15 Things People Don't Realize About Disney World Restaurants

Which of Disney World’s outdoor quick services have HIDDEN indoor seating? What tables should you be requesting at Disney’s most popular table service restaurants? And HOW could a breakfast reservation actually serve as one of your GREATEST park advantages? We’re DISHING out the DETAILS that you’re DYING to know about DISNEY DINING, today on DFB Guide.
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[@lisawillis7378]

The BEST Disney dining experience was in March, 1982, at King Stefan's dining hall. It was magical. We made our reservations THAT MORNING as we walked through the castle; returned in the evening after a thunderstorm and a cold front went through, in our damp and bedraggled shorts and the sweatshirts we'd purchased that day to try to stay warm. I will admit to feeling out of place, with the folks coming in from the resorts all dressed up, but our waiter treated us like royalty just the same. We both had prime rib, which was outstanding. Still among my top 5 restaurant meals eaten anywhere. We didn't get back to WDW until 2019, and we made reservations at the Castle again...but it wasn't the same. The food was just ok, and, understandably, there was a lot of children chatter since it was now Cinderella's Royal Table. I will always remember that meal at King Stefan's as one of the high points of our vacation all those years ago.

[@metallicnole4514]

I've never eaten table service at any disney park restaurant. I'm all about the quick service so I can spend my time getting on rides :)

[@NinthShinigami]

Honestly same 😂 that’s all me and my fam care for. Long as I get a Dole Whip I’m fine and good to go 💪

[@dfbbreea]

More often than not, you’ll find me at a Disney quick service while on vacation - especially if I’m on a tight schedule!

[@rb5078]

I’m all about the rides too.

[@adamjefferies1479]

I've always found that it's a nice to do table service restaurants for dinner. It's a way to take a break from the heat of the day and get some *nice* food. Plus when going with a large family group who can't always be together at all times in the park (it's just too hard) it's a nice way for everyone to catch up and spend time together.

[@metallicnole4514]

@@adamjefferies1479 When I'm at a theme park I go hard to hit up all the rides I like. It's the only reason I go to parks. Sometimes I go from rope drop to park close with only the quick service meals and occasional snack for breaks. Most of the time when I'm at parks, the only time I sit is when I'm on a ride lol

[@MrsMerritt]

So my friend and I were in Disney a few weeks before my parents were going to celebrate their birthdays. We ordered and had a cake delivered to them at the restaurant they ate at their first night. They were so surprised and loved it. It was so big for just the two of them they shared it.

[@dfbbreea]

Awwwwww! 🎂

[@braddrummonds7389]

It is a lounge/bar; why should it be welcoming to kids? Even in Disneyland, there needs to be some place where one can get drink and escape the kids.

[@moppupaws]

the "kids allowed at the bar" rule is just so the restaurants can have extra seating. theres plenty of places to go to escape the kids besides the bars/lounges. hell, disney literally has multiple daycare centers.

[@RedSoxDad19]

Best Disney Dining Ecperience? Easy, my wife and I splurged when we went 15 years ago and did the Chefs Table at Victoria & Alberts. It was more amazing then you can imagine. It was just the 2 of us in the middle of the kitchen. I was and still am in the Culinary Industry so my wife and I spent out time chatting up all the Chefs about what they were doing and where they had worked. At the time the Food and Wine Festival was also gogin on and the Head Chef used us as "Guinea Pigs" for some meals he was going to serve the Beef Council and wanted to know which of 3 dishes we like best. At the end the Pastry Chef came to our table with this huge array of Chocolates and sepnt like 5 minutes naming them all and asked if we wanted to take any home, we were like "They all sound so good. Can we take them all?" She boxed them all up with a literal bow! It was an amazing experience and my wife and I still talk about it to this day. We have looked into repeating it, but back then was 850 and that included the wine and wound up paying 1000 with tip, which was expensive enough but now it would be around 1500 with tip!

[@Sparkster217]

I still can't get over that cast member's nod @ 23:02 I've seen that clip so much in past vids and he melts my heart everytime! ❤

[@dfbbreea]

🥰🥰

[@erikaltieri9997]

Please don't take your kids to the bars, its the only place we can get away from them.

[@SharonMorgan-gb9qe]

I see Paging Mr Morrow at the beginning of this video sitting at the bar! He is wearing an orange shirt and white hat! 😊 At 1:10

[@jeanettesmith765]

Yep, that's him.

[@ScrappyTam]

Keep looking. He shows up a little later as well!

[@standpoint_]

Recycled footage from 3 years ago when TS reopened.

[@karontipton4656]

I love O’Hana. Service is great. When we couldn’t finish what was on our table, they let us package it up and take it back to the hotel. Also none of could eat our desserts because we were stuffed. That bread pudding was so good!

[@dfbbreea]

Right?? Like, you get to dessert and you’re like, “But I don’t WANT to be full YET……” 😅

[@karontipton4656]

@@dfbbreea 😋. They are so nice about it. They will package it for you as a “to go” item before it even comes to the table

[@birbluv9595]

My favorite Disney dining experience was Takumi-Tei before the pandemic closure. You could order a la carte. I had an appetizer and entree and glass of delicious sake for $100, including tax and tip. I ate solo and was treated like a queen. It was fabulous! I’m sad that they did not resume this menu upon reopening.

[@rexation8952]

I love Biergarten in Epcot Germany showcase. Never had bad food from there, and the show is fun.

[@dfbbreea]

SUPER underrated spot. It’s a BLAST!

[@SSobotkaJr]

For off-brand dining, the Rain-forest Cafe was one of my favorites to go to. LOVED the smokey bones baby-back ribs! As far as in-the-bubble options, I'm very fond of the Plaza -- they make GREAT milkshakes and their meatloaf plate is to DIE for! -- but for quick service, I traditionally stop at Cosmic Ray's for my early lunch burger and fries. For overall dining theme and experience, The Hoop-De-Doo Review over at Fort Wilderness is a grand piec of nostalgia with me. I've never had a bad service at any of these locations, though I will say that I'm dying to go back to the World Showcase to check out several of the restaurants that I haven't seen yet.

[@cloudlion1610]

Thinking of getting a dark chocolate specialty cake at Be Your Guest restaurant when I eventually have my long overdue second Disneyworld visit. They look so good!

[@lindsaya1267]

This is one of my FAVORITE videos! I probably wouldn't have even tried to take my child into a bar or lounge area. Mom guilt is real! Its' really cool that your kids can come with you.

[@jeffstanley6013]

Favorite restaurant in Disney World: "In a Park": Brown Derby; "In a Hotel": Sanaa; "Other": Raglan Road.

[@dfbbreea]

SOLID TOP THREE!

[@Sunbeach24]

Memories from 1994...i was 14 and my family took me to Coral Reef, very impressive ambiance but dont remember the food. Went to Victoria and Albert's and my cousins gourmet salad was quite a surprise, not like any salad we were used to! 😂 I was also pulled up as the can can dancer at Hoopdedoo! Wow, the memories! ❤

[@Yukikazehalo]

Went to Space 220 with a younger teenage family member and the menu was a bit "out there" for her. The waiter was happy to accommodate her meal by letting us select items from the kids menu at adult size portions (and prices).

[@dfbbreea]

Cast Members are the greatest 😍

[@amydoran9987]

I’m going to Disney in 8 days. We are eating at a lot of the restaurants in this video. We are trying Ohana for the first time.

[@carolynwisser3322]

I always make Ohana the first sit down meal of my vacation. My family loves it.

[@dfbbreea]

How fun! You’ll have to let us know what you think!

[@rynn0077]

Hope you don't get the server we had. She ruined the restaurant for us! Never been back!

[@kmlammto]

My favorite dining experience has been the 4 times I ate at V&As. However, the next best has to be Boma for breakfast. And finally, the many times I have eaten at Narcoossee’s. I have never had a bad experience at these 3 restaurants.

[@dfbbreea]

I’m a sucker for the unlimited POG juice at Boma during breakfast 🤤

[@kristinavalcarce2404]

I've been lucky enough to eat at Victoria and Albert's twice. Absolutely outstanding dining experience that I will never forget. It felt so cool to dress up and dine here!

[@dfbbreea]

🤩🤩

[@moppupaws]

how many taxes did you have to evade to eat there? asking for a friend

[@nephony109]

Love your videos! I also love all the images of food and want to know where to eat them! Would you consider adding the entree names and restaurant purchased from on each clip?

[@ninehundred352]

By the way DFB, one of the seemingly many food changes the Disney World changed mid June was no more gravy tots! This video brought me a bit of sadness when it popped up in the B Roll, LoL.

[@nancyraabe4927]

Haven’t been to WDW since April 2018 and I can’t wait to dine at Space 220 and Roundup BBQ!

[@dfbbreea]

Both super-fun choices!!

[@angrybatvoice]

The best table at Sci Fi is the table at ANY other restaurant.

[@Thommadura]

There never was a question for me - the best thing I went to disney for was Broadway at the TOP = at the top of the contemporary for a long while at disney. It was the big night out we dressed well -and the food was superior too and it was the first EXPENSIVE Disney repast as well but even if I did not stay at DIsney - I always had a reservation for Disney at the TOP - ALAS eventually the BAND retired and they put the god awful California Grill up there.

[@TVTIME-be8ze]

I went to Disney World all by myself and I went to the space 220 restaurant and that alone costed $80. I can’t imagine how much it would cost if the whole family went.

[@MrMaxRebos]

Been trying to get a reservation for the lounge for 4 weeks always sold out

[@TVTIME-be8ze]

@@MrMaxRebos wow I must’ve been lucky. When I went to Disney World, it wasn’t too busy busy

[@MrMaxRebos]

@@TVTIME-be8ze must have been. Can't get any reservations for 2 people

[@Rachellee11661]

We will be in Disney in 2 weeks and so looking forward to Chef de France and Raglan Roads.. 🎉

[@dfbbreea]

Let us know what you think!!

[@eliseg0001]

Ronto roaster closing before dinner is criminal

[@standpoint_]

Docking Bay 7 has Ronto Wraps, and is open until 9

[@BillWilt-lp8pq]

do you have paper back books to make it easier to share ?

[@TriAlaska1012]

If you don't know you just filmed a famous Disney KZbinr in the first 2 minutes you can find him on 1 minute 8 seconds - 1 minute 14 seconds You can find him here on Jojo's World I know because your video was right next to his

[@dannygrau2983]

Ayjay I would try the buttered chicken from sanaa. They also have a homemade candy bar off there seceet menu. Its out of this world.

[@enterchannelname4542]

This is not exactly about food, but does DFBGuide have a video on making room requests?

[@bigbrotherbuddha]

Pardon my DVC bias here... but Olivia's at Old Key West is my favorite restaurant, even though they took the meatloaf off of its menu, it's such a calm, comforting place with great meals. Furthermore, because it is rather calm and somewhat quiet.. if you have anyone in your family or group on the autism spectrum or with hypersensitivity issues, it's a pretty safe place to sit and eat. (Plus, OKW is my home resort so it's great for walking off the calories afterward.) This is a wonderful video and very much appreciated. Much respect.

[@dfbbreea]

Olivia’s is GREAT!!

[@justincarroll4255]

San Angel is pronounced "an-jell" not "an-hell", in Spanish "J" is pronounced like the English "H", but "G" is basically the same in both languages. Think of Los Angeles, that is a Spanish name that is not pronounced "Loss An-hell-us".

[@humanwolf1984]

All that Is a Disney version of British pub. 🍻

[@MrMaxRebos]

Kids should not be allowed to sit at the bar.

[@cyndiebirkner704]

They usually aren't.

[@MrMaxRebos]

@@cyndiebirkner704 they do at Oga's bar

[@OneNineOldMan]

I’m seeing happy hour at Paradiso 37 is 11am - 4pm and then again 9pm - 11pm

[@agamble1126]

Does DFB know if Woody's RoundUp is still serving salmon by request? It shows on the menu in every video I've seen, but isn't listed on the website.

[@sarahm.5850]

Yes they do. Was there just a couple of weeks ago. It was my favorite protein of the meal. :)

[@TheCommonGentry]

i'm a first timer for the dinig plan. i'm needing help so i can help my parents when the time comes of our trip lol what's the procedure for using the WDW DDP at Disney Springs?

[@nestingwiththecrawfords5886]

This is great 👍😊

[@dfbbreea]

❤❤❤

[@vincent412l7]

Is Whispering Canyon still interactive table service? I thought it became quick service about a year ago?

[@dfbbreea]

It’s still interactive! You might be thinking of the changes they made over at Trail’s End at Fort Wilderness! Trail’s End used to have similar all-you-can-eat options, but now it’s more of a marketplace concept.

[@daviddawson3331]

Can you use DDP credits on mobile order?

[@dfbbreea]

Yes! You should get a notification that lets you know your Disney Dining Plan credits can be used at that restaurant. The Disney World app automatically applies your Dining Plan credits to all the items.

[@Sallymartin83]

Will the restaurants do you a ‘to go’ box if you don’t finish??

[@dfbbreea]

For regular table services, yes! But if you’re going to an all-you-can-eat restaurant (like at a buffet or family-style experience), then *typically* no. (You can always ask just to check though!)

[@annlavine3576]

i WILL TRY ONCE AND IF IT STINKS i WONT GO BACK

[@dfbbreea]

I mean, that works too😅

[@chris-a26]

#16 they're so bad and over priced

[@annlavine3576]

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