Can't miss dining at Epcot and MK

[AA25]

We have 3 nights in Disney after our cruise with a group of 11 including a 6, 4, and 1 year old. Not terribly adventurous eaters (adults too).

Def doing one night at Cali Grill or Narcoossee- want the rest to be sit down, but more casual.

Want reccs for one dinner at Epcot (my mil refuses to eat at the French restaurant because without looking at the menu, she KNOWS it's ALL made with cheese. So that's out....)

And the last dinner will be at MK or a resort accessible via the monorail.

No character meals. Looking for something different---have already done The Wave, Plaza, Crystal Palace, GF cafe, and Chef Mickey's.

Thanks so much in advance!

 

[soniam]

MK there's Be Our Guest and Liberty Tree Tavern. BOG is pretty good. I haven't done LTT dinner, but we enjoyed lunch. Lunch is a la cart; whereas, dinner is turkey meal served family style.

Epcot's hard. There's the Biergarten or the restaurant at the American Pavilion. I liked Le Cellier, but it's a signature. I also like Rose & Crown.

 

[kbmartin]

I'm definitely not an adventurous eater.

My favorite restaurant in Epcot is Via Napoli. Their pizza is to die for. My DH and I split a large pizza (he's a big eater). We get half quattro formaggio (four cheese) and the other half pepperoni. One other option for non-adventurous food is actually JUST outside of Epcot in walking distance. There's an exit outside of the International Gateway (between U.K. and France) that leads to the Yacht and Beach Club. Beaches and Cream is not even a five minute walk outside of Epcot. It's a 50s style diner that serves burgers and sandwiches and, most importantly, the most epic sundaes ever. I've heard good things about Garden Grill, but I've never eaten there. That's at The Land in Epcot. Honestly, the counter service restaurants at Epcot have disappointed me.

I would suggest for Magic Kingdom: Be Our Guest for lunch (delicious French Onion soup and Braised Pork stew) and Liberty Tree Tavern for dinner (it's basically like a Thanksgiving meal - turkey, beef, salad, mashed potatoes, veggies, good bread, apple cake - nothing too adventurous but the flavors are AMAZING!). As far as counter service restaurants: I had heard good things about Columbia Harbour House, but when we tried it, it was VERY busy and took forever to even order something, every table was dirty, and the food wasn't impressive. Cosmic Ray's had to be one of the worst counter service places on property. My DH took two bites of his burger and wouldn't touch it or his fries again. We thought Contempo Cafe in the Contemporary Resort was pretty good - just a monorail ride away.

Hope that is helpful!