need help with restaurant picking! your top 5

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ok we are planning our second trip to the world and im need of some help. my husband and i love great food on our trips! last time we were pretty dissapointed with the food overall. so im hoping to find some really great restaurants this time! we do have 2 young boys -- so we will do all the good "kid character meals and stuff" (CP and CM for sure) im wondering what your top 5 resaurants are just based on quality of food? thanks sooo much!
 
ok we are planning our second trip to the world and im need of some help. my husband and i love great food on our trips! last time we were pretty dissapointed with the food overall. so im hoping to find some really great restaurants this time! we do have 2 young boys -- so we will do all the good "kid character meals and stuff" (CP and CM for sure) im wondering what your top 5 resaurants are just based on quality of food? thanks sooo much!

We love Chef Mickeys (#1) See that is already on your list.

Le Cellier

O'Hanas (breakfast or dinner)

50's Prime Time

Beaches n Cream

Spoodles
 
LeCellier
Crystal Palace (Breakfast)
Fulton's
Plaza Restaurant
Biergarten
 
Based soley on quality of food, which may not necesarily be best for young children:

California Grille
Chefs De France
Jiko
Hollywood Brown Derby
Flying Fish
 

Here are our favs:

Chef Mickey's (Dinner)
Donald's Breakfast
Ohana w/ Lilo & Stitch (breakfast)
50's Primetime (dinner)
Akershus (breakfast)
 
My top 5 choices

California Grill
Narcoosees
Tuta Italia
Spoodles
Hoop De Doo
 
Our top 5 based on food quality

Le Cellier
Narcoosees
Jiko
Brown Derby( did this one with a 3 and 6 year old )
Artist's Point
 
Boma breakfast
Chefs de France dinner
Ohana dinner
Spoodles dinner
Yak & Yeti dinner
 
1. Ohana dinner
2. Sci Fi
3. 50's Prime Time
4. 1900 Park Fare breakfast
5. Boma breakfast


Boma was sooo amazing for breakfast. We got there right when it opened (from POP) and we had the place to ourselves! It was so nice not having anyone around! Boma had TONS of seats so we'd NEVER go there any other time other than opening time.

Ohana is the best dinner, hands down! I love the flavors and atmosphere. Great dessert too.

Sci Fi has the best ribs!

50's has great meatloaf

1900 Park Fare has great lobster eggs benedict
 
I have an 8 year old son. We just got back Sat and really enjoyed
Chef Mickey
1900 Park Fare (my son loved the interaction with the Wicked Step Mom and Sisters!)
Liberty Tree Tavern was very good and we also liked the Garden Grill. The character interaction was great there!
Our first night was at Whispering Canyon Cafe...food was good. Chef was excellent with my son's food allergies! Ask for Ketchup and a large drink!
 
1. Boma for Dinner
2. Chef Mickeys for breakfast
3. Crystal Palace (for the kids)

Those are my top 3. I'm looking forward to trying some others on our next trip! October 2009!!!
 
Our kids (and DH and I) love
1. 'Ohana-we love the Polynesian resort and this restaurant, it's a must do every trip
2. Le Cellier-We all loved it here, DH and I went once on our own during a solo trip and the second time we took the kids.
3. Liberty Tree Tavern-we loved the "homestyle" food here.
4.Tusker House-we loved this last time!
5. Sci-Fi- my boys LOVE this restaurant!
 
ok we are planning our second trip to the world and im need of some help. my husband and i love great food on our trips! last time we were pretty dissapointed with the food overall. so im hoping to find some really great restaurants this time! we do have 2 young boys -- so we will do all the good "kid character meals and stuff" (CP and CM for sure) im wondering what your top 5 resaurants are just based on quality of food? thanks sooo much!

These are based mainly on the food (however we do love the characters/decor at CP and the theme/decor of 50's PT):

Boma (dinner)
Crystal Palace (dinner)
50's Prime Time (dinner)
Ohana (breakfast)

We only have three favorite dinner locations (and one breakfast), and while the GG & LTT had cute character interaction when we went, we will not return, as we did not like the food at either place (giving a "heads up").
 
Artists' Point -hands down have had the best experiences there
Narcoossee's
Jiko
Le Cellier
Yachtsman Steakhouse
 
Our kids (and DH and I) love
1. 'Ohana-we love the Polynesian resort and this restaurant, it's a must do every trip
2. Le Cellier-We all loved it here, DH and I went once on our own during a solo trip and the second time we took the kids.
3. Liberty Tree Tavern-we loved the "homestyle" food here.
4.Tusker House-we loved this last time!
5. Sci-Fi- my boys LOVE this restaurant!
 
Our faves are:

Narcoosee's
Boma
Coral Reef
'Ohana (breakfast or dinner)
Crystal Palace

We have several others that we like also, but those are the top that we'll visit again.
 
Artists Point
Jiko
Le Cellier
Kona
California Grill
 
I don't have kids, but I have my DBF who is super picky, so he has found something to eat at ALL of these places (which is amazing).

Coral Reef - the dining room is LOVELY! And the food was super super delicious. And the chocolate wave for dessert!

Kona Cafe - dinner and breakfast here are both great. The dining room is fairly peaceful compared to the restaurants in the parks, and the food is really really good. Tonga toast for breakfast is a must!

Tony's Town Square - has become my boyfriend's "must-do" on each trip. Italian is the only type of restaurant where he can reliably find something he will definitely eat (usually lasagne or chicken parm). I had heard that this place was not great, but the food was good, the decor was cute (we sat near the Lady & the Tramp fountain), and our waiter was fabulous!

Sci-Fi Dine-In - love the atmosphere, it's just so campy! The B-movies are fun, the food is yummy, and really - DHS doesn't have too many options...

Having a hard time coming up with a 5th, but...

ESPN Zone - Boyfriend is a biiig sports guy, and God forbid there be a game on while we are in the World. So as a compromise, we usually end up at ESPN Zone at least once a trip so he can catch his team play and not feel like he missed out. The atmosphere can be a bit distracting with the dozens of TVs all on different channels, but the food is good (beer and bar food, really) and in big portions, and we have never felt rushed to give up our table while we watch the game.

Trying a few new places with free dining in September and really looking forward to them - Raglan Road, especially!
 
Crystal Palace breakfast
Poly Lilo and Stitch breakfast (your boys will love it but def plan on interacting with Stitch)
Tusker House for lunch or dinner -the food was wonderful no characters
 


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