we got back late last night and had a wonderful trip to disney. it's been 8 years since dh and I were last there, and it was the first trip for our kids (4, 2, 2). Lots of good meals, and a few oddities. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
beaches and cream: we stayed at the yc so ate here a couple of times. first time was a bit of a mistake. we waited 20 minutes for a table and the kids were thirsty so dh went to the to go side to get them milk. big mistake. they didn't get little cups of milk, they were given huge 16oz cups of milk. we weren't really paying much attention and my 2 year old daughter drank her entire cup. then we went in to lunch. my sons split a grilled cheese (really good looking one) and dh and I got burgers, daughter got the kids 2 little cheeseburger meal. she really only had a couple of bites of one of the burgers (normally could eat almost a whole little burger). loved that the kids meals came with fruit, btw, instead of fries. anyway, I love banana splits and decided to go for one and split it with the twins (dh split a chocolate shake with our 4 year old). the ice cream came and looked amazing. gave DS2 a bite, DD2 a bite, DS2 a second bite, when DD2 threw up all over the table. fun. ugh. all that milk just didn't sit well with her, I felt so bad. (bad for her, and bad that I didn't even get a bite of that yummy ice cream. lol). thankfully she was fine afterwards, but we learned our lesson with watching the size of milks given. Overall B&C was good. the burgers were a wee bit greasy, but it was a fun place and we did make it back later in the week for ice cream...and it was every bit as good as it looked. probably give it a 7/10.
Plaza Restaurant. We went here with friends of ours from the area (friend, her husband, and their 1 year old). They had never even noticed the plaza restaurant before, even though they had been to the mk many times. I had made a ressie for noon and it was perfect...great for the kids, and great for us. we were all ready for a break at that point. great staff, incredible sandwiches, great location for a break. Dh and I both got the plaza club. I could only eat half, it was so large. I regretted not taking the other half for later, it was so yummy. mmmm. my friend got the veggie sandwich and her dh got something I can't remember, but they both raved about their's too. the kids got pbjs, grilled cheese, and burgers, and did a good job with them. again, I'm so glad the kids meals come with fruit and carrots. very cool of disney. this place gets a 10/10.
Crystal Palace. We ate here for dinner the night of our mnsshp tix (10/16). It was our first character meal of the trip and we were seated promptly. The kids heads were on swivels looking at all the characters. the food was very good, far better than I expected for a buffet. the character interaction was great...my 4 year old especially loved the parade. my 2 year old son loved the characters at a distance...piglet was his first up close one and it scared the you know what out of him. lol. from then on he was fine with them at the table, as long as he was on my lap and they didn't touch him. The other 2 kids hammed it up and were in heaven. I'd give CP a 7/10.
Chef Mickeys: I had read enough reviews to be very wary about this place for dinner, had heard horrible things about it, but had already made ressies for us and our friends and didn't want to cancel. I warned everyone in advance, and we girded our loins and said to ourselves it was about the kids and mickey, not the food. We were so surpised at how good the food actually was! there were a couple of items that were not great, but overall the food was wonderful and fresh. great character interaction (goofy and chip took off with my salad/fruit and fought over it for a bit. lol). and omg, the german chocolate cake was incredible. giving this an 8/10.
beaches and cream: we stayed at the yc so ate here a couple of times. first time was a bit of a mistake. we waited 20 minutes for a table and the kids were thirsty so dh went to the to go side to get them milk. big mistake. they didn't get little cups of milk, they were given huge 16oz cups of milk. we weren't really paying much attention and my 2 year old daughter drank her entire cup. then we went in to lunch. my sons split a grilled cheese (really good looking one) and dh and I got burgers, daughter got the kids 2 little cheeseburger meal. she really only had a couple of bites of one of the burgers (normally could eat almost a whole little burger). loved that the kids meals came with fruit, btw, instead of fries. anyway, I love banana splits and decided to go for one and split it with the twins (dh split a chocolate shake with our 4 year old). the ice cream came and looked amazing. gave DS2 a bite, DD2 a bite, DS2 a second bite, when DD2 threw up all over the table. fun. ugh. all that milk just didn't sit well with her, I felt so bad. (bad for her, and bad that I didn't even get a bite of that yummy ice cream. lol). thankfully she was fine afterwards, but we learned our lesson with watching the size of milks given. Overall B&C was good. the burgers were a wee bit greasy, but it was a fun place and we did make it back later in the week for ice cream...and it was every bit as good as it looked. probably give it a 7/10.
Plaza Restaurant. We went here with friends of ours from the area (friend, her husband, and their 1 year old). They had never even noticed the plaza restaurant before, even though they had been to the mk many times. I had made a ressie for noon and it was perfect...great for the kids, and great for us. we were all ready for a break at that point. great staff, incredible sandwiches, great location for a break. Dh and I both got the plaza club. I could only eat half, it was so large. I regretted not taking the other half for later, it was so yummy. mmmm. my friend got the veggie sandwich and her dh got something I can't remember, but they both raved about their's too. the kids got pbjs, grilled cheese, and burgers, and did a good job with them. again, I'm so glad the kids meals come with fruit and carrots. very cool of disney. this place gets a 10/10.
Crystal Palace. We ate here for dinner the night of our mnsshp tix (10/16). It was our first character meal of the trip and we were seated promptly. The kids heads were on swivels looking at all the characters. the food was very good, far better than I expected for a buffet. the character interaction was great...my 4 year old especially loved the parade. my 2 year old son loved the characters at a distance...piglet was his first up close one and it scared the you know what out of him. lol. from then on he was fine with them at the table, as long as he was on my lap and they didn't touch him. The other 2 kids hammed it up and were in heaven. I'd give CP a 7/10.
Chef Mickeys: I had read enough reviews to be very wary about this place for dinner, had heard horrible things about it, but had already made ressies for us and our friends and didn't want to cancel. I warned everyone in advance, and we girded our loins and said to ourselves it was about the kids and mickey, not the food. We were so surpised at how good the food actually was! there were a couple of items that were not great, but overall the food was wonderful and fresh. great character interaction (goofy and chip took off with my salad/fruit and fought over it for a bit. lol). and omg, the german chocolate cake was incredible. giving this an 8/10.
Thanks for the reviews. I'm glad to hear good things about the Plaza Restaurant. We'll be eating there for our first time next week. 
