Thai food?

[wisconsinmama]

My kids love curry and egg rolls. Is there a restaurant in WDW that serves this type of food?

 

[GeorgiaHoo]

A few signature restaurants might offer curry, but largely no.

 

[_auroraborealis_]

Sanaa is a bit more African, and Yak & Yeti is not especially authentic. But they're about as close as you get.

 

[CinderDuffy]

Good for them! Unfortunately, WDW caters to the "breaded lump of chicken" crowd, so there really won't be many interesting choices. You might try Tusker House for a fun character buffet with some African/Indian-inspired dishes.

 

[wisconsinmama]

They definitely don't eat a lot of typical kid food and I'm having a hard time figuring out restaurants. There number one choice is always Thai and I can't believe there is no such option!

 

[TXAKDisneyFan]

They definitely don't eat a lot of typical kid food and I'm having a hard time figuring out restaurants. There number one choice is always Thai and I can't believe there is no such option!

I've thought for a while that the lack of a Thai restaurant is a serious gap in Disney's dining lineup. DH, the kids, and I LOVE Thai food (as do most of our friends). I honestly don't know how there's such a glaring omission, especially considering the Thai restaurants we go to regularly in five different cities are always packed. How many Italian restaurants does WDW need?

 

[CinderDuffy]

I've thought for a while that the lack of a Thai restaurant is a serious gap in Disney's dining lineup. DH, the kids, and I LOVE Thai food (as do most of our friends). I honestly don't know how there's such a glaring omission, especially considering the Thai restaurants we go to regularly in five different cities are always packed. How many Italian restaurants does WDW need?

People would complain that it's too "exotic" and not "kid-friendly," whatever that means.

 

[DaisyDuck001]

I've thought for a while that the lack of a Thai restaurant is a serious gap in Disney's dining lineup. DH, the kids, and I LOVE Thai food (as do most of our friends). I honestly don't know how there's such a glaring omission, especially considering the Thai restaurants we go to regularly in five different cities are always packed. How many Italian restaurants does WDW need?

I've also had this thought many times.

My kids love curry and egg rolls. Is there a restaurant in WDW that serves this type of food?

The pan-Asian restaurant Morimoto at Disney Springs has egg rolls and Pad Thai on their current menu. I haven't dined there, so I can't comment on how good it may be.

 

[Deb & Bill]

I've thought for a while that the lack of a Thai restaurant is a serious gap in Disney's dining lineup. DH, the kids, and I LOVE Thai food (as do most of our friends). I honestly don't know how there's such a glaring omission, especially considering the Thai restaurants we go to regularly in five different cities are always packed. How many Italian restaurants does WDW need?

If Sanaa got crowded and it was hard to book a meal there, they might drop an Italian restaurant and go with a Thai. But that's probably not going to happen.

 

[Lisa F]

Good for them! Unfortunately, WDW caters to the "breaded lump of chicken" crowd, so there really won't be many interesting choices. You might try Tusker House for a fun character buffet with some African/Indian-inspired dishes.

the chicken curry at tusker house is absolutely delicious but it is in no way a thai curry.

 

[TXAKDisneyFan]

If Sanaa got crowded and it was hard to book a meal there, they might drop an Italian restaurant and go with a Thai. But that's probably not going to happen.

It seems like a lot of people also don't visit Sanaa because it's out of the way - lots of people on these boards report only going to AK once during a trip (if at all), and "complain" about (for lack of a better word), or at least note, the hassle of getting to AKL. If they're going to go all the way to AKL, it seems like they're more likely to visit Boma and not make a second venture out to the resort for a meal. I personally probably wouldn't go to AKL for a meal if we only took 3-5 day trips to WDW. So I wonder if Sanaa would be more popular if it were in a park or more easily accessible? (Maybe not, though I'm glad we can easily get ADRs there!)

I also wasn't really advocating to replace an Italian restaurant with a Thai one, but moreso wondering out loud why they need to keep opening restaurants with the same cuisine rather than diversifying more and filling in the gaps. (They do a fairly good job of it, but the lack of a Thai restaurant when the cuisine is so popular is a big oversight). I know some restaurants are way more popular than others, but a lot of restaurants are fairly tucked away (whether they're at resorts or in less prominent areas of parks - I didn't even know for a long time that there are sit down restaurants in the Japan pavilion, for instance, but Chefs de France and Rose and Crown are pretty hard to miss). Some of these more "exotic" restaurants don't seem to be as prominent as others and I wonder how that affects attendance.

 

[Lisa F]

People would complain that it's too "exotic" and not "kid-friendly," whatever that means.

not if they had an accessible kids menu they wouldn't. I'm not sure what the big deal is if they do or how it makes the experience of anyone ordering a thai curry any worse. I have a pretty picky kid (see my dining report lol) but I like exotic foods. I'm not sure how it detracts from anyone's enjoyment if we can both enjoy a meal at the same place. The kid had plain grilled chicken and mac and cheese at sanaa and we shared a bread service that he ate plain and I ate with all of the sauces... pretty sure the proximity to his mac and cheese didn't in any way ruin my curry dinner.

I eat thai regularly as it is pretty much the only decent ethnic cuisine where I live (now i want some for lunch today lol but they may be closed for a week right now) but I always get it take out and make my kid something else.

 

[TXAKDisneyFan]

People would complain that it's too "exotic" and not "kid-friendly," whatever that means.

Probably. So frustrating. I don't care what other people eat until it affects what's available for the rest of us. (It's also silly, since every restaurant has the same boring chicken nuggets, mac & cheese, etc for kids - I know mine would love more sophisticated fare that aligns with the cuisine where we're dining.)

 

[Deb & Bill]

not if they had an accessible kids menu they wouldn't. I'm not sure what the big deal is if they do or how it makes the experience of anyone ordering a thai curry any worse.

See Skipper Canteen and all it's changes since it opened.

 

[Lisa F]

See Skipper Canteen and all it's changes since it opened.

so what are you saying?

Because there is mac and cheese on the kid menu, it affects someone's enjoyment of head on shrimp? I'm not sure what your point is there. They do keep changing up the menu but it doesn't seem to be getting much less exotic, unless I am unaware of how common whole lionfish is at mcdonalds.

 

[Jen4400]

Yak and Yeti has a seafood curry dish. I've eaten plenty of curry outside of Disney and this specific dish ranks right up there. I can't speak for the rest of the menu, but if your kids like curry, it might be worth a try!

 

[sharonabe]

They definitely don't eat a lot of typical kid food and I'm having a hard time figuring out restaurants. There number one choice is always Thai and I can't believe there is no such option!

Check out Tiffins at AK. They have a Thai curry soup. It might be difficult to pull together a whole meal, but it could be a fun break with a little taste of Thailand. Skipper Canteen at MK has a vegetable curry that might also come close. If nothing else, eating at one or both of these might give all of you a new favorite.

 

[CinderDuffy]

so what are you saying?

Because there is mac and cheese on the kid menu, it affects someone's enjoyment of head on shrimp? I'm not sure what your point is there. They do keep changing up the menu but it doesn't seem to be getting much less exotic, unless I am unaware of how common whole lionfish is at mcdonalds.

It affects the kids. Because people insist on having either bland, tasteless food (Mickey Check) or generic junk for kids, kids like mine have very few choices. Back when the dining plan was a good deal, we were having to pay to upgrade kids to adults (and one was 5) so that they could actually enjoy tasty and interesting food. They would have loved a child's portion of char siu pork or a child's noodle/curry bowl at Skipper Canteen. Instead they put fried chicken, mac & cheese, and dry steak/fish on the menu - with "exotic" names. Blech. There is not even one unique choice for a child.

 

[wilkeliza]

so what are you saying?

Because there is mac and cheese on the kid menu, it affects someone's enjoyment of head on shrimp? I'm not sure what your point is there. They do keep changing up the menu but it doesn't seem to be getting much less exotic, unless I am unaware of how common whole lionfish is at mcdonalds.

I think what they are pointing out is that Skipper's Canteen had a more "exotic" menu including their kids menu and report after report in the beginning is I am not booking there because there is nothing myself or my children will eat. The "mac and cheese" at Skippers is a bachamel sauce and not your standard yellow mac and cheese. A lot of kids won't eat it so parents complained and sent it back. With all those complaints the Skippers mac and cheese was changed to the standard mac and cheese available everywhere else. Now for parents that do have kids that are a little more adventurous they lost 1 place they could go with a less than traditional kids menu.


OP there are a few places you can get curry dishes and maybe a Thai inspired dish but no where you can get a full on Thai meal. You can get a few of the same flavor profiles as well with it not marked as Thai but it is going to take a lot of menu reading. I find AK and the hotels to be the better options Skippers has a little but the menu has change since I went so not sure what it all tastes like now.

 

[_auroraborealis_]

It affects the kids. Because people insist on having either bland, tasteless food (Mickey Check) or generic junk for kids, kids like mine have very few choices. Back when the dining plan was a good deal, we were having to pay to upgrade kids to adults (and one was 5) so that they could actually enjoy tasty and interesting food. They would have loved a child's portion of char siu pork or a child's noodle/curry bowl at Skipper Canteen. Instead they put fried chicken, mac & cheese, and dry steak/fish on the menu - with "exotic" names. Blech. There is not even one unique choice for a child.

There are some places that still have okay menus, or will do a little bit of tweaking. Artist Point and Cali Grill are good as far as Signatures go. Spice Road Table was willing to do almost anything in a smaller portion.