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Disney World Restaurant Reviews (Everywhere We’ve Eaten)

This guide provides an overview of every restaurant we’ve experienced at Walt Disney World. Each review contains photos of the food we’ve tried, thoughts on value, and other considerations for dining at any of these restaurants. As you know, dining is one of the key elements when planning a Disney vacation. Thoughts come to mind, like where should we eat, which restaurant has the best food, and should you really plan a meal with characters?

Sometimes, these questions can be difficult to answer. Also, opinions can vary greatly depending on your likes and dislikes, what you consider a value, and how much you’re willing to spend. So, to help you plan, we’ve put together several dining pages here on the site. These pages take an in-depth look at each type of dining available at Walt Disney World.

  • Disney Signature Dining: This guide will tell you everything you need to know about fine dining at Walt Disney World.
  • Disney World Character Dining: If you’re planning a character meal, this article shares the specifics for every option, including our ranking of the top choices based on food and characters.
  • The Best Disney Springs Restaurants: With over 60 dining locations, dining at Disney Springs can be challenging. This guide will help you narrow things down.
  • Disney Hotel Restaurants List: At Resorts Gal, we specialize in hotels. This article lists every resort dining option at Walt Disney World.
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Fried Chicken from the Best Restaurants at Disney Springs Guide | Disney Restaurant Reviews

Best of Restaurant Reviews

Readers often ask about the best dining options. Again, we know those answers can be subjective. However, we have dined at many of the Disney restaurants multiple times, allowing us to offer more than just a one-time review. So, we’ve compiled a few guides that convey what we consider the best dining at Disney World.

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Sushi from our Best of the Best Disney Dining Guides

Dining in the Parks

Below is a list of every dining review we have available for the theme parks. Click on any of the links to read the full review of our dining experience.

Magic Kingdom

Epcot

Hollywood Studios

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Meat Platter from Roundup Rodeo BBQ

Animal Kingdom

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BBQ Mac and Cheese from Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Hotel Dining Guides

The following list contains dining guides for every resort. Each guide lists every available dining option at that resort with a mini-review and photos of what to expect. Those guides branch out to independent Disney restaurant reviews where applicable. If you’re staying at a resort, the dining guide should help you assess what you’ll have access to during your stay.

Value Resort Dining Guides

Moderate Resort Dining Guides

Deluxe Resort Dining Guides

  • Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge Restaurants Guide: Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge is home to multiple table-service restaurants, quick-service locations, lounges, and bars. This guide includes dining options at Jambo House and Kidani Village.
  • Disney’s Beach and Yacht Club Restaurants: Since Disney’s Beach and Yacht Club are connected, we combined this dining guide to include all of the dining options between them. Unfortunately, both resorts have minimal quick-service offerings. However, they have table service restaurants, bars, lounges, and a character dining location.
  • Disney’s Boardwalk Restaurants: This is one of our more popular dining guides. Disney’s Boardwalk is a destination offering table service, quick service kiosks, and more. New things are on the horizon when it comes to dining at this popular hotel and venue.
  • Disney’s Swan and Dolphin Restaurant Guide: These hotels are not owned and operated by Walt Disney World. However, they sit on Disney property in the Epcot Resorts Area. We frequent a few of these dining options.
  • Disney’s Contemporary Dining Guide: Whether you’re staying at this resort or only visiting, you’ve got to have a meal in the hotel the monorail runs through. We love dining at this resort’s quick service. The resort is also home to the popular Chef Mickey’s.
  • Disney’s Grand Floridian Restaurants List: This resort offers everything from brunch to a fancy cocktail hour, which is always a treat. This dining guide also includes an overview of the three fine-dining restaurants at this resort! You read that correctly. Grand Floridian has three signature locations!
  • Disney’s Polynesian Dining and Restaurants: Aloha! You can stop at this resort for a Dole Whip. But if you’re staying here, this dining guide shares all the details!
  • Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Restaurants and Dining: This resort is the one with all the good eats! You can find anything from a casual walk-up restaurant that sits lakeside to a character meal featuring Snow White and the Evil Queen. But of all the dining reviews at this resort, don’t miss the one that includes breakfast at Whispering Canyon Cafe!
a breakfast skillet from Disney World with biscuits, eggs, bacon, sausage, gravy, and Mickey waffles.
Breakfast from Whispering Canyon Cafe

Deluxe Villa Resorts Restaurant Guides

  • Disney’s Riviera Resort Restaurants Guide: When it comes to dining, Disney’s Riviera is right up there with the Wilderness Lodge. They have so many good options!
  • Disney’s Saratoga Spring Restaurants Guide: Does Saratoga Springs need restaurants since it’s within walking distance of Disney Springs? Probably not, but we love the quick service here!
  • Disney’s Old Key West Dining Guide: Similar to Saratoga Springs, this resort is only a boat ride from Disney Springs. But they have one hidden gem you don’t want to miss!
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Croque Monsieur at Primo Piatto | Disney Restaurant Reviews

Disney Resort Hotel Restaurants

The following Disney restaurant reviews are all listed underneath the hotel where they are located.

Grand Floridian

Polynesian Village Resort

Contemporary Resort

Wilderness Lodge

Animal Kingdom Lodge

Yacht Club

Beach Club

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Daisy is one of the characters at Cape May Cafe.

Boardwalk Inn

Swan and Dolphin

The Swan Reserve

Riviera Resort

Saratoga Springs Resort

Old Key West

Caribbean Beach Resort

Coronado Springs Resort

Port Orleans French Quarter

Port Orleans Riverside

Art of Animation Resort

Pop Century

Disney Springs

The Disney Restaurant Reviews include all the meals we’ve enjoyed at Disney Springs.

This concludes our list of Disney World Restaurant Reviews. Make sure to check back often for updates. We add to our list whenever we enjoy a new meal at the parks or resorts!

Amber

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Hi, I'm Amber the owner of Resorts Gal. We have stayed at every single Disney Resort Hotel. Our philosophy? We believe you can have an incredible time at the resorts without ever setting foot in a theme park. We live near the parks and visit weekly and would love for you to follow along.

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