Child Apps at TS

[joeathome167]

The dining plan states everyone gets an app/entree/dessert.

What do TS places serve for kids apps. I've review menus and I don't see options for kids apps.

Do they get an app from the regular menu?

My DS4 loves salad and my DS7 loves soup, Are these possible options?

 

[brad3640]

my 4 yo son is the same way he loves salads. Lastyear when we were on the DDP if the restaurant didn't have children's app. then they could order an adult app. and yes that includes salads.

 

[bicker]

There are a few TS restaurants left that don't have specific child appetizers. Sometimes they're hard to find on the online menus, but again with just minor exception, they're there. In the few cases where there aren't child appetizers, children can select from the regular appetizers.

Which restaurant(s) are you checking out?

 

[joeathome167]

There are a few TS restaurants left that don't have specific child appetizers. Sometimes they're hard to find on the online menus, but again with just minor exception, they're there. In the few cases where there aren't child appetizers, children can select from the regular appetizers.

Which restaurant(s) are you checking out?

For example, I want to try WCC and the menu online has child entree and dessert options, but no apps. But I know my DS4 would love to have a mixed green salad with tomatoes and cucmbers. Are the child apps just missing from the online menu or are there none. We've never been on the DDP and we usuallly wouldn't order apps. There may be other examples but this is one I saw.

 

[Michigan]

Under the new menus for kids all TS appetizers for kids are a choice of chicken noodle soup with wide noddles it also has carrots and cerelry in it. The other choice is carrots and celery sticks with dip.

 

[joeathome167]

Well my DS7 will be thrilled with soup. Thanks.

 

[bicker]

Sorry, I haven't been to Whispering Canyon recently enough to know...

 

[thunderbird1]

For example, I want to try WCC and the menu online has child entree and dessert options, but no apps. But I know my DS4 would love to have a mixed green salad with tomatoes and cucmbers. Are the child apps just missing from the online menu or are there none. We've never been on the DDP and we usuallly wouldn't order apps. There may be other examples but this is one I saw.

At WCC last August, both my kids ordered the skillet, which includes the salad as its appetizer, and both got salads. At that time, if they didn't have the skillet, they were allowed any appetizer off the adult menu, including the salad.

Most, if not all, other restaurants did have kids' appetizers. Here are some of the places we went, and what they offered:

Cap'n Jack's: fruit cup or vegetable soup

Spoodles: flatbread (pizza) or fruit cup, (maybe a couple of other items, too)

Coral Reef: lobster bisque or veggies and dip

Le Cellier: cheese soup or something else (can't remember-they both had soup)

Rose & Crown: fruit, cheese and vegetable plate or potato leek soup

I know some restaurants have gone to more standardized menus with the chicken noodle soup or veggies and dip, but I'm sure there are plenty of places where you'll have other options as well. Have fun!

 

[DCDisney]

If the kids order off the pick one part of the menu there are 2 app choices usually soup or veggies and dip and 2 dessert choices usually fruit or ice cream. HOWEVER if the kids pick one of the predone meals (shown on the Mickey plates on the menu) the plate includes entree, app, dessert all in one. Makes for very very unhappy kids when they get nothing at app time or dessert time. We had issues even trying to get the veggie sticks served with our apps and of course the no dessert (apparently the yogurt or apple slices served with the meal is the dessert) goes over oh so well


Yvonne

 

[katrinao]

Does the Planet Hollywood menu now offer carrot sticks or soup? Or are they still on the old system where the kids order from the adult appy menu?

 

[Nancyg56]

Under the new menus for kids all TS appetizers for kids are a choice of chicken noodle soup with wide noddles it also has carrots and cerelry in it. The other choice is carrots and celery sticks with dip.

I January there were no children's appetizers at the CG. We were told to order an appetizer off of the adult menu. We did not ask, our server wanted to make sure that we knew this was an option when there are none on the children's menu.

 

[NMW]

We did not eat at ANY restaurant that did not have appetizers on the kids menu, except Wolfgang Puck. The server told us upfront that kids could not order appetizers from the adult menu. My kids didn't really care all that much.

The other restaurants we dined at: Flying Fish, Brown Derby, Sci-Fi, Rose and Crown, 'Ohana, Kona, Cape May Cafe, Mama Melrose, Le Celliar all had child appetizers on the menu. In fact, they were remarkably similar. Soup and salad with ranch dressing, or soup and veggies with ranch dip, soup and fruit cup. If you choose the preset kids meal in the Mickey shaped plate, that INCLUDES your appetizer and dessert. Most places had chicken noodle soup that looked and tasted the same everywhere. Some places had restaurant specific soups, like Le Celliar had the cheese soup. Rose and Crown had potato leek soup. The salad looked the same everywhere-shredded iceburg with carrots and cucumbers, a few croutons and ranch dressing.

I'm sure people ordering their kids adult appetizers with the dining plan prompted these reataurants to offer kids appetizers.

 

[Nancyg56]

I'm sure people ordering their kids adult appetizers with the dining plan prompted these reataurants to offer kids appetizers.

Most of the TS we ate at had appetizers for the kids and my DGD was happy with the selections. We did not ask about an appetizer at all at teh CG, we assumed that there was not one for her. It was offered and we did accept. It was signature dining and we assumed that is why an appetizer was offered when there were none on the children's menu.

I never understood why there were none to choose from on our prior visits. I'm sure that there were many other people who did not order from the adult menu unless there were no choices on the children's menu.

 

[englishrose47]

What are the ones that have no kid's apps.?

 

[NMW]

Most of the TS we ate at had appetizers for the kids and my DGD was happy with the selections. We did not ask about an appetizer at all at teh CG, we assumed that there was not one for her. It was offered and we did accept. It was signature dining and we assumed that is why an appetizer was offered when there were none on the children's menu.

I never understood why there were none to choose from on our prior visits. I'm sure that there were many other people who did not order from the adult menu unless there were no choices on the children's menu.

What I meant to say was that when the dining plan first came out hardly any restaurants had child appetizers on the menu. Now, almost ALL of them have put child appetizers on the menu. I remember reading tons of posts about kids being able to order adult appetizers at most of the restaurants. Then, it seemed like most places put child appetizers on their menus. I was guessing in my post that it was a cost-factor for Disney, and that's why it changed. I don't know why CG doesn't, but I don't think it's just because it's a signature restaurant. In Oct we dined at Flying Fish and Brown Derby-both signature, and they both had child appetizers.

 

[the Fidge]

ON the DDP last year DS was still a child credit and when a place did not have specific child appies the servers asked him to order his appetizer off the adult menu. Hope that helps!

 

[Nancyg56]

What I meant to say was that when the dining plan firat came out hardly any restaurants had child appetizers on the menu. Now, almost ALL of them have put child appetizers on the menu. I remember reading tons of posts about kids being able to order adult appetizers at most of the restaurants. Then, it seemed like most places put child appetizers on their menus. I was guessing in my post that it was a cost-factor for Disney, and that's why it changed. I don't know why CG doesn't, but I don't think it's just because it's a signature restaurant. In Oct we dined at Flying Fish and Brown Derby-both signature, and they both had child appetizers.

I never understood why there were no choices for kids in place the first two times we used the plan. Some of the adult choices were almost as much as we paid for her plan. DGD is not a big eater so a small cup of the soup of the day worked well for her. That and a dish a vanilla ice cream was perfect. I am glad that the choices are there now so that the guess work is down to a minimum.