Ranking EVERY Restaurant in Disneyland

[@scottbutler3261]

You guys should talk more about disneyland.

[@melody_shmelody]

Check our Provost Park Pass and Mr. Cheesy Pop

[@jchandlersabeast]

True. I dont think they go there as much tho

[@kamhardee8558]

I would also love this!😊

[@lauriewarner4848]

You need to watch all her videos. She covers everything. She breaks it down, you get to choose.

[@bakerman10]

1:32 Carthay Circle 4:15 Lamplight (Ariel's Grotto) 8:04 Wine Country Trattoria 9:35 River Belle 12:00 Blue Bayou 14:04 Cafe Orleans 16:55 Plaza Inn 19:05 GCH Craftsman Bar 21:38 Napa Rose 26:37 Storyteller's Cafe 30:08 Hearthstone Lounge 32:11 Goofy's Kitchen 34:18 Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar

[@magnolialoves]

👏🏽🔥 Thank you for this!!

[@mzx380]

Thank you for this

[@srayj]

This is freaky! I was just watching another one of your videos and thinking, “I love all of her information about Disney World, but I wish she would do Disneyland more because I have a trip planned there soon and there’s just not as many videos about it” and sure enough you uploaded this!

[@carrievaldez3708]

For lamplight lounge I feel like you talked more about the upstairs. The downstairs has more hearty entrees. The pork chop is amazing and the burger is definitely a step above theme park burgers.

[@thebeastlybaker]

Can you do a tier list of all restaurants? I know you’ve ranked them but it’d be nice to have a visual guide I can consult quickly!

[@Primogen16]

They rated the restaurants but they didn’t rank them (as in, worst to best).

[@DanNguyen-ey5tw]

Did café Orleans last week. It's unbelievably good. We had both the 3 cheese Monte Christo and the meat. Both were savory. We couldn't book blue bayou but we are actually happy we didn't. It was simple and fun dining. Felt very relaxed here. Only problem...no bathroom. You have to use the park bathroom.

[@RLucas3000]

That triple cheese option sounds heavenly!

[@TheMrJourneyer]

Got VERY lucky on my last trip - as I was at the front asking about walk-up times, a guy nearby was in the process of cancelling his reservation. He told me so I could reserve right away and take his slot. And the Monte Cristo was every bit as good as I hoped it would be. I’ll try the 3-cheese next time!

[@erikaruv22]

Yes!! more DL/DCA content plz 😊 Hope a quick service review is next, there's so many good ones

[@DisneyLover602]

And some bad ones too

[@rebeccareznicek3478]

Great video! I would like to add that Storytellers breakfast is the ONLY place you can dine with Mickey at Disneyland. So if that's important to you or your kids.... There you go 🙂

[@carinahunt9597]

Big miss that you didn't talk about brunch at Lamplight Lounge. Definitely a must for every time my family visits Disneyland.

[@renshawgamesxx9004]

More Disneyland please :) i would love to hear you talk about all the quick service restaurants as well.

[@redtiger7268]

The shrinking stool at Trader Sam's is an old gag from when it was The Lost Bar.

[@pwcinla]

The original is at the Magic Castle in Hollywood.

[@wolfishxwillow]

Excited to see another Disneyland video! I miss going there, and am sad that I probably won't go again after the park reservation changes. So it's nice to see stuff about it and get a little taste of that place I love.

[@oscarman42]

Tip: If you request Waterfront seating at Blue Bayou, there will be a wait. But it is worth it! Definitely more of a one-time "experience" restaurant. Overall, the quick-service spots are much better in both California parks.

[@carissamcginnis8188]

We didn’t have to wait! 😊

[@user-yk4yh5sn5m]

Please DFB keep those DLR vids coming.

[@TheMrJourneyer]

One more pro for Storytellers Cafe: they offer a World of Color Dining Package during dinner, so you could pair that dinner buffet with some great views of World of Color. I’d give half a point extra for that alone.

[@mikemcneil9533]

Can you actually see it from there? Google maps is showing them pretty far apart from each other

[@fefewa14tx]

Thank you so much for talking about DL and DCA! I watch you regularly and have been since before our 1/20 WDW trip, but have been interested in learning about CA since we are planning our first trip next month. Thank you! Would love to see a few more tip videos for my trip since I feel like the parks are so different, TIA

[@crunchers9]

At 13:05 I paused and used the QR code you had shown to see the menu at Blue Bayou! Thanks!

[@andrewontiveros5400]

I don’t not speak for the brand or the company. I used to work at Disneyland and I worked at Cafe Orleans. Which is my favorite restaurant there too. The Cafe Orleans building is one of the original buildings built when New Orleans Square opened.

[@reverendjohnnyb]

I do think you are under selling the food at Carthay Circle. It definitely offers more California Style Entree and sides but they are good. Especially the small plates they offer at lunch that you can share like tapas dinning. The Alfresco dinning menu is more limited but also really good.

[@77Scarlet]

the entire video, her voice sounds underwhelmed at ALL the restaurants. I chalked it up as Disney World being her home park. I personally think Disneyland has way better food. Maybe she feels the same about World 😅

[@jasondorado1137]

💯💯💯. I like DFB but the bias is not even subtle at this point 😏

[@77Scarlet]

@@jasondorado1137 agree !

[@pwcinla]

Lunch there last year was the best meal I've ever eaten at Disneyland and really great cocktails too. Shame that it's hit or miss; guess we got lucky. An inconsistent restaurant is a bad restaurant. You shouldn't have to cross your fingers that it going to be as good as last time.

[@dozer11]

I’d agree. I also think for parties without kids, it’s probably the best quality for the price you pay at Disneyland Resort. Not as crazy expensive as the high end restaurants but also not over priced for generic snacks.

[@TheJcrispell40]

Cafe Orleans is my favorite too! That Monte Cristo sandwich is the best. Will be there on Thursday!!!! Can't wait.

[@amberrussell4599]

LOVE that you are doing Disneyland content!!❤❤

[@tarsi00]

I found your channel to help my family member find cool tips for Disney. Well once you watch a few videos you get caught in the algorithm. A year later I now have Disney booked 🙄🤣 lol. My daughter thanks you.

[@redtiger7268]

Depending on the age of your daughter the best advice I can give is rope drop to get the most of your day. Don't rope drop fantasyland as the lines move quickly. Go Space Mountain, then head to Matterhorn. After that hit Indy or Big Thunder. This gets the big E ticket rides done usually before noon and you have the rest of the day to sample the rest of the park.

[@kellydooling]

love the DL love! thanks!! here’s some input: the only time i went to carthay circle, i was seated solo at a table in the lounge and then ignored. wait staff walked right by on multiple occasions. walked out after 15 mins. at lamplight lounge, love the salmon poke and kung pao bao, but the lobster on the lobster nachos was dry. blue bayou’s environment is just wonderful, but the food is expensive and just so-so. once is enough. cafe orleans is a great option! we go there almost every visit. and gotta get the mickey beignets! plaza inn has good comfort food with yummy desserts. really want to try napa rose next time!

[@Gunny559]

I’ve just about watched everyone’s videos on these restaurants and I already have my strong feelings on each location 😅 But this is a perfectly done one spot video with no fluff, just straight to the point bottom line. I love this👍🏻👍🏻

[@kristygrossman9659]

Really old school Disneylanders remember when DCA was the parking lot. 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@pinoiicutie]

Finally , more disneyland please.

[@Hubgrass]

Brunch at Storytellers is definitely worth it over breakfast, because of the included a la cart menu! Breakfast only includes a buffet, but at Brunch you can order grilled cheese or avocado toast off a menu in addition to the buffet.

[@abbyyp]

can’t do a trip without going to cafe orleans. my favorite restaurant and the first thing i book once i have my tickets

[@okeesmokee6658]

We used to go to StoryTellers with every visit. It is now just a buffet - so we have stopped going. It was better when you could order off of a menu for lunch. The Grand California is a beautiful hotel - wish we could stay there. One day.

[@dozer11]

Definitely agree about Story Tellers. It was a good restaurant with characters without having to deal with Disney’s mediocre buffets.

[@siouxbanshee]

Not gonna lie, I clicked this so fast! I love your WDW content but I am located in SoCal and this is my theme park! ❤

[@VintageToysASMR]

It's always been a dream of mine to dine in the restaurant in Pirates of the Caribbean!! ✨☠️🦜

[@TanyaOsterman-hw9wv]

Thanksgiving dinner there was the best!

[@christi776]

It wasn't all that for me. My family did this a few years ago and food was good and the experience was cool but i would not do it again. Especially with the new menu 😑

[@kimcarragher8622]

We went there and it was our biggest regret. Food Not great, had much better tasting food in some of the quick service restaurants...

[@VintageToysASMR]

The price had always deterred me. But it just seemed like such a relaxing wonderful atmosphere 🥰 ✨

[@VintageToysASMR]

@@TanyaOsterman-hw9wv aww I bet! What a special Thanksgiving! Did they actually serve typical Thanksgiving foods?

[@jamieism]

Do you have a list of Disneyland restaurants ranked by their vegan food options?

[@carlygee8866]

Yay early to a video fr once! So glad you're doing a video solely on disneyland my homepark yay

[@JennNofficial]

Yay my home park!!!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ I’ve always done lamplight for lunch with the adult size Mac n cheese with a mock tail

[@Bungletronics]

Went to Blue Bayou once and never again. It was not good :( I love Lamplight's brunch. The benedict is unreal. I usually just eat smaller snack type foods when I'm there or a corn dog.

[@SS-mj8zq]

Thanks for creating this video! Really was hoping for this video before our trip this summer!

[@maryanngeline]

Yay! Finally something for Disneyland!!

[@nerdgurl402]

At Blue Bayou, priority for the seats by the water are for those with reservations. If you’re a walk up or wait list, don’t get your hopes up.

[@PorchPotatoMike]

River Belle Terrace also has their Fantasmic dining packages which are $50 for adults and $35 for kids. It’s a proxy fixe meal that is about the same price as if you were to go a la carte, and you get front row seating for Fantasmic. Blue Bayou has a similar package, just more money.

[@robertwalker9670]

Wow! This is right on time! Will be my 1st time in Disneyland in april!!! Wow!!!

[@violetsforviolet]

Ma'am, I respectfully have to disagree with your comment on the Skillet mac and cheese at the RiverBell Terrace. It was, in fact, incredible when we were there in mid March.

[@finntube8278]

I’m going to Disneyland in four months I’m so excited and we’re gonna eat at the Blue Bayou 😁

[@mamabeebe8592]

Yay for the west getting some love! ❤ I have to say I’m surprised to see River Belle Terrace receiving the same ranking as Lamplight Lounge. RBT does have a yummy grilled cheese, but IMO everything on LL’s menu is delicious. Their brunch selections are outstanding. And yes, it’s pricey. But that’s what I expect when dining table service inside the parks- esp in such a special setting. River Belle feels to me like glorified quick service. Also, I’ve never had a bad meal at Carthay. Pricey, but again, that is expected. Wonderful service there, too! Just my two cents, since you asked 😉 Thanks for the detailed reviews per usual!! I could listen to you talking Disney food all day

[@Magicalsnaps]

The Al pastor pork chop at Lamplight is one of the best things I’ve had in all of Disneyland/DCA

[@CUTravel1st]

Cafe New Orleans also has the best deal in the world at bottomless, mint juleps. And the shrimp and grits were absolutely southern amazing.

[@emileemurphey6926]

When available I think brunch is the best meal at Lamplight Lounge

[@Tyler-df3in]

Omg a Disneyland video? So rare!

[@TheSimpleRomantic]

My favorite is Storytellers Cafe in Hotel Grand CA

[@user-yk4yh5sn5m]

Just scored reservations to it in May.

[@jazziered142]

For me Lamplight lounge was a one and done. I wasn't particularly crazy about the food. It was okay.... I love Blue Bayou. The atmosphere is so great, I just don't care about anything else at that point. That being said, I've never had a meal I did not enjoy there.

[@socalpie2332]

Thank you for covering the West Coast ❤

[@imaginarysea]

Really happy for some DISNEYLAND details.

[@DFBGuide]

So glad you enjoyed the video!

[@tanya.e.schein]

Ready for your Disneyland quick service video!

[@zeroconsequences]

My favorite restaurant at Disneyland is actually Tony Roma's across from the gate. Fried onion loaf!

[@giselleblack]

Thank you for the Disneyland video!

[@terraprice8928]

Lamplight Lounge has a great brunch!!!

[@robertafong8332]

Blue Bayou has a fantastic 100 Anniversary cake right now. Our meal however was so-so.

[@dashthefast]

As someone that goes to Disneyland all the time my favorite one is docking bay 7

[@bryaneisenhart]

I don't remember Lamplight Lounge as Ariel's Grotto. I had more fond memories of it as Avalon Cove by Wolfgang Puck. But I'm more old school than you AJ.

[@tswanson7354]

I am use to the getting up in the very very early morning to get DW reservations 60 days out. What time of day do they open for DL??

[@BaldWanderer]

Hi there, I can't find your Best Quick Service list video for Disneyland. Could you please share the link?

[@lilyderooij]

I love the chicken and mashed potatoes at cafe orleans! It was the best!

[@kristenoneill5169]

I agree with where you ranked Carthay Circle, idk who the cooks were the day we went, but it was awful. The soup was soooo salty that it was inedible. Apparently its hit or miss and It was definitely a miss for us.

[@CheezyTots1]

Park restaurants can be 10s to 2s. Had great experiences and terrible ones at the same restaurants. Unfortunately, due to the inconsistencies and price tag we eat meals offsite and stick to the snacks in the parks.

[@krisrhood2127]

How many of these restaurants have vegan options?

[@engagexkujo]

Is there a dress code for Napa Rose? I've always wanted to go but never have dressy clothes.

[@shiekahfan01]

I know that this is the sit down only list, but the Coca-Cola hotdogs are still my favorite out of everything in DL

[@PorchPotatoMike]

When they have it, the shrimp and grits at Cafe Orleans is the best dish in Disneyland. Only problem is that is comes and goes very frequently.

[@dozer11]

Love the video. As you said, it’s subjective so I rank some places higher or lower than you did, but you did give a lot of valid reasoning. Not being good for kids is something I don’t have to deal with often, but I can see how that lowers a ranking. Two pronunciation corrections I noticed. You either had emphasis on the wrong syllable or missed a letter/sound. -Trattoria: trah-TOH-ree-yah -Wagyu: WAHG-yoo -Tonkotsu: ton-KOHT-su (ton-KAHT-su is deep fried pork cutlet)

[@kellyoyen3421]

Hi AJ, my name is Kelly Oyen, I aas just wondering if you made a video on the best fast food restaurants in Disneyland?

[@CUTravel1st]

So wondering since I have never stayed in a Disney hotel or good neighbor hotel. Do the rules apply here as well for advanced dinning??

[@DataGirl3]

Never been to Disneyland, but I’ve always been curious. I do wonder why Golden Horseshoe isn’t included in this list though. Is that not a Disneyland restaurant like I heard it was?

[@TheMrJourneyer]

Golden Horseshoe is quick service.

[@dozer11]

Yeah it’s counter service but you can hang out to watch the show if it’s coming up. So probably for the next video.

[@hollybabyyy]

Went to plaza inn in 2018 and as a brit it tastes like our school dinners. Hated it

[@rachelmontesano8492]

Which character breakfast is better, Story Teller's Cafe or Plaza Inn?

[@jasondorado1137]

Both are great, but I’d give the edge to Storyteller’s Cafe as the food is, as AJ said, more varied. Character meets are equally good at both locations.

[@ennamck]

I personally love Plaza Inn, but the pink aesthetic and different characters there are the things that really do it for me! I like Storytellers, but the camping/outdoors aesthetic is just not my fav.

[@ambermac77]

@@ennamck Same!

[@tswanson7354]

We are planning our first trip back to DL for several years. We have been waiting for Toon Town to open back up. What I am surprised about is the lack of Planet Based options compared to DW. My daughter is vegetarian so she can also opt for meatless dishes but sometimes it is just easier to go plant based when you aren’t sure if they are using something meat related. Seems to me that in CA in particular they would be more use to vegans as it is a locals park.

[@TheSkellington72]

We were there a few weeks ago, and my wife is vegetarian. We were pleasantly surprised that options have greatly improved! There's a veg option of some kind at just about every eatery on property.

[@colesand3802]

Used to love Cafe Orleans but the portion sizes have decreased dramatically and the prices went up. Not a good trend.

[@DestinationsChronicles]

Goofys kitchen is a 10ish minute walk from the Disneyland entrance, however if you take the monorail it is only about a 4 minute walk.

[@auteur55]

Still astonished at the lack of fun, themed dining in the actual parks. Disneyland is sadly lacking compared to DW and I don’t know why it’s never been rectified. I mean they could easily use three to four additional sit down restaurants and need them.

[@meganontiveros5286]

I find that Goofy's Kitchen has far FAR better food than Storytellers.

[@sokiecribbs5881]

If you’ve never been to Blue Bayou, go for the waterfront experience inside Pirates. The food, sadly, is mediocre at best.

[@dozer11]

It really is mediocre. Pricey and you’re paying for atmosphere. It doesn’t help that I have a few southern/ cajun restaurants by me, and Blue Bayou is just not that great. It’s fine to try it once as it’s a unique experience but that’s about it.

[@spiritedreviewexc]

can you do this for ALL Disney Springs and not just for the popular ones? im going to one that i dont think anyone has covered....

[@ambermac77]

It’s been a while since I’ve been, but I can vouch for the yummy fish tacos at Paradiso37. ❤

[@Mikeb.904]

i just planned my trip for june with my friend to walt disney world and i was wondering if space 220 really worth going too?

[@xatuyou8045]

It’s very hard to get a reservation for. You have to check very early

[@CherylBandi-uv7mk]

Where can I get lobster nachos

[@Aevali]

Where is the quick service video?

[@rachelk7784]

If you're staying at the DL Hotel and you're not going to the parks and you're not a huge party, they can often get you into Goofy's without an ADR. I had that happen in early August 2022. It was a late breakfast to early lunch, but we were just checking out and heading to the airport so it was perfect. I went to Story Tellers for dinner in December 2019 and they were awful for working with vegetarians and vegans. They had a tiny selection of vegetarian options and nothing vegan except literally grilled vegetables and that is all the poor vegan at the table next to us got. They were not willing to make her anything special or do anything else for her or us and yes I let them know on my ADR we were vegetarian. I won't go back because that was some awful service. I've thought about booking the Princess Brunch on a non-park day, because it just sounds really fun like the Sleeping Beauty Grand Tea they use to have at the Grand Floridian.

[@niki3701]

Wow! I feel DCA has so much better table service food options than DL in my opinion so I’m shocked to see nothing higher than 8.75/10 from DCA. Just shows Disneyland Resort truly has something for everyone.

[@AussieKathy]

Would love it if you could review some plant based.

[@stevemcdaniel4893]

I can't get the PDF, only an advertisement for buying your books

[@DFBGuide]

email us at [e-mail] if you haven't gotten the link, we do send out an email confirming that you want to receive it & that typically has a promotion for our guide books on it as well

[@kristinscollins26]

I was surprised that you didn’t review Flo’s Cafe in Cars Land 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@nathanyagi-stanton5893]

that’s quick service and this was specifically table service restaurants

[@marcyschaffer3789]

As someone from New Orleans, blue bayou was so extremely disappointing that it’s almost offensive lol the tradition “New Orleans” dishes are not even close to the real thing. You would think Disney would do a better job at representing the food.

[@dozer11]

I’m not from New Orleans but I have a few restaurants by me in Southern California that are way better and cheaper than Blue Bayou. They really want people to go there for the atmosphere, and I think they hope people don’t know what authentic gumbo tastes like.

[@BrooKeemBaBaYeem]

Thumbs Up! Nice Video! =D

[@RichLux713]

I don’t agree with this list

[@karenw717]

What was your favourite thing you ate?

[@llib90630]

how do they keep the pirates from coming in and stealing everything?

[@dozer11]

The dog keeps the key away so they don’t get in to the restaurant.

[@lessilvan]

Where is the PDF you promised if I joined the newsletter????

[@foxsonmama]

Can’t help to add that you definitely do not get huge plates of comfort food at the river Bell, actually, the plates are quite small and the food is very lackluster, we have been annual passholders for 20+ years now magic key holders, and this is probably the worst restaurant on property.

[@tvmarez]

You ranked carthay circle too low and River Belle Terrace and Plaza Inn way way too high.

[@dozer11]

I would agree with you. At the same time they’re not wrong that Carthay Circle isn’t good for kids.

[@natashavelasquez1841]

The Monte Cristo is mind blowing. A sandwich in a beignet! My absolute favorite thing to get in Disneyland!

[@bradenjames213]

Only good food at DL is at downtown Disney. DW food blows DL food out of the water.

[@Minimilesy]

First notification squad

[@DisneyLover602]

Sorry but no one is worth $125 a meal in my humble opinion😂but I also don’t have kids.