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Garden Grill Restaurant

4.0 (374 reviews)
PriceyAmerican, Buffets
Open • 8:30 am - 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM - 8:00 pm

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Moderate noise
Casual
Touristy
Good for kids

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Good food with a view of the ride, Living with the Land.
Jonathan V.

Nice to sit down and relax, and enjoy a good meal at Epcot today. Salad was good, but not enough dressing. Cornbread and butter was good. Not a fan of crunchy green beans. Mac-n-cheese was okay. Beef was tender and tasted really good. Turkey with gravy & mashed potatoes was very good. All you can drink Coke hit the spot. I would do it again.

Noren R.

I liked the experience of eating on a rotating 360 degree dinner platform and enjoyed seeing some of the ride props. My kid's seemed to like it to. It's an AYCE buffet. For those that find that appealing you would maybe enjoy it. I personally don't like buffets as much but that's just me. I am a quality over quantity type... But there's plenty of food options to choose from. You get your standard mac and cheese with cute mickey crackers on top, mashed potatoes, green beans, steak and veggies plus the salad with some raw veggies. The raw veggies looked dehydrated... and I did not want to eat them. Now those cooked green beans on the other hand, were my favorite green beans of my entire stay at Disneyworld. They were thin, with the right amount of crunch and flavor. Also the whole table loved the cornbread and butter. The characters were fun and my kids loved to say hi to them. Would I come back myself? Probably not, but if you haven't done it and you have kids, then yes I would say it's worth it to try it once. This is one of those underrated character dining experiences. There's a following for this place apparently... I will say we saw a LOT of the characters over and over again lol. They were one of the best parts. You get your moneys worth in that sense since you don't really from the food.

Erick W.

Around and around we go and wheee it ends - no one can tell - well it doesn't technically end - it just keeps on going when the restaurant is open! The character dining is great and the food is too'. Skillets style with great options and wonderful desserts! The service is awesome and always fast and friendly. The ambience is cool too!

Monique W.

This was by far one of the best dining experiences I've had at Epcot in Disney World. My husband had booked a reservation for lunch time at the Garden Grill Restaurant for our family. The restaurant is located in the Living Land, right next to the Theater area on the second floor. Check-in was a breeze. We tapped the reservation icon in the Disney World mobile application and we also let the team know at Garden Grill that we were ready! We waited about 10 minutes, and then we were called for our reservation! This restaurant has such a unique dining experience. The Garden Grill slowly revolves around the restaurant. While you're rotating views, you'll get to see different areas of the restaurant. One of my favorite sections is when you get to see the scenes from the Living of the Land ride! You'll get to see sections of the ride such as the rainforests! Another highlight of this dining experience is the meet and greet character experience! We got to see Chip n Dale and Mickey several times while we ate! Compared to some of the other dining experiences, like Beauty and the Beast, this is a great one for character experiences! We had several photo opportunities with the characters! The food was amazing! It was an all you can eat family style dining! The lunch offered grilled beef, turkey, mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, vegetables, and so much more! Many of the ingredients are provided directly from The Living of the Land's greenhouses! Our favorite part of the meal was the beef and turkey! The meats were quite flavorful! We had the chimichurri sauce on the side for the beef. The vegetables were scrumptious! The ingredients tasted fresh! We asked for extras on the beef and turkey! My family and I really enjoyed our time at the Garden Grill Restaurant. I'd highly recommend booking a reservation in advanced on the My Disney application! The Garden Grill also accepts Disney Dining Plan as well!

Neelam B.

Garden Grill at Epcot is a must-visit, especially during the Christmas holidays. We booked for brunch and had a fantastic experience. The restaurant was beautifully decorated for the season, Meeting the characters--Mickey, Pluto, and Chip,was a highlight! They were incredibly interactive and made their way to every table, which delighted both kids and adults.we took pictures with them. The service was outstanding--our server was attentive, friendly, and kept everything running smoothly. The food was excellent, with fresh and flavorful. . The standout for us was the pancakes--fluffy and delicious! Even with a bit of waiting time, it was well worth it, as the rotating restaurant offered unique views of the Living with the Land attraction below. Highly recommended!

Nhue G.

This is a character restaurant inside Disney Epcot. The restaurant rotates ever so slowly which added a nice touch. It's not so fast that you'll get dizzy. The atmosphere was nice and relaxing. Food was served family style. There were green beans, corn, mashed potatoes, beef with chimichurri sauce, cornbread, etc. They tasted okay. The drinks were pretty good. On the day we went, we saw Chip and Dale, Mickey, and Pluto. The characters were all great. My kid was too little, so he cried the first time, but Mickey was so sweet to him and even came back afterward. At this point, my son got used to the characters, so he was actually smiling. It was a good experience.

Dessert
Ward D.

A great food and Character Experience in EPCOT. The Garden Grill is located inside The Land pavilion at EPCOT. It opened in 1984 and has been rotating above the Living with the Land boat ride ever since. The restaurant serves family-style meals featuring cast-iron skillets of creamy mashed potatoes, rich turkey gravy, herb-roasted turkey breast, tender grilled steak, mac & cheese, and an endless parade of fresh garden vegetables and salad. It seems all you can eat and cost about $60/person. During our lunch Mickey, Pluto, Chip, and Dale visited every table multiple times. The characters were absolutely wonderful, staying playful, patient, and generous with hugs and photos throughout the entire meal. We were lucky enough to snag an outer-ring booth, which gave us a great, ever-changing view through the glass wall as the rainforest, desert, and farmhouse scenes drifted slowly past below. The food was genuinely excellent--fresh, flavorful, and far above typical theme-park quality--though our friendly server was occasionally a little slow with skillet refills and drinks when the restaurant was busy. Those minor issues aside, Garden Grill is from my perspective one of Walt Disney World's best character-dining experiences. I would recommend this for any visiting group that wants a great dining experience like ours.

Legendary Mickey
Christopher M.

You will need entry tickets as it is located under the Living with the Lands attraction at Epcot. The seating rotates offering 360 degree views. The meal is family style, all you can eat. Delicious and endless salad, cornbread, mac and cheese, turkey, steak, vegetables and mashed potatoes. Ending with apple pie and ice cream. To make the experience even more delightful some of your favorite Disney Characters stop by for a visit. Mickey, Pluto, Chip and Dale were so cute interacting with us making sure everyone smiled. The waitstaff are great. Adults and Children are sure to enjoy!

Aireen C.

This was my first time going for breakfast. I usually do lunch or dinner. Who doesn't love having breakfast with Disney characters? I had the Eat to the Beat dining package. It came with an adult beverage. I of course ordered an espresso martini with breakfast!

Amber B.

It had been a bucket list item of mine to eat at the Garden Grill in Epcot. My husband and I went, and we really enjoyed the experience. The food was good and is served as family-style, all-you-care-to-eat. The breakfast is a standard menu of Mickey waffles, eggs, bacon, cheesy hashbrowns, watermelon slices, coffee and Disney's delicious P.O.G. juice. You are paying for the experience, not the food. The restaurant rotates through The Land ride, which is pretty fun. Also, Chip, Dale, Pluto and Mickey come through several times and stopped at each table. This isn't a place where I would eat repeatedly, but it was worth it for a one-time experience!

The complete meal! And Mac and cheese!
Bob W.

The best service anywhere -- always a greeting and a sincere effort to make the dining experience the best ! It's all you can eat but served at the table so it's easy for parents to eat and to have the little ones eat. And did I mention it comes with desert! The lunch has beef and turkey and the beef had a really great seasoned taste - it was special . And plenty of vegetables! Worth a special trip.

Loved meeting Chip!!

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We are 8 will we all fit in the booth?

Staff slid together a few tables and we all sat comfortably in a booth facing the scenery with plenty of room.

Do they have turkey bacon?

They did not when we were here a few months ago

Do they still serve sticky buns for lunch or dinner?

Not for dinner

Can we tip using the magic band linked credit card , if you're on the DDP?

Yes you can! Of course if you tip in cash, then servers take home more money since it's not taxed.

Do they still have sweet potato fries (as of November 2017)?

Yes

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BaseLine Tap House - Good beer compared to the rest of Hollywood Studios

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