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Home » Travel » Florida » Be Our Guest Restaurant: Our Dinner with the Beast

Be Our Guest Restaurant: Our Dinner with the Beast

February 26, 2016 By Katie Moseman 14 Comments

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Top photo of Be Our Guest Restaurant by Jason Moseman.  All others by Katie Moseman.

Be Our Guest Restaurant Beauty and the Beast Statue

Be Our Guest Restaurant

Having been both a Disney cast member and an off-and-on annual passholder over the years, I’ve learned quite a few things about Walt Disney World.

One of the things I’ve learned is that you often have to adjust your expectations.  Yes, you might like to go on Space Mountain, Thunder Mountain, and Splash Mountain all in one day, but without careful planning you won’t pull it off- or you’ll exhaust yourself trying.  Similarly, you may wish to dine on gourmet food inside a theme park, but you’re usually going to have to settle for a lackluster meal.

When I made a reservation for Be Our Guest Restaurant, what I really wanted to know was this:  Did they pull it off?  Did they actually manage to make a real, honest-to-goodness fine dining experience in the heart of the Magic Kingdom?

Yes, by George, they surely did.  You can certainly quibble over the loudness of the dining room, or the large quantity of children, or the t-shirts, and the flip-flops; but frankly, I couldn’t care less about that.  Bring me a stellar plate of food, that’s all I ask.  And if you are keeping my kids entertained with incredible sets to look at, so much the better.

After a basket of bread served with a small dish of butter, I was ready for the main course.  I ordered the Roasted Lamb with Herb Goat Cheese Polenta, Seasonal Vegetables, and a Pomegranate-Pear Gastrique, recommended to me by our server.

Be Our Guest Restaurant Lamb

The lamb was cooked (as the chef suggested) to a perfect medium.  The combination of flavors worked so well that I never wanted to take a bite of any one element alone.  For each taste, I dragged a bit of lamb and polenta together through the roasted squash puree and the pomegranate-pear gastrique so I could experience all of them at once.

My husband ordered the Grilled Strip Steak with Garlic-Herb Butter and Pommes Frites.  He placed his dish in utter peril when he left the table to snap some pictures, as it was hard to resist snapping up the fries one by one and dipping them in their accompanying truffle mayo.

Be Our Guest Restaurant Steak

For dessert, I may have gone a little overboard.  I think I ordered four desserts for the four of us, and then we ate three of them before I remembered to stop and take a picture.  So the only proof of our rampage through the dessert menu is this picture of the famous Chocolate Shell and Cookie Crème topped with Lumiere’s special “Grey Stuff.”

Be Our Guest Restaurant Grey Stuff Dessert

Quite tasty, although we equally enjoyed the Strawberry Cream Cheese Cupcake, Éclair à l’Orange,  and the Chocolate Cream Puff.

If you forced me to choose on my next visit to Be Our Guest Restaurant, I’d probably pick the Éclair à l’Orange.  Or maybe the Chocolate Cream Puff.

Actually, I’d probably just save time by asking the server to just leave the entire dessert cart at the table.

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  1. Crystal Lopez

    February 27, 2016 at 9:42 am

    Oh my! The food looks completely amazing! What a super cool experience for families as well! A good steak is always wonderful dinner!

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    • Katie

      February 28, 2016 at 3:32 pm

      It was wonderful. The kids were enthralled and the food was top notch. What more can you ask for? 🙂

      Reply
  2. Censie

    February 27, 2016 at 10:51 pm

    What a fun place to eat with kids. Beauty and The beast is my favorite disney movie so I would really enjoy this! We are planning our trip to Disneyland and I cannot wait!!!

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    • Katie

      February 28, 2016 at 3:31 pm

      It really is stunning. The snow effect out the “window” was incredible.

      Reply
  3. Brittany Bly

    February 28, 2016 at 4:11 pm

    This sounds like such a neat place! I’m glad to hear that you can get good food at Disney World and I’ll be searching around your blog to hear what else you got into at Disney World! I hope it was a bast.
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    • Katie

      February 28, 2016 at 4:30 pm

      It was a blast! I love living near Disney.

      Reply
  4. Kiwi

    February 28, 2016 at 6:03 pm

    I love a good themed restaurant! I am so happy they nailed the classic Disney movie theme and I would love to be their guest one day!

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    • Katie

      March 1, 2016 at 9:03 pm

      They nailed it for sure. It was like walking into the movie.

      Reply
  5. Melissa

    February 28, 2016 at 6:23 pm

    I have been dying to see a review on the Be Our Guest Restaurant! What a great review and your pictures are amazing and worth 1000 words that is for sure. I want to take a bite through the screen! Thanks so much for sharing.

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    • Katie

      March 1, 2016 at 9:02 pm

      Thanks for the kind words! It was rather dim lighting, so I was worried the photos wouldn’t come out, but I liked the final result.

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  6. vidya sudarsan

    February 28, 2016 at 10:02 pm

    Disney themes are always quite cheerful and entertaining! And, makes it fun for kids. Looks like you had a great experience at Be Our Guest. I’ve been to Goofy’s Kitchen a few times.. but this looks a lot stylish!

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    • Katie

      March 1, 2016 at 9:01 pm

      Goofy’s Kitchen is in California, right? We went to Disneyland years ago.

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  7. Aileen Adalid

    February 29, 2016 at 1:32 pm

    This is actually the first time that I have heard of such a restaurant and now, I can’t wait to get into one! Thanks for introducing it to me. I’d love to try this out!

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    • Katie

      March 1, 2016 at 9:00 pm

      Definitely worth planning for if you’re going to the Magic Kingdom.

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