Carnation Cafe

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Carnation Cafe is a restaurant with a charming turn-of-the-century setting that offers an outdoor patio overlooking Disneyland‘s Main Street Street U.S.A. and a Victorian-style dining room. This was one of the original opening-day dining locations at the Disneyland Resort, though it used to be an ice cream parlor before it was turned into a restaurant. The restaurant offers some of Walt Disney’s favorite dishes, like chili! The prime location and food make this one of our top Mickey Visit best Disneyland restaurants.

Service: Table Service
Type of Food: American
Location: Disneyland Park, Main Street U.S.A.
Price Range: $$​

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Carnation Cafe Food

Carnation Cafe at Disneyland food

Carnation Cafe offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The breakfast menu includes classics like skillets, pancakes, and Mickey-shaped waffles. For lunch and dinner, you can choose from starters, gourmet burgers, sandwiches and other entrees, and plant-based selections. This is one of the most kid-friendly restaurants at Disneyland, partly due to the fact that kids have the option to create their own entrees. The menu has a selection of drinks, including wines by the glass, signature cocktails, beers, and non-alcoholic options.

Menu: Official Disneyland restaurant menu

Popular Dishes:

  • Mickey-shaped Waffle: served with Applewood-smoked Bacon or Smoked Sausage
  • Walt’s Chili: Hearty Chili topped with Cheese, Sour Cream, Chives and Cornbread Crisps
  • Chicken-Fried Chicken​: Herbed Mashed Potatoes, Seasonal Vegetables and Country Gravy

Key Tips: We recommend sitting on the outdoor patio here to enjoy the atmosphere! You also may be able to time your reservation to align with one of the Disneyland parade showtimes, which further adds to the fun.

You can see our full Mickey Visit review of Carnation Cafe for details on our experience dining here.

There are several other dining locations you can enjoy at the Disneyland Resort. You can see our overall page of Disneyland restaurants for more details on dining locations at Disney California AdventureDowntown Disney, and the Disneyland Resort hotels.

Also, make sure to check out our page on the key Disneyland tools you’ll need during your trip.

Related Restaurants:

  • Plaza Inn
  • Jolly Holiday Bakery Café
  • River Belle Terrace

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