Table service restaurants in Disney World require reservations 60 days in advance and are typically more expensive than counter service meals. The top pick for Magic Kingdom table service restaurants is Liberty Tree Tavern, which has a rating of 8.15/10 and serves Thanksgiving. The Plaza Restaurant, one of the hidden gems at the four parks, is also highly recommended for its sleeper cred.
Cinderella’s Royal Table (Magic Kingdom) is a popular choice for dining inside the iconic castle, but the food is mediocre and the prices are high. Advance dining reservations are highly recommended for these restaurants. Other top table service restaurants in the Magic Kingdom include California Grill at the Contemporary or Narcoossee’s at Grand Floridian.
The Crystal Palace Cinderella’s Royal Table is another popular choice, with stone archways and a unique dining experience. The Plaza Restaurant offers one of the best values of any table-service restaurant for those paying out of pocket.
In summary, table service restaurants in Disney World are a popular choice for dining, with some being more expensive and larger than others. To ensure a memorable dining experience, it is essential to make reservations in advance and choose the best table service restaurant for your visit.
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An impromptu visit to Skipper Canteen was one of the best choices that we made this past August. Got my wife, daughter, and myself away from my extended family, while cooling us down in a quiet dining room (i believe the SEA room; it only had 6 tables in it). The food was spectacular, the service was on point, and we were able to fill our water bottles with actual ice water before we left!
My son and I had a wonderful experience at Tony’s earlier this month, the garlic bread was to die for the Pasta was good typical Pasta, but our server was the most incredible guy. We had the best time and he made the entire evening the highlight of the day. If you can ask for Mohammed, I highly recommend it!
Went in early January before school started back up. Crystal Palace was great for breakfast but my 5 year old was very eager to get going on some rides. Wife and I had Harbor House by ourselves and it was great. Quick food and lots of seating up stairs. I enjoyed to Lobster Roll. Cosmic Rays was great for grabbing Cheshire Cat and Friars Nooks snacks in fantasyland and having a table out of the rain.
I and my three grown daughters (19-25) visited MK January 16th and had dinner at Skipper Canteen. We had a very good meal! However, I did not like the Taste Like Chicken entree due to too much breading and not enough chicken! But the steak, pork, and noodles rocked! The theming was super fun and we got to sit at the butterfly booth! So glad we took the leap and tried something new.
Fantastic article! I generally don’t eat at Magic Kingdom (we’d take the monorail around to a hotel), but you did an amazing job with them here. We finally ate at Liberty Tree Tavern right before Covid, when they still had an a la carte lunch – the turkey pot pie and fish & chips were OUTSTANDING, and of course the toffee dessert was like the best dessert I ever had in Disney. But since we’ve gone back post-Covid, they only have the Thanksgiving menu, so we haven’t gone back. I also remember loving The Plaza as an 8-year-old in early 1990 after being disappointed by Tony’s (but I want all that cheese now!). Crystal Palace will always be sweet, and I think the architecture is so smart the way it leads from Main Street to Adventureland. And perusal my husband have a full conversation with Winnie the Pooh the first time I ever took him to Disney 8 years ago – that will always be a great memory!
These articles are super helpful, especially to get a look at seating! I’m definitely a socially anxious girlie, so many of these places I’ve skipped because I didn’t know what to expect. I have quite the list now 🙂 We just did the princess half marathon (2/24), and Tony’s Town Square did the trick!! The garlic bread for the table was super flavorful, the caesar salad was light and refreshing, and the pastas hit the spot.
Glad to see The Plaza made your Top 5! I go there for their meatloaf patter, and of course those MILKSHAKES!!! I know there’s a few selections on this list that aren’t people’s favorites, but here’s my Top Five take on getting Eats in Disney World (this may include some places outside the main park): #1 — The Plaza #2 — Rainforest Cafe (Pricey, yes, but the portions usually are worth the price! Love the salads and the Smokey Baby Back Ribs!) #3 — Ghiradelli’s (Love their chocolates and sundaes!) #4 — Cosmic Ray’s (Always a tradition for me to grab a burger here after going through my Tomorrow Land faves) #5 — TIE! : The Spring Roll Cart / Sunshine Terrace (LOVE the Cheeseburger Rolls & Getting my Dole Whip fix conveniently nearby!)
I LOVE Cinderella Castle. If you can afford it I definitely recommend trying it at least once. It is super expensive though. So maybe not someplace you go often, and probably not with little kids either. The price point for kids is still really high and I can’t imagine paying that much for them to not enjoy the food or them just getting chicken strips.
For me, Liberty Tree Tavern is #1. I get it that it’s not unique food for Americans who are used to celebrate Thanksgiving. But I’m European and not used to that. So it was an amazing delicious experience to ‘celebrate’ Thanksgiving for the first time and I definitely recommend this one for everyone else who want to experience Thanksgiving.
We went to Disney last summer and took your tip of booking the Crystal Palace for breakfast just before the changeover to lunch. I’m not that into the character dining, but I was inordinately excited to see Pooh, Piglet, Tigger and Eeyore. We didn’t do any other sit-down dining for the whole week, and this was the highlight on our last day in the parks. Highly recommended; thanks for the tip. 🙂
In my opinion tortuga tavern has the most delicous hot dog in the park. There is never a line and the seating is great so I always grab a quick one and share it with my family after riding pirates. Also, their hot dogs are huge so very sharable (Also disney hot dogs are amazing) I highly reccomend that one
On my last trip I made sure to go to Skippers Canteen – with a sixty something boyfriend something of a picky eater – and we found out about Columbia Harbor House on an earlier trip. The Adventurers Club room in the former was charming and the food excellent. Upstairs in Columbia Harbor House has always been calm all three times we went. Lobster roll not much more than hot dogs elsewhere.
BOG will always be our number one restaurant on property. That includes besting popular places like Jiko, sanaa (very overrated), sci fi, brown derby, etc. There is something incredibly special about eating dinner in the beasts castle smack dab in the middle of MK. The food has always been fantastic and the service exceptional. The kids art dessert is amazing too. We have consistently had perfect meals at BOG each and every time. I am constantly frustrated by the hate it gets from people who have never even eaten there. It’s the one place everyone loves to gang up on.
Really awesome overview. I’m glad the snack spots were omitted because that just confuses me when I’m trying to figure out meals. I probably need to try Columbia Harbour House. Agree with Skipper Canteen and The Plaza and Crystal Palace. That Skipper Canteen is “best” is kinda sad tho. CRT and BOG need to step it up.
Man I miss the chicken parm and tomato basil I had at Pinocchio’s back in 2017. I agree I was very disappointed with pecos bills back in 2022. Thanks to you we went to Liberty Tree in 2023 and we loved it!! Also went to Royal Table for Breakfast and maybe this says more about me but that Sirloin and eggs is the best breakfast meal I’ve ever had!! That’s based off taste cause yes it is expensive 😂.
Disneyworld world’s food choices are awful in Comparison to disneyland. Disneyland has so many areas where u can get healthier quick grab items such as Mango slices with tajin, pineapple spears & hummus veggie platters ect. For people that have diabetes and can’t eat all the sugary snacks and don’t want burgers and chicken fingers. Disneyland food choices for the win.
I’m sorry but the steak I had at be our guest was the BEST steak I’ve ever had. Maybe I’m a rare occurrence but it was PERFECTION. Will be going there many many more times. I’d been there a couple of times before a few years back, and I’d say the menu was much better and higher quality this time. And unpopular opinion but I like it just being a sit down meal— the atmosphere is too fancy for a quick service location imo 🤷🏻♀️
Enjoyed Nachos Real Grande at Pecos Bill on May 11, 2017!! We were then sworn in as honorary sheriffs, rode Space Mountain with our Cowboy hats on (Walt would’ve hated it) and then watched, leaked and danced to the FINAL performance of Wishes. EPIC single day trip to WDW to enjoy the very last performance of Wishes!
my husband and I loved the food and theming from Gaston’s tavern. The only issue we had there was the worker taking orders. We were in line, came up to our turn, and she just straight up kept skipping us and several groups. It seemed like she was only serving others of her own race and completely ignoring us. It got to a big problem where one of the shift leads had to take over her side because a second line was starting to form of all the people she wouldn’t serve. I’m surprised they didn’t fire her right then and there. I really liked the food and setting there, but I just felt so completely unwelcome. I might try again on my next trip, since it seems like it was an employee issue. But if it happens again, I won’t be doing gastons anymore. Which would suck. He’s my husband’s favorite Disney villian.
WOULD YOU CONSIDER RANKING ALL OF THE EATERIES AT BLIZZARD BEACH, TYPHOON LAGOON AND BOARDWALK? these are the ones seldom ranked and its hard to make a decision from the other side of the world lol. I’m thinking Typhoon Tillies and Lottawotta Lodge just based on the menus but that’s all I have to go on lol
I LOVED Skipper’s! I went in July/August and it was delightful, buttttt went again in December (so only a few months later) and the chicken completely changed as well as the sauce 🙁 AND all my food was cold 😭. I don’t expect it piping hot but it wasn’t even warm at all A few of my friends that live there experienced dishes completely changing as well but the menu doesn’t change to reflect these changes. I believe his was the Pad Thai (noodles changed +some veggies I believe) and he was upset too. So if anyone wants to go, just try to find RECENT pictures because they’re being kinda weird by just changing dishes like that. Sadly, I don’t think I’ll give them another shot after that even though I used to go each time I went to Magic. 😔
I only have two qualms about Pinocchio. One is I’m often a solo traveler and the flatbreads are GIANT lol. Too much for just me to eat and would definitely be a better shareable meal, which isn’t a bad thing just doesn’t work for me lol. But the biggest thing that bothers me is the HANDPRINTS on the windows from all the kids. I don’t know why it bothers me, it literally has NO effect on me or my dining experience but every time I see someone’s kid slapping the window or sticking their face on it makes me 🤢 lol
You for got to mention the carved Prime Rib at Crystal Palace!! Best reason to go to the Crystal Palace! I do wish they would’ve kept it without the characters because it was a $39 buffet ( did I mention Prime Rib?) and that was awesome, but now they added about $25 or 30 to the price because of characters! I will also say that for at least 20+ years, it had some of the worst food on property, but I will say that the food taste is really good!! One I go to each time I’m there ( at least 3 times a year!)