DDP Children's Appetizer?

[PrinceOfPeace]

Can someone give me an example of a 'children's appetizer' under the disney dining plan? If adults are not allowed one....what are the choices for the children?....especially since their options are so limited as well.

I'm somewhat confused. thanks!

 

[sheila <3 WDW]

Usually carrot sticks/celery sticks, small salad, bowl of soup. I think just to keep the kids occupied until the rest of dinner is ready.
DD doesn't like raw veggies, they often substituted extra fruit instead which she loved.

 

[MSLRAC]

Can someone give me an example of a 'children's appetizer' under the disney dining plan? If adults are not allowed one....what are the choices for the children?....especially since their options are so limited as well.

I'm somewhat confused. thanks!

It usually stuff like carrot and celery sticks with ranch, applesauce cups, fruit cups, grapes, cheese cubes, small salads, cups of soup, etc. They are NOT you typical appetizer type things...in fact, there are more like a fruit or veggie serving to balance out the kid's meals.

 

[PrinceOfPeace]

Oh I see!...kind of like a crudites. Actually that is great....this is normally something we do anyway. Another question would be if it is for all the sit down restaurants?

 

[TDC Nala]

All the sit-down restaurants have children's menus. The only ones that may not have appetizers on the child's menu are some of those that are not operated by Disney (I think at DTD). If you encounter a restaurant that does not have appetizers on the child's menu you would have to ask if they will allow the child to choose an appetizer from the regular menu.

 

[MSLRAC]

Oh I see!...kind of like a crudites. Actually that is great....this is normally something we do anyway. Another question would be if it is for all the sit down restaurants?

Pretty much all of the TS locations in the parks and resorts offer something similar but like Nala said, there are a very select few (I also think they were in the DTD area) that don't offer anything specifically for kids. I'm not sure what they offer in those places because we didn't get a chance to try anything in DTD.

 

[catne]

do keep in mind that the kid's appetizers are just that: kid's portions. The ones I've seen were just big enough for a small child.

They call them "appetizers" but really they are just the veggie or fruit component of a balanced meal for a child. So the carrot sticks/dip might be 3 little carrots and a tbsp. of dip.

 

[3pletprincesses]

If you go to signature restaurants then you have the choice of saled, soup and a few more things.

 

[PrinceOfPeace]

If you go to signature restaurants then you have the choice of saled, soup and a few more things.

Oh, really?! That sounds great....I'll have to look into a signature restaurant then.

 

[sharonabe]

It's not just the signatures. Several of the TS restaurants have choices for the kids or an all or nothing choice. Check the menus at allearsnet.com or at the tab above.

Was checking out some menus earlier and even The Plaza at MK offers two choices for the kids' app.

 

[stayhomemom77]

Assuming that the menus on AllEars are correct here are some of the options available for children’s appetizers besides raw veggies:

Hollywood Studios
50’s Prime Time: Salad or Chicken Noodle Soup
Brown Derby:Chicken Noodle Soup or Chopped Salad
Mama Melrose:Garden Salad or Vegetable Minestrone Soup
Sci Fi:Tomato Soup or Garden

Epcot
Coral Reef:Soup of the Day
Chefs des France:Cheese Puff Pastry or Mixed Green Salad
Le Cellier:Canadian Cheddar Cheese Soup
Nine Dragonsot Stickers or Vegetable Spring Rolls
Rose and Crownotato Leek Soup
Tutto Italia:Fruit Cocktail, Strawberry Salad, Mozzarella Sticks (veggies sticks not a specified option here)

Magic Kingdom
Liberty Tree Tavern: Garden Salad or Chicken Noodle Soup
Plaza:Tomato Soup or Mixed Salad
Tony’s Town Square: Garden Salad

Resorts
Sanaa:Mixed fruit, Tomato soup with cheese toast
Kouzzina:Chicken Noodle Soup or Garden Salad
Shutters:Garden Salad or Chicken Noodle Soup
Olivia’s:Garden Salad or Chicken Noodle Soup
Kona Cafe:Garden Salad or Chicken Noodle Soup
Boatwright’s:Garden Salad or Chicken Noodle Soup
Turf Club:Garden Salad or Chicken Noodle Soup
Whispering Canyon Café:Fruit Cup or Garden Salad
Captain’s Grill: Garden Salad or Chicken Noodle Soup

DTD
Captain Jack’s:Mixed Green Salad or Soup of the Day

In the past, we've gotten the puff pasty at Chefs des France and it's quite large. Both mom and dad were able to have a taste. It was delicious.

Also, we've shared the lobster bisque from Coral Reef with one of the kiddies and the cheddar cheese soup from Le Cellier.

Just a few suggestions!!