Ft. Wilderness Food Question

[Mich Mouse]

Is there a food court at Ft. Wildereness? Or is it just the buffet at Trails End?

Is Trails End any good? Is it open all day? (Breakfast, lunch dinner?)

We are staying in a Wilderness Cabin in February, and even though we will have a stove, I still do not want to cook on vacation!

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

Food at Trail's End and Crocketts is yummy and relatively inexpensive in terms of WDW prices.

Crocketts does pizza in the evenings--yummy.

Trail's end--we did a buffet there and was pleasantly surprised at how yummy it was--it is your fried chicken, roast beef fare--with salad bar, soup, side dishes and such--apple cobbler type desserts...kind of reminded me of a Ryan's or Quincy's (though no steak or anything like that)--it tasted a bit better than those establishments though. I don't eat fried foods or red meat and enjoyed the food--can't remember what I had though--just that I was able to eat well. I don't believe they have a separate menu. I think it is open for Breakfast, lunch, and Dinner. I did see a case that had pastries and cookies and stuff--so you might be able to pick up a quick snack or breakfast bite without the buffet since those items are sold a la carte.

You'll enjoy it--it is nice for a quicky meal without having to venture off of the campgrounds.

You can also take the launch to Wilderness Lodge--it is the first stop in the mornings on the way to MK--but in the evenings since people are coming to Hoop Dee do--I think the route reverses and the launch stops at WL on the way back from MK--so for dinner--you would have to wait until the 2nd stop. Not sure if you can take a direct bus or not. Would be worth taking the launch to Whispering Canyon--that was a fun place to eat. They have an all you can eat skillet or you can order off of the menu. We stayed there during Frances though--and service was limited to the skillet, so I am not familiar with the menu.

 

[ricktib]

Just ate at Trail's End yesterday, and we thought it was really great. Good, meaty ribs, the best fried chicken I've had, excellent chili, biscuits and cornbread, and a great apple cobbler made in a giant skillet.

Donnell was our wonderful server - very eager to please. Overall it's a great value (and drinks are included in the buffet price of 10.99).

Highly recommended!

 

[disney queen]

we have eaten both breakfast and dinner at the trail's end buffet and both are very good! worth the trip to FW.

 

[momxx5]

No food court.

You can get pizza for take-out, but you must go and order, pay and pick it up - no phone orders and no delivery. It is good pizza and reasonably priced. We usually do it once during our cabin stay.

Trail's End is great - lots of selections, awesome food, good prices. The dinner includes the same chicken & ribs served at HDD. The breakfast buffet is great and had mickey waffles.
You can also get the buffet as take-out. We have done this on a rainy night. It was good food to eat in the cozy cabin. And we had the fridge for leftovers.

We do make a grocery stop before checking in...milk, popcorn, hot dogs & charcoal for cookout. The cabins have a grill on the deck and we love having a cookout with smores for dessert. We also stock up with breakfast foods. A quick waffle in the toaster for kiddies while I am in the shower - saves lots of time vs eating out.

We love it, and I'm sure you will too

 

[Leota]

We loved the FW cabins & resort so much, we stayed there 3x in a row.
We have eaten breakfast, lunch & dinner at Trail's End & enjoyed all 3. Best Fried Chicken in the World! On the occasions that we got back late from the Parks & TE was closed, we have also eaten at Crockett's & enjoyed that as well.
I've been craving that Fried Chicken, so my friend & I will be having a Trail's End buffet before MNSSHP in a couple weeks.

I don't cook on vacation either, but the kitchen is very handy for having REAL coffee in the morning, snacks & such for kids. Leftovers in the fridge for a late night snack..... We really enjoyed having that convienence when my DS was a little guy.

 

[WDW LOVR]

All these posts are right on the nose. We've stayed in the Wilderness Cabins 12x and we eat at Trails end at least once a trip and do the pizza take out also. If you do the take out, the buffalo wings are quite good. Very meaty and with a kick!

Breakfast at Trails end is outstanding. You can have breakfast, skip lunch at a park and go on to dinner.

If you have to wait for a table for a bit, go to Crocketts Tavern, get a drink and sit on the porch while you wait. Don't get me wrong, I don't think we've had to wait more than a couple times and then it was only one drinks worth, but it's still a nice way to pass some time.