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I don't mean to hash and rehash this, but I feel like something is missing or wrong in my ADR's.
Chef Mickey's for a breakfast and a dinner, and that's fine.
Whispering Canyon for a dinner, because we're staying at WL.
Breakfast at Boma - which I'm excited about.
Lunch at Chefs de France - I'm ambivalent about this. Part of me feels like I should do counter service in France, and do a TS somewhere else instead. I LOVE France in real life, lol... but can I get some opinions on this restaurant from you all?
Lunch at Tony's Town Square - I'm not sold on this either. I'm considering giving it up, but on the other hand... it's got some inexpensive stuff that would be tasty and be a nice break. But I'm just not SOLD.
Dinner at Rose and Crown - I ate here in 06 and loved loved loved loved it. Really loved it. So I'm inclined to go back to get the potato and leek soup and a samosa.
Breakfast at Ohana - I'm ok with this.
Dinner at California Grill - HELLO I'm excited! LOL!
Breakfast at Crystal Palace - I've heard rave reviews, so I'm good with this, too.
Breakfast at Cape May Cafe - Definitely good with this!
So I guess my trouble spots are Rose and Crown, Tony's and Chefs de France. It will be me, DMom and DD who turns 3 on the trip.
Can you convince me one way or another on those three? Part of me wants to eat at Coral Reef, Garden Grill or Teppan Edo... but... I just don't KNOW! LOL! Sorry to be a pest. But this is really very vexing!
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Not that I can give you any advice on your ifies, but (if you don't mind), I'll share my own w/3 kids. Akeshus-B, then Garden Grill-D, next day Crystal Palace-L (was B, but changed to L), Chef Mickey's-B, CRT-D (I can't believe no Princess at Dinner, wished I knew that at the time, now hoping for a canc for lunch).
I was between Garden Grill and Coral Reef, I just went w/ character for kids DD8, DD6, DS2. I wish, I wish the T-Rex was on dinning plan! We just might have to bite the bullet and go anyway. I'm not sure which QS to try. Any ideas?
Best of luck! (I'm sure it will all be great!)
Rose & Crown - Ate there, loved it go back unless you want to try something different.
Tony's - you are not sold. Have eaten here, food just ok.....it is a good break while at MK to sit down...we enjoy the Plaza better, but that is just us.....
Chefs de France - You are iffy about this one......the food is great, a welcome break to sit down and I love the French onion soup....
The ones you are wondering about:
Coral Reef - We ate there, food just ok the service was awful.....kids liked watching the fish
Garden Grill - We ate there, the food was good the characters were funny enjoyed this one
Teppan Edo - We love japanese steakhouse.....the rice and noodles and meat grilled right in front of you....the kids would love it.
We enjoyed Chef de France but my girls are older...we love the Garden Grill, the food was good and the character interaction was amazing. With a 3 yo my choice would probably be the Garden Grill.
We also had a great meal at the Coral Reef, food was really good, service so-so but the fish is a seller (espeically if you can get close to the tank).
Out of all three I would probably still choose the Garden Grill with a 3 yo and it is fun for adults as well so I think you will all have a great time.
Rose & Crown is a favorite. If it was me I would keep that one but if you want to try something different Teppan Edo sounds like it would great fun for all (that one is definitely on my list).
Tony's I have not been too, have heard mixed reviews, the menu looks ok and for a nice break I am sure that it will be fine, if I was going to make a change you could always check out some of the monorail resorts and see if something catchs your eye, plus get to check out on of the other resorts. Maybe O'Hana's or Kona Cafe for dinner or what about 1900 Park Fare? If you wanted to stay at the MK as others have said...the Plaza is a great place to relax, the food is good and they have great desserts.
I totally know how you feel! It's so tough to make these decisions, and with all of the advance planning, there's too much time to second (third, fourth, and fifth) guess yourself! Anyway, I ate at Chefs de France this past Feb. for dinner, and thought that it was pretty good. I'm not sure that I would rush back there, though, and I'm thinking that the Garden Grill might be a better choice, especially with a 3 year old. I sort of felt the same about Tony's Town Square. It was pretty good but not great. In terms of MK, since you're already going to Crystal Palace (yum), I would suggest either the Plaza or Columbia Harbor House. They have great sandwiches at the Columbia Harbor House, and they have multiple seating areas (upstairs and down). Can't help you with Rose and Crown. Sounds like a fun place, but I've never been. You could always try for an ADR at Le Cellier - it's tough to get, but worth a shot. Hope you have a wonderful trip!!
Thanks everyone. I think that's exactly it - it's so far out that you have to book, that as the months go on, it's so easy to say, "Wait, was that a bad idea?"
I guess I'll pow-wow with mom and see what she thinks. It's just so hard to decide! The problem is I want to eat at ALL of these places, lol! Argh.
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Of the one's you are questioning...we had dinner at Tony's and it was very good & very large portions. But I have to say that Garden Grill is one of our favorites!!! The food is great, kids get to decorate their own cupcakes for desert, and the characters have come around alot the 2 times we have been there.
BTW, your choices look very good so far, looks like you are going to have a very good time eating on your trip.
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