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People can eat themselves out of house and home, eat until they
can't take another bite, or eat to their heart's content. But eating
around the world? It's a thought that might make even the greatest
gourmand wince.
Eating around the world is a much easier task if "the world" is
Walt Disney World Resort, home to at least 60 theme park and resort
table-service restaurants.
At the Vacation Kingdom's 22 sit-down theme park restaurants, guests
can find a wide range of fare and flair, from sushi at Tempura
Kiku at Epcot to meat loaf at the 50's Prime Time Cafe at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
Fantasy Fare at the Magic Kingdom
Meeting Cinderella in her royal castle is a dream come true at
Cinderella's Royal Table (formerly King Stefan's Banquet Hall),
which specializes in prime rib and other feasts fit for royalty.
Lady and the Tramp fall in love over a bowl of spaghetti and meatballs
from Tony's restaurant in the animated classic, "Lady and the Tramp."
Magic Kingdom guests will fall in love with the innovative pasta
and seafood specialties at Tony's Town Square Restaurant, themed
after the movie restaurant.
Liberty Tree Tavern is an authentic re-creation of a colonial inn.
A new family-style dinner menu delivers large portions of entrees
and side dishes to the table. Popular Disney characters, including
Mickey Mouse, greet guests at dinner only. Lunch is a la carte.
Gigantic ice cream sundaes and all-American foods such as deli-style
sandwiches and burgers make up the menu of The Plaza Restaurant
on Main Street.
At The Crystal Palace, guests can enjoy hot or cold fare and a
children's buffet during all-day character dining with Winnie the
Pooh, Tigger and Eeyore. And Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe in Tomorrowland
serves up an array of fresh tossed salads, soups, burgers and rotisserie
chicken with trimmings.
Pecos Bill Cafe in Frontierland offers burgers and wrap sandwiches,
accompanied by a delicious cider-lime juice slaw.
An International Experience at Epcot
World Showcase in Epcot truly offers "dining around the world."
- United Kingdom is home to the Rose & Crown Pub & Dining
Room, an authentic British pub featuring fish and chips, prime
rib, meat pies and British beer and ales.
- France features Chefs de France Restaurant, operated by famous
French chefs Paul Bocuse, Gaston Le Nôtre and Roger Vergé. Specialties
include beef burgundy and fresh salmon.
- Restaurant Marrakesh in Morocco uses exotic spices to make food
flavorful, not hot. Belly dancers and Moroccan music add to the
ambiance of this restaurant, where couscous and bastilla
(fried ouarka pastry) are favorites. The new Tangierine Cafe serves
salads and sandwiches with Moroccan flair.
- If Japanese fare is preferred, visit Tempura Kiku or the Teppanyaki
Dining Rooms, where chefs prepare beef, seafood and chicken entrees
at the table.
- Classic Italian decor and strolling musicians make L'Originale
Alfredo di Roma Ristorante a perfect setting in which to enjoy
the various pasta dishes, including the original fettuccine all'Alfredo.
- The Biergarten Restaurant in Germany features an Oktoberfest
buffet, including bratwurst and sauerbraten, spit-roasted
chicken and authentic Bavarian entertainment in banquet-style
seating.
- Dine on the edge of a slow-flowing river during sunset at San
Angel Inn Restaurante in Mexico. The authentic Mexican fare includes
mole poblano, a chicken dish with an unorthodox ingredient
-- cocoa.
- Oriental grandeur comes to life at Nine Dragons Restaurant in
China. The menu offers cuisine from five Chinese provinces, such
as Kiangche-style stir-fried scallops and Cantonese-style sirloin.
- A medieval castle in Norway is home to Restaurant Akershus,
a traditional Norwegian smorgasbord featuring imported smoked
salmon, venison strips in cream sauce and fisketerrian
(fish mousse with herb dressing).
- Le Cellier Steakhouse in Canada offers a full menu of Canadian
foods, including excellent cuts of beef and maple-glazed salmon.
Future World, also in Epcot, offers two unique settings for American
cuisine.
- The Garden Grill Restaurant in The Land pavilion takes visitors
on a revolving journey through scenes of "Living with the Land"
while they enjoy family-style character dining at breakfast, lunch
and dinner.
- Visitors to the Coral Reef Restaurant at The Living Seas pavilion
sight sharks and other sea creatures swimming in a giant aquarium.
Specialties of the restaurant include tandoori-spiced mahi mahi
at lunch and whole roasted red snapper with fennel and fresh vegetables
at dinner.
The Star Treatment at Disney's Hollywood Studios
Celebrities of the 1930s made the original Brown Derby their second
home, a place to see and be seen. That chic atmosphere is re-created
at The Hollywood Brown Derby on Hollywood Boulevard. Guests bask
in the elegant atmosphere as they dine on the most-noted entree
first created at the original Brown Derby, the Cobb salad, and the
famous grapefruit cake for dessert.
At Hollywood & Vine, guests choose from a sumptuous buffet
of hot and cold entrees, an all-you-can-eat extravaganza with Minnie
Mouse often dropping by to greet diners.
The Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant specializes in milkshakes,
stacked sandwiches, burgers and atmosphere -- visitors sit in vintage
'50s convertibles watching campy sci-fi movie clips on a drive-in
movie screen.
Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano features a wacky California-influenced
Italian setting. Favorites include brick-oven baked pizza, pastas,
chicken and seafood.
Diners are sit-com kids with "mom" as waitress in a yesteryear's
kitchen at the 50's Prime Time Cafe. Meat loaf, chicken pot pie
and pot roast are the specialties. And "mom" will make sure all
veggies are eaten!
Quick Service, Delicious Food at Disney's Animal Kingdom
There are five restaurants and myriad food carts throughout Disney's
newest theme park, with an interesting array of options: freshly
baked pizzas, slow-roasted barbecue, rotisserie meats and salads
freshly tossed with signature dressings.
Rainforest Cafe near the park's entrance offers sandwiches, salads
and other specialties in a rainforest setting with gushing waterfalls,
thunder, lightning, tropical birds and chattering gorillas.
Discovery Island has two restaurants -- Flame Tree Barbecue, featuring
beef, pork and turkey, and Pizzafari, with pizzas, muffaleta sandwiches
and salads. In DinoLand U.S.A., Restaurantosaurus is the place to
start the day with breakfast with the Disney characters; for lunch
and dinner, the restaurant serves sandwiches, salads and McDonald's
french fries.
In Africa, the Tusker House Restaurant adds the aromas of roasting
meats to the ambiance -- rotisserie chicken, crispy fried chicken
and spit-roasted prime rib are the specialties.
The Options Are Endless
Theme park table-service restaurants are just the tip of the iceberg
for food choices at Walt Disney World Resort. There are more than
6,000 different food items available at food locations throughout
the 43-square-mile property.
For more information about Walt Disney World Resort dining, call
407/WDW-DINE.
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