Light appetite at signature restaurants -- is that a problem?

[thegreggersmom]

My 3/yo son and I have a trip planned for September and will not be on the dining plan. I have quite a few character meals planned but would also like to have dinner at Narcoossee's and California Grill. I looked over the menus and would be quite satisfied with an appetizer/soup/salad combo at both places -- no way could I eat an entire entree. My son would be happy with pretty much anything off the kids' menu.

My question is: is it bad form not to go the whole nine yards at the "fancy" places? Will I get the stink eye from my server? Oh, and what's the general feeling about bringing small (usually well-behaved) kids along?

Thanks!

 

[Pakey]

As long as your child is well behaved, you will be fine. Many families dine at these places and the kids are always so good.

We pay OOP and I often get 2 appetizers for my meal, especially at Ca Grill where the entrees have always been disappointing.

 

[jwfla422]

That is absolutely fine. I do that a lot, especially at the upscale restaurants. I love some of the apps but can't do an app and an entree, so many times I will do an app and a salad.

My favorite dish at FF is the mussels so I usually do a salad with that. I've also done the salad and soup or salad and flatbread pizza at JIKO.

My dd started going to WDW with me alone when she was 4 and she was always well behaved in the restaurants. As a matter a fact she learned to "expand her horizons" as far as her food tastes were concerned when we started to do that. She discovered salad at JIKO (Boy was I upset about that LOL...not!!)

We've gone to Blue Zoo, YSH and AP which I pretty much had gotten appetizers and salads and I'd sneak in a little dessert every now and then.

Now that she's gotten older, she'll split an entree with me once in a while, so we both can expand our palette horizons! Sometimes she eats more than me!

 

[DonaldDoleWhip]

I've done that before too, and it's no problem. It's what I ended up doing at my last Jiko meal.

 

[thegreggersmom]

Thanks all!