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Favorite Disney World restaurants
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My husband and I have both been to Disney World before, and we are heading there again in October for the Food and Wine Festival. We will be there a little over a week, and we are starting to look at restaurants, since we can book around a month from now. So, what are your favorite Disney restaurants? We are up for a mixture of dining experiences, from nice sit down to cool atmospheres, etc. We would like a mix. We have the ultimate dining plan; so we will get some nice sit-down meals. What are your favorites? TIA!
Re: Favorite Disney World restaurants
the restaurants (and food festival) in epcot never wow me.
california grill is my fave.
Magic Kingdom - Tony's Town Square and Cinderella's Royal Table
Hollywood Studios: 50's Prime Time Cafe and Sci Fi Drive In Theater
Animal Kingdom: Yak and the Yeti
EPCOT: Le Cellier (Canada) and San Angel Inn (Mexico)
Our fave is actually in Downtown Disney.
We really enjoyed Raglan Road Irish Pub, we've gone back several times and always had a great meal there.
I like almost all restaurants in Epcot, but I especially like Germany, Morocco (the sit down restaurant) and Canada. Germany and Morocco also have a bit of entertainment, so that adds to the fun. Outside of the World Showcase, I like the Land sit-down restaurant. I'm not sure how to describe it properly, but the floor moves in a circle very slowly so the sites change a little bit. I don't care for the food at Japan and Norway.
In Animal Kingdom I like Boma. (Edited: actually, it's called the Tusker House)
The 50's Prime Time Cafe at Hollywood Studios is fun.
For the Magic Kingdom... nothing really stands out.
For the resorts, I also like the sit-down place at the Wilderness Lodge and the buffet at the Animal Kingdom Lodge.
At Downtown Disney, I seem to have always gone to the same places: Bongos, Wolfgang Pucks and Rainforest Cafe. I'm sure there are better options than those places, though.
At Epcot, we really like the Coral Reef and The Biergarten in Germany
They don't always get the best reviews but we really liked Tony's at MK and Mama Melrose at HS.
Fulton's Crab House at DTD was really good, too.
I really want to try Ohana and Kona Cafe at the Poly and The California Grill at the Contemporary. The ones at the Grand Floridian are supposed to be good too (Citrico's, GF Cafe, Narcoosee's)
At the resorts - Ohana (Poly), Boma (Animal Kingdom Lodge), Beaches N Cream (Beach Club)
Hollywood Studios - 50's Prime Time
Epcot - Le Celier (go for lunch because it is only 1 sit down credit), Via Napoli, and Coral Reef.
Magic Kingdom - Liberty Tree
Animal Kingdom - Tusker's House
Downtown Disney - TRex, Wolfgang Puck, and Raglan Road
The Coral Reef in Epcot was really disappointing the last time we went. The food wasn't very good and the giant fish tank - while extremely awesome - gave me the biggest headache!
And the 50s Prime Time Cafe - everyone raves about it, but when we walked in there, I really couldn't get over the smell. I know it's the theme-ing, but it smelled like a bad TV dinner.
My faves...(and I'm sure people will disagree with me too)
Downtown Disney - Fulton's Crab House, Wolfgang Puck, Ghirardelli (sp?)
Contemporary Resort - California Grill
Epcot - Japanese (can't remember the name though), San Angel Inn (Mexico)
Breakfast with the characters - wherever
Magic Kingdom - Tony's Town Square (they do not serve alcohol though)
Another vote for Yak & Yeti at Animal Kingdom. My meal was delicious!
There was also a really good Italian restaurant in Epcot... I cannot think of the name.
MK: Cinderella's Royal Table (in the castle)- Food is good but it is more for the fun/atmosphere. If you can get a table around the time of the fireworks, it's awesome to see them out the windows of the castle.
Epcot: I've only eaten at the quick service restaurants there- the Mexico one and the Italy one- and they were delicious.
Hollywood Studios: Hollywood Brown Derby was excellent, plus you can get the Fantasmic package for special seating at the Fantasmic show.
Animal Kingdom: Yak and Yeti
Outside parks: Ohana at the Polynesian was absolutely incredible, as was Narcoosee's at the Grand Floridian. Both places are great for viewing the fireworks as well. Fulton's at Downtown Disney is yummy. Raglan Road Irish Pub in Downtown Disney has an incredible atmosphere, good food, and it is super fun at night.
Pipe down, you had your chance!
Le Cellier and Rose & Crown
Although the food and wine festival has so many offerings and diversity that you really don't need to eat anywhere else. You'll have a great time.
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Le Cellier was probably the best meal we had last October.
California Grille with a reservation for fireworks time was our other favorite.
I liked the buffet at Boma (AWL)
Did you know that you can use snack credits for the offerings from the food and wine festival? I didn't know this until part way through the week.
We stayed at the Poly, so we ate at the Kona Cafe every morning, nothing special, but pretty good.
Kristen
Oh and another fun thing that happens around that time. There's a separate food & wine festival - or party - within Epcot. I'm not sure if it's every night, on weekends only or only one night. I think it's around $100 pp and then the food and drink is free. There are options other than the food at the regular food & wine festival that happens at Epcot.
I just looked it up, it's called "Party for the Senses". http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/guides/epcot/events/#senses
Friends of mine go there every year and love it. I've never been myself, so I don't know from first hand experience.
Le Cellier and the Coral Reef at Epcot. Coral Reef was just a cool atmosphere place, I don't remember being overly excited with the food.
And California Grill is amazing.
San Angel Inn, Le Cellier, Boma and Cindy's castle are probably my favorite more nicer ones. Character, probably Chef Micks and also we really had a lot of fun at Mickey's backyard bbq. Even without kids i think it would be fun b.c they have a band and dancing. The food is just bbq style, but I thought it was really good.
There's also the one next to it, which I went to when I was a kid, but I am drawing a blank on the name, but I really remember it being different and fun.
Have fun!