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Cape May Café

Our readers give high marks to this bright and airy eatery in the heart of the Beach Club. It has an excellent seafood buffet at dinner, featuring shrimp, clams, mussels, and a couple of landlubber choices. The breakfast buffet, during which the characters, dressed in adorable old-fashioned bathing attire circulate among the diners, is very popular. Consider this report from a grandmother of four from Ohio: “We wouldn’t consider it a trip to Walt Disney World without a stop at the Beach Club’s Cape May Café. It’s a family tradition, and the food is wonderful. We always leave the theme parks in the afternoon to take a nap, and Cape May is the perfect place to eat dinner before you go back into Epcot to see IllumiNations.”

Captain’s Grille

This restaurant, off the main drag in the Yacht Club Resort, serves fish, chicken, and beef in a pleasant nautical-theme room. The enormous breakfasts offer hearty eaters the chance to load up for a day of touring.

Chef Mickey’s

The Contemporary Resort is one of the best places in Disney World for a character breakfast or dinner. As Mickey and the crew wander among the diners, the monorail whisks by overhead. The buffet has classic American breakfast food in the morning and family-pleasing standards like pasta, chicken, and roast beef in the evening, plus a sundae bar for the kids. A father of three from New Jersey echoed the reports of many of our readers: “Chef Mickey’s is definitely the way to go if you want to see the basic old-fashioned Disney characters like Mickey and Goofy. The buffet was great, and the characters spent plenty of time with our sons.”

Citricos

Citricos offers Mediterranean cuisine in the Grand Floridian, and the restaurant is known for its outstanding wine list. Up to 20 labels are available by the glass, with a specific wine paired with each appetizer and entrée on the menu. A beautiful setting with consistently delightful cuisine, Citricos is a real treat for a parents’ night out.

Coral Café

With breakfast and dinner buffets as well as an à la carte menu, the Coral Café is the largest restaurant in the Dolphin Resort. Picture an upscale coffee shop with long hours and casual food and you have the idea.

ESPN Club

Anchoring one end of the BoardWalk, the ESPN Club is better known for broadcasting sports events than for its food. “Our teenaged sons loved going to the ESPN Club on a Sunday during football season,” wrote one mom of three from Pennsylvania. “The place was packed with people from all over the country, all wearing jerseys and screaming for their teams. We should have packed our Eagles jerseys—next time we’ll know!” Menu choices include buffalo wings, burgers, nachos, and, of course, plenty of beer. There’s an arcade next door to entertain the kids.

Flying Fish Café

The zany art deco decor is by Martin Dorf, who also designed the California Grill and Citricos. The menu is updated frequently but generally includes wonderful seafood, delicious steaks, and excellent risottos. If you haven’t made reservations, you can always dine at the bar and watch the chefs at work.

Grand Floridian Café

If you’d like a good solid meal of traditional favorites, simply served, with a pretty view of the Grand Floridian grounds, this café is for you. The menu tilts to the South—fried chicken, local fish, and key lime pie.

Gulliver’s Grill at Garden Grove

This is the largest restaurant in the Swan, and it has a bit of a split identity. In the morning and at lunch, it’s an upscale coffee shop. In the evening it becomes Gulliver’s Grill, with more elaborate dining. Weekend character breakfasts are also available, but they don’t get very high marks from our readers. “Overpriced, with so-so food, and even the characters seemed bored,” wrote one mom from Georgia. “Our other character meal was at Chef Mickey, and there was no comparison.”

Jiko

Jiko (Swahili for “cooking place”) is the flagship restaurant