Character Dining – Chip ‘N Dale’s Harvest Feast at Garden Grill
Imagine eating dinner with Mickey, Pluto, and Chip ‘N Dale in a rotating restaurant. That’s what a character meal at Garden Grill is like! Much of the meal is fresh from Chip ‘N Dale’s garden (the greenhouses in Living with the Land). The restaurant sits directly above the Living with the Land attraction. It slowly rotates, giving you views of Living with the Land while you enjoy your meal. It takes about an hour to go all the way around. P.S. You will probably see the house from Living with the Land during your meal.
Things to Know:
- Garden Grill is located inside a park, and each guest in your party will need an Epcot park ticket to eat here.
- The Disney Dining Plan is accepted for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. One table-service credit will be used per guest.
- When you arrive, let your server know if you or anyone in your party has a food allergy, and they will accommodate you.
- How can you tell Chip and Dale apart? Dale has a reddish nose and a gap in his teeth. Chip has a darker nose “like a chocolate chip” and his teeth are closer.
When Can I Make a Reservation?
- Reservation times for breakfast are between 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
- The Reservation times for lunch are between 11:30 a.m. to 3:40 p.m.
- Reservation times for dinner are between 3:45 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Where is Garden Grill Located?
After you enter Epcot, head toward The Land – this is where Soarin’ and Living with the Land are located.
The inside of The Land looks like this:
The center of The Land is an open area. Sunshine Seasons is on one side and there is plenty of seating in the center. Soarin’ and Living with the Land are on the edges of the open area. Head to the back of The Land. This is where you’ll find Garden Grill.
Should We Eat at Garden Grill?
Pros & Cons
PROs
- The restaurant rotates slowly and shows you behind the scenes of Living with the Land
- LOTS of food and all you can enjoy, so come hungry!
- Seasonal food – Some foods come directly from Living with the Land and are so fresh!
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, plant-based, and other allergy-friendly menus available
- The atmosphere here is very relaxed
- Air-conditioned restaurant and comfy booths (tables also available)
- You have plenty of time with characters
- One of the less expensive character meals
- Autographed postcard souvenir
Cons
- Even though this is one of the “cheaper” character meals, it’s still $30-40 per child and $47-62 per adult plus tax and tip
Chip ‘n’ Dale Harvest Feast (Breakfast)
The food at Garden Grill is served family-style. The meal is All-You-Can-Enjoy so if you run out of green beans or cornbread, your server will bring you more!
Breakfast Menu:
- Starter: Breakfast Pastry (Cinnamon Loaf or Similar) and Fresh Fruit (Watermelon, Mixed Fruit, or similar)
- Main Entree: Eggs, Bacon, Grilled Steak with Ranchero Sauce, Mickey Waffles, Cheesy Hashbrowns or Tator Tots
- Drinks: Coffee, Tea, Soda Fountain Drinks, Specialty Character Drink (Lemonade and Cotton Candy flavoring in a souvenir Character Cup)
- Drinks with Alcohol: Bloody Mary, Mimosa, Citrus Freeze
Plant-based, Gluten-free, and other allergy/specialty menus are available. See the FULL MENU HERE.
Breakfast Prices:
- $30 per child (Ages 3-9), plus tax and gratuity
- $47 per adult (Ages 10+), plus tax and gratuity
If you want a character meal that costs less, Garden Grill Breakfast is going to be your best bet.
Lunch & Dinner
Lunch and Dinner includes three courses (starter, main, and dessert). The starter is usually bread and butter with a salad. The main course includes two proteins, seasonal veggies, mac n cheese, mashed potatoes, etc. Desserts are also seasonal – You could get apple pie with ice cream. We got shortcake – vanilla pound cake with berry compote and whipped cream and it was AMAZING.
Lunch & Dinner Menu:
- Cornbread or Rolls (with Honey Butter)
- Harvest-inspired Garden Salad (Lettuce, Tomatoes, Olives, Garden Peppers, Croutons, Carrots, & Celery, Farmhouse Ranch)
- Backyard Grilled Steak (with Chimichurri Sauce)
- Rotisserie-roasted Turkey (with Pan Gravy)
- Home-style Mashed Potatoes
- Farm Fresh Green Beans
- Seasonal Vegetables (Corn, Zucchini, or similar)
- Macaroni & Cheese
- Farmer’s Seasonal Pie (Apple with Vanilla Ice Cream or other dessert)
- Farmer Mickey Cupcake
- (Kids’ Dessert) Chocolate Cake, Buttercream, and Cookies ‘n Cream Crumbs
Garden Grill offers a gluten-free/allergy menu and a plant-based menu.
You can add on a specialty drink – a Frozen Lemonade (comes in a Mason jar) or Lemonade with Cotton Candy flavorings (comes in a character mug). The Garden Grill also serves alcoholic drinks at lunch and dinner as well as wine and beer (bottled and draft). See the FULL MENU HERE.
Lunch & Dinner Prices:
- $40 per child (Ages 3-9), plus tax and gratuity
- $62 per adult (Ages 10+), plus tax and gratuity
Gluten-Free Dinner Options
Above: My gluten-free skillet dinner included Rice Pilaf instead of macaroni and cheese.
Above: The salad was naturally gluten-free so the whole table shared the same salad. This was probably my favorite part of the meal. It was so fresh!
Above: Our sweet server brought me some gluten-free sugar cookies!
Above: Seasonal Dessert – Berry Shortcake – Vanilla Pound Cake (mine was gluten-free) with berry compote and whipped cream. It was SO GOOD!
Fun With Mickey, Pluto, Chip, and Dale
The atmosphere here is very relaxed and you have plenty of time with characters. Mickey, Pluto, Chip, and Dale visit every table – all decked out in their favorite farming attire. The characters are very playful – Pluto may even try to nibble your food! You and your family will have plenty of time for talking to the characters, hugs (if you’re huggers), and photos!
Autographed Postcard Souvenir
For a fun souvenir, you’ll get a postcard signed by Mickey, Pluto, Chip, and Dale.
We enjoyed Garden Grill. The food was fresh and there was plenty of it! We had been snacking “Around the World” all day, but we saved some room for this feast. We all loved interacting with Mickey, Pluto, Chip, and Dale. They were a lot of fun! We would definitely eat at Garden Grill again!
Have you tried the Character Meal at Garden Grill? What are your thoughts?
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