Reviews of Be Our Guest -Counter Service Lunch
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Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 02/10/2024
Rating: (10) Recommended
Great French food that is unexpected at a theme park. The theming is beautiful and a must if you love beauty and the beast.
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Good food and themeingCons:
Not a true character meal if that is what you’re looking forReviewed by AmandaRenee Review Date: 07/14/2021
Rating: (10) Recommended
My first trip to Disney World was in December, 2019. I had to eat at Be Our Guest! The counter service lunch option provided a wonderful opportunity to eat in Beast's Castle. We utilized the Disney Dining Plan, and it was a great use of a quick service credit. Not only were we in the castle, but we were also in the ball room. The ambience was incredible. It was also less crowded for an off hour lunch. Attention to details were amazing as the Christmas tree even had the tree topper from Belle's Magical Christmas movie. What details! The food was also incredible. It was delicious, but light enough to feel comfortable for the long park walking that followed the meal.
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The ambience is incredible, the food is amazing, and it's a less expensive option to utilize if eating in Beast's Castle is a must do for you and your family.Cons:
The line to greet the Beast was too long of a wait for my family to stay there. The Castle is also a little loud, but you can pretend you're at a fancy party at Beast's Castle as a reason for the noise level. Parties are noisy. You're just happy to be invited.Reviewed by slidersport Review Date: 02/15/2021
Rating: (10) Recommended
The counter-service lunch at Be Our Guest was one of our all-time favorite Disney meals. The prices were incredibly fair when we visited in May 2019, and the food was excellent. To have a meal for $15 per person in this environment was an outstanding experience. I hope this comes back soon.
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food, environment, pricesCons:
noneReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 01/04/2021
Rating: (10) Recommended
Recently went to Be Our Guest for lunch and it was delicious. Great food, service, and atmosphere. Would love to go back and try breakfast!
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Good food and serviceCons:
ExpensiveReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 12/07/2020
Rating: (10) Recommended
BEST RESTAURANT EVER!!!
Be Our Guest is an amazing restaurant and I would totally recommend it! I would say that you have to pre-order it for it to be a magical experience. It is super easy and very worth it! The servants at Be Our Guest are very kind and charming. The food is great - and I agree with Lumiere, try the grey stuff, it's delicious! There are 3 different rooms here. If you have a family with little kids, I would sit in the biggest middle room, and the other 2 would be if you are a family with older kids . And we like the one with Beauty and the Beast dancing together in that room over the dark room!
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The ordering process if you do not pre orderReviewed by Jnet Review Date: 12/07/2020
Rating: (10) Recommended
I still salivate thinking about the French Dip sandwich I had here. Plus the theming is amazing. They use trackers to bring your food to you rather than you having to collect it. There was still a bit of a wait in line even though we had prebooked a table. Also the chef doesn't come out to speak to you about allergy options here like they do at other counter service restaurants.
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Amazing atmosphere. Delicious Food.Cons:
Hard to get a reservation. Still had to wait with a reservation. Chef didn't come out to chat about dietary options.Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 04/24/2020
Rating: (10) Recommended
It is one of my favorite places to eat, it really does transport you into the beasts castle. It really feels like a 5 star restaurant inside. There are so many little details in the interior of the restaurant that make it magical. The food is amazing and there is something there for adventurous and picky eaters alike. This is not character dinning though so you will not be meeting Belle or any of the other characters.
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It is one of my favorite places to eat, it really does transport you into the beasts castle. It really feels like a 5 star restaurant inside. There are so many little details in the interior of the restaurant that make it magical. The food is amazing and there is something there for adventurous and picky eaters alike. I recommend getting the chocolate moose for desert.Cons:
It always has a super long line.Reviewed by gcgallagher Review Date: 03/31/2020
Rating: (10) Recommended
Tips and Tricks from someone who knows the Master, and his castle, very personally!
Out of the breakfast quick service option, the lunch quick service option and the dinner table service option, lunch is by far the best choice. It's the cheapest and easiest to get a reservation for. It's also generally the least crowded (pro tip, book a reservation for 11am, which is when breakfast switches to lunch. It's early in the day for lunch so it's the least crowded at that time.) The food is good but it's nothing special if you order something standard like a sandwich. My personal favorite on the menu is the coq au vin (Feast a la Beast if you're ordering off the kids menu) but the tuna nicoise, and cannellini cassoulet are excellent too. If you're a family of picky eaters you'll likely be disappointed. The Beast doesn't cater his glorious dishes to mere peasants! He is a prince after all, so his food is very fancy. But the french dip and croque monsiuer are both fine (I personally wouldn't go for the carved turkey sandwich. It's very standard and the least "bang for your buck"). If you have dietary restrictions, make sure to let someone know when you're ordering and don't place a mobile order, or you'll be at the restaurant for a really long time, as it's hard to get things changed to gluten free, dairy free, etc on the fly, when we're cooking for thousands of guests in a day. If you let someone know when you first place your order it's much easier to accommodate your party's allergies.
As far as seating goes, the main dining room is certainly the most stunning but also the most crowded and noisy. If you can find a seat in the Rose Gallery (to the right of the main dining room) or the West Wing (to the left of the main dining room) you'll be better off. There are also more bussers in those two rooms so the tables will be cleaned off more quickly and you'll have more cast members to talk to/ask questions to.
Realize that this is a quick service (unlike dinner) so you'll have to get your own drinks, silverware, napkins, sauces, etc. just like you would at Harbour House or Casey's Corner. The exception is if you order an alcoholic beverage, milks or bottled waters. Those will be brought out with your food. Everything else (soda, iced tea, hot tea, coffee, apple juice, orange juice and hot cocoa) will be found on the beverage islands. There's one located in each of the three dining rooms so you don't have to worry about going all the way back to the main dining room to get drinks. There are also silverware carts with forks, knives, spoons and napkins, located all over the place (if you can't find one a Cast Member would be happy to point them out to you!)
The ambiance is by far what you're paying for here, however. The rooms are gorgeous and have all kinds of magical treats hiding around.
• There is at least one hidden Mickey (or hidden Minnie) in each dining room, as well as the library where you order.
• The chandeliers in the ballroom are real gold and Swarovski crystal (they cost Disney a little over half a million dollars!)
• When the lightning strikes in the West Wing, the prince's portrait changes to reveal The Beast
• Listen closely to the armor in the front room while you're waiting to order. They have a lot to say!
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Ambiance is stunning, food is decent, service is greatCons:
Picky eaters will have a hard time finding something they'll likeReviewed by Savanna Review Date: 06/18/2019
Rating: (10) Recommended
The menu and food are great and so is the atmosphere!
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Can get busy and hard to reserveReviewed by PolynesianStitch Review Date: 06/15/2019
Rating: (10) Recommended
Food was excellent. We both had the French dip. You now have a choice of either fries or vegetables with the sandwich which is a plus. Desserts were quite tasty. We did the pre-order which worked quite well and expedited seating tremendously.
