Hiya Tiffany,
Welcome back to planDisney! We are honored that you have come back to visit us for help with your Walt Disney World Resort question. As a mom of two under 4, I can definitely relate to your question. We have been known to skip a table-service location because we were worried our littles would make it impossible for us to eat (much less enjoy) a meal. We usually end up either booking character dining, waiting until we can bring a pair of grandparents with us so we can sneak away, or trying the strategy you mentioned. One of my favorite memories is him and I enjoying a delicious
Steakhouse 71 meal together in our resort hotel room while it rained and out kids took a nap.
Typically, Tiffany, if you look in the My Disney Experience mobile app, you can find table service locations that offer to-go dining under “
Order Food.” Currently, most of those are located within some of the Walt Disney World Resort Hotels. For example,
Ale and Compass Restaurant offers to-go currently (which might be an excellent option for you due to its proximity to EPCOT and how yummy it is), but that can always change. I reached out to a Cast Member, and they said that not all table-service locations are set up to offer to-go ordering, which is why you don’t see any table-service locations for EPCOT, for example. It doesn’t hurt to ask. It is up to the discretion of each table-service location at EPCOT whether they can do to-go orders, so you will need to go to the specific location to inquire further, unfortunately.
While brainstorming, we came up with two options for you. The first is to make a reservation for a location you and your husband would like to try (I have my eye on
Le Cellier Steakhouse for my next trip), and let the Cast Member know at check-in that you plan to order your food to go. They can then help you navigate that option, if available. Our second option, and likely the one I would pick if it were me, would be to get a reservation and then head to the check-in podium at least three hours before the reservation. Once at the podium, you can ask the Cast Member whether the location can accommodate to-go ordering and what the process is. If at that point they say they cannot do so, then you would cancel your reservation (it must be
cancelled at least 2 hours in advance to avoid the cancellation fee) and then make your plan B. I hope this was helpful, Tiffany, and that you will be able to get a great meal you can enjoy with your husband. Please come back and see us if you need anything else.
Happy Planning,
Ashley F.