Warning: New Menus for Kids at Some TS Restaurants

[triplefigs]

We ate at 50's PT with the new menu. One was a fruit platter with yogurt and graham crackers, turkey/cheese roll up, 3rd was something like grilled chicken, grapes and sweet potato fries. Also had 3 ala carte meals: mac n cheese, chicken nuggets with choice of appetizer chicken noodle soup or salad, a side fries or mash potatoes, and dessert: fruit or ice cream sundae.

 

[anne1456]

We had this new kids menu at 2 restaurants last week, Sci Fi and Liberty Tree Tavern for lunch. What we didn't like was that there was no choice of appetizer and dessert with the entree, if you picked the pizza you got carrots for the appetizer and apples for dessert, no substitutions possible. At the Liberty Tree the server did not explain the new menu to us, so we didn't realize the choice included dessert until my son asked for ice cream and was told he had already had his dessert. The server at the Sci Fi cafe did a good job of explaining the menu to us later in the week.

Anne

 

[akalittleeva]

I'm all for healthy choices, but I think the keyword is choices. I agree the problem is about variety with this issue - my kids see enough carrot sticks and applesauce at home - who wants it every day on vacation - we eat healthy day to day, but on vacation, the whole family enjoys treating ourselves and trying new things. Triplefigs description of the menu at 50's PT sounded good, but not so great if that will basically be the selection for my 9 day trip. I don't know what restaurants are considered Disney restaurants, hopefully, my TS choices are not predominantly Disney. I do have a couple buffets, so that will help.

 

[tyandbash]

no ice cream for dessert?? On vacation?? But the adult menu has not changed?? So we can have a dessert type dessert, but our children can't?? Oh no....My children LOVED making decisions about their own appitizer/entree and dessert. May have to re-think the dining plan for our Feb. trip.

 

[triplefigs]

If they order from one of the 3 ala carte meals, the kids get to choose appetizer, main meal, dessert, and a side. The dessert at PT was make your own ice cream sundae.

 

[pigletforever]

Great,. I have a kid who lives on chicken nuggets and cheeseburgers. thank goodness he will share with me part of the time. I am glad I have 3 buffets scheudled at this point. I agree that there should be some healthy choices but for the truly picky less adventurous kids this is not good news. who wants chicken on pizza?

 

[lkjasd]

I just double checked with my DW and she also remembers it only being two a la carte choices. This was at both Tony's and PT. We both remember the nuggets at PT but can't agree on whether the second was meatloaf or Mac and Cheese. At Tony's it was Spaghetti and Meatballs and Mac and Cheese.

 

[jaurban]

My DD4 will probably not want dessert unless it is ice cream (strange child, I know) - but in those cases I think I can offer my dessert up for her and make do without - or we will share. She would eat carrots and not be concerned that there was no appetizer, and then again, there will be too much adult food for DH and me, so we can share that too. I am more concerned about the limited meal choices, Mac & Cheese will do most every day, if she had her way, but I need to be able to change it up a bit.

 

[triplefigs]

My kids had mac n cheese and chicken nuggets at PT. Guess it was just the two. They had the salad for appetizer, fries and carrots as a side, and the ice cream for dessert.

 

[bicker]

This sounds like a great improvement. Thanks for the information!

 

[kidsgobears]

I just double checked with my DW and she also remembers it only being two a la carte choices. This was at both Tony's and PT. We both remember the nuggets at PT but can't agree on whether the second was meatloaf or Mac and Cheese. At Tony's it was Spaghetti and Meatballs and Mac and Cheese.

So at Tony's, instead of having 6 entrees (all pretty healthy) to choose from, the kids only have 2. Allears menu shows:

Pasta Primavera
Ravioli
Vegetable Ravioli
Cheese Pizza
Pepperoni Pizza
Spaghett with Meatballs

Now the kids have to choose between Spaghetti and Mac 'n cheese?

How can this be an improvement? UUrgghhh!

 

[lkjasd]

So at Tony's, instead of having 6 entrees (all pretty healthy) to choose from, the kids only have 2. Allears menu shows:

Pasta Primavera
Ravioli
Vegetable Ravioli
Cheese Pizza
Pepperoni Pizza
Spaghett with Meatballs

Now the kids have to choose between Spaghetti and Mac 'n cheese?

How can this be an improvement? UUrgghhh!

To clarify, they only have these two as the "a la carte" choices. The other three choices are the combos which include the appetizer and dessert that can't be substituted (i.e. they come "as is" only) These three combos entrees are Chicken Pizza (which they let us make into a cheese pizza), baked chicken strips (like chicken fingers but not fried), and Vegetbale Plate (someone mentioned there was turkey cold cuts on it but I don't remember).

So in total, there are 5 choices at each restaurant. The three combos which do not change from restaurant to restaurant and two "a la carte" choices where you can mix and match the two apps. (soup or salad) with the two entrees (varied by restaurant), with the two desserts (fruit cup, scoop of ice cream).

One caveat reminder, we saw this at two restaurants and were told at both restaurants that "all disney restaurants" started doing it. I cannot confirm it is at any other restaurant other than PT and Tony's.

 

[Lewisc]

At first glance this looks OK, kids have a total of 5 choices two of which are restaurant specific BUT I can see it getting old if the family is staying 7-14 days and is having a TS dinner every night. Sounds like this menu will reduce the number of older kids and adults who ask to order off the kids menu. Older kids might want to "upgrade" to the adult menu.

Famlies not on the plan might just order an adult meal for their kids to split but dining plan guests may be forced to do more buffets.

 

[mandy200587]

I know my nephew won't be eating a bunch of this and would gladly take from the adult menu. So more buffets to look at now.

 

[CTPinkPrincess]

Oh no! Ok, I understand I have a more adventurous eater (DD almost 5 will eat a lot of grown up food, including salad and veggies), but to essentially serve the same choices (with just a couple different entrees) for every meal? And serve it in the same container as the CS meals? (I will not go off on a rant, I will not go off on a rant....)

I'm gonna have to re-think paying for the plan for her for our April trip.

 

[kaysmommie]

Oh no! Ok, I understand I have a more adventurous eater (DD almost 5 will eat a lot of grown up food, including salad and veggies), but to essentially serve the same choices (with just a couple different entrees) for every meal? And serve it in the same container as the CS meals? (I will not go off on a rant, I will not go off on a rant....)

I'm gonna have to re-think paying for the plan for her for our April trip.

I agree it sound like the same tired junk meal after meal with fruit for dessert. I don't want my DD and DS eating poorly for a whole week. I will either do more buffets or check menu's before we go on our next trip. Also if it looks like the DDP will not be a good choice then we will pass on it.

 

[madcat]

we just returned and the only thing I didnt care for on the kids menu was that they almost always came with either grapes, carrot sticks or applesauce. my kids like all of those but for lunch and dinner? they were getting a little more than tired with it by the end of the week

 

[DCDisney]

So are all the cute kids desserts gone now? Like the smores and moose at Le Cellier, worms and dirt, etc etc etc. My kids still talk constantly about the kids desserts. We may have to switch to more buffets......

Why is allears so behind on all these new menus? Many restaurants changed in early September and allears still isn't updated?

Yvonne

 

[susieq76]

I'm in trouble if these are the kids menus now- I may have to redo all my ADRs- my boys will eat a salad- but they're four & 3- are they really going to chow down on carrot sticks every day? No way...

 

[lkjasd]

So are all the cute kids desserts gone now? Like the smores and moose at Le Cellier, worms and dirt, etc etc etc. My kids still talk constantly about the kids desserts. We may have to switch to more buffets......

We ate at Le Cellier prior to the change so I can't say for sure but my guess (purely guessing) is that they would be included in the a la carte side of the menu. At 50's PT they still had the mini make-your-own sundae dessert that was on the original kids menu.