[Kayakado]

I thought the food at Spoodles was some of the worst I've ever eaten. Flying Fish was very good.

I go to Disney once a year with a bunch of marathoners who like to eat, so I've eaten at more places than I can remember.

Jiko (Animal Kingdon) - good
Wolfgang Puck (Downtown) - very good but very noisy, maybe quieter upstaris or outside
Wolfgand Puck Express - good for quick lunches or takeout
Canada (Epcot) - good
Mexico (Epcot) - inside good but noisy, outside is a good lunch spot, dinner there positions you for a good view of the laser show if your timing is right
Kona Cafe (Polynesian Village) - breakfast, Tonga Toast is a big hit, stuffed french toast
Hoop dee do musical review - cowboy dance saloon with floor show and fried chicken but the kids love it, especially if you are seated on the first floor
Rainforest Cafe - (Downtown) good for lunch, kids love it
House of Blues - mediocre
Bongos (Downtown) - average
China (Epcot) - good
Norway (Epcot) - buffet, good
Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe (Magic Kingdom) best fast food lunch in this park
Spoodles - yuck
Flying Fish - very good

Most of the Disney restaurants are much too noisy for me.

[Blade55440]

Hope I'm not too late jumpin in here.

With the California Grill suggestions, definately follow those up. I actually got the chance to work with the Executive Chef there (John State I think it was). Great guy with some cool dish ideas (at least for the event they were).

As for other dining choices, I haven't been in a nice long while, so sorry I can't help past that.

[bluedogz]

i had the chance about 2 years ago to eat at V&A's one night, and at Emeril's the next. It was quite a trip!

That said, I left V&A's feeling that I had not gotten my money's worth. Beautiful meal, served well, discreetly and professionally. But something of the "experience" was lacking for a $150 dinner for 2. I wish I had something more concrete to tell you; it sounds like I'm slagging on a nice place for no reason.

Emeril's was another experience that surprisingly exceeded my expectations. From the moment we came in the door it seemed they were out to prove that they were not trading on the rep of a celebrity chef. Table service was like being served by a squad of Marines. We left a bill of around $200 and thought it was worth every nickel.

[JackButler]

I can second the Restaurant Akershaus (in the Norway Pavillion, EPCOT Center). Excellent buffet well worth the price, and the place actually serves mead.


At all costs avoid the Whispering Canyons Inn at the Wilderness Lodge. Granted I might be speaking from a position of a former employee who is glad he's shut of the place, but I never thought the food was any good, even when I was cooking it. But then, I've grown allergic to die-stamped meals as I've become older.