Disney’s Coronado Springs Restaurants Guide

When it comes to dining at Disney’s Coronado Springs, you have options. It’s no secret that the resort is one of our choices for top-rated moderate resort at Walt Disney World. One of the reasons it’s our favorite is the numerous restaurants. Below, we’ve compiled a list of each restaurant at Disney’s Coronado Springs and a brief overview of what to expect. We’ve also included a few items we’ve enjoyed during our stays.

Coronado Springs Restaurant List

There are ten restaurants at Disney’s Coronado Springs. Here is a list of each one:

• El Mercado de Coronado
• Maya Grill
• Rix Sports Bar and Grill
• Cafe Rix
• Laguna Bar
• Barcelona Lounge
• Dahlia Lounge
• Toledo, Tapas, Steak, and Seafood
• Three Bridges Bar and Grill
• Siestas Cantina

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El Mercado de Coronado

El Mercado de Coronado is the primary counter-service restaurant at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort. This location was formerly known as Pepper Market.

• Serves: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Hours: 7:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. (see below)
• Disney: El Mercado de Coronado Menu with Prices
• Resorts Gal Review: El Mercado Review

El Mercado is a few steps from the resort’s lobby, formally known as El Centro. Here, you’ll find the hotel’s main lobby, gift shop, multiple dining shops, and the resort’s convention center entrance. The quick service briefly closes each day between 11:00 and 11:30 a.m. and then again between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. However, the dining area remains open during this time. (During our last stay, two stations remained open, offering items like pizza and chicken nuggets between the 2:00 and 5:00 p.m. hours.)

If you have a Rapid Fill mug, you can refill it at the refillable beverage station in the center of the dining room between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. Another refillable beverage station is available at Siestas Pool Bar. Rapid Fill mugs are good at any resort’s refillable beverage station. However, they do not work in the theme parks or water parks. You can use them for soda, tea, hot chocolate, and coffee, where available.

Related: Rapid Fill Mugs at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort

Here is a look inside the ordering area at El Mercado. Each station offers a unique cuisine.

El Mercado has a tremendous dining room. If you have some downtime on a travel day, you can use the space if needed.

Here are a few photos of some of the items that were available during our last stay. You can use the arrows to scroll through them if you want to see what’s available.

Maya Grill

Maya Grill is a table service restaurant at Disney’s Coronado Springs. It sits directly behind El Mercado and offers Nuevo Latino Cuisine, some of the best food in Coronado Springs.

• Serves: Dinner
• Hours: 5:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.
• Disney: Maya Grill Menu

Maya Grill offers a variety of starters, such as chips and salsa, nachos, empanadas, soups, and more. As far as entrees, they have tacos, short rib enchiladas, and a popular Queso Fundido Burger—that sounds cheesy!

For reference, Maya Grill is the only formal table service restaurant at the original Coronado Springs. Las Ventanas has been closed for some time. However, another excellent rooftop restaurant sits at the top of Gran Destino Tower. We’ll discuss it further below.

Rix Sports Bar and Grill

Rix Sports Bar and Grill is a casual sports bar and grill at Disney’s Coronado Springs. It’s pretty similar to a table service, but they take walk-ups in addition to reservations. If you don’t have a reservation, you might want to join their waitlist before walking over. You can access the waitlist from the My Disney Experience app. It will tell you the estimated wait time based on the size of your party.

• Serves: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
• Hours: 7:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m.
• Disney: Rix Sports Bar and Grill Menu

Rix Sports Bar & Grill gets rave reviews. It’s an excellent place to enjoy a leisurely late-morning breakfast. A few popular menu items include:

• Rix Omelet
• Dulce de Leche Maduros French Toast
• Southern Biscuit Chicken
• Bagel & Lox
• Big Stack Pancakes
• Chicken Stuffed Waffles

On my last visit, I stopped in for lunch and inquired about coffee. The server mentioned they could make almost any specialty coffee, so I ordered a cappuccino. You might also like our coffee guide for Disney’s Coronado Springs.

The lunch menu features various appetizers, soups, salads, and entrees for lunch and dinner. A few entrees include the Rix Burger, Bourbon Salmon, Spiced Tuna, Steak Sandwich, and California Chicken Sandwich. During this stay, I had a turkey sandwich on sourdough with onion rings. It was a huge sandwich and more than enough for two.

Cafe´ Rix

Cafe Rix is a quick-service location that serves classic American pastries like croissants, cookies, donuts, and cinnamon rolls. A refrigerated case contains pre-made salads, sandwiches, and similar items.

• Serves: Coffee, Pastries, Grab and Go Items
• Hours: 7:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
• Disney: Cafe Rix Menu

*We’ve stayed at Coronado Springs twice within the last year. Both times, Cafe Rix had exceptionally limited hours, as noted above.

Barcelona Lounge

Barcelona Lounge is a lounge and coffee bar in Gran Destino Tower. It is on the lower level of the resort’s lobby.

• Serves: Breakfast and Bar Service Later in the Day
• Hours: 6:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. until 12:00 a.m.
• Disney: Barcelona Lounge Menu

Barcelona Lounge is touted for offering a European coffee experience in the morning. I can attest that the location often has a long line of caffeine cravers during our stays—so long that I’ve had to look elsewhere to find my own caffeine fix.

But the lounge area outside Barcelona isn’t the worst place to relax.

For evening hours, the lounge transitions to an artisanal cocktail bar with an extensive menu. Their small plates menu lists light bites, like veggies with hummus, marinated olives, charcuterie, and cheese plates.

Dahlia Lounge

Dahlia Lounge is located on the top floor of Gran Destino Tower.

• Serves: Cocktails and Small Plates
• Hours: 5:00 p.m. until 12:00 a.m.
• Disney: Dahlia Lounge Menu

Dahlia offers a variety of specialty cocktails you can find at most Disney Resorts. In addition, they have their own signature cocktails and craft beers specific to this location.

Dahlia has a beautiful interior.

But the open-air setting on the terrace is what makes the place.

Dahlia Lounge has several appetizer options. Here are a few:

• Tortilla Espanola
• Wings
• Croquettes
• Crispy Artichokes
• Spanish Charcuterie

Additionally, the lounge has an extensive wine list, non-alcoholic options, and draft beer. We had an order of chicken wings with a spiced sherry and honey glaze on our last visit. This was a delicious appetizer that could have easily made a meal combined with another item.

Toledo-Tapas, Steak, and Seafood

• Serves: Dinner
• Hours: 5:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. (Wednesday–Sunday)
• Disney: Toledo-Tapas, Steak, and Seafood Menu
• Resorts Gal Review: Toledo, Tapas, Steak, and Seafood Review

Toledo is the rooftop table service restaurant across from Dahlia Lounge. It is important to note that Toledo received a mention in the Michelin Guide for its “Meat-forward mains include several steak options, as well as a ribeye for two, but the Rioja-braised chicken makes a compelling argument for choosing a different route.” You can expect a Spanish culinary adventure when dining here.

The restaurant is relatively unique in design, like the rest of Gran Destino Tower.

Here is a photo of a table setting near a window.

However, I prefer to sit underneath the soft light of the stunning ceiling artwork.

On our last visit, we enjoyed the Flight of Four Pintoxes, described as Chilled Mussels ‘Escabèche’, Olive Oil-poached Tuna with Lemon, ‘Tortilla Española’ Spanish Potato Omelet, Valdeón Blue Cheese with Fig and Honey. It was a wonderful start to the meal.

We also had a few flavors of Spain that included Manchego cheese and Marcona almonds.

One person ordered the sustainable fish, and it was an excellent choice. I believe this was tilefish.

Additionally, we tried several other entrees and desserts. Almost everything was delicious, and we look forward to returning. Here are the desserts, which included the infamous Toledo Tapas Bar, described as a dessert tasting the flavors of Spanish coffee, crunchy chocolate, raspberry mousse, and lemon curd.

Three Bridges Bar and Grill

• Serves: Dinner and Lounge
• Hours: 4:30 p.m. until 12:00 a.m.
• Three Bridges Bar and Grill Menu

Three Bridges Bar and Grill is a unique dining location in the middle of a 22-acre lake called Lago Dorado at Disney’s Coronado Springs. You can take in stunning lake views while you dine.

Three Bridges is formerly called The Three Bridges at Villa del Lago, which means house on a lake. This location is first-come, first-served. They do not take reservations, but mobile orders are available via the My Disney Experience app.

I can’t think of a nicer place to enjoy a late afternoon or evening. Here are a few of the appetizers listed:

• Roasted Corn Dip
• Pan con Tomate
• Warm Manchego Cheese and Oaxaca Cheese Dip
• Szechuan Peppercorn Wings

And a few entrees:

• Braised Pork Tacos
• Coconut Curry Chicken
• Three Bridges Signature Burger
• Poke Bowl

Siestas Cantina

• Serves: Lunch and Dinner
• Hours: 10:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.
• Siestas Cantina Menu

Siesta is located at The Dig Site Pool and is open daily from 10:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. The kitchen portion of the poolside bar is open from 11:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.

Siestas Cantina has bar seating and plenty of tables and chairs around the area. The quick service is fenced off separately from the pool area. Resort guests and visitors are welcome to enjoy a meal here.

Here is a look at the menu that was posted on our last visit.

Additionally, Coronado Springs has one of the best pools among the Walt Disney World Resorts.

This entire area has a wonderful outdoor seating area. We enjoy casually relaxing here after a sunset walk around the lake.