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Grand Floridian Cafe

By Melissa — lives fifteen minutes from Walt Disney World and is in the parks most weeks

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The short answer

Closed for refurbishment until 1 November 2026. Dinner reservations open from 2 November; until then its brunch runs in Cítricos upstairs, 7:30 AM to 2:00 PM. The published dinner menu has seven distinct entrées at $26 to $39, averaging $32.00 — moderate pricing for a deluxe resort on the monorail.

Where
Ground floor of Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, off the lobby. Monorail from Magic Kingdom or the Transportation and Ticket Center, or the boat from Magic Kingdom. Disney says renovation work at the resort, including the covered entrance, continues through early 2027, and guests may need alternate walking paths. · about the resort
Cuisine
American, casual dining, à la carte
Reservation
Book a few days ahead
Booking opens
60 days ahead, 6:00am Eastern — and if you are staying at a Disney resort, day 60 books your whole stay, up to ten days. Off site, it is 60 days for each date separately, so the same table is gone before your window opens. Work out your date.
Typical meal
about $48 a head before tax · average entrée $32.90, dessert $9.75, drink $4.99 on Disney’s menu, read Sep 21, 2026
Dress code
Theme park casual
Noise
moderate
Non-resort guests
Yes — you do not need to stay here
Dining plan
Table-service plan, 2026 and 2027 · Disney’s own listing, Sep 22, 2026 · what a credit buys here
A main course here is $32.90 — dearer than 67% of the other 54 table-service restaurants whose menus we hold.

$18.75cheapest$29.47median$47.50dearest

Mean main course from Disney’s own menu. Drinks, sides and tip are on top. Read Sep 21, 2026.

Is it worth the money?

Yes, once it reopens. It is the most reasonably priced table-service meal at the Grand Floridian by a distance, and one of the few moderately priced sit-down meals on the monorail loop.

What it costs. A $32.00 average entrée in the flagship deluxe resort. Compare that to 1900 Park Fare downstairs at $69 a head for the dinner buffet, or Cítricos upstairs, banded a tier higher at $35 to $59.99. For a couple the Cafe is the difference between a $70 dinner and a $150 one in the same building.

Until 1 November, the Cafe is not open. Brunch has moved to Cítricos, 7:30 AM to 2:00 PM, and is booked under the Grand Floridian Cafe name. WDW News Today reported on 3 September 2026 that brunch was not yet bookable from 2 November, only dinner. Whether brunch returns to the Cafe on reopening is not yet published.

Disney's own data contradicts its own notice, and it matters if you plan by the app. On 11 September 2026 Disney's schedule service listed the Cafe as operating 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM on every date we checked into November. At the same time the restaurant's own page carried the closure notice. The schedule describes the brunch service running under the Cafe's name in another room. The notice is the one to believe.

It books easily, which is the other reason it is useful. Demand at the Grand Floridian goes to 1900 Park Fare, Victoria & Albert's and the Cítricos dinner, which leaves the Cafe open for anyone who wants a normal meal near Magic Kingdom.

Who it’s right for

Anyone on the monorail loop who wants a sit-down meal without deluxe pricing. Families wanting a break from Magic Kingdom, one monorail stop away. Vegetarians, with the tofu curry. Anyone who could not get 1900 Park Fare or does not want a buffet.

Who it’s wrong for

Anyone visiting before 2 November 2026, when it is closed. Anyone wanting a special-occasion dinner, which at this resort is Cítricos, Narcoossee's or Victoria & Albert's. Anyone who wants characters, who needs 1900 Park Fare. And anyone relying on the My Disney Experience schedule alone this autumn.

What is actually good

Read the dates before the dishes. Disney's own page says the Cafe is "temporarily closed for refurbishment" from mid-July through October 2026, with brunch moved to Cítricos. WDW News Today reported on 3 September 2026 that dinner reservations open from 2 November. The prices below are the dinner menu Disney currently publishes for the restaurant, read on 11 September 2026. It is the menu you would book against today, and it could change before the doors reopen.

Seven distinct entrées, $26 to $39, averaging $32.00. The Grand Floridian Café Signature Burger at $26, a 7-oz patty with brie and bacon-pepper jam. Buttermilk-fried Chicken at $29, a Farmer's Market Vegetable Curry at $30, Miso-glazed Salmon at $31, and a Slow-braised Pork Shank at $34. Then the Cajun Pasta at $35 and a 10-oz New York Strip at $39.

Two dishes are listed more than once. The Cajun Pasta appears with chicken at $35 and shrimp at $41. The curry appears with tofu or chicken at $30 and shrimp at $34. Those are protein choices on one dish, so each is counted once at its lowest price. Counting all ten rows gives a $32.90 average off a menu that does not have ten entrées.

Eight appetisers, $10 to $19. A Caesar Salad and Loaded Yuca Fries at $10, French onion soup gratin, seasonal soup and an Heirloom Apple Salad at $13, House-made Plantain Rolls with mango-curry jam at $14, Carnitas Tacos at $15, and a Shrimp Cocktail at $19. Four desserts, $9 to $11.

Disney bands the restaurant $$, "$15 to $34.99 per adult". The $32.00 entrée average sits inside it, and two of the seven entrées cost more than $34.99.

Portions

Proper entrée-sized plates, and the appetisers are sized to share. The Loaded Yuca Fries and the Plantain Rolls are the two a table orders once and splits. The burger and the fried chicken are the heaviest things on the menu and eat as a full meal without a starter.

Allergies and dietary needs

Reasonable. The Farmer's Market Vegetable Curry with tofu at $30 is a real vegetarian entrée, and the Heirloom Apple Salad, Caesar, yuca fries and plantain rolls cover the starters. Shellfish is easy to avoid: the shrimp appears as an option on two dishes and in the cocktail, not built into the menu. Disney requires guests with allergies to speak to a cast member, and says so on the menu itself.

89 items from Disney’s own menu for this location, 70 of them priced across 2 meal periods. Disney’s prices exclude tax and gratuity and change without notice. Read 2026-09-22.

Appetizers

  • Fresh Fruit Bowl$15

    with Coconut-Pineapple Sorbet

    Brunch

  • Bananas Foster-style Steel-cut Oatmeal$11

    Served with a Freshly Baked Banana Bread Muffin

    Brunch

  • Yogurt Parfait$12

    House-made Granola, Pineapple, Salted Caramel, and Greek Yogurt

    Brunch

  • Caramelized Onion Soup Gratin$13

    Traditional French Onion Soup

  • Shrimp Cocktail$19

    Citrus-poached Shrimp with Papaya Salad and House-made Cocktail Sauce

    Dinner

  • Seasonal Soup$13

    Made daily by our Chefs using Seasonal ingredients

    Dinner

  • Heirloom Apple Salad$13

    Organic Baby Lettuce, Heirloom Apples, Sharp Cheddar, Pecan Brittle, and Crispy Prosciutto with a Honey-Apple Vinaigrette

    Dinner

  • Caesar Salad$10

    Romaine tossed with Caesar Dressing

    Dinner

  • Carnitas Tacos$15

    House-braised Carnitas, Cabbage Curtido, Roasted Tomato Salsa, Lime Wedge

    Dinner

  • Loaded Yuca Fries$10

    Cilantro-Lime Sauce, Black Bean Sauce, Pico de Gallo

    Dinner

  • House-made Plantain Rolls$14

    Mango-Curry Jam, Sweet Plantain Butter, Aji Amarillo Cheese Dip

    Dinner

Entrées

  • Grand Floridian Café Signature Burger$26

    Artisanal 7-oz Burger Patty with Brie, Bacon-Pepper Jam, Roasted Garlic Aïoli, and Arugula on a Brioche Bun served with Café Steak Fries

  • Buttermilk-fried Chicken and Waffle$27

    Hand-breaded Chicken Breast and Malted Waffle with Sriracha-Honey Drizzle

    Brunch

  • Steak and Eggs$27

    10-oz New York Strip Steak with House-made Steak Sauce, Two Eggs-Any Style, and Cheesy Hash Brown Casserole

    Brunch

  • Avocado Toast$13

    Avocado, Fire-roasted Tomatoes, and Micro Greens on Multigrain Toast (Plant-based) | with Shrimp and Aji Amarillo Salsa $19 | with Smoked Salmon* $19

    Brunch

  • Traditional Eggs Benedict$17

    Two-poached Eggs, Canadian Bacon, and Hollandaise on a Toasted English Muffin served with Marinated Tomato Salad

    Brunch

  • Heirloom Apple Salad with Marinated Grilled Chicken$18

    Brunch

  • Heirloom Apple Salad with Shrimp$20

    Brunch

  • The Grand Breakfast$16

    Two Eggs served with Bacon, Sausage, and Cheesy Hash Brown Casserole

    Brunch

  • Roasted Turkey and Ham Sandwich$19

    Warm House-roasted Turkey, Ham, Aji Cheese Sauce, Crispy Onions, and House-made Ciabatta

    Brunch

  • Caesar Salad with Marinated Grilled Chicken$18

    Brunch

  • Caesar Salad with Shrimp$20

    Brunch

  • Miso-glazed Salmon$31

    Lemon-scented Sticky Rice, French Beans, and Ginger-Soy Vinaigrette

  • Buttermilk-fried Chicken$29

    Hand-breaded Chicken Breast with 'Loaded' Smashed Potatoes and Warmed Bacon Vinaigrette

    Dinner

  • Slow-braised Pork Shank$34

    Creamy Polenta, Collards

    Dinner

  • Cajun Pasta with Shrimp$41

    Pappardelle Pasta, Creamy Cajun Sauce

    Dinner

  • Cajun Pasta with Chicken$35

    Dinner

  • Farmer’s Market Vegetable Curry with Tofu$30

    Bamboo Rice, Banana Curry, Stir-fried Seasonal Vegetables with Tofu

    Dinner

  • Farmer’s Market Vegetable Curry with Chicken$30

    Bamboo Rice, Banana Curry, Stir-fried Seasonal Vegetables with Chicken

    Dinner

  • Farmer’s Market Vegetable Curry with Shrimp$34

    Bamboo Rice, Banana Curry, Stir-fried Seasonal Vegetables with Shrimp

    Dinner

  • Steak and Garlic-Parmesan Fingerlings$39

    10-oz New York Strip, Seasonal Vegetables

    Dinner

Pancakes and Waffles

  • Mickey-shaped Waffle$16

    Malted Waffle served with Bacon or Sausage

    Brunch

  • Seasonal Buttermilk Pancakes$19

    with Bacon or Sausage

    Brunch

Desserts

  • Orange Creme Brulee$11

    Cocoa Tuile, Vanilla Chantilly

  • Seasonal Fruit Cobbler$9

    Spiced Streusel, Seasonal Sorbet, Vanilla 'Crème' (Plant-based)

  • Cookies and Cream Chocolate Layer Cake$10

    Layers of Chocolate Cake, Cookies and Cream Cheesecake, Chocolate Ganache. Available à la mode 12.00

  • Key Lime Meringue Dome$9

    Mango Compote, Toasted Meringue

Kids' Appetizers (à la carte)

  • Chopped Romaine Salad$5.25

    with Ranch Dressing

  • Fruit Salad$5.25
  • French Fries$3.25

Kids' Create-Your-Own Entrées (choose one)

  • Grilled Chicken Breast$13

    Served with choice of two (2) Selections and choice of Small Lowfat Milk, Small DASANI® Water, or Small Minute Maid® Apple Juice

  • Chicken Tenders$12.50
  • Cheeseburger$13.50
  • Macaroni and Cheese$11.50
  • Scrambled Egg$10.50

    with Multigrain Bread served with choice of two (2) Selections and choice of Small Lowfat Milk, Small DASANI® Water, or Small Minute Maid® Apple Juice

    Brunch

  • Mickey Ears to You Waffles$10.50

    Brunch

  • Minnie Grand Pancake$10.50

    with Sprinkles and served with choice of two (2) Selections and choice of Small Lowfat Milk, Small DASANI® Water, or Small Minute Maid® Apple Juice

    Brunch

  • Seared Salmon$14

    Dinner

  • Grilled Steak$16

    Dinner

  • Cheese Flatbread$11.50

    Dinner

Kids' Create-Your-Own Selections (choose two)

  • Sautéed Green Beansno price listed
  • Riceno price listed
  • Macaroni and Cheeseno price listed
  • Chopped Romaine Saladno price listed
  • Fruit Saladno price listed
  • Worms 'n' Dirtno price listed
  • French Friesno price listed

Kid's Specialty Drink

  • Specialty Character Drink$7

    Minute Maid® Zero Sugar Lemonade with flavors of Cotton Candy served in a souvenir Character Cup

Non-Alcoholic Specialties

  • Lavender Lemonade$6.29

    Minute Maid® Premium Lemonade with flavors of Lavender

  • So Many Wishes$6.79

    Pomegranate Green Tea, Hibiscus, Lemon, and a dash of Star Dust

  • Assorted Fountain Beveragesno price listed

    Coca-Cola®, Diet Coke®, Coca-Cola® Zero Sugar, Sprite®, or Minute Maid® Zero Sugar Lemonade

    Brunch

Specialty Hot Beverages

  • Featuring Freshly Brewed Joffrey’s Coffee™no price listed
  • Double Espresso$5.99
  • Cappuccino$5.79
  • Coffee$4.99
  • Caffé Latté$5.79
  • Flavored Syrup$0.50

    Chocolate, Caramel or Vanilla

    Dinner

Beer (Draft/Bottle/Can $8.50 - $12.75)

  • Stella Artois – Belgiumno price listed
  • Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA – Milton, DEno price listed
  • Angry Orchard Crisp Apple Hard Cider - Cincinnati, OHno price listed

Sparkling and White Wines

  • Nino Franco Rustico Prosecco, Venetono price listed

    This Pale straw-colored wine offers a bright, floral aroma with fruity notes, and a texture that is creamy and refreshing, leading to a persistent, balanced finish

  • Veuve Clicquot Brut, Reims, Franceno price listed

Rosé and Red Wines

  • MacMurray Estate Vineyards Pinot Noir, Central Coastno price listed

    Raspberry and cherry cola aromas and flavors are balanced in a silky and long, elegant finish

  • Simi Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valleyno price listed

    Black fruit flavor is followed by plum and black cherry with a mild peppery finish of roasted coffee notes and supple yet firm tannins

  • Figuière 'Signature Magali' Côtes de Provence, Franceno price listed

Specialty Cocktails

  • Sunrise Margarita$20.50

    Teremana Blanco Tequila, Grand Marnier Liqueur, Agave, Lime, Hella Cocktail Co. Smoked Chili Bitters

  • Legacy Mimosa$20.50

    Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Tennessee Whiskey, Grand Marnier Liqueur, Chateau Ste. Michelle Sparkling Wine, and Minute Maid® Orange Juice

  • Island Fusion Punch$16.50

    Mount Gay Eclipse Rum, Minute Maid® Passion Fruit Orange Guava Juice, DOLE® Pineapple Juice, Lime Juice

  • Bloody Mary$17.50

    Tito’s Handmade Vodka, House-made Bloody Mary Mix

  • Maple-Vanilla Espresso Martini$16.50

    Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Kahlúa Coffee Liqueur, Espresso, Maple-Vanilla Simple Syrup

  • Citrus Old Fashioned$20.50

    Michter’s Small Batch Rye Whiskey, House-made Orange Syrup, Aromatic Bitters, Orange Bitters

Allergy-Friendly Appetizers

  • Guests must speak to a Cast Member about their allergy-friendly requestno price listed

Allergy-Friendly Entrées

    Allergy-Friendly Pancakes and Waffles

    • Allergy-Friendly Pancakes$16

      with Bacon or Sausage (For Gluten/Wheat, Egg, Fish/Shellfish, Milk, Peanut/Tree Nut, and Sesame Allergies)

      Brunch

    • Allergy-Friendly Mickey-shaped Waffles$16

      with Bacon or Sausage | Add Strawberries, Blueberries or Bananas 2.00 (For Gluten/Wheat, Egg, Fish/Shellfish, Milk, Peanut/Tree Nut, and Sesame Allergies)

      Brunch

    Allergy-Friendly Desserts

      Kids' Allergy-Friendly Appetizers (à la carte)

        Kids' Allergy-Friendly Create-Your-Own Entrees

        • Scrambled Egg with Allergy-Friendly Bread$10.50

          with choice of Toast served with choice of two (2) Selections and choice of Small Lowfat Milk, Small DASANI® Water, or Small Minute Maid® Apple Juice (For Gluten/Wheat, Fish/Shellfish, Milk, Peanut/Tree Nut, Sesame, and Soy Allergies)

          Brunch

        • Mickey Ears to You Allergy-Friendly Waffle$10.50

          Served with choice of two (2) Selections and choice of Small Lowfat Milk, Small DASANI® Water, or Small Minute Maid® Apple Juice (For Gluten/Wheat, Egg, Fish/Shellfish, Milk, Peanut/Tree Nut, and Sesame Allergies)

          Brunch

        • Minnie Grand Allergy-Friendly Pancake$10.50

          Brunch

        Kids' Allergy-Friendly Create-Your-Own Selections (choose two)

        • Worms 'n' Dirt with Allergy-Friendly Cookieno price listed

          (For Gluten/Wheat, Egg, Fish/Shellfish, and Peanut/Tree Nut Allergies)

        Kids' Allergy-Friendly Create-Your-Own Entrées (choose one)

        • Cheese Flatbread with Allergy-Friendly Pizza Crust$11.50

          served with Allergy-Friendly Pizza Crust with choice of two (2) Selections and choice of Small Lowfat Milk, Small DASANI® Water, or Small Minute Maid® Apple Juice (For Gluten/Wheat, Fish/Shellfish, and Peanut/Tree Nut Allergies)

          Dinner

        Menu from Walt Disney World’s own dining menu data, read 2026-09-22.

        Common questions

        Is Grand Floridian Cafe open?
        Not until 2 November 2026. Disney's own page says it is closed for refurbishment from mid-July through October, and WDW News Today reported on 3 September that dinner reservations open from 2 November. Until then its brunch runs in Cítricos, 7:30 AM to 2:00 PM.
        Where is Grand Floridian Cafe brunch during the refurbishment?
        In Cítricos, on the second floor of the Grand Floridian's main building, 7:30 AM to 2:00 PM. It is still booked as Grand Floridian Cafe. Brunch reservations were not yet available from 2 November when WDW News Today checked on 3 September 2026.
        How much is Grand Floridian Cafe?
        Seven distinct dinner entrées ran $26 to $39 on Disney's published menu in September 2026, averaging $32.00. Appetisers are $10 to $19 and desserts $9 to $11. Disney bands it $15 to $34.99 per adult.
        Is Grand Floridian Cafe cheaper than the other Grand Floridian restaurants?
        By a long way. The Cafe's entrées average $32.00, while 1900 Park Fare's dinner buffet is $69 per adult and Cítricos is banded $35 to $59.99. It is the moderately priced sit-down option in the resort.
        Drawn, not photographed — a photograph of this one is on our shot list.

        Sources

        1. Walt Disney World official — Grand Floridian Cafe dinner menu, read in a browser on 11 September 2026. Seven distinct entrées $26 to $39 averaging $32.00, with the Cajun Pasta and the vegetable curry each counted once at their lowest price rather than once per protein; eight appetisers $10 to $19; four desserts $9 to $11. The separate brunch menu URL now redirects to this dinner menu. — Disney official · checked
        2. Walt Disney World official — Grand Floridian Cafe restaurant page, with the notice "From mid-July through October 2026, Grand Floridian Cafe will be temporarily closed for refurbishment, and brunch will temporarily move to Cítricos", and that the resort's renovations, including the covered entrance, run through early 2027. "American, Casual Dining, a la Carte", banded "$$ ($15 to $34.99 per adult)". — Disney official · checked
        3. Walt Disney World finder service, queried 11 September 2026 for dates through November. It lists Grand Floridian Cafe as "Operating" 07:30 to 21:00 with no refurbishment flag, which contradicts the closure notice on Disney's own page. It also lists Cítricos with dinner hours only. We publish the contradiction and follow the notice, which independent reporting confirms. — Disney official · checked
        4. WDW News Today, 3 September 2026 — "Guests can now make dinner reservations for Grand Floridian Café beginning November 2, 2026"; brunch "temporarily available at Cítricos from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m." and not listed from 2 November. Cross-checked against Disney Tourist Blog and DVC Shop coverage of the same reopening date. — reported by · checked

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