It is Food and Wine time! The 2024 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival is officially here, and we’ve tried every. single. booth.
2024 Food and Wine Festival
There were some clear winners and clear losers at this year’s festival. Some returning favorites did not disappoint while new items shined bright. And of course, we could NOT get enough cheese! However, there were a few booths that almost sent us running before we even tasted their items, but they turned out to be worth our time and money. These five booths may not look like much at first glance, and may even look a little scary, but trust us, they’re worth the stop during the 2024 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival!
Coastal Eats
Some people may question eating fresh seafood at a theme park and in particular fresh LOBSTER at a theme park quick service location, and we were right there with you really wondering if these options would be any good. Who would see lobster on a menu at a theme park and think, “Hmm…yes I’m going to get the lobster tail from a kiosk window.”?
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Well, we can confirm that this lobster tail was TOTALLY worth it. The Roasted Warm Water Lobster Tail with garlic butter was delicious! It came with a nice-sized portion of lobster especially considering we only paid $13 for it. If you’re a seafood fan, don’t be scared off by the thought of lobster at a theme park — you gotta check it out.
Roasted Warm Water Lobster Tail
Read Our Full Coastal Eats Review
France
The menu at the France booth sounds mostly amazing. There’s an egg moelleux with goat cheese and caramelized onions and a mango crème brûlée. Aside from this menu being in French and perhaps a little daunting for non-French speaking people, there’s one item on the menu that might scare many people away from this booth — Brioche aux Escargots. Yep, snails.
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But do not let that scare you off! While our reporter described this dish as “slimy yet satisfying,” it was their favorite item at this booth. The brioche pastry was flaky, buttery, and garlicky. The escargot was fantastic, and we highly recommend giving this dish a try!
Brioche aux Escargots
Read More About the France Booth Items Here
Australia
It’s not the menu at the Australia booth that we’re worried will scare you off but instead the actual booth itself. You’ll find items like Grilled Bushberry shrimp and the Roasted Lamb Chop on the menu, but the physical booth kind of looks a little, uh, thrown together.
Australia Temporary Booth
This booth started the festival in a temporary tent location. According to a Cast Member, they were waiting on permits for the actual booth but it may take a few weeks. In the meantime, don’t let the tent scare you off! The food here is fantastic and worth a stop!
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Check Out Our Review of the Australia Booth Here
Flavors from Fire
Flavors from Fire is where you’ll find the infamous Swine Brine. You may see this on the menu and think “Uh, no way am I trying that.” Swine Brine is made with Jim Beam Bourbon, apple cinnamon cider, lemon juice, and Dijon mustard, so we get the turn-off.
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But our reporter LOVED it! They found that this had a briny, pickle juice taste that worked shockingly well. In fact, they thought it was great. So before turning away from this booth, we suggest giving it a try at least once! Plus, the food here was excellent.
Swine Brine with Jim Beam Bourbon
Check Out Our Full Review of Flavors from Fire
Connections Eatery
Connections Eatery is a restaurant you can find year-round in EPCOT, so you may not think to go there for festival food and drinks. Plus, it’s a simple counter service restaurant and if you look at the picture of the festival offerings, you may think it looks like a simple fast-food meal and beverage.
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But don’t count this restaurant out of the Food and Wine Festival game! The Korean BBQ Chicken Sandwich was INCREDIBLE! The chicken was coated in a delicious glaze with great flavor. And the Blackberry Caipiroska cocktail was just as good. We hope to see it around for other festivals! So don’t overlook this restaurant’s festival options!
Blackberry Caipiroska
Read Our Full Connections Eatery Review Here
There are tons of great items at this year’s Food and Wine Festival! Don’t miss out on the over 30 booths of food and drinks.
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I literally walk the full Epcot circle by myself just to get back for multiple swine brines throughout the day. It’s my FAVORITE thing at F&W!
Hi! I’m coming to the Epcot festival nov 4 -14. I’m trying to get Rose and crown dining fireworks but it shows blocked on my calendar app. Have you heard of the fireworks show may be canceled for those days ? I can’t figure it out ! Thank you !!!!