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    Best Hollywood Studios Restaurants – Pros and Cons (and Tips!)

    Last updated on Oct 11, 2021 by Adam Bryan. This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Pros and Cons of Every Hollywood Studios Restaurant
    All I can say about Hollywood Studios is that it’s actually really underrated when it comes to it’s food and restaurant choices.

    Although the restaurant and quick service options aren’t as plentiful and delicious as those found at Epcot and Magic Kingdom, there are a few things here that are game changers like their seasonal cupcakes that can be found throughout the park.

    And of course, let’s not forget about all the awesome Star Wars food options that you can enjoy too!

    Best Hollywood Studios Restaurants

    Here are the pros and cons as well as dining tips of every Hollywood Studios 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 Hollywood Studios including all the pros and cons, tips, location, price range, and more:

    50’s Prime Time Cafe

    50's Prime Time Cafe

    Pros: This restaurant has such a unique atmosphere to it that it truly feels like you’ve been transported back to the 50’s where elbows on the tables and table manners were a big deal. Plus, they have the best fried chicken on Disney property.

    Cons: Besides the fried chicken, there aren’t too many good food options. Plus, the servers and the “experience” of this restaurant can be uncomfortable for some.

    Tips: Make sure to make an advanced dining reservation because this place fills up FAST. Also, if you don’t want to eat at the restaurant, you can actually get the entire menu when you dine at the Tune-In Lounge, right next door.

    Location: Echo Lake

    Price Range: $15-25 / entree

    Official Menu

    Hollywood Brown Derby

    Hollywood Boulevard

    Pros: Great food and service, all of which you’d expect from a signature restaurant.

    Cons: Expensive. May not be 100% worth the 2 dining credits if you’re on the Disney Dining Plan.

    Tips: You can actually order some of the food from the Brown Derby Lounge next door especially if you don’t have a reservation. Just note that the Brown Derby Lounge doesn’t accept the Disney Dining Plan.

    Location: Hollywood Boulevard

    Price Range: $18-49 / entree

    Official Menu

    Hollywood & Vine

    Hollywood and Vine

    Pros: Great character dining restaurant to meet all your favorite Disney Junior friends.

    Cons: Can get extremely busy and loud. The food is average.

    Tips: Come for the character dining experience, not the food.

    Location: Echo Lake

    Price Range: $27-36 per adult and $14-21 per child

    Official Menu

    Mama Melrose’s Ristorante Italiano

    Mama Melrose

    Pros: Great, intimate atmosphere.

    Cons: Food is expensive and nothing special compared to what you’ll find at any other typical Italian restaurant chain.

    Tips: You won’t go wrong with any of the pasta dishes.

    Location: Muppet Courtyard

    Price Range: $19-33 / entree

    Official Menu

    Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant

    Sci-Fi Dine In Theater

    Pros: By far the coolest atmosphere of any other dining establishment at Hollywood Studios. I mean seriously, where else can you sit in a retro car and watch old sci-fi movie trailers, all while munching on delicious food.

    Cons: Can get pretty busy.

    Tips: You actually have the option to sit in a picnic table as opposed to a car.

    Location: Commissary Lane

    Price Range: $14-32 / entree

    Official Menu

    Quick Service Restaurants

    Here are all the quick service restaurants at Hollywood Studios including all the pros and cons, tips, location, price range, and more:

    ABC Commissary

    ABC Commissary

    Pros: Delicious strip steak and asian salad options as wells as other typical favorites like burgers and nuggets.

    Cons: Will get busy during hot days during the peak season. Also this restaurant typically closes before park closing.

    Tips: Get the Asian Chicken Salad. Its’ so filling and delicious.

    Location: Commissary Lane

    Official Menu

    Anaheim Produce

    Anaheim Produce

    Pros: Great place to grab a pretzel, frozen lemonade, fresh fruit, churros, or other snacks before Fantastic. Plus, they offer seasonal frozen adult drinks as well as craft beers.

    Cons: Closes at the start of the first Fantasmic Showing and it can get pretty busy pre-show.

    Tips: Doesn’t sell orange juice so be sure to go to Rosie’s next door at Sunset Market Ranch.

    Location: Sunset Boulevard

    Official Menu

    Backlot Express

    Backlot Express

    Pros: The only place that sells Star Wars inspired food! Plus they offer self service free refills for your drinks.

    Cons: Menu is quite limited and some of the the options may be too interesting for some.

    Tips: Be sure to grab a Star Wars cupcake.

    Location: Echo Lake

    Official Menu

    Catalina Eddie’s

    Catalina Eddie's

    Pros: One of 2 locations that serves that famous Disney personal pizza.

    Cons: Service can be very slow.

    Tips: You can actually order your pizza or flatbread without a caesar salad and it’ll be about $2 cheaper.

    Location: Sunset Boulevard

    Official Menu

    Fairfax Fare

    Fairfax Fare

    Pros: You can enjoy delicious ribs and barbecue chicken as well as the popular Fairfax Salad.

    Cons: Will become the only location that serves turkey legs if Toluca is closed making it a lot busier.

    Tips: Try the Fairfax Salad, it’s so unique and delicious.

    Location: Sunset Boulevard

    Official Menu

    Hollywood Scoops

    Hollywood Scoops

    Pros: Delicious brownie sundaes and cookie sandwiches featuring hand scooped ice cream.

    Cons: Stays busy throughout the day.

    Tips: Get an ice cream cookie sandwich. It’s cheaper than a regular cup/cone and you get more ice cream AND 2 chocolate chip cookies.

    Location: Sunset Boulevard

    Official Menu

    Min and Bill’s Dockside Diner

    Min and Bill

    Pros: Offers some tasty options like a foot long chili cheese dog and pulled pork topped mac and cheese.

    Cons: No indoor seating and crowds can get quite heavy.

    Tips: Be sure to try their seasonal milkshake!

    Location:

    Official Menu

    Oasis Canteen

    Oasis Canteen

    Pros: A convention place to get chicken nuggets, right outside of Indiana Jones.

    Cons: No longer sells funnel cakes.

    Tips: If you’re looking for funnel cakes, you’re going to have to either go to the Funnel Cake Cart at Epcot or Sleepy Hollows Inn at Magic Kingdom. Hollywood Studios no longer offers them.

    Location: Echo Lake

    Official Menu

    Rosie’s All American Cafe

    Rosie's

    Pros: Has a pretty delicious fried green tomato sandwich. Offers typical Disney burgers and chicken nuggets.

    Cons: Can get extremely busy since it’s right next to Rockin Roller Coaster, Tower of Terror, and Beauty and the Beast.

    Tips: You can actually grab food from here and eat it during the Beauty and the Beast Show.

    Location: Sunset Boulevard

    Official Menu

    Starring Rolls Cafe

    Starring Rolls Cafe Review

    Pros: Has the best cupcake and dessert selection of all quick service and counter service restaurants at this park.

    Cons: Closes very early. Usually around 3-4 pm.

    Tips: Try the butterfinger cupcake. It literally tastes just like the candy!

    Location:

    Official Menu

    Toluca Legs Turkey Co.

    Toluca

    Pros: The only place at Hollywood Studios where you can get mouthwatering jumbo turkey legs.

    Cons: No indoor seating. The nearest location would be Sunset Market Ranch.

    Location: Sunset Boulevard

    Official Menu

    Trolley Car Cafe

    Trolley Car Cafe

    Pros: Typical Starbucks that has offers most Starbucks drinks and baked goods as well as some Disney cupcakes and treats.

    Cons: Can be hard to find despite how large it is.

    Tips: Usually the best place to grab a free cup of water.

    Location: Hollywood Boulevard

    Official Menu

    …

    Thanks for reading! Hopefully this helps you find the best Hollywood Studios restaurant possible during your visit.

    Be sure to check out other delicious Disney World food and restaurants here!

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    About Adam Bryan

    Hey what's up, I'm Adam, founder of Urban Tastebud Disney and I spend most of my days eating around Disney World. Come join me on my delicious adventure so that I can show you that food is magical too!

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    1. Kelsey Meyer

      July 29, 2016 at 10:08 pm

      Have you ever thought about making a youtube VLOG to go with this? I would love to watch all your food adventures!

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      • Adam Bryan

        July 31, 2016 at 1:32 pm

        It’s definitely in the works!

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    2. Csly

      January 18, 2019 at 11:36 pm

      Oasis canteen does sell the funnel cakes just checked Disney website ☺️

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