The Food At Disney Is Awful

HouCuseChickie

HouCuseChickie

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sxeensweet said:
Us too we try to always avoid local places in cities we visit. And Ohhh that poboy I have not tried that yet! I need to add to the list for next time! Have yall eaten at Sylvain in the quarter? That is a new favorite of ours now. :)
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I never got around to eating the poboy. I got this plate of awesomeness...

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Where is the Sylvain located?
 
sxeensweet

sxeensweet

Love a little Disney every day!! ;)
HouCuseChickie said:
We will have to try it next time we make a trip. I love that the chef has a healthy reverence for American whiskey! :D
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Yes please try it! I don't think you will be dissapointed! I sure hope not as we have always enjoyed it. I know the head Chef recently changed (he opened another restaurant in NOLA) and we have not been since last summer so hoping the quality and integrity of the dishes has stayed the same. Menu looks mostly the same (I know they change some by season) so that's promising. :)
 
HouCuseChickie

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Oh...and as for the kids and food...as @HRHPrincessAriel and @RandomPrincess have noted - plenty of younger kids like food beyond chicken nuggets and pizza and can be well behaved in restaurants. I know every child is different, but so much of it rests with the parents cultivating proper restaurant behavior and introducing new/interesting foods along with kid staples just to develop their palates. While it often costs more, we let our kids order off of the adult menu just so they can try new things that you wouldn't normally see for kids. They fully embrace this because it makes them feel grown up.

Now for the family referenced in OP's post, as others have noted, they could have easily gone to a character meal without issue, even if their kids aren't well behaved enough for a less whimsical TS spot. The fact that they overlooked this screams that they just didn't have their hearts in researching this to make it an awesome trip. Not that I love misbehaving kids at Chef Mickey's, but I'm far more forgiving for that than I'd be at Cali Grill.
 
Disvillain63

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Your co-workers problem was not listening to sound advice. My DD, who has been almost annually since birth, and her boyfriend, who just finished his 2nd visit, still ask me for suggestions, etc... The boyfriend is always amazed how stress-free the trip is....even when I'm not with them. One of his fav CS is Columbia Harbor House.

We just got back from DLR with a 2.5 year old and a 14 month old, and we went to TS and CS restaurants...no problems. They ate and took in the atmosphere at Goofy's Kitchen, PCH Grill, and Big Thunder Ranch BBQ. Their favorite CS was Flo's V-8, and no one had hot dogs or hamburgers.
 
meganwdw

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People like this guy drive me nuts!!! My neighbor, husband, and 2 kids went a couple years back and swears they'll never go to Disney again! Said theyhad a horrible time!!! Too hot, too crowded, lines were too long, and food was overpriced crap!!! Those were her exact words!!!! I bit my tongue and didn't say anything b/c I knew it was pointless, but in my mind was thinking, Well, you did go in August, so it's going to be hot and crowded and lines will be super long! And if you only try the hot dogs and hamburgers then you may very well think it's overpriced crap!!! Come on people!!! Part of the experience is trying some of the wonderful dining options!!! There's so much info out there that it's nearly impossible to not be able to plan ahead for what you want to eat when you get there!
 
Chef Mickey

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Matt_Black said:
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How is that even possible? You can't miss it! The only possible way is if you stay at a resort, take the bus to any park except Epcot everyday and then make sure to not pay attention to your surroundings until you are soundly within the park.
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This is the guy that also went to Disneyland and "wasn't impressed" with Cars Land. I mean, what do you want? It's easily the most expensive, complex themed land Disney has ever created. It cost something like $1b just for that land, but he said the landscape and ride were "OK" nothing special.

You can't help these people. They have the mindset that it's going to be "lame" and too cool for school attitude. His favorite ride is California Screamin' at DL and "golfing" at DW.

I just told him there are always going to be people that won't be impressed because their mindset is just, "It's for kids, it can't be that cool."
 
Weather_Lady

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Chef Mickey said:
From this guy's perspective, the moral of the story was since I don't have kids, so don't understand that kids can't be subjected to sit down meals. Oh, I'm sorry you didn't raise your kids properly to the point they can't behave during a sit down meal.

The unbelievable part was despite my comments back to him on the subject I had NO interest in discussing, he still thinks Disney food "sucks" and they "have no options for families."

Seriously, am wrong in thinking there being plenty of dining options for kids and families? I feel like Disney does a lot wrong, but they do the food thing pretty well.
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Perhaps he didn't notice the thousands of parents with small children heading into those restaurants!

Seriously, if ever there was a place that offered kids fast-paced, entertaining meals with food options that they would enjoy (as well as more "grown-up" choices for kids with more adventurous palates, if you pick the right restaurants), it's Walt Disney World. Our two active, short-attention-span kids (4 and 6 upon our first visit) have never had any trouble at all with the pace of dining, or the menu choices, at any WDW restaurant or CS location, nor have I (the most adventurous eater in our family) had any trouble finding choices that departed from hot dog and hamburger-style fare.

Bottom line: I think your friend didn't make ADRs ahead of time and didn't want to spend money on anything other than the cheapest and easiest options, and now is trying to take out his frustrations over his own cheapness and lack of preparedness on you. (Sigh.) Rest assured that you're in good company. "They asked me for advice, I gave it, they ignored it and now they're blaming me" is a common theme on these forums. :)
 
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GrammieBee

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Ignorance can be corrected if the person is willing to learn. However, in an adult, you can't fix stupidity or bullheadedness no matter how hard you try. In fact, don't try too hard or you will be resented for it as they "know better".
 
HRHPrincessAriel

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Chef Mickey said:
This is the guy that also went to Disneyland and "wasn't impressed" with Cars Land. I mean, what do you want? It's easily the most expensive, complex themed land Disney has ever created. It cost something like $1b just for that land, but he said the landscape and ride were "OK" nothing special.

You can't help these people. They have the mindset that it's going to be "lame" and too cool for school attitude. His favorite ride is California Screamin' at DL and "golfing" at DW.

I just told him there are always going to be people that won't be impressed because their mindset is just, "It's for kids, it can't be that cool."
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Now, I can't fault a guy for his opinion on things like that. Some people just aren't impressed with theme parks of any type. My BIL would looooove to take a tour of all sorts of famous baseball parks. That sounds close to my version of hell. DH loooves a good Mexico beach vacation. You could chunk a Waldorf Astoria on a beach and my mother still wouldn't really want to go.
 
jaklgreen

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HRHPrincessAriel said:
It's how you raise them. My kid loves salmon, mushrooms, crawfish just as much as grilled cheese and nuggets. We've taken her to fancy steak houses and she's just fine. We make sure she's exposed to it all...and she's only 4
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Agree!!! Its not the kids, its the parents. Kids are born with an open slate. Its what the parents choose to feed them is what messes them up. Since the beginning of time up until about 15-20 years ago, kids ate what their parents ate(just less of it) but for some reason people started feeding their kids a bunch of processed, no nutrition junk. No wonder kids are so messed up physically and mentally now. Look at the increase in mental disorders and ADHD and such. If kids do not get proper nutrition for brain development then no wonder they have issues. If you feed your kids normal healthy food from the beginning and just don't give them any of the junk(nuggets, hot dogs etc, or at least make it a very rare occasion as a treat) then you will not have any issues with your kids saying they don't want to eat this or that. Every time I hear someone say "my kids will only eat...(nuggets, pizza, etc) my blood boils! Kids should eat what their parent tells them to. We have never had an issue feeding the kids at WDW but we avoid the kids menus. When my kids were little we ordered them and adult meal and they split it. Even at the sit downs the servers where great and when we told them the kids were splitting a meal most of the time they brought them out on 2 plates for them. Now my kids are teens and love trying new places and foods. In case you think I scarred my kids by making them eat normal food, I can tell you that they are happy, do well in school, and we laugh and joke with them all the time. They also have never had an ear infection or strep throat or any of the other "common" childhood illnesses. I know this sounds preachy but it makes me sad that for some reason parents now think that they should be their kids' friends and try to keep them happy by giving them what they want. In the long run it is hurting their kids more by not getting proper nutrition. Some of my kids friends eat nothing but junk and they are always sick and have no energy. It is very sad to see.
 
RandomPrincess

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Kids do have their own minds, and tastes. My daughter at 4 was willing to try some of everything and for the most part still does. There are things she knows she doesn't like at 6. My son at 4 is less willing to try new foods, no way he would eat his way around F&W trying a little of everything. Both have been raised the same way. My son also likes the drama of pretending he doesn't like things. He will sit and whine and complain and then once everyone else is done eating and we have been actively ignoring him suddenly he tries it and it's wonderful and he eats all his dinner. When we go to restaurants. I let them get whatever they want. It's not worth the drama. My daughter is a more adventurous eater, my son only wants chicken nuggets, pizza, french fries, plain noodles,that kind of thing. I figure we are out and it's a treat.
 
jaklgreen

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RandomPrincess said:
Kids do have their own minds, and tastes. My daughter at 4 was willing to try some of everything and for the most part still does. There are things she knows she doesn't like at 6. My son at 4 is less willing to try new foods, no way he would eat his way around F&W trying a little of everything. Both have been raised the same way. My son also likes the drama of pretending he doesn't like things. He will sit and whine and complain and then once everyone else is done eating and we have been actively ignoring him suddenly he tries it and it's wonderful and he eats all his dinner. When we go to restaurants. I let them get whatever they want. It's not worth the drama. My daughter is a more adventurous eater, my son only wants chicken nuggets, pizza, french fries, plain noodles,that kind of thing. I figure we are out and it's a treat.
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It sounds like I struck a nerve with you. I am sorry about that. Of course they have different likes and tastes. My kids do too. One likes steak and chicken and meat and the other would be a happy vegetarian. I joke that I have one herbivore and one carnivore. LOL You said that it is not worth the drama and I am trying to say that we personally do not have food drama because, first off, those foods were never introduced to my kids at that age so they did not know that they existed for them to eat. Second, if there were any kind of temper tantrums (and of course they each tried at that age) those were shot down in an instant. We eat junk food too especially at WDW, but it is always a focus for us to get a healthy meal in every day.
 
RandomPrincess

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jaklgreen said:
It sounds like I struck a nerve with you. I am sorry about that. Of course they have different likes and tastes. My kids do too. One likes steak and chicken and meat and the other would be a happy vegetarian. I joke that I have one herbivore and one carnivore. LOL You said that it is not worth the drama and I am trying to say that we personally do not have food drama because, first off, those foods were never introduced to my kids at that age so they did not know that they existed for them to eat. Second, if there were any kind of temper tantrums (and of course they each tried at that age) those were shot down in an instant. We eat junk food too especially at WDW, but it is always a focus for us to get a healthy meal in every day.
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I was not upset by your post just trying to point out a different side.
 

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