Yesterday was Magic Kingdom day, which meant 15 hours in the park and no time for a blog post, so I’m combining two days!
Yesterday we had lunch at Be Our Guest, which was super exciting because I had wanted to go there for dinner but couldn’t get a reservation. The restaurant is inside the Beast’s castle in New Fantasyland, and it’s very cool inside. I had a quinoa salad, and it was absolutely delicious. The fact that it was quinoa also made it filling enough to hold me until dinner, but still light enough not to make me lethargic after eating.
For dinner yesterday we went to the Liberty Tree Tavern. Their lunch menu, at least in the past, has been pretty vegan friendly--they have a very good veggie burger. Unfortunately their dinner is a family style set menu, which meant I ended up eating garden salad for dinner. So, a bit disappointing, especially given the price. The omnivores enjoyed it, though.
Today was Epcot day, and our pace was a lot slower than yesterday. We went to Tangierine Cafe in Morocco for lunch, and it was excellent. I had the vegetarian platter (minus the falafel, which has egg in it). It was very tasty, and also very big--depending how big an eater you are, 2 people could probably split it and both have plenty to eat. And, it allowed me to catch up on my hummus intake! I haven’t had any hummus all week, and I was starting to go through withdrawals.
Dinner today was at Via Napoli in Italy. We chose them because I had heard a rumor they had vegan cheese. That turned out not to be true (they used to but there wasn’t enough demand so they don’t anymore), however I just got a pizza with no cheese and it was still very good. I did not ask about any of their pastas, so I don’t know if those have egg in them or not. They were very conscientious about talking to me about my dietary restrictions, though, so still potentially worth a visit if you or your dining companions want to eat in Italy.
Overall grades:
Be Our Guest: B+; the only reason they don’t get a higher score is because there’s only one vegan option on the menu. Still, that option is very good, I don’t expect much more than that from a quick service restaurant, the portions were quite large, and the atmosphere of the restaurant is great. Highly recommend for lunch!
Liberty Tree Tavern: D; I feel a bit bad giving anyone such a low grade and I might still recommend Liberty Tree for vegans at lunchtime, but when it comes to dinner it’s a definite pass.
Tangierine Cafe: B+; like Be Our Guest, the only reason they don’t score higher is that there’s only one vegan option. Again, though, even just one option is pretty good for a quick service place, and the food was fantastic. I would definitely go back, and highly recommend it for a quick lunch at Epcot.
Via Napoli: C; again, limited options lower the grade. On the plus side, they asked about dietary restrictions when we checked in and then sent a manager out to talk to us and answer questions, and the food was quite good. It wasn’t quite good enough to make me definitely want to go back, but I wouldn’t discourage people from going there, either.
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