MAGIC KINGDOM
Quick Service
Hot dogs and fries, but don’t let that fool you – they have REALLY GOOD hot dogs and fries.
More hot dogs. Lindsay got a donut there once.
Flat-bread pizzas and not great salads. We’re not quite sure why Pinocchio, who’s Italian, has a restaurant with ‘Haus’ spelled the German way, but even Disney screws up now and again. There’s a great view of the load area of “it’s a small world.”
Fried fish and shrimp, lobster rolls, tuna sandwiches, salmon, and chicken pot pie. One of our favorite quick service places. You know it’s fancy ’cause there’s a “u” in “Harbour.”
Burgers, fries, chicken sandwiches, and plant-based patty melts. We’ve eaten there, and it’s perfectly serviceable. Catch singer Sonny Eclipse and his tiny feet!
Waffles and fruit, chicken and waffles, waffles and ice cream. Waffles. Never eaten there, but it gets great reviews.
Southwestern/Tex-Mex fare. We dined here on our most recent trip and we were all quite disappointed. Not recommended.
An oddball place. Turkey legs, Caribbean meat sandwiches, and, inexplicably, a Nutella, peanut butter, and banana sandwich. Never eaten there, likely never will.
Table Service
Sit-down red sauce Italian. We’ve never eaten there, and likely never will. Mediocre reviews at best, but apparently a great viewing spot for the parade.
Snacks
Adventureland Egg Roll Cart
Epcot
Quick Service
Basic park fare. Gets mediocre to not great reviews. Skip this in favor of all the good food in World Showcase!
If this quick service location was in the Magic Kingdom, it would be packed day and night. The food is good, but there are more interesting offerings in World Showcase.
Fish and chips. Just that. Leslie loves it.
Baguette sandwiches, croissants, pastries. One of our favorite places to eat in EPCOT. Amazing bread.
If you’re a fan of crepes, these are the real deal and delicious. But expect a long wait time, since they’re made to order.
A sad ghost of its former self, which was once our number one go-to for food in Epcot. Menu changes with the season, but usually underwhelming kabobs.
Basic sushi, teriyaki, and ramen that you’ve likely had better at your favorite Japanese restaurant.
With every other country offering iconic food of their land, it only makes sense that the America pavilion offers up BBQ hosted by Sam the Eagle of the Muppets. We’ve threatened to eat here every visit since it’s opened, but are inevitably lured away by the baguettes in France.
Crazy-delicious knockwurst or bratwurst or a frankfurter with sauerkraut, pretzel bread pudding, and beer. Highly recommended. We find everything here to be delicious.
Limited menu at this walkup quick service: eggrolls, pot stickers, veggie stir fried rice. Still more expensive than the lunch menu at your local Chinese place, but fine for a quick bite.
Just what you’d expect: tacos and the like.
Table Service
Space 220 And Space 220 Lounge (World Discovery)
This offers two options: a sit down, $80 prix fixe meal or try your luck at the Lounge just to get inside this very cool restaurant. Fantastic atmosphere, but the food gets tepid reviews.
If you want to eat at a 1982 chain fish restaurant, this is the place! Comes complete with vintage carpeting. While the giant aquarium is very cool, overall not recommended.
A restaurant that slowly rotates through different scenes from Living with the Land. At breakfast, this is a character dining experience. All-you-care-to-enjoy, complete with Farmer Mickey. We’ve never eaten here, but it’s recommended by 100% of reviewers, so we should all take Gary here for his birthday.
Canadian steak house. Good, but pricey for what it is. However, might be worth it for the pretzel bread and cheddar cheese soup. Reservations highly recommended.
English fare. We’ve eaten there, it’s okay. Not great, not crappy, either.
Very French. We’ve eaten there – it’s fine but again, pricey for what it is. Reservations required.
Fancy and pricey. One of the few restaurants in WDW with a dress code. We’ve eaten there and it was superb. Reservations required. Fine signature dining.
Sit down inside and eat what you should probably just get at the kiosk outside. Variety of both savory and sweet crepes.
On a happier note, this restaurant is great! Moroccan tapas and small plates overlooking the World Showcase Lagoon. Great for sharing.
Brand new sushi/sashimi/negiri restaurant in the Japan pavilion. Pricey but allegedly very good.
Offers two fixed price dining options: one is $250 per adult, one is $150 per adult. We don’t know what that other $100 get you, but it gets us lots of margaritas when we skip this restaurant. But if you’re in the mood to plunk down $250 for the tiniest steak you’ve ever laid eyes on, go wild. Signature fine dining.
Japan’s hibachi joint. The food isn’t bad at all, but they throw shrimp at you just as well as “Carl” over the hibachi place in the strip mall on Highway 7.
Basic red sauce Italian that you can get at home for less than half of what you’ll pay here. The food is great, but the price makes it hard to recommend.
Italian small plates – meats, cheeses, paninis, antipasti, and desserts. It’s a cozy wine bar, but don’t anticipate filling up here.
Delicious wood-fired pizzeria. Family-style salads. According to Gerry, though, the Italian waiters are the main attraction.
All-you-care-to-enjoy wursts and things with a hokey but fun show, especially after you’ve polished off a liter of beer.
Like the restaurant in Italy, expensive Chinese food not unlike your local Mr. Rice II. Eminently skippable.
A sit-down all-you care-to-enjoy character meal with all the Disney princesses that Lindsay refuses to try, so no opinion. There you have it. If you’re looking to have Snow White bother you while you eat (for $67 plus tax and gratuity), this is the place to do it.
Dine at twilight no matter what time it actually is inside the Mexico pavilion. This restaurant was given the seal of approval by an actual Mexican! We’ve eaten here many times and have never been disappointed.
Traditional Mexican food in a similar vein to what you get at the walk-up. It gets decent reviews, but we haven’t eaten here in over a decade, so no real opinion.
Snacks
- Kakigori shave ice at Kabuki Café in Japan
- A whole baguette at Les Halles in France (don’t forget to ask for butter!)
- Maple popcorn at the Canada popcorn cart
- Schoolbread at the Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe in Norway
- Brioche ice cream sandwich at L’Artisan des Glaces in France
- Various Japanese snacks and treats inside the Mitsukoshi store
- Literally anything at Karamell-Kuche in Germany
Adult Beverages
Epcot is known for its adult beverage offerings. We’ve indulged in (ahem) a few of them. Here are our favorites (or favorite places to imbibe) from each country:
Canada
Skip it. As of right now, Canada offers only Moosehead on tap and a cocktail known as the “Ottawa Apple,” which sounds like nothing anyone would ever want to put near their lips.
UK
The Rose & Crown is a full British pub, so it has everything, including Carl the famous Bartender (not a joke– his backstory is quite something). We typically get the Black Velvet, which is a blend of Guinness and Strongbow Cider (one of several tasty blends they offer), but the Snakebite (Harp and Strongbow) is also popular.
France
Known for their Grand Marnier Orange slushy. It’s a little too sweet for our taste, but people love it, especially in the Florida heat.
Morocco
Walk right up to the bar at Spice Road Table, which has a great selection. We recommend the Moroccan Mule, which has fig vodka, ginger beer, agave, and lime. Incredibly refreshing.
Japan
Visit the little hut across from Mitsukoshi, which serves hot and cold sake. Whatever you do, do NOT get the frozen Kirin.
American Adventure
Block and Hans offers a rotating selection of local craft beers and ciders, along with Kentucky bourbon.
Italy
There’s a decent half pour of limoncello at the wine shop.
Germany
The Schofferhofer is a standout. It’s fruity with a very low ABV, so if you’re not usually a drinker but want something to sip, this is a good choice.
China
Nothing. Don’t be fooled by the drinks at the Joy of Tea stand. You will regret them immediately.
Norway
Nothing really here. Save your liver for something better.
Mexico
Do not pass Go, head directly into the pyramid to La Cava de Tequila (La Choza de Margarita outside also offers up a few pre-mixed and frozen margs if the line inside is insane). Actual Mexican bartenders hand craft margaritas of every stripe, along with hundreds of tequilas. Our go-to is the cucumber margarita, which is very refreshing.
Hollywood Studios
Quick Service
This one has been upgraded recently, and while we haven’t eaten there in a while, it’s got more than just your basic park fare. Tacos, salads, and sandwiches.
Hollywood Studios’ decent burger joint. Lots of seating here.
Puff pizza and subpar Caesar salads. Even in a park without a ton of food options, just…no.
Come for the Endorian Tip Yip, stay for the mac and cheese! Don’t tell Gary there’s a specialty sipper here. Recommended.
Specialty hot dog joint. But if you really have a hankering for a hot dog, save it for Casey’s.
The place for bowls. Does not get great reviews.
If you want to eat some of the world’s worst pizza, then have at. Clearly, we’re not fans of puffy pizza.
There’s only one thing to get here, really, and that’s the Ronto Wrap. And we LOVE it. Good luck getting a seat at this very popular eatery, but totally worth the Hunger Games atmosphere when trying to find a place to sit.
You have your choice of a burger, a hot dog, a salad, or chicken nuggets. Skip it.
We loved this place. The totchos (just that – tater tot nachos), both meat- and plant-based, were a huge hit, and surprisingly filling.
Table Service
“Diner” fare where your waitperson will be slightly abusive to you, if that’s what you’re into. Fried chicken, pot roast, meatloaf.
Expensive, all-you-care-to-enjoy buffet character dining that gets mediocre reviews. If you’re angling for a character dining experience, breakfast at Garden Grill in Epcot is the way to go.
A carbon copy of the one in Hollywood proper, this signature dining restaurant gets great reviews. Try the Cobb Salad (invented at the original). Pricy, reservations required, and you get a similar menu and experience at the Lounge.
Offering most of the same menu items as The Brown Derby, this outdoor lounge is a first-come, first-served walkup. If you plan ahead, this might be a good alternative to the expense of the parent restaurant. Note, though, that rainy weather puts the kibosh on this location.
Large Italian eatery that is eminently skippable. Go to your local Italian place for better food at half the price.
So, this is an interesting one. All-you-care-to-enjoy BBQ inside Andy’s toybox, served family style. Ribs, brisket, sausage, and chicken. When we ate there, each one of us liked a completely different thing. The Trixie’s Plant-Based Trio was a hit with our resident vegetarian.
You’re not really coming here for the food, you’re coming for the ambiance (you eat in a car at a drive-in theater while “Revenge of the Creature” plays on the screen). Although we’ve heard the food is just fine.
Snacks
The place for the most bizarre (and delicious) mix of popcorn. Don’t ask questions, just give it a try.
Animal Kingdom
Quick Service
Animal Kingdom’s mac and cheese hotspot. We’ve never eaten here, but it gets GREAT reviews.
This is the restaurant you smell as you enter Animal Kingdom, and you wonder what kind of “conservation” is going on here. Seriously though, EXCELLENT BBQ ribs, chicken, and pulled pork. If you walk down towards the river, there’s also great covered seating. Highly recommended.
Quick service salads and bowls. We haven’t eaten here, but gets good reviews.
Animal Kingdom’s nasty puffy pizza place. Don’t do it.
Go here. We make trips to this park simply to get food here. Build a delicious bowl – you won’t regret it.
Street tacos. We’ve never eaten here, but it gets really good reviews. More of a snack place, but you can make a meal of it.
L+L are intrigued by this menu and would really like to try it, but the call of Satu’li Canteen is usually too strong.
Table Service
Signature fine dining with the price tag to match. If you like your fish staring at you for $50, eat here.
Small plates lounge on the veranda of Tiffins. Has a fairly large specialty cocktail menu. We’ve been there, and while the food and drinks were very good, we found the furniture to be distractingly uncomfortable.
Rainforest Cafe at Disney’s Animal Kingdom (Main Entrance)
LOL. No.
Another burger joint. There’s so much other good food at this park, but if you’re feeling a burger, this is the place to go.
Fixed price all-you-care-to-enjoy character dining with the Fab 5 on safari, featuring African-inspired offerings. We ate here pre-closure and it was fine, but apparently it hasn’t returned to its former glory.
Indian and Eastern Asian-inspired food with a hefty price tag. If you really have a hankering for this cuisine, we recommend going to the Quick Service next door.
Snacks
Mr. Kamal’s Fries (Asia)
Dino-Bite Snacks (DinoLand USA)