdis]

Hidden Gem: Kona Cafe for lunch - such a quick and easy (and not terribly expensive) break from MK but empty every lunch I've been there!
Must Visit: Sanaa - yummy!
Don't Waste Your Time: 50s Prime Time - each visit has been full of mediocre food and none of that signature interaction from the CMs

 

[allsaintsatx]

Hidden Gem: The Plaza

Can't Miss: Tusker House (10:30 am breakfast)

Don't Waste Your Time: Le Celllier

Just curious - why a 10:30am breakfast at TH? We have a 10:30am reservation but it's only because we enjoy sleeping in!! Is there something we should know?

And, just cause I'm here:

Hidden Gem: Jungle Cruise Skipper's Canteen
Can't Miss: Beaches and Cream for dinner
Skip: Chef Mickey's breakfast, although I'm willing to give it a second chance!

 

[buzzrelly]

We like the 10:30 breakfast so we can get to the park at RD and ride EE a few times and maybe get in a ride on the safari before breakfast. We will eat a couple of granola bars or a banana on the way to the park to tide us over and then have a delicious breakfast that also counts as our lunch. It's just worked out so well for us the last couple of trips

 

[buzzrelly]

Hidden Gem: Sanaa- even though it's not much of a secret on here it is out of the way and the food is great!

Must Do: BOG dinner- I liked the food but besides that the atmosphere at dinner is much calmer than lunch and you can really enjoy the immense theming.

Skip it: Garden Grill dinner- the character interaction was great but the main platter of food was gross in my opinion. The smell of the whole place from the water around it was so off-putting. It was the only meal on our last trip that I said never again. I would be willing to give breakfast a shot though.

We ate dinner at GG once in 2006 and said never again. It was totally disgusting…fried cat-fish anyone?? Just totally NOT our thing. I actually wouldn't mind trying breakfast there sometime…I kind of like the idea of getting the food from LWTL right downstairs.