We loved the TS restaurants in Epcot. I would suggest trying one of the WS restaurants. Our favorites this past trip were LeCellier in Canada, Tutto Italia in Italy, and Chefs de France in France. If you go to Chefs for lunch, Remy from Ratatouille (small animatronic) comes around and is very cute. Biergarten buffet in Germany is also good and fun with an oompah band and people dancing. There is a lot to choose from on the buffet and the food is really good. My son is a super pickey eater and he loves it. I would suggest TS for lunch because we found that the restaurant is not backed up at lunch time so you don't wait as long to be seated, it is a good break for your little one, it is easier to know where you will be at that time of day, it is easier to get an ADR, and if your little one has a melt down in the evening you won't miss your ADR if you cut your evening short and go back to the resort. Use 3 cs for dinner where ever you are.
I would eat cs lunch at AK because they have some really good cs there. Flame Tree BBQ is great if you like ribs and chicken and my family also really likes Pizzafari for pizza and Italian sandwiches. I don't know where you are staying, but AK is not open as long as the other parks, so you could always eat at your resort food court (cs) for dinner and have a more low key night. Or, if your 3 yr. old is still able to keep going for a while, I HIGHLY recommend taking her to Downtown Disney for the evening. They have really cool stores there with a lot of hands-on displays. Don't miss the toy store with lots of Potato Head parts to create with, the
Lego store with full size Lego creations and lots of "work stations" to build, and the World of
Disney Store with tons of Disney stuff. There are statues all over DTD for nice photo ops. The best CS restaurant on property (IMHO) is Wolfgang Puck Express in the Marketplace at DTD. Go early because they get pretty busy. It is like eating TS for CS credits. The food is varied (pizza, salmon, sandwiches) and delicious. You order at a counter and then a waitress brings your food.
I would use my last TS at Crystal Palace for breakfast the next day at MK. It has Pooh characters, the food is great (all 3 yr. olds like Pooh and breakfast, right?) and the restaurant is bright and pretty. We did not care for the dinner buffet there, but rated the breakfast buffet as one of the two best restaurants we ate at. Plus, later in the day after breakfast wears off a little, you can use snack credits to get all sorts of great stuff. I totally recommend the ice cream sandwiches from Main Street Bakery and Dole Whips from Adventureland. Then eat a later CS meal where ever you are. Columbia Harbour House in MK has fantastic fish, shrimp, tuna sandwiches and chicken fingers. Cosmic Rays has beef and cheddar sandwiches and lots of other things while Sonny Eclipse sings (animatronic).
Lastly, I would eat CS lunch (or breakfast) at Starring Rolls in HS, which has bagels, cupcakes, sandwiches, etc. We also really like Toy Story Pizza Planet for CS at HS and your 3 yr. old would probably get a kick out of the area. The pizza comes with salad, which is nice and the pizza is regular Disney pizza. Then you can use up some snack credits at Starring Rolls.
Remember, ice water is free at all CS restaurants for hydration during the day. That DIS tip saved us tons of money last vacation.
Have a great time!!
. So with that being said we have 15 CS and 15 TS meals under the dining plan. I have a few reservations but uncertain about a couple of days. I want to eat somewhere good, fun and convenient to where we will be that day. Here are my plans:
