Even though Epcot is twice the size of the Magic Kingdom with more than 30 restaurants scattered throughout the park the center of gravity for dining is the World Showcase.

With just a couple of notable exceptions most guests will naturally gravitate to the restaurants located and hosted by the countries represented in World Showcase.

Most of there restaurants make a serious effort to provide the guests a glimpse of the cultural and cuisine that can be found in the respective country. These restaurants are largely staff by young natives from the host country that will spend a year working there. Depending where the transplanted cast member is in the year long experience can play a large part in the level of service that is offered. Any short comings that may result from a lack of experience is often made up by an eagerness on the part of the staff to both serve the guest, as well as share some of their cultural with them.


Employing our own definitions we broken the dining possibilities that are into five categories of restaurants to choose from.

Street Side Vendors
These free standing carts will abound throughout the park.
Here are sampling of their offerings and prices.
Bottle Water $2.50
Coca-Cola Classic; Diet Coke; Sprite; Barq's Root Beer; Pink Lemonade - $2.00 & $2.30
Coffee - $1.70 & $1.90
Hot Cocoa; Hot Tea - $1.70
Assorted Chips $2.40

Snack Food Locations
These locations offer a variety of simple choices that won’t require guests to invest a lot of time or a lot of money.

Here is a sampling of the items and prices that you will find.
Frozen Slushes (orange, strawberry) $2.34
Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Barq's, Lemonade, Iced Tea $2.00 - $2.50
Ice Cream Cup $3.00 in a waffle cone $3.75
Fresh Fruit $1.00
Bottled Water $2.50
Coffee - $1.75
Draft Beer – Michelob, Michelob Ultra $6.00
Budweiser, Bud Light $5.00


Our Picks for a Snack Food Location


Counter Service Restaurants
Scattered throughout the park these locations will feature hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, salads, or specialty foods, i.e. tacos.

Although the theme for these fast food eateries will vary and their selections will differ their prices will be remarkably similar.

Fountainview Cafe
Future World

Chocolate Chip Cookie $1.50
Chocolate Truffle Cake $4.00
Ice Cream Cake $3.25
Soarin' Orange Creme Brulee $3.30
Chocolate Mousse $2.75
Fresh Fruit Croissant $3.25
Turkey and Cheese Croissant $4.50
Nestle Butterfinger Cheesecake $3.25
Fresh Fruit Cup $2.25


Our pick for Counter Service Restaurants

Lunch

Tangierine Café
Located at Epcot's Morocco Pavilion
Recommended: Dinner
Prices: Lunch: $8 - $11
Theme park admission required
Priority seating not necessary

Guests can enjoy their Shawarma Chicken or Lamb Platters or Mediterranean Waraps inside or in the open air courtyard.



Sit Down Full Service Restaurants
These oasis’ from the crowds are located throughout the theme park. Here the cusine and prices will vary and will allow choices which will fit any budget and taste.

Our picks for a Table Service Restaurant

Lunch

Le Cellier Steakhouse
Located in Epcot's Canada Pavilion

Cuisine: Traditional steakhouse fare with a Canadian twist
Meals served: Lunch, Dinner
Recommended: Dinner
Prices: Lunch: $10 - $21
Theme park admission required
Priority seating recommended

Located at the Canada pavilion: excellent steaks, seafood and pasta served up Canadian style.

San Angel Inn
Located in Epcot's Mexico Pavilion

Cuisine: Mexican
Meals served: Lunch, Dinner
Recommended: Our choice for a late lunch
Prices: Lunch: $9.25 - $17.50
Theme park admission required
Priority seating recommended

Located in the Mexico pavilion, some truly traditional Mexican dishes are offered in a relaxing atmosphere. Probably the best example of what World Showcase was designed to do. For the price of a meal you will feel like you have enjoyed a taste of another land and culture.

Dinner

Restaurant Marrakesh
Located at Epcot's Morocco Pavilion
Recommended: Dinner
Cuisine: North Africian
Prices: Dinner: $17.00 to $26.00
Theme Park admission required
Priority seating recommended

Located in the Morocco pavilion with Palatial setting for a sultan.

In addition to the Tangine of Chicken, couscous and other Moroccan styled dishes guest will be entertained by an instrumentalist and a traditionally dressed G-Rated belly dancer.


Le Cellier Steakhouse
Located in Epcot's Canada Pavilion

Cuisine: Traditional steakhouse fare with a Canadian twist
Meals served: Lunch, Dinner
Recommended: Dinner
Prices: Dinner: $16 - $27
Theme park admission required
Priority seating recommended

Located at the Canada pavilion: excellent steaks, seafood and pasta served up Canadian style.


Character Dining
Within the theme park you will find several character buffets where your favorite Disney characters will join you for breakfast, lunch or dinner. These character dining experiences are offered in to different styles.

Traditional buffets where guests are invited to help themselves to some pretty tasty and well prepared foods that is presented at serving stations.

Family Style make fit the bill for those that feel like a lot to eat but don’t feel like standing in another line. Here servers bring platters or crocks of food to your table in courses

Our pick for Character Dining

Breakfast or Lunch
Princess Storybook Dining at Restaurant Akershus
Located in World Showcase at the Norway Pavilion

Cuisine: American
Meals served: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Prices: Breakfast - Adults: $21.99 Children (ages 3-9): $11.99
Lunch - Adults: $23.99 Children (ages 3-9): $12.99

Theme park admission required
Priority Seating recommended
Breakfast is served family style and will feature Princesses and other heroines from Disney classics. Characters may include a combination of such favorites as Snow White, Mary Poppins, Pocahontas, Mulan and others. Breakfast is served from 8:30am until 10:35am. Lunch is served from 11:40am until 3:05pm.