Your Ultimate Guide to Lunchtime at Magic Kingdom
Making reservations for dinner and fast passes are necessary for any trip to Walt Disney World. With the many offerings for quick service restaurants (QSR), many can find themselves without plans or reservations for lunch. Unlike dinner at these table service restaurants (TSR), lunch tends to offer less expensive dining options and can give you a similar experience to what dinner has to offer. Along with that, most of the QSR options are busier during the lunchtime hours and many can find themselves waiting in long lines and ending up without a place to sit. Consider booking lunch reservations at Magic Kingdom and using the OSR options for dinner! Our friends at MickeyTravels can help with all your reservations when you book your vacation with them. Their service is free!
Of the many restaurants at Magic Kingdom, Liberty Tree Tavern located in Liberty Square, Crystal Palace just off of Main Street U.S.A. toward Adventureland, The Diamond Horseshoe at the tip of Frontierland, Tony’s Town Square Restaurant on Main Street U.S.A., The Plaza Restaurant just off Main Street U.S.A. toward Tomorrowland, and Jungle Navigation Co. Ltd. Skipper Canteen in Adventureland offer both TSR lunch and dinner menus and each require a reservation. Though mentioned below, Be Our Guest is one of Magic Kingdom’s most sought-after dining reservations. Be Our Guest offers a QSR lunch and a TSR dinner, but both require a reservation due to the specialty of the venue. If you are looking for a dinner reservation and are unable to make one, lunch is still a wonderful option. Although Beast does not appear during lunch, there are many photo opportunities inside the castle. (Yes, even the West Wing!)
Part one of lunchtime in the Magic Kingdom offers menus to Liberty Tree Tavern, Be Our Guest, Jungle Navigation Co. Ltd. Skipper Canteen, and the seasonally operated Diamond Horseshoe.
Lunch Menus in the Magic Kingdom
Liberty Tree Tavern
It’s like stepping into a familiar home. In 1776 America that is. With the quaint furnishings and welcoming atmosphere, you’ll be inclined to leave your shoes at the door. Offering a dinner any patriot would be proud to indulge in; Liberty Tree Tavern is serving up all your Thanksgiving favorites.
Recently introduced to lunch, the “All-You-Care-to-Enjoy Bill of Fare” contains the Declaration Salad, the Patriot’s Platter, and the Oooey Gooey Toffee Cake! Not filled by how much they bring you? Ask for more! This family style “buffet” is bound to leave you full for the rest of your day at the Magic Kingdom.
All-You-Care-to-Enjoy Bill of Fare
Declaration Salad
Tossed Mixed Greens with House-made Dressing
Patriot’s Platter
Roasted Turkey Breast, Pot Roast, and Carved Pork Roast with Mashed Potatoes, Seasonal Vegetables, Herb Stuffing, and House-made Macaroni and Cheese
Oooey Gooey Toffee Cake
Vanilla Cake with Gooey Toffee Filling, Caramel Sauce, and Vanilla Ice Cream
If you are not craving a Thanksgiving feast, no worries! During designated lunch hours, Liberty Tree Tavern offers A la Carte options featuring appetizers, entrees, and even desserts!
A la Carte – Appetizers
Crab, Artichoke, and Spinach Dip for Two
New England Clam Chowder
Sweet Corn Fritters
With House-made Pepper Jelly
A la Carte – Entrees
Our Tavern Keeper’s Favorite
Pot Roast served with Mashed Potatoes and Garden Vegetables
Angus Chuck Cheeseburger
Topped with Bacon, Cheddar Cheese, Tomato, and Lettuce served with fresh Fruit or Tavern Fries
Tavern Battered Fish and Chips
Served with House-made Tartar sauce and lemon
Colony Salad
Grilled Chicken, Washington Apples, Sweet Pecans, Applewood-smoked Cheddar, and dried cranberries tossed with field greens in a honey-shallot vinaigrette
Freedom Pasta with Grilled Chicken
Pasta, Artichokes, Mushrooms, and Tomatoes tosses in a Roasted Red Pepper Cream Sauce
Freedom Pasta with Sautéed Shrimp
Pasta, Artichoke, Mushrooms, and Tomatoes tossed in a Roasted Red Pepper Cream Sauce
A la Carte – Desserts
Seasonal Fruit Cobbler
Baked seasonal fruits with a crisp topping and vanilla ice cream
Seasonal Sorbet
With berries
Ooey Gooey Toffee Cake
Vanilla caked with gooey toffee filling, caramel sauce, and vanilla ice cream
Boston Cream Pie
Tower of vanilla cake, white chocolate pastry cream, chocolate ganache, and chocolate pearl crunch
Kids’ Appetizers
Garden Salad, Chicken Noodle Soup, Celery and Carrot Sticks, Sliced Apples
Kids’ Mickey Check Meals
Oven Roasted Turkey
With mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables, and seasonal fruit
Pasta
With seasonal vegetables, marinara sauce, and seasonal fruit
Kids’ Meals
(each comes with choice of one beverage and one dessert)
New England Pot Roast
Served with mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables
Macaroni & Cheese
Kid’s Desserts
Ice Cream Sundae, Sliced Apples, Seasonal fruit
With their amazing lunch menu, Liberty Tree Tavern is one of the very few places in the Magic Kingdom to serve alcohol. They offer beer, cider, and wines.
Beer and Cider
Samuel Adams Boston Lager (16oz draft)
Bud Light Lager (16oz aluminum bottle)
Angry Orchard Crisp Apple Hard Cider (16oz can)
Sparkling Wine Cocktails and Wines
Mimosa
Featuring Iron House “Fairy Tale Celebration Cuvee” with Orange Juice
Iron House “Fairy Tale Celebration Cuvee” Brut, Green Valley, Sonoma
Ripe apples, pears, and citrus with a toasty finish
William Hill Chardonnay, North Coast
Beringer White Zinfandel, California
Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
The Diamond Horseshoe
Just a few paces down from Liberty Tree Tavern, lies The Diamond Horseshoe. This two-story restaurant hosts guests seasonally with southern hospitality. The showroom is set up for a perfect dining experience, which in the past, has been perfect for the famous Diamond Horseshoe Revue.
The saloon is full of southern favorites that will leave any guest full and ready for the rest of their day at the Magic Kingdom. Whether you decide to dine here for lunch or dinner, the menu is the same which will give the same experience no matter what time of day you dine at The Diamond Horseshoe! Much like Liberty Tree Tavern, The Diamond Horseshoe offers an all-you-care-to-enjoy- meal with an Old West take on country classics! (The house-made chipotle ranch dressing is reason enough to make a reservation.)
Starters
Frontier Salad
Tossed Greens, Tomatoes, Onions, Roasted Corn, and Cornbread Croutons served with House-made Chipotle Ranch Dressing
Saloon Feast
Barbecued Pulled Pork, Carved Turkey Breast, Smoked Sausage, Braised Beef, Cowboy Beans, Seasonal Vegetables, Baked Macaroni & Cheese
Frontier Dessert
Campfire Brownie
Specialty Beverage
Prairie Slushy
Frozen watermelon and Odwalla® All-Natural Lemonade
Pirates Punch and Ariel Punch
Minute Maid® light Pomegranate lemonade punch
Be Our Guest
Operating for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, Be Our Guest is one of the most sought-after dining reservation across the Walt Disney World property. Walking across the bridge up to the castle, takes you straight into the story of Beauty and the Beast. Visiting the castle is made easy during the day as the Beast is off with Belle before dinner. Though Beast is available for photos during dinner, his meet and greet location is transforming into a QSR where guests are able to place an order via enchanted touch screen monitors and their orders will magically appear at their table with the tracking system designated at Be Our Guest using Magic Band… well… magic! Don’t have a Magic Band? Perfectly fine, as the Beast’s servants are equipped with enchanted roses that will assist in the tracking process.
With a menu changing between breakfast, lunch, and dinner, there are many options! Lunch being the most affordable of the three options. (The Potato Leek Soup is what dreams are made of and is located only in their lunch menu!)
Soups
French Onion Soup
Potato Leek Soup
Entrees
Braised Pork (Coq Au Vin Style)
Slow-cooked pork with vegetables and bacon with mashed potatoes and green bean jardinière
French Dip Sandwich
Served on a baguette with Au Jus and pommes frites
Croque Monsieur
Gilled sandwich of carved ham and Gruyere cheese and Béchamel with pommes frites
Vegetable Quiche
Mushroom, zucchini, bell pepper, onion, and chive quiche served with baby lettuce and champagne vinaigrette
Quinoa Salad
With chilled green beans, potatoes, olives, roasted bell peppers, golden beets, and tomatoes
Tuna Niçoise Salad
Seared tuna with chilled green beans, fingerling potatoes, olives, roasted bell peppers, tomatoes, hard-poached egg with saffron aioli
Carved Turkey Sandwich
Served warm on a baguette with Dijon mayonnaise and pommes frites
Specialty Beverages
Souvenir Castle Goblet
Light up Castle-themed goblet with your choice of beverage
Be Our Guest Cup
With your choice of beverage
Jungle Navigation Co. Ltd. Skipper Canteen
If you love the corny jokes on the Jungle Cruise, then the Skipper Canteen is for you! Make note that this menu is quite different from others around the Magic Kingdom. This specialty restaurant is themed from the décor to the menu itself. The adventure club atmosphere with the secrecy of the dining rooms will have you intrigued from the moment you walk in. But picky-eaters beware!
Being familiar with the Jungle Cruise and the array of jokes they tell; this restaurant will make you fall more in love with the Jungle Cruise itself! With menu favorites named after Albert Falls, the explorer that discovered the Schweitzer Falls, to those named after many of the animals found on the Jungle Cruise (watch out for Ginger, she snaps!), the menu will have you trying to remember the trivia from past Jungle Cruise trips. (Lunch and dinner menus are the same.)
Appetizers
Shiriki Noodle Salad
Noodles, edamame beans, mushrooms, green mango, and cucumber tossed with a sweet chili sauce
S.E.A. Shu Mai
Pork, shrimp, edamame beans, and spices wrapped in gyoza skin then steamed
Jungle Green Salad
Mixed greens, seasonal squash, green apples, preserved lemons, and spiced walnuts tossed with an apple cider vinaigrette
Falls Family Falafel
Chickpeas, garlic, onions, lemon juice, and herbs served with white bean dip and tomato-cucumber salad
Ginger’s “Croc” of hot-and-sour soup
Flavored with ginger, garlic, soy sauce, and rice wine vinegar finished with fresh egg, tofu, and wood ear mushroom
Orinoco Ida’s Cachapas
House-made corn pancakes, mojo-braised pork, black bean salad, and avocado cream
Entrees
Dr. Falls’ Signature Grilled Steak
Marinated New York Strip, Pico de Gallo butter, jasmine rice, and braised black beans with Applewood-smoked bacon
Tastes like Chicken – Because it is!
Crispy-fried chicken with citrus and ginger-scented rice, chili glaze, and seasonal vegetables
Curried Vegetables Crew Stew
Seasonal vegetables in a house-made curry sauce served with coconut rice
Hardy Har Char Siu Pork
Char Siu-marinated pork served with seasonal vegetables and jasmine rice
Whole Fried Fish
Served with jasmine rice, grilled scallions, and soy-ginger vinaigrette
Sustainable Fish
Served over Chinese broccoli, carrots, shitake mushrooms, and red bell peppers in a fragrant lemon grass broth
Perkins Thai Noodles
Chicken, tofu, seasonal vegetables, and rice noodles tossed in a spicy soy-chili-garlic sauce
Sankuru Sadie’s Seafood Stew
Shrimp, sustainable fish, mussels, and octopus simmered in a fragrant coconut sauce, served with jasmine rice
Baa Baa Berber Lamb Chops
Berber-spiced lamp chops, roasted carrot puree, and arugula-cauliflower salad tossed in a citrus vinaigrette
A Lot at Steak Salad
Grilled steak, romaine lettuce, spring mix, pickled jalapenos, red onion, queso fresco, and pumpkin seed tossed with chimichurri vinaigrette
Desserts
Coconut Bar with Pineapple-Basil Compote and Vanilla Cream
Vanilla chiffon cake with coconut and lime-white chocolate ganache
Bertha’s Banh Bong Lan Cake with Mango-Lime Sorbet
Vanilla chiffon cake soaked with lemon grass-ginger syrup
Kungaloosh!
Chocolate cake with caramelized bananas and cashew-caramel ice cream topped with coffee dust
Quick Sand!!!
Jasmine rice pudding, mango sauce, lemon curd, hibiscus meringue, and pineapple
Kids’ Appetizers
Serengeti Salad
Romaine with tomato, carrots, broccoli, and cucumber with a fat-free Italian dressing
Safari Snack
Yucca fries and cucumber planks with dipping sauce
Kids’ Mickey Check Meals
Tiki Tiki Fishy Fishy Grilled Sustainable Fish
Served with multigrain rice and fresh seasonal fruit
Sizzling Savanna Grilled Flank Steak
Served with steamed broccoli, fingerling potatoes, and fresh seasonal fruit
Smiley’s Little “Croc”
Chicken noodle soup with fresh seasonal vegetables
Kids’ Meals
(each comes with choice of one beverage and one dessert)
Junior Skip’s Mac & Cheese
Served with broccoli
Chef Tandaji’s Crispy Chicken
Served with jasmine rice, seasonal vegetables, and sweet-and-sour sauce
Kids’ Desserts
Volcano!
Chocolate cake with caramel lava
Monkey Bites
With candied chocolate sunflower seeds and chocolate dipped banana bites
Skip’s Fresh Fruit
Beer
Stella Artois Pale Lager, Belgium
Blue Moon Belgian White Ale, United States
Wines
Iron Horse “Fairy Tale Celebration Cuvee” Brut, Green Valley, Sonoma
Dr. Loosen ‘Dr. L’ Rielsing, Mosel
Infamous Goose Sauvginon Blanc, Malborough
Franciscan Chardonnay, Napa Valley
King Estate Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley
Don Miguel Gascon Malbec, Mendoza
Beso Del Sol Red Sangria
Keep an eye out for part two of lunchtime at the Magic Kingdom where menus from Crystal Palace, The Plaza Restaurant, and Tony’s Town Square Restaurant are shared!
Special thanks to Ashley Dion for writing this article! Former cast member turned annual pass holder, I am a native Michigander who moved her entire life to Orlando, FL to be surrounded by all things Disney. I met my fellow Disney-lover husband while working for the Mouse and now we frequent the Walt Disney World theme parks and resorts as pass holders as often as possible!
