The Plaza tree nut and peanut allergy quick review
Posted on : 11-03-2013 | By : Allergy Free Mouse | In : Guest, Quick Review, Review
Tags: Casual Dining, Magic Kingdom, Peanut Allergy, Restaurant, Review, The Plaza Restaurant, Tree Nut Allergy
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We always make a point to eat at The Plaza our first and last day at Magic Kingdom. We have been going here for at least 8 yrs now, and The Plaza has never disappointed us. It is one of the most allergy friendly restaurants you can find. My son has a peanut and tree nut allergy. When we get seated, our waitress asks us about our allergy.
She then brings over the book of food with all the ingredients, while we wait for the Chef to come to our table. Chef Ken, is the greatest Chef there. He comes and sits down with us and talks to my son about what he would like to eat. He goes out of his way to just talk about our trip, and he always remembers something about our past dining experience at The Plaza. With all the costumers that come and go there, it’s nice that Chef Ken cares enough to remember. Our last trip my son had the grill cheese and fries. Chef Ken also offered to make my son more food if he was still hungery after his first dish. He also brought out fruit and salad for appetizers. The first dressing they put on the salad my son did not like, so he offered to bring out another salad with different dressing.
For dessert Chef Ken makes him the Mickeylodeon with allergy friendly cookies. For the ice cream he opens a new container every time, so there is no chance of cross contamination. Chef Ken will also come out through out the meal to check on us and just chat. If you are looking for good food and a friendly, happy place, The Plaza is the place to be. We are planning our Nov trip and the first thing the family asks is, When are we going to The Plaza.
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I must admit, I was a little nervous about feeding my daughter in Magic Kindgom even though I had been assured by the Special Diets team that we would be taken care of wherever we decided to eat. Just in case, I had packed a bag of food for my daughter to eat. I am happy to say that she did not eat any of my pre-packed food.
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Our daughter was so blown away that she gave Chef Paul a blue AllergyFreeMouse.com teddy bear.
The Plaza Restaurant is located in the Magic Kingdom, and is a Victorian Garden room. There is an ice cream parlor attached, but we steer clear of that! Even if they offered Soy Delicious Ice Cream, it could easily be cross-contaminated.
Our family is lucky enough to travel to Disney World at least two times a year and until this last trip we have avoided the Plaza restaurant because I was convinced they would not be able to properly handle my 6yo daughter’s peanut allergy. I was aware that the menu featured ice cream sundae’s for dessert and didn’t want to take the risks that usually accompany ice cream parlors. However, one evening we did not make dining reservations in advance and were faced with heading back to our resort, a walk-up, or giving The Plaza a try. We asked the hostess if they could accommodate my daughter’s allergy without advance notice and of course they could.
When the Chef came to our table he asked my daughter’s cousin what my daughter’s allergy was and explained to them both that it was very important that they both understood what her allergy was and what it meant to have a life-threatening peanut allergy. After discussing this with the girls he asked my daughter what she would like to eat and she replied by asking what she could have. Chef Ken again asked first what she would like to have and when she answered with a sandwich (which
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The first full day of our vacation we decompressed at the hotel pool and then headed over to Downtown Disney for a late lunch and a little shopping. We had a reservation at The Rainforest Cafe
We informed our server, Shawn, that we had two kids at our table with food allergies. He sent out the chef.
Sean ended up with two cupcakes, some chocolate chip cookies and chocolate frosted donut. He has never had a donut! We brought the box of treats back to the hotel and he saved one for each day. He was so happy. Mumma was so happy.
This time two chefs came right out, armed with a book of everything they served and all the ingredients. Nolan settled on a grilled cheese and Sean once again had a hamburger. We were again assured that it would be cooked safely in a separate part of the kitchen.
Sean could even have dessert. They had Rice Dream ice cream, a dairy-free treat that he loves, with Enjoy Life cookies for ears!
The next day we had lunch in Hollywood Studios at The Backlot Express.
Dinner at Liberty Tree Tavern in Magic Kingdom is an all-you-can-eat family style meal. It includes roasted turkey, carved beef, sliced pork, mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, and much more. The kid menu goes well beyond the typical options: Pasta with Marinara Sauce, Macaroni & Cheese, Oven-roasted Turkey, Barbecue Chicken and Pineapple Flat Bread. My 4-year old food-allergic son is extremely limited in his dining options. He is allergic to poultry, eggs, pineapple, and many other foods and is anaphylactic to milk.
The Special Diets form that Disney has asks for specific allergens and that information is forwarded to the chefs once the reservations are made. I received an email from the chef at Liberty Tree within two days after submitting our special diets form. He was concerned that since Liberty Tree serves over 300 pounds of turkey a day it would be more than a little difficult to prevent cross-contamination. Upon further discussion about preparation areas, equipment, and ovens, we determined that it would only be the vapors in the oven where such contamination could occur. I decided that the risk was acceptable and we went ahead with the reservation. Though I was a little irritated that the chef suggested that we eat elsewhere, I was glad that we had the in-depth conversation that we did. It was good for him as well as for me. Chefs need to know the concerns of their food-allergic costumers.
