Best Buffet Restaurants

[nicolemoo]

We have the half board plus and staying at Newport Bay. The menus of the non buffet restaurants won’t suit my fussy eating family - so need 3 buffets for dinner to pre book for August. I have written down Park Plaza, Restaurante des Stars and Hunters Grill. Would anyone suggest any different ones? Cape cod in our hotel maybe too “fishy” for them!

[Smilesonfaces]

Our favourite buffet was Billy Bobs in the Village. It is only a standard rather than a plus buffet though so you won’t get full value from your voucher. We enjoyed the tex mex buffet as I was with a fussy adult and child and there was lots of choice. Great atmosphere in the saloon and it didn’t seem quite as busy as other buffets.
You can also use your voucher in Annette’s, an American diner in the village.

[kenville]

We too stayed at Newport Bay and enjoyed the food there the best. Cape Cod isn’t too fishy at all, there’s a good range of foods. We’d be quite happy eating there every night. We also enjoyed Cafe Agrabah for the kebabs and Middle Eastern food, although that it is a standard restaurant. Worth doing the upgrade to Inventions one night too for the characters and the overall experience of DLH. Food isn’t as good as Newport though, but still very nice!

[nicolemoo]

Thanks!
Annette’s - are we allowed to book? I’ve read we can’t?

[HappyPanda]

Another vote for La Grange at Billy Bobs - it was definitely a cut above all the other "standard plan" buffet options.

I also really like the Hunters Grill buffet which is on the Plus plan.

You can't book Annette's, so you can just turn up. If you avoid peak times (after the parade, park closing time) you should never have to wait more than 5/10 minutes.

[fiona88]

I loved hunters grill and the plaza but the restaurant des stars was absolutely pants by comparison, we really regretted using it as our last meal, wish we'd done plaza again. We didn't try any table service restaurants as the in laws (who were there a day before us) were eating for 2hours at lunch time, which isn't park time I can waste

[Smilesonfaces]

Originally Posted by fiona88

I loved hunters grill and the plaza but the restaurant des stars was absolutely pants by comparison, we really regretted using it as our last meal, wish we'd done plaza again. We didn't try any table service restaurants as the in laws (who were there a day before us) were eating for 2hours at lunch time, which isn't park time I can waste

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It strange because everyone recommended Hunters Grill and we really didn’t like it at all. Food choice was poor, it was just so busy with small children running around everywhere and families allowing children to pile their plates with food and not eating it.

Everyone advised against Restaurant des Stars. We went for lunch and actually really liked it. Lots of choice, very clean and we were in and out really quickly.

[HappyPanda]

Originally Posted by Smilesonfaces

It strange because everyone recommended Hunters Grill and we really didn’t like it at all. Food choice was poor, it was just so busy with small children running around everywhere and families allowing children to pile their plates with food and not eating it.

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That was our experience with Plaza Gardens, I've eaten there twice in two years and was bitterly disappointed each time. The food selections were poor, the food was not replaced quick enough so lots of options were not available. We much preferred Restaurant Des Stars and La Grange on the standard plan. I also liked Agrabah Cafe but my daughter really didn't find much in there that she'd eat (and she's not really that much of a fussy eater).

[Gill H]

Restaurant des Stars and Plaza Gardens serve almost identical food but RdS is rarely busy - that makes a difference.

We found Hunter’s Grill excellent, much better choice of food but we went when it was quiet and that’s the key.

Billy Bob’s was far and away the best Standard level buffet.

[Elodie]

Originally Posted by kenville

We too stayed at Newport Bay and enjoyed the food there the best. Cape Cod isn’t too fishy at all, there’s a good range of foods. We’d be quite happy eating there every night. We also enjoyed Cafe Agrabah for the kebabs and Middle Eastern food, although that it is a standard restaurant. Worth doing the upgrade to Inventions one night too for the characters and the overall experience of DLH. Food isn’t as good as Newport though, but still very nice!

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I agree with this - we ate in Cape Cod and all really enjoyed it. Plenty of variety to suit every palate, and lovely desserts.