Pros and Cons for All Magic Kingdom Restaurants

If Epcot is considered the place to go for great Table Service restaurants, then Magic Kingdom is the place to go for some of the best Quick Service and snacks in Disney World.

From the famous Dole Whip at Aloha Isle to the enchanted ambiance of the Be Our Guest restaurant, the Magic Kingdom restaurants have a lot to offer.

Let’s take a look at their pros and cons …

Disney World dining basics

While dining at Disney World isn’t all that different than eating in the “real world,” there are few things to know about in order to make your experience easier.

Disney groups their restaurants into two main categories: Quick Service (which is like fast food) and Table Service (which are places that are a little bit nicer, where the food is brought to you).

Here is what you should know about each:

Quick Service

• Sometimes referred to as “Counter Service”
• Many locations offer Mobile Order which allows you to skip the line
• Advanced Dining Reservations are not required or offered

Table Service

• Most locations offer Advanced Dining Reservations that can be made up to 60 days in advance
• Some locations also offer a waitlist that can be joined from the My Disney Experience app
• Character Meals fall into this category

Best dining at Magic Kingdom

Magic Kingdom is a huge park with tons of great dining option to choose from. Having trouble deciding what you will try on your trip? Here are some of our favorites.

Best Table Service: Jungle Navigation Co. LTD Skipper Canteen

Honorable mention: Liberty Tree Tavern

Best Quick Service: Columbia Harbour House

Honorable mention: Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Café

Best Character Meal: Cinderella’s Royal Table

Honorable mention: Winnie the Pooh and friends at Crystal Palace

Best Snack: DOLE Whip

Honorable mention: Fresh Fruit Waffle Sandwich at Sleepy Hollow

Adventureland

Adventureland is home to two of the most popular treats at Magic Kingdom – pineapple Dole Whip at Aloha Isle and orange DOLE Whip at Sunshine Tree Terrace.

You can also find Jungle Navigation Co. LTD Skipper Canteen which boasts some of the most adventurous and delicious food in the park.

Quick Service

Sunshine Tree Terrace

Sunshine Tree Terrace is another place you can find Dole Whip at Magic Kingdom, along with other frozen treats.

You can order orange-flavored Dole Whip here and even if get it swirled with vanilla soft-serve.

The line can grow here, so take advantage of Mobile Order.

Be sure to take a peak around the corner of Sunshine Tree Terrace for this cute Orange Bird mural on the wall!

Aloha Isle

Aloha Isle is the place to visit at Magic Kingdom if you want Dole Whip. You can order from a range of flavors, including the original Pineapple.

Unfortunately, Mobile Order is no longer available here. Even though the line does build, it usually moves pretty fast.

Tortuga Tavern

Tortuga Tavern isn’t the most popular Quick Service option at Magic Kingdom, but it has great outdoor seating and its own set of restrooms, which are definitely both wins.

The restaurant is usually open seasonally. Be sure to also check the hours, because Tortuga Tavern typically has shortened hours compared to many other Quick Service spots.

Mobile Order also isn’t available here, so keep that in mind.

Table Service

Jungle Navigation Co. LTD Skipper Canteen

Jungle Navigation Co. LTD Skipper Canteen is one of the more adventurous places to eat Magic Kingdom, but also one of the better Table Service options.

Not only will your servers make you laugh, but it’s themed after the Jungle Cruise.

The food is delicious. You can also order specialty cocktails, along with a variety of non-alcoholic offerings.

Be sure to also order from the “Not So Secret Menu”! The Pao de Queijo (aka Brazilian cheese bread) served with a chimichurri sauce is absolutely fantastic.

If this is at the top of your list, be sure to make a dining reservation!

Fantasyland

Did you know there is not 1 but 3 castles in Magic Kingdom, and all of them are located in Fantasyland? While Prince Eric’s Castle is home to an attraction (Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid), the other two castles contain restaurants: Cinderella Castle has Cinderella’s Royal Table and the Beast’s Castle has Be Our Guest – 2 of the most popular restaurants in all of Walt Disney World.

Quick Service

Prince Eric’s Village Market

Across from Journey of the Little Mermaid and Ariel’s Grotto, there is a snack kiosk called Prince Eric’s Village Market.

You can buy the famous Turkey Leg here, along with a jumbo pretzel (not the same as a Mickey Pretzel), a frozen Coca-Cola slushy, pickles, fruit, and more.

Gaston’s Tavern

Gaston’s Tavern is a must when visiting Magic Kingdom.

Not only is the theme fantastic (Gaston would love it), but it’s the best place to grab a cinnamon roll. They are massive, perfect for sharing, and beyond delicious. 

LeFou’s Brew, which is plant-based, is a popular drink you can order here, as well. 

It contains Frozen Apple Juice with a hint of Toasted Marshmallow and topped with All-Natural Passion Fruit-Mango Foam.

Mobile Ordering is not available here, so prepare to wait in line.

Pinocchio Village Haus

Pinocchio Village Haus is a popular Quick Service spot, especially since it’s located in the heart of Old Fantasyland.

While not the best menu, it’s decent and has options for picky eaters. Specifically, the restaurant is known for its flatbreads. There are specialty ones at times, so be sure to take a good look at the menu.

You can also Mobile Order here, which we always recommend taking advantage of to avoid waits and if you’re on a schedule.

There are even great views of “it’s a small world,” with a window overlooking ride!

There’s also seating upstairs, with an outdoor balcony that provides great views of Fantasyland.

If you’re passing Pinocchio Village Haus and need something quick to snack on or a bottled beverages, there’s a snack cart out front.

The Friar’s Nook

The tots and bratwursts are popular options here. There is also a plant-based bratwurst on the menu!

While breakfast menus are harder to find, Friar’s Nook is open in the mornings with a variety of early morning offerings.

Don’t forget to utilize Mobile Order! This is a busy area with limited seating, so you’ll want to plan ahead if this is somewhere you want to eat breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

Storybook Treats

While Mobile Order isn’t available, the line usually moves pretty quickly since there is a smaller menu.

This is a great spot to find Dole Whip and other soft-serve items, including limited-time offerings, like themed-cones.

Cheshire Café

Cheshire Café is a small Quick Service stand located next to Mad Tea Party.

This is where you find the famous Cheshire Cat Tail, which is a flaky pastry filled with vanilla cream and semi-sweet chocolate chips. It’s topped with blue and pink icing.

There are other snacks and coffees available for purchase, as well. You can even sometimes find limited-time menu items sold here, including specialty drinks.

Table Service

Be Our Guest

Be Our Guest is one of the most popular Table Service options at Disney World, especially at Magic Kingdom.

After all, this is the only place you can meet the Beast and dine inside his castle. There are 3 rooms to dine in: The Grand Ballroom, The Rose Gallery, and The West Wing (this may scare little ones).

While the experience is one-of-a-kind, there’s no denying it is a very pricey meal.

Reservations are accepted and very much recommended.

Cinderella’s Royal Table

Cinderella’s Royal Table is a sit-down restaurant, where you can meet princesses (like Cinderella, of course) and dine inside her castle.

While it’s certainly a unique experience and the only way you’re able to enter the castle, it’s extremely pricey.

The food also isn’t that memorable. You can definitely find other character dining that is much more worth your time and money.

But, if this is a top option and you (and your little one) want to meet several Disney princesses at once, be sure to snag a reservation as soon as possible!

Frontierland

Frontierland is definitely not known for its dining options, but it is home to the popular Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Café – a Chipotle-style restaurant featuring rice bowls, tacos, fajitas, nachos, and many other favorites.

Quick Service

Golden Oak Outpost

Golden Oak Outpost is a small stand that is open seasonally and has shorter dining hours compared to other Quick Service restaurants in the park.

There is a small menu that serves items along the lines of chicken strips and fries.

There is also an outdoor seating area next to the Golden Oak Outpost. Unfortunately, the tables are in the direct sunlight and have zero coverage.

Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe

Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe is the main Quick Service dining location in Frontierland. You can find it near Tiana’s Bayou Adventure and close to the path that wraps around to Adventureland.

Pecos Bill’s resembles an Old West saloon and sells a range of Mexican-inspired food, like southwestern salads, fajita platters, rice bowls, pork and chicken nachos, and more.

Pecos Bill’s is also a great place to find seating both indoors and outdoors. There’s no shortage of tables.

Mobile Order is available, which we also recommend using since it’s a time saver and will prevent you from having to wait in a long line.

You can also find a portable phone charging station inside the restaurant, where you can swap and purchase FuelRods.

Westward Ho

Westward Ho is a small Quick Service stand that serves both breakfast and snack items, including a bear claw, jalapeño poppers, corn dog nuggets, candied bacon, and more.

You can also buy a range of beverages, like fountain beverages, frozen lemonade and Coca-Cola, and Joffrey’s cold brew.

Liberty Square

If you’re looking for Thanksgiving-style food year round, you may want to visit Liberty Tree Tavern in Liberty Square on your next Magic Kingdom day.

You can also find popular quick service locations such as Sleepy Hollow, home of the chocolate hazelnut fruit waffle, and Columbia Harbour House, home to some tasty seafood options and great people-watching opportunities from the windows in the second floor seating area.

Quick Service

Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow Refreshments is a great place to grab a quick breakfast or snack during the day.

One of the most popular items is the Fresh Fruit Waffle Sandwich served with strawberries, banana, blueberries, and chocolate-hazelnut spread.

This line can get long, so you should definitely utilize Mobile Order.

Liberty Square Market

Liberty Square Market has lots of tables with benches and umbrellas, with the latter great for coverage during hot days.

In addition to snacks, like chips, fruit, and pickles, you can find the famous Turkey Leg.

Columbia Harbour House

Columbia Harbour House is one of the best Quick Service options at Magic Kingdom.

You can find seafood dishes here, like lobster rolls, shrimp, and salmon, to name a few. There are also chicken strips, salads, New England clam chowder, and more.

They always have at least one plant-based option, too.

Tip: sit upstairs next to the windows overlooking Fantasyland or Liberty Square for great views.

Table Service

The Diamond Horseshoe

The Diamond Horseshoe is a family-style sit-down restaurant serving an all-you-can-eat holiday-inspired dinner inside an Old West music hall.

The Table Service restaurant may have a different concept than Liberty Tree Tavern, but it serves the exact same food. Pricing is also the same.

The menu items simply have different names. For example, instead of the “Patriot’s Platter” that’s served at Liberty Tree Tavern, The Diamond Horseshoe offers the “Saloon Feast.”

If you’re hoping to eat at Liberty Tree Tavern, try snagging a reservation at The Diamond Horseshoe or vice versa. You will simply have different theming, but get to eat the same meal.

Liberty Tree Tavern

Liberty Tree Tavern is an all-you-care-to-enjoy Table Service meal.

The restaurant is designed to embody a colonial-style inn that serves traditional New England-inspired fare.

You get a lot of food here, but it’s also very good.

There is a plant-based Impossible meatloaf served with mashed potatoes, mushroom gravy, and seasonal vegetables.

You can also order the standard Patriot’s Platter, which features roasted turkey, Pennsylvania pot roast, and oven-roasted pork with mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables, herb stuffing, and house-made macaroni and cheese.

Dessert is just as good as the meal. Liberty Tree Tavern is known for it’s Ooey Gooey Toffee Cake: vanilla toffee cake, chocolate sauce, and vanilla ice cream.

Yes, it’s as amazing as it looks.

There is also a plant-based dessert, Johnny Appleseed’s Warm Apple Cake with caramel and whipped topping.

Fun fact: Liberty Tree Tavern serves the same exact food as The Diamond Horseshoe.

Tomorrowland

While there are no table service options in Tomorrowland, you can find a wide variety of quick service locations. Head to Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Café to see the iconic Sonny Eclipse animatronic entertaining guests with his music and jokes.

Quick Service

Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe

Cosmic Ray’s is a popular place for many to grab lunch and dinner.

While the food is pretty mediocre, there are options that will please little ones or picky eaters. Because it does get busy, you should definitely take advantage of Mobile Order.

Of course, you don’t want to miss “Sonny Eclipse,” the audio-animatronic singer from the planet Zork who plays an astro-organ.

You can even find a portable phone charging station, where you can swap and purchase FuelRods.

Auntie Gravity’s Galactic Goodies

If you’re in the mood for ice cream, you should head to Auntie Gravity’s Galactic Goodies.

You can usually find limited-time treats here, like during Halloween or the holidays.

There’s even indoor seating attached to the restaurant, which is perfect since ice cream can be a messy treat for little ones, especially on a hot day.

Cool Ship

This Quick Service stand has a range of snacks, like cotton candy, popcorn (and souvenir buckets), and ice cream.

You can also find fountain beverages and bottled water.

This is a great spot to visit on a hot day, because there’s a misting system!

The Lunching Pad

The Lunching Pad is an outdoor Quick Service spot in the middle of Tomorrowland.

While a big menu isn’t offered here, you can purchase a popular snack — the Cream Cheese Warm Stuffed Pretzel.

Mobile Ordering is also available!

There is also plenty of tables with chairs, but this area does get quite busy and fills up fast.

Tomorrowland Terrace Restaurant

When available, Tomorrowland Terrace offers standard theme park food.

There is also plenty of seating, with some offering stellar views of Cinderella Castle.

It can get busy here, so we recommend utlizing Mobile Order.

Main Street, U.S.A.

If you’re looking for a Starbucks fix at Magic Kingdom, you will want to head to Main Street, U.S.A. and make a stop at the Main Street Bakery.

Here you can also stop by Casey’s Corner for a hotdog and to enjoy the pianist, or dine with Winnie the Pooh and friends at Crystal Palace.

Quick Service

Main Street Bakery

Main Street Bakery is known for being a busy spot thanks to this being Magic Kingdom’s only Starbucks location.

You will most likely have to stand in line here and Mobile Order is not available. You can find pastries, specialty baked goods, and coffee drinks.

Casey’s Corner

Casey’s Corner is one of the most popular Quick Service options for lunch and dinner at Magic Kingdom.

You can find a range of all-beef hot dogs with or without toppings. Some are even foot-long hot dogs. The corn dog nuggets are a fan favorite here, as well.

There are also a couple menu items for vegans and vegetarians, like the delicious Plant-Based Loaded Slaw Dog, which is a plant-based “sausage” topped with pickled slaw, barbecue vegan aïoli, and roasted corn relish served.

Seating can be very competitive and busy, but you can find outdoor tables with umbrellas. There are some tables inside, but they are limited.

Mobile Order is available, which we definitely recommend using due to Casey’s popularity.

Fun fact: every morning before Casey’s opens, Cast Members host the first pitch and sing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” to welcome guests for the day.

Plaza Ice Cream Parlor

If you’re looking to enjoy ice cream on Main Street while you stare at those gorgeous Cinderella Castle views, you’ll want to visit Plaza Ice Cream Parlor.

You can even order ice cream with chocolate Mickey ears! Ice cream doesn’t get cuter than this.

There is limited outdoor seating with umbrellas. Lines can grow here, especially while people wait for fireworks, so you’ll want to plan accordingly. Mobile Order is not offered.

Table Service

The Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace is a character dining spot on Main Street that serves buffet-style during breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

You can, of course, also meet characters here, including Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, and Eeyore.

We highly suggest snagging a reservation here. While it’s not the most popular character dining location at Disney World, it can still get busy.

The Plaza Restaurant

The Plaza Restaurant is located next to the Plaza Ice Cream Parlor. Depending where you’re sitting, the restaurant has some pretty cool views of Cinderella Castle.

This is on the smaller side with only limited seating inside, but the casual dining atmosphere is nice and embodies the charm of Main Street U.S.A.

One of the perks of eating here is you can order ice cream from Plaza Ice Cream Parlor.

Be sure to make dining reservations in advance, because this is yet another popular Table Service option.

Tony’s Town Square Restaurant

Tony’s Town Square Restaurant is one of several Table Service options at Magic Kingdom. It’s not our favorite and just has ok food.

But, if you like Italian and Lady and the Tramp, you may want to give a try.

You can find the restaurant near Town Square Theater. It also has great outdoor seating offering awesome views of the parade.

Reservations are accepted here, which we always recommend making when it comes to dining at Disney World.

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Where will you be eating at Magic Kingdom? I’m more likely to have a Table Service meal at a nearby resort since there are so many good options, but there are lots of good snacks to be had at Magic Kingdom.

We’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments.

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