Your Special Restaurant

[jakeybake]

Hey,

I'm just curious as to where everyone's special restaurant is?

You know the one I mean. The one where the second you walk in, you get that wonderful warm feeling and you feel like your home. Where the memories of the incredible times you have spent there just flood your brain as soon as you walk in the door, look around and smell that unique smell that all WDW dining establishments have.

For my family it's Cape May Cafe. Everytime we set foot in there I feel like I have never left. We know the place like the back of our hand, like our own dining room.

Way back when it was just my DRHW and I it was Alfredo's. It was our first ever dining experience on our first ever trip (honeymoon!) back in 1991 so it always held a very special place in our hearts. I can't tell you have sad I was when they shut it down, but that is another story for another day.

So what is your special dining place and why? I would love to hear all about it.

Jay

[eam]

For us, it is Citrico's. We carry one of their menus around with us in the car and plan our meal for the next visit, even though we know it won't be quite the same. Our favorite server is Jamie and last November for our last visit before we left, he brought a bottle of wine from his home for us to enjoy with our meal. Then, on Christmas Eve, when I returned from work, Charley was on the phone and said it was for me. It was Jamie and Eddie calling us from Citrico's to wish us a 'Merry Christmas'. It was so great and we could hear the restaurant sounds in the background and we wanted to be there very badly. (We're in Michigan, in December, so you can imagine) It is things like this that continue to make WDW so wonderful and irresistable.
Only 17 more weeks and we will be dining there again!

[hoop de do]

Trail's End and Crockett's Tavern.

[kwhitt3202]

For me its Narcoossees I have to eat there every trip. Great food, Great service, and I usually get it timed around wishes and we go out on the balcony and watch it then finish our meal.

[brownie]

Mine is Cape May Cafe for breakfast.

[RockinRollerMom]

Cape May for dinner. A lot of Cape May's so far..... We also love 1900 Pare fare for breakfast.

[Figment78]

Tough one! I think I have several that are our favorites but for your question...

Whispering Canyon Cafe (when we stay at WL, it's usually our first meal, lunch, after arriving. And/or our last meal, breakfast on the day we leave.)
Kona Cafe (same as WCC, but when we stay at Poly)
and maybe Hoop Dee Doo - we've gone to the show several times over our trips to the World, the first few trips, on my honeymoon, on our anniversary, and when we took my in-laws for the first time - there just something about waiting around Fort Wilderness waiting for them to open the doors!)

I'm a bit indecisive... sorry!

[SBETigg]

I feel like that anywhere at the Grand Floridian, but our favorite restaurant is California Grill. We always time our dining around the fireworks. It doesn't matter where we sit because we prefer to view the fireworks from the rooftop observatory.

[chaodj9]

Hey,

I'm just curious as to where everyone's special restaurant is?

You know the one I mean. The one where the second you walk in, you get that wonderful warm feeling and you feel like your home. Where the memories of the incredible times you have spent there just flood your brain as soon as you walk in the door, look around and smell that unique smell that all WDW dining establishments have.

For my family it's Cape May Cafe. Everytime we set foot in there I feel like I have never left. We know the place like the back of our hand, like our own dining room.

Way back when it was just my DRHW and I it was Alfredo's. It was our first ever dining experience on our first ever trip (honeymoon!) back in 1991 so it always held a very special place in our hearts. I can't tell you have sad I was when they shut it down, but that is another story for another day.

So what is your special dining place and why? I would love to hear all about it.

Jay

Well My Favorite Resturaunt is Rainforest Cafe But i think the one that feels like you never left and probably the most special for my family is the Port Orleans Riverside Cottonmill Cafe - just becuase that where we spend the most time eating

[Rhetoric2000]

Kona Cafe, without any doubt at all. A special, special place.

Trail's End is another one.

And Flame Tree BBQ.

[joanna71985]

The special restaurant to me is CRT lunch. I first ate there for my birthday in 2005, and I started a tradition of eating there every year since (except for this year ). Another favorite, that I do every year, is CP dinner.

[poohspal]

I would have to say Crystal Palace. I can't imagine a trip without going there for either breakfast or lunch, or both.

Liz

[LibertyTreeGal]

It used to be Liberty Tree Tavern (hence my name) but it has changed too much so now it is Narcoosees or Bomas

[PixieMagic]

Ours are Teppan Edo and Rose & Crown....btw what is a DRHW???

[TheMartellFamily]

Ours is Chef Mickeys breakfast. This is how we always start our vacation here. This is the first morning meal before we ever go into any park. It is a tradition. We also enjoy our special meals at O'hanas since the name means family. We enjoy going here with family.

[kathiep]

For us, it definately Crystal Palace breakfast. What a way to start the day. Get into MK prior to the gates opening. Walk down a quiet Main Street. Have a terrific breakfast in a beautiful restaurant. Then leave just as the park is opening and hit some of our favorite attractions before lines can begin.

[swampfox28]

I don't know, but we're looking forward to the Princess breakfast next trip! I'd also like to try Tony's and so many others!

In the past we've really enjoyed the O'hana and Cape May breakfasts, too. Biergarten, while not exactly "homey" was very good and very fun, too.

[Sam&Alex&Josh'sMOM]

Mine will always be Crystal Palace. I will always remember going there with my parents back when it was "cafeteria style" before the character buffets. Somehow it was NEVER busy when we went... and my Mom and Dad always told my sister and I that people think it looks to fancy on the outside to just have regular good food on the inside... It was like OUR SECRET! I felt like royalty going in there at night when it was all lit up...(and then getting to eat a hamburger!) I used to think it was like the White House... (This is funny as I havent really thought of this in YEARS!).. Now, years later we bring our daughters there every trip! We love the buffet with Pooh.

My Dad has not been back to WDW since it has changed, but he always asks if we will be eating there and how it is. It is just a great memory for me...

[lorieandalex]

Every single time we go to Disney, our very first ressie is at Cape May for dinner. We normally have an early flight and not much to eat and then have a great meal there.

[mouseketeer mom]

Ohana's. We are "home" once we arrive for our traditional first night dinner. It is "our" place. Even the singer/entertainer recognizes us now! Our trip wouldn't be complete without Ohana's. We love the vibe, the food, the views, the smells..aaaahhh..