Best restaurants for non-meat and non-seafood eater?

[quadrantman]

My wife is not a seafood fan and not a meat eater either (except for occasional chicken). What would be the best places to take her to eat? Thanks!

 

[4 Princess Morganne]

I don't eat meat or seafood and my favorites are:

1) Bomas - unbelievable vegetarian choices! Great food.
2) Liberty Tree Tavern - I like the homestyle potatos, green beans, stuffing, etc. They probably do have chicken/turkey broth - but if that doesn't bother you, you can easily skip the turkey and end up with a very filling meal
3) Rose and Crown - if you like mushrooms - they have a wonderful Mushroom appatizer that they will make into a meal size portion. I usually order with a side of their mashed potatos. Very, very good! The mushrooms are floating in a rich cream sauce - so don't try this if you are watching your weight!
4) La Cellier - who knew - a steak house with good food for a vegetarian! It isn't on their menu, but on request they will grill up a wonderful portabello mushroom - and then I add the sides of green beans, mashed potatos, etc. It is great. The bread they serve with the meal could be a meal itself.

The only places I haven't been terribly wild about the selections are:

1) Rainforest Cafe - just not much choice for vegetarians and what they do have tastes rather bland.
2) Cindrella's Royal Table (for Dinner - breakfast is GREAT!) - the only thing they had to offer was a vegatable/pasta dish - very bland and not worth the cost.

These are just my opinion - as you can tell I like substantial meals with potatoes and vegies - not all vegetarians like heavier foods. I have learned that you can often ask for options - other than what is shown on the menu and the chef will usually prepare something to your liking.

My best experience was at Bomas. I was pleased with the selections - but when I started asking what was in some of the dishes the chef came over and I got a complete description of each item and then he went and prepared me the most WONDREFUL mushroom dish with a delicious sauce and really neat looking (and tasting) fried cooked speghetti noodles. He brought it to our table himself and then sat and visited with us a while. It was great. I am sure this was a rare occasion - it was shortly after 9/11/2001 and the restaurant was empty. We ended up spending nearly 3 hours eating and visiting with the chef and the waiter. A wonderful experience!

Here's to finding good veggie options at WDW - they aren't hard to find!

Morganne's Mommy

 

[ILUVDXL]

Most every restaurant a WDW has a non- fish/meat dish on their menu. Go to Deb Wiills AllEarsNet. She has all the menus. Maybe you and print them out and your wife could pick what looks good to her.

 

[floridagirrl2]

I like the veggie curry (and atmosphere!) at the Rose and Crown. It's easy for the non-meat-eater to find something to eat at Epcot--nearly every restaurant and even counter service has something vegetarian, even if it's not on the menu.

The Magic Kingdom is a different story--there's not a whole lot of vegetarian food there. I did have some pretty tasteless curry at Liberty Tree Tavern.

I agree with the suggestion of browsing the menus at Allearsnet.com--this is what I do to figure out where I want to eat!