42 Best Restaurants in Walt Disney World Orlando, Florida

At this tropical-themed chain restaurant your meal will be accompanied by singing birds (of the Audio-Animatronic type), aquariums full of fish (real), and an occasional thunderstorm (artificial). The menu features seafood, beef, chicken, and pasta dishes, as well as burgers prepared in a variety of ways, with a selection of seasonings. Kids can choose from a more limited selection, but everyone can share in the Sparkling Volcano, a towering chocolate brownie served with vanilla ice cream, chocolate syrup, and whipped toppings. Delighting adults is the Lava Lounge, an impressive serpentine bar with a wide selection of beers, wines, and specialty cocktails.

At the Refreshment Outpost, set on its own between Germany and China, kids love to test their drumming skills on the large authentic drums that invite players to improvise their own African folklore performances. Village Traders sells African handicrafts and—you guessed it—souvenirs relating to The Lion King. Buy a hot dog or frozen slushie, and enjoy the break at a table by the lagoon. A cool mist is set up to offer respite on hot days.

If you're looking for a quick meal in Galaxy's Edge, this is the place. Among the meats that have been "roasted over a pod racer engine," you'll find pork rinds, roasted pork, and vegetable wraps. For a small bite, the Andoan fruit with muja sauce is a spicy treat. Those who rushed straight for Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run will be happy to know they can pick up breakfast here between flights.

If you don't mind zombies leering at you while you eat, then head to this enclosed faux drive-in, where you can sit in a booth that looks like a candy-color, 1950s convertible while watching clips from classics like Attack of the Fifty-Foot Woman and Teenagers from Outer Space. The menu includes a variety of burgers, from barbecue to classic, as well as pan-seared chicken pasta and chicken-salad sandwiches. End with a hot-fudge sundae or plant-based cookie shake.

What food does the Headless Horseman like the most? It must be waffles, because Sleepy Hollow Refreshments has waffles aplenty. Stop by first thing in the morning for waffles covered in strawberries, bananas, and blueberries. In the afternoon, the chicken-and-waffle option has a bit of a kick and is served with house-made chips.

This family-style restaurant deep inside the Wilderness Lodge offers character dining with Snow White, Grumpy, Dopey, and even the Evil Queen. The prix-fixe menu includes a shared appetizer, a single entrée per person, and then a shared dessert. There's a good northwestern U.S. wine list to choose from as well. The lobby of the hotel is its own entertainment, with giant totem poles and a huge stone fireplace that features rocks from every strata of the Grand Canyon.

This market-style restaurant is great for a substantial meal or just a quick, healthy bite. Made using food sourced primarily on-site, dishes might include stir-fried chicken or shrimp, vegetable korma, or oak-grilled salmon. Fruit and cheese plates plus assorted fruits and vegetables grown in the Living with the Land attraction are also available. 

Traveling back 65 million years requires just a short walk through the Marketplace and into this large restaurant, which is set beneath a towering brachiosaurus skeleton and is filled with primordial special effects and animated prehistoric creatures such as the restaurant's menacing namesake—a 15-foot T-rex. The dinosaur theme continues on the menu where the rib, chicken, pasta, and seafood dishes have names like Mes-O-Bones, Megasaurus, and Supersaurus Sampler. In the Paleo Zone area, kids can focus less on food and more on fossils as they dig for hidden bones and gems.

If Expedition Everest isn't for you—or if you need something to help you relax before boarding or calm down after riding—head here for specialty margaritas and unusual beers such as the Safari Amber or Tampa Bay Old Elephant Foot IPA. If you can get a seat at the bar, this is a great place to people-watch for a bit.

This cart is ready for hungry trailblazers, who stop in to enjoy jalapeño poppers or corn-dog nuggets, complete with a fresh-off-the-trail frozen lemonade. And what hungry cowboy doesn't want candied bacon on a skewer? This cart also offers breakfast. If you've entered the park, and the lines at the Main Street Bakery are halfway down Main Street, keep moving, and stop here. Grab a breakfast sandwich to eat while in line for Big Thunder or Tiana's Bayou Adventure.

Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck's California-crafted eatery serves a mixture of dishes, from signature wood-fired pizzas to entrées such as mesquite-grilled pork chops, bacon-wrapped meat loaf, roasted sea bass, or chicken Weiner schnitzel. Gooey desserts and craft cocktails complete the cosmopolitan scene.

A lunch box meal never tasted so good! The turkey sandwich comes with tomato-basil soup, and the BBQ Brisket Melt has a deliciously tangy sauce, but the grilled three-cheese sandwich is so popular that Disney has actually shared the recipe on its website. Splurge on the adorable alien slipper cup for your drink. If you find yourself deep in the park without breakfast, this is a great place to stop by for a breakfast bowl power-up.