Well, outside of the character meal realm (because we all know what my favorite is as far as that goes, and if you don't, my signature pictures tell the tale!
), it is a toss up for me. I can't decide. I really like
Carnation Cafe as a restaurant in general. I like the location of it and the quaint charm of it and we have done breakfast there a couple of times but I think I prefer their lunch or dinner over the breakfast. BUT, I used to eat at
River Belle Terrace a lot in the old days and kind of miss it. Again, I like the location of it and I love the smell of the breakfast food when you walk into the restaurant. And of course, those Mickey pancakes hold a fond place in my heart. Then again, over in DTD, the breakfast at
Rainforest Cafe is pretty good, and you can't beat the atmosphere there in the early morning hours, when the restaurant is half empty. You can sit next to whichever gorilla or fish or elephant you want!! In all of these cases, though, I think I liked the location or atmosphere of the restaurants over the food itself (except for Goofy's, in which case I like the characters AND the food).
I wish I could say that
Storytellers was higher up on my list for breakfast, because that is another restaurant I like in general in terms of overall ambience - and I do like their lunch and dinner menus. But I wasn't overwhelmed by the breakfast buffet (would rather have Goofy's expansive selection of buffet items) and I don't feel the off-the-menu items at Storytellers are a good value - way too expensive for the portions you get. About $17.00 for what would essentially be the size (or smaller) of a Denny's Grand Slam is not a good value to me. The buffet makes more financial sense, but the selection is more limited than Goofy's.
I am eager to try Lilo and Stitch and Minnie and Friends in the future.
But as far as in park is concerned, I like Riverbell terrace. I have not done Minnie and Friends at the Plaza inn yet, but I plan to on my next trip. I've heard good things.
