Tips for where to eat at Disneyland Paris

Last updated on March 13, 2025

Here are all our tips for where to eat at Disneyland Paris, including options for kids and  vegetarians, plus fun themed restaurants and character dining to try. Also make sure to read our full guide to getting the most out of a trip to Disneyland Paris.

First of all, the elephant in the room: is the food at Disneyland Paris as bad as people say?

Is the food at Disneyland Paris bad?

The food at Disneyland Paris has a reputation for being bad – so much so that some people have asked me if it’s a reason to travel to America and choose Disney World instead. To the last question, I can categorically say no: the food certainly isn’t so bad that you should avoid Disneyland Paris altogether. But I will agree that the food isn’t great. It’s far from inedible, but it does feel a bit lacklustre. 

For many people, the food at the Disney parks in America is all part of the experience. Some of the restaurants and snacks, like Ohana and Dole Whip, have a cult-like status. This isn’t the case at Disneyland Paris. There are some fun themed restaurants and character dining experiences, but the food itself isn’t the star of the show. 

That said, you certainly won’t go hungry and there are some good-enough options to fill a couple of days. Plus I’d highly recommend doing some self-catering or bringing food from outside the park. You’re in France, so there’s a lot of good food nearby (some cheese and baguette would do nicely for a theme park pack lunch). And that’s a great way to save money.

Restaurants at Disneyland Paris

When it comes to choosing where to eat at Disneyland Paris, there are around 70 places in total, ranging from snack stands to sit-down restaurants that require reservations. You can see a list of all the restaurants here. The majority are at the main Disneyland Park (around 30), with around 10 more at Walt Disney Studios and 15 in the Disney Village. There are also restaurants and bars in the Disney hotels. 

Most of the places to eat are quick service restaurants where you can grab take-away style food – some even do click-and-collect. But there are also many that take reservations, including all the character dining restaurants. 

The quick-service restaurants tend to offer standard theme parks fare, like burgers, pizza and hot dogs. There are some healthy and interesting sounding options, like tofu salad bowls, but the reality of those are pretty basic – and often quite expensive. The standard thing to order is a “menu”, including starter, main and dessert, but you can also order individual items. 

Many of the sit-down restaurants have buffets and others offer a set three-course meal with kids’ option too. You can see all the menus on the Disneyland website.

Our top tips for eating at Disneyland Paris

Here are my top tips for eating at Disneyland Paris…

Dining reservations at Disneyland Paris

Dining reservations open two months in advance and tend to book up quickly. Make sure you set a reminder if you have your heart set on a specific place.

Character dining

Booking some character dining is the only definite way to interact with characters at Disney without having to wait in line for potentially hours. The food is rarely good, but you’re paying for the experience. I’d especially recommend this if your kids are desperate to meet Mickey or the princesses. 

Note that the exact characters aren’t guaranteed, but they do give a general outline of what to expect (e.g. Mickey and friends or the princesses).

We didn’t do this in Paris, but we had a great time at a character dining experience with Mickey and friends in Florida. 

At Disneyland Paris, there are currently four character dining experiences:

Breakfast, lunch or dinner at Auberge de Cendrillon

A royal meal of French cuisine in the company of Disney Princesses in a majestic medieval banquet hall at the entrance to Fantasyland.

Lunch or dinner at Royal Banquet

Join Mickey and friends dressed in their regal best for a buffet in the Disneyland Hotel. The dishes are inspired by feasts from Disney films.

Breakfast or dinner at Plaza Gardens Restaurant

Join Disney Characters for an all-you-can-eat breakfast or dinner at this elegant Victorian pavilion. The characters vary, but can include the likes of Pinocchio, Geppetto, Tigger, Eeyore, Smee and Captain Hook. It isn’t usually Mickey and friends.

La Table de Lumière

A dinner with Disney princesses and princes in a royal setting based on the Palace of Versailles. Only Disney hotel guests can book this experience.

Are the sit-down restaurants at Disneyland Paris worth it?

Personally, outside of character dining, I wouldn’t bother with any of the sit-down meals – partly because of the food, but also because I wouldn’t want a meal reservation getting in the way of flexibility on the day (especially when it comes to queue times etc – you don’t want to find yourself stuck in a queue when your reservation comes round). 

The exception is Remy’s, the Ratatouille restaurant, which is a fun experience if you’re a big fan of the film (although surprisingly, they don’t serve their namesake dish!). Plus Captain Jack’s is an atmospheric place to eat alongside the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. Just remember, you’re there more for the experience rather than the food. 

Disney snacks

I know a lot of people love to try the Disney snacks, but even these are a bit disappointing in Paris, especially compared to the Disney parks in the States. For example, I’m a big fan of the giant cookies you can buy at the Disney parks in the USA, which tend to be warm and gooey, but the equivalent of that in Paris is a pre-packed Mickey-shaped biscuit that really wasn’t that great. There’s also no Dole Whip on offer.

That said, there are still some fun things to try that the kids will certainly appreciate. Our boys loved the Darth Vader shape waffles with Nutella, and also the Yoda-shaped pistachio cookies (these were actually pretty good!). The ice creams also went down a treat. And I enjoyed eating churros from Casa de Coco while watching the parade (the frozen margarita was okay). 

Bring your own food

I highly recommend bringing some of your own food into the park. You could go to a French supermarket or deli. Or for ultimate convenience, there’s a Pret in the train station just outside the entrance to Disney Village. This is an ideal place to pick up some sandwiches and snacks for the day ahead. We bought breakfast here every morning on our way into the park. And after an uninspired lunch on our first day, we bought lunch there on the following days too. You’d save even more money by visiting a supermarket or French deli and making sandwiches yourself.

Avoid peak hours

Around lunchtime, the lines get notoriously long for restaurants at Disneyland Paris. We waited around 20 minutes at Bella Notte and the line was longer by the time we left. It sometimes pays to eat before noon. Or choose one of the click-and-collect restaurants to save time.

Healthy check meals

In a nod to health, Disney has ‘Disney Check’ meals for kids that offer healthier alternatives to the standard pizza or burgers. Unfortunately, I didn’t find any of these that were also vegetarian. 

Consider the Disney Meal Plan

If you’re staying at a Disney hotel, you can but the Disney meal plan. With this, you get vouchers for 1-3 meals per day. And you can choose from different levels, depending on the hotel you’re staying at. Essentially, the more expensive the hotel the more options that are open to you. The highest level includes character dining, all the restaurants and extra snacks. These meal plans range from around £50-140 per adult per night for half board. See all the details about Disney meal plans here.

Eating at Disney Village 

The Disney Village is a good place to eat, especially for your evening meals. Most of the restaurants are themed, for example there’s an American diner (Annette’s), English pub (The Royal Pub), Cowboy saloon (Billy Bob’s) and the classic Rainforest Café. Again, none of the food is incredible but they’re fun dining experiences. Plus the food is better than that within the park. Whether or not they’re worth the cost is another matter for you to decide. 

You can’t reserve a spot at any of the Disney Village restaurants and some, like the Rainforest Café, often have long lines. They could never tell us how long the wait would be (no idea why they wouldn’t at least estimate), but we heard some people say they waited an hour. When we ate there, Steve left the parade around 15 minutes early to beat the crowds and only waited 15 minutes for a table. By the time we joined him, he had just been seated at the table, which worked out perfectly. 

We really enjoyed the theming of Annette’s Diner, but my favourite place to eat was Vapiano. The food isn’t amazing and it doesn’t have fun theming like some of the others, but it was a good crowd pleaser with plenty of pasta, gnocchi and pizza options. Plus it had a calm ambience, which was welcome after a full-on day in the parks. The pizzas are significantly better than the ones you find in Bella Notte in Disneyland Park.

Vegetarian food at Disneyland Paris

We’re all vegetarian and there aren’t a lot of veggie options for kids in the Disney parks in Paris. Most of the kids’ meals are meaty. Two places I did find with veggie kids meals are: Colonel Hathi’s and Pizzeria Bella Notte. And you can, of course, order adult menu options for them, but that does work out more expensive. 

I went through all the menus at Disneyland Paris and made a list of all the veggie options I wanted to try. Here’s that list, along with my notes…

Vegetarian food at Disneyland Park Paris

• Last Chance Cafe – Vegan chilli and vegan salad (only fries for the kids). Pineapple fritters sound good.
• Cowboy Cookout BBQ – veggie burgers (but kids menu only has meat)
• Casa de Coco – veggie burrito and salad and frozen marg. Nutella churros.
• Cafe Hyperion – Veggie burger meal. Mickey-shaped giant cookie, Mickey dessert (choc mousse and sponge cake)
• Hakuna Matata – some good veggie options for adults but not kids
• Casey’s Corner – veggie hot dog and vegan salad. Also does coffee and cake.
• Pizzeria Bella Notte – pesto and tomato pasta, mickey-shape pizza, garlic bread, vegan salad
• Victoria’s Home-Style – Mickey waffles, coffee and other snacks
• The Old Mill – Cheese bitterballen (cheese coated in breadcrumbs)
• Cool Station – Baby yoda cookies
• Colonel Hathi’s – Dhal, pakoras. Mickey pizzas or pasta for kids.
• Market House Deli – Disney pretzel bread sandwiches (ham and cheese, or veg and cheese), vegan salad
• Rocket Cafe – Darth Vader and Stormtrooper waffles with Nutella/sugar
• Gibson Girl – Mickey beignet and ice creams

Vegetarian food at Walt Disney Studios Paris

• PYM Kitchen – looks fun, but needs to be reserved
• Stark Factory – pasta and pizza for kids, and salad tofu bowls for adults
• Super Diner – vegan shwarma (kids option isn’t veggie)
• Web Food truck – noodles with a choice of protein, including veggie option
• FAN-tastic Food Truck – veggie hot dogs
• Laugh N Go! – cute Pixar cupcake
• Toon Studio – Mickey brownie or cookie

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