Vegetarians at WDW?

[DanceRC28]

The last trip DH and I took to WDW was my first trip as a vegetarian. I figured it was no big deal and that I would find things to eat- WRONG! At Epcot, I did eat soup and salad at the Rose & Crown Pub and then a pretzel and a Mickey Bar while walking around the park, but that was about it. At Animal Kingdom, I ordered a veggie burger at McDonalds....it was the driest thing I have ever come close to eating and I had to throw it in the garbage. The only good food I had was a veggie wrap at a restaurant right off of Main St. in the Magic Kingdom. Just wondering how many other vegetarians there are out there and what you guys eat when you hit WDW!

 

[WDWBarb]

Veggie here! DD (13) is as well. We found wayyyyy too much to eat while we were there last May You must try Boma at the AKL and any breakfast buffett (can you say Pooh's Breakfast Lasagna??? YUM!)!

If you're vegan you may have more challanges but otherwise we were stuffed to the gills. I think I gained 8 lbs while we were there (while walking about 8 miles per day!).

 

[pumba]

our son in law is a veggie person and he did quite well when we went as a family to Disney. He loved the portabella mushroom burgers at Planet Hollywood....it was huge. WE sort of stuck to alot of buffets too with the family. I think that the parks and resorts cater to everyones diets now.

 

[DanceRC28]

At the bigger restaurants, I don't usually have too much of a problem. I eat tons of pasta!!! The problem I found is that if we spent the entire day in the park, I ran out of things to eat after awhile and was starving

 

[battricia]

we ate at rose and crown in sept. and had a delicious veggie pot pie. We also had the potato and leek soup.

at san angel in in epcot they have a special vegetarian menu, the combination plate is really good. The chips and salsa aren't as good.

We also ate in Italy in epcot and it was good but it has since changed so i can't say what is on the menu now.

In the magic kingdom there is a delicious sandwich at columbia harbor house called the lighthouse sandwich. They also have vegetarian chili which my boyfriend liked a lot. I would seriously never consider eating a veggie burger from mc donalds while at disney world! They have so much good food.

At Animal kingdom they turned the tusker house into a buffet so the only thing we found to eat was the pizza at pizzafari which wasn't bad, but considering it's the ANIMAL KINGDOM you'd think they'd have more vegetarian stuff. I had always liked the veggie sandwiches they had at tusker house before I have read that the new tusker house does have a vegetarian section to choose from.

At MGM they have a stuffed pepper at Prime Time Cafe, and a great eggplant dish at mama melrose. Hollywood and vine is a buffet so there are a number of veggie options like mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, salads, and some other stuff but it's just the generic type of stuff. They also have a tebbouleh wrap that I've had at the commissary and i liked it, though other people on the boards did not like it.

As for resort restaurants - pop century had a veggie flat bread sandwich that was really good.

Animal kingdom lodge has boma which has an array of vegetarian options, it's one of my favorites! They also have some stuff at the mara, a felafel sandwich, and my favorite butter nut squash soup.

port orleans french quarter has a vegetarian sandwich that's pretty good but last time they went a little heavy on the marinade. But still not bad considering.

Ohana at the Polynesian also has a vegetarian dish which is pretty good but not the best I've ever had. Their scalloped potatoes are really good though.

At the Grand Floridian the 1900 park fare is pretty good and it's so easy to get here from magic kingdom on the monorail! They have pasta, salads, all kinds of veggies, mashed sweet potatoes, and a strawberry soup that is so amazing, and just when you think it's over there is the MOST DELICIOUS BREAD PUDDING. mmm. My boyfriend liked this place a lot!

At down town disney: Earl of sandwich has a good Caprese sandwich, I would definitely recommend it to anyone. Wolf gang puck has a cheese quesidilla that is topped with a ranch type dressing and I liked that a lot, it was different. Rain forest cafe has a few different sandwiches that are decent for a vegetarian.

These are only the places I've been which means there is SO MUCH more to try out there. I would check out Allears.net for the menus if you want to see more, menus do change but there is pretty much ALWAYS a vegetarian option at each of the restaurants and many of the counter service places.

I hope this helps!

tricia.

 

[CinderellyCinderelly]

Does Jiko have a Vegetarian option?

 

[Moonpie]

Does Jiko have a Vegetarian option?

I'm a vegetarian, and last time we went to Jiko I ordered an appetizer as my main course...I ordered some sort of a tamale. It was delicious!

The first time I went to WDW I didn't look at menus before making ADRs and found myself dissapointed with "steamed veggie platters" or "grains, and tofu" types of meals. Now, I plan out what I'm going to order before I go.