You get your food yourself. We really like Chef Mickey's--although we haven't been there since 2004 when our oldest son graduated high school. We took him and his girlfriend (they were 18 and 17) at the time. They had a blast with the characters and they made a big deal with the kids as we were all wear matching shirts with their Mickey, Minnie, Pluto and Goofy's picture on them. The kids loved when they did the little "napkin waving" during the song.