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Originally Posted by ember1205
We do not go to Disney for the food, period. And we almost never do any kind of sit-down meal in the parks because it just takes way too much time away from the parks themselves.
With that said, there are some things that we enjoy taking advantage of when we're there.
We enjoy Earl of Sandwich at Disney Springs, although we absolutely hate Disney Springs (it was SO much better before it was turned into an outdoor shopping mall). We also like Sanaa at Animal Kingdom Lodge's Kidani location. Kusafiri for breakfast at Animal Kingdom and Sleepy Hollow at Magic Kingdom are favorites as well. The nachos at the Mexico pavilion in EPCOT are a meal in themselves and tasting around the world for Food and Wine Festival at EPCOT makes for an awesome day of "picking". The Back Lot restaurant at Hollywood Studios has some good chicken tenders, but mostly the food there is pretty boring.
A "little birdie" told me that the bowls at Satu'li Canteen (Animal Kingdom) are really good as she went there when I went on a ride she wasn't interested in - I never made it back there myself to try it out.
The beignets at Port Orleans are worth a trip to the resort just for them, but we enjoy the fact that you can get them INSIDE Disneyland with coffee for breakfast much more. Also at Disneyland is the Pacific Wharf Cafe at California Adventure that has very good bread bowl soup.
A Mickey Pretzel always makes for a great snack.  |
Usually we're in the same boat but this last time we wanted to get in on some of the better dining options. Usually we go during off-peak periods so we get lots of time in the parks.
Jiko's menu looked the closest to what she'd be interested in so we gave it a shot. Loved it. Enjoyed Yak & Yeti too in AK, hadn't been there before last trip. We've had some of the stuff around Epicot, sat down Tutto Italia and the only thing of note was the Tira misu martini. Food was mediocre. Same with Les Chef's de France. The mashed potatoes there freaked my daughter out, lol. "DO NOT WANT!!" Have been to Raglan Road at DS and it was just ok. Entertainment was cool, Irish twins in spandex playing fiddles. Planet Hollywood & House of Blues both kinda sucked. "Be our guest" in MK was better than expected and the wife got to see the West Wing. She's a big Beauty & the Beast fan so it was a good day for her, on top of getting to see Disney all decked out in Christmas decor.
Usually we don't snack either. We'll grab some coffee and maybe a donut, power through the day until one of us gets hungry and sit down for some lunch and then back to it until dinner.
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Originally Posted by KirkH
We love Jiko and Boma.
We did Victoria & Albert's. Hands down the best meal I ever had.
I go to Disney for the cupcakes and Mickey waffles.
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Didn't get to try Boma, but loved Jiko. Service was great, love the theme. Steaks were good, the wild boar was interesting (never had that before), and the drinks kicked ass. V&A's was way up my list but not in the budget last trip. But I'm gonna get us in there the next time. I don't think I've eaten anywhere with that kind of rep so I'm looking forward to it. Wanted to try Morimoto too but didn't get to. Wanted to try some of their Wagyu appetizers and stuff.