Several days ago, Chef Mickey’s joined the list of Disney World restaurants that are accepting reservations.
Chef Mickey’s
Located in Disney’s Contemporary Resort, Chef Mickey’s is a Disney World tradition for many families. Typically, this restaurant offers buffet-style dining for breakfast, lunch, and dinner — complete with appearances from Mickey and friends! But, what changes can you expect in the reopened Chef Mickey’s? Let’s take a look!
The biggest change you will notice upon entering Chef Mickey’s is that it is not offering character dining at this time. Though we’ve surprisingly spotted characters at table service restaurants (hellooo, Beast at Be Our Guest!!!), the only announced character meals as of now are Topolino’s Terrace at Disney’s Riviera Resort, The Garden Grill at Epcot, and Ravello at Four Seasons.
It’s Minnie at Topolino’s Terrace!
Beyond characters, another staple of Chef Mickey’s is the all-you-care-to-eat breakfast buffet, featuring all the scrambled eggs, bacon, and Mickey Waffles you could ever dream of.
Chef Mickey’s buffet
While the buffet is still there, guests are not allowed to go up to the service station and get food. Instead, once you are seated, your server brings you a tray of food.
Chef Mickey’s family-style buffet
For your initial batch of food, you don’t pick what is brought to you — you just get a little bit of everything. We were served breads, fresh fruit, mini yogurt parfait, smoked salmon, cold cuts, pickles, cheeses, sausage links, bacon, kielbasa, Mickey waffles, potato-cheese casserole, ham, mini pancakes, French toast sticks, and tater bites.
Chef Mickeys
Don’t want that smoked salmon? On a low carb diet and don’t want to chow down on bread? Well, you get it anyway! Luckily, you can always bring your leftovers home to a salmon-lover in a to-go box.
Salmon
Of course, one of the BEST parts of any buffet is getting as much food as you want! That’s still the case at Chef Mickey’s. It’s just you’re not the one going up to grab another scoop of scrambled eggs. You just ask your server for whatever you want, and they’ll be the ones to go back up to the serving station and get another round of food for you.
Chef and server at Chef Mickey’s
When we dined there, our servers were VERY attentive. They even brought us another round of eggs after the ones at our table had been sitting there a while, so we could enjoy some hot ones!
Chef Mickey’s Meats and Eggs
The other big change at Chef Mickey’s? The crowds. Typically, this Monorail loop is one of Disney’s most popular dining spots for a pre-park day breakfast. But when we dined there (admittedly, toward the end of breakfast service), there were very few fellow diners.
Chef Mickey’s
Despite the lack of characters, breakfast at Chef Mickey’s is still a GREAT option for breakfast and is currently accepting reservations. The cost is $25 per adult and $14 for children ages 3-9. As more buffets open around Walt Disney World, we’ll continue to keep you updated on how they operate!
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Would you still dine at Chef Mickey’s with these changes in place? Let us know in the comments!
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Seems like a waste of food, neither my wife or I would eat the salmon, plus some of the others on the list. Chef Mickeys should have a list of avail items and you choose 3-5 to start with., with the ability to add an additional 3-5 items (not 1 item) when ready.
Remind me of the way they serve at Garden Grill. They allowed you to get a togo box?
So they have opened up a buffet style restaurant bringing food to the tables in the style of Ohana but haven’t set a reopening date for Ohana? Doesn’t make any sense
Is it a much more limited buffet offering? I noticed no oatmeal, muffins, strawberry sauce, danishes, etc. Are they not offered or something you need to ask for after the initial tray is brought to you?
Tracy, I’m checking with the on-site team for this info.
Teresa, to-go boxes should be available.
We would change it up
No sausage
No Salomon
More fruit
How are they handling food allergies? If that salmon reaches my table having contacted ANY of the other food they brought, I am in serious trouble. (I see that it is in separate dishes on arrival to the table, but what about contact contamination prepping the trays?)
Jan, I think you’ll want to request to speak to a chef to be absolutely sure they take care of that for you.
DFB, are juices or beverages included? Or are they an extra charge? Thanks!
Jean, soft drinks, juice, and coffee/tea are typically included.
Hi! So as of right now, if we eat at Chef Mickey’s for breakfast before heading to MK for the day, can we walk to MK or ride the monorail from the resort?
DeLynne, you can do both (as long as the Monorail is operational).
Do they have the characters coming out now? Were planning to go in November and was just wondering.