Best Table Service Restaurants for the Money

[LAS2AMS]

Whispering Canyon Cafe at Wilderness lodge is probably the best bank for the buck…for 45.00 you get a full skillet with a ton of food and it’s all you care to eat….will be there in a few weeks can’t wait !!

My pick as well. It’s nearly the same meal for lunch but less cost. Get a refill and bring it back to your resort to reheat in their microwave.

 

[LAS2AMS]

Honorable mention to Hoop-Dee-Doo Revue - good food that is all you care to eat plus a show (but it is not inexpensive - we do the 4pm show and make it a "linner"

Trail’s End sells everything on Hoop-De-Doo’s menu. You purchase the food in bulk a la carte in restaurant (not on the app); $100 would buy more than enough to feed a family of four. While not table service, you can hear the Hoop-De-Doo playing.

IMO, the food is very mediocre but occasionally I’ll get a craving for it.

 

[AnnaS]

My pick as well. It’s nearly the same meal for lunch but less cost. Get a refill and bring it back to your resort to reheat in their microwave.

Do they allow you to take leftovers with you - Whispering Canyon? I thought it was a no-no. Curious.

 

[Sprinkles&Sprints]

Don’t think this one was mentioned yet but I’ll throw in Yak & Yeti as a contender. Hard to get reservations depending on when you travel but the portion sizes have always been huge IMO (and the food is delicious!)

 

[NYCgrrl]

Don’t think this one was mentioned yet but I’ll throw in Yak & Yeti as a contender. Hard to get reservations depending on when you travel but the portion sizes have always been huge IMO (and the food is delicious!)

A hack for Yak & Yeti ADRs is to get a Landry’s membership. It allows priority seating at all their restaurants including this one. Plus you get special consideration on yr birthday.

 

[LAS2AMS]

Do they allow you to take leftovers with you - Whispering Canyon? I thought it was a no-no. Curious.

IDK what the official policy is, but I’ve never been denied and in fact more often than not, the server asks me if we would like to order a refill to take with us.

 

[toesmom]

Via Napoli

Via Napoli is always a favourite but their prices went up a lot over the last few years. Still great food

 

[toesmom]

And it was a gigantic bang for the buck when it was 40% off for passholders!

You got a great deal with that discount

 

[toesmom]

And it was a gigantic bang for the buck when it was 40% off for passholders!

You got a great deal with that discount

 

[LuvOrlando]

Have you tried watching any food critic vloggers?

We are headed back to Orlando in late winter so we've been watching vloggers we like that show the food quality and share a review and it is so incredibly helpful in both making a list of good spots and skipping over the places that aren;t what we want them to be. Our favorite right now is Princess and Bear because they are just adorable normal people, I like that she is vegan (he is not) so there is an element of fresher foods in their selections, plus we followed some of their tips on our last trip and discovered the bacon bourbon in EPCOT at food & wine. I think we'll try the Italian place over at Boardwalk again because what they had looked good, I have't eaten by Boardwalk in ages because years ago everything disappointed us. At any rate, if you pick out a few restaurants and do a search you might find someone or a family that seems to match yours in tastes then you can go from there

 

[jujubiee4]

When we travel the goal is more where I feel the pricing for what we get as far as sit down is fair, so maybe this is what you mean:

MK - Be Our Guest broke my long held WDW expectations that if there is a show the food will be less than
Swan reserve - Amare is lovely but the bar Stir right outside the restaurant had outstanding flatbread and cocktails so that was fab
DS - Brown Derby Cobb salads & martini flight
EPCOT - Hacienda de San Angel
AK - Rainforest Cafe is fun with kids
Disney Springs - Paddlefish - T Rex is fun with kids- The Edison is the old Adventurers club and we really liked it

Do they still have this? I looked at the menu and saw the salad but not the flight.

 

[LuvOrlando]

Do they still have this? I looked at the menu and saw the salad but not the flight.

I just discovered it, we went by the Derby only because the flight looked fun (I rarely drink) so if it's gone that would be a shame, back to no interest. We went by the Star Wars Oga's Cantina and those were utterly awful all the products in the world to choose from and they went for appearance over substance, this park is a food and drink desert. Hanging out with the martini flight with lunch was nice for the one time we had it, rats.

 

[jujubiee4]

I just discovered it, we went by the Derby only because the flight looked fun (I rarely drink) so if it's gone that would be a shame, back to no interest. We went by the Star Wars Oga's Cantina and those were utterly awful all the products in the world to choose from and they went for appearance over substance, this park is a food and drink desert. Hanging out with the martini flight with lunch was nice for the one time we had it, rats.

Agreed Oga's was a disappointment for us also. I might call or email and see if or when the Martini flights
will ever be back.

 

[AstroBlasters]

You really have to put a budget range and some more criteria. Bang for the buck can be quantity of food, quality of food, ambience, theming, privacy, views…..

 

[Lsdolphin]

Whispering Canyon Cafe at Wilderness lodge is probably the best bank for the buck…for 45.00 you get a full skillet with a ton of food and it’s all you care to eat….will be there in a few weeks can’t wait !!

Lunch skillet price is even lower and it’s still all you can eat

 

[reddog21]

Have you tried watching any food critic vloggers?

We watch a lot of food vloggers, but I would never decide whether to visit or not visit a restaurant/food booth solely based on their recommendation. Why would you? You know your tastes—if it sounds like your kind of thing, go for it, no matter what some dumb vlogger says.

What I enjoy most is when they discover hidden, off-the-beaten-path food. That’s pretty much the main reason I watch.

 

[Rabchudate]

I’ve had great luck with places like Sanaa and The Wave for good food without the big price jump. My kids also love Garden Grill since the character time feels worth it.

 

[ilovebassets]

**And just for the pure bargain hunters...probably some of the best pricing anywhere on Disney property would be Chip n Dale's at Saratoga Springs. Not table service - It's the cafe for the golf course, but anyone can eat there - just thought it was worth mentioning as it's the only place I can think of at Disney where you can get a sandwich, chips, and a drink for $13 or less!

We LOVE Chip and Dale's! Such a hidden secret gem! They use Boar Head's meats, too. So nice to get straightforward sandwich, chips, and soda at a genuinely normal price and sit outside in the shade. I only wish they were open later. But when we stay at SSR, we make a point of eating lunch there on our non-park day.

 

[ilovebassets]

For example, for us personally, we don't consider buffets a great value since I feel like I just can't eat that much food to justify a $54/pp price tag! Our son is 11 and considered a disney adult now so he would also have to pay $54 and wouldn't eat that much.

I really struggle with the buffets and all you can eat places. My husband is vegetarian and so does not get the any value from the meats. I weight about 120 lbs--I'm just not eating that much food. Kids between the ages of 10-14 don't eat anywhere near at the volume (or quality) of food served at a Disney buffet to make it worthwhile. It's really hard to swallow a bill of $250 before tip and tax for a family of five when we can easily eat at other good quality TS restaurants for half of that. Of those places, the only ones we've returned to with any kind of regularity are:

Boma breakfast or dinner - we just love it so much and AKL is beautiful
Garden Grill breakfast
Sebastian's Bistro - while we've only been once, if we stay on a Skyliner resort or at CBR again, I'd eat here in a heartbeat

 

[sticker231]

We LOVE Chip and Dale's! Such a hidden secret gem! They use Boar Head's meats, too. So nice to get straightforward sandwich, chips, and soda at a genuinely normal price and sit outside in the shade. I only wish they were open later. But when we stay at SSR, we make a point of eating lunch their on our non-park day.

This is the best deal on property. Luckily SSR gets all the hate and we can keep it a secret.