Disneyland Family Restaurants

Dining in the Disneyland Park
Disneyland has hopped on the healthy eating train. You'll find turkey sandwiches with fresh fruit in almost every Land, and a fresh fruit cart that offers apples, bananas, fruit juices and more on Main Street.

Bengal BBQ -- In Adventure Land, stop at the Bengal BBQ for chicken, beef and veggie kabobs. It's a pleasant break from standard sandwiches and burgers.

Carnation Cafe is located on Main Street, and has an old-time parlor decor, great patio seating and a varied menu that will appeal to everyone in the family.

Plaza Inn Breakfast is located at the Plaza Inn on Main Street, here you'll find the Minnie and Friends Character Breakfast.

The Blue Bayou is a popular fine dining spot which overlooks the Pirates of the Caribbean. You'll love the gentle lantern lighting, tables overlooking a faux bayou, old houseboats and fireflies. Menu items include ribs, chicken and jumbo shrimp. Priority seating is crucial.

The Tomorrowland Terrace serves an array of large sandwiches (veggie, turkey, chicken, roast beef). Sit outside where you can take in live music or the Jedi training on the Tomorrowland Terrace stage.

Vendor treats are found throughout the park, these stands sell treats like popcorn and French fries, but also huge, smoked turkey legs at a great price.

Dining in Disney's California Adventure
In the mood for a great hot dog? Stop in at the Hollywood Pictures Backlot's Award Wieners. For something your mother would approve of, and in the same district, try a fruit smoothie at Schmoozies.

Hankering for a killer corn dog? Head to Paradise Pier's Corn Dog Castle. Tasty hot wings? You'll find great ones and more (ribs, onion rings) in the Golden State's Taste Pilots' Grill.

For something a little more upscale, the Wine Country Trattoria, located in the Golden State, delivers outstanding California casual dining with incredible lasagna, pastas and very popular pizzettes. Priority seating is recommended.

Just not Disney without the princesses? You'll find the royalty in Ariel's Grotto Character Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. The sweet mermaid, one of the most popular Disney Princesses, welcomes her guests, alongside several others.Your little ones will have ample opportunity for autographs and pictures as the princesses rotate around the room. The room decor (under the sea, of course, with jelly fish light fixtures and blue walls), view, service and cuisine is excellent (although breakfast is a set meal. Lunch and dinner guests order their own entree).

Dining in Downtown Disney
ESPN Zone has dozens of screens, tuned only to sports. Ask for a booth and you'll have access to your own TV and remote. ESPN Zone, predictably, serves tailgate-type food: potato skins, burgers, oohey-gooey desserts.

Kids love the atmosphere of rainforest sounds (rain, frogs, chirpy birds) at the Rainforest Cafe, as well as the animatronic animals (butterflies, monkeys and more).

Ralph Brennan's Jazz cafe is an adult dining experience where live jazz and excellent cuisine bring the French Quarter in New Orleans alive offering lunch and dinner.

The House of Blues has a Cajun flair to its outstanding menu for downstairs dining. Upstairs is an intimate concert venue where you might find Britney Spears, Pat Benator, Katy Perry (an MTV crowd favorite) or tribute bands for the Beatles and Led Zepplin. A Southern Gospel brunch is popular on Sunday mornings.

Dining outside of Disneyland
Along Harbor Blvd., you'll have your pick of fast food, take out and sit down restaurants including Baker's Square, McDonalds, Tony Roma's, Subway, Round Table, Taco Bell and more.

Just five minutes away you'll find Anaheim's GardenWalk, a beautiful new tri-level outdoor mall with upscale restaurants like the Cheesecake Factory, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., PF Changs, Johnny Rocket's and more. There is also an IMAX theater, Ann Taylor Loft and Chico's.