{"id":31916,"date":"2013-12-20T05:00:34","date_gmt":"2013-12-20T10:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/?p=31916"},"modified":"2022-05-04T22:05:24","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T02:05:24","slug":"foodie-friday-christmas-dining-walt-disney-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/foodie-friday-christmas-dining-walt-disney-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Foodie Friday: Christmas Dining in Walt Disney World (And More)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_31925\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31925\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31925 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Christmas-at-Walt-Disney-World-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas at Walt Disney World\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Christmas-at-Walt-Disney-World-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Christmas-at-Walt-Disney-World.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31925\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9Disney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Holidays are now upon us!\u00a0 For many, this is the last day of work before the New Year!\u00a0 Maybe some of you have Disney vacations planned for the next two weeks.\u00a0 If you do, there are a few things I thought you should be aware of when dining at the parks or resorts.<\/p>\n<p>First, off, many Disney restaurants will be offering special meals to guests.\u00a0 Some of them include:<\/p>\n<h2>Magic Kingdom<\/h2>\n<p><strong>The Diamond Horseshoe<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Christmas Day Dinner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tortuga Tavern<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A special Caribbean themed Island Dinner Buffet is being served from 5 p.m. &#8211; 9 p.m. from December 21 &#8211; January 4.\u00a0 Holiday Menu includes:\u00a0 Ocean harvest chowder with crackers; Lush garden greens with lite vinaigrette, Black Pearl balsamic dressing and ranch dressing; Gulf grilled vegetable pasta salad; Shipwrecked tomato, mozzarella and basil salad; Sea salted green beans; Caribbean spiced sweet potato wedges; Treasures of mac and cheese; Rosemary-garlic pork steamship; Cannonball meatballs with marinara and parmesan; Banana leaf baked mahi with Gold Coast mango chutney; Barbosa\u2019s braised beef with julienne carrots, celery and pearl onions; Captain Jack\u2019s chicken breast with lemon and parsley; Assorted rolls with butter; Rice crispy bon bons; Mickey brownies; Assorted \u00e9clairs; No sugar added lemon cookies; Assorted cup cakes; Fresh fruit salad<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Epcot<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Biergarten<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Buffet will include Holiday dishes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>LeCellier<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Special Holiday menu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Disney&#8217;s Hollywood Studios<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Hollywood &amp; Vine<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Christmas lunch buffet<\/li>\n<li>Two dinner seatings with holiday menu offerings including:\u00a0 carved turkey breast, cornbread stuffing, root beer glazed butternut squash, spiced pumpkin mousse on the buffet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Taste of Hollywood To Go<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From December 23 &#8211; January 5, boxed meals will be sold for $15.99 and include reserved seats for <i>Fantasmic!<\/i> Menu items include: Hot fried chicken with roasted garlic mashed potatoes, sweet corn and carrots and warm apple crisp; Veggie sandwich with avocado, orange and tomato salad, tabbouleh and chocolate cake; California and tuna sushi roll with avocado, orange and tomato salad, ginger-marinated tomatoes and cucumbers and a spicy pecan chocolate cluster; Shrimp salad with avocado, orange and tomato salad, ginger-marinated tomatoes and cucumbers and mandarin orange cheesecake; and Cold-cut roast beef with creamy horseradish, potato salad, grilled asparagus and chocolate cake.\u00a0 For children, they can choose from a turkey and American cheese wrap with apples and carrots with ranch dip, strawberry yogurt and a seven-layer cookie bar; or strawberry yogurt, apple wedges, carrot sticks, Goldfish crackers and an organic apple and cinnamon oatmeal bar.\u00a0 Meals can be picked up at Min &amp; Bill\u2019s Dockside Diner from 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m. and you can call 407-WDW-DINE to make reservations up to 24 hours in advance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Disney&#8217;s Animal Kingdom<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Tusker House Restaurant\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Offering Christmas specials on the buffet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Downtown Disney<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Earl of Sandwich<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Holiday Turkey Sandwich &#8211; served with oven roasted turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, seasoned mayonnaise, and warm gravy<\/li>\n<li>Holiday Ham Sandwich &#8211; served with ham, fresh pineapple rings, and a holiday apple glaze<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fulton\u2019s Crab House<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>offering a holiday prix fixe meal &#8211; Orange Blossom pilsner clams, mussels, warm water lobster tail, sausage, corn on the cob, red potatoes, sweet onions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Portobello<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>offering a holiday prix fixe three course meal &#8211; First course &#8211; Arugula Salad, caramelized walnuts, gorgonzola, citrus vinaigrette; Entree &#8211; New York Strip, gorgonzola whipped potatoes and rosemary sauce; Dessert &#8211; Chocolate Mousse, strawberry sauce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Raglan Road<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Serving a prix fixe menu &#8211; Bunratty Mead glazed Turkey with butter whipped potatoes, and apple, sage &amp; sweet onion stuffing; Brussel sprouts; Cranberry &amp; plum chutney, served with a traditional gravy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wolfgang Puck Grand Cafe<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>serving a special holiday menu &#8211; Mushroom Chowder &#8211; Yellow Footed Chanterelles; Truffle Oil Drizzle<br \/>\nBone-In Veal Chop &#8211; Mustard Char; Balsamic Glaze and Carrot Puree; Eggnog Creme Brulee &#8211; Traditional Burnt Sugar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Disney&#8217;s Boardwalk<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Flying Fish Cafe<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>offering a prixe fixe four-course menu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Disney&#8217;s Contemporary Resort<\/h2>\n<p><strong>The Wave&#8230;of American Flavors<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>offering a special menu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Chef Mickey&#8217;s<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>serving a Christmas Day brunch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Disney&#8217;s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Mickey&#8217;s Backyard BBQ<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two shows at 5 and 7 p.m. The menu will consist of all the holiday classics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Trail&#8217;s End Restaurant<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>offering special lunch and dinner options<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Disney&#8217;s Grand Floridian Resort<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Citricos<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Offering two seatings at both 5 pm and 7:30 pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Disney&#8217;s Wilderness Lodge<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Whispering Canyon Cafe<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>offering an all-you-care-to-eat holiday dinner with turkey, ham, beef strip loin, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, cornbread and cranberry sauce.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Disney&#8217;s Yacht and Beach Club Resorts<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Cape May Cafe<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>serving hand-carved smoked ham with winter pineapple chutney and turkey with stuffing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Captain&#8217;s Grille<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>offering a holiday buffet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Yachtsman Steakhouse<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Features a special menu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Of course, other restaurants may be offering additional special menus, so if you already have Advanced Dining Reservations to eat somewhere else, don&#8217;t worry!<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the Holidays and dining at Walt Disney World, check here:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/planning\/events\/holidays\/#Dining\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/planning\/events\/holidays\/#Dining<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Second, I wanted to share some information with you about the upcoming Spice Road Table.\u00a0 Spice Road Table is a table service restaurant serving tapas style menu offerings and will have 120 seats situated outside on the water (perfect for Illuminations) and 60 seats indoors.<\/p>\n<p>Disney has released a bit of the menu and quite a few things look intriguing.\u00a0\u00a0 They will serve dishes like lamb sliders; harissa chicken drumettes; rice stuffed grape leaves; fried calamari; mussels with preserved lemons and tomato sauce;salted cod coquettes; a tingis sampler; garlic jumbo shrimp in a spicy chili pepper sauce; a Mediterranean omelet with sausage, potatoes, and caramelized onion; and Moroccan merguez sausage with a tomato salad. Also available for those wishing to imbibe will be a wide selection of wines, a Spice Road Table Aperitif Flight, and sangria.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a look at some of the menu options:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31923\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31923\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31923 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Wines-Available-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Wines Available \u00a9Disney\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Wines-Available-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Wines-Available.jpg 417w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31923\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wines Available<br \/>\u00a9Disney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31922\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31922\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31922 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Sangria-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Sangria \u00a9Disney\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Sangria-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Sangria.jpg 417w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31922\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sangria<br \/>\u00a9Disney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31921\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31921\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31921 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Tingis-Sampler-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Tingis Sampler \u00a9Disney\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Tingis-Sampler-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Tingis-Sampler.jpg 417w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31921\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tingis Sampler<br \/>\u00a9Disney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31920\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31920\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31920 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Salted-Cod-Croquettes-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Salted Cod Croquettes \u00a9Disney\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Salted-Cod-Croquettes-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Salted-Cod-Croquettes.jpg 417w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31920\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Salted Cod Croquettes<br \/>\u00a9Disney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31919\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31919\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31919 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Spicy-Shrimp-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Spicy Shrimp \u00a9Disney\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Spicy-Shrimp-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Spicy-Shrimp.jpg 417w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spicy Shrimp<br \/>\u00a9Disney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31918\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31918\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31918 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Fried-Calamari-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"Fried Calamari \u00a9Disney\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Fried-Calamari-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Fried-Calamari.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31918\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fried Calamari<br \/>\u00a9Disney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31917\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31917\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31917 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Spice-Road-Apertif-Flight-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Spice Road Apertif Flight \u00a9Disney\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Spice-Road-Apertif-Flight-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Spice-Road-Apertif-Flight.jpg 417w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31917\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spice Road Apertif Flight<br \/>\u00a9Disney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The restaurant is expect to open now in early 2014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Holidays are now upon us!\u00a0 For many, this is the last day of work before the New Year!\u00a0 Maybe some of you have Disney vacations planned for the next two weeks.\u00a0 If you do, there are a few things I thought you should be aware of when dining at the parks or resorts. First,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":31925,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1688,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wdw-dining","category-walt-disney-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31916"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31916\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66695,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31916\/revisions\/66695"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}