Dining at Disney has become a huge deal! With many people (us included) who now consider the food one of the main reasons for visiting the parks and various resorts around Disney. And it’s for good reason, there are a number of popular restaurants at Disney with incredible food!
First time Disney visitors are often shocked to find that they can’t just grab a table at any of the restaurants that their little hearts desire. That’s why one of the biggest pieces of advice we give to those in our First Timer’s Club, is to book your Advanced Dining Reservations (ADRs) asap! Of course we first explain what ADRs are, and if you’re unfamiliar, you can click HERE to learn more about them.
But you, you super smart person you, already know that you need to book your ADRs asap, but maybe you’re not completely sure which restaurants to book first or which ones you absolutely need an ADR for. Well, have no fear, we are here to educate you on this particular topic. That way you’ll know and you’ll be able to impress all your friends by educating them on this particular topic.
The first thing is to prioritize which restaurants are the most important to you. Then check out our list below and if they are on it, book those first and work your way down your list.
If your must haves are on this list, a good tip is to book them for the end of your trip if you’re staying On Property (OP). You can start booking them for your whole trip starting 180 days out from your check-in date. This gives you an advantage over everyone else who has to wait until it’s 180 days out from the day they want to eat at the restaurant.
So here they are, in no particular order, the hardest restaurants on Disney property, to get Advanced Dining Reservations for.
- Chef Mickey’s (Contemporary Resort)
- Cinderella’s Royal Table (Magic Kingdom)
- Be Our Guest (Magic Kingdom)
- Ohana’s (Polynesian Resort)
- Storybook Dining (Artist Point, Wilderness Lodge)
- Victoria and Alberts (Grand Floridian) *There is an upscale dress code for this restaurant*
- Akershus (Epcot)
- Hollywood and Vine (Hollywood Studios)
- Chef Art Smith’s Homecoming (Disney Springs)
- Le Cellier (Epcot)
- Beaches & Cream Soda Shop (Disney Boardwalk)
- California Grill – for the fireworks (Contemporary Resort)
Each of the most popular restaurants at Disney is worth the extra effort of making an ADR. And a couple more tips for booking:
Breakfast and lunch reservations are usually easier to make than dinner.
If you can’t find an ADR that you are desperate to eat at, check back daily for openings. People cancel all the time and if you hit it just right, you’re liable to find an opening. We’ve gotten a few hard to get ADRs this way.
Other Disney Content
Along with this helpful article about the most popular restaurants at Disney, we’ve got other great Disney content. We offer other advice for traveling to Disney. If you’d like to see our food related Disney advice, check it here: Treats and Eats.
And you can’t forget our Tips and Tricks for visiting the parks. We’ve got a lot of great help that can make you next Disney vacation the best one ever! There’s a ton of advice about Disney you won’t want to miss.
Also, interested in making Disney food at home? We’ve got a lot of Copycat Recipes on our site that you can check out. Once you’ve tried Disney food, you’re gonna want to make Disney Treats and Eats at home too. A lot of people don’t realize how much great food Disney has to offer. But we are here to right that wrong. We obviously love Disney, the rides, the atmosphere, the magic, but the food, oh my Disney, the food! So if you’re in love with the food as much as we are, you aren’t gonna want to miss all our copycat recipe videos. Wait, you didn’t know about the epicness of Disney’s food? Then you need our videos even more so you can check out what all they have to offer.
We’ve got a lot of other great Disney content too besides tips and food. We also have DIY cute Disney Crafts that you can make at home too. So if you enjoy craft time as much as we do, you’ll love making our fun Disney crafts.
There’s also our YouTube channel that is positively bursting with Disney happiness. So be sure to check it out and join our YouTube family!