Dining at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside

Whether you want a casual dinner amongst friends and family, a quick bite to eat or just a cocktail or two while listening to live entertainment, you’ll find a dining establishment that suits your needs at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside.

At the Riverside Mill Food Court, you’ll enjoy dining in a Cajun-themed restaurant featuring a 32-foot water wheel that powers a cotton press and other distinctive Southern touches. For food, you’ll have a variety of breakfast, lunch and dinner selections to choose from. Start your day off right with a warm cinnamon roll or danish, or create your own omelet at the omelet station. French toast, grits, and waffles are also available.

Lunchtime brings plenty of family-friendly favorites like pizza, burgers, pasta and salads. If you eat here during dinnertime, you can create your own flavorful pasta dish; enjoy fish and chips or nosh on a classic New Orleans favorite, a Muffaletta sandwich. Beverages, desserts, and a kids menu are also available.

For a casual atmosphere, stop by Boatwright’s Dining Hall, a shipyard-themed restaurant open for dinner. Guests will enjoy the rustic decor, like the wooden hull of a fishing boat suspended from the ceiling, as well as shipbuilding tools and artifacts that adorn the walls of the restaurant. For dinner, you can enjoy a range of traditional Southern dishes as well as American favorites with a Southern twist. Jambalaya, blackened catfish, red snapper, prime rib, shrimp pasta, and filet mignon are just some of the foods you can enjoy, as well as a variety of Southern sides and pecan pie to round out your meal. The restaurant also offers a full bar for guests 21 and older who would like to enjoy a cocktail with their meal.

If you’d like to relax at a more low-key establishment, stop by the River Roost, a full service bar and piano lounge that offers live entertainment some nights. Specialty drinks are served here, such as the Bayou Bloody Mary, Sassagoula Sunset and Blue Moonshine, as well as a selection of beer. Sit back, curl up in a chair by the fireplace and relax with a cocktail as you listen to piano music and socialize with family or friends.

Guests who prefer to relax poolside can belly up to the Muddy Rivers bar, located by Ol’ Man Island. Hot dogs, nachos, chips and other light snacks are served here, as well as several specialty cocktails, including frozen beverages, beer, wine, “on the rocks” beverages and soft drinks, water, and frozen non-alcoholic beverages.

No matter where you dine at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside, you’ll find a restaurant, lounge or bar that will suit your needs.