We’ve been talking a lot about new restaurants and new menu items these past few weeks, but for many Disney food fans the long-lost favorites really stick in their memories.
I decided that we need to pay tribute to some of these famous dishes and want to find out: What are your most-missed extinct Disney dishes? I’ll start the ball rolling with a few of my own!
Fried Boursin Cheese at 50’s Prime Time Cafe
UPDATE –> This one is back!! Woo!!
This is, no doubt, my most missed dish in a Disney restaurant. While it’s meant to be shared, you know I ordered one all for myself when I visited 50’s Prime Time Cafe in Disney’s Hollywood Studios!
This is basically herb cheese spread that’s fried and served with fruit and bread crisps. Pretty standard, eh? But that warm, creamy cheese coupled with the sweet fresh fruit was the perfect starter!
Maui Scalloped Potatoes at ‘Ohana
There have been several appetizer changes at ‘Ohana in the past several years, but the most devastating has to be the switch from scalloped potatoes to noodles. (You can read the whole, sad story here…in fact, please do, because I’m uncharacteristically funny in that blog post and it will change your whole perception of me, I promise.)
Meyer Lemon Curd Dessert at Jiko
You know I love Lemon Curd, so to have an entire dessert based around the stuff at Jiko in Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge was quite a find. And when they added blueberries and sour cream ice cream? Sold.
By the way, the photographers there are Morgan and Jeff RookS; apologies for the misspelling!
So those are my top three favorite extinct dishes, but here are a few more to remember!
We asked our facebook friends what their favorites used to be, and we got a long list of mourned menu items! Here are a couple of stand-outs…
French Toast Loaf from Main Street Bakery
The beloved French Toast Loaf at Main Street Bakery was a go-to breakfast for many Disney guests. It recently fell off of the menu there, and while we’re still hoping to see it back, no dice so far…
Figaro Fries from Pinocchio Village Haus
And for the savory treats, Figaro Fries made a strong appearance in this list. These were also just recently removed from the menu — this time at Pinocchio Village Haus — and while we saw a few copycat dishes at nearby counter-service locations, there’s nothing like them anymore.
How About You?
While we didn’t discuss every extinct dish in Disney’s restaurants, cruise ships, and theme parks, there are hundreds (maybe thousands) of treats and menu items that you may have loved at one point and now can’t find anywhere in the Happiest Place on Earth (*Cough*Handwich*Cough*).
I’d love to hear what YOU miss, so let us know in the comments below!
Oh, and there’s always hope that your favorites could return — after all, look at the Citrus Swirl!!
Photo Credits (all photos are copyrighted to their photographers and are not to be re-used):
French Toast Loaf: Kelly Tressler
Fried Boursin Cheese: Howard D. Lanham, Chef and Newspaper Columnist, “Speaking of Food…”, www.foodiepedia.info
Lemon Curd: Morgan & Jeff Rooks
Maui Scalloped Potatoes: Brett Young
Figaro Fries: JackSkellington101
Bonnie says
The beaver tails in Canada.
richard beaulne says
sweet potato pancakes at Boatwrights, chocolate-covered frozen bananas at Magic Kingdon.
Pat says
For years, every trip to WDW included lunch at Columbia Harbor House for fish and chips. Great atmosphere, and our kids could even split a meal when they were little. Now they’ve added salmon and fancier offerings, and the fried fish they serve tastes like the cheapest frozen fish they could find. So sad! So now we get our fish and chips fix at the UK kiosk at Epcot. Hope they don’t get rid of that, too!
Joni says
Cinnamon Yummies at Boardwalk Bakery
Katie Hartmann says
The cinnamon roll and pork shank at Gaston’s tavern, those twice paired together was a FEAST for 3 adults and a child! The Mickey Shaped hash browns at the Grand Floridian were pretty spectacular to me as a kid too.