I'm all about table service. Why? Because I'm not all about rides. I love the parks, the atmosphere, the special touches and I love people watching. Oh, I also love the rides, but I don't feel any pressure to make sure I ride XYZ since I can do it another time.
So, I spend more time enjoying my meals. It's now more challenging to do TS than it used to be with then new reservation system, but it's getting a bit better. I'm also not partial to much of the QS food.
I love to do Blue Bayou waterside. I have certain things I like there and I love the Hurricane drink. No one goes to BB for the fantastic food, but I know what I like there and it's an experience I enjoy.
I love Carthay Circle. I've always had great meals there except last Dec, when something was wrong with the heating/cooling system and the AC wouldn't turn off so it was freezing cold. A lot of things were wrong, like staff shortages and kitchen issues. Hopefully it will be great again when we go next month. We've been on the balcony, in an alcove, and actually in many lovely locations there which have all been very enjoyable. I prefer the restaurant to the lounge, but the lounge is fun too and they have nice small portion plates (that are less expensive than a meal upstairs). It's a fun atmosphere, but different--like an old timey fancy bar lounge compared to an old timey upscale restaurant.
I have found LLL pretty hit or miss. I usually go with my sister or a friend, and I don't know why, but we often end up off in some far corner and ignored. I'm also not very partial to the food that everyone else seems to love (looking at you, lobster nachos!), although they do have several menu items I really like and the drinks are good!
I know this doesn't work for everyone, but I really love the Magic Key Terrace. Good food and drinks and great atmosphere. It's a lovely location and nice place to hang out.
I love Hearthstone Lounge in GCH! They don't do reservations so you can just go grab a table, but they can be very busy so best to go early or plan for a wait. It has a sort of "mansion library" vibe, and there's a little fireplace alcove on one side. I love that they have a nice tree at Christmas in the middle of the lounge.
I like the terrace upstairs at Ballast Point. Nice place to people watch and have a light meal and a beer.
Trader Sam's is always on my list. I usually go there at least once every visit. Sometimes I want to be inside, but other times I prefer just hanging out on the lanai, especially if the island musicians are playing.
When I'm with my sister for our Christmas season trip, we always go to Napa Rose. I especially like being next to the fireplace. It's also our favorite for dessert and decadent hot chocolate (made from premium chocolate bars), which you used to be able to get without a reservation if you went later in the evening, but I don't know if that's still possible.
Normally, I love Jazz Kitchen but now that they're remodeling and changing it around, I'm going to wait until that's done before I go back. I'm very sorry they're removing the New Orleans look.
I used to love Carnation Cafe. I don't any more. It's ok, but it's not what it used to be when Chef Oscar was running the show. I used to love to get breakfast there but not now.
I never much liked Cafe Orleans. I've not had many good experiences there. I don't find that the food and atmosphere justify the cost.
I've only been to Storyteller's once and it was too long ago to be meaningful, but we did enjoy it.
Pretty much stopped going to La Brea when they slashed their menu to the bone, but I like the location and it's good for one breakfast. Makes me sad, because they used to have the most awesome breakfast menu with many of my favorites (lox and bagels with giant fancy capers, homemade granola with fresh fruit, Croque Monsieur/Madame, for instance).
That's about all I can think of at the moment. I really, really miss Steakhouse 55 at the DLH and I sure hope they bring back something similar.