Three restaurants we tried on our Disneyland Day

 

The Monte Cristo Sandwich with Pomme Frites from Cafe Orleans in Disneyland. 

The dining choices at the Disneyland Resort can feel endless and it took two separate trips to try everything I wanted. I also did a lot of research on YouTube to figure out where I wanted to eat. See my post here of our last visit to Disneyland to see where we ate breakfast, lunch, and dinner! 

Quite a bit of planning goes into a Disney vacation. Dining reservations go live sixty days in advance of your visit. If you're planning on any sit-down meals, and you'll want to make at least a couple, you need to go on the Disneyland app sixty days in advance at 6 am when the reservations open and score your reservations. The reason is because of how simply busy the parks get around mealtimes. And when the park is packed, sometimes walking right into an air-conditioned restaurant and being sat right away feels like magic in itself. That moment when your server hands you a cold beverage? Priceless. For this Disney trip, we had four dining reservations, and the rest of our meals were quick service meals. We got lucky with short lines on all except one of those meals and didn't have to wait long. 

After rope dropping Disneyland, see my last post here about that, we were ready for some breakfast. We went to Red Rose Tavern, located in Fantasyland. At this Beauty and the Beast themed quick serve spot, they serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner. At quick service spots at Disney, adults can also order off of the kid's menu. So I chose the Mickey-shaped Pancake which comes with bacon, sausage, or fries, and a drink. My son and I ordered that, while my other son and my husband ordered the Bonjour! Breakfast which is scrambled eggs, a hashbrown, sausage, and bacon. We also tried the Black Cherry Cold Brew and the 70th Grey Stuff. 

The pancake was a good size and almost too big to finish! I started with the ears first, as you do when eating Mickey-shaped food, and it was quite tasty! The sausage at the Disney Parks is always good, too. 

The Grey Stuff is a dessert from Beauty and the Beast and there are different variations at the Disney Parks. Magic Kingdom has a cupcake version which we tried, and the Grey Stuff is cookies and cream mousse on top of a chocolate cupcake. At Red Rose Tavern, the specialty 70th Anniversary treat is a shortbread cookie with a cookies and cream cake, raspberry jam, with white chocolate mousse and sprinkles. We all shared this treat, but the couple of bites I had were suburb! 

The Black Cherry Cold Brew hit the spot and gave me a nice dose of caffeine, which I need since I only slept five hours the night before! I thought there was a good balance of cherry flavor to coffee flavor, although I'm not picky with my coffee at all and drink it black every morning. 

Red Rose Tavern was a really good breakfast choice, and this was a spot I wanted to visit last time but didn't. I feel like Mickey-shaped Pancakes are so fun, and something you don't get to eat often. I also love their unique cold brew and dessert options! 

For lunch we ate at another quick service spot, Bengal Barbeque in Adventureland. This is another really popular spot in Disneyland and popular for their meat skewers featuring beef, chicken, or pork belly. On this trip I didn't really mobile order any food except for one treat on the last night. We waited about fifteen minutes in most of the food lines. I felt like it was easier not to mobile order, since we weren't tied to pick up times and I wasn't on my phone as much this trip. This line wasn't too long and before we knew it, we had a table and were sampling our food. 

My husband and I shared the Bengal Rice Plate. This came with Jasmine Rice, two kinds of meat skewers, and Pineapple Slaw. We chose the Beef Skewer and the Pork Belly Skewer. Our sons each ordered the Teriyaki Chicken Skewers. The beef was a little chewy, but the pork one was tender and flavorful. I also liked the chicken one since it was also juicy and tender. This spot is good for a protein-based snack or make it a meal like us by adding some rice. They also have grilled Asparagus. 

Our one dining reservation for our Disneyland day was at Cafe Orleans. Located in New Orleans Square area, they offer casual food similar to what you'd find in New Orleans. They're popular for their Monte Cristo Sandwich. They're take on this classic sandwich means it's battered and fried and has turkey, ham, and Swiss, and powdered sugar, and is served with fruity preserves on the side. You can get either a salad or the Pomme Frites with it. I chose the fries and my husband ordered the salad with his. 

We all loved this sandwich. Even though my son ordered the Herb Roasted Chicken Fettuccini Alfredo, he ate half of my portion of the Monte Cristo, but then I ate some of his pasta. The chicken was super tender and well cooked in his dish. The fries with my sandwich were crispy and tasted especially good dipped in the creamy Cajun Remoulade. Cafe Orleans is one of only several spots in Disneyland where you can order a cocktail. Disney California Adventure and Downtown Disney have tons, but not so much at Disneyland. I had the Seaborne Margarita, and he had a Signature Bourbon Julep. Both drinks were really refreshing and paired well with our meals! 

Thanks for checking out where we dined in Disneyland. I hope this gives you some ideas and inspiration if you're planning a trip!