We are taking the kids (one PA son) to Disney in Orlando in a few weeks and we rented a house (with a pool) offsite since we do not want to spend the whole week at Disney - we want to try Universal and Sea World as well.
I don't want to have to cook every night since we do not know where we'll be. Other than the restaurants at Disney (which I have tons of info on), what restaurants do you feel safe eating at in Orlando?
I am pretty ignorant with respect to US restaurants, so any help you can give me would be great.
Thanks in advance,
Rita
I'm from the Orlando area but just moved here so can't help you out too much. But I would say to avoid mexican restaurants, often they will use a peanut sauce. Not sure if you are familiar with Chik-Fil-A, but there are lots of them here, do not eat here as they use peanut oil.
We have taken our son to the Cracker Barrel and the Outback Steakhouse. I would say just to pick a few places, call ahead (I always due) and ask them how they can provide for your PA son/daughter. If they have answers right away then you know they are knowledgeable. If they stutter and mutter, and don't know what to say, then don't go.
I probably didn't help much, hopefully others can give you more specific restaurants!
Quote:Originally posted by Batman:
[b]We are taking the kids (one PA son) to Disney in Orlando in a few weeks and we rented a house (with a pool) offsite since we do not want to spend the whole week at Disney - we want to try Universal and Sea World as well.
I don't want to have to cook every night since we do not know where we'll be. Other than the restaurants at Disney (which I have tons of info on), what restaurants do you feel safe eating at in Orlando?
I am pretty ignorant with respect to US restaurants, so any help you can give me would be great.
Thanks in advance,
Rita[/b]
We have found the disney people to be very helpful, and will even have the chef/manager come to your table and explain what is and isn't safe./ They are very well trained, and very receptive to meeting your needs. This is even more true if you call ahead, and make reservations. It is always best to try to eat when the restaurant is less busy (in my experience). My folks live minutes away from disney, and we have taken my nut allergic son their on several occasions.
On international drive, try the Tony Roma's or any of the Universal Studios eateries, just mention that you have a child with food allergies, and they will be very helpful.
We ate at Giordanos about a mile outside of the Magic Kingdom last week. It was fine. It is a pizza/pasta place.
We ate at Chef Mickeys, Hoopty-Doo Revue (Fort Wilderness), Spirit of Aloha show (in the polynesian resort), and the Cape May Cafe.
The chef at Cape May made my son a safe birthday cake and brought it out to the table personally. It was so great.
Jaime [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]