Restaurants, how many and your most and least favorite

[zurgandfriend]

This most likely was posted in the past however I’m thinking about our next trip.

My DS and I have a father & son trip planned for next fall.

Over the years our family made many a pilgrimage to WDW. For each trip we always liked to try some new restaurants which we picked out as a family. My DW, DS and myself also had one individual pick. It could be for breakfast, lunch, or dinner and it could be a new restaurant or an old favorite.

My DS and I were discussing our trip and doing some exceedingly early planning and of course meals were part of the discussion.

I started counting the restaurants we have dined at over the years and produced a list of sixty-five restaurants. These restaurants were where we sat down and ate a meal whether it was table service or counter service running the gambit from Victoria and Albert to Cosmic rays. Purchasing a bucket of popcorn or a Mickey ice cream bar and enjoying it while sitting on a bench did not count.

I am wondering if sixty-five restaurants, aside from making us a little hefty, also makes us connoisseurs or rank amateurs.

As a family the California Grill was our favorite and a must do. Unfortunately, my DS and I were underwhelmed on our last visit. The worst experience we ever had was at Hollywood and Vine.

So, how many restaurants have you experienced and what was your most and least favorite?

Z

 

[KaliSplash]

Well, after a few minutes of reflection, I come up with 63, including the water parks and Disney Springs in its many variations. That's from 1979 to 2024.
Hard to say what was worst. A fairly recent bad one was at The Dolphin, the pool bar.
As to the best, Also hard. Had a superb steak at whatever replaced the original Al Fredo's in Italy. Le Cellier in Canada is always a favorite. And there was a place on the Empress Lily back in the day, not in the main restaurant, but up on the second level that had great prime rib.

 

[JIMINYCR]

My counting over all our years of going, gives me 78. I may have overlooked a few. The DDP once was something we used to go with, but no longer.
When we go I always have favs to do and try to get something booked that we haven't done before that has had good reviews posted by others. I always consult with DW and DS before making ADR's to be sure we enjoy all our dining spots. There are some that DS absolutely refuses to dine at so those spots get booked when DW and I are on trips without him.
Our favs have consistently been La Hacienda, Chefs de France and Yak & Yeti. The bottom spots have been Brown Derby and Be our Guest, because of poor quality and quantity of food for the price. BoG once was a spot we once enjoyed.
If we have a poor dining experience I will give a place another try on a return trip because changing Chefs and menus can make or break a dining evening and that can change.