The new Cafe Daisy at Disneyland walks a culinary tightrope by offering a few fun and tasty theme park meals for adults while delivering a menu geared to fussy kids looking to fuel up fast so they can get back to playing in the refreshed Mickey’s Toontown.
The Cafe Daisy quick service restaurant opened this week in Mickey’s Toontown after a yearlong reimagination of the family-friendly themed land geared toward the grade-school crowd and their parents.
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If you approach Cafe Daisy like you would a McDonald’s Happy Meal or a Chuck E. Cheese birthday party, then you’ll probably leave satisfied and satiated. But if you start comparing Cafe Daisy to most other restaurants at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, then you probably won’t be happy.
Cafe Daisy is closer to Alien Pizza Planet or Galactic Grill than it is to Bengal Barbecue or Flo’s V8 Cafe. If your taste runs more toward Carthay Circle or Napa Rose, then you should run for the exit of Toontown and eat someplace else.
Ranking my favorites on a menu mostly geared for kids is always tough. I tried to balance the needs of the 3- to-9-year-old crowd and their parents with my own tastes and expectations. Here are my favorites at Cafe Daisy ranked from best to worst.
1) Toontown ‘Tater Chips
House-made Potato Chips with Chili-Cheese Sauce – $7.49
It feels a little strange to say my favorite thing to eat at Cafe Daisy are the potato chips — but it’s true.
They are totally addictive and truly delicious. I could have eaten them all day.
The chili cheese sauce is little more than movie theater nacho cheese with canned chili mixed together — but it went well with nearly everything on the menu.
The serving size is relatively small so you will want to get your own chips and dip. The chips minus the chili cheese sauce are served with a few other items on the Cafe Daisy menu. If you run out, just grab one…
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