If you like to share, there is a fun restaurant called Café TuTu Tango on I-Drive. It is a small chain of restaurants that offer a menu of different appetizers but no entrees. We sometimes go after work for happy hour when they have selected appetizers at 1/2 price in the lounge area. The restaurant is set up like an artist's loft with several different artists in residence - both visual arts and performing arts.
We love Pebbles! It's really close to WDW and they have awesome seafood (and other stuff) and a really nice, relaxed atmosphere.
We also like a place on International Drive called Sweet Tomatoes. It's an all you can eat soup, salad, and dessert bar. They have tons of choices and everything is very fresh and tasty.
BAHAMA BREEZE. It is the only restaurant that we dine in off site. We love the place and even my picky MIL liked it. We go there at least once every trip. There are so many choices on the menu and many items you can get half or whole portions. Also, the drink menu is huge.
I totally agree with the poster that said Sweet Tomatoes. I love that chinese chicken salad!!
We enjoy the Alehouse for a cheap meal and drinks. It's a sports bar where you can get chicken nachos to serve 4 - 8 (depending on how hungry you are!) for under $10. A different drink special each night and lots of tvs to watch the game.
We liked Pebbles, too. Kind of pricey, but excellent, professional service and EXCELLENT food. Our entire groups of 9 was satisfied - and some of them are hard to please.
I also like Finn's in the DD Hilton. Good seafood, very quiet atmosphere. Also, there has been no wait the two times we went - a nice respite from commandoing at the parks.
Pebbles is at Crossroads - which is just down Hotel Plaza Boulevard (I think that the name of the road off the top of my head) from Downtown Disney. Can't help with Sweet Tomatoes.
Another vote for Pebbles though - very nice. Also, a thumbs up for Jungle Jims, also at Crossroads. It's a fun place with some very interesting burgers! And then I also vote for Tony Roma's - I think it's the best place for ribs - YUM.
From Disney property you can either: take I-4 east and get off at the Sand Lake exit, turn right onto Sand Lake and go to International Drive. Turn left on International Drive. Sweet Tomatoes is on the corner of I-drive and Kirkman. Or, to avoid
I-4, you could take 536 over to International Drive and follow it all the way down to Kirkman. It's not far from Belz Outlet Mall too so it's a good combination trip.