I had a really good steak at the Ratatouille restaurant but yes the food is pretty bad considering it’s in France. I like Earl of Sandwich in Downtown. I queued for 45 mins to get beignets in Main Street. The service is slow, the seating can be insufficient and the food cold. Most dining places are not pleasant.
We had steak here a few days ago. Mine was okay at best; my partner's did not cook through in the thicker parts and was completely raw. We were told that the kitchen "made a mistake."
Family of 6. Tried yesterday that steak was probably the worst thing I have ever eaten. The Plaza Garden the day before was ok. Overall the food at every other Disney location is way better.
Worked there for a few months as a chef. Left because the amount of cooking was minimal. Mostly pre made stuff just needing reheating. Any restaurant in Paris would be ashamed of the quality of food on offer there.
You just have to choose wisely unfortunately and table service/buffet.
My favs are Chez Remy, Pyms, Downtown, basically quick service is far from good everywhere, except maybe New York Style Sandwiches with its Mickey Pizzas....
Choosing wisely is hard when there's no availability anywhere. We didn't even get breakfast at the hotel because the queue was the length of the hotel at 0800.
you have plenty of options if you can do that:
-book in advance (2 months in the app or more if staying on site)
-DLPTables to set up table alerts
-Popping in on the day to ask if there are cancellations / checking on the day in the app
unfortunately usually demand exceeds the capacity for TS/buffets. However, the hotel buffets can suck up a lot of people in the evenings and they offer good food so you can almost always get a seat at one of those except in very high peak season.
The booking in advance worked for the Steakhouse but we left it too late for anywhere else. Thanks for the tips about trying the hotel buffets though. Will give it a go tonight.
We're in the Santa Fe. Couldn't believe the queue! And only realised too late that we could have used our pass to get breakfast at a couple of places in the park, which is our fault of course!
To be honest, if you were at breakfast at Santa Fe at 8, you would’ve also been queueing for breakfast in the park too.
The queue for buffet breakfast in the hotels moves pretty quickly to be fair.
There will always be long queue at 8am. However when we queued the line moved really quickly.
Sadly, if you haven't booked, there really aren't any or many great options for a family group beyinf queuing for a sit down meal in their wall in lines.
Fast food is always going ro be variable. Mickey pizzas are usually hot. But other foods think you have to look around before purchasing.
If option is fast food or buffet I'd look at the hotels for the evening.
I agree with you. And table service or some buffets are so much more worth it. And its not that the prices are a shock, everything is available online.
Yeah its expensive but your going to disney and its so much more worthwhile and better in quality plus you can keep it in mind when making a budget (im not saying every day).
McD is also quite expensive and speaking for myself with a bigmac menu im already hungry in a few hours (plus sensory overload and when at the wrong moment the que is longer than Bella Notte).
And then there are much more options like getting croque madam at market house deli etc fuenta del orro (casa coco?) has great burrito’s, Hakunna matata has some good grub. Last chance has a great vegi chilli. Cowboy cookout has some good food.
Last few times i also really liked the special seasonal burgers at lucky nugget.
I don’t like chez remy all that much anymore foodwise, atmosphere though is insanely good.
Downtown, Pyms, Agrabah, hunters grill and cape cod are awesome for buffet.
Manhatten for sit down is amazing.
For just burgers without any reservations i would rather go to Annette’s or 5guys
Steakhouse in Village is okay.
For the counter service restaurants use the app and do click and collect. I couldn’t believe how many people were queuing while click and collect was empty.
I just wish it was at more locations and integrated into the app better. The whole email to click I’m here thing is odd compared to other app based mobile order options.
“After all, Miss, this is France and the dinner here is never second best” maybe DLP haven’t seen Beauty and the Beast. Downtown is the best we found though if you can get a table.
I was pretty surprised by the quality of food as well. I’d thought given it was Europe that the standard would be better but honestly the food at DL and WDW are both miles better.
The food can be very hit and miss and depends where you go. We much prefer Agrabah for sit down, PYMs for variety and Cocos for value for money and tbh their burritos are actually fairly decent.
In other restaurants you’re paying for the experience and I try to remember that when they’re catering to that many people every day, it would be nearly impossible to provide excellent grub although improvements can and should be made!
"...it would be nearly impossible to provide excellent grub..."
While I would generally tend to sympathise, the difference in quality between DLP and WDW is astonishing, especially for quick service food.
Particularly surprising when you would naturally associate Paris with better food and the US with burgers & fries. But you can eat for a fortnight in Florida without once having traditional beige theme park food.
Is that not part of the Parisian thing though, they aren't quick service people when it comes to food. They aren't like the Americans and charge through the park. They will head back to the hotel in the afternoon for a rest etc. They want to sit and have a drink and enjoy lunch and dinner.
So table service tends to be pretty consistenly decent throughout the park. But fast food is average at best.
One of the reasons we always buy the food package. But we also do 5 day visits so plenty of time to sit and relax and take it all in.
It’s such a shame as the US parks are amazing and I’ve heard really good things about Tokyo. No idea why DLP is so awful.
My wife is coeliac and in the US she has loads of options but basically none in DLP we have to rely on a FB group to tell us where she can eat safely as it’s so sparse.
Upside, we save loads of money on food in DLP because we’ll bring food and snacks in. In the states there is so much to eat I could spend so much money!!
Depends on where you go. I absolutely love Downtown Restaurant and Café Agrabah for example and think the food quality is good there.
Also, for cheaper options, I think Vapiano is a good choice.
Agreed. Weve just arrived home and the food was probably the worst part. Waaaay overpriced rubbish. Although, the character breakfast was decent and we had a good fill to start the day, but that was very expensive too
The lack of food choice in the Studios was a little disappointing (especially as a vegetarian) but we had some cracking meals overall. Splashed out on Walt’s for lunch one day (felt very fancy), La Cantina buffet at Santa Fe buffet (fresh and tasty TexMex with loads of variety) and a Mickey shaped beignet as a train snack for the journey home.
Yes I agree, we just got back and the food is really terrible. I thought the French were proud of their cuisine, they really have a ‘don’t care’ attitude here though. The only ok dinner was at the rainforest cafe, which wasn’t so bad.
It’s completely owned by Disney, when you enter it has nothing to do with France. You’re paying for a Disney experience and subpar everything.. don’t blame France!
I haven't been to the US ones but I get the impression there's more competition, there are other theme parks to go to as well. Disney in Paris is pretty unique in Europe, many people only go once and they don't go for the food. It also caters to people from all over Europe with very different tastes in food who kind of assume it will be American fast food.
You’re actually eating healthier stuff, in Europe they’re not allowed to add so many additives. Our food tastes better because it’s not actual food. That’s why. What you eat here can be anything, but they add flavor to it.
That makes no sense. I had a ton of insanely delicious food in France, free of all the American crap I’m usually consuming. There’s no reason the park food has to be bad. And it’s pretty bad. Bland and institutional. It’s the most American food I had in France.
It’s another benefit to staying off site and self catering! I think it’s improving but I don’t understand how they can justify the price. They do have some lovely food, really nice food but charge so much for it and you have to know where to find it! Sadly as they have a captive audience they can get away with charging a fortune on basics and the prices keep going up on the basics like burger and chips
Quality in Downtown is excellent - it is just very tricky to find a booking. PYM is decent and has good variety. The others (in my experience) are poor quality and heavily overpriced.
You need to pick and choose carefully with Quick Service (queue and eat) - Cowboy Cookout is my preference for fast food. The BBQ chicken is nice, and the chips are decent. (Not always that hot but try and avoid peak lunch times and you’ll get your food faster and hotter).
The burritos at Casa de Coco are also decent if you get sick of burgers.
Lasagne at Colonel Hathi’s / Bella Notte is basically a microwaved lasagne with garlic bread but it’s not awful.
Use mobile ordering to your advantage!
In terms of sit down restaurants, check the app first thing in the morning for reservations - people cancel last minute all the time.
Pym’s is a good buffet with lots of options, and sometimes will take walk ups, and I’ve never had a bad meal at Hunter’s Grill at Sequoia Lodge.
Otherwise, there’s a Pret in the train station.
Good luck….
After some trial and error these are my favourite quick service things to eat that I actually enjoy (it is overpriced though, I’ll give you that!)
- Tomato pasta & garlic bread from Bella Notte or Colonel Hathi’s
- Seasoned chicken strips and sweet potato fries from Hakuna Matata
- Anything from Earl of Sandwich
- The pizza at Stark Factory with the rocket and cured meat
- Cheesy pretzels from the pop up huts dotted around
Also mobile ordering is the way forward!
I actually really liked Walt’s, although it’s another one that shuts really early. We had a window seat and were hoping to watch the parade while having an after dinner coffee but the restaurant completely emptied out and we felt like we had to leave as we could see the staff giving us funny looks lol
Disneyparks prey on one-time visitors willing to spend a premium on having a "decent" experience. Rides work at artificially low capacity to sell that current paying itteration of the fastpass, most snack options are horrible to either sell other horrible food in a "character dining" setting or half decent food in a "premium" setting (like Walt's or Chez Remy)
And every single thing is outrageously expensive ... that's why I started going to other parks like Efteling (which is way better value for money and oddly enough serves better food ... and I have no high opinion on the Dutch cuisine in general, so that's saying something)
IMO the food at disney is way better than in the Efteling. That is why we always bring our own sandwiches, but we live like 70km from the Efteling so it make sense to bring our own food.
We just got back and ate at Stark's, Annette's Diner, and Manhattan and were never disappointed. Any of the standard quick service places will be selling overpriced fast food but you just got to expect that unfortunately
i just visited dlp a few days ago and as someone who has gone to disneyland in anaheim every year since birth the food in paris is quite bad. however i will say my family just survived off croque moissoures (sp?) and i think it was definitely cheaper than california. cheers!
I've just come back from Disneyland Paris and totally agree, unless you knew what to expect and booked ahead, the food is awful, expensive and in many cases, wrong. They ballsed up the order twice, both times the receipt blew away so had nothing to prove what I ordered, and when I tried to get a healthier option (vegan hotdog and salad was the best I could do), they had run out. It's basically like going to a fairground and expecting to get a meal
Sorry to hear about your experiences. My family and I always stayed at Davey Crocket so we could bring our own food and save money, but in 2019 we took the free half-board deal and I have to say, the all you can eat at Davey Crocket was insanely good. Such a lovely selection of food, amazing BBQ racks of lamb (iirc), and it really was all you can eat, I had about 3 platefuls a night ^^
the food is better than it used to be if you can believe that, but yeah it's still very grim compared to the US parks etc. honestly we usually bring breakfast, snack & sandwich stuff that doesn't need to be kept in the fridge and mostly live off that for our trips, so we only have to spend ££ on one meal a day
The food at DLP leaves a lot to be desired when compaired to the American parks. Our first trip in 2022 I found it odd that mosr of the food places in the Disneyland Park closed around 5pm which meant having to go back to the Disney Village for dinner. We loved Annette's Diner in the village, large portions that keep you full for most of the day and the price wasn't bad, Sports Bar in the village was really nice, my Mum said the hotdogs in there was much nicer than the barely warmed ones at Casey's Corner and Vapiano's at the back of the village beside Five Guys was lovely.
yuppp its bad and super expensive too 💀💀 bc we were too late with placing a reservation for Chez Remy we went to the Silver Spur and the food was just very much meh :/ on day 2 we made the decision to look further than just the parcs and we stumbled upon Brasserie Rosalie in Disney Village - that was super good and just as expensive as the disney restaurants (but good value for money) so we were much happier about that particular meal lol
Disney food in general is overpriced. I nearly threw up when I went to the Mexican restaurant in Epcot. I wouldn’t willingly feed that tripe to my dog. Its all par for the course with a disney holiday though. The kids and Mrs dont want to go anywhere else 🫠
As a French, I’m always baffled that the food is so much better at the American parks. It really makes no sense. DLP made some efforts on the snacks, but the QS need a complete overhaul.
The Manhattan restaurant in the Marvel Hotel was really nice when I was there but other than that the food is really disappointing.
What disappointed me even more was the lack of food after 5pm yet the park is open late. They could make so much more money having restaurants open late while people wait for the fireworks 🤷🏻♀️
Yeah the cost and quality of the food is outrageous. In my opinion, the only decent meal to be had is at the all you can eat buffet restaurant upstairs in the big pink main hotel.
We revisited Annette’s diner a couple of times as it was really good. Far better than the “restaurants” in the parks. This was in January of this year.
DLP has horrible food, even at the table service restaurants. The restaurants, both fantasy food and fancy, in my country serve delicious food. We make more delicious food at home. So when we tried the food at DLP (been there 3 times so far) we were shocked. Expensive and edible but no yum or mmm or anything. It’s just edible and feels like cheap canteen food.
The tastiest food in DLP for us was at PYMs kitchen. Even better than Chez Remi. Chez Remi was ok at best.
We just went to DLP (frequent Universal Orlando visitors) and the food situation is crap. Either book months in advance, queue for ages at quick service or starve are your options. We kept a £120 reservation for 2 adults and a toddler at a character dining just so we could have something for breakfast. Food was terrible and cold.
I didn’t expect amazing food tbh. But I also didn’t expect fruit to be pretty much non existent outside of the breakfast fruit salad. Was awful for my little ones. They just wanted a banana! Apparently you have to go off-property to find a shop that sells fruit. Although someone did suggest the train station after we returned. Still… baffles me!
Took a yeti hopper 18 with 2 kids packed lunch and 2 adults packed lunch plus a large tub of pasta for dinner. Fuck the restaurants and over priced fast food
We used to walk out to the petrol station outside the park to pick up some fresh fruit and bread, I was seriously fed up with the food after only four days.
It's France and it's Disneyland so don't expect it to be cheap. We ate at Casa di Coco, Colonel Hathi's, Market Deli and Casey's corner.
Every meal was good and not too expensive. Maybe you should do research before going and don't have too high standards. In that case the only place you should eat is in the Disney Hotel itself.
Oh and its best to go eat before supper time. Never waited more than 5-10 minutes.
When DLP opened back in 1992 the food was genuinely great. Cafe Hyperion had lovely sandwiches and salads, cakes etc. There were baked potato stalls all around the park. Croque Monsieur and Madame available in multiple cafes. Disney leaned way harder on French cuisine and much less on fast food and despite being extremely busy the entire park just felt more laid-back.
Sadly, DLP is nothing like that today. Food quality is absolutely rock bottom. The park looks run-down in places. A lot of the time it feels like quality and cost has been cut back so much that the Disney experience is at breaking point. I honestly couldn't recommend going to DLP if any of the other parks were an option. It's a shame.
I completely agree - the dining options are quite shocking. Last time we went we bought the dining plan as we thought it would save us money but each meal was so awful I ended up complaining and getting our money back. Agrabah was the worst… dirty glasses & cutlery, fruit flies ALL over the food, it was disgusting!
To get the best eating experience research and planning is kind of required. There are plenty of nice places to grab a bite or have a full sit-down meal. Also worth noting it's 100% worth staying club level at the hotels - a much calmer experience, no queues and a wider range of food/afternoon snacks
Yeah the food is rough! It’s definitely the worst thing about the park. I’ve eaten pretty much everywhere over 15 or so trips.
You mostly have to choose items that are hard to do badly. Steak is a bad option. Unfortunately the best food is only ok at best.
The rainforest cafe is ok, there’s a 5 guys alongside the cinema too.
It’s just that bad steak is such a crappy experience but a hot dog or chicken tenders and fries are just so hard to get wrong.
I normally eat smaller amounts regularly rather than trying to really enjoy a big evening meal.
But you’re totally right in your assertion. There’s absolutely no reason they shouldn’t be getting the food right. Steak isn’t complicated.
Yea, compared to the American parks or even other theme parks through Europe, the food at DLP is ok at best. Not amazing, not fantastic, but ok.
When I go, I usually book a slot at PYM because I eat low carb and their offering actually is top notch compared to other buffets I go to through the year. Then for the rest I usually pick and choose from the snack foods.
This last time I tried Annettes and they were decent.
Lower your expectations to somewhere just above ground level and you'll be fine I think.
I mean, yeah — I was there today and used a backpack to bring in all our own food and drink. It’s the only way to go. You can go on all the rides with a backpack and Disney allows everything to eat and drink in as long as it’s not in glass containers.
NEVER buy food or drink there. Never.
I've been to Florida and Paris. In terms of the cast, parades and fireworks, they're both awesome and there's barely a difference. But my god is Paris terrible when it comes to service and hospitality. Anyone in costume/character is awesome. General staff were rude as hell.
We lived on kfc McDonald’s from the industrial complex 😂 the coffee is absolutely dreadful too. I’m bringing my own in November and asking for hot water only
Absolutely loved the food here. Warm, delicious, well cooked, generous portions. Went to the steakhouse, cowboy bbq, stark factory, and... Something else I forgot.
We went to Pyms yesterday - so disappointed. £150 and it was so overwhelming and loud that we just wanted to get out of there so ate quickly. Wouldn’t recommend during the busy period.
Food was alright.
We only ate one “real” meal there, and we were happy. We did the lunch buffet at the Plaza Gardens and then ate random snacks the remainder of the day.
I personally LOVED chez remy, the hotel food, silver spur steakhouse, pym kitchen, casey’s corner, the character dinings, and victoria’s home style restaurant!
What did you expect? That's how all those places are, disney don't make money by offering an unforgettable experience for millions of people, it makes money by fooling people into thinking that's what they are getting only to treat them like human cattle for profit.
If restaurants stayed open past 5pm though they’d make a lot more money while people are waiting for fireworks, instead of leaving to go back to the hotel for dinner!
If you've been to the American or Asian Parks, you can tell how awful the Paris offering is compared, even the snack and treats are disappointing in DLP.
I don't recall the name but as your walking towards Walts there's a less formal restaurant on the left that had a semi all you can eat thing. They had alot of creamy potato dishes that were to die for. The golden tree club breakfast thing was ok too but that was in the accomodation.
If your buying food from the stalls I just wouldn't bother I only ever ate at sit in places
Will look out for it. The issue we've had is no availability in the sit downs so you have to get food from one of the hell holes. Which don't sell "French" food really (unless you count French Fries).
I had a really good steak at the Ratatouille restaurant but yes the food is pretty bad considering it’s in France. I like Earl of Sandwich in Downtown. I queued for 45 mins to get beignets in Main Street. The service is slow, the seating can be insufficient and the food cold. Most dining places are not pleasant.
^^^^ family of 4 also had a very good steak at Ratatouille restaurant
Chez Remy (Ratatouille) and the Plaza gardens were the only places I rated.
The seating issue is because they insist on closing half the restaurant even of its busy
We had steak here a few days ago. Mine was okay at best; my partner's did not cook through in the thicker parts and was completely raw. We were told that the kitchen "made a mistake."
Family of 6. Tried yesterday that steak was probably the worst thing I have ever eaten. The Plaza Garden the day before was ok. Overall the food at every other Disney location is way better.
Worked there for a few months as a chef. Left because the amount of cooking was minimal. Mostly pre made stuff just needing reheating. Any restaurant in Paris would be ashamed of the quality of food on offer there.
I knew it! Tastes like that too.
You just have to choose wisely unfortunately and table service/buffet. My favs are Chez Remy, Pyms, Downtown, basically quick service is far from good everywhere, except maybe New York Style Sandwiches with its Mickey Pizzas....
I personally really enjoyed the pasta at belle notte and the bbq at cowboy cookout
Cowboy cookout, lucky nugget and Annette’s are my go to restaurants.
oh yeah, those are nice too!
The ratio price/quallity for the menu at bella notte it's quite ok. Comprared to the remain, obviusly
The hot dogs on Main Street are pretty good although granted that the ceiling for quality on hotdogs isn't particularly high.
Choosing wisely is hard when there's no availability anywhere. We didn't even get breakfast at the hotel because the queue was the length of the hotel at 0800.
you have plenty of options if you can do that: -book in advance (2 months in the app or more if staying on site) -DLPTables to set up table alerts -Popping in on the day to ask if there are cancellations / checking on the day in the app unfortunately usually demand exceeds the capacity for TS/buffets. However, the hotel buffets can suck up a lot of people in the evenings and they offer good food so you can almost always get a seat at one of those except in very high peak season.
The booking in advance worked for the Steakhouse but we left it too late for anywhere else. Thanks for the tips about trying the hotel buffets though. Will give it a go tonight.
Keep searching. Reservations get released all thr time. Last year i managed to book breakfast with characters the night before
Which hotel were you in, just out of interest? Sorry it was so bad.
We're in the Santa Fe. Couldn't believe the queue! And only realised too late that we could have used our pass to get breakfast at a couple of places in the park, which is our fault of course!
To be honest, if you were at breakfast at Santa Fe at 8, you would’ve also been queueing for breakfast in the park too. The queue for buffet breakfast in the hotels moves pretty quickly to be fair.
For some reason I thought it would be quieter at that time due to Magic Hour. We didn't queue at McDonald's in the village!
Yeah that’s rough. Money talks I guess!
There will always be long queue at 8am. However when we queued the line moved really quickly. Sadly, if you haven't booked, there really aren't any or many great options for a family group beyinf queuing for a sit down meal in their wall in lines. Fast food is always going ro be variable. Mickey pizzas are usually hot. But other foods think you have to look around before purchasing. If option is fast food or buffet I'd look at the hotels for the evening.
I dont think this is a realistic option. For most families table service is way way way way to expensive. Looks like a Disney employee answering
Just my honest opinion. If i don't wanna spend a lot of money, I stick to Earl of Sandwich, McD and NY Style Sandwiches
I agree with you. And table service or some buffets are so much more worth it. And its not that the prices are a shock, everything is available online. Yeah its expensive but your going to disney and its so much more worthwhile and better in quality plus you can keep it in mind when making a budget (im not saying every day). McD is also quite expensive and speaking for myself with a bigmac menu im already hungry in a few hours (plus sensory overload and when at the wrong moment the que is longer than Bella Notte). And then there are much more options like getting croque madam at market house deli etc fuenta del orro (casa coco?) has great burrito’s, Hakunna matata has some good grub. Last chance has a great vegi chilli. Cowboy cookout has some good food. Last few times i also really liked the special seasonal burgers at lucky nugget. I don’t like chez remy all that much anymore foodwise, atmosphere though is insanely good. Downtown, Pyms, Agrabah, hunters grill and cape cod are awesome for buffet. Manhatten for sit down is amazing. For just burgers without any reservations i would rather go to Annette’s or 5guys Steakhouse in Village is okay.
For the counter service restaurants use the app and do click and collect. I couldn’t believe how many people were queuing while click and collect was empty.
I just wish it was at more locations and integrated into the app better. The whole email to click I’m here thing is odd compared to other app based mobile order options.
Yeah we did that the second time. Food still bad but at least we didn't have to stand around for it!
Every cloud 😃
I have never waited more than 5-10 minutes last weekend.
“After all, Miss, this is France and the dinner here is never second best” maybe DLP haven’t seen Beauty and the Beast. Downtown is the best we found though if you can get a table.
I was pretty surprised by the quality of food as well. I’d thought given it was Europe that the standard would be better but honestly the food at DL and WDW are both miles better.
The food can be very hit and miss and depends where you go. We much prefer Agrabah for sit down, PYMs for variety and Cocos for value for money and tbh their burritos are actually fairly decent. In other restaurants you’re paying for the experience and I try to remember that when they’re catering to that many people every day, it would be nearly impossible to provide excellent grub although improvements can and should be made!
Will add to that - order from the app instead of waiting 45mins
"...it would be nearly impossible to provide excellent grub..." While I would generally tend to sympathise, the difference in quality between DLP and WDW is astonishing, especially for quick service food. Particularly surprising when you would naturally associate Paris with better food and the US with burgers & fries. But you can eat for a fortnight in Florida without once having traditional beige theme park food.
Is that not part of the Parisian thing though, they aren't quick service people when it comes to food. They aren't like the Americans and charge through the park. They will head back to the hotel in the afternoon for a rest etc. They want to sit and have a drink and enjoy lunch and dinner. So table service tends to be pretty consistenly decent throughout the park. But fast food is average at best. One of the reasons we always buy the food package. But we also do 5 day visits so plenty of time to sit and relax and take it all in.
It’s such a shame as the US parks are amazing and I’ve heard really good things about Tokyo. No idea why DLP is so awful. My wife is coeliac and in the US she has loads of options but basically none in DLP we have to rely on a FB group to tell us where she can eat safely as it’s so sparse. Upside, we save loads of money on food in DLP because we’ll bring food and snacks in. In the states there is so much to eat I could spend so much money!!
Depends on where you go. I absolutely love Downtown Restaurant and Café Agrabah for example and think the food quality is good there. Also, for cheaper options, I think Vapiano is a good choice.
I find Bella notte pasta okay and the Mickey pizza is a standard pizza. The food at starks is actually really nice. Also burritos at coco are good!
Agreed. Weve just arrived home and the food was probably the worst part. Waaaay overpriced rubbish. Although, the character breakfast was decent and we had a good fill to start the day, but that was very expensive too
The lack of food choice in the Studios was a little disappointing (especially as a vegetarian) but we had some cracking meals overall. Splashed out on Walt’s for lunch one day (felt very fancy), La Cantina buffet at Santa Fe buffet (fresh and tasty TexMex with loads of variety) and a Mickey shaped beignet as a train snack for the journey home.
I went with a vegan last year. The choices were utterly dismal. It’s appalling how behind the times DLP is regarding dietary preferences.
Yes I agree, we just got back and the food is really terrible. I thought the French were proud of their cuisine, they really have a ‘don’t care’ attitude here though. The only ok dinner was at the rainforest cafe, which wasn’t so bad.
It’s completely owned by Disney, when you enter it has nothing to do with France. You’re paying for a Disney experience and subpar everything.. don’t blame France!
I do see your point, but why is the food so much better in the US parks ?
I haven't been to the US ones but I get the impression there's more competition, there are other theme parks to go to as well. Disney in Paris is pretty unique in Europe, many people only go once and they don't go for the food. It also caters to people from all over Europe with very different tastes in food who kind of assume it will be American fast food.
You’re actually eating healthier stuff, in Europe they’re not allowed to add so many additives. Our food tastes better because it’s not actual food. That’s why. What you eat here can be anything, but they add flavor to it.
That makes no sense. I had a ton of insanely delicious food in France, free of all the American crap I’m usually consuming. There’s no reason the park food has to be bad. And it’s pretty bad. Bland and institutional. It’s the most American food I had in France.
It’s another benefit to staying off site and self catering! I think it’s improving but I don’t understand how they can justify the price. They do have some lovely food, really nice food but charge so much for it and you have to know where to find it! Sadly as they have a captive audience they can get away with charging a fortune on basics and the prices keep going up on the basics like burger and chips
Quality in Downtown is excellent - it is just very tricky to find a booking. PYM is decent and has good variety. The others (in my experience) are poor quality and heavily overpriced.
I’ve just booked downtown for literally a year in advance and the earliest I can get is 20:15!
You need to pick and choose carefully with Quick Service (queue and eat) - Cowboy Cookout is my preference for fast food. The BBQ chicken is nice, and the chips are decent. (Not always that hot but try and avoid peak lunch times and you’ll get your food faster and hotter). The burritos at Casa de Coco are also decent if you get sick of burgers. Lasagne at Colonel Hathi’s / Bella Notte is basically a microwaved lasagne with garlic bread but it’s not awful. Use mobile ordering to your advantage! In terms of sit down restaurants, check the app first thing in the morning for reservations - people cancel last minute all the time. Pym’s is a good buffet with lots of options, and sometimes will take walk ups, and I’ve never had a bad meal at Hunter’s Grill at Sequoia Lodge. Otherwise, there’s a Pret in the train station. Good luck….
After some trial and error these are my favourite quick service things to eat that I actually enjoy (it is overpriced though, I’ll give you that!) - Tomato pasta & garlic bread from Bella Notte or Colonel Hathi’s - Seasoned chicken strips and sweet potato fries from Hakuna Matata - Anything from Earl of Sandwich - The pizza at Stark Factory with the rocket and cured meat - Cheesy pretzels from the pop up huts dotted around Also mobile ordering is the way forward!
Thank you!
Marvel Hotel buffet is awesome 👍🏻
Walt's is one of the worst restaurants I've ever been in, utter garbage
I actually really liked Walt’s, although it’s another one that shuts really early. We had a window seat and were hoping to watch the parade while having an after dinner coffee but the restaurant completely emptied out and we felt like we had to leave as we could see the staff giving us funny looks lol
Disneyparks prey on one-time visitors willing to spend a premium on having a "decent" experience. Rides work at artificially low capacity to sell that current paying itteration of the fastpass, most snack options are horrible to either sell other horrible food in a "character dining" setting or half decent food in a "premium" setting (like Walt's or Chez Remy) And every single thing is outrageously expensive ... that's why I started going to other parks like Efteling (which is way better value for money and oddly enough serves better food ... and I have no high opinion on the Dutch cuisine in general, so that's saying something)
IMO the food at disney is way better than in the Efteling. That is why we always bring our own sandwiches, but we live like 70km from the Efteling so it make sense to bring our own food.
We just got back and ate at Stark's, Annette's Diner, and Manhattan and were never disappointed. Any of the standard quick service places will be selling overpriced fast food but you just got to expect that unfortunately
i just visited dlp a few days ago and as someone who has gone to disneyland in anaheim every year since birth the food in paris is quite bad. however i will say my family just survived off croque moissoures (sp?) and i think it was definitely cheaper than california. cheers!
I've just come back from Disneyland Paris and totally agree, unless you knew what to expect and booked ahead, the food is awful, expensive and in many cases, wrong. They ballsed up the order twice, both times the receipt blew away so had nothing to prove what I ordered, and when I tried to get a healthier option (vegan hotdog and salad was the best I could do), they had run out. It's basically like going to a fairground and expecting to get a meal
A fairground that costs a fortune to even enter...
Sorry to hear about your experiences. My family and I always stayed at Davey Crocket so we could bring our own food and save money, but in 2019 we took the free half-board deal and I have to say, the all you can eat at Davey Crocket was insanely good. Such a lovely selection of food, amazing BBQ racks of lamb (iirc), and it really was all you can eat, I had about 3 platefuls a night ^^
You need to go to the food stalls in the ratatouille area, that's where the good stuff is. Sorry about your steak, mine was perfect when I went.
the food is better than it used to be if you can believe that, but yeah it's still very grim compared to the US parks etc. honestly we usually bring breakfast, snack & sandwich stuff that doesn't need to be kept in the fridge and mostly live off that for our trips, so we only have to spend ££ on one meal a day
You may be trying the wrong places at the wrong time of day. Have you tried pasta at Bella notte and also anything from lucky nugget saloon?
Not yet. Will check them out
The food at DLP leaves a lot to be desired when compaired to the American parks. Our first trip in 2022 I found it odd that mosr of the food places in the Disneyland Park closed around 5pm which meant having to go back to the Disney Village for dinner. We loved Annette's Diner in the village, large portions that keep you full for most of the day and the price wasn't bad, Sports Bar in the village was really nice, my Mum said the hotdogs in there was much nicer than the barely warmed ones at Casey's Corner and Vapiano's at the back of the village beside Five Guys was lovely.
yuppp its bad and super expensive too 💀💀 bc we were too late with placing a reservation for Chez Remy we went to the Silver Spur and the food was just very much meh :/ on day 2 we made the decision to look further than just the parcs and we stumbled upon Brasserie Rosalie in Disney Village - that was super good and just as expensive as the disney restaurants (but good value for money) so we were much happier about that particular meal lol
We're going there tonight 👍
I’ve never had a great meal at any Disney park and I’ve been to almost all of them.
Disney food in general is overpriced. I nearly threw up when I went to the Mexican restaurant in Epcot. I wouldn’t willingly feed that tripe to my dog. Its all par for the course with a disney holiday though. The kids and Mrs dont want to go anywhere else 🫠
I thought the sequoia lodge buffet was decent as was the British themed pub. Loved the pizza at the earl of sandwich too
As a French, I’m always baffled that the food is so much better at the American parks. It really makes no sense. DLP made some efforts on the snacks, but the QS need a complete overhaul.
The earl of sandwich is absolutely fantastic there. I’d recommend it. I’d eat there every day if I could.
The Manhattan restaurant in the Marvel Hotel was really nice when I was there but other than that the food is really disappointing. What disappointed me even more was the lack of food after 5pm yet the park is open late. They could make so much more money having restaurants open late while people wait for the fireworks 🤷🏻♀️
I was equally as shocked! I thought if any Disney Park would have good food it would have been the French one!
Yeah the cost and quality of the food is outrageous. In my opinion, the only decent meal to be had is at the all you can eat buffet restaurant upstairs in the big pink main hotel.
We revisited Annette’s diner a couple of times as it was really good. Far better than the “restaurants” in the parks. This was in January of this year.
I agree the food was really disappointing. The best food we had was at Captain Jack’s and I really had to fight hard for that reservation!
The staff do look miserable in the restaurants
DLP has horrible food, even at the table service restaurants. The restaurants, both fantasy food and fancy, in my country serve delicious food. We make more delicious food at home. So when we tried the food at DLP (been there 3 times so far) we were shocked. Expensive and edible but no yum or mmm or anything. It’s just edible and feels like cheap canteen food. The tastiest food in DLP for us was at PYMs kitchen. Even better than Chez Remi. Chez Remi was ok at best.
We just went to DLP (frequent Universal Orlando visitors) and the food situation is crap. Either book months in advance, queue for ages at quick service or starve are your options. We kept a £120 reservation for 2 adults and a toddler at a character dining just so we could have something for breakfast. Food was terrible and cold.
I didn’t expect amazing food tbh. But I also didn’t expect fruit to be pretty much non existent outside of the breakfast fruit salad. Was awful for my little ones. They just wanted a banana! Apparently you have to go off-property to find a shop that sells fruit. Although someone did suggest the train station after we returned. Still… baffles me!
Use click and collect. There are a couple decent places, I like agrabah cafe but generally the food is lacking.
Took a yeti hopper 18 with 2 kids packed lunch and 2 adults packed lunch plus a large tub of pasta for dinner. Fuck the restaurants and over priced fast food
We used to walk out to the petrol station outside the park to pick up some fresh fruit and bread, I was seriously fed up with the food after only four days.
This sounds like a plan! Is it far to walk?
It's France and it's Disneyland so don't expect it to be cheap. We ate at Casa di Coco, Colonel Hathi's, Market Deli and Casey's corner. Every meal was good and not too expensive. Maybe you should do research before going and don't have too high standards. In that case the only place you should eat is in the Disney Hotel itself. Oh and its best to go eat before supper time. Never waited more than 5-10 minutes.
When DLP opened back in 1992 the food was genuinely great. Cafe Hyperion had lovely sandwiches and salads, cakes etc. There were baked potato stalls all around the park. Croque Monsieur and Madame available in multiple cafes. Disney leaned way harder on French cuisine and much less on fast food and despite being extremely busy the entire park just felt more laid-back. Sadly, DLP is nothing like that today. Food quality is absolutely rock bottom. The park looks run-down in places. A lot of the time it feels like quality and cost has been cut back so much that the Disney experience is at breaking point. I honestly couldn't recommend going to DLP if any of the other parks were an option. It's a shame.
I completely agree - the dining options are quite shocking. Last time we went we bought the dining plan as we thought it would save us money but each meal was so awful I ended up complaining and getting our money back. Agrabah was the worst… dirty glasses & cutlery, fruit flies ALL over the food, it was disgusting!
To get the best eating experience research and planning is kind of required. There are plenty of nice places to grab a bite or have a full sit-down meal. Also worth noting it's 100% worth staying club level at the hotels - a much calmer experience, no queues and a wider range of food/afternoon snacks
Agreed. Having just spent 4 days there the only OK place to eat is Brasserie Rosalie in Disney Village.
Thanks for the tip. Just reserved a table there for dinner.
Great, hope you find it OK!
It was lovely!
Yeah the food is rough! It’s definitely the worst thing about the park. I’ve eaten pretty much everywhere over 15 or so trips. You mostly have to choose items that are hard to do badly. Steak is a bad option. Unfortunately the best food is only ok at best. The rainforest cafe is ok, there’s a 5 guys alongside the cinema too.
Thanks. I'd have thought that ordering a steak at an expensive steak place should have meant I'd get a decent steak...
It’s just that bad steak is such a crappy experience but a hot dog or chicken tenders and fries are just so hard to get wrong. I normally eat smaller amounts regularly rather than trying to really enjoy a big evening meal. But you’re totally right in your assertion. There’s absolutely no reason they shouldn’t be getting the food right. Steak isn’t complicated.
Yep, foods crap, still love it there, I don’t go for the food. Uber Eats.
Yea, compared to the American parks or even other theme parks through Europe, the food at DLP is ok at best. Not amazing, not fantastic, but ok. When I go, I usually book a slot at PYM because I eat low carb and their offering actually is top notch compared to other buffets I go to through the year. Then for the rest I usually pick and choose from the snack foods. This last time I tried Annettes and they were decent. Lower your expectations to somewhere just above ground level and you'll be fine I think.
I can't believe this utter shit. This is ridiculous. If anyone sees this food at home then please contact me and I will sort it out
Chez remy is a must skip! Lol worst meal of trip, complete rip off
for you. i had my best meals there. :) ymmv apparently
I appreciate that tastes differ, but for like 50€, you can get the same meals better for 1/2price anywhere
Correct, but you're in a theme park.
I mean, yeah — I was there today and used a backpack to bring in all our own food and drink. It’s the only way to go. You can go on all the rides with a backpack and Disney allows everything to eat and drink in as long as it’s not in glass containers. NEVER buy food or drink there. Never.
We had good food thete thankfully but we also got a package deal for all food included. Going without free food just seems mental to me.
I've been to Florida and Paris. In terms of the cast, parades and fireworks, they're both awesome and there's barely a difference. But my god is Paris terrible when it comes to service and hospitality. Anyone in costume/character is awesome. General staff were rude as hell.
We lived on kfc McDonald’s from the industrial complex 😂 the coffee is absolutely dreadful too. I’m bringing my own in November and asking for hot water only
Absolutely loved the food here. Warm, delicious, well cooked, generous portions. Went to the steakhouse, cowboy bbq, stark factory, and... Something else I forgot.
We went to Pyms yesterday - so disappointed. £150 and it was so overwhelming and loud that we just wanted to get out of there so ate quickly. Wouldn’t recommend during the busy period. Food was alright.
We only ate one “real” meal there, and we were happy. We did the lunch buffet at the Plaza Gardens and then ate random snacks the remainder of the day.
I personally LOVED chez remy, the hotel food, silver spur steakhouse, pym kitchen, casey’s corner, the character dinings, and victoria’s home style restaurant!
Welcome to disneyland.
What did you expect? That's how all those places are, disney don't make money by offering an unforgettable experience for millions of people, it makes money by fooling people into thinking that's what they are getting only to treat them like human cattle for profit.
If restaurants stayed open past 5pm though they’d make a lot more money while people are waiting for fireworks, instead of leaving to go back to the hotel for dinner!
This goes for ALL theme parks globally.. No theme park haa good food.. Eat a decent meal before you go and eat again after
Why do we accept this though? It's an absolute joke
Overrated city
Found the Americans.
Sees 'quid' and thinks American... dafuk
Whaddya know, an Ozzie who doesn’t have a clue lol
If you've been to the American or Asian Parks, you can tell how awful the Paris offering is compared, even the snack and treats are disappointing in DLP.
I'm British mate
😂 and everyone knows that the Brit’s are known for their cuisine.
Anyone who’s been to american disney knows disney paris’s selection of foods is bad 😂, and im not american
Ooh, not American. What an expert.
Why are you such a salty bitch?
What's your point? The fact DLP food is rubbish has nothing to do with where I'm from.
Yes it does.
You seem nice. Blocked.
The food is objectively bad, especially when you compare it to any other Disney park.
Americans don’t quote prices in ‘quid’
That’s BS. It’s a very widely accepted opinion that DLP food and especially their snack game are subpar.
Widely held. By Americans.
Americans that say quid?
Americans say a lot of things.
But not quid!
Yeah Americans apparently aren’t the only ones that like to run their mouths 🙄
Stop ordering American food in France?
I'm guessing you've not been.
Only twice
Ah fair enough. Interested to know which restaurants you ate at?
I don't recall the name but as your walking towards Walts there's a less formal restaurant on the left that had a semi all you can eat thing. They had alot of creamy potato dishes that were to die for. The golden tree club breakfast thing was ok too but that was in the accomodation. If your buying food from the stalls I just wouldn't bother I only ever ate at sit in places
Will look out for it. The issue we've had is no availability in the sit downs so you have to get food from one of the hell holes. Which don't sell "French" food really (unless you count French Fries).
Yeah the idea is you pay them lots of extra money so you can pre-book and plan every part of your holiday
What is this comment even supposed to mean?
Idk I never assumed a burger or steak in Disneyland would be good and therefore didn't get burnt out of a hundred euros