Best Full Service Restaurants for multiple allergies?

[flick23]

We will be going to WDW in October for the first time with a 10-year-old, 7-year-old, and 11-month-old. The 11-month-old has multiple food allergies at this point including dairy, egg, wheat, and soy. Because my wife is still nursing, we're looking for a couple full service places for lunch or dinner for the week that have good options for multiple allergies. Meat, fruit, veggies minus any cheese, bread, egg, etc. are generally ok.

 

[CynBeth]

I have family members with a dairy allergy and also can’t have any hot spice like black pepper and also have to limit salt and they can eat at almost any TS including buffets. We have to avoid some of the more exotic ones like at World Showcase in Epcot or a lot of the restaurants in AK. When making the ADR note the allergy. They only have certain ones listed so you check as many as you can and other. When you check in the host confirms the allergy and stamps the ticket that goes to the table. The server sees it and gets a chef. For a buffet like Boma a chef will walk them around the buffet and then make things in the back.

 

[Random Ninja]

What kind of food are you wanting? I have all of those except egg and add on nearly a dozen others. There’s very few places at Disney that I won’t eat at, mostly seafood restaurants. Our favorites are Kona Cafe and Whispering Canyon.

 

[TinkerbelleAbbysMom]

You may be looking for specific restaurants and if so, my response may not be super helpful. What I can share is as a person with a peanut and soy allergy and a daughter with high dairy sensitivity, we won’t do buffets anymore. We feel as though it’s really hard to find foods that help us feel we get our money’s worth. That’s just our opinion though.

You can visit the pages of each restaurant and view their allergy friendly menu. Plus upon arrival, the wait staff will offer for you to speak with the Chef. They can help guide you to some great options and make suggestions sometimes as well. We felt Steakhouse 71 was one of the best recently in this regard. The Chef came out and offered a way to make Walt’s hash that would give the same flavor and be safe.

We also tend to carry some of our own snacks to help fill in as well.

 

[CynBeth]

Having trouble typing everything here is a continuation of my post.
Here are our favorites:
MK - Tony’s, Liberty Tree Tavern, Be Our Guest.
Epcot - Coral Reef, Space 220, Chef de France, Le Cellier, and Tutto Italia.
HS- 50’s Prime Time Cafe, and Hollywood Brown Derby.
AK - Rainforest Cafe.
AKL - Boma.
DS - The Boathouse.

In case you also need breakfast we like Boma at AKL, Whispering Canyon Cafe at WL, and Ale & Compass at YC.

 

[TheDailyMoo]

Yeah no specific restaurants but having gone for a few years now with a child with food allergies we are very comfortable eating at any Disney owned restaurant. I would look at the menus but honestly we've had chefs come to the table and cook food separately for our child. They really don't mind. I would go anywhere that the menu looks good and then speak to the servers and say you would like to talk to a chef. They might not come out right away and obviously the process takes longer but it's 1000000% worth it for the peace of mind.

 

[adam.r.thomas]

My DH has a random array of food allergies and we didn't encounter issues anywhere that talking to the chef didn't solve - we did Tusker, Columbia Harbor House, Contempo Cafe, Picabu, Docking Bay 7, Ohana, Biergarten, Crystal Palace, 1900 Park Fare, etc. He didn't always have HUGE range of options at each, but was able to find something he liked everywhere. It was so easy, in fact, that we've decided to return to Disney on a regular basis because it was the easiest vacation (food wise) we've had in years.

 

[erinch]

My now 36 year old son had anaphylactic food allergies to peanuts, tree nuts, eggs and any form of milk including sodium caseinate, which is commonly used as a moisturizer and preservative.
Grill spread was a hidden threat, as was cross contamination with knives, etc.

We found the resort restaurants were better at safety, but also had very successful experiences at Crystal Palace and Boma in particular.

Be aware that many

Of the restaurants in Epcot and at Disney Springs are not owned by Disney. Chefs de France, San Angel, Morocco (at the time) and Teppan Edo all did not understand or communication broke down.

When the food comes out, we learned to check to make sure it was the right meal and that the chef had signed off on it.

Was in the early days of food allergy awareness, and Disney was our safe space, with so many wonderful experiences.

 

[TinkerbelleAbbysMom]

Be aware that many

Of the restaurants in Epcot and at Disney Springs are not owned by Disney. Chefs de France, San Angel, Morocco (at the time) and Teppan Edo all did not understand or communication broke down.

Is there somewhere that lists which restaurants aren’t owned by Disney. It would make sense that DS has restaurants that are not. I wouldn’t have known that fact about restaurants in Epcot.

 

[erinch]

Is there somewhere that lists which restaurants aren’t owned by Disney. It would make sense that DS has restaurants that are not. I wouldn’t have known that fact about restaurants in Epcot.

Here is a list, although since it lists Marrakesh, the specific menu items have not been updated. This is a very helpful site in general. In Epcot, Coral Reef was probably the safest for us.
Garden Grill can modify, and Askershus will work with food allergies.

https://www.allergyfreemouse.com/dining/epcot-dining-at-non-disney-restaurants/

 

[BeachMouse1]

My wife has a salt allergy (intolerance) and we have eaten at so many Disney restaurants from quick service to signature to Victoria & Albert’s. We have found in virtually every type of restaurant if you tell them they will accommodate in any way they can. For example at Sunshine Seasons they found her fresh chicken thighs and grilled them with no salt for her. At Boma the chef came out and walked her thru the entire buffet and showed her everything she can eat before making her about 7 other courses without salt. Maybe in one or two places the meat was already marinated or something but what we have encountered they will go above and beyond anywhere to help

 

[Grace&Carolinesmom]

My DD23 has several food allergies including peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, melons and unprocessed soy protein. As mentioned by pp, Disney owned restaurants have a dedicated chef or manager who you can speak to regarding your allergies to find options that will be safe. The caveat being not all dining venues are owned and operated by Disney. Several of the dining venues at Coronado Springs Resort, the Boardwalk, EP World Showcase and Space 220 and Disney Springs as well as all of the dining at the Swan/Dolphin are owned and operated by third parties. I find the easiest way to know is in MDE. Search for the dining venue, click on the food menu, and then scroll down past the drinks. If there is an Allergy Menu, it's a Disney owned venue.

In our experience, other than CSR, all of the Disney Resort dining venues have been very accommodating both QS and TS. I will say, however, that YC/BC/BW QS dining is VERY limited and I would suggest skipping in favor of resorts with bigger QS menus.

I suggest perusing the allergy menus on MDE to get a good idea of venues that could meet your allergy needs and taste preferences before you plan your visit.

Have a great trip!

 

[RD-SOX]

We just got back from our trip. I have a shellfish allergy and MOST restaurants are accommodating. My husband, son and daughter in law loves seafood and really wanted to go to Narcoossee's at GF. I was very hesitant as they have so much seafood, also I had an incident at KONA Cafe earlier in the week, I will go into details in next paragraph. I have to say that Narcoosee's was great, not only did the server review everything with me but multiple people from other staff to a manager came over multiple times to check and double check on everything. My food came out separate from the rest of the 4 of us and had the allergy "stick" on it.

KONA Cafe however was a different story. Upon arrival I confirmed I had a shellfish allergy. They confirmed, the lady that brought us to our table also said it, also our server confirmed the allergy. I ordered the steak, my plate came out, with everyone else's food, and no allergy stick. I questioned this and the server assured me that's its ok. I cut off a few pieces of steak, it looked good, I took a bite, tasted ok, then too two more bites and I felt it...my tongue got tingly, prickly and stated to go numb. I immediately pushed the plate away and said "OMG, somethings happening", I knew exactly what it was, I grabbed my Benadryl, my inhaler and EpiPen. My husband started freaking out, the waiter came over and grabbed the plate and said "let me take this off the bill", I was still talking and breathing, my face and neck turn red and puffy, by this time I have taken 3 Benadryl and 6 puffs of my inhaler, my husband monitoring my airway just waiting to give me the EpiPen injection when I stop breathing. At the 25 min mark the numbness started fading, I started to breath a little better as the Benadryl took affect. Still blotched face and wheezing a manager comes over to call for a medical team. Thankfully I did not have to use my EpiPen. My family however had a great meal. I was embarrassed as many around were staring. The manager said there was no way my food had an allergen in it, she said the steak is at a different place in the kitchen. Also she said "I must be allergic to something else" Oh well, somehow there had to a cross contamination but there is no way to tell at this point. One thing is for sure I will not eat there again.

We have gone to Disney so many times and have never had any issues till now....

 

[kylenne]

We just got back from our trip. I have a shellfish allergy and MOST restaurants are accommodating. My husband, son and daughter in law loves seafood and really wanted to go to Narcoossee's at GF. I was very hesitant as they have so much seafood, also I had an incident at KONA Cafe earlier in the week, I will go into details in next paragraph. I have to say that Narcoosee's was great, not only did the server review everything with me but multiple people from other staff to a manager came over multiple times to check and double check on everything. My food came out separate from the rest of the 4 of us and had the allergy "stick" on it.

KONA Cafe however was a different story. Upon arrival I confirmed I had a shellfish allergy. They confirmed, the lady that brought us to our table also said it, also our server confirmed the allergy. I ordered the steak, my plate came out, with everyone else's food, and no allergy stick. I questioned this and the server assured me that's its ok. I cut off a few pieces of steak, it looked good, I took a bite, tasted ok, then too two more bites and I felt it...my tongue got tingly, prickly and stated to go numb. I immediately pushed the plate away and said "OMG, somethings happening", I knew exactly what it was, I grabbed my Benadryl, my inhaler and EpiPen. My husband started freaking out, the waiter came over and grabbed the plate and said "let me take this off the bill", I was still talking and breathing, my face and neck turn red and puffy, by this time I have taken 3 Benadryl and 6 puffs of my inhaler, my husband monitoring my airway just waiting to give me the EpiPen injection when I stop breathing. At the 25 min mark the numbness started fading, I started to breath a little better as the Benadryl took affect. Still blotched face and wheezing a manager comes over to call for a medical team. Thankfully I did not have to use my EpiPen. My family however had a great meal. I was embarrassed as many around were staring. The manager said there was no way my food had an allergen in it, she said the steak is at a different place in the kitchen. Also she said "I must be allergic to something else" Oh well, somehow there had to a cross contamination but there is no way to tell at this point. One thing is for sure I will not eat there again.

We have gone to Disney so many times and have never had any issues till now....

In all the years I’ve been going to Disney and eating at Disney owned and operated restaurants with a severe tree nut allergy, including at Kona, I have never had a plate come out without an allergy stick. I’m sorry you went through that but I don’t care what the server initially told you, there was clearly a breakdown in standard allergy procedure and I would have raised holy hell about that instead of taking a single bite off that plate tbqh. That’s a flag so red it could be seen from space. Kicking it up the chain needs to happen.