Can't Decide! What Are Your Top 5?

[turtle15]

If you were planning your dining right now, what 5 table service meals would you choose? Please share both the restaurant and the time of day you would choose to go. There are too many great choices! TIA!

 

[ashmarie06]

Raglan Road- I've never been here, but we are eating here on 12/13 for my birthday. I've wanted to try it for a LONG time. The food looks delicious!
Crystal Palace- Pre Park Opening Breakfast. Their breakfast buffet is amazing, IMO.
Via Napoli- Lunch or Dinner. I crave this pizza ALL of the time.
Ohana Dinner- A tradition and SO much food. People say the food/service is hit or miss but I have always had good Luck I suppose.
Hollywood Brown Derby- I've never actually been here, but dinner/lunch is on my list of to-do's.

 

[JZCubed]

If you were planning your dining right now, what 5 table service meals would you choose? Please share both the restaurant and the time of day you would choose to go. There are too many great choices! TIA!

1.) BlueZoo - dinner (like all Swan & Dolphin Signatures, free childcare with purchase on an entree).
2.) Il Mulino - dinner. Swan & Dolphin Italian Signature.
3.) Narcoossee's - dinner an hour prior to MK fireworks. The food is not too special, but that also makes it more consistent.
4.) Be Our Guest - dinner. Location, location, location. Good value by Disney standards. And photograph with The Beast is possible.
5.) Sanaa - daylight lunch or dinner to view animals on the Savannah.
6.) Tutto Gusto Wine Bar in Epcot. Small plates leave room for Champagne & dessert in France. ** Reservation not accepted.

 

[cbonebt]

Sanaa lunch
Via Napoli dinner just before fireworks ask to sit outside
Be our guest any best value for quic service

 

[MinnieSweetheart]

1.) BlueZoo - dinner (like all Swan & Dolphin Signatures, free childcare with purchase on an entree).

Can you explain how this works or let me know where I can find more about it?

 

[JZCubed]

Can you explain how this works or let me know where I can find more about it?

http://www.swandolphinrestaurants.com/campdolphin.html

 

[MinnieSweetheart]

http://www.swandolphinrestaurants.com/campdolphin.html

Darn, ours is younger than 4, but we will remember that. Awesome!

 

[Planner2012]

1) Garden Grill - dinner. we love the food and characters. request a booth on the lower level.
2) Liberty Tree - lunch. we like the pot roast & watched some of the parade when we were there.
3) Crystal Palace - breakfast. food is good with lots of choices. my daughter loves Winnie the pooh.
4) Sci-fi diner - good burger & onion rings. neat atmosphere.
5) would try somewhere we've never eaten. maybe Kona for breakfast.

 

[Disneylover99]

Boma - dinner
Biergarten - lunch or dinner
Ohana - dinner
Via Napoli - late lunch
Liberty Tree Tavern - lunch

 

[luvformickey]

Chefs de France--lunch
Boma--dinner
Biergarten--dinner
O'hana--dinner
Crystal Palace--pre park opening

 

[samsteele]

Raglan Road --dinner (earlier seating may mean lower crowd and less wait to be seated in main dining room. Do ask to be seated in the main dining room/hall so you are close to the dancers and band)

Cape May Cafe--dinner (I just enjoyed 2 very good seafood buffet dinners here 2 weeks ago. The crab legs were plump and fresh. Everything on the buffet was very good. I have had at least one poor dinner here years ago largely because the crab legs were poor quality that night. So not a perfect record. I would recommend an early seating once they open so fewer guests at the buffet. Definitely take the Friendship Boat from the International Gateway return to Epcot for a great view of the Boardwalk lights at night)

Sanaa--dinner (if you are a party of 2 or less, you will not be seated at a window table to enjoy the birds/animal anyway so I would recommend an early dinner seating but get to Kidani Village (during daylight) at least a half hour before your ressie to walk out back and see the animals from the viewing platform)

Coral Reef--lunch (I just had an incredible meal here 2 weeks ago . . . mahi-mahi . . . it was fresh, tasty and served with a smile. Highly recommend the earliest lunch seating you can get (eg 11:30am) to increase the odds of getting a tank-side table and a server who has just started his/her shift so is in a better mood. Coral Reef is notorious for long seating times as the day gets longer so the earlier your ADR the better. Check out an updated menu online first. eg on allears or the Disney Dining site. If you see at least 2 entrees (first choice and a spare) that you would enjoy, do it. If nothing really appeals, then go elsewhere)

Boma--dinner. Best buffet on property. Expensive but one of the few Disney restaurants that give value for your dollar. A mix of very good North American staples like a beef carvery and salmon along with unique African-inspired dishes. Mix and match and try something different as well. Don't forget the incredible soups (they do a coconut curry seafood chowder that is incredible - not hot or spicy just tasty) and the zebra domes for dessert. Again, arrive at Animal Kingdom Lodge at least a half hour before your ADR (during daylight) to go out back to see the animals from the viewing platform.

 

[btk2333]

Sanaa lunch
Bluezoo dinner
California grill dinner fireworks
Yachtsman dinner
One of the new dtd restaurants for dinner (boathouse or morimoto)

 

[jojomoore]

Crystal Palace Breakfast

Les Chefs de France Lunch

50's prime time Lunch

CRT - Dinner or BOG Lunch

Le Cellier Dinner

These Adrs are based on meals we have previously eaten and have repeated based on food and atmosphere. These are my family's favorites and were requested when I started planing our December trip. We have visited 4 times. This will be our 5th visit and the only Adr that I have not been able to secure is CRT or BOG but still trying. We have never eaten at Cali Grill or Narcossees. We are going to try La hacienda this trip. We didn't care for Jiko , Tony's or San angel inn. Would love to try Sanaa but can't talk my family into it.

 

[caroline1851]

Sci Fi - because the food is good and fun atmosphere
CRT - dinner because we've only had breakfast and it was amazing
Le Cellier dinner - because I love a good steak
Ohana - because it' seems neat and I've never been there
Be our Guest- because I've never been

 

[TheRustyScupper]

We only visit five TS eateries at WDW:
.
1) We prefer
. . . fine food
. . . excellent, top notch service
. . . innovative dishes with flair and quality
. . . overall great value
. . . relaxed and soothing dining atmosphere
. . . behaved and somewhat quiet patrons
2) The only sit-down restaurants we routinely visit,
. . . Sanaa - Animal Kingdom Villas Resort (one of my personal favs)
. . . Artist Point - Wilderness Lodge Resort
. . . Citricos - Grand Floridian Resort
. . . Shula's Steakhouse - Dolphin Resort (no DDP)
. . . Il Mulino - Swan Resort (no DDP)
3) Our (nearby) off-site Recommendations:
. . . Bull & Bear - Waldorf Astoria Bonnet Creek - Fine Dining
. . . Café D'Antonio - Celebration - Casual Italian
. . . Columbia - Celebration - Casual Spanish/Cuban
. . . Fish Bones - Hwy192 - Seafood
. . . Venetian Room - Caribe Royale Hotel - Fine Dining
. . . The Hotel Tea Room - Davenport, FL - Casual - Friday Steak-Fry, Afternoon Tea

 

[lubob]

Ohana dinner
Biergarden dinner
Be our guest lunch
Raglan road dinner
Sci fi theatre lunch or dinner
Ghirardelli dessert

 

[DaisyNY]

Artist Point - Wilderness Lodge....Must do on all our trips
Liberty Tree Tavern - Great Lunch and place to relax a bit in the Magic Kingdom
Garden Grill - lunch or Dinner...great food and character interactions
Via Napoli....pizza, pizzza, pizza
Sunshine Seasons ...great quick service options...
Enjoy!

 

[Minniesgal]

Jiko
Narcooses
California Grill
Flying fish
Via Napoli

 

[shortnsassy730]

So I broke mine down based on service type. Do you have the dining plan?

Quick Service
Wolf Gang Puck Express
Be Our Guest - lunch
Flame Tree
Contempo Cafe - lunch or dinner
Sunshine Seasons or Tangerine Cafe - lunch or dinner

Table Service
Sanaa - lunch or dinner
Raglan Road - dinner
Via Napoli - lunch or dinner
Tusker House - breakfast or lunch
Boma - Breakfast

Deluxe Level Table Service
Artist Point
Boathouse
California Grill
Yachtsman Steakhouse
Flying Fish

If you're on the dining plan, restaurants at the Swan and Dolphin are not included. If you're not, they are all fantastic!

 

[Jennasis]

Only 5!! Ok, I'll try...

Boma. Dinner. DH and I say all the time that this is the only restaurant in the world, that if we found out it was closing tomorrow, we'd make the 9 our drive down there TODAY to have one last meal. It also changed the way I think about soup...it's not just an appetizer. It's an experience!

Biergarten. Lunch. I thought I hated German food...maybe I still do....but I LOVE Biergarten. I was super nervous to try this place. After 20 years of avoiding it I caved and found it was my favorite in epcot!

50's Prime Time. Lunch. I generally prefer lunch at any WDW restaurant. Good home cooking.

California Grill. It was classy without being pretentious. I loved it. Our waiter really made it an awesome meal. Our family was having a meltdown day where we were all at each others throats and almost not speaking to each other. THIS meal saved the trip and our family!

Wispering Canyon...bottomless milkshake and all you can eat skillet. Need I say more?