My Disneyland dining reviews, with pictures

[Denton]

Monte Cristo from Cafe Orleans

House Salad from Cafe Orleans. This is a bargain at $3.99!

 

[Eeyore76]

Ooooh!! Thank you Denton!!!

I wanted to try that house salad based on description ALONE!

Now, with your gorgeous pic, it's a done deal!

 

[DBBean]

I saw a picture of a bruschetta salad. I so want to eat one. Hopefully my DH will pick one up for me. I don't dare take my lil 2 yr & 4 yr monsters to a nice restaurant.

 

[Denton]

My wife and I really like eating at the Cafe Orleans.

We usually each order the La Salade de Maison, she gets the Gumbo and I order the French Onion soup, and we split an order of Pommes Frites. I don't think you can get a better meal in the park for two for $21.

Of course we occasionally splurge and order extras like the Monte Cristo or the Mickey shaped Beignets.

 

[avalon451]

I have more food pics from our trip, but they aren't of DL so I didn't think I should post them here. They are from places like Olvera Street, Porto's bakery in Glendale, danishes from Solvang, etc.

I am working on my TR (the link is in my sig, 2nd one) and I will be posting those pics in there as I come to those days if anyone is interested in seeing more yummy food.

*sigh*

I just love food porn.

Thank you, Beth!

 

[tiggrbaby]

Question about dining at Cafe Orleans: what's the difference between dining inside/outside? They asked when I called, so I chose outside, but should I call back and change?

TIA! All these pics have helped confirm the decision to eat there!

 

[Denton]

There's no real difference. If you're outside, there are plenty of umbrellas to keep the sun off of you. It might get a bit cool in the evenings.

 

[thmar]

Question about dining at Cafe Orleans: what's the difference between dining inside/outside? They asked when I called, so I chose outside, but should I call back and change?

TIA! All these pics have helped confirm the decision to eat there!

Wow...I didn't realize they took reservations. How far in advance can you make them? Also can they be made a day or two before?
Does the Carnation Cafe take reservations?

 

[MamaKate]

Chimichanga from cart. (sorry it's blurry!) Ok, this surprised me. I wasn't expecting much. I didn't think it would be good at all and almost didn't spend the 5 bucks to get it. I'm so glad I did. It was really good. Not too spicy. It's got beef and beans, and all my girls liked it. They wanted me to buy another one. It's pretty filling too, so it would make a nice meal on the go kind of thing.

I know you only ordered the Chimichanga because you saw my DD eating one when we met up with you at DCA .

 

[mommaU4]

Wow...I didn't realize they took reservations. How far in advance can you make them? Also can they be made a day or two before?
Does the Carnation Cafe take reservations?

While I've never eaten at the Cafe Orleans, most Disney dining reservations can be made up to 60 days in advance by calling (714) 781-DINE (3463).
And yes, Carnation Cafe does take reservations. I've made them there before.

I know you only ordered the Chimichanga because you saw my DD eating one when we met up with you at DCA .

You got it!!
Tell her I said thanks! We liked it. Not that we needed another Disney food item to be hooked on.

 

[quiltymom]

Okay - you're making me drool!

I love Portos!!!!

We're going to the Disney Soda Fountain, so thank for the tip where to park. We may hit a kid's program at the Hollywood Bowl first, then go there for "lunch".

Can you get the Mickey Beignets to go? They look yummy! If not, I'll just "settle" for my favorite snack, fritters & a mint julep!

 

[mommaU4]

Okay - you're making me drool!

I love Portos!!!!

We're going to the Disney Soda Fountain, so thank for the tip where to park. We may hit a kid's program at the Hollywood Bowl first, then go there for "lunch".

Can you get the Mickey Beignets to go? They look yummy! If not, I'll just "settle" for my favorite snack, fritters & a mint julep!

You mean the Porto's bakery? Isn't it awesome?!?! They have one in Glendale and one in Burbank now. Their meat pies and potato balls are TO DIE FOR!!! I could eat so many of them all by myself. LOL

We got some of those and a slice of raspberry cheesecake, some mango mousse, creme brulee, and a chocolate dipped strawberry. Their prices are great too. Only $2.50 each for the dessert items. Much cheaper then DL....

I have pics from there that I am going to post on my TR once I get to that part of our trip.

 

[Brenna&Noah's Mom]

MommaU4 your pics are making me hungry!!
I can't wait til next week I'll be indugling in some of that food!

 

[tiggrbaby]

There's no real difference. If you're outside, there are plenty of umbrellas to keep the sun off of you. It might get a bit cool in the evenings.

We're going for a late lunch, so it should be fine. Thanks for the info!

Wow...I didn't realize they took reservations. How far in advance can you make them? Also can they be made a day or two before?
Does the Carnation Cafe take reservations?

Not sure about CC, but reservations can be made 60 days out for any place that takes ressies. The difference I found from WDW was no conf#, just my name!

 

[kaoden39]

We're going for a late lunch, so it should be fine. Thanks for the info!



Not sure about CC, but reservations can be made 60 days out for any place that takes ressies. The difference I found from WDW was no conf#, just my name!

For some reason I thought it was 90 days out.

 

[ReelMike84]

All this food is making me drool all over my keyboard!

 

[disneyobsessed808]

I ate here in April and the food was delicious! Here is the food porn.

Amuse bouche: Tempura squash blossom stuffed with goat cheese, on top of sauteed peppers.

Appetizer: Mushroom risotto with parmesan shavings

Entree: Red wine braised shortrib with grilled potato cake and grilled endive. (This was awesome, the meat was so tender, I cut it with my fork)

Dessert: Various sorbets...very refreshing.

 

[ReelMike84]

My gf and I had the "shredded beef nachos" from "Whitewater Snacks" thanks to board recs. These were quite excellent and very filling! We also got a cheeseburger which we split. That was very "meh," but the nachos certainly made up for that disappointment.

 

[mommaU4]

OMG, that settles it! We are so going to White Water snacks on our next trip! Those nachos look so darn good.

 

[got2travel]

WWS nachos is a must do on every trip for us!!


For whoever asked, yes Carnation Cafe takes reservations and it's recommended. There's such a small seating area that there is usually a long wait for walk ups.


DL dining is available at 60 days out, sort of. I say sort of because they actually let you call on the number day 2 months out for the day you want to eat. So if you want Sept 1, you could call on July 1, even though that's 62 days out.