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If you could pick 1 "sit down" restaurant for dinner which would it be?
So we're going to Disney in May and plan to eat counter service the whole trip. But we decided to have a sit down meal for at least 1 of our nights. Which would you suggest? We have a 4 year old girl and a 7 year old boy.
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If you are looking for a regular dinner (no character meals or special shows), I recommend any of the following:
Kona Cafe or 'Ohana (if you can get an ADR!)
Whispering Canyon Cafe
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'Ohana-They call up kids for coconut races, limbo and hula lessons.
Chef Mickey's- Great character meal and seeing the monorail pass overhead also keeps the kids entertained.
Whispering Canyon- Lots of silly antics among the waitstaff.
Sci-Fi Dine In- If you'd like a sit-down meal at Hollywood Studios, this is a good one. You sit in "cars" and watch old sci-fi movie clips on a large drive-in screen.
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I think it depends on what exactly you are looking for & how picky your kids are. I see a lot of people listed Ohanas but for my family that is a horrible waste of money. Their menu consists of a Polynesian style bread, salad w/a lime dressing noodles & meat (chicken, pork, shrimp & beef) which is pit cooked & served off of skewers they carry around. My kids love the character dinner at 1900 Park Fare with Cinderella, Price Charming Lady Tremain & the evil stepsisters it is a buffet & there are a lot of food choices so everyone in the family leaves happy.
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I agree with DisneyWFan. The 1900 Park Fare!!!
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Originally Posted by DisneyWFan
I think it depends on what exactly you are looking for & how picky your kids are. I see a lot of people listed Ohanas but for my family that is a horrible waste of money. Their menu consists of a Polynesian style bread, salad w/a lime dressing noodles & meat (chicken, pork, shrimp & beef) which is pit cooked & served off of skewers they carry around. My kids love the character dinner at 1900 Park Fare with Cinderella, Price Charming Lady Tremain & the evil stepsisters it is a buffet & there are a lot of food choices so everyone in the family leaves happy.
I think I would agree. Ohana was pretty good but not among my favorites as choices were limited. With the children, I think you may find a character dinner more entertaining. However, I just remembered, my wife was pregnant with my now 8 month old when we ate there but there was entertainment and interaction with the children. I would look at menus online and see what looks good.
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I really like O'Hana, but I don't think it has as much food-wise that little ones would enjoy. I'd totally recommend Chef Mickeys or another character meal.... The games and antics at places like Whispering Canyon might also be fun, but I really think children the age of yours would get the biggest kick out of meeting characters.
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It's true your kids will love a character meal, but it's your vacation too. If part of your reasoning is to have a relaxing TS experience and be waited on, then the character buffets are not it.
If you want a charater meal that is less frantic, try Garden Grill.At Garden Grill there is a family style dinner and the character interaction is very good. For just a regular dining experience, we like Kona Cafe, The Grand Floridian Cafe, or Yak and Yeti.
I'm not sure your resort or the park you will be in, but there are of course lots of choices.
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I agree with 1900 Park Fare. I went with 2 pretty picky kids, same ages and genders and they loved it! Plus you get to enjoy strawberry soup. YUM!!
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I vote for O'hana's. My DD is rather picky, so they very kindly brought her mac and cheese and chicken nuggets because she couldn't decide which one she wanted. Plus, she LOVED all the fun interactive games and the leis she took home.
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If you're looking for a TS that's not going to break the bank The Plaza Restaurant is a favorite of ours. Simple diner fare, good sandwiches & burgers and the best strawberry milkshake ever!
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In park character dining for little ones -Cyrstal Place at MK or Garden Grill at EPCOT
Outside of parks GF 1900 park Fair
Not character outside of parks my girls favorites were Kona or seafood buffet at beach club for dinner (lots of non-seafood items to choose from)
My girls never did like O'hanas it was a little too loud and busy for them and they enjoyed serving themselves. And a nice choice of pretty desserts were high on their list of favorites
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One of our daughters was really shy and didn't like the loud character meals. At the MK CP you get all the Winnie the Pooh characters and they loved serving themselves.It is a little more relaxed than some of the other character dining. O'hana is loud and Chef Mickeys is too. At GF 1900 can get loud too but not too bad.
EPCOT Garden Grill ranked high - the fascination of the moving in a circle I guess. My youngest at 17 still asks to go every trip.
With your kids being so young I wouldn't pass up t least one character dining on your trip. In a few short years they won't want to interact with them!
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It's between Coral Reef & Ohana.
Good luck picking
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I would second Garden Grll ... it's not often that you get to dine with the characters. If you would like to keep costs down, you could have breakfast at Crystal Palace in the MK or at Tusker House in Animal Kingdom.
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If my family could only do 1 TS, it would definitely be garden grille.
Good family style food, quiet atmosphere, rotating scenery and quality time w/ characters without all of the noise!
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