Magic Kingdom · Fantasyland

Be Our Guest Restaurant

A prix fixe French-inspired meal inside the Beast's castle, with three dining rooms and the hardest reservation in the park.

  • ServiceTable service
  • Price$$$$
  • CuisineFrench-inspired American
  • ReservationsReservations essential

The facts

Meals
Lunch, Dinner
Typical cost
Prix fixe dinner generally in the $62 to $72 per adult range as of July 2026, before drinksVerified July 2026
Mobile order
No
Dining plan
Accepted
Alcohol
Served
Air conditioned
Yes
Dietary
Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten-friendly, Allergy-friendly menu

Last verified July 2026

What it is

Be Our Guest occupies a purpose-built castle at the back of Fantasyland with three distinct dining rooms: a grand ballroom with a painted sky ceiling and falling snow outside the windows, a darker west wing with a portrait that changes and a thunderstorm effect, and a smaller rose gallery.

Dinner is a three-course prix fixe menu with French-influenced dishes — a soup or salad, an entree from a short list including steak, poultry and a vegetarian option, and a dessert trio that includes the grey-colored mousse the restaurant is known for. Lunch runs a similar structure.

The rooms are the product. The ballroom in particular is one of the most impressive interiors Disney has built for a restaurant anywhere, and the falling snow outside the windows is a practical effect that holds up close. The food is competent and expensive.

Our verdict

You are buying a room, and it is a spectacular room. The food is fine and the price is not — go for lunch if you want the castle without the dinner bill.

What to order

The dishes this kitchen is actually known for. Menus change seasonally, so treat this as what to look for rather than a guaranteed list.

  • The Grey Stuff dessert
  • Center-cut filet
  • French onion soup
  • Ratatouille
  • Triple chocolate cupcake

Tips for Be Our Guest Restaurant

  • Request the ballroom when you check in. All three rooms cost the same, the west wing is atmospheric but dark and hard to photograph, and the ballroom is the one people book this restaurant for.
  • Book at exactly sixty days out at 6 a.m. Eastern. This is one of the two hardest reservations at Magic Kingdom and availability disappears within minutes on popular dates.
  • Lunch costs less than dinner for a similar structure and the rooms look the same. If you want the experience rather than the meal, book lunch.
  • Ask a server about the grey mousse if you are celebrating anything. They will usually bring one out with a plate message, and it is the same dessert everyone photographs.
  • The entrance is at the far back of Fantasyland past Gaston's Tavern, and the walk from the hub takes ten minutes with a stroller. Do not cut your arrival close.

Who it suits

Good for
Special Occasion · Families · Splurge · Date Night · Air Conditioned Break

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The Grey Stuff

Be Our Guest Restaurant

A cookies-and-cream flavored mousse piped onto a small pastry base, served as part of the dessert course inside the Beast's castle and available as a celebration add-on.

Our take: Overrated, and the most photographed dessert at Magic Kingdom for reasons that have nothing to do with taste. It is a pleasant spoonful of mousse. It is not a reason to book the restaurant.

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Be Our Guest Restaurant: common questions

How much does Be Our Guest cost?

Dinner is a prix fixe running roughly $62 to $72 per adult as of July 2026, before drinks and tax, with lower pricing for children. Lunch follows a similar format at a lower price.

How far in advance should you book Be Our Guest?

Sixty days out at 6 a.m. Eastern, the moment the window opens. It is among the hardest reservations at Walt Disney World and popular dates are gone within minutes. Same-day cancellations do appear — check the app repeatedly if you missed the window.

Which dining room is best at Be Our Guest?

The ballroom, with the painted ceiling and the snow falling outside the windows. All three rooms are the same price and you can request one at check-in. The west wing is the most atmospheric but is very dark for photographs.

What is The Grey Stuff?

A cookies-and-cream flavored mousse piped onto a small pastry, served as part of the dessert course and available as a celebration add-on. It is pleasant and heavily photographed; it is not the reason to book the restaurant.