Give Me Your Top 5!

[Kristen47]

Hello everyone,

We are planning our third WDW trip with kids for next April. I'm wondering if you could give me your top 5 favorite WDW restaurants for families. We have our favorites (Garden Grill, 1900 Park Fare, Kona Cafe, Liberty Tree) but we're hoping to add some new-to-us dining experiences into the mix this time and I'm curious to see answers! For reference, our kids will be 10, 8, and 4 on this trip.

Thanks!

 

[thanxfornoticin]

You'll have 50 people respond and 50 different lists of favorites!! It's really tough to help others pick favorites, but ours are the following (keeping in mind they're favorites of ours during 'normal' operation. Some of these are currently closed or their menus altered as of today): Boma, Morimoto's, Narcoosees, Blue Zoo (at the Dolphin), and Yak&Yeti. We probably have 20 in our top 5, but this is a solid list - for us!! Have a great trip.

 

[raddisneyfan]

Mmmm....I guess the following.

1. BOMA at AKL (currently closed...hope will reopen before my trip in Nov/Dec)
2. Hollywood Brown Derby at HS
3. The Wave at CR (currently closed for refurb I think...hope it stays as good as it was before the refurb)
4. Geyser Point at WL
5. Tusker House at AK (breakfast)

 

[Kristen47]

You'll have 50 people respond and 50 different lists of favorites!! It's really tough to help others pick favorites, but ours are the following (keeping in mind they're favorites of ours during 'normal' operation. Some of these are currently closed or their menus altered as of today): Boma, Morimoto's, Narcoosees, Blue Zoo (at the Dolphin), and Yak&Yeti. We probably have 20 in our top 5, but this is a solid list - for us!! Have a great trip.

I'm hoping I will get lots of answers and have lots of places to research! Thanks for your top five - sooo hard to narrow it down!

 

[Genesis3501]

1. Via Napoli
2. Beaches and Cream
3. Boma
4. Be our Guest
5. Sci Fi Dine In

 

[CynBeth]

Boma, Be our Guest, Tony’s, 50’s PTC, Coral Reef, and Rainforest Cafe at AK.

 

[elsbit]

In no particular order:

1. Topolinos
2. Tiffins
3. Via Napoli
4. California Grill
5. Sci Fi Diner

 

[Tonberry]

We try to do different restaurants on every trip, but these are the one's that we book on every trip.
1. Sanna
2. Topolinos
3. Be Our Guest
4. Beaches & Cream
5. Garden Grill

 

[starousse]

Boathouse
Homecomin'
Narcoosees
Ohana
Yak & Yeti.......for those Ahi Nachos and Kobe Burger

 

[RanDIZ]

Sanaa - AKV Kidani
Chefs de France - EP
Whispering Canyon Cafe - CCV at WL
Cape May Cafe (pre-COVID) - BCV
Tiffins - AK

 

[Prince John Robin Hood]

Tusker House
Ohana - breakfast and dinner
Be our guest
Liberty tree (pre-covid lunch menu)
Garden grill

 

[Eastern]

New to you, no order:

Skipper Canteen
'Ohana
Teppan Edo
Beaches and Cream
Sci Fi Diner

 

[MomOTwins]

Top 5 based on what’s currently available and current menus.

Tony’s
Via Napoli
Teppan Edo
Hollywood Brown Derby
Topolino’s (character breakfast)

Top 5 based on pre-pandemic dining (in case they return to the way they were, of which I am skeptical at the moment)

Hollywood & Vine lunch/dinner
Tusker House lunch/dinner
Trattoria al Forno breakfast
1900 PF dinner
BOG ppo breakfast

 

[zebrastreyepz]

Hello everyone,

We are planning our third WDW trip with kids for next April. I'm wondering if you could give me your top 5 favorite WDW restaurants for families. We have our favorites (Garden Grill, 1900 Park Fare, Kona Cafe, Liberty Tree) but we're hoping to add some new-to-us dining experiences into the mix this time and I'm curious to see answers! For reference, our kids will be 10, 8, and 4 on this trip.

Thanks!

Favorites when my kids were 11 and 6 (boys) ..... They are 34 and 29 now and still consider all of these except for #5 a "must do."

1. 50s Prime Time at HS
2. Biergarten in Germany at EP
3. Crystal Palace at MK
4. Whispering Canyon Cafe at Wilderness Lodge
5. Cinderella's Royal Table at MK

Favorites of my granddaughter who was 11 the first trip and requests these on every return...
1. Biergarten in Germany at EP
2. 'Ohana BREAKFAST at The Polynesian
3. Whispering Canyon Cafe at Wilderness Lodge
4. 50s Prime Time at HS
5. Liberty Tree Tavern at MK

The ones they now agree on together...
1. 50s Prime Time at HS
2. Whispering Canyon Cafe at Wilderness Lodge
3. Biergarten in Germany at EP
4. 'Ohana BREAKFAST at The Polynesian

 

[sponica]

If things are NORMAL, in no particular order:

Garden Grill-Breakfast
50s Prime Time Cafe
Tiffins
Le Cellier - we go for lunch after scrambling our minds/brains in futureworld
Restaurant Marrakesh- the ambience and entertainment was soooo much fun

Honorable Mention: Nine Dragons, not a must do but on longer trips it enters the mix

 

[thanxfornoticin]

If things are NORMAL, in no particular order:

Garden Grill-Breakfast
50s Prime Time Cafe
Tiffins
Le Cellier - we go for lunch after scrambling our minds/brains in futureworld
Restaurant Marrakesh- the ambience and entertainment was soooo much fun

Honorable Mention: Nine Dragons, not a must do but on longer trips it enters the mix

Yes, have to agree with you regarding Nine Dragons. Not a restaurant that gets a lot of hoopla or love out on the site, but we've had nothing but good food and good experiences when we go there.

 

[Brob2132]

As others have mentioned, you'll get a ton of different answers. I asked something similar when we started planning our trip and I don't know that it was all that helpful. If you're wanting to do research, I would just go to the "Things To Do-All Restaurants" section at DisneyWorld.com.

I'll say the following for me:

Tiffins
Jiko
Le Cellier
Crystal Palace (For WP characters)

 

[goodeats]

Narcoossees
Sci Fi
Biergarten (not sure about family style)
Crystal Palace (not sure about family style)
Sanaa

honorable mentions -Brown Derby, California Grill, Trails End, and Boma

 

[Eastern]

Recommendations are so subjective. I hate 50s Primetime. And Le Cellier fine but definitely not for kids.

 

[Rich M]

Love when people ask yet it is so hard. For us it is:

Homecommin
Yak N Yeti
Mama Melrose
Coral Reef
Liberty Tree

I would say that we loved Chef Mickey during their new Covid Breakfast served family style but hated it when it was a straight buffet.