Where to Eat - The Easy Guide to Your First Walt Disney World Visit 2015 - page 217

Be Our Guest Restaurant
Fantasyland, near Belle's Village
CUISINE French/American. HOURS 4pm-park close. DDP Yes. DISCOUNTS 20% TiW.
PRICES Dinner Appetizers: $5-$16; Entrées: $17-$33. Kids : $9-$11. (Lunch is available
as a counter service meal with reservations that open 180 days in advance like most table
service meals. Make a reservation as early as you can because they're severely limited)
OVERVIEW Set inside Beast's enchanted castle, Be Our Guest is Disney's (arguably) most
lavishly themed restaurant and currently the hardest reservation to snag. With three elab-
orately themed rooms, you may find yourself in the dark and mysterious West Wing, the
expansive two-story Grand Ballroom, or the bright Rose Gallery complete with a spinning
Belle and Beast music box. The menu is French-inspired and includes items like Thyme-
scented Pork Rack Chops, Pan-seared Salmon on Leek Fondue, and Herb-crusted Lamb
Rack with a Stone-ground Mustard Demi-glace, all under $30 each. The kids' menu may
be too refined for the picky eater and includes Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup, Beast
Casserole, Grilled Steak, Chicken Brochette, and Grilled Fish of the Day. Food and service
are better than any other Magic Kingdom restaurant, and it's worth going out of your way
to book at 180 days if possible.
Cinderella's Royal Table
Princess character meal, in Cinderella Castle with check-in at rear of castle
CUISINE American. DISCOUNTS 20% TiW.
HOURS AND PRICES Breakfast (8-10:40am): $60 adults, $37 kids. Lunch (11:45am-2:40pm):
$62 adults, $40 kids. Dinner (3:50-9:40pm): $74 adults, $44 kids.
OVERVIEW By far the most popular character meal, dining here is ordinarily the only way
for guests to see the inside of Cinderella Castle. The pricey affair begins in the Grand
Hall waiting area and continues through a personal meet and greet with Cinderella on the
ground floor. Continue up the red-carpeted spiraling staircase and enter the banquet hall fit
for kings and queens. Four princesses greet tableside-usually Ariel, Aurora, Jasmine, and
Snow White, and a picture package with Cinderella is available on PhotoPass. Diners se-
lect items from a set menu featuring upscale fare. Breakfast choices include the standard
plate of bacon, eggs, and sausage, or the more lavish Lobster and Crab Crêpes, or Grilled
Beef Tenderloin. Lunch brings items like Braised Short Rib and Gnocchi with Roasted Ve-
getables. Dinner offers similar items along with Beef Tenderloin. Food quality and service
are decent, but you're paying for the magical atmosphere, princess interaction, and photos.
For cash, breakfast is the best and cheapest meal; on the DDP, all meals are two credits.
Lunch is the easiest reservation to snag. (Note: During the early 2015 refurb of Cinderella's
Royal Table, Cinderella and the princesses will meet at breakfast and brunch at Citricos in
the nearby Grand Floridian.)
The Crystal Palace
Character meal, at end of Main Street on the left, past Casey's Corner