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Dining
in Magic Kingdom
$ = inexpensive $$ = moderate
$$$ = expensive
Adventureland
Aloha Isle
$
Pineapple spears, juice, pinapple floats, dole whip pineapple soft serve
El Pirata
Y el Perico $
Tacos, taco salads, nachos & hot dogs w/chili & cheese
Oasis $
Quick spot to grab a soft drink
Sunshine
Tree Terrace $
Offers orange slush, nonfat frozen yogurt, yogurt & frozen juice swirls.
Cappuccino, espresso & soft drinks
Fantasyland
Cinderella’s
Royal Table $$$ *
Sit down meal where you are served by hosts in medieval attire. You actually
have to go up into the castle to get to
this restaurant. You can usually find Cinderella close by. For a midday
menu you will find salads & sandwiches. For
dinner you might find prime rib, spice crusted salmon, beef tenderloin
medallion & grilled shrimp in cabernet sauce.
There is also a Once Upon A Time character breakfast held every morning.
*we went for lunch on my 1st trip down. It
was neat being in the castle but it wasn’t the best meal I’ve ever had
down there. Should do at least 1 time.
Enchanted Grove
$
Lemonade, slush, strawberry soft serve swirl
Hook’s Tavern
$
Soft drinks & chips
Lumiere’s
Kitchen $
Corn dog nuggets & hot dogs
Mrs Potts’
Cupboard $
Soft serve cones, strawberry shortcake, brownie sundaes, shakes & root
beer floats
Pinocchio
Village Haus $
Hot dogs, burgers, turkey sandwiches & pasta salad
Frontierland
Aunty Polly’s
Dockside Inn $
Peanut butter & jelly sandwiches, ham & cheese sandwiches, fried
chicken, apple pie, soft serve ice cream, root beer
floats, cookies, iced tea, lemonade & soda
Diamond
Horseshoe Saloon Revue $
Sandwiches, salads, hard ice cream, dill pickles & snacks. Features
a troupe of singers & dancers that perform an
entertaining show
Pecos Bill
Café $
Burgers, sandwiches, salads & hot dogs
Liberty Square
Liberty
Tree Tavern $$$
Fresh fish, pot roast, beef stew in a bread bowl, turkey, sandwiches, soup.
That’s just for lunch! Dinner is an all you
can eat character buffet served family style
Columbia Harbour
House $
Fried fish, fried chicken strips, vegetarian chili, clam chowder in a bread
bowl & assorted sandwiches
Sleepy Hollow
$
Ice cream sandwiches, cobblers & caramel corn
Main Street
Crystal Palace
$$$ *
An all you can eat character buffet that is changed 3 times a day to reflect
the meal *we ate here on our last trip &
really enjoyed ourselves. I am not a big buffet person, but the access
to characters was really neat. I was able to get
autographs from Pooh, Eeyore, Tigger & Piglet while there for dinner.
We had a nice meal & an even better time
The Plaza
$$
Chef salad’s, burgers, sandwiches, hard ice cream & the biggest sundaes
in the Magic Kingdom!
Tony’s Town
Square $$$ *
For breakfast you can have eggs, waffles shaped like Lady & the Tramp
characters, cereals & pull apart rolls. For
lunch try the chicken parmesan or T-bone steak. For dinner have the sautéed
shrimp or chicken Florentine. *we have
been to Tony’s twice & really enjoyed ourselves. The only drawback
is that since there no alcohol served in Magic
Kingdom, our dinner was lacking a little something. The portions are huge
& well worth it!
Casey’s
Corner $
Jumbo sized hot dogs, French fries, brownies, peanuts, soft drinks &
coffee
Main Street
Bake Shop $
Pastries, cakes, pies, cookies galore! Plus ice cream cookie sandwiches
built to order. The best thing about this place
is the smell!!
Plaza Ice
Cream Parlor $
Magic Kingdom’s largest variety of hard ice cream can be found here
Tomorrowland
Auntie Gravity’s
Galactic Goodies $
Strawberry fruit smoothies, soft serve ice cream, sundaes, floats, fruit
cups, juice & soda
Cosmic Ray’s
Starlight Café $
Cosmic Chicken, Blast off Burgers & Starlight Soup
Lunching
pad at Rockettower Plaza $
Smoked turkey legs (delicious!), bagel chips, cookies & soft drinks
Plaza Pavilion
$
Pan pizza, fried chicken strips, Italian sandwiches & salads
Dining
in Epcot
$ = inexpensive $$ = moderate $$$
= expensive
Future World
Living
Seas
Coral Reef $$$
When dining at this restaurant, you receive a panoramic view of the coral
reef inside the living seas. The menu offers a
variety of fresh fish & shellfish. Those that do not like seafood also
have a nice selection to choose from
The
Land
Garden Grill $$-$$$
This restaurant is unique in that it revolves. Character all you can eat
buffet
Sunshine Season Food Fair $
A variety of counter service stands, each offering something different.
The Soup & Salad stand offers chowder,
fruit salad & pasta salad. Bakery Shop offers goodies like jumbo cinnamon
rolls, pastries & fresh fruit. The
Barbecue stand offers barbecued chicken & ribs. The Cheese & Pasta
stand offers baked macaroni with ham &
cheese, fettuccine with meat sauce, vegetable lasagna & more. The Sandwich
Shop offers big sandwiches & ice
cream. The Potato Store offers baked potatoes stuffed with all kinds of
good stuff. The Beverage House offers soft
drinks, beer, wine & frozen drinks
Innoventions
Electric Umbrella $
Chicken sandwiches, grilled ham & cheese, fruit salad & chef’s
salad
Pasta
Piazza $
Pizza, pasta & antipasto salad
World Showcase
Norway
Akershus* $$-$$$
Buffet
dinner with hot & cold meats, seafood, salads, cheeses & bread
*we ate here on our 1st trip simply because it
was
close to a good spot to watch the fireworks. Unless you are really into
Norwegian food, I wouldn’t suggest it. We
are
not big fish eaters & didn’t realize that’s what “kippers” were. We
ate again later
Kringla Bakeri og Kafe
You
can get a “kringle” here. These are sweet candied pretzels from Norway.
Or try a vafler, kransekake or
smorbrod.
All native Norwegian fare
Germany
Biergarten* $$-$$$
All
you can eat buffet featuring assorted sausage, rotisserie chicken, spaetzle,
potato
salad, cucumber salad & much more
Sommerfest $
Bratwurst
sandwiches, Black Forest cake, soft pretzels & apple strudel
Canada
Le Cellier Steakhouse*
$$
Hearty
open faced steak sandwiches & steak salads for lunch. Prime rib &
steaks for dinner. If you aren’t a big steak
eater,
they have a nice selection of other meals *we ate here on our last trip
& enjoyed it very much. The French name
means
“The Cellar” & that’s just exactly what it was like. An old wine cellar.
I had venison shank – a big hunk of meat
served
with a big bone standing straight up off the plate. My dog would have loved
that bone! David had the biggest steak
they
offer & enjoyed it very much. The neatest thing about our dinner was
our bread basket. It was served in a vase like
container
& each bread was something different. My favorite was the pretzel bread.
We are planning on going back for
our
trip in 2001
France
Les Chefs de France* $$$
French
cuisine without having to go to France! Dinner items include sautéed
chicken breast, grilled salmon & braised beef
in
Burgundy sauce*we ate here on our 1st trip. It was a pretty good meal.
I can’t remember what I ate, I just know I
enjoyed
it very much. Worth a shot
Boulangerie Patisserie $
Bakery
& pastry shop featuring croissants, éclairs & chocolate
mousse
Italy
L’Orginale Alfredo di Roma
Ristorante $$$
Pasta,
Pasta & more Pasta! Obviously, the specialty of the house is fettuccine
Alfredo. If you just want to walk by, stop
&
watch the cooks crank out the noodles in the window
Morocco
Marrakesh $$$
Roast
lamb, chicken brochette & couscous. Entertainment provided by belly
dancers & musicians
Japan
Mitsukoshi $$$
Deep-fried
chicken, beef & seafood can be found in Tempura Kiku. In the Teppanyaki
Dining Room you will find large
flat
grills to sit around while the chefs slice & dice the vegetables, meat
& fish & then stir fry it up with lightening speed
Yakitori House $
Skewered
chicken, teriyaki chicken sandwiches & Japanese sweets
China
Nine Dragons $$-$$$
Mandarin,
Cantonese, Hunan, Szechuan & Kiangche cooking can be found here. Experience
braised duck, Kang Bao
chicken
& beef & jade tree
Lotus Blossom Café
$
Fast
food counter offering sweet & sour pork, egg rolls & soup
United Kingdom
Rose & Crown
Pub and Dining Room $$-$$$
Pub
grub. Fish & chips & traditional meat pies
Mexico
San Angel Inn $$$
In
order to get to the San Angel Inn, you must go inside the Mexican pyramid.
You can get your traditional Mexican spicy
fare
such as queso fundido for two & sopes de poll or you can get a more
subtly flavored dish such as the fish, poultry &
meat
dishes
Cantina de San Angel
$
Fast
food stand serving beef filled soft tortillas, tortillas with grilled chicken
breasts & fried dough rolled in cinnamon &
sugar
American Adventure
Libery Inn
$
Salads, grilled chicken sandwiches, ice cream, apple pastries, hot dogs
& burgers
Dining
in MGM
$ = inexpensive
$$ = moderate $$$ = expensive
50’s Prime Time Café* $$
Sit down at a laminate kitchen table straight out of the 1950’s. Meals
are served by “auntie” or “mom” who encourage
you to clean your plate & makes you keep your elbows off the table.
Foods include Magnificent Meat Loaf, Granny’s
Pot Roast & Aunt Selma’s Chicken Salad. Desserts are s’mores, banana
splits & apple pie al a mode.*we ate here on
our last trip down & had a great time! In fact, we are going back in
2001. We had a great waitress who really got into the
act & the food was just delicious! It was like watching Nick at Nite
on our TV’s at the dinner table. Definitely a place you
want to visit
Hollywood Brown Derby* $$$
The home of the famous Cobb salad. Also serving crab & roast corn quesadilla,
NY strip steak & shrimp tortelloni.
*we ate here on our 1st trip down. It was ok, but I don’t plan on going
back for a meal. There just wasn’t anything that
jumped right out at me on the menu
Mama Melrose’s Ristorante Italiano* $$-$$$
Lasagna, chicken, veal, pasta & pizza’s are the fare here. *we ate
here on our last trip down. We wanted to try
something different. It was pretty good. If you like Italian food, you’ll
like Mama Melrose’s
Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater* $$-$$$
A drive in theater inside a building. Neat concept. Your tables are actually
cars & your hostess leads you to your seat on
roller skates. Straight out of 1950. Your car faces a huge drive in theater
screen that plays 45 minutes of science fiction
trailers & cartoons *have been to Sci Fi twice & we are going back
for our 2001 trip. My family just HAS to see this
place! The food is very good & the atmosphere is great. Definitely
a unique place to eat. We enjoy ourselves each &
every time we go
Soundstage $$-$$$
All you can eat buffet featuring Disney characters throughout the day
Hollywood & Vine $-$$
Large cafeteria with a varied menu featuring fresh fruit for breakfast,
salads for lunch & baby back ribs & roast chicken
for dinner
ABC Commissary $
Fast food featuring chicken sandwiches, chicken nuggets, burgers &
deli subs
Backlot Express $
Burgers, hot dogs, chicken Caesar salad, grilled chicken sandwiches, tuna
subs & chili
Dinosaur Gertie’s $
Ice cream bars & slush drinks
Min & Bill’s Dockside Diner $
Taco salads, nachos & soft shell tacos
Starring Rolls Bakery* $
Fresh baked rolls, pastries, muffins & croissants *we stopped here
for a quick breakfast 1 morning & enjoyed the food
immensely
Studio Catering Co $
Barbecued pork, sandwiches & snacks.
Sunset Ranch Market $
Several food stands are incorporated into the Market. Rosie’s Red Hot Dogs
offers foot long hot dogs & barbecued
beef sandwiches. Catalina Eddie’s offers frozen yogurt & fruit drinks
plus sandwiches. There is also a turkey leg cart to
be found here offering baked potatoes w/the works.
Toy Story Pizza Planet $
Individual pizzas, salads & desserts
Dining
in Animal Kingdom
$ = inexpensive
$$ = moderate $$$ = expensive
Rainforest Café* $$
Even if you don’t want to eat here, you should at least go in & see
this place. Foods include Planet Earth Pasta & the
Plant Sandwich*we have been here twice for lunch & have enjoyed it
both times. Make sure you are hungry before you
go though! The servings are huge!!! At both meals I have had to leave almost
¾ of my meal because I was just too full.
The next time I go, I am just going to get an appetizer. They are more
than enough for me! The only downfall of the
Rainforest Café is the noise.
Campside Funnel Cakes $
Corn dogs & funnel cakes
Chip n Dale Cookie Cabin $
Freshly baked cookies & ice cream sandwiches
Dino Diner $
Smoked turkey legs (don’t pass 1 of these up! Delicious!)
Flame Tree Barbecue $
Barbecued sandwiches & platters
Harambe Fruit Market $
Fruit stand
Kusafiri Coffee Shop & Bakery $
Fresh from the oven breakfast treats
Mr Kamals Burger Grill $
Broiled burgers with potato chips
Munch Wagon $
Hot dogs & snacks
Pizzafari $
Individual pizzas & Caesar salads
Tamu Tamu Refreshments $
Soft serve frozen yogurt, ice cream cones, floats & sundaes
Restaurantosaurus $
Burgers, chicken salad, hot dogs, salads, McDonald’s French fries, chicken
nuggets & Happy Meals. Features a
Character breakfast buffet in the mornings called Donald’s Prehistoric
Breakfastosaurus
Tusker House $
Grilled chicken salad served in a bread bowl, roast vegetable sandwiches,
fried chicken, & spit roasted prime rib
Dining
in Downtown Disney
$ = inexpensive
$$ = moderate $$$ = expensive
In Downtown
Disney
West Side
Bongo’s Cuban Café $$-$$$
Owned by Gloria Estefan, the menu here is driven by Cuban & Latin American
flavors. Flan, black bean soup & steak
topped with onions
House of Blues $$
Cajun & Creole cooking. Jambalaya, etouffee & bread pudding are
specialties here
Forty Thirst Street $
Pastries, smoothies, frozen yogurt & more
Planet Hollywood* $$
Great place to eat! Not necessarily for the food, but for the atmosphere.
Love looking at all the movie memorabilia.
The food is pretty good too. Definitely try the pizza appetizer. Definitely
the best!
Wolfgang Puck Café $$-$$$
Gourmet pizza, thai chicken satay, pasta with fresh vegetables & rotisserie
chicken. There is also a sushi bar
Wolfgang Puck Café – The Dining Room $$$
This is the formal area of the café. Baby vegetable risotto &
grilled chicken with squash ravioli in a sage butter
brown sauce
Wolfgang Puck Express $
Gourmet wood fired pizza, rotisserie chicken, fresh salads & more
Marketplace
Cap’n Jack’s Oyster Bar $$
Peel & eat shrimp, garlic oysters & clam chowder. Plus other entrees
for those that do not like seafood
Fulton’s Crab House $$$
Traditional seafood house featuring crab, oysters, lobster & fish.
Also has chicken, steak & combination platters.
Character breakfast twice daily
Ghirardelli Soda Fountain & Chocolate Shop $
Chocolate, root beer floats & malts
Gourmet Pantry $
Salads, sandwiches, hero sandwiches sold by the inch, cookies & desserts
McDonald’s $
This one is self explanatory
Rainforest Café $$-$$$
Exactly like the one at Animal Kingdom
Pleasure Island
D-Zertz $
Pastries, chocolates, candy & frozen yogurt
Missing Link Sausage Co $
Hot dogs, bratwurst, kielbasa, sausage & cheese steak
Portobello Yacht Club $$$
Grilled meat & fish, gourmet pizza, pasta offerings & desserts
Wildhorse Saloon $$
Down home country cooking featuring smoked pulled pork sandwiches, chicken
fried steak, fried catfish, baby
back ribs & grits
Dining at
the Resorts
$ = inexpensive $$ = moderate $$$
= expensive
All Star Resorts
Each of these resorts has
a themed central food court. In All Star Sports you have the End Zone.
All Star Movies has the
World Premiere & All Star
Music has the Intermission food court in Melody Hall. All serve similar
food such as pasta, pizza,
chicken, ribs, burgers, hot
dogs, sandwiches, salads, frozen yogurt & a wide variety of baked goods
Boardwalk
Big River Grille & Brewing Works
$$
You
can watch the beer be made right before your eyes! Then taste the creation.
The menu features a selection of
sandwiches
& salads, plus pub favorites such as veal meatloaf & lobster pot
pie
Boardwalk Bakery $
Big
windows allow you to watch the bakers at work. The aromas coming from the
shop are as good as the items to buy
ESPN Club $$
You
can enjoy your sports & good food in 1 place with the ESPN Club. 80
TV monitors!! Serving burgers, sandwiches,
salads
& a variety of entrees
Flying Fish Café $$$
This
restaurant emphasizes seafood & healthy food, but they do serve steak
& from what I hear, a killer chocolate lava
cake
for dessert.
Seashore Sweets $
If
you have a sweet tooth, this is the place to go. Candy, saltwater taffy,
ice cream & frozen yogurt
Spoodles $$-$$$
Located
between Seashore Sweets and the Boardwalk Bakery, this restaurant serves
up specialties from Greece,
Spain,
Northern Africa & Italy. You can get pizza, yogurt marinated chicken
kebabs served over corn risotto & much
more
Caribbean Beach
Captain’s Tavern $$
Prime
rib, chicken & pork loin are on the menu in this 200 seat restaurant
found in Old Port Royale
Old Port Royale $
This
is a food court featuring 6 separate eateries. The Bridgetown Broiler offers
spit roasted chicken & home style meals.
The
Cinnamon Bay Bakery offers up delicious breakfast fare such as croissants,
freshly baked rolls, pastries & other
yummy
treats. The Kingston Pasta Shop offers Italian specialties. At Montego’s
Deli you will find hot & cold sandwiches,
soups
& salads. You can get burgers & grilled chicken sandwiches at Port
Royale Hamburger Shop. Pizza is available by
the
slice or the pie at Royale Pizza Shop
Contemporary
California Grill $$$
A
great place to view the sunsets & Magic Kingdom fireworks, the California
Grill is on the 15th floor of the
Contemporary.
You can get pizza, smoked salmon, sushi, spit roasted chicken & jumbo
soufflés all made to order in an
open
kitchen. Other offerings include grilled pork tenderloin with polenta and
balsamic vinegar smothered cremini
mushrooms.
Chef Mickey’s* $$-$$$
Buffet
style eating with many characters to visit with. The buffet changes frequently
*When David & I ate here on our last
trip,
we had a great time! I was able to get autographs from Mickey, Minnie,
Pluto, Chip, Dale, Donald & Daisy. From
what
I hear, Daisy’s autograph is a difficult one to get in the parks. The food
was pretty good for being buffet style. I’m
not
too wild about serving myself, but the atmosphere more than made up for
it. This restaurant is on my list for our return
trip
in 2001
Concourse Steakhouse* $$-$$$
Offering
breakfast, lunch & dinner, the concourse is within view of Chef Mickey’s*We
had a nice steak dinner here on
our
trip in ’98. It was a good dinner, but in my opinion, a little pricey.
Normally, I don’t really pay attention to the price,
but
I guess I didn’t feel the prices met the quality of the food. Besides,
I was too busy watching all the fun going on over
at
Chef Mickey’s to really concentrate on the Concourse. The seating was kinda
weird. It’s like we were right in the
middle
of the lobby area of that floor. No walls surrounding the seating area.
It was weird. Good restaurant, but I don’t
know
if it’s one I have to go back to.
Food and Fun Center $
Serving
light fare 24 hours a day
Coronado Springs
Maya Grill $$$
This
is the only full service restaurant at Coronado Springs. The Maya Grill
offers latin dishes, such as grilled chicken
breast
with black beans & Mayan salsa, pumpkin seed encrusted snapper filet
& broiled beef tenderloin with chimichurri
sauce
Pepper Market $
This
food court is modeled after an open air market. The stands feature pizza,
sandwiches, salads, burgers, stir fry,
Mexican
specialties & baked goods
Disney’s Old Key West
Good’s Food to Go $
Among
the offerings here are burgers, grilled chicken sandwiches, salads, ice
cream & frozen yogurt
Olivia’s Café $$
Contemporary
southern fare, Key lime pie & conch fritters are the food of choice
here. A Pooh character breakfast is
offered
Sunday, Monday & Wednesdays
Dixie Landings
Boatwright’s Dining Hall $$
The
specialties include Cajun dishes as well as American favorites
Colonel’s Cotton Mill $
This
food court offers pizza, pasta, calzones, chicken, burgers, ribs, salads,
sandwiches & fresh baked goods. They also
feature
an all you can eat breakfast deal. You may also find convenience items
to go such as sandwiches, beer, wine,
snack
items & prepared salads
Fort Wilderness
Trail’s End Buffet $-$$
Featuring
an all you can eat breakfast, lunches & dinners feature barbecued chicken,
fish, chicken pot pie & spare ribs.
At
lunch there is a taco bar & sandwiches are also served. From 930p-11p
every night (weekends til midnight) you can
order
pizza
Grand Floridian
Citricos $$$
Featuring
Floridian-Mediterranean cooking, Citricos offers grilled tiger shrimp with
sweet potato puree, fig compote,
braised
veal shank & much more. Beautiful view of the Seven Seas Lagoon from
this restaurant
Gasparilla Grill & Games $
24
hour take out self service restaurant featuring grilled chicken, burgers,
pizza, hot dogs & soft serve ice cream
Grand Floridian Café $$-$$$
You
can enjoy Southern cooking at the Café. The menu has varies items
such as fried chicken & Atlantic swordfish
Narcoossee’s $$$
The
dining room is an airy octagonal spot that serves up delicious foods such
as turkey-portobello meat loaf with red skin
mashed
potatoes & porcini cream sauce, seared tuna with chilled vegetable
couscous, charbroiled meats, Florida seafood
&
vegetarian options
1900 Park Fare $$$
Character
breakfasts with Mary Poppins, Alice in Wonderland & other characters.
Dinner buffet has Mickey and Minnie
along
with seafood, salads, vegetables, breads & prime rib on the buffet
itself. An interesting part of this restaurant is that
the
band organ, that simultaneously plays pipes, drums, bells, cymbals &
the xylophone, sits 15 feet above the floor. How
cool
is that?
Victoria & Albert’s $$$$$
This
is THE restaurant, not only of the Grand Floridian, but of all of Walt
Disney World! Men must be in jackets, ladies in
dressy
clothes. All of the host or hostesses are named Victoria or Albert. The
ladies receive a long stemmed rose & as a
guest
you will be presented with a souvenir menu once you have made your selection.
The dining room only seats 60
people,
so it is a very intimate setting. This is a five course, prix fixe meal
& you should expect to spend at least $100 a
head.
I am dying to go to this restaurant, just for the experience alone. But
David fights me every time I try to get him in a
jacket!
Polynesian
Captain Cook’s Snack Company* $
Open
24 hours, this is a good spot for your morning coffee & a quick bite
to eat. Offering continental breakfast, burgers,
hot
dogs, fruit salad, snacks & beer*we stopped here every morning for
coffee & something quick to eat. We also came
back
from 1 of the parks to have lunch here. It’s a nice place to grab something
quick when you are on the go
Kona Café* $$
Traditional
breakfast items & Asian influenced entrees for lunch & dinner*we
stopped here for our 1st meal when we
arrived
last year. It was ok. David’s not a big experimental person so the Asian
influenced entrees were not his favorite
‘Ohana $$$
All
you can eat family style dinners featuring shrimp, poultry, pork &
beef all roasted on skewers up to 3 feet long. This
restaurant
features a 16 foot open fire pit. At the end of the meal, you can choose
fresh pineapple with caramel dipping
sauce
or other dessert offerings. There is a character breakfast, featuring Minnie,
every day. During dinner, you will be
entertained
by Polynesian singers & hula hoop & coconut rolling contests for
the kids.
Port Orleans
Bonfamille’s Café $$
This
restaurant gets it’s name from Disney’s Aristocats movie. The menu features
Creole cooking, steaks & seafood
Sassagoula Floatworks & Food
Factory $
This
food court features pizza, pasta, gumbo, burgers, sandwiches, soups, salads,
chicken, barbecued ribs, ice cream &
baked
goods
Swan & Dolphin
Cabana Bar & Grill $
This
is a poolside restaurant serving burgers, grilled chicken sandwiches, fresh
fruit & yogurt
Coral Café $$
Located
at the Dolphin, this restaurant offers buffet style breakfasts & dinners
Dolphin Fountain $-$$
An
old time 1950s atmosphere is prominent at this ice cream shop. Homemade
ice cream is the highlight here.
Sometimes,
the staff will break into song & dance
Garden Grove Café* $$$
Located
at the Swan, this restaurant is situated in a 5 story greenhouse. At dinner,
the restaurant is turned into Gulliver’s
Grill,
where you can order items like Blushklooshen (red snapper) or Caff Dupooshpoosh
(double espresso). You can eat
with
oversized utensils & drink from large thimbles. Depending on the evening,
you may have characters visit your table or
a
magician*David & I ate here on our last trip. I was excited because
of the descriptions I had read, I expected forks the
size
of grill brushes & cups the size of pitchers. I was a little disappointed.
The food was ok. If you have a package that
includes
dining, you can not use it here. Not as of yet anyway. Remember, the Swan
& Dolphin are not Disney owned
hotels,
so any Disney package you have is not honored at this time. We did check
with our hostess & she said it was
something
they would be doing in the near future. We will keep an eye on that. It
was an ok dinner, but I probably won’t
rush
right over there again
Harry’s Safari Bar & Grille
$$$
“Harry”
has gone around the world collecting herbs that are used to season the
dinners here. On Sundays you can expect
a
character brunch
Juan & Only’s $$-$$$
Located
at the Dolphin, this restaurant serves authentic Mexican food. Expect fresh
pico de gallo with blue corn & spicy
red
chips, fajita’s of all types, chimichangas, burritos & taco salads
Palio $$$
Located
at the Swan, Palio is an Italian bistro that serves up delicious bruschetta,
focaccia, pasta & pizza. A strolling
musician
adds to your dining pleasure
Splash Grill $
The
Swan’s poolside spot serves up beer, frozen drinks, burgers, ice cream
& frozen yogurt
Tubbi’s $
Cafeteria
style restaurant serving meatball subs & pizza. Connected to Tubbi’s
is a 24 hour convenience store that you
can
purchase snacks, sundries & baby items. Just in case you forgot something
Wilderness Lodge
Artist Point $$$
Wild
game dinners are incorporated in the menu as well as more traditional dinners
like steaks & salmon. A Winnie the
Pooh
character breakfast is served every morning
Roaring Fork Snacks $
Salads,
burgers, sandwiches, yogurt & snacks
Whispering Canyon Café* $$
Family
style restaurant with all you can eat breakfasts & dinners. For lunch,
you can choose from an assortment of
sandwiches
& salads*we enjoy the breakfasts here. Your food is brought to you
in large skillets that are place in the
middle
of the table. You can turn the skillet & take whatever you want from
it, as it has just about everything on it.
Scrambled
eggs, hash browns, sausage & bacon. That’s not including the muffins
& breads that are on the table also. We
really
like it here
The Villas at the Disney Institute
Reflections Gourmet Coffee &
Pastries $
Good
spot for coffee & pastries. For lunch you can choose from an assortment
of sandwiches & salads
Seasons Dining Room $$$
4
dining rooms reflect the 4 seasons. The menu has the freshest items available.
For lunch you can choose a light meal,
such
as salads, sandwiches, seafood & pasta. For dinner choose from orangewood
smoked beef tenderloin to Portobello
mushroom
& vegetable strudel
Yacht & Beach Club
Beaches & Cream Soda Shop* $-$$
Located
between the Yacht & Beach Club, this is THE BEST spot for ice cream!
If you dare, try to order the kitchen
sink
(feeds 8)*we have gone here twice now & thoroughly enjoy ourselves
each time. The service is great & the ice
cream
really hits the spot! Each time, we have watched the Epcot fireworks from
the bridge at the International Gateway
&
then instead of fighting the crowds to rush back to our resort, we walked
over to Beaches & Cream. We were able to
enjoy
our ice cream & then make it back to our resort without fighting any
crowds. We will definitely keep going back!
This
is the place that I met a cast member who was fortunate enough to have
earned the Partners in Excellence pin. That
was
a great honor for her & it really made my night to meet someone that’s
been recognized with such a high honor
Hurricane Hanna’s Grill $
Right
at Stormalong Bay, this stand offers a full bar, burgers, sandwiches, hot
dogs, fries & ice cream
Yacht Club Gallery $$
Breakfast
is buffet & a full menu, lunch & dinner are a la carte
Yachtsman Steakhouse* $$$
Walking
in to this restaurant, you can see the beef in the glassed in cooler that
will soon be on your plate! Very neat. You
can
also see the meals being prepared in the display kitchen*David & I
ate here on our last trip & really enjoyed
ourselves.
Very good steaks & very nice atmosphere. We will go back
Dinner
Shows
$ = inexpensive $$ = moderate $$$
= expensive
Hoop Dee Doo Musical Revue*
I
have been to this dinner show twice & have really enjoyed myself both
times. I already have reservations for our 2001
trip.
I am very excited about taking my family to something that I know they
will enjoy. Located at Pioneer Hall at Fort
Wilderness,
you can enjoy barbecued ribs, fried chicken, corn & strawberry shortcake
for dessert! Dinner is served in
metal
buckets – to give you that eating at the camp feel. My sister in law asked
for a glass of wine & it was served to her
in
a Mason jar. A full Mason jar. She really enjoyed that wine! The show going
on all around you is just amazing.
Sometimes
you forget to eat you are having such a good time listening to the singers.
You can tell that this troupe really
enjoys
their job. The show is presented nightly at 5pm, 7:15pm & 9:30pm. Cost
is $38 per adult & $19.50 per children
3-11
years old. It is suggested that you make your reservations up to 2 years
in advance & I highly suggest this. It doesn’t
necessarily
have to be 2 years, but if you want to see this show, it’s best to make
them as soon as you have decided. I
will
definitely continue going back to enjoy this!
All American Backyard Barbecue
This
is also at Fort Wilderness. Disney characters & a country band help
you get out & kick up your heels on the dance
floor.
The dinner consists of barbecued ribs & chicken, corn on the cob &
baked beans. Dinner costs $37 per adult &
$25
per children including tax & tip.
Mickey’s Tropical Luau
Presented
at the Polynesian daily, this is generally geared toward the younger crowd.
Characters in traditional costume
join
the Polynesian performers for a nice show. A complete dinner with dessert
is $33 for adults & $16 for children
Polynesian Luau
Also
at the Polynesian, this dinner is presented nightly at 6:45pm & 9:30pm.
All of the dancers have been schooled at the
Polynesian
Cultural Center in Hawaii, so the show you will see will be almost like
you were in Hawaii yourself! A full
Polynesian
meal, including roasted chicken, spareribs & dessert will cost $38
for adults & $19.50 for children