Plant-Based Dining (Parks and Resorts)
Hey, all. For those of you who ever order plant-based at Disney World, this is a thread for us to discuss favorites, not-so-favorites, report item swaps, etc.
Very curious to hear from others about their favorites and menu items they'd recommend trying.
One item I really liked a year ago was the Plant-Based Wellington at Steakhouse 71, but in February I thought it was just okay. Anyone else have a take on that? I figure I'll try it again, in case February was a one-off situation, because I really liked it last April. So, for now it isn't on one my lists.
I haven't been quite everywhere yet (okay, there are a lot of places I haven't been, but I'm hoping to rectify that somewhat over the next 3 visits this year), so these lists are very incomplete. In fact, more so than I expected when I first started drawing it up. I am leaving out anything that I thought was just okay or, you know, that I am forgetting about just now, along with the endless fake meat skillets at Garden Grill, Sebastian's Bistro, etc.; I like these items, but the sameness and ubiquity of them really hurts variety. There's only so many Beyond Sausages and the like that I want to eat in one week. I'm also somewhat limited by always dining with an extremely choosy 7 year-old vegan who basically only wants vegan burgers, hot dogs, tenders, and fries, so I've skipped a few venues on multiple occasions that I really want to try, but where I can't get him anything he'll eat.
Favorites
Dole Whip! (obviously)
Breakfast Scramble with Mushrooms and Spinach at Crystal Palace. The frittata is pretty good, too, but no server has ever known what I was talking about (I had to request the chef); it's on the paper menu at the restaurant and not at the buffet.
Chili-Spiced Crispy Fried Tofu Bowl at Satu'li Canteen
D-Luxe Plant-Based Burger and fries (all-time favorite fries)
Vegetable Breakfast Quesadilla at various value and moderate resorts (totally clutch breakfast item)
Onion rings at Steakhouse 71 (not super-special, but less common to find onion rings with a vegan batter)
Southern Style Fried “Hen” at Cítricos (a little salty, but I'm here for it)
Tofu Power Bowl at Grand Floridian Café (good brunch option whether staying at VGF or PVB)
Plant-Based Beignets at Scat Cat's Club
Triple Suns Breakfast Wrap at Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo
Not-So-Favorites
Plant-Based Cheese Pizza at Pinocchio Village Haus
Impossible Burnt Ends at Flame Tree Barbecue (it's just ground Impossible in an okay sauce; they could do so much better)
Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut at multiple locations (I may be in the minority here, or just spoiled by Dun-Well Donuts in Brooklyn and Donut Friend in L.A., but these donuts are mediocre)
Cookie Fries with Dipping Sauce at Beaches & Cream (the texture is so off)
What do you think?
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Generally agreed on the cinnamon sugar donuts. Except at 1900 Park Fare where I got both that and a vanilla-glazed one.
I don’t particularly like cake donuts, but these were yumlicious. Not as gummy as those often are (g-f/d-f are what I must eat).
The cinnamon sugar donut at ‘Ohana was typically gummy and not very flavorful. Odd, because theirs were much better than PF’s until just yesterday (4/23/26).
While we found the food at Hollywood and Vine decidedly meh overall, the teriyaki crispy tofu was nearly as good as Shiki Sai’s. Astonishing! I sure wouldn’t advise paying $64/adult to go there for that, though, especially since I’m not certain it’s vegan.
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