Spacemermaid and I are definitely in total agreement about the great Goofy's Kitchen breakfast/brunch! It's my favorite and has been for 16 years! (I was not as fond of the dinner when I had it.) Even though it doesn't sound like it is a question of whether or not to go there, I will emphasize reasons why you will enjoy eating there: the food is fresh and of good quality, there is a better/larger variety of things to eat than at the other buffets, usually the character interaction is quite good (though it does sound like they have 'off 'days every now and then), and it is good for men and women, boys and girls.
In addition to the creme brulee French toast mentioned by Spacemermaid, just the other day my friend ate something at Goofy's like a bananas Foster crepe, I think it was. I could be wrong on that, but I THINK that is what it was. She always tries something new every time we go there, along with getting the reliable favorites. My friend also highly recommmends the biscuits and gravy, the croissants and the Mickey-shaped cobber (sometimes they have apple, sometimes it is apple blueberry, sometimes peach). I love the mini muffins (the blueberry muffins are chock full o' blueberries). They have mini-cinnamon rolls - and I love a
good soft, warm cinnamon roll - but I wouldn't recommed these because they did not seem fresh. They seemed kind of dry - and it was 7:00 a.m.!!! Everything else is great too - I should point out that the FRUIT salad is wonderful and juicy and fresh! I tell you - I don't care for honeydew melon on a normal basis, but it is tasty and juicy at Goofy's!! The pineapple couldn't be any sweeter. The bacon is delicious - in fact, I am craving it right now, and I usually don't eat bacon anywhere else but at DLR. The eggs are fantastic. They even serve pepperoni pizza and fried chicken at breakfast, for kids who may want that. My friend and I happened to get a good bargain on Goofy's when were there on December 21, but we both agreed that the food is so good there, we never mind paying the full $32 or $37 per person price because it is SO worth it! And the characters are usually on their game.
As for what the guys can do while you all are at the Princess meal, if they want another character meal besides Goofy's in the morning, they could try Storytellers Cafe. Storytellers also has good non-character meals the rest of the day. They may just want counter service, in which case Taste Pilots Grill in DCA is yummy (GREAT fries), Plaza Inn in DL is good, Redd Rocket's Pizza Port is okay...there are lots of choices. Food is underrated at DLR, I think, It used to be really inedible back in the '80s, but they have vastly improved the quality at most of the restaurants.
Make sur to call
Disneyland dining and give them plenty of notice about the 20 people at Goofy's, though, so they can prepare for you and seat you all right away!!
But, I know many others here have had great experiences at GK and that's why we tried it, it got so many great reviews here we thought we couldn't go wrong! 
