Can anyone recommend the best restaurants at Disney World?

[Maryharper]

Hi,
I need suggestions for breakfast and dinner at each park. I also would like to know if you have any favorite downtown Disney restaurants. If there are really good resort restaurants list them too.so Please help me.....
Thank You.

 

[TDC Nala]

I'll start with my current favorites in each park (they change).

MK: I don't eat at TS inside MK. I will go to the nearby resorts before I'll eat TS at MK. But if I had to pick one it would be Liberty Tree (for lunch only).

AK: If I had to eat at one it would be Yak & Yeti but I'd rather take the bus to Kidani Village and eat at Sanaa.

Epcot: Probably Via Napoli.

DHS: Brown Derby.

Downtown Disney: Raglan Road.

Resorts: Jiko, Flying Fish, California Grill (appetizers only), Sanaa, the Wave, anything at the Swan or Dolphin except Shula's, Kouzzina, Citricos, Olivia's.

I don't do breakfast most of the time, so these suggestions should all be for dinner, with the exception of Kouzzina. I liked their breakfast.


For future posters would be helpful to know your party makeup (kids? how old?) and possible preferences. My list probably reflects the preferences of someone who doesn't have kids (note: not one character meal listed)

 

[MagicalMawMaw]

MK : Crystal Palace for the characters. Awesome!

HS: Usually we eat elsewhere...so I'm not much help here.

AK: Tusker House Safari Breakfast...it is GREAT!!
Yak & Yeti..we like this also.
Flame Tree BQ is a good quick service too.

Epcot: LeCellier
Coral Reef
Teppon Edo

Resorts: Ohana supper at the Poly.

These are my favorites.

 

[PewamoGirl]

MK : Crystal Palace YUM

HS: 50's prime time, also Scifi (only for like a shake and a burger though)

AK:Yak & Yeti (best for a lunch)

Epcot: LeCellier (i prefer lunch, its less expensive with just as tasty food)
Teppon Edo
Rose and Crown

Resorts: yachtsmans steak house
cape may cafe buffet
Jiko (best food i have ever had)
Boma

have a great trip

 

[jjsdad]

MK : Crystal Palace for the characters. Awesome!

HS: Usually we eat elsewhere...so I'm not much help here.

AK: Tusker House Safari Breakfast...it is GREAT!!
Yak & Yeti..we like this also.
Flame Tree BQ is a good quick service too.

Epcot: LeCellier
Coral Reef
Teppon Edo

Resorts: Ohana supper at the Poly.

These are my favorites.

I agree with all of these ^^^ except yak and yeti only becuase we havent' tried it. We have heard good things but chose to take the bus over to the animal kingdom lodge and try out Sanaa after reading it's reviews.

 

[juliebug1997]

Without knowing the make up of your group or if you like character meals....

MK: Liberty Tree Tavern (dinner or lunch), Cinderella's Royal Table (breakfast is our favorite).

Epcot: Via Napoli (lunch or dinner), Coral Reef (we've only had lunch here but it was great), Le Cellier (we had the new dinner menu and it was delicious!), and Teppan Edo (dinner). I also enjoyed my lunch at Nine Dragons.

DHS: 50s Prime Time was pretty good but, otherwise, not much here.

AK: While the food at the Tusker House breakfast is pretty good, I've had two bad experiences, once with the staff and once with Daisy (she was very unhappy about having to come back and meet us). Yak and Yeti (lunch and dinner) was awesome. Their desserts leave something to be desired but everything else was great.

Resorts: Yachtsman (Yacht Club obviously--service left a little to be desired but food was great); California Grill was one of my husband's new faves; Cape May breakfast (Beach Club); Hoop Dee Doo Revue (Fort Wilderness) and Whispering Canyon Cafe (Wilderness Lodge) were so much fun.

 

[tink2044]

Kona Cafe for breakfast or lunch at the Poly

Le Cellier

Rose and Crown in England

Norway for supper (the princesses are there)

Tony's the Magic Kingdom

Ohana for breakfast(characters) or lunch

 

[MeganandBrad]

MK: Tony's and The Crystal Palace Character Breakfast with Pooh & Friends

Epcot: Le Celier and Chefs de France

MGM: Probably Sci Fi - the atmosphere is really great but the food is limited. I would go again for the experience

Animal Kingdom: Rainforest Cafe

Ohana at the Polynesian Resort was AMAZING! I would def. go back again! It was so yummy!

 

[Bell30012]

A lot depends on who is doing the dining. I always have at least one princess with me when I am at WDW so our favorites for breakfast are:

EP - Princess Storybook Breakfast at Akershus (Norway)
AK - Tusker House
MK - Crystal Palace
HS - Hollywood & Vine

We also like Trails End (Ft Wilderness)

A favorite that is not a buffet for breakfast is Grand Floridian Cafe. The steak and eggs? Excellent. Mickey Waffles for the little one.

 

[Pakey]

We are adults only. The best are Victoria & Alberts, bluezoo, Il Mulino, Shulas, Flying Fish, Fultons, Citricos.

These are all resort restaurants.

 

[cdgrill]

We LOVE Liberty Tree Tavern in MK and Rose and Crown in Epcot. Heading to Raglan Rd in Downtown Disney for the first time this August---heard a lot of great things about it.

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[crabbygal902]

Unless we're doing character meals, we don't eat a full breakfast. Instead, we grab a cereal bar, fruit, etc. while we're getting ready for the day.

Our favorite character breakfasts are at resorts: Cape May at The Beach Club, and 'Ohana at the Poly.

But for dinner...

MK:

I don't eat at TS inside MK. I will go to the nearby resorts before I'll eat TS at MK. But if I had to pick one it would be Liberty Tree (for lunch only).

I completely agree with TDC Nala on this one, except dinner instead of lunch at LTT.

Epcot: Le Cellier WAS my favorite TS, but I'm not sure it is worth the 2 credits that they are charging now on the DDP. I'm planning to try lunch here on the next trip. 2nd choice would be Teppan Edo. My favorite CS at Epcot would be walking around the World and eating/drinking a bit here, a bit there!

AK: I've never had TS here, so my favorite CS is Flame Tree BBQ. No contest.

DTD: I've never had TS here, but WPE and Earl of Sandwich are fabulous CS restaurants!

DHS: Mama Melrose. Yum!

Resorts: Either 'Ohana at the Poly or The Wave at The Contemporary

 

[nytimez]

Jiko at the AKL is the best restaurant on property, IMO.

 

[minniebride]

MK: Crystal Palace breakfast, LTT Dinner

Epcot: Tangierine Cafe lunch or dinner (CS), Biergarten dinner, Tutto Italia dinner

DHS: 50's Prime Time, Sci Fi Dine In

Animal Kingdom: Pizzafari, Flame Tree BBQ (both CS), Tusker House any meal)

Resorts: Beaches & Cream (BC), 'Ohaha (Poly), Captain Cooks (Poly, CS), Boma (AKL), California Grill (CR)

DTD: Earl of Sandwich (CS), Fulton's Crab House

 

[Sandy321]

oh the variety of answers seem to be as diverse as the answers here!!

This coming trip we are going "out of the box" and have reservations for places we've never been to! (Flying Fish, Biergarten, Big River Grill...)

so read the menus at www.allears.net - and go through which park you will be at, and what makes the most common sense for you for that day! Its all good - imho!!

MK - Columbia Harbor House
EPCOT - Chef De France (and of course the Patisserie - yummy bakery items some sandwiches...) but Sunshine Seasons, tokyo CS, Moroccan CS all get thumbs up as well - hard to go wrong in Epcot imho!)
DHS - not our favorite for CS we do Backlot Express -
AK - a/c is very important to us - so while we like the food at FlameTree, its not a/c -
Resorts - depends on where we are staying, we really dont go out of our way - that can take from 2 - 3 hours depending on transportation - California Grill, close to MK
DTD - we just dont go out of our way to do DTD - but Earl of Sandwich for CS is good...

 

[OllieDannyandMe]

Hi,
I need suggestions for breakfast and dinner at each park. I also would like to know if you have any favorite downtown Disney restaurants. If there are really good resort restaurants list them too.so Please help me.....
Thank You.

Breakfast:

Magic Kingdom Crystal Palace Pooh & Friends Character Breakfast (w/ an ADR before park opening)
Epcot Akershus Princess Storybook Breakfast (photo package included)
Hollywood Studios Hollywood & Vine Play n' Dine Character Breakfast (w/ an ADR before park opening)
Animal Kingdom Tusker House Donald's Safari Breakfast (w/ an ADR before park opening)
Downtown Disney Wolfgang Puck Express
Resorts Ohana Restaurant's Lilo & Stitch Character Breakfast at the Polynesian Resort, Kona Cafe at the Polynesian Resort, The Wave at the Contemporary Resort, Grand Floridian Cafe at the Grand Floridian Resort, and Cape May Cafe's Goofy's Beach Club Breakfast

Dinner:

Magic Kingdom Liberty Tree Tavern or Cinderella's Royal Table (includes photo package)
Epcot Coral Reef at the Living Seas or Teppan Edo at Japan
Hollywood Studios Mama Melrose's Italian Restaurant
Animal Kingdom Yak & Yeti
Downtown Disney Wolfgang Puck Cafe
Resorts Ohana at Polynesian, Jiko at AKL, Sanaa at Kidani Village, Cape May Cafe Clam Bake at Beach Club

The character buffets do seem to be best when we arrive before park opening. Best wishes on planning a wonderful trip!

 

[dazednconfused]

We love the Crystal Palace at MK, Sci Fi at HS (GREAT burgers), Biergarten (EPCOT - Germany) has awesome sausages and cheese cake and we've only ever eaten quick service at AK - Yak and Yeti Counter Service. Food was decent, had an Asian flair, of course. After our 1st visit to ABC Commissary at HS, we now avoid it like the plague.

We absolutely love the b'fast at Cape May Cafe (Beach Club resort)! The character interaction was very good. Not rushed like some other places in WDW. Chef Mickey's at the Comtemporary was only so-so. We were quite disappointed. And 1900 Park Fare at dinner was a hoot! The stepsisters stole the limelight! Very funny!

Well, with so many Dissers giving you all their suggestions, you must be all ready to make your dining decisions! Do tell us what you've decided!

 

[Bell30012]

Ollie, your park breakfast choices mirror mine! We always get our ADRs before park opening as well. All those choices are on the Dining Plan, all are all-you-care-to-eat and all include characters.

 

[MASKED MANIAC]

For food quality, chef Mickey for Breakfast, Crystel palace for Lunch and Liberty tree for dinner, Chef Mickeys dinner is also great but they ruin it by putting cheese in the mashed potatoes.....

 

[MASKED MANIAC]

Sorry Ohanas what was I thinking.....