Your top 5-10 restaurants

[yenlee]

This is a fun thread, but I think it would be more interesting if posters also said a quick word on how much dining they've done at Disney. After all, if you've "only" tried 20 different restaurants (which imho is a lot!), then giving your top 10 doesn't say as much as if you've tried 30 of them and eaten at many of them multiple times. I'm curious to know if there is any consensus among the true Disney cognoscenti about which places are truly the best of the best.

Also, I find that the signature restaurants are just plain better and more expensive, so I don't think it's fair to compare them against the non-sigs. For those of you who've tried them all, is there one that you'd say is "the" best? (not counting V&A of course)

For non-sigs, I've tried approx 15 (still extant) places, and my top 3 would be Teppan Edo, Boma, and The Wave.

 

[dapa4por]

1. Liberty Tree Tavern
2. Crystal Palace (Breakfast)
3. Chef Mickey's (Breakfast)
5. Beaches and Cream
6. Sci-Fi

 

[daisyduck123]

1. 'Ohana
2. Cape May
3. Shula's
4. Teppan Edo
5. The Yachtsman
6. Coral Reef
7. Whispering Canyon
8. Crystal Palace

 

[Sparrow624]

1. Yachtsman
2. Flying Fish
3. Sci Fi
4. Grand Floridian Cafe
5. Narcoosee
6. Mama Melrose
7. Liberty Tree Tavern
8. Teppan Edo

 

[byeo]

Not in any order:

Yachtsman Steakhouse
Boma
Tusker House
Pecos Bill
Crystal Palace
Le Cellier

 

[Donnainnj]

1. Liberty Tree tavern - Lunch only
2. Wolfgang Puck Express
3. Kona - Breakfast, lunch or dinner
4. Le Cellier (might be higher on list if prices were a little lower, or it was easier to get into)
5. Ohana
Donna

To add in the details that were later asked for, we have been to
Cindy's Bx3 Dx2 and lunch before it was a set price
Crystal Palace 3x
Liberty Tree Tavern Lunch 4+times, dinner 1x
Tony's square 2x
Chefs de France 3X
Le Cellier 5Xplus
Nine Dragons 1x
Coral Reef 4x
Akershus 4x(all before characters)
Rose and Crown 1x
San Angel Inn 1x
Tusker House 2x
50's Prime Time 2x
Brown Derby 1x
Hollywood and Vine 4x (Fantasmic)
Mama Melrose 2x
Sci Fi 5+ times
Boma x 4 B and D
Beaches-N-Cream 3x
Cape May Cafe 3x
Shutters 1x
Wolfgang Puck Cafe 1x
Captain's Grille 1x
Whispering Canyon 3x
Planet Hollywood 1x
Bongos 1x
1900 Park Fare 2x breakfast 5x Dinner
Narcoossee's 1x
Kona Cafe breakfast 2x, Lunch 2x, dinner 3x
Ohana 3x
Chef Mickey's at DTD - 2x, at Contemporary 2x breakfast 5x dinner
Maya Grill 1x breakfast
Hoop de doo 1x
This is over mostly the last 20 years, so we have had a lot of years to eat Disney.

 

[herb102211]

1) Crystal Palace (Breakfast)
2 ) Tutto Italia
3) Grand Floridian Cafe (Dinner)
4) Cape May Cafe (Breakfast)
5) Tusker House (Breakfast)
6 )Sci Fi Diner
7) 1900 Park Fare (Dinner)
8) California Grill
9) Yachtman's Steakhouse
10) 50's Prime Time Cafe

 

[Deealee]

Boma
Garden Grille
Mara(yes Mara) I liked them so much I took lunch with me to the airport.
Chef Mickey
Biergarten

 

[yenlee]

To add in the details that were later asked for, we have been to
Cindy's Bx3 Dx2 and lunch before it was a set price
Crystal Palace 3x
Liberty Tree Tavern Lunch 4+times, dinner 1x
Tony's square 2x
Chefs de France 3X
Le Cellier 5Xplus
Nine Dragons 1x
Coral Reef 4x
Akershus 4x(all before characters)
Rose and Crown 1x
San Angel Inn 1x
Tusker House 2x
50's Prime Time 2x
Brown Derby 1x
Hollywood and Vine 4x (Fantasmic)
Mama Melrose 2x
Sci Fi 5+ times
Boma x 4 B and D
Beaches-N-Cream 3x
Cape May Cafe 3x
Shutters 1x
Wolfgang Puck Cafe 1x
Captain's Grille 1x
Whispering Canyon 3x
Planet Hollywood 1x
Bongos 1x
1900 Park Fare 2x breakfast 5x Dinner
Narcoossee's 1x
Kona Cafe breakfast 2x, Lunch 2x, dinner 3x
Ohana 3x
Chef Mickey's at DTD - 2x, at Contemporary 2x breakfast 5x dinner
Maya Grill 1x breakfast
Hoop de doo 1x
This is over mostly the last 20 years, so we have had a lot of years to eat Disney.

Impressive record keeping.

I'm curious what it is that you like so much about Puck Express. I think it's a great place to go when passing through O'Hare, but I've never really considered going to the one at DTD.

 

[Dancind]

I think we are at 25 to 30 trips, and we like to eat. Our current favorites, somewhat in order:

Flying Fish
Il Mulino
California Grill
Wolfgang Puck
La Cava
Sanaa
La Hacienda (only if they still have the Fire Margarita)
Boma
Artist Point (DH loved his mean there, mine was ok)

I think we really need to try Citrico's.

 

[Donnainnj]

Impressive record keeping.

I'm curious what it is that you like so much about Puck Express. I think it's a great place to go when passing through O'Hare, but I've never really considered going to the one at DTD.

Ok the times at each restaurant is by memory, the one times are on the mark, the other estimates are mostly on the low side, those are just the times I remember.

What I like about WPE, well I haven't had a bad meal there, everyone in the family can find something they really enjoy. The meals use fresh ingredients, there is a large variety, you can get a "real" meal there quickly, and the prices are good for the quality and quantity of food served. A bonus is it is a counter service on the dining plan, but that doesn't mean we won't pay out of pocket. We went twice on our last visit without the plan. Oh and as an aside you can get a discount with AAA or AP, and sometimes Costco sells discounted gift certificates, although we have never purchased them yet. (you just reminded me to look for them for our next trip, Thank you)
Donna

 

[apicozzi]

California Grill (because of the view and sushi)
Narcoossee's (because of the lobster)
Citricos (because of the food)
Victoria & Alberts (because of the experience and food)
Tutto Italia (because I'm Italian and also like to talk with the staff)
San Angel Inn (because I enjoy the atmosphere and watching the boats go by)
There are plenty more, but these came to mind first!

 

[apicozzi]

Boma
Garden Grille
Mara(yes Mara) I liked them so much I took lunch with me to the airport.
Chef Mickey
Biergarten

I enjoyed Mara while I was staying at AKL, too! It was good food and great for a quick snack while lounging in the room or by the pool!

 

[saintfan]

No special order

• Crystal Palace
• Chef Mickey's breakfast
• Chef Mickey's dinner
• cosmic ray's kids love it
• Tony's
• Sci-Fi
• Coral Reef

 

[NYDisneyGal]

California Grill (fine dining)
Brown Derby (holiday dinners)
LeCellier (haven't been in a while, not sure about it lately)
Earl of Sandwich (can't beat a hearty, inexpensive, easy meal, nobody's mentioned this yet?)
Ghirardelli's (for dinner, anytime!)
Sunshine Seasons (always before going on Soarin', good Caesar Salad)
Planet Hollywood (for tradition, one of the first places we landed in DTD)

guilty as charged of not eating at lots of different places, don't do the dining plan and we eat off site as well, but these are our favorites

 

[#1hoosierfan]

In no particular order:

Chefs de France (lunch)
Crystal Palace (breakfast)
Ohanas (dinner)
Cali Grill
San Angel Inn
LTT (lunch)

 

[MicheinMA]

Ohana (breakfast or dinner-love them both)
Garden Grill
Le Cellier
Akershus (breakfast)
1900 PF

 

[Mick@Tink]

Simple folks here....

Biergarten
Boma
The Plaza Restarurant
Flame Tree BBQ
Shula's

 

[MissManda]

Not really in a particular order ( just what comes to mind first)

Yachtsman Steakhouse
Grand Floridian Cafe
Tusker House breakfast
Ghiradelli's for icecream
Mama Melrose's

 

[alliejay]

Akershus (for Princess Breakfast)
Rose & Crown
Via Napoli
Hollywood Brown Derby


Can't wait to try Le Cellier this time around!