Updated ADRs please give me your thoughts!

[hillview]

We are a family of 4 (4 year old and 6 year old). Kids have vetoed CRT for any meal. We are looking for nicer restaurants. We retire early and get up for rope drop. So dinner is often 5 pm or when restaurant opens. Kids voted for Chef Mickeys (I found it dirty last time we were there).

Day 1 (arrival)
Dinner - Chef Mickey's

Day 2 -- MK
Breakfast - room food (grocery store visit planned)
Lunch - Crystal Palace or Kona Cafe
Dinner - Cali Grill (kids go to club)

Day 3 -- DHS
Breakfast - room food (grocery store visit planned)
Lunch -Scifi
Dinner - AKL for Boma*

Day 4 -- Epcot
Breakfast - Princesses early at Epcot
Lunch - Chefs de France* to see Remy
Dinner - Via Napoli*

Day 5 -- MK
Breakfast - room food (grocery store visit planned)
Lunch - The Plaza
Dinner - Artist Point* (with kids if they aren't wild about the kids club/otherwise we will drop them)

Day 6 -- AK
Breakfast - Boma*
Lunch - CS -- where?
Dinner - Il Mulino* or BLUE ZOO* @ Swan; kids go to club

Day 7 -- MK
Breakfast - room food (grocery store visit planned)
Lunch -Liberty Tree or Crystal Palace or Kona?
Dinner - Flying Fish*

Day 8 -- Departure
Breakfast -- Ohana (Character)

THANKS for your feedback. I put a * star next to places we've not been to!

 

[figment_jii]

For your AK day, my family likes Flame Tree (CS).

 

[marlower]

I love Via Napoli! The pizza and salad is so good. For AK, I like Pizzafari...they have a pretty sandwich but sometimes I just get a big pretzel and have a bigger dinner. On that first MK day, I would say eat at CP because it may be too early to head out of MK to go to Kona...just a thought. Hope it helps!

 

[MYD714]

Kona is one of our favorites. We love the steak and the chocolate fondue.

Ohana is a must for us. DH claims it's his all time favorite. I also love the vibe of the place. Very laid back and family friendly.

I went to Crystal Palace when I was with my best friend and her kids (2yo and 3yo). We had a blast. It was my favorite buffet and I loved the apple crisp (which I think they took off the menu). We loved it so much that we cancelled 2 other ADRs that week and changed them to CP.

I love Liberty Tree for lunch. The Ooey Gooey Toffee Cake is out of this world!

 

[pixarmom]

I'm happy to share some thoughts!

On Day 2, I would choose Kona for lunch. Looks like you've been to both, so you know they are hard to compare! We just really love the menu at Kona and it's a nice break from the park. While it's fun to see our pre-schooler interact with the Pooh characters, we aren't crazy about the buffet and there are so many other character meals we all prefer. But if your kids love Pooh, CP would be too hard to resist!

For Day 3, we haven't been to Boma but loved Jiko. There's something for everyone there and even the kids meals were great. I know you'll have kids along, but we took our pre-schooler there for a later ADR than what you are planning and we were entirely comfortable.

On Day 4, I hope you love Chef's as much as we do! The CMs who bring Remy around are so friendly and engaging and take plenty of time at each table. We all enjoy the food - even our pickest eater loves the mini burgers on the kids' menu. We also love Via Napoli and it's now at the top of our ADR list. Again, from our more adventurous eaters to our pickiest, everyone was happy at Via. The atmosphere was lively, the service was friendly and the pizza was great. Also enjoyed the caprese salad and the sangria!

On Day 6, I'd also suggest Flame Tree if you're looking for a CS lunch. The seating area behind the restaurant is shaded and relaxing. We used to find a quiet spot near the lake with a view of Everest - very nice. If you decide on a TS, we like Yak and Yeti. As for dinner, we absolutely love bluezoo and take our kids along. Even though we go to signatures often, I was a little concerned reading the reviews of bluezoo - sounded like more of an adult crowd. But there was no reason for concern - even with kids and a 7pm ADR. We all enjoyed it. (We're trying Il Mulino in August - hard to believe it could beat bluezoo!)

For Day 7, we like lunch at Liberty Tree. Service was slow on our last visit, but that could have been an off day (or because we were a party of 7 instead of 5 that day.) It's a good location in the park and everyone always finds something they enjoy on the menu.

P.S. I know you've already been there, but Ohana breakfast is one of our favorites - and I don't even really like breakfast!

Happy Planning!

 

[minnie mum]

I think you have a well planned and thoughtful list of ADRs.

For your MK days: I would heartily recommend CP and LTT for lunch. We really enjoy the food and atmosphere at both places. Also, if you are leaving the parks in late afternoon, you would lose a fair amount of touring time by also leaving the park to go to the Poly and back for lunch.

For your AK day: We always love to go to Flame Tree BBQ for lunch. The little pavilion down by the water is a cool and peaceful place to eat with the best views in the park.