Top WDW restaurants?

[Sheila Gallant-Halloran]

what do you think of this list?

http://themeparks.about.com/od/disneyparks/ss/BestDisneyWorldDining.htm

[Treelo]

Personally, I vehemently disagree with their #1 pick.  At a venue where reservations are required, and required days in advance, a restaurant with a limited menu that varies on a daily basis and is not predictable is an epic fail... especially if you have any dietary restrictions.

On our honeymoon we decided our final dinner would be at California Grill... we had checked the menu earlier in the week (not knowing that it varies daily) and had discovered that yes, there was an option that didn't involve peppers, nuts, shellfish or crustaceans (not an extensive or particularly difficult list of allergies)... arrived for our reservation only to discover that there was precisely one item on the menu for the evening that met the requirements... and it was an appetizer.  We ended up having dinner 3 hours later at the Concourse Steakhouse... and it was outstanding.  (in retrospect, better than dinner at Artist's Point)

The Coral Reef will always hold a special place in my personal list, though... the food and service were absolutely beyond belief outstanding when we had dinner there on our honeymoon.

I think any 'top 10' list is going to vary widely depending on the age-group involved... parents travelling with small children are unlikely to eat too often at such high-end restaurants... but there are so many great dining options that are 'better' than counter service, but didn't make this "food critics" type list.  *shrug*

[scratch]

I've eaten at 6 of these and one more to go on our next trip!

As for Artist's Point............I had made an ADR for when they were suppose to have the Salmon from a certain region and when I got to the restaurant, I was told that they never received it!!!  So we ended up going to Whispering Canyon instead!LOL

[NorthernMouse]

I've only eaten at 4 of those restaurants and the only one I totally disagree with is Chefs de France service was ok food was bland and tasteless.

[Sheila Gallant-Halloran]

I'd gotten reactions to this from folks on my fb page too.  I'm surprised by spots missing - e.g, San Angel Inn.  Citricos deserves higher ranking. Flyin' Fish - ok. But top spot? Grill? hhmm - no...  Where is Victoria and Albert?

[weemcp]

I agree with Treelo - California Grill doesn't cater to people with dietary restrictions. We had dinner their one night ,and I wasn't really able to eat. I ordered the appetizer salad with no dressing, and that was my meal.

Maybe if I had pushed the issue with my allergies they would have accomodated me, but I was very surprised to see such a limited menu.

Coral Reef is my #1 Restaurant at Disney - not only the food, but the atmosphere and service was great.

For us, we also enjoyed Tony's for lunch, and Narcoosee's.

[Treelo]

I tried playing the allergy card... I tried playing the "it's the last night of our honeymoon and we made a reservation here for a romantic meal to cap off the experience, but it's not very romantic if I can't eat anything"... all we got was "the menu is posted daily, you should have checked it first".  Helpful, no?  *laugh*  Definitely not on my list of places to try going back to any time soon.

[Sheila Gallant-Halloran]

wow - that made for a lasting, and negative, impression - sorry you had to go through that!