OVERVIEW: TABLE SERVICE MEALS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD
This site’s recommended dining venues are in the basic itinerary and are listed at the bottom of this page.
They were selected based on how well-loved they are by families, kid-pleasing menus, how effectively they achieve their show intent, value for money, and convenience.
If you cannot follow these recommendations, use one of two tools.
The thumbnail (click to open; when open, click again once or twice to enlarge) ranks the table service meals at the theme parks on the basis of both kid appeal and adult appeal. Use this to balance kid vs. adult desires.
Or, for options ranked in order, see the list that comes next. These restaurants are ranked based on comparison of guest reviews from a number of printed and online sources. The sources do not generally agree, but they often do agree on a relative order—e.g. The Plaza at the Magic Kingdom is almost always rated lower than the Liberty Tree Tavern is. Any remaining lack of agreement is resolved based on my own family’s experience.
Additionally the table service restaurants are coded as follows:
- Bold means especially delightful atmosphere/visual appeal for kids
- Italic means relatively dull for kids
- Strike-thru means new or recently renovated/re-conceived, with slender data so far
- (C) means character meals available
DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK DINING RANKED IN ORDER
MAGIC KINGDOM
- Be Our Guest
- Cinderella’s Royal Table (C), Menu changes often
The Crystal Palace (C), Buffet- Liberty Tree Tavern
- The Plaza, Diner-style food
- Tony’s Town Square, Italian
ANIMAL KINGDOM
- Yak and Yeti
- Tusker House (C)
- Rainforest Cafe
HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS
- Hollywood Brown Derby, American
- 50s Prime Time Café, American
- Mama Melrose, Italian
- Sci-Fi Dine in Theater, American
- Hollywood and Vine (C), American Buffet
EPCOT
- Tokyo Dining Japanese
- Biergarten German
- Le Cellier Steakhouse
- Akershus (C) Norwegian and American
- Teppan Edo Japanese, Chefs artfully chop at table
- Monsieur Paul’s French
- Les Chefs de France French
- Garden Grill (C) American
- Restaurant Marrakesh Moroccan
- Rose & Crown British
- Via Napoli Pizza/Italian
- Tutto Italiano Italian
- San Angel Inn Mexican
- La Hacienda de San Angel Mexican
- Coral Reef Seafood
- The Nine Dragons Chinese
MORE ON WALT DISNEY WORLD DINING
- How to Eat
- The Disney Dining Plan
- What if You Can’t do the Dining Plan?
- Where to Eat
- Dining Alternatives
- The Comprehensive Guide to Walt Disney World Dining
- Character Meals and Dinner Shows Ranked in Order
- Table Service Meals at the Parks Ranked in Order
- Table Service Meals at the Resorts Ranked in Order