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Magic Kingdom is also home to two of the most popular character meals: Crystal Palace
and Cinderella's Royal Table. The Crystal Palace buffet features Winnie the Pooh, Tigger,
Piglet, and Eeyore in a Victorian solarium setting. Royal Table is located inside Cinder-
ella Castle and includes a picture with Cinderella, in addition to four princesses meeting
diners tableside. Both are excellent overall experiences for the target audience, but neither
is likely to impress on food quality alone.
Tony's Town Square and Liberty Tree Tavern are better for cash lunch, when food is sig-
nificantly less expensive. Tony's offers pizzas and a meatball sandwich for just a few more
dollars than quick service. Liberty Tree offers an a la carte menu at lunch with all entrees
under $20. Liberty Tree's family-style dinner is similar food but costs upwards of $36/per-
son. Plaza Restaurant is your least expensive table service dinner option, with sandwiches
that cost around $14 in a laidback atmosphere.
The character meals are excellent if you can swing the cost and have members of the
group that want to meet the characters. Otherwise, for table service lunch with cash, we like
Tony's Town Square and Liberty Tree Tavern. Dinner is best at Be Our Guest and Plaza
Restaurant. You'll find more details on each of these table service restaurants in the reviews
that follow.
With only a few exceptions, Magic Kingdom quick service is mostly burgers, hot dogs,
and chicken nuggets. Josh's recommendation is Columbia Harbour House, where you'll
find grilled salmon, lobster rolls, fried shrimp platters, a tuna fish or hummus and broccoli
slaw sandwich, and great soups and fresh salads. The second floor seating area is usually
quiet because there's no elevator access for strollers and the view of the Rapunzel area is
more scenic than most. We also like Pinocchio Village Haus in Fantasyland, which serves
interesting flatbread pizzas, salads, and an Italian sub sandwich.
Cosmic Ray's in Tomorrowland offers a lot of options with plenty of air-conditioned
seating, but food quality is just average. Ray's also serves a different menu at each of its
three “bays”, resulting in guests having to wait in multiple lines if they'd like to order dif-
ferent items. Reducing the potential value of the Quick Service Dining Plan, the popular
rib entrees are only available after 4pm. Pecos Bill in Frontierland offers just six entrees at
lunch. Both are fine (Pecos Bill's remains Dave's recommendation for burgers) but they're
busy most of the day and food can be below average. Casey's Corner, serving up a few
variations of the usual hot dog, is the last major quick service. About $10 buys you a chick-
en/beef dog with your choice of chili/cheese or barbecue pork/coleslaw with fries or apple
slices. A polish sausage topped with onions and mustard is available, in addition to a plain
hot dog. While filling, they are pricey for a low quality, non-kosher dog.
Several quick service outlets are seasonal, based on expected crowds, or operate with
limited hours. Tortuga Tavern, with its burrito and nacho fare usually served in Adventure-
land from 11am-3pm, is worth checking out for lunch. Sleepy Hollow Refreshments in
Liberty Square serves excellent, economically priced waffle sandwiches with spicy chicken
or ham, prosciutto, and swiss from 11am-5pm. The others, including Diamond Horseshoe,
Friar's Nook, and Tomorrowland Terrace, are best skipped.
Overall, we suggest Columbia Harbour House, Be Our Guest, and Pecos Bills for quick
service lunch.
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