Where to eat at Universal Orlando including menus...UPDATED REGULARLY

[jacinda824]

I think the problem is you are trying to compare apples and oranges. Universal is NOT disney. If you want Disney dining then stay at Disney. Simple as that. Universal has some awesome restaurants that are located in the hotels. Those would be the closest to what you are looking for. The ones in Citywalk are the average tourist type restaurants. In the parks, they have a few (Mythos, Confiscos) but Universal is more setup for faster type meals. They do have a dining plan in the parks which is sold by the day and is all you can eat (around $20). That plan however generally gets you fast food type items (hamburgers, pizza, etc.)

[LaceyLace]

Originally Posted by damo

Have you checked out Margaritaville and Hard Rock Cafe? How about the Nascar Sports Grill or NBA City restaurants or Bubba Gump's? All have bars where you can sit and be served apps.

The Backwater Bar will serve you the Confisco's apps.

Finnegan's at Universal also has a bar where you can sit and drink and have apps.

Thank you, damo! You're always so helpful on this board!

[damo]

Originally Posted by Trinityloo

Hello all! I am usually on the Disney boards but am considering going to US next year for a change. My husband and I are foodies and so the quality of food plays a very large part in our vacations. When we are at Disney, we dine only at the Signature restaurants for dinner and then TS restaurants at the parks. I have a few questions that I hope some of you will be able to help me with:
1) Which restaurants would be Signature equivalents?
2) How do they compare to Disney`s Signature restaurants?
3) Without a dining plan, I am assuming that this way of dining would be VERY expensive! For us, the Deluxe plan at Disney was a very good deal. Would we have to change our eating habits at US?
Any input would be greatly appreciated!

Each hotel has a "signature" restaurant and Citywalk has a few. At Citywalk you can eat at Emerils. At RPR, each at Tchoup Chop, at HRH at the Palm, and PBH at Bice.

I suggest you purchase an annual pass that will deeply discount your onsite hotels and offset the price of dining.

The only signature restaurant we ate at on the past vacation ad WDW was Il Mulino and pretty much anywhere I've eaten at Universal is better that that.

[englishrose47]

Have to bump this awesome thread up!!!

[tink1957]

Does anyone know if they still serve the Blueberry-Pistacio crusted pork at Mythos? I notice it has been taken off the menu it was my favorite...please say it ain't so.

[dolphinslady]

Our favorites by far:

Sal's at Porofino Bay - Awesome food, highly recommend. Nice boat ride too.
Margaritaville at CW - Good burgers & the volcano is fun!
Bubba Gumps at CW - DD had the best shrimp!

Mythos was 'ok' to me. Pricey but ambience nice. Frozen Butterbeer def. better than not. That is the only place we have eaten inside the parks. Citywalk has many more options.

Bahama Breeze outside of the parks has never, ever let us down. Great quality in their food. UNO is good as well. (and not just for pizza. In fact, I've never gotten pizza there, lol.)

[therau23]

Does anyone know if Wimpy's is still open?

[damo]

Originally Posted by tink1957

Does anyone know if they still serve the Blueberry-Pistacio crusted pork at Mythos? I notice it has been taken off the menu it was my favorite...please say it ain't so.

It may be seasonal but wasn't on when we were there in Sept. or June.

[damo]

Originally Posted by therau23

Does anyone know if Wimpy's is still open?

Wimpy's is seasonal. I don't think it has ever been open while I was there.

[englishrose47]

Originally Posted by damo

Wimpy's is seasonal. I don't think it has ever been open while I was there.

There used to be Wimpy's in England , is it a Burger place???

[canadiankim]

Not sure if this is the right thread to ask this on but years ago (I'm talking early 90's) when we went to US for the first time we ate at a restaurant that was table service where the booths were like cars and there were TV screens and movies playing.

Can anyone remember what it was called and if its still there? We have been back to US many times but always eat at CS and I don't remember seeing it.

Thanks!

[englishrose47]

Originally Posted by canadiankim

Not sure if this is the right thread to ask this on but years ago (I'm talking early 90's) when we went to US for the first time we ate at a restaurant that was table service where the booths were like cars and there were TV screens and movies playing.

Can anyone remember what it was called and if its still there? We have been back to US many times but always eat at CS and I don't remember seeing it.

Thanks!

That sounds like SciFi at WDW Hollywood Studios which back then were known as MGM!!!!

[damo]

Originally Posted by englishrose47

There used to be Wimpy's in England , is it a Burger place???

It sure is. I think there are chicken fingers and stuff like that too.

[Creatively Obsessed]

If you are going to eat any where in the park, you should eat at Mythos. You can rest your feet while enjoying the air conditioning and amazingly beautiful cave like atmosphere. It would be easy to spend a lot of money here, but with the right selections, you can also do it for a reasonable price. Comparable to, or even less than, what you would spend elsewhere in the park. They bring rosemary bread and butter to start. My adult daughter and I shared the Roman Panini with fries. She also had a virgin daiquiri and I had a coke. The total for the two of us, including the highest suggested tip, was slightly less than $20. Our server was so-so. but the atmosphere and price more than made up for it.

We ate two meals at the Three Broomsticks. The food was fair and again the price was comparable to, or even less than, what you would spend elsewhere in the park. Eating here was mostly about the HP atmosphere and should be done at least once if your an HP fan.

We enjoyed another reasonably priced lunch at the Croissant Moon. Again a decent meal at a good price in the air conditioning and away from the crowds. The only complaint here was with the customers. Being a counter service restaurant, you wait in line to place your order. Several people were in front of us, each and every one of them waited until they got to the counter to even look at the menu and decide what they wanted.

Our most expensive meal was at Bubba Gumps. Which I would compare to a Red Lobster in price, atmosphere, and quality. (Would skip this if we ever go back and go to Mythos instead.)

For random snacks and drinks, we carried granola bars and water bottles with us. Though one night, a City Walk security guard made us throw our water bottles away, saying they were not allowed.

We avoided getting snacks or meals from carts, knowing we could get a better deal at the first three restaurants in my post.

The rest of the time we ate microwavable meals in our hotel room to save money.

[eianson]

Planning our first trip to Universal over Spring Break. We will be there 4 nights (3/31-4/3). So far I have:

Margaritaville on 3/31 (dinner).
Mythos on 4/2 (lunch)
Tchoup Chop on 4/3 (dinner)

I'd like to get one more good meal (without breaking the bank) on 4/1. What should we do that day? We will probably be doing a Universal Studios day....but we are on-site (HRH) with park-hopper passes...so we can pretty much go anywhere. Any suggestions?

Also, is there any way to do The Three Broomsticks over Spring Break? I am assuming it will be an absolute zoo.