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Garden Grill Character Meals

 

Garden Grill, The Land, Epcot
Lunch & dinner

Characters that may appear
Farmer Mickey, Minnie, Chip and Dale

Prices
Lunch $20.99 (12+) and $10.99 (3-11)
Dinner $22.99 (12+), $10.99 (3-11).

Hours
Lunch: 12pm - 3:30pm
Dinner: 5:00pm - 8pm

Food Served
Family-style

Lunch menu
Dinner menu

Notes
Make PS up to 60 days in advance
Park Entry required.

Reviews

"We went to disney in march (2004).it was my neices birthday and we decided to see if we could get in to the garden grill with out w priority seating , we were seated immediatly and the food was so good we have been talking about it since we got home. As it was my neices birthday the whole staff went overboard to make us happy even bringing out a birthday cake for her.I would recomend this as a real lunch time treat." (3/04)

"My family went to Disney World for the first time, and had many memories that will last forever. On New Years Day, we went to the Garden Grill. The food was excellent, and we all had huge portions of everything. My oldest is a very good artist, and while we were waiting for our food, he drew the characters that were there, on a napkin, and colored them. There were 5 characters there, and each one of them were very friendly, and autographed his pictures that he drew of them. They also took many photos of us with them. I would highly recommend this experience to everyone." (1/03) Tommy K.

"Having returned from Disney in early May, we felt that the Garden Grill was the least favourite and palatable character meal. The food was very greasy and the beef very under cooked and the kids meal consisted of chicken nuggets that were soaked by the macaroni cheese underneath. It proved to be very expensive for the amount recieved. The characters were ok but quickly sped by without much thought for the kids." (05/03) Lisa Thompson

"I have to say that I loved the Garden Grill. I t was an enjoyable experience. I loved the different scenes and the way that the dining area moved around in a circle. The food was very good and healthy. Not to mention was grown right there which meant it was very fresh. The characters were cute and spent alot of time at our table. I think I met more characters at this restaurant than in the whole park. I would definitely recommend this dining experience to anyone." (6/02)

[Breakfast] "My experience here was HORRIBLE!!! Even though I am in my twenties and never attend with children, I LOVE going to character meals. I have dined at Cinderella's Royal Table, Chef Mickey's, Restaurantosaurus, and the Liberty Tree Tavern. I highly recommend any of the above, but stay away from the Garden Grill!! We arrived at 10 am and were seated right away at our table. This restaurant rotates very slowly around the different scenes from the "Living with the Land" boat ride. The whole point of dining here is to experience this and they sat us where we spent most of the rotation in front of the entrance! The characters looked so cute in farm outfits, but they barely spoke to us!!! At any other character meal the characters spend lots of time at the table, even if there are no children! I was so upset by this! To top it all off, the food was slimy undercooked eggs, undercooked bacon and sausage, and potatoes loaded with greasy cheese! I told the server that all we ate were the rolls, and she offered to take 10% off the bill! This was a waste of time and a total disappointment!" (3/02) Angie

"I went to the Garden Grill on New Years Eve 1999 and it was a blast. my little sister and 2 cousins came also. i have never had such a good character dining experence. in my opinion that is the very best resrauant in all of Walt Disney World."


Ice Cream Social

Characters that may appear
Mickey, Pluto, Chip 'n' Dale

Prices
$6.99
$5 entertainment fee for those not wanting to eat.
Credit card required to reserve seating.

Hours
3pm

Food Served
Ice cream cone on cookie base

Notes
Priority Seating required.
A credit card is now required to reserve a seating for this meal.

Reviews

"Returned from (another) fantastic holiday in Florida. Never tried the Garden Grill Ice Cream Social before, but my 7 year old was very keen! Went along, and, not having pre-booked, were told that it was fully booked but we could call back at 3.15pm to see if there were 'no shows'. As it happens there was a family of 4 no shows - just right for us. My daughter was thrilled! The ice-creams are excellent -well worth the $7.00. The only draw back I found was the waiter was rushing us. The c arousel only revolved half way round and we had the bill thrown under our noses! Still, we ignored this as there was plenty empty seats with no waiting queue so we knew we weren't holding anyone up! My daughers met Chip 'n' Dale who they took a real fancy to, Mickey and Pluto. I would really recommend this Character greeting - well worth the money - as long as you ignore the waiter rushing you!! Excellent and very good value for money!" (8/02) Debbie Coxon


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