Table Service Dining in California Adventure

Let’s talk about table service dining in California Adventure. When visiting a Disney park, I always try to make at least one reservation per day for a meal that we can sit down and enjoy. Not only does it allow us to rest from the walking (or perhaps even the weather), but it also allows us to regroup and connect as a family over a quality meal or even to have a unique dining experience that we can’t have back home.

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Table service dining at any Disney park is designed to be an experience from start to finish, and Disney’s California Adventure is no exception, offering a variety of choices for just about any palate. And if you’re a food fanatic like me, you know that a quality dining experience can be just as exciting as the park attractions and rides.

Bars and Lounges

Carthay Circle Lounge – Alfresco Dining

According to Disney, this lounge (which is currently serving outdoors) offers a seasonal menu of “Mediterranean-California light fare.”

Location: Buena Vista Street
$15 to $34.99 | Table Service | Lounge
Mobile Order: No
Reservations: Yes
Example Menu Items:
- Entrées: Spring Roll with Spicy Crab, Vietnamese Twice-cooked Beef Lettuce Wraps, Moroccan Roasted Chicken Meatballs, Carthay Sopes, Chilled Shrimp Escabechē, Ratatouille “Gratin”, Bao Buns of Soy-Ginger Braised Pork Belly, “Naanza”, Watermelon-Tomato Salad, Miso Glazed Sustainable Fish, Strozzapreti Pasta, North African Roasted Organic Chicken Breast, Filet Mignon Beef Skewers
- Kids: Pepperoni Pizza Pinwheels, Rigatoni Pasta with Marinara, Chicken Skewers Pineapple-Ginger Glazed (Kids’ Desert: Mickey Hazelnut Crunch)
- Dessert: Peach and Caramel Sundae, Mickey Hazelnut Crunch

Lamplight Lounge

The Lamplight Lounge offers items such as assorted burgers, potato skins, and various drinks (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic). They also offer a few options for kids, such as sliders, chicken, and pasta. Advance reservations are highly encouraged as this is a popular dining location, and boardwalk dining is also available.

Location: Pixar Pier
$15 to $34.99 | Table Service | Lounge
Mobile Order: No
Reservations: Yes
Example Menu Items:
- Brunch: Smoked Salmon Egg White Omelet, Brunch Burger, Lamplight French, Lamplight Chilaquiles, Steak and Eggs, Potato Flautas
- Entrées: Potato Skins, Peruvian Ceviche, Little Gem Salad, Grilled Head-on Prawns, Chicken Saltado
  Citrus Marinade, Soy-glazed Potatoes & Pearl Onions and Blistered Mini Sweet Peppers with Aji Sauce, Al Pastor Pork Chop, Charbroiled Cheddar Burger, Brussels Caesar, Impossible™ Burger
- Kids: Burger Slider, Chicken, Pasta

Mendocino Terrace

This patio wine bar serves a variety of wines from California and around the world (as well as other assorted beverages, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic). They also serve a few appetizers featuring cold cuts and cheeses.

Location: Pacific Wharf
$14.99 and under | Table Service | Lounge
Mobile Order: No
Reservations: No
Example Menu Items:
- Appetizers: Cheese Plate
- Specialty Drinks: Assorted Non-Alcoholic Beverages, Wines, Beers, and Ciders

Casual Dining

Wine Country Trattoria

This Italian restaurant serves a wide variety of Italian favorites. For appetizers, you will find items such as fried calamari, rustic bruschetta, and Caprese salad. Entrees include rib-eye steak, fettuccine shrimp alfredo, spaghetti bolognese (with or without meatballs), chicken parmesan, osso buco, lasagna, Tuscan salad with shrimp, salmon, and more. And don’t forget to save room for dessert as they serve traditional Italian tiramisù!

Their kids’ menu offers quite a variety as well. Chicken breast, whole-grain pasta, salmon, chicken parmesan, and even pizza are all offered with your choice of side dishes.

Location: Pacific Wharf
$15 to $34.99 | Table Service | Lunch and Dinner
Mobile Order: No
Reservations: Yes
Example Menu Items:
- Appetizers: Soup Del Giorno, Fried Calamari, Rustic Bruschetta, Italian Insalata, Caprese Salad
- Entrées: Rib-Eye Steak, Linguine Alla Vongole, Fettuccine Shrimp Alfredo, Spaghetti Aglio Olio, Spaghetti Bolognese, Spaghetti Bolognese with Meatballs, Chicken Parmesan, Osso Buco, Lasagna Rustica, Tuscan Salad with Shrimp, Salmon
- Kids: Chicken Breast, Whole-Grain Pasta with Marinara and Meatballs, Salmon, Cheese Pizza, Sautéed Shrimp, Chicken Parmesan
- Dessert: Wine Country Tiramisù, Ghirardelli® Chocolate and Caramel Panna Cotta

Fine/Signature Dining

Carthay Circle Restaurant

This restaurant is truly unique. Designed as a reproduction of the well-known Carthay Circle Theatre in Los Angeles, this dining experience takes you back in time to the golden age of Hollywood. This theatre featured Walt Disney’s first feature-length film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, in 1937. (Lunch is currently being served at a prix-fixe price.)

Location: Buena Vista Street
$15 to $59.99 | Table Service | Lunch and Dinner
Mobile Order: No
Reservations: Yes
Example Menu Items:
- Appetizers: Peruvian Sashimi of Hiramasa Yellowtail, Shrimps & Calamari Steak Fritto Misto, Oaxacan Style Braised Short Rib, Heirloom Tomato & Thai Basil Salad, Spanish Potato Croquettes, Chicken Wings “El Pastor”, Summer Watermelon Carpaccio
- Entrées: Grilled Half Chicken Shawarma, Maple Leaf Duck Breast Schnitzel, Sustainable Fish of the Day, Garganelee Pasta with Blue Lump Crab, Signature Thick Cut Pork Chop, Grilled “Prime” Hanger Steak
- Kids: Rigatoni Pasta, Classic Grilled Cheese, Tomato Soup, Chicken Jalapeño Empanadas, Cilantro Crema, Filet Mignon Beef Skewers with Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes (Kids’ Dessert: Hazelnut Crunch Mickey Pop)
- Dessert: Farmers Market Peach Hand Pie, White Chocolate Graham Crunch S’mores, Seasonal Sorbet