Restaurants - Disney Resorts

[aegis2005]

DH's aunt and cousin (plus his cousins 4 and 2 year old kids) is coming to Disney and we're going to go out to meet them for dinner on Saturday night.  I've heard Downtown Disney is a madhouse on weekend evenings, and I'm not overly familiar with the resort hotels?  Any recommendations that won't be crazy and kid-friendly?

[babybchbum]

Get reservations for a restaurant. The trex cafe in down town is really cool

[jennifer8080]

I second T-Rex. We didn't have reservations but went early in the evening and only had a 20 minute wait. It was much better than Rainforest Cafe IMO. The Disney restaurants typically fill up really quick whether you eat at the resorts or at Downtown Disney.

[mrsjason]

Portobello Yacht Club is a GREAT restaurant in Downtown Disney. It's one of my all time favorite places to eat. I haven't eaten there in years but they had a dish called Primavera Farfalle that was to die for.

It's not too formal of a place. I use to regularly eat there in High School with my friends and I never felt out of place. I would imagine that you wouldn't feel out place place with a baby. That and it's Downtown Disney.......no matter where you go, there are kids, LOL

Have fun!

[kimandross]

Its a good bet that the resorts are going to be pretty slammed on a Saturday night. Although this isn't the busiest time of year there. Anyway, I'd stick to Downtown too, plus there could be some fun entertainment. Get there early. Here's a link to all the restaurants.

disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/downtown-disney/

[aegis2005]

I talked to DH's cousin and dinosaurs are something he loves, so we're going with T-Rex Thanks for the recommendations!