Counter service restaurants with great atmosphere?

[eeyoresmom]

What are your favorite cs restaurants that offer something in the way of atmosphere? Sometimes this can make all the difference! My kids like Pizza Planet at MGM.I like Columbia Harbour House at MK(so unlike anything else at Disney) What are yours?

 

[luvpooh]

It's fun to eat at Pinnochios Village Haus in Fantasyland and overlook It's a Small World.

Casey's Corner on Main St. is also fun when the piano player is there.

Cosmic Ray's has Sonny E. Clipse to entertain you.

 

[DeeP]

My favorite counter service place anywhere is Flame Tree Barbeque at AK. The food is excellent, especially the ribs, and if you sit at the tables down by the water the atmosphere is beautiful and very relaxing.

 

[Simba's Mom]

I agree with Flame Tree when the weather's nice. When it's cold or rainy, Pizzafari is really nice with the wild paintings all over the walls. So IMHO AK has the best counter serve resturaunts for atmosphere.

 

[Stepman]

Casey's Corner - love sitting down on the bleachers eating a hot dog.

Plaza Pavillion - feels like you are away from the crowds.

 

[AmyA]

I also like Flametree and Cosmic Ray's.

 

[SimbaNoodle]

Not a lot of atmosphere, but my favorite is Pecos Bills at MK. Have always loved the cheeseburgers.

 

[jmkst58]

I love Cosmic Rays for the atmosphere.

 

[eeyore0062]

Here is my list:
Columbia Harbor House: sit upstairs and watch the people stroll from Fantasyland to Liberty Square right underneath you.

Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe: A bit kitchy, but the kids will love it. Sunny Eclipse is a hoot!

Pecos Bills-- has themed rooms as well as outdoor seating, and if you time it right, you can see the afternoon parade go by.

Pinocchio Village Haus-- some indoor tables have a view of "It's a Small World" and there is also outdoor seating with a view of Fantasyland

Plaza Pavillion-- outdoor seating is a good place to people watch, while you eat and take advantage of the shade.

Cantina de San Angel-- partly shaded open air patio overlooking the lagoon with a great view of the rest of the World Showcase, and Future World.

Yorkshire County Fish Shop-- if you are lucky enough to get a table to the right of the shop at the right time, you will have a prime spot for viewing Illuminations

Flametree BBQ--- probably one of the most picturesque of all of the counter service restaurants. The seating is under canopies surrounded by trees in an Asian Garden and some overlook the river.

Tusker House--- there is both indoor and outdoor seating here. If you are outside you can sit under a shady canopy and enjoy a live African band, and when the band isn't playing, you can hear noises from "upstairs".

 

[Belle5]

Pizzafari at AK has the coolest themed rooms. Each room has walls painted with murals. There are all kinds of hidden animals and such you can entertain yourselves trying to find.

 

[April in Disney]

Casey. You can't pass by the place and not go inside and grab a hotdog.

 

[pumba]

am I missing something......do they have red hot dogs anywheres there

 

[SandraC]

Gosh! We tried a lot of counter service last couple of trips. Our kids are now 3 and 9, so we tend to prefer counter service (although they do great at sit-downs too).

Funny enough, we have never eaten at one of my favs. Cosmic Ray's. Sonny E. Clipse kills me! We always seem to stop in Cosmic Rays late in the morning to fix the stroller, organize our stuff, look at the map (like we really need to at this point). We end up watching Sonny E. Clipse forever. It's a fun place.

For eats we had great experiences in all the counter service rest. S

 

[jeleebeene]

Our favorite counter service restaurant used to be Cosmic Ray's until they discontinued their barbecued sandwiches (we LOVED those). Now, we thought Pecos Bill's was pretty good on our recent trip. We're not big counter service people, so we try something different each time if we must grab something quick.