Animal Kingdom, behind Epcot, offers the most culturally diverse food selections of all the Disney World parks.
From Korean BBQ ribs to African curried corn dogs, you’ll find plenty of delicious food and restaurant options to enjoy a nice meal at.
Best Animal Kingdom Restaurants
Here are the pros and cons as well as dining tips of every Animal Kingdom restaurant.
Plus you’ll even discover some tips to make your dining experience more magical and fulfilling.
Table Service Restaurants
Here are all the table service restaurants at Animal Kingdom including all the pros and cons, tips, location, price range, and more:
Rainforest Cafe
Pros: Coolest atmosphere of any restaurant. Very lively.
Cons: Expensive and not a Disney restaurant. The experience at this location will be the same at any other Rainforest Cafe.
Tips: You can actually call the restaurant directly if there’s no tables available on My Disney Experience.
Location: Main Entrance
Price Range: $15-34 / entree
Tiffins
Pros: The only signature restaurant at Animal Kingdom, and it’s brand spanking new. Very extensive menu.
Cons: Expensive and some menu options may be too unique and exotic for most palettes.
Tips: Make an advanced reservation at least 180 days in advance. Since this restaurant is new, expect a shortage of available reservation times.
Location: Discovery Island
Price Range: $34-43 / entree
Tusker House Restaurant
Pros: Lots of unique African inspired dishes as well as the opportunity to dine with Safari Donald and his friends. It truly is a pretty cool character dining experience.
Cons: Waits are usually long even with a reservation.
Tips: Always always always make an advanced reservation. Since it’s the most popular table service restaurant at Animal Kingdom, chances of walking in and getting a table are very low.
Location: Africa
Price Range: $35 / adult and $19 / child
Yak and Yeti Restaurant
Pros: Great Asian inspired menu, in a restaurant that has a very unique atmosphere. Plus, it’s very easy to dine at without a reservation.
Cons: Food is a little pricey and the unique tastes and Asian culinary influences may not be suitable for picky eaters.
Tips: This restaurant is actually part of the Landry’s Select Club, so if you’re a member, you can get a discount. You can learn more about this here.
Location: Asia
Price Range: $19-29 / entree
Quick Service Restaurants
Here are all the quick service restaurants at Animal Kingdom including all the pros and cons, tips, location, price range, and more:
Anandapur Ice Cream Truck
Pros: Great place to get soda floats and soft serve ice cream.
Cons: No indoor seating.
Location: Asia
Creature Comforts
Pros: Offers Starbucks complete menu as well as some Starbucks and Disney baked treats.
Cons: Nothing unique for Animal Kingdom. Just a typical Starbucks.
Location: Discovery Island
Dino-Bite Snacks
Pros: Great place for sundaes and ice cream.
Cons: Only indoor seating is at Dino-Bites
Location: DinoLand USA
Eight Spoon Cafe
Pros: Sells 3 cheese pasta and Mickey Pretzels.
Cons: No indoor seating. Very limited menu.
Location: Discovery Island
Flame Tree Barbecue
Pros: Great selection of barbecue goodies including ribs and barbecue chicken.
Cons: No indoor seating. No longer sells turkey legs.
Tips: Grab a seat by the water for pretty cool views of Expedition Everest.
Location: Discovery Island
Harambe Fruit Market
Pros: Great place to grab some fresh fruits, drinks, and snacks, pre-safari.
Cons: No longer sells jalapeño pretzels. Can get pretty busy during the peak season when everyone is around that area for the Safari and Rafiki Planet Watch.
Tips: Grab a pretzel or some fresh fruit as you wait in line for the Kilimanjaro Safari.
Location: Africa
Harambe Market
Pros: Offers unique African inspired quick service dishes.
Cons: Seating can be quite limiting during lunch periods.
Tips: Try the curried corn dog. It’s very interesting.
Location: Africa
Kusafiri Coffee Shop and Bakery
Pros: Great place to grab a panini or delicious pastries and snacks.
Cons: No indoor seating.
Location: Africa
Mahindi
Pros: Great place for cinnamon glazed almonds or pecans.
Cons: Pretty expensive just for some roasted nuts.
Location: Africa
Pizzafari
Pros: Good selection of flatbreads, salads, and pizza.
Cons: Typical Disney pizza that you’ll find at all the parks such as Toy Story Pizza Planet and Catalina Eddies at Hollywood Studios.
Location: Discovery Island
Restaurantosaurus
Pros: Huge indoor seating area with a self service drink station which is amazing because Disney quick service restaurants don’t offer free refills.
Cons: Food is average, theme park food.
Tips: Order a regular drink instead of large because you get free refills.
Location: DinoLand USA
Tamu Tamu Refreshments
Pros: Feature delicious treats including chocolate waffles and Dole Whip (which you can also get added with coconut rum!)
Cons: No seating area. Your best best would be Harambe Market around the corner.
Tips: Try the chocolate cookie ice cream sandwich. It’s the only place on the resort where you can get these types of cookies.
Location: Africa
Terra Treats
Pros: A fantastic kiosk that serves delicious snacks and treats for anyone that suffers from food allergies or has dietary restrictions.
Cons: Premium prices for premium allergen-friendly goods.
Tips: The best place to get gluten free snacks at this park!
Location: Discovery Island
Trilo-Bites
Pros: Pretty cool place to get a buffalo chicken waffle slider and housemade waffle sundaes.
Cons: No indoor seating. Limited menu.
Location: DinoLand USA
Yak and Yeti Local Food Cafes
Pros: Great place to grab Asian foods like fried rice, teriyaki beef bowls, and egg rolls.
Cons: Food is not up to par with what you’ll find at Yak and Yeti Restaurant next door.
Tips: The fried rice may be the best bang for you buck.
Location: Asia
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Thanks for reading! Hopefully this helps you find the best Animal Kingdom restaurant possible during your visit.
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Lisa Wilson says
November 26, 2018 at 12:58 amThanks, for sharing such a great blog about “Best Animal Kingdom Restaurants – Pros and Cons (and Tips!)”.