World of Food: The Disneyland Paris Food Blog

Fact-file Location: Disney Village Type of restaurant: Counter Service Cost: 12-14 euro for a meal featuring either crisps or a brownie. 8 euro for kids.  Option to reserve a table: No Character Dining: No I mentioned in my beginner's guide to Disney Village , that I loved the American version of this place and I was curious as to whether it's French counterpart could deliver. After all, the counter service restaurants in France are far more of a lottery than their American counterparts. That being said, I can say with pride that the food here is really good and the theming isn't half bad either. My family and I visited here on a Wednesday lunchtime and were able to find some seating on the top floor of the building. This floor was themed around an old fashioned library and had some really fun detailing amongst the ceiling and the walls. As a former literature student, I very much approved and it really made me smile.   That being said, our good fri...

I started my Restaurant En Coulisse  review by explaining that the food reputation at Disneyland Paris is often described as "meh". This is because of a variety of factors such as lack of good quality, price and the most common one, crowding!  Like seriously, have a gander at Trip Adviser now and you'll see that people are docking marks for crowding and/or the food quality left, right and centre. So today, I decided to create a short guide on how to reduce the damage and 1-2 suggestions that I believe Disneyland Paris should implement in order to get their act together. What you can do? Picture Source: Disneyland Paris Upon looking at the various reviews/Twitter accounts that highlighted this issue. There were 3 different problems. All problems that, with a little bit of a planning, can be minimised or avoided altogether.  The first issue is that the counter-service restaurants are super crowded to the point where seating becomes an issue. My advice here...

Fact-File Location:  Disney Village Type of Restaurant: Counter Service Cost: 8-10 euro for an adult meal with a dessert. 5 euro for a children's meal. Option to reserve a table: No Character dining: No. Well what can I say? I decided to review McDonalds today but this isn't a normal maccies. It's a magical McDonalds at Disneyland. Well... it's not actually THAT magical. This restaurant is one of the least themed in the whole of the resort, in-fact for the large majority of you who have visited a McDonalds at least once in your life, this place will be very similar, if slightly larger and more French. Picture Source: Disneyland Paris That being said, with the name like McDonalds, there are some things you can trust. Firstly, you can expect your favourite dishes such as chicken nuggets, Big Macs, Fillet O Fish (although they call it the original name of McFish here) and McFlurry ice-creams. For breakfast, you can expect things like pancakes and McMuf...

Welcome to a brand new series. A Beginner's Guide. This is designed to break down each part of a particular area in Disneyland Paris and will tell you where to go, when to go there and what you can expect. It will also have some of my hand hints and tips to ensure you have the best time ever. I deliberately decided to start with Disney Village. This is because it is a giant treasure trove of great places to dine, fantastic shops and little hidden gems that you can't help but smile at. Now I know village is seen as a little "outdated" especially compared to the awe-inspiring Disney Springs, however it does have some new things to bring to the table and things that I just LOVE. 1. What are the must dos? Despite the common conception that you have to spend lots of money to enjoy Disney Village (and you're more than welcome to spend lots of euros), these 2 must dos are free of charge.  Must do number 1. See the pictures and sculptures at the Lego Store ...

Disneyland Paris has a lot of restaurants. If it didn't, this blog would be very short and very boring. However, I started to think the other day about what restaurants would compliment the current line-up. So here is a short little list with my personal ideas and suggestions of where they could go. 1. A family style restaurant in Frozen Land  Picture Source: Disneyland Paris Treasures For those of you who are new to Disney Dining terminology, a family style restaurant is a hybrid between a buffet restaurant and a table-service restaurant. Your server brings the food to your table and you are entitled to have as many servings as you wish. It's really good because you get the typically higher quality table-service fare with the flexibility to eat as much as you wish. Despite this, Disneyland Paris is yet to have a family-style restaurant and I personally don't understand why. With the recent announcement of a 2 billion euro expansion including a brand new Frozen La...

I have been lucky enough this year to be granted the honour of visit two of the happiest places on earth. Disneyland Paris and Walt Disney World Resort. I have also noticed that some of our Yankee friends like to come over here from time to time and see how we Europeans do things. So I decided to talk about 3 main differences between the two parks and how to plan for each difference. Now there are some obvious ones like that fact that one is bigger than the other and geographical differences, however I'm going to tell you the ones that will affect how you plan your next magical trip. Difference 1: How Fastpass works In both cases, Fastpass allows you to cut the queue for some of the most popular rides by giving you an allocated time to return to the ride in question. However, this is where, unfortunately (or fortunately according to your holiday style) the similarities end.  In Walt Disney World, if you are staying at an official Disney hotel (you can see the full list her...

Fact-File Location:  Walt Disney Studios Park Type of restaurant: Counter Service Cost: 13-17 euro for a combo meal. Option to reserve a table : No Character Dining: No.  When it comes to food at Disney parks, Disneyland Paris has a bad reputation. Often seen as the black sheep of the Disney family when it comes to it's food selection, it is often described as overpriced and a little bit of a disappointment. Now, when people tell me this, I frequently point out places like Cowboy Cookout Barbecue   that offer great food at a somewhat reasonable (at least by Disney standards) cost.  So why do I think that it gets the reputation? I'm going to guess that people assume that every counter service is like Restaurant en Coulisse. A place that, despite it's bright flashing lights, doesn't really carry itself compared to other eateries in its category.  Brights lights, blah burgers. Picture Source: Disneyland Paris Now, don't get me wrong...

Fact-file: Location: Frontierland/Disneyland Park Type of restaurant: Counter Service.  Cost: 13-16 euro for an adult combo meal, 9 euro for a children's meal and 6 euro for a coffee break. Option to reserve a table: No. Character Dining: No.  There is one counter service in Disneyland Park that is leaps and bounds above the rest. One that has some of the BEST food in the whole park for really good value. This honour belongs to Cowboy Cookout Barbecue . There are many reasons why I have a soft spot for this place. Firstly, it's atmosphere is one of, if not the best counter service in Disneyland Paris. It's a good old fashioned western barn on the outside and the inside is adorned with wooden chairs and benches. Cowboy Cookout looks amazing. I challenge anybody who says otherwise. Picture Description: Inside of a wooden barn with benches, tables and chairs. Picture Source: Disneyland Paris In addition, the restaurant offers a warm log fire in the wint...