Restaurants NOT for a 3 year old??

[weirdpaintballr]

What restaurants should we try to stay away from with a 3 year old and a party of 8 adults and 1 teen? With 1 extremely picky eater(she's been before and manages to eat just fine though )

 

[Servants of Evan]

Let's put it this way -- other than HDDR or CRT, anything which takes two TS credits I'd shy away from...

 

[Uncleromulus]

Bumping. Others with 3-year olds surely must have some advice--

 

[webray]

The only one I would stay away from is Le Bistro.

Other than that, you are good to go. All restaurants are family friendly.
When we take our grandaughters, we know we are on their schedule and if they get cranky we know we rush dinner and leave, that's it.

 

[Letsbgoofy]

Whe my son was young, we did a lot of buffets. He had a hard time waiting for food at the sit down restaurants. The first few meals were okay, but as the trip went on, he got more and more antsy. With the buffets, he could get his meal right away and have a lot of choices. It was also a great way to see the characters without having to wait in their lines at the parks.

I miss going to the character meals. I know you can go as adults, but it's just not the same without the excitement of a little one.

 

[weirdpaintballr]

Thanks....we will probably only do one expensive meal..possibly Whispering Canyon, because we are going to be such a large group....I personally prefer counter service...sooo much quicker than table service---when you are hungry, you want your food ASAP

 

[timandlesley]

I would steer clear of LeCellier, I've heard the time between courses is long.

 

[kaysmommie]

We are traveling with a 2 & 6 yr. old and I'm glad you told me about Lecellier because we have ADR's there. When we went with DD when she was 3 it was fine. We even ate at Cali Grill. We had no problems with her at all. You have alot of adults in your party to keep your 3 yr. old busy, personally I would go wherever you want. It's WDW kids are welcome most places, especially if they are well behaved. There are only a few restaurants that are not kid friendly.

 

[snickerharley]

Try to go for charachter meals, maybe chef mickeys or I hear 1900 park fare is good. But I would stear clear of "adult" places like le cellier, le chefs de france, etc.

 

[DISNEYDUET]

Whe my son was young, we did a lot of buffets. He had a hard time waiting for food at the sit down restaurants. The first few meals were okay, but as the trip went on, he got more and more antsy. With the buffets, he could get his meal right away and have a lot of choices. It was also a great way to see the characters without having to wait in their lines at the parks.
I miss going to the character meals. I know you can go as adults, but it's just not the same without the excitement of a little one.

Oh you have a point! My best friends son is 4 and we all went to dinner the other night. He was such a good boy for about the first 15 min.. Then that was it! Crawling under the table, whining he was dying because he was so hungary, you know the usual. He loves the character meals though!

Oh and our secret weapon is fruit snacks! They work everytime!

 

[crisi]

Whispering Canyon is fun, loud and noisy.

V&As and Shula's actively discourage children by not providing a kids menu. Other restaurants at Disney welcome them, but the experience is not always pleasant for the child, the parents, or the other patrons. Some three years olds do fine with a meal that takes two hours, and, in the end, everyone involved is satisfied. Other children are not content to sit (and I won't say they are badly behaved at three rather than simply being three) and at the end of the evening the child has not had a good time, the other restaurant patrons have been disturbed and, unless they are oblivious to their child's behavior, mom and dad leave more frazzled than you really want a $50+ a plate meal to leave you.

I'd avoid almost all of the signature restaurants with toddlers and preschoolers myself - but my son was active and my daughter prone to tantrums at that age and we try not to borrow trouble.

 

[weirdpaintballr]

He's pretty active right now, and he's not even 2 yet...hes a big boy too...but he doesn't like to sit still for long...and when he's done eating, he thinks everyone should get up and play with him...so...yeah...he wouldn't do well at the fancy restaurants...he's a bit of a screamer when he gets excited too

 

[MareQ]

Try to go for charachter meals, maybe chef mickeys or I hear 1900 park fare is good. But I would stear clear of "adult" places like le cellier, le chefs de france, etc.

We did fine in Le Cellier with all 3 of my kids.

 

[kaysmommie]

He's pretty active right now, and he's not even 2 yet...hes a big boy too...but he doesn't like to sit still for long...and when he's done eating, he thinks everyone should get up and play with him...so...yeah...he wouldn't do well at the fancy restaurants...he's a bit of a screamer when he gets excited too

He sound just like my DS who be 2 May 20. We are taking him to disney in september. DD was much easier than DS. DD was great at Disney in everyway. DS is just a little boy and just acts his age. They are different but typically don't want to sit too long.

 

[crisi]

More thoughts:

Rainforest Cafe has thunderstorms.

Sci Fi is dark and shows clips from monster movies. Its also difficult to help a three year old in a car (though they may just pull up a high chair next to the car).

Teppenyaki has a very hot grill eighteen inches away from little hands. The edges of the grill (where the put the kids) are cooler and may not immediately burn (my last Teppenyaki trip had me leaving with a small blister), but having them sit there also makes for an awkward experience.

Buffets are something to think about. Some people LOVE them with little kids because you have a lot of variety and - perhaps most importantly - immediate access to food. Personally, I don't like them because I spend too much time getting up and getting my kids food - and I really just want to sit down for an hour and have a waitress bring me food (and a glass of wine) when I'm a Disney - dinner time - even with little ones - is relaxing time for me.

On the counter service side, my kids have always enjoyed Cosmic Rays in the MK - there is a large area in front of Sunny Eclipse (an robotic alien lounge singer) where the kids can "dance."

 

[disneydom]

I will have to agree with webray stay away from LeBistro