Tusker House or Yak & Yeti?

[Girly_Qs]

Alright, we've got a decision to make for our Animal Kingdom day lunch . . .

Tusker House, with the Nemo show "preferred seating"

or

Yak & Yeti

It will be 4 adults (us and my parents) and my 2 picky girls - any advice is welcome!

 

[kldmom2000]

While we've never done Yak & Yeti, I can say that Tusker House is one of our favorite restaurants on all of WDW property My 2 girls are super-picky eaters, but they find quite a bit that they like @ Tusker's buffet Good luck in your decision!

 

[angel26]

I've never ate at Yak & Yeti but i've ate at tusker house and it was really good we are going back to tusker house this June can't wait.

 

[TinkerKell-ey]

I miss the old Tusker House, it used to be the best QS at WDW . . .

Anyway...I was making the same decision myself. I haven't had TS at either, but decided on Yak & Yeti. We are staying at AKV, and will have breakfast at Boma and a meal at Sanna, so I figured we would have had our fill of the African flavors and decided to go for Asian. And I can't wait to try the wontons for dessert!!

 

[Smiling Cheshire Cat]

We really enjoyed Yak and Yeti. My picky eating children really liked the rice. But I'm also looking forward to trying the Tusker House for lunch. We've only had breakfast there.

 

[dreamlinda]

Both are good - if you are trying to maximize your time in the park getting the preferred seating at Nemo is nice, we did it last December. Otherwise the question is ~ do you have a preference for buffet or table service? You can't go wrong with either choice.

 

[disneydreamer98]

We love Yak & Yeti! I have picky boys as well and my oldest (9) loves that he can get chicken fried rice with his hamburger! I would suggest checking out the kids menu on www.allearsnet.com for Yak & Yeti to make sure for yourselves.

 

[Girly_Qs]

Thanks for all the guidance y'all!

We're still not sure . . .

- Kid's menus: Either one will please 1, and only 1, of the 2 kids. Flip a coin, lol.

- Nemo Show: We've done it before, but it was 2.5yrs ago and my girls were much younger (dd#2 doesn't remember any of it). We did the Lion King show last trip, so we're likely to do Nemo this trip. I guess it comes down to whether we want to wait in line or not.

- We'll be doing Tusker House for breakfast that morning (pre rope drop, yay!), so it's also a question of whether we go back (where we'd be more in control of our time since it's a buffet, and we'd get the preferred Nemo seating).

- That pineapple/cream cheese/wonton dessert does sound mighty tempting!

 

[SuzieN]

Yak & Yeti!!!!!! I see you have your eye on the pineapple cream cheese wonton dessert - it's fantastic!!! I've eaten at both places - Tusker House is fine but Yak & Yeti is excellent! The atmosphere, food, service, and yummy "adult" beverages make it one of my favorite WDW dining experiences!

 

[ROEDISNEY]

Y & Y. We didn't care to much for Tusker House.

 

[stimmons]

Yak & Yeti!!!!!! I see you have your eye on the pineapple cream cheese wonton dessert - it's fantastic!!! I've eaten at both places - Tusker House is fine but Yak & Yeti is excellent! The atmosphere, food, service, and yummy "adult" beverages make it one of my favorite WDW dining experiences!

I second for Yak & Yeti especially for the Fried Cream Cheese Wontons. Pure heaven!!!!

 

[kirbygump]

Both are good - if you are trying to maximize your time in the park getting the preferred seating at Nemo is nice, we did it last December. Otherwise the question is ~ do you have a preference for buffet or table service? You can't go wrong with either choice.

We have a 1:10pm ADR and it falls in the window for preferred seating at NEMO. Do you have to specify the prefered seating on the ressie or is it a given if your ADR is within the said window? I had made the ressie before I ever saw the note about the NEMO show.

 

[Beauty & the Best]

I love Tusker House, so my vote is there.

It is a buffet w/ a kids section (corn dog nuggets yes!) so I'm sure your girls will find something they like & they can pick a little at everything.

Here's the kids menu for Y&Y:

Kids Entrees - For ages 9 and under. A choice of a mini burger, chicken bites, vegetable lo mein, or an egg roll. All items served with choice of carrot sticks, applesauce cup, fruit punch gelatin or chicken fried rice. Add a kid-sized portion of milk or apple juice in a souvenir cup. Soft drinks or French fries available upon request. Ice cream sundae for dessert

 

[Girly_Qs]

We have a 1:10pm ADR and it falls in the window for preferred seating at NEMO. Do you have to specify the prefered seating on the ressie or is it a given if your ADR is within the said window? I had made the ressie before I ever saw the note about the NEMO show.

It's my understanding that any ADR in that time window (1:00 - 1:40p) gets "preferred seating" for the 3:15 Nemo Show.

I love Tusker House, so my vote is there.

It is a buffet w/ a kids section (corn dog nuggets yes!) so I'm sure your girls will find something they like & they can pick a little at everything.

Here's the kids menu for Y&Y:

Kids Entrees - For ages 9 and under. A choice of a mini burger, chicken bites, vegetable lo mein, or an egg roll. All items served with choice of carrot sticks, applesauce cup, fruit punch gelatin or chicken fried rice. Add a kid-sized portion of milk or apple juice in a souvenir cup. Soft drinks or French fries available upon request. Ice cream sundae for dessert

From what I've seen of the menus - it's really a matter of pleasing one of my children, and not the other, either way.

Tusker House: older dd will go for PB&J, dd#2 nothing
Y&Y: older dd will go for nothing, younger dd will do the chicken bites

I've already informed both of them that they can eat or not (their choice) wherever, but I will *not* listen to them whine if they choose not to!

 

[quirkymom]

Yak and Yeti usually makes our list every trip - hard to go wrong there!

 

[rudetreehill]

I have to say I'm a HUGE fan of Yak & Yeti. I've eaten there several times -- both at the bar and at tables -- and the food is some of the best I've had in mid-level table-service restaurants at Disney. I like the decor, as well. Tusker House is fine, but it just doesn't feel as "special" to me as Yak & Yeti does...

 

[PEANUT1]

we did not like Yak and Yeti..bad service and bad food. We love Tusker House..it is a must do for us...and the Nemo show is probably the worst show in all of disney..we were very disappointed.

 

[WDWMeg311]

Wok fried green beans at Y&Y with that sweet chili dipping sauce. So good. Might need to rearrange plans for my trip in 2 days to find time to get some!

 

[NOLA_Tink]

Tusker House was delicious!!! Plus, being a buffet, your kiddos might be a little more adventurous. Y&Y, for us, was terrible (& we tried it twice). Maybe we ordered the wrong items (we love almost all forms of Asian food), but we never plan to return.

 

[MSLRAC]

I'd go with Tusker House. The food at Y&Y was horrible when we were there in February.