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Eight Spoon Café
The short answer
Eight Spoon Café is a mac and cheese counter on Discovery Island at Animal Kingdom: baked macaroni and cheese with pulled pork or buffalo chicken at $12.99 each, buffalo chicken chips at $10.49, and 21 bite-size churros for $15.99. Reviewers rate the mac and cheese, which cost $6.79 in 2025.
- Where
- Discovery Island, Disney's Animal Kingdom. Park admission required.
- Cuisine
- American — baked mac and cheese
- Reservation
- Walk up — no problem
- Booking
- No reservations — order when you get there
- Typical spend
- about $15 a head · checked Sep 13, 2026
- Dress code
- Theme park casual
- Noise
- moderate
- Non-resort guests
- Yes — with theme park admission
- Dining plan
- Not on Disney’s dining plan · Disney’s own listing, Sep 22, 2026
Is it worth the money?
Good, but no longer cheap. Disney with Dave's Daughters called the pulled pork mac and cheese shockingly delicious when it cost $6.79; Disney's menu now lists it at $12.99. The Main Street Mouse (May 2026) still picks out the buffalo chicken chips and the mac and cheese.
Who it’s right for
A hearty snack between rides, and a family sharing the churros.
Who it’s wrong for
Anyone who wants vegetables, or a full meal for the price.
What is actually good
The baked macaroni and cheese, $12.99, comes with pulled pork and crispy onions or with buffalo chicken, relish and blue cheese. Buffalo chicken chips are $10.49, and the family churros, 21 bite-size pieces with sprinkles and dipping sauces, $15.99. Bluey's Berry Lemonade is $6.79 and a Kona Longboard lager $12.50. Prices checked 13 September 2026, from Disney's own menu.
Portions
The family churros are made to share.
Allergies and dietary needs
Disney's menu lists no plant-based dish here; everything is built on cheese, pork or chicken.
Common questions
- How much is the mac and cheese at Eight Spoon Café?
- $12.99 with pulled pork or buffalo chicken on Disney's menu of 13 September 2026. Disney with Dave's Daughters listed it at $6.79 in 2025.
- Where is Eight Spoon Café?
- On Discovery Island at Disney's Animal Kingdom. You need park admission.
- What else is at Eight Spoon Café?
- Buffalo chicken chips at $10.49 and family churros, 21 bite-size pieces with dipping sauces, at $15.99, on Disney's menu of 13 September 2026.
- Is Eight Spoon Café a full meal?
- Disney lists it as a snack stand rather than a counter; for a full meal nearby, Flame Tree Barbecue and Satu'li Canteen are the park's counters.
Sources
- Walt Disney World official — Eight Spoon Café restaurant page, with its menu and prices read through Disney's menu service on 13 September 2026. — Disney official · checked
- Walt Disney World official — the dining finder, read 13 September 2026: service type and location at Disney's Animal Kingdom. — Disney official · checked
- Disney with Dave's Daughters, updated 29 October 2025 — 15 best snacks to try at Disney's Animal Kingdom: the Pongu Lumpia's warm, creamy filling; Dole Whip with rum at Tamu Tamu; Eight Spoon Café's baked mac and cheese with pulled pork, 'shockingly delicious', then $6.79. — reported by · checked
- The Main Street Mouse, 6 May 2026 — best food and snacks to try at Disney's Animal Kingdom: the famous Pongu Lumpia, Eight Spoon Café's buffalo chicken chips and mac and cheese, Kusafiri's coconut iced coffee and beef and chicken rice bowl, the Smiling Crocodile's pulled pork cheese arepa. — reported by · checked