Where to eat at Disney Springs

There is no league table here, because the verdicts are written, not scored, and a ranking built from prose would be a number we made up. Each place shows what a meal costs a head and the first line of our verdict. Read the verdict, then the page. Prices are the typical spend on each page, dated there.

Counter service, cheapest first

• Gideon's Bakehouse · Cookies, cake slices and cold brew · about $7 a head
  For the cookie, yes; the wait is the real price.
• Swirls on the Water · Dole Whip, soft-serve, sundaes and floats · about $7 a head
  For a plain Dole Whip, yes.
• Häagen-Dazs · Ice cream, shakes and smoothies · about $8 a head
  For a small cone, yes.
• Erin McKenna's Bakery NYC · Vegan, kosher and gluten-free baked goods · about $9 a head
  For anyone vegan or gluten-free, yes.
• The Ganachery · Chocolate · about $9 a head
  As a treat or a gift, yes.
• Salt & Straw · Ice cream · about $10 a head
  For unusual ice cream, yes, at a premium.
• Amorette's Patisserie · French-style pastry · about $12 a head
  Good for a treat, not a meal.
• Ghirardelli Soda Fountain & Chocolate Shop · Sundaes, shakes and hot cocoa · about $12 a head
  Shared between two, a $19.50 sundae is reasonable; for one person it is a lot of money.
• The Daily Poutine · Canadian — poutine and fries · about $12 a head
  Good as a snack.
• Vivoli il Gelato · Italian gelato, pastries and espresso · about $12 a head
  Yes, and it is one of the few places at Walt Disney World where the answer is unambiguous.
• Coca-Cola Store Rooftop Beverage Bar · Sodas from around the world, floats and mocktails · about $13 a head
  For a group, the trays are the fun here and the view of Disney Springs comes free.
• Pizza Ponte · Italian — pizza by the slice · about $14 a head
  Good value.
• Chicken Guy! · American — chicken tenders and sandwiches · about $15 a head
  Good value by Disney Springs standards, in Resorts Gal's judgement.
• Earl of Sandwich · American — hot sandwiches · about $15 a head
  Very good.
• Everglazed Donuts & Cold Brew · Donuts, coffee and fried chicken · about $15 a head
  Good, and not only for the donuts.
• Morimoto Asia Street Food · Pan-Asian · about $15 a head
  Fine for a snack, not a destination.
• Six Ravens · Savoury hand pies · about $15 a head
  Too new to call.
• B.B. Wolf's Sausage Co. · American — hot dogs and sausages · about $16 a head
  A quick, filling stop rather than a meal to plan around.
• Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza · Pizza · about $16 a head
  Good value, and good for mixed groups.
• YeSake · Japanese-inspired — poke bowls · about $17 a head
  Fair.
• The Smokehouse at House of Blues · Barbecue · about $18 a head
  Fair.
• Pepe by José Andrés · Spanish — sandwiches · about $20 a head
  Mixed.
• The Basket at Wine Bar George · Wine-bar snacks and picnic food · about $20 a head
  Fair, for Wine Bar George's food without a reservation.
• Cookes of Dublin · Irish — fish and chips · about $22 a head
  Fair, and better than the prices suggest once you count the chips.
• D-Luxe Burger · American — burgers and shakes · about $22 a head
  Good, if you count the fries.
• The Polite Pig · Barbecue · about $22 a head
  Good, at close to table-service prices.
• eet by Maneet Chauhan · Indian fusion · about $24 a head
  Two dated reviews disagree.

Sit-down, cheapest first

• Stargazers Bar · Cocktails, Florida craft beer and bar snacks · about $15 a head · walk up
  Its cocktails at $12.99 to $15 are cheaper than most we have priced at Disney Springs bars, and the Florida beer flight at $12 is good value.
• Dockside Margaritas · Margaritas and Florida beer · about $18 a head · walk up
  For a margarita by the water, yes, at Disney Springs prices.
• Splitsville Dining Room · American, with pizza and sushi · about $24 a head · book a few days ahead
  As a meal, yes.
• City Works Eatery & Pour House · American sports bar and craft beer · about $25 a head · book a few days ahead
  For a game, a beer flight and an easy meal, yes.
• House of Blues Restaurant & Bar · Southern and Cajun · about $28 a head · book a few days ahead
  For Southern comfort food with a band, yes.
• Planet Hollywood · American · about $28 a head · book a few days ahead
  For families who want the spectacle, yes.
• Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar · Cocktails and bar bites · about $30 a head · walk up
  For the theming, yes, and the Halloween overlay is the best time to go.
• Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant · Irish, traditional and modern · about $30 a head · book a few days ahead
  Yes.
• Summer House on the Lake · California-style American, casual dining, à la carte · about $30 a head · book a few days ahead
  Yes, if you order the way the median suggests — a pizza, a pasta, a burger or a taco plate for around $25.
• T-REX · American · about $30 a head · book a few days ahead
  For families with dinosaur-mad children, yes — it is one of the most elaborate themed rooms at Walt Disney World.
• The Edison · American gastropub · about $30 a head · book a few days ahead
  For the room and the band, yes.
• Rainforest Cafe at Disney Springs · American, in a rainforest · about $32 a head · book a few days ahead
  For families with young children, yes — for the room, not the food.
• Terralina Crafted Italian · Italian, with wood-fired pizza · about $32 a head · book a few days ahead
  For a dependable family Italian dinner on the water, yes.
• Enzo's Hideaway · Roman-style Italian, with a cocktail bar · about $34 a head · book a few days ahead
  Yes, for a dinner that feels like a night out rather than a theme-park meal.
• Frontera Cocina · Mexican, casual dining, à la carte · about $34 a head · book a few days ahead
  Yes, if you order tacos.
• Paradiso 37, Taste of the Americas · Pan-American and Latin · about $34 a head · book a few days ahead
  For drinks on the water with live music, yes.
• Maria & Enzo's Ristorante · Sicilian-inspired Italian · about $35 a head · book a few days ahead
  For the room, yes; for the food alone, it is a middling Disney Springs Italian.
• Paddlefish · Seafood and American, fine/signature dining, à la carte · about $38 a head · book a few days ahead
  At lunch, yes.
• Wine Bar George · American small plates and wine bar, casual dining, à la carte · about $45 a head · book a few days ahead
  Yes, for the wine — nowhere else at Walt Disney World lets you taste this range by the ounce.
• Chef Art Smith's Homecomin' · Southern American · about $50 a head · book at 60 days
  For the chicken, yes.
• Jaleo by José Andrés · Spanish and seafood, fine/signature dining, à la carte · about $51 a head · book at 60 days
  Yes, and it is the most interesting food at Disney Springs — but only if your table shares, and the bill punishes you for not.
• Morimoto Asia · Pan-Asian · about $70 a head · book at 60 days
  It depends entirely on how you order, and this is the restaurant at Disney Springs where that matters most.
• The BOATHOUSE · American steak and seafood · about $85 a head · book at 60 days
  For the food alone, it is fine and expensive.
• STK Steakhouse · Steakhouse and seafood, fine/signature dining, à la carte · about $88 a head · book a few days ahead
  For a steakhouse night out with a budget to match, yes.

Also on Disney’s list, with no page here yet

Every other place Disney files under Disney Springs, linked to Disney’s own page. We have not written these up, so there is no verdict to give.

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