Dining at Disneyland Paris

December 4, 2012 in All Posts, dining, disneyland paris, vy by Vy

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It’s the last installment of the Disneyland Paris Resort series and what better way to end it than with a round-up of all the delicious food you can purchase at the Parks? Dining in Disneyland Paris can be expensive, but there are prix fixe menus and lots of outdoor vending carts that offer hearty snacks to whet your appetite in between meals. Hope you’re not hungry right now – these photos are sure to make your mouth water!

Making Reservations

There are many fine dining restaurants that require a reservation, which can easily be made at the restaurant’s location or at any Guest Services booth. Since there are Disney Dine plans available to all guests staying at the DLP resort property, the Cast Member will ask if you are on a meal plan that can be applied to the restaurant. Otherwise, you will just be paying the regular price featured on the menu.

Sweets & Treats

You won’t find any churros at the quick service windows or the casual dining establishments but that doesn’t mean Disneyland Paris doesn’t offer sweet treats. On Main Street, you can satisfy your sweet tooth at Cookie Kitchen, which features many cookies, pastries, and donuts for Disney-goers of all ages:

Mickey Cake Brownies

Assorted Donuts

Ice cream lovers will see a familiar site at the Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlour, which serves giant scoops of Ben & Jerry ice cream as well as sorbets and other ice cream delights!

Outdoor vending carts tout pretzels, hot dogs, and even a trio of mini beignets!

Check out that great Mickey bucket of popcorn!

Bretzel – a stuffed pretzel with cheese and bacon

A savory 20th Anniversary Mickey Cake on sale

Casual & Table Service Restaurant Dining

There are plenty of casual dining options available for families headed to Disneyland Paris. While they cannot all be featured here, using the Disneyland Paris app for the iPhone can be a great way to narrow down your options when you’re looking for a place to eat.

Check out a few highlights from the trip:

In lieu of the usual Plaza Inn Restaurant known for fried chicken, Disneyland Paris goers can enjoy Plaza Gardens Restaurant.

Or conjure up images of old Disney cartoons with this beautiful replica of The Old Mill – another place to grab some snacks to enjoy.

You can grab an affordable burger at Au Chalet du Marionnette, which looks very similar to Disneyland’s Village Haus:

Perhaps you’d like some spaghetti and meatballs a la Lady & The Tramp from The Pizzeria Bella Notte:

Tap into your inner princess and enjoy French country fare at Auberge de Cendrillon complete with Cinderella’s pumpkin coach!

My Personal Dining Experience

During my time at Disneyland Paris, there were two restaurants I wanted to try aside from the quick service options. The first was Walt’s – touted as an American restaurant that provided an homage to Walt’s life and to Disneyland in its originality. The second was The Blue Lagoon, as I am fond of Disneyland’s Blue Bayou and wanted to experience its counterpart. These are both labeled as fine dining establishments and are expensive – so be sure to check out the menu offerings before deciding on these restaurants!

Walt’s – An American Restaurant

Walt’s Menu

Walt’s is a beautiful restaurant and really evokes the 1960’s. The dining rooms were divided and themed into the original lands featured in Disneyland and even included attraction memorabilia and artwork from those lands.

This restaurant is only open for lunch, so reservations are highly recommended. We made our reservation at Guest Services a day in advance so it was easy to arrive and be seated. There were clever touches throughout Walt’s, with my favorite being the “Beurre D’Isigny.” You’ll notice on the photo below that “the original name of the butter is protected” (Appellation D’Origine Protegee), but our waitress pointed out that D’Isigny is actually pronounced to sound like “Disney” – and thus be Disney’s own butter! I opted for a vegetarian risotto dish while my fiance got the chicken and potatoes. We wandered through several of the other rooms and got a feel for the memorabilia and artwork that makes Walt’s feel special.

Interior of Walt’s – Inside the Fantasyland Room

Beer is served inside the Disneyland Paris park

Sound out this fancy French butter – turns out it says “Disney” – clever!

Delicious seasonal vegetable risotto (great for vegetarians!)

Chicken with potatoes

The Blue Lagoon

The Blue Lagoon Restaurant is Disneyland Paris’s version of The Blue Bayou. Since there is no New Orleans Square, this restaurant has a distinct Caribbean flair and features many seafood dishes. Like the Blue Bayou Restaurant, The Blue Lagoon resides inside the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction and can be accessed adjacent to the ride’s end. It is rather dark inside but that is to be expected since Pirates of the Caribbean is such a dark ride to begin with.

The Blue Lagoon menu

This was the final meal we had at Disneyland Paris and this definitely skews on a higher price point – especially with dishes such as the Surf and Turf and the Captain’s Table Menu.

I selected a prix fixe menu, the Buccaneer Menu, which offered one starter and one entree for my meal. I opted for a Buccaneer’s cocktail, which featured coconut ginger prawns.

For my main course, I opted for the Fillet of Nile perch based in banana leaves with aromatic rice and a roasted plantain:

My fiance opted for the “Caribbean” Chicken Colombo, which also came with rice and plantains.

Overall, this meal was delicious but quite expensive – but well worth the atmosphere and the service was stellar! We had a nice time being able to experience The Blue Lagoon as we would The Blue Bayou back in our Anaheim park.

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There you have it! This concludes the Disneyland Paris series. It’s been a pleasure sharing my Disneyland Paris experience with you and look forward to hearing your own stories about Disneyland Paris!

Until next time, see you at the Parks~

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