Let me explain that a little bit more, because I think it was sort of confusing.
When I plan our meals (I just plan table service - nothing else - so we don't have to park hop those days) I try to look at the menus and values of the items when I consider where to go. When paying for the dining plan, I wouldn't necessarily eat at the same places (or order nearly as much food! - appetizer, entree, dessert, etc) nor would I order those things at counter service. So, I like to maximize what my values are, and go somewhere that it's REALLY worthwhile - that I feel I'm getting a great meal and saving some money on our trip.
I calculated some of the most expensive meals in WDW and here is what I came up with. If I can get dinner at Le Cellier that's a $50 value - I'd better be getting a $100-value meal at Hoop De Doo or CRT, if I'm paying two credits. California Grill is the only place I'd consider paying two credits for, and that's because the food is ABSOLUTELY EXCEPTIONAL. However, we've done that already, so this time I think we're going to try Wolfgang Puck's and just use one credit for an exceptional meal as well
Counter Service:
All of these, with dessert and drink, are greater than $10-$12 dollars and could easily serve an adult and a child *or* be a dinner for a hungry adult:
Flame Tree - AK
1/2 Slab of STL Ribs with beans and corn $8.49
Smoked 1/2 chicken with beans and corn $7.99
Tusker House - AK
1/2 Rotisserie Chicken with potatoes and veg $7.99
Grilled salmon with rice and veg $7.99
Catalina Eddie's - MGM
Cheese pizza with garden salad $7.59
Pepperoni and cheese pizza with salad $7.89
Toy Story Pizza Planet - MGM
Cheese Pizza with salad $7.59
Pepperoni pizza with salad $7.89
Veggie pizza with salad $8.19
Cantina de San Angel - Epcot (Mexico)
Plato Cabinacion (taco, burrito, quesadilla, beans, rice) $7.99
Wet burrito $7.49
Ensalada Mexicana $7.99
Tangierine Cafe - Epcot (Morocco)
Shawarma Sandwich (chicken or lamb) $9.95
Shawarma Platters:
Chicken and lamb: $13.95
Lamb: $11.95
Chicken: $11.95
Saffron rotisserie chicken with yellow rice $14.95
Meatball Platter $10.95
Mediterranean wraps (chicken $8.95, Tabouleh $7.95)
Vegetarian Platter $8.95
Cosmic Ray's - MK
1/2 chicken and BBQ rib combo with potatoes and vegetable $13.89
BBQ Rib Meal 1/2 Rack with potatoes and vegetable $8.69
1/2 Rotisserie Chicken with potatoes and veg $7.29
Kosher Beef Burger with Roll with potato croquettes $8.99
Kosher chicken strips with potato croquettes $8.99
Kosher Corned Beef on Rye with potato & carrots $8.99
Wolfgang Puck's Express - DTD
Chinois Chicken Salad $8.25
Chicken Caesar salad $8.25
BBQ Chicken Salad $8.25
Rosemary Rotisserie Chicken with 1 side $9.95
BBQ Glazed Rotisserie Chicken with 1 side $9.95
Viennese Style Chicken Fingers with 1 side $7.95
Four cheese pizza $9.25
BBQ chicken pizza $9.25
Spicy Chicken pizza $9.25
Margherita (tomato basil) $8.25
Spinach and mushroom pizza $9.25
Pepperoni $9.25
Linguini wtih chicken bolognese $9.95
Linguini with tomato, basil, and garlic $9.95 ($11.95 with chicken)
Cooke's of Dublin (raglan road - pleasure island - DTD)
fish and chips $8.50
Smoked cod and chips $9.50
Table Service Optimal Meals (big portions, high quality, above-average prices)
Spoodles - boardwalk - shrimp starter, strip steak and scallops, and creme brulee, plus drink = $54+
Concourse steakhouse - Contemporary - chicken wings, filet mignon wtih potatoes and gorgonzola butter, creme brulee $45+
Maya Grill - coronado springs - shrimp cocktail, mixed grill (filet mignon, fresh catch, and ribs), $47+
Grand Floridian Cafe (GF resort) - crab cakes, land and sea (strip steak and skewered shrimp), dessert, drink $39+
Olivia's Cafe - OKW resort - crab cakes, filet mignon and chimi churri shrimp, dessert, drink $39+
Boatwright's Dining Hall - Port Orleans Riverside - shrimp cocktail, top sirloin steak, chocolate cake, drink - $39+
Whispering Canyon Cafe - wilderness lodge - nachos, NY strip steak, dessert, drink $37+
Mama Melrose's - MGM - crispy calamari, veal osso buco, coffee tartufo dessert, $46+
Chefs de France - Epcot - crepe au saumon, filet of beef, cheese plate (dessert), drink - $48+
San Angel Inn (Mexico, Epcot) - ceviche, combinacion cozumel (tenderloin, shrimp, etc), dessert, drink $38
Le Cellier - (Canada, Epcot): Cheese plate, mushroom filet, whiskey cake, drink - $50+
Coral Reef (Future World - Epcot) caesar salad with rock shrimp, pan-seared crab cake, the chocolate wave, drink $48+
Alfredo di Roma (Epcot - Italy) - calamari, roast lamb, dessert, drink $44+
Rose and Crown (Epcot - UK) Fruit and cheese plate, Rose & Crown steak and prawns, chocolate guinness cake, drink $38+
Marrakesh (Morocco - Epcot) seafood bastilla, Mediterranean Seafood Platter, crepes atlas, drink $41+
Teppanyaki (Japan - Epcot) sushi sampler, Cold water lobster and NY sirloin specialty dinner, chestnut cake, drink $49+ (kids meals are $12 here!)
Tony's Town Square (MK) calamari, veal t-bone, dessert, drink $42+
Cap'n Jack's - DTD - crab cakes, salmon with caper white wine sauce, lava cake, drink $43+
Raglan Road (Pleasure Island - DTD) Crab me silly, lamb shank or salmon, dunbrody kiss (dessert), drink - $44+
Wolfgang Puck's (West Side - DTD) crab cakes or sushi, filet mignon, warm dark chocolate souffle cake, drink - $57+