Wednesday 25 April 2012

Vegetarian food at Disney

Vegetarians find it relatively hard to eat out in most places and Disney World is no exception. Meat seems to dominate the menus at Disney World and at first, it may seem impossible for vegetarians to eat anything but junk food. However, if you look around, you will find a variety of high quality foods offered all over the resort. After a little digging, I found an E How page which provided me with lots of information on vegetarian dining at WDW.

Below is a list of the many foods on offer to vegetarians around the resort (From E How)

Magic Kingdom
Cinderella's castle (Breakfast). The morning buffet offers potato casserole, eggs, French toast and danishes for vegetarians.

Cosmic Ray's Starlight Café in Tomorrow Land (lunch). The veggie burger is out of this world and the toppings bar features standard condiments like pickles and onions and gourmet additions such as sautéed mushrooms.

Tom Sawyer's Island for ice cream at Aunt Polly's. The apple pie sundae and ice cream floats are especially tasty.
Tony's Town Square on Main Street (Dinner). This is one of the most popular restaurants in Disney World, as it is where Lady and the Tramp shared their romantic meal. Start with the tomato and mozzarella salad and try the eggplant rotini as an entrée.

Animal Kingdom

Rainforest café (Breakfast). Most breakfast items on the menu can be made vegetarian, just ask your waiter for details. The Mexican breakfast pizza with cheese, tomatoes and cilantro, and the cinnamon French toast topped with fruit and nuts are yummy vegetarian treats.

Pizzafari (lunch) for  cheese pizza and breadsticks with marinara. Pizza is typical theme park food, but Pizzafari is quite good. You will find that Animal Kingdom offers fewer vegetarian options than other parks at Disney World.

Royal Anandapur Tea Company. To cool off, order a chai freeze or lemonade. To warm up, have espresso or pick an exotic hot tea. The stand also offers a small assortment of pastries.
Epcot

Akershus Royal Banquet Hall in Norway (Breakfast). This is another princess breakfast, but the buffet is quite good and features eggs, hash browns, pastries and an assortment of cheese and fruit. Epcot offers few breakfast choices, so if you opt to skip the princess breakfast, eat before arriving at the park.

Morocco at the Tangierene Café (Lunch). The vegetarian platter, with couscous, tabouleh, lentil and olive salads, hummus and pita bread, is delicious. The world showcase at Epcot is where guests find some of the best vegetarian food in Disney World.

Boulangerie Patisserie in France. This bakery offers fresh French pastries ranging from Mickey Mouse cookies to giant Napoleons and cream puffs.
Tempura Kiku in Japan (Dinner). Try edamame as an appetizer and vegetable tempura as a main course. Skip the sumashi soup that comes with the tempura and ask for a double order of rice.

Disney's Hollywood Studios 

ABC Commissary (Breakfast). The buttermilk pancakes without bacon or sausage and the yogurt-and-berry parfait are vegetarian.
Brown Derby on Hollywood Boulevard (Lunch) Vegetarian options include a noodle bowl with coconut-crusted tofu and vegetables. Delicious desserts abound, like the double-vanilla-bean crème brulee.

Mama Melrose's (Dinner). You'll find vegetarian options ranging from bruschetta and vegetarian minestrone appetizers to an eggplant Napoleon entrée. If you're not maxed out on desserts, have the honey-hazelnut-and-ricotta cheesecake.