Quiet, calm restaurants at WDW?

[wdwmagic]

Sanaa is also another favorite of ours that is nice and quiet (usually)

 

[Mrs.Toad]

Isn't CHH great. Such nice scenery. They have fish, tuna, and other stuff. A nice place.

Me...I grab my chicken strips and me and the DH spy out the windows hoping the HM line will disperse. LOL!

 

[RonAnnArbor]

There are plenty of quiet places to have dinner, but beware, absolutely nothing except V&A is off-limits to screaming kids sometimes...but there are some that are virtually kid-free...
Downtown Disney: Fulton's after 7:30 pm; Cap'N Jacks after 8 pm
AKL: Jiko almost never has noise and very few kids...
DHS: Brown Derby along the sides in the raised sections, not in the middle in the sunken main section (where everything echoes with or without kids there)
DAK: Yak and Yeti after 5:00 pm when they are open on later nights. This is another one where you can ask for one of the upstairs quiet seating areas, and avoid the large open downstairs area
MK: The Plaza Restaurant between 2 and 4, and after 7 -- but you are surrounded by the loud bustle outside in MK...still, inside its pretty calm and quiet
Epcot: any of the upscale restaurants after 7:00 pm.
Turf Club at Saratoga Springs or Olivias at Old Key West are very quiet - screaming kids not allowed (also Narcossi's) but they are a bit harder to get to/from unless you have a car.

There is some misguided advise in some of the posts above.
Whispering Canyon at WL is very loud -- while the restaurant itself might be calm, every scream and noise from the big atrium lobby echoes throughout the restaurant until about 10:00 pm...
California Grill at the Contemporary -- not quiet at all, while you won't get screaming kids, the entire thing echoes and gets very loud around fireworks time...

 

[Genie of the Lamp]

Shula's and Blue Zoo at the Dolphin is relatively quiet, calm restaurant. Also Jiko is a nice place to take advantage of and it poses a great view of the savannah at the resort.

 

[NiarrNDisney]

MK - Colombia Harbour House, Liberty Tree Tavern, Plaza Restaurant, Tony's Town Square

Epcot - Coral Reef, Katsura Grill, Le Cellier, Liberty Inn, Monsieur Paul (Bistro de Paris), Tokyo Dining

DHS - Hollywood Brown Derby, Mama Melrose's, Starring Rolls

DAK - Flametree Barbecue

DTD - Cookes of Dublin, Portobello, Wolfgang Pucks Express

Resorts - Artist Point (WL), Citrocos (GFR), Flying Fish Cafe (BWR),
Maya Grill (CSR), Narcoosse's (GFR), Olivia's (OKW), Sanaa (AKL-KV),
Turf Club (SSR), Victoria & Alberts (GFR), Wave (CR), Yachtsman Steakhouse (Y&BCR)

 

[DisneyDebNJ]

Quiet place...try Shulas or Bluezoo at the Dolphin

Yes, this is good advice, any restaurant at Swan or Dolphin is bound to be a little less noisy. I would think any signature restaurant (like Narcoossee's, California Grill, etc) would be alot less active, regarding young ones

 

[RedDad]

We found The Wave to be nice and calm, and a bit less crowded than others.

 

[AllyInWonderland]

I always fall asleep in Mama Melrose at DHS

 

[real mad hatter]

Yummy chili!! There's less years between me and Hatter than I care to admit! But I've held up better!! LOL

Excuse Me!

 

[real mad hatter]

ABC Commissionary at HS is very quiet.

 

[Figgy1]

Excuse Me!

Facts are facts I got carded 4 times my last trip!

 

[Figgy1]

ABC Commissionary at HS is very quiet.

There's a reason for that!!

 

[Sans Souci]

I've only had breakfast at the Captain's Grill. Every time we've gone, it's been quiet and relaxed. I think Cafe May siphons off the families with small children.

 

[GrimGrinningGhost15]

So glad to hear great things about CHH! Planned that for our first night at MK (saving a table service too double up and eat the the brown derby) so finding a nice quick service at MK was on our list. Everything on their menu sounds so yummy!

 

[NiarrNDisney]

Quiet place...try Shulas or Bluezoo at the Dolphin

I agree that most of the restaurants at the Swan and Dolphin are quieter due to being off the beaten trail with the exception of Kimono's and Bluezoo due to the fact that both are popular nightspots. Also Garden Grove and Picabu can be a nightmare most mornings so unless you are doing the charecter dining experience skip going down stairs and order in.

 

[Stu bailey]

Calm? Sanaa, Jiko and the Maya Grille. The food at the two at AKL is good bordering on great with wonderful service and fine atmosphere. The Maya Grille is an underrated surprise. All three are calm, quiet and romantic. The two at AKL have small bars as well. Can't remember if Maya does.

 

[bethymouse]

Well- I have yet to have a "quiet" experience at Disney restaurants. Of course any character meal is very loud. i found 1900 Park Fare dinner buffet w/ Cinderella to be overwhelming! My husband and I were able to experience Flying Fish Cafe by ourselves in 2007( My Mom & Dad babysat and ordered in room pizza). It was awesome, very relaxed, and unforgettable! I guess most signature restaurants are rather geared toward adults. I'm looking forward to trying Fulton's.

 

[s&k'smom]

Oh yes the upstairs at Columbia it's fantastic, what a view!

 

[shipley731]

Epcot - Coral Reef, Katsura Grill, Le Cellier, Liberty Inn, Monsieur Paul (Bistro de Paris), Tokyo Dining

(Y&BCR)

When I ate at Monsieur Paul back in January, it was so loud, it was like being at a football game.

My votes would be Sanaa, Jiko, & Yachtsman. Flying Fish is generally calm, but I have been in there once or twice when the noise level was higher than normal.