Mary2e

The Yachtsman has always been one of our favorites and I agree about the excellent service. They used to serve prime beef. That stopped with the advent of the dining plan - even though it takes 2 credits to eat there. I've never tried Bluezoo. It does sound interesting.

Congratulations for getting in!!! This is probably the easiest character (princess meal) to get into because of the "unusual" food for most people. It was actually our favorite restaurant in Epcot until they turned it into a character meal - which they had to do because demand was so great. Now we don't go so often because, quite honestly, we feel bad taking the space from a family who really wants to see the princesses. They're that hard to get into.

toomanybooks

Agreed, by far.

We went years ago and they had several excellent seafood selections (diff. salmon, shrimp, etc.) on the buffet, as well as a menu to choose from, and if you wanted extras of the latter, no problem.

Ancien Maestro

What's the difference in the food selection?

There was the salmon, shrimp and seafood when we dined.. character dining as well..

Its neat seeing the kids in the pictures years ago.. Will continue to collect over the years..

1900 Park Fare I think has some princesses.. The photo package was $30..

Mary2e

They do not. 1900 Park Fare has Mary Poppins and a rotating group of other characters, but no princesses.

The only place to have breakfast (or any meal) with princesses is in the Castle or Akershus.

Mary2e

It's a shame it changed. It was such a pleasant experience to go there. The big upside is that it was also the easiest restaurant to get into because lots of people were put off by the food.

I loved it, loved going there, and really enjoyed the food.

With the advent of the princess meals, the atmosphere, and means of getting your food has changed drastically. It's no longer a relaxing place in the middle of the chaos to get a good meal. They also cut back on some of the offerings, IIRC.

toomanybooks

We have not been back, so I can't comment on food change, if any, but I am pretty sure the prices went way up.

In the old days I considered it a bargain.

Mary2e

The prices went way up because of the princesses, plus the photo you'll get

I haven't been there in a couple of years, but IIRC, you pick your entree from a menu and it's delivered. You can still get most of the same items from the buffet as you did before - except for the entree. I used to enjoy taking a little from each entree.

Plus, it is now on the zoo-ish side, when you consider all kids anxious and excited to meet all of the princesses.

Ancien Maestro

http://allears.net/menu/men_19d.htm

Cinderella appears at 1900 Park Fare for supper.. and is a princess in Disney marketing..

Mary Poppins is only Breakfast at 1900 Park Fare..

Picture package of approx $30 is for supper.. I'm not sure about the offerings for breakfast..

Mary2e

Thank you. I completely forgot about that because it's really not marketed as a princess meal.

Ancien Maestro

Oddly enough for us.. its easier to get into the Akershus, and a certain degree Cinderella's Castle (depending on the day), then it is for supper at 1900 Park Fare.. Reservations were jammed packed, and we were very lucky to get that reservation.. located at the Grand Floridian

TravelMutt

There are some seriously bad suggestions in this thread.

First, Luma and The Ravenous Pig in Winter Park are the two best restaurants in Orlando. They are both out of the way from "the attractions" and Convention Center, but worth the drive if you're a foodie.

Somebody mentioned Le Coq Au Vin as being in the Top 5... maybe if it was still 1983. Food has changed. Le Coq Au Vin hasn't. It was once a fine restaurant. It is now a tired and dated dinosaur.

Ancien Maestro

In terms of Walt Disney World at the theme park.. the two french restaurants are rated quite highly with Theme Park Insiders (consistently top 2)..

We've dined at the fine french restaurant Bistro de Paris.. Excellent..