Where | New Orleans Square |
Type | Casual Dining |
Cuisine | American |
Price Range | $15 to $35.99 Per Person |
Meals | Lunch, Dinner |
Celebrate the spirit of Mardi Gras every day of the year at Cafe Orleans. On a charming shady corner in New Orleans Square, this table-service restaurant serves Creole-inspired cuisine. The authentic food and atmosphere just might make you think you've taken a trip to the French Quarter.
Cafe Orleans serves delicious food with a distinctive New Orleans flair for lunch and dinner. Menu items range from "Crescent City" salmon salad and gumbo to crepes and the restaurant's famous Monte Cristo sandwiches. Special menu items for the kids include Mickey's cheesy macaroni. The signature Mickey-shaped beignets are great for dessert or an afternoon snack.
Touring Tips
- The specialty of the house is, without a doubt, the Monte Cristo sandwich. Adapted from the French classic sandwich, croque-monsieur, the Monte Cristo sandwich appeared in California restaurants in the 1950s. Featured at Disneyland Park eateries since 1966, it has since become a coffee shop standard nationwide.
- When you meander down the narrow streets of New Orleans Square, you are transported into a genteel world of fragrant flowers and leisurely afternoons. Sit down and relax in the gracious dining room or on the shady patio as you watch the boats on Rivers of America glide by.
- Close to two of the most popular attractions in Disneyland Park, Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion, it's also a great place to dine before Fanstasmic! during the summer.
- Across the alley from Blue Bayou, Cafe Orleans overlooks the rivers of america. there's a small patio and limited inside seating, but the table-side service offers a nice break from the serve yourself and buffet options in the same price range. after a day of traipsing around the park, it's nice to kick back amid the wrought-iron and scrolled-wood accents.
- The small menu makes ordering easy, provided you bring a big appetite and aren't afraid of a little cholesterol and trans fat. the Monte Cristo sandwiches are as good as Blue Bayou's and a few bucks cheaper. Kids will love the three-cheese version: Swiss, mozzarella, and double cream Brie between thick slices of deep-fried egg-battered bread. The gumbo is passable, if a little bland, while the salads, including a blackened Chicken Caesar and the Crescent City salad (a mix of baby spinach, field greens, caramelized pecans, roasted corn, grapes, orange slices, and pan-seared salmon in an orange-cilantro vinaigrette), are very good. For something different, try the crêpes-paper-thin pancakes stuffed with a variety of fillings, including chicken gumbo and seafood. There's a Dixieland jazz band that periodically provides lively entertainment.