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Garden Grill is one of the only places to see Mickey Mouse at Epcot! The restaurant is located inside The Land pavilion. This restaurant features the only revolving restaurant on Disney property. This is an all you can eat family style restaurant. The food is served on platters.
Chip, Dale, Pluto and Mickey visit the tables throughout the dining experience. They are dressed in farm attire. While the restaurant is rotating, you can see the Living with the Land ride below. Some of the food is grown right at the Land.
Advance reservations are needed to dine at Garden Grill and can usually be obtained. Garden Grill does not require prepayment for the meal. Reservations may be cancelled without penalty 2 hours before dining. WIthin the 2 hour window, a $10 cancellation fee per guest is charged. Dining reservations open 60 days before your vacation and are just one of the many services that Pineapple Escapes agents offer to our guests.
Getting There
Garden Grill is located inside of Epcot. You must have a valid ticket for Epcot and if your reservation is before 2 pm, a valid park reservation for the Epcot as well.
If you are staying onsite, you can take the skyliner, ferry boat, or the bus to Epcot. If you’re driving, you’ll arrive and park right at Epcot. There is a fee for parking. ($25) Please allow at least 1 hour before reservation time to get into the park and to the restaurant.
Lunch & Dinner
Lunch starts with fresh Harvest-inspired garden salad. Barbecue-roasted chicken, macaroni & cheese, southern-style spoon bread, grilled beef with chimichurri, creamy mashed potatoes, and seasonal vegetables are the main courses. A berry shortcake with whipped cream is served for dessert.
Drink options include all of the basics, coffee, tea, hot cocoa, sodas, oj, milk, and there are also specialty cocktails. If a glass of wine, beer, or other alcoholic drink would help make your meal great, they are available. Cocktails are not included in the prepaid cost of your meal.
This meal is an all you can eat option that is not a buffet, but rather family style at your personal table.
Pricing
Currently, lunch and dinner cost $55.00 and children $36.00. These prices do not include tax. The cost is comparable to all character dining available at Disney World. This is not for those on a tight budget, but definitely a highlight of a trip if it is in your budget. The up close interaction with characters is second to none.
Times
Garden Grill serves lunch from 11:30 am – 3:40 pm daily. Dinner is served from 3:45 – 8:00 pm daily. Sometimes, last minute reservations do become available, so if this is on your list but you haven’t seen reservations, keep checking the app – even that day – for last minute cancellations.
Value
This is a great character meal with Chip and Dale who are not often seen at character dining. The rotating restaurant is a very neat feature only offered at Garden Grill in Epcot.
Interested in visiting Garden Grill on your next trip to Walt Disney World? Reach out to your Pineapple Escapes agent and let them know as you’re planning your dining options. One of the many services Pineapple Escapes offers for our clients includes making dining reservations for our guests and a dining watchlist for hard to obtain reservations.
So are you ready to jump into the fun? Contact your favorite Pineapple Escapes agent or email us at info@pineappleescapes.com to get started!
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