Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Where do you recommend most for dining at Disney World?

My family has taken the Disney Dining Plan for our 6-day stay, and so far, we have the following restaraunt:

1. 1900 Park Fare

2. Tutto Italia

3. Crystal Palace

4. Coral Reef Restaraunt

5. Garden Grill

But we need one more restaraunt, so which one do you recommend? Also, from the list above, is there any that you do not recommend? Thanks!Where do you recommend most for dining at Disney World?
Ohana at the Polynesian is an amazing restaurant. The food there is to die for.



The Sci-Fi Dine In Theater at Hollywood Studios is really, really, cool. The inside looks like you are in an old drive-in theater. You get to sit and eat in these cool cars and they have a giant screen were they show clips of old black and white sci-fi movies.



I'd also recommend Liberty Tree Tavern at the Magic Kingdom. It's Thanksgiving every night there.



If you are going with young kids then you can't deny them the experience of Chef Mickeys at the Contemporary Resort. It has all of the characters for every meal and every few minutes they play this song and everyone including the characters and waiters stop what they are doing and twirl their napkins in the air and dance to it. The kids also get to decorate their own cupcakes at dinner. It was my favorite when I was little.



I've never been to the Rainforest Cafe at the Animal Kingdom and Downtown Disney, but I have heard that it is a really neat themed restaurant, so I would look into that also.



As far as your list goes, they are all really great restaurants, I've been to them all except for Tutto Italia. You are absolutely going to LOVE 1900 Pare Fare and the Coral Reef. The tilapia at the Coral Reef is really good and I always loved getting to see Mary Poppins at 1900 Park Fare.



Have fun!
We've been to WDW 14 times. These are our favorites:

-Sanaa (Kidani Village at the Animal Kingdom Lodge-excellent food, they have floor to ceiling windows, so you can watch the animals while you dine)

-Boma's is a great buffet %26amp; Jiko's is more of an adult restaurant (both are at the Animal Kingdom Lodge)

-'Ohana (Polynesian-fabulous food, fun entertainment, %26amp; you can see the Wishes fireworks on the evenings they have them)

-Cape May Cafe (Beach Club-excellent buffet, nice seaside type atmosphere)

-Whispering Canyon Cafe (Wilderness Lodge-especially fun at dinner time, best ribs ever)

-California Grill (Contemporary-fine dining, Wishes fireworks can be seen here too, specatacular view)

-Chef Mickey's (great buffet with fun Mickey %26amp; friends characters)

-Brown Derby (Disney's Hollywood Studios-fine dining. Fabulous Cobb Salad)

-The Rainforest Cafe (there's one at the Animal Kingdom %26amp; another in Downtown Disney).

-Last year we tried Tusker House for lunch, at the Animal Kingdom. It's a tasty buffet.

-Any of the restaurants in the World Showcase in Epcot are fantastic. These are the ones we've dined at: Morocco is a little hidden treasure, with fabulous food, music %26amp; a belly dancer. Mexico is fun for any age. The steaks are tasty in Canada. The United Kingdom has tasty English Fare. You can dine indoors or outdoors here, which is nice. France is quite elegant, but you don't have to be dressed up. They have a lovely lunch special with salad, main course %26amp; dessert. If you have children, the breakfast with the Princesses in Norway is fabulous.



One place that I never recommend is the Garden Grill. We got food poisoning there. We were recently talking to someone about Disney %26amp; they said that the same thing happened to them there too.Where do you recommend most for dining at Disney World?
the Coral Reef is amazing... its more aimed for adults



the crystal palaces food isnt that great... but its more for the characters :P



the garden grill was good

Ive never eaten at the first 2 :P



in Epcot I recomend the Norway one (if you have daughters they will LOVE it... if not then eat at one of the countries :P)



In Magic Kingdom I reccomend Tony's... its SOOO good :P



In Hollywood Studios I reccomend Mama Melrose



Lol You werrent specific which park you wanted for :P



in Downtown Disney go to planet Hollywood :P
Just a FYI. If you are in a theme park and leave to go to a resort for dining, you are going to waste a LOT of time traveling back and forth. Eat at the park you are at that day or that time of day. By the time you wait for a bus to take you to the resort and get there and walk to the restaurant-plan on at least 30minutes- can take close to an hour.



At Hollywood Studios- Mama Melrose (our favorite) or Prime Time diner for fun

at EPCOT in The Worlds- Mexico, France or Canada are great.

Crystal Palace is a buffet. I only like it for breakfast.Where do you recommend most for dining at Disney World?
Teppan Edo at Epcot. If you've never had Teppan-yaki style cooking, you should try it. The chefs chop and stir-fry the meal at your table. Good dining. Since you're asking I'd skip Garden Grill and use my dining credit at a more upscale restaurant. But I'm a single guy without kids.
Our favorite is Ohana's at the Polynesian. Chef Mickey's is good too for a character meal.
My very favorite recommendations for Disney Dining are:



1. Ohana - by far my fav - Polynesian food cooked over a 18ft fire pit, all you can eat. Breakfast in the AM is with Lilo and Stitch. Great place for kids as they have games and stories during the meal for the little ones.



2. Le Cellier in Canada (EPCOT) - I didn't appreciate it as much the first time I went and now I can't get enough. The steaks are great as is the beer and cheddar soup!



3. 50 Prime Time Cafe (HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS) - It's just good old fashioned comfort food and you can find something that appeals to everyone. The wait staff also really get into their parts of Mom and Dad making sure that "you have cleaned your plate before you get any dessert." It's a fun atmosphere and the food is good too!



From your list, I've never been to 1900 Park Fare or Tutto Italia. Crystal Palace has a fantastic buffet spead and I was plenty over stuffed when I left. Plus who doesn't love Pooh and Friends. The Coral Reef is decent but the ambiance is fantastic. If you have seafood lovers in your party, this is a nice place to go. I never have been a big fan of the Garden Grill. The whole pavillion just smells funny to me so I can't bring myself to eat there.

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