Top 10 Themed Restaurants at Disney World
Selecting the top ten themed restaurants at Disney World is a rather tricky endeavor. Disney has done their job too well, making its restaurants’ themes draw us in time and time again! We, however, have narrowed our list down to these incredibly themed restaurants.
10 – Akershus Royal Banquet Hall
Akershus may have just slid into position 10, but this doesn’t mean it’s any less of a great experience! This royal banquet hall is nestled in Norway, Epcot. When you enter Akershus, you feel like you’ve stepped into a medieval castle. This restaurant exudes royalty from the grand arches, vibrant flags, and elegant lighting! Not only is the Norwegian-inspired food presented as a royal feast, but guests are treated like royalty as Princesses make their way around to each table to greet you.
9 – 50s Prime Time Café
Don’t forget to set the table, get your elbows off it, and eat your vegetables! 50s Prime Time Café, located in Hollywood Studios, is a homecoming experience. Décor set in the ’50s and diner-type foods and milkshakes to match it, you’ll feel like you are a part of the family at this restaurant. Cast Members make this theme come to life with their sassy humor. Enjoy a home-cooked meal, memorable décor, and family-fun service.
8 – Rainforest Café and T-REX
Rainforest Café and T-Rex restaurants tie for number 5! While these restaurants have very different themes, both provide almost identical family-friendly environments. Rainforest Café is a jungle of fun with animals making all sorts of noise during the thunderstorm. T-Rex is a Jurassic adventure as dinosaurs roar through the meteor shower. Both menus have tasty American cuisine with fun food names to match each theme. We’d say out of all of the restaurants, these two probably present their theme in the most jam-packed way – from the décor, menu selections, and seating.
7- Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater
Hollywood Studios takes number 6 as well with Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater. Get ready to sit back and relax in Sci-Fi’s uniquely designed tables/booths that make it feel like you are dining in a car. Upfront is the big screen with funny Sci-Fi short films. Monsters, aliens, and creepy creatures make you want to snuggle into the person next to you while you munch on your incredible burger! Sci-Fi Dine-In is the perfect place if you are looking for a unique dining experience.
6 – Biergarten Restaurant
Get that lederhosen out and get ready to toast a beer with your family and friends! Biergarten Restaurant in Germany in Epcot is one of our favorite Disney World places to dine. Great live German music is played on some German-specific instruments. The dance floor in front of the stage beckons you to dance along after you dine! The vast buffet has a great mix of German foods and American flavors – plus German desserts are the best. Once you enter this restaurant, you will feel a part of a German village celebration and forget for a moment you are in Florida!
5 – Coral Reef Restaurant
Also located in Epcot next to The Seas with Nemo and Friends, the Coral Reef Restaurant wins a near-top spot on our list because of its awe-inspiring theme. You’ll literally feel like you are dining under the sea as you sit among the huge aquariums with a surplus of colorful fish. The panoramic windows give a great view from every table in this restaurant. If you are lucky, you may just be dining, then spot a scuba-diving Mickey!
4 – Space 220
In an expansion of the Mission: SPACE pavilion at EPCOT, the new Space 220 Restaurant is a culinary experience offering panorama views of a space station, including daytime and nighttime views of Earth from 220 miles above the planet’s surface. Guests board a space elevator for a simulated journey to the Centauri Space Station, where they experience the “height of dining.” Once they arrive, guests enjoy meals and drinks while taking in views that are truly out of this world. The experience is out of this world, and the food is fantastic!
3 – Roundup Rodeo BBQ
Andy has created a rodeo arena for all of his favorite toys, featuring game pieces and iconic “Toy Story” characters, stickers, and more. Imagineers worked closely with Disney Pixar Animation Studios to bring the space to life, developing unique designs and artwork that can only be found in the restaurant. When guests enter Roundup Rodeo BBQ, they become Andy’s honorary toys. Arriving in the dining room, they enter a scene depicting a toy rodeo in full swing and come face-to-face with life-size figures. Jessie and Trixie take the reins in the first dining space, while Bo Peep and her sheep command center stage in the second. Guests are fully immersed in Andy’s imagination – and the world he has created. While we’re not huge fans of the food, the dining space is perfectly themed!
2 – Be Our Guest
It seems like everyone is trying to get in to dine at Be Our Guest, located in Magic Kingdom. Well, it’s all for a good reason! Be transformed into the animated feature, Beauty and the Beast, as you dine in the Beast’s castle. The restaurant offers three different areas – Grand Ballroom, Rose Gallery, and the West Wing. Each space is spectacular and is worth exploring! The food selections are mouth-watering and delicious – some of the best at Disney World.
1 – Cinderella’s Royal Table
Did you expect number one to be anything else but Cinderella’s Royal Table?! Located in Cinderella Castle in Magic Kingdom, Cinderella’s Royal Table is the magical-themed experience that, in our opinion, perfectly sums up all of Disney’s fairy-tale experiences beautifully. Dining inside Cinderella Castle is a paramount experience, plus the food, décor, views, and Princesses greeting guests make for a memorable experience that is worthy of number one on our list!
Did your favorite best-themed restaurant make the list? We’d love to hear from you!
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