Dining with a picky eater... please help?

[UnderTheMistletoe]

Hello-

My DH and I will be travelling to WDW in May. We're making this our food and beverage trip in celebration of my Birthday. It's also one of the first times that we won't be meeting family there. I love the family vacations, but this is a nice change to go at our own pace and escape group mentality and dynamics.

DH is picky. I have written out a wish list for places to eat (not all this trip). I will "*" the ones that I would like to eat at this trip. He likes fairly basic, un-fussed with food. For example, a quesadilla with just chicken and cheese (no guac, sour cream, lettuce, tomatos, etc). Another favorite is filet mignon with some sort of potato. You get the idea- no frills.

A review or suggestion on one, two, just the ones you've eaten at, or all would be greatly appreciated. Types of things on the menu (outside of WDW website), best meal to eat at location, and what gives it the Disney flair are appreciated!Thanks so much!

Wish List:

*Ohana's (not character)
*Le Cellier- I am fairly certain this is a go becuase they have good steak!
*San Angel Inn
Whispering Canyon Cafe
Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue
Boma's
*Citrico's- I think he's confusing this with Victoria & Albert's and is insisting on not going
Palio's
Shula's Steakhouse
*Tony's Town Square

 

[pepperw23]

Although I can't help, just wanted to give a quick not to tell you I feel your pain. I too will be traveling with a picky eater...good luck to ya.

 

[goofy4tink]

I am the picky one in my group. I hate all those sauces and messing around with my food also!!! Here is where I like to eat...
LeCellier is terrific. The steak is wonderful and the mashed potato is to die for.

'Ohana...I wasn't sure I was going to like it here. But, I loved it. The meat on the skewers is pretty good. The veggies are good. The salad was wonderful.

WCC...a favorite of mine. I got a terrific cheeseburger there. Oh...just love the refill. milk shakes. Yum.

Boma...OMG...that's all I can say. There is a roast beef usually that is sliced for you. There is a chicken that is wonderful. I love Boma. I don't eat everything but I have found plenty of stuff that is wonderful there. I try to eat there each and every visit.

Marrakesh was even good. I liked the shish kabob I had. Not overly spicey at all.

HDDR...well, the food isn't the greatest you are going to find on-site, but..the fried chicken was pretty decent. I'm not a big fried chicken eater but I had no problems with it. THe ribs are okay..dh hates ribs so he didn't like them at all. Hated the strawberry shortcake. The salad and bread was delicious.

Kona Cafe had some great choices for the pickier among us. Liked it there a lot.

Artist Point was a favorite of my dh and myself. A bit cutting edge for me, but my steak was wonderful. Pricey but worth it.

The buffets usually have either a turkey or beef station that I really like.

I think your dh should be fine. I can't answer about the others you have listed because I have never eaten at them before.

 

[UnderTheMistletoe]

Thanks, Diane!

Bumping

 

[tiggercrew]

We have eaten at Ohana's, San Angel Inn, Whispering Canyon and Tony's...loved them all. We have also taken picky eaters there and usually (from our experience) if you tell the server any special requests they will go out of their way to make sure you enjoy your "specialized" meal.

Hope you enjoy your trip!

 

[wilma-bride]

I have the same problem but, like goofy4tink, I am the picky one. I don't like any sauces at all on my food, don't eat any veggies or salad (yes, I know I'm really unhealthy) and HATE mashed potato with a passion. It's really hard to decide where to eat when we go to WDW but just wanted to say that everywhere we went while in hte US was so accommodating to my fussiness. Here in the UK, if you ask for plain chicken or steak without sauce, the waiter/ress will look at you as if you have 2 heads. In the US, the staff couldn't have been more helful. I am sure that, no matter where you go, you will be able to find something your son will eat

 

[DisneyFreak35]

My husband is a picky eater too. I printed out all the menus to the places I really wanted to go and had him look them over...there were a few that he could find nothing at all on, but on a few others he gave me the "i would eat that without this on it.." Most restaurants were more than happy to accomodate his pickiness...and in other cases, he found out that he does like things that dont appeal to him in writing

 

[tweedlewtwinsmama]

I feel your pain about being a picky eater. It took me so long to pick our TS places. I read DIS reviews, I got menues of of allears, talked to my hubby who does not like fancy food, different food or even steak (on our cruise honeymoon he ordered cheeseburgers every night while I ordered steak and lobster). Kid's menues all looked typical so no problems there. After much research this is my list
Biergarten
CP dinner
Donald's Breakfast
Kona
Sci-fi lunch
WCC
Teppanyaki
CR lunch
HDDR
CM breakfast