Well,there's plenty to choose from.Me personally I would opt for California Grill at Contempory Resort,check out there menu,other choices would be Jikos at AKL,but everyone will have their on favourite romantic restaurant.At the end of the day,every meal is romantic with the one you love,eh so my DW tells me.:wave:Bon Apetit!
I would not consider CG "romantic" even if you are there to watch Wishes. The restaurant is pretty loud and tables are really right on top of eachother. It does become more "romantic" after Wishes when the bulk of the crowd leaves. It is a very different atmosphere. There are more "romantic" restaurants on property.
She has allready told me she wants to eat at the new B&B restaurant, and I think we are also going to eat at Morocco and Coral Reef. Maybe somewhere else, I am letting her take the reigns on this one. My guess is Coral Reef will be great. I am talking her into California Grill watching the fireworks, we will see.
Coral Reef may be one of the most un-romantic restaurants on property. It is very loud and chaotic inside. If you are UN-lucky enough to get a table next to the aquarium your meal may include things like, kids putting their hands all over your table and standing over you, shouting while you have food at your table. This is one restaurant that the dining plans, IMO, completely ruined. It used to be a nice quiet fantastic meal, but now it is a shell of what it used to be.
pretty subjective... unfortunately I am pretty new to the disney dining world (always stayed offsite). But what about something like the Chefs Table at Victoria and Alberts? Pretty high end from what I hear
OP mentioned that they were looking to use TS credits. V&A's does not take credits and the Chef's Table is something that most really have to budget for (I believe it runs about $300 per person).
With all that being said, there is still hope. As the PP mentioned, romance is pretty subjective and is what you make of it. If to you a nice quiet meal with great service and fantastic food is what you would consider romantic, Citricos at GF is tops on my list as far as restaurants on the dining plan go. We have had nothing but great experiences there. What we did on our last trip was went on a night where MSEP was at 8 and Wishes was at 9. We watched both from the second level of the MSUSA train station. After Wishes ended we got out of the park really fast and decided to take the boat over to GF (the monorail is usually faster). We had a 9:50 ADR and made it in plenty of time. We were one of the last ones to leave the restaurant. We were never rushed to leave and one of the chefs came out and talked with us for a while while we had our coffee and dessert (he had came out earlier in the night to go over the menu for my fiancee since she has a peanut/treenut allergy). It was an all around fantastic night.
Another good option for a more romantic meal on the DDP is Artist Point over at WL. Good atmosphere, good service and very good food.
Since you don't want exotic food, you might want to stay away from Jiko at AKL. However the food is excellent and the service has always been great. Jiko would also give you a chance to walk around AKL which can be quite romantic itself. Bistro de Paris might also be a bit exotic for you, but now that it takes DDP I feel obligated to mention it. We always found this one to be quite romantic and the food and service have been great. If you take one of the last ADRs of the night, when your meal is done it will give you a chance to take a beautiful walk through EPCOT with little to no people (don't worry, the buses still run). I hope the DDP doesn't do to the Bistro what it did to Coral Reef, but only time will tell.
If you are looking for something that is more on the "date night" side might I suggest Flying Fish on the Boardwalk. While the restaurant is not really "romantic", it is tied for tops as far as food goes on the DDP (along with Citricos). Walking around the Boardwalk after, watching some of the performers is really nice and you can follow up your walk with a late night round of mini-golf at Fantasia Gardens, which is about a 5 minute walk from the Boardwalk. It really makes for a great "date night" if that is what you are more interested in.
