Thank you for your post. I guess it seems like there are more buffets in DLP because those are the options for reservations.
With DL Cal, I felt I was able to find more table services reservations even if there wasn't as many choices either. I understand and I wasn't expecting it to be like WDW. I was just surprised on the amount of Buffets vs Table Service when it came down to making reservations.
I was able to make some reservations, but I think we'll also try the ones without the reservations as well (ie. Annette's Diner, Rainforest etc). I guess I just like having reservations even when it's not even required.
Oh, I totally understand! I made so many reservations, and made sure to call at the 60 day mark, even though that was probably unnecessary. When I checked in, they gave me little printouts of all the reservations (like little receipts for each one), which I was super surprised about, because it included the reservations I had made online (via the Dutch site), where I had just put in my name and email, not resort reservation! So the CM working the desk was like, um, you have a lot of reservations - I can't imagine what it looked like for the person who printed them all off and stapled them together!
Here's where I ended up eating:
Quick Service:
Toad Hall - Meh food, but great theming
Chalet Marionette - surprisingly decent chicken
Earl of Sandwich - same quality as WDW's version, so good
Vapianos - it smelled a bit weird in there, but the pizza was delicious!
Table Service/Buffet:
Inventions - very good and lots of characters who were excited to see me wearing a WDW shirt!
Chez Remy - food was decent, nothing memorable in a bad or good way
Plaza Garden - as mentioned, I wasn't a fan, but that could have been because I had a bad experience with the CMs checking me in. I guess the food was decent, again not memorably bad or good
Walts - another meal that was decent but not memorable, but it was fun to eat while sitting above main street and people watching
Captain Jacks - food was a bit dry, but there was a lot of it. Also Captain Jack came around and we had a great character interaction (I don't know if he always is there though)!