In my world, the best way to eat at Disneyland (and other theme parks) is cost-effectively. That said, I would like not to torture my taste buds, so it's still important to choose meals wisely.
If you're looking not to break the bank any further (since you already did a bit just to enter the park), stay away from the formal sit-down restaurants and opt for the smaller places located around the park. I'd recommend staying away from the mobile stands, though, unless it's to purchase churros, soft drinks, ice cream, or soft pretzels. I saw far too many suspect chimichangas and turkey legs over the course of the day.
While in the park on Saturday, we had lunch at Hungry Bear, located on Critter Country. The menu's not terribly extensive, but there's still enough from which to order. Also, there are sweet potato fries! All three of us ordered the turkey and provolone sandwich with a side of the sweet potato fries, although I got my sandwich without the basil mayonnaise spread, since I dislike all condiments not called ketchup.
This sandwich was, without a doubt, the best meal I ate all day. I also spent under $10, which I consider to be a huge win. There was a smidge too much turkey for my liking, and I would have found it dry had I not added ketchup, but overall, the sandwich was really tasty. It was served on soft whole-grain roll, too. The sweet potato fries were well-salted (although surprise, surprise, I added more), and the perfect combination of soft and crisp.
The staff at the restaurant was really friendly, too. I suppose you can't very well be a sourpuss when you work at the Happiest Place on Earth, but both women with whom I primarily interacted were really genial and kind—one even randomly gave my friend a free soft drink.
We had a midday snack of ice cream on Main Street, at Gibson Girl. There were a bunch of different flavors (all of Dreyer's brand), and I wanted to branch out a little from my standard chocolate—I was drawn temporarily to the cookie dough, but remembered that it's failed me before (at Baskin Robbins), and so decided on chocolate chip in a waffle cone. The ice cream wasn't bad, but it really reinforced the fact that Halo Pub is the only place at which I truly adore chocolate chip ice cream. All other ice cream shops and brands need not apply.
For dinner, we stopped in at Pizza Port, an eatery located in Tomorrowland. Pizza Port has a few different counters, at which you can pick up one or more plates of ready-made food. Patrons can choose from a small array of salads, pastas, and pizzas. I chose the vegetable pizza (although the cheese looked scrumptious, too), which smelled fantastic and looked to be quite tasty.
Only it wasn't. At all.
The dough of the pizza tasted a bit like paper, while the consistency of the cheese is perhaps best described as...gritty. The vegetables had a little bit of flavor, which marginally helped to salvage the meal. That and the crushed red pepper I more or less poured all over my slice.
I found this non-meal particularly sad since I had been craving pizza all week long and had looked forward to having some since arriving at the park that morning. Not really the way I wanted to fulfill that craving. I made up for it on Sunday, though, by having lunch at the Z Pizza in Newport Beach, and indulging in two slices of their tomato and basil pizza.
Tasty and inexpensive. Perfect.
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