Let's have a bit of a laugh. What restaurant do you secretly enjoy that everyone else thinks you're nuts for?

[JohnD]

Right?? I think at first people didn't like it because it was tapas-style and didn't have "entrées." Plus the people who complain that things are too "spicy" or "exotic."

I liked it because of the tapas. You get to sample more of smaller portions and it fills you up just as much.

 

[aliceismad]

Used to be Friar's Nook when they had the Pot Roast Mac-N-Cheese

YES! We always go to Friar's Nook. I think they have bacon mac now, but the pot roast was yummy.

 

[JohnD]

Sleepy Hollow. Who doesn't like waffle anything?

 

[Bea123]

My son really loves Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe. Whenever we go to MK we have to stop there and get a burger. He is gluten-free and loves the burgers here, and the fixings never make him unwell (although he is not celiac). We love the Cosmic Ray animatronic and all his cheesy jokes and if we ever do a late-night party we will always go there for a final meal before we leave. Before covid, we attended the Christmas Party and the best bit was dancing at the disco with the reindeer!

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[Bea123]

Be Our Guest. Breakfast, lunch, or dinner (when that was a real thing). I love my $15 sandwiches, I’ve tried almost every dish on the (old) dinner menu, and I will never, ever, get tired of sitting in the ballroom because it’s literally my dream come to life.

I used to love Be Our Guest for lunch when it was quick service. It was such good value, a kind of table service feel for a quick service price. Such a shame you can only have table-service there now.

 

[Sans Souci]

I really liked Kouzzina and would eat there a couple of times, since we usually stayed at the Boardwalk--but obviously not enough people did, since it's gone.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

I’m sure in all these cases, what you order matters as much as the restaurant itself.

I love the CBR food court, and even enjoyed the old Shutters, which was widely panned. Maybe I just picked the right dish.

 

[DisneyDreamer08]

My son really loves Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe. Whenever we go to MK we have to stop there and get a burger. He is gluten-free and loves the burgers here, and the fixings never make him unwell (although he is not celiac). We love the Cosmic Ray animatronic and all his cheesy jokes and if we ever do a late-night party we will always go there for a final meal before we leave. Before covid, we attended the Christmas Party and the best bit was dancing at the disco with the reindeer!

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I love hearing stories like this. I feel like every family has a restaurant or ride that they love for sentimental reasons. This is off topic to the food discussion, but that’s how I feel about Navi River Journey. My kids were fascinated with this ride the first time they went on. We were able to rope drop it and then use a fastpass. It was really busy when we were there so getting to ride the same ride twice was a treat. They still talk about how much they love that ride so I always get really salty when people talk bad about it

 

[My95cobras]

Sci fi dine in theater!

although the food has become AWFUL.

 

[JTT]

Tony's Town Square. I have never understood the Tony's hate.

 

[Kayls814]

Guys! I just remembered the earl of sandwich grilled cheese with brie and bacon! YUM!

 

[Raxel7851]

Wow, I forgot about the Earl of Sandwich. Also had a great meal there.

 

[MickeyCookies]

Saratoga Springs Artist's Palette and Paddock Grill. Thought they were great!

 

[NiarrNDisney]

I really liked Kouzzina and would eat there a couple of times, since we usually stayed at the Boardwalk--but obviously not enough people did, since it's gone.

I miss Spoodles too. Did you ever get a chance to try it?

 

[chrisbarry]

I've caught a lot of grief over the years for my love of the San Angel Inn. I don't get it. People say, it's not real Mexican food. I live in New York. Just outside the city. Grew up within the city limits. Plenty of top notch food of all kinds all around me. We love San Angel for the atmosphere alone...and I happen to really like the food and the margaritas!

 

[KBLovedDisney]

heh...yeah, this is not even "Disney" but I can't go to the Animal Kingdom without having breakfast (or lunch) at the Rainforest Cafe.

Yes, it is one of my most favorite restaurants.

 

[UNCgolf]

heh...yeah, this is not even "Disney" but I can't go to the Animal Kingdom without having breakfast (or lunch) at the Rainforest Cafe.

Yes, it is one of my most favorite restaurants.

I also love the Rainforest Cafe. It's incredibly kitschy but I really enjoy the interior and the fake thunderstorms.

The food isn't bad, either. It's not great, but it's as good (and often better) than what you can get at many in-park restaurants anyways. We ate breakfast there last trip on a whim -- I didn't even know they served breakfast, but we were hungry and saw the sign so we went in. It was almost empty and it was better than I expected.

 

[Sans Souci]

I miss Spoodles too. Did you ever get a chance to try it?

I didn't! That was Mediterranean, too, right?

 

[Jason McBrien]

For my family it's Sci fi diner. everyone gives it bad reviews but we've always had great meals there. now we generally only have lunch but we've always done well there. and for those of us who grew up with black and white tv the previews are a hoot.

Love the Sci Fi Diner. What I've found with a lot of the dodgier restaurants at WDW is to just get the basic burger. It's the same burger you get everywhere. Throw some pickles and onions on there and it's fine.

 

[FiestaFunKid]

Lunch at Sci Fi for sure

I think Chef Mickey's breakfast FOOD is very solid - overpriced and hectic yes - but the food is actually good.

I never liked the dinner buffet, but I hear the family-style dinner is actually not bad.