If you're heading to the Magic Kingdom and looking for a beautiful restaurant
to experience while you're here, Be Our Guest is an amazing
and magical dining experience that you won't want to miss.
So let's get into it.
Be Our guest is an elegant dining destination
located at the foot of Beast’s Castle in Fantasyland.
And whether you step in here for lunch or dinner,
you'll experience an atmosphere that you'll never forget.
The Be Our Guest restaurant was added
to Fantasyland as a part of a huge expansion in 2012
and ever since it's been one of the most sought
after reservations that you can get in Magic Kingdom.
You can make reservations online through the Disney website.
And if you're not able to get reservations
on your first try, I highly recommend trying every day
until your visit because you never know when there will be a cancelation.
We visited on a beautiful Monday morning just before lunch
and I came here with my entire family while they're down here
visiting Disney World.
On the day of our visit, we were one of the first families
to go into the restaurant for the day, and I was really excited
to share this experience of this restaurant with my family.
Your entire experience starts as you walk up to check in
at the front gate and can see the castle in the distance.
There are so many details in this restaurant
like the state of the front gate is crumbled and in muted colors,
which gives you the first indication
that there might not be something right with this beautiful castle.
Then you'll cross the bridge, just as Belle did in the movie
and past these ominous figures as you go across.
The entrance of the restaurant is also on the side of this rocky,
jagged mountainside, which reminds you of the beast cursed story.
Guarding the doors of the entrance are these beastly creatures
that seem to just eye you as you walk by.
And if you make a right turn just before the ballroom,
you'll step into the Hall of Knights.
And if you hang out for a minute, you'll be able to overhear
their conversations and an occasional snore from a sleeping knight.
If you walk
past the Hall of Knights they'll come into a smaller chamber
that you can also hang out in
if you want to get out of the heat for a while
while you're waiting for your table to be ready.
Once your table is ready,
they'll call your name and you'll enter the restaurant.
As you enter the restaurant
you'll see these minotaurs guarding the entrance of the ballroom.
That also tells you that you're entering the castle before
the curse has been lifted.
And this restaurant has three main dining areas.
When you enter,
you'll enter into the ballroom, which is absolutely breathtaking.
It features 20 foot ceilings that's completely mirrored and covered
and these beautifully painted clouds and cute cherubs.
In addition to this beautiful ceiling, you also get these
stunning chandeliers and every detail is here
all the way down to the floor just as you saw in the movie.
On the far wall are floor to ceiling
windows where you can see snow falling on a mountainous landscape.
And the entire room gives this golden and warm glow
that has this amazing, regal feeling.
The only downside that I found to eating in the ballroom,
is that I noticed that the noise level of the ballroom is a lot louder
than any of the other rooms, I believe it's
a combination of the high ceilings and the floors that allow the voices
to kind of echo and resonate within the ballroom.
The second room, which is where we had lunch
in, is the Castle Dining Room.
The centerpiece of this dining room is a beautiful music box
that showcases Beauty and the Beast.
If you look up above Beauty and the Beast you'll get to spy a rose,
stained glass chandelier above them, which was meticulously painted
and shows you that every little detail
and every space of this restaurant has been thought through.
The third room of this restaurant is the forbidden West Wing,
which is the smallest of all of the dining areas
and is dimly lit, showcasing the darker side of the film.
On the far wall, you'll see a large window
where you'll get to look upon the enchanted rose.
If you stand here long enough, you'll be able to witness a petal fall,
which brings in a roar of thunder and a flash of light.
And if you look at the portrait of the prince on the wall, you'll
get to see it change from the prince to a menacing view of the beast.
This entire restaurant really is
just an incredible recreation.
Currently, the menu at Be Our Guest is a prefixed
three course meal, where you'll pay a flat fee for all three courses
and you'll get to choose what you would like for each course.
The cuisine in this restaurant is French and just as good as
you would expect from any other Disney fine dining restaurant.
For our appetizers, the majority of my family chose
the French onion soup, which is delicious, to say the least,
and is served with toasted croutons, guerrier cheese and provolone.
I decided to try the escargot, which is baked in herb garlic butter,
served with a French baguette, and I have to say, it was incredible
if you are a little bit more of an adventurous eater.
For our entrees, most of us got the center cut filet
mignon, which is served with the Yukon gold
potato puree and smoked tomato Bearnaise sauce.
And you can't go wrong with this.
It is absolutely just as delicious as it looked.
And it may have been a little early to eat a filet
mignon during our meal, but it was totally worth it.
During the meal
you do get to see Beast
on a few occasions, he makes his appearance in each room
and gives you the opportunity
to take candid photos of him as he walks through.
Unfortunately, he doesn't stop at each table
like they do at other character dining experiences, but it's still fun
to be able to see him as he makes his way through the room.
For the desserts You don't have to choose.
You automatically get a trio sample and during our visit
we were able to try the lemon jam macaroon, a chocolate tart
with the gray stuff, crisp pearls and a white chocolate wafer.
There was also a dark chocolate truffle filled with dark
chocolate Grand Marnier ganache.
If you do have kids with you
while you're visiting, Be Our Guest The kids dessert was really fun.
They get this white chocolate chip cup that has colored icing
that they get to decorate themselves and an absolutely blew my nephews mind
that you would actually eat the paint, which was really cute.
After your meal, you're able to walk around and explore the castle.
And I definitely recommend that you take the time and walk through
and appreciate all the little details in this amazing restaurant.
Overall, we had a wonderful experience and the restaurant is just stunning
and the service and meal were just as good as expected.
If you are thinking of dining at
Be Our Guest while visiting the Magic Kingdom.
Here are a few things to know.
You do have to make your reservations ahead of time and you can make them
through my Disney Experience app or through the Disney website.
If you aren't able to make reservations on your first try, try and try again
until the day of your trip
because you never know when there might be a cancelation.
Since this is a dine in experience, I will take a chunk of your time
while you're in the park.
So if you're wanting to squeeze in as much as possible
while you're at the Magic Kingdom, know that this experience
might eat up about an hour or two of your day.
Definitely make sure to come here hungry.
You get a three course meal with your experience,
so you'll want to make sure that you save room for all of it.
So show up hungry.
Unfortunately you’re not able to see Belle while you're here at Be Our Guest
however, if you do have little ones that are big fans of Belle,
you can visit her right next door at The Enchanted Tales with Belle,
which my niece just absolutely loved and was totally worth walking over for.
If you're spending even more time
in Magic Kingdom, and would like an overview of the entire park.
I've got a video that I'm going to plug up on the screen right now.
In this video, I will go through
every single one of Magic Kingdom's attractions to help you plan your day.
Until next time, everyone!
I hope you have an amazing day and go out and
enjoy some Florida sunshine.