What was your favorite restaurant that WDW has now closed?

[jillt2ph]

Definitely the Concourse Steakhouse!

Now that the Epcot Experience is closed I would love to see the Odyssey make a return as a QS place. I have fond memories of it from my first trip as an adult in ‘91. And Epcot needs it!

 

[cindycastle30]

Not really a restaurant but Picnic in the Park at AK. It was so good and such a value for a family of 6. We still have one of the reusable bags.

 

[SteveMouse]

Captain Jack’s Oyster Bar. Well before the Pirates movie. Before Disney Springs. Before West Side. Before Pleasure Island. Back in the day of the Disney Village and Marketplace.

oysters, clams, shrimp, and chowder. No pasta. no steak. Just seafood.

 

[Skywalker3]

We actually very much enjoyed the food and buffet at Akershus.

 

[ScottOKW2K]

Not a restaurant that is closed, but one that changed - Tusker House in AK. They had the best chicken sandwich in the parks.

 

[Uncleromulus]

Captain Jack’s Oyster Bar. Well before the Pirates movie. Before Disney Springs. Before West Side. Before Pleasure Island. Back in the day of the Disney Village and Marketplace.

oysters, clams, shrimp, and chowder. No pasta. no steak. Just seafood.

Yep! And that's where the original Chef Mickeys used to be!

 

[Eastern]

Wolfgang Puck Express. I would drag my family to DS to go there.

ps I also like Tangerine Cafe, not sure if it has reopened yet.

 

[DisneyMomx7]

Papeete Bay Verandah, Top of the World at the Contemporary, Empress Lily and Wolfgang Puck Express

 

[Aimeedyan]

Not a restaurant that is closed, but one that changed - Tusker House in AK. They had the best chicken sandwich in the parks.

I LOVED when it was counter service! So good!

 

[EveV]

Loved going to ESPN Club each Sunday for football... we were seated in the same seat each week and it just felt really fun and familiar for us. Miss that place and hope it comes back in some way!

 

[Disneybuckeye]

Tangerine Cafe and Wolfgang Puck Express for me Surprised how much prime real estate is sitting empty.

 

[JenSop]

I just want Tangeriene Cafe back at Epcot! Next to Satuli Canteen, It was my favorite QS restaurant onsite! I also want stuff to stay open later. If feel like it used to?

 

[starousse]

Definitely Artist Point

 

[gatour]

Yep! And that's where the original Chef Mickeys used to be!

Actually, the original Chef's Mickeys was where Rainforest Cafe is now. Capt Jacks was always something along the seafood lines before they tore it down when the transformed Downtown Disney to Disney Springs

 

[ttintagel]

The Wave. I've heard good things about its successor, but I loved that place so much.

The Wave was one of my favorites. I loved the local beer flight, and that they always had interesting vegetarian dishes. And the atmosphere was relaxed without feeling downscale.

 

[Sgt. Tibbs]

Artist Point for us as well. Went to most of the signature restaurants that were there 20 years ago on our honeymoon. It was easily our favorite.

 

[Tess]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! We're heading down in a week and we have an off-property day.

Spending the day at De Leon Springs State Park and my parents are raving about the Sugar Mill Pancake House for lunch.

But we need to figure out dinner. Were thinking about trying Tropico Mofongo, but Estefan Kitchen sounds amazing! The menu looks so much like the old Bongos.

Didn't Gloria Estefan and her husband own Bongos?

 

[Tess]

Main Street Bakery - loved stopping in for a great b'fast sandwich in the mornings (very few options for b'fast in MK) and their great cinnamon rolls any time - and no, the ones at Gaston's Tavern are not the same!

IIRC, didn't MSB have the French Toast bread or something like it--between it and the cinnamon rolls, MSUSA smelled delectable first thing in the morning--maple, cinnamon goodness!

While the food wasn't that fabulous, I also miss Tangaroa Terrace and ESPN.

Nothing better on a fall college football Saturday than a second half stop at ESPN for some beer and wings. It did go down hill toward the end, but in the beginning ESPN had the most humongous chicken wings and they were so good! Like all things Disney--profits reigned and the chicken wings (and portions) became much smaller and less tasty.

Empress Lilly was a pretty cool place for character dining/breakfast and there was a buffet type restaurant in the Contemporary (where Chef Mickey's is currently). We enjoyed some dinners there and it seems that the last incarnation was an "International" themed buffet with offerings from Italian to Greek to Latin type foods. Nothing fabulous, but we enjoyed it as did our kids when they were quite young.

Captain Jack's was fun and we enjoyed the seafood.

Like others, we were also fans of Marrakesh. No doubt Disney will find a way to ruin this experience and authenticity should it ever reopen.

 

[Schneewittchen37]

Didn't Gloria Estefan and her husband own Bongos?

Yes they did.

 

[UrsulaTime]

OK guys--I know you were wondering--here's a few more of mine: Palo, Sum Chows, Fishermans Deck, Steermans Quarters, Empress Room, Harrys Safari, Pompano Grill, Sand Trap.

Wait, what was the Sand Trap? It sounds familiar.