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Carnation Café

[Currently closed undergoing renovations to expand seating into the former Blue Ribbon Bakery area. Scheduled to reopen summer 2012]

One of just a few table service restaurants in the park, Carnation Café is primarily known for its breakfast menu, where the Mickey Mouse waffle is a kid (and sometimes adult) favorite. The lunch/dinner menu is dominated by salads and sandwiches but larger entrees are available. The proximity to Blue Ribbon Bakery's espresso machines allows for a wide variety of coffee drinks with dinner.

General Information - Hide Section
  • Location: On the left side of Main Street, just beyond the intersection halfway towards Sleeping Beauty Castle.
  • Date Opened:
  • Seating: Outdoor table seating
  • Service Type: Table service
  • Children's Meals: Yes
  • Vegetarian Options: Yes
  • Annual Pass Discount: 15% for Premium; 10% for all other levels
  • Reservations: Reservations can be made through Disney Dining - (714) 781-3463
 
Menu Information - Hide Section

Menu as of August, 2011

Breakfast

Oscar's Choice: The Café Scramble - Scrambled eggs with melted cheddar cheese, Café breakfast potatoes, and a croissant served with smoked bacon or sausage links. $9.99
Croissantwich - Flaky croissant filled with scrambled eggs, cheddar, and honey ham served with fresh fruit. $8.99
Mickey-Shaped Waffle - with warm syrup and whipped butter served with smoked bacon or sausage links. $10.49; Add apple or strawberry topping - $0.99
Apple Pancakes - topped with roasted cinnamon apples and granola served with smoked bacon or sausage links. $10.49
Croissant Benedict - Poached eggs and  honey ham on an open-faced croissant topped with hollandaise sauce served with Café breakfast potatoes. $9.99
Café Cinnamon Roll French Toast - Lightly grilled cinnamon roll coated with egg batter topped with cream cheese icing and powdered sugar served with maple syrup and smoked bacon or sausage links. $10.49; Add strawberry or apple topping - $0.99

Extra A.M. Delights

Fruit, Yogurt, and Granola Parfait - $5.99
Cinnamon Roll - $5.99
Sticky Bun - $5.99

Kid's Meals

All meals served with choice of Minute Maid juice, Dasani water, Nesquik low-fat chocolate milk, or low-fat milk.

Minnie's Junior Scramble - Scrambled eggs and breakfast potatoes served with fresh fruit. $5.99
Mickey's Junior Waffles - Two kid-size Mickey-shaped waffles, served with warm syrup and butter. $5.99; Add apple or strawberry topping. $0.99

Lunch/Dinner Menu

Entrées

Seasonal Pot Pie Selections - served with sautéed vegetables or fresh fruit. $11.29
Main Street Meatloaf Stack - on sourdough bread with mashed potatoes, caramelized onion-mushroom gravy. Served with sautéed vegetables. $12.49

Soup, Salad, and Sandwich Specialties

Oscar's Choice: The Café Chef Salad - Mixed greens, smoked turkey, honey ham, Swiss, hard boiled eggs, grape tomatoes, avocado, and Boudin Sourdough croutons with choice of dressings. $12.99
Café Steak Melt - Grilled beef slices, melted pepper jack, and caramelized onions on a cheese roll with choice of potato salad, mixed greens salad, or fresh fruit. $11.99
Croissant Chicken Club - with bacon, cheddar, lettuce, and sliced tomato on a croissant with choice of potato salad, mixed greens salad or fresh fruit. $11.99
Smoked Turkey Sandwich - Monterey Jack, tomato, lettuce and whole grain mustard aioli on pretzel bread with choice of potato salad, mixed greens salad or fresh fruit. $10.99
Three-Cheese Veggie Sandwich - Cheddar, Monterey Jack, and Swiss with tomato, zucchini, cucumber, red onion, lettuce, and pesto mayonnaise on pretzel bread with choice of potato salad, mixed greens salad or fresh fruit. $10.99
Half Sandwich and Soup - Choose from a half of Three-Cheese Veggie sandwich or Smoked Turkey sandwich with a cup of Loaded Baked Potato Soup or Café soup of the day. $10.99
Loaded Baked Potato Soup - with chives, bacon, sour cream, cheddar, and Monterey Jack. $8.49 Bowl / $5.49 Cup

Kids Meals

All meals served with choice of Minute Maid juice, Dasani water, Nesquik low-fat chocolate milk, or low-fat milk.

Main Street Mac & Cheese - A hearty and cheesy portion of tender macaroni, served with baby carrots and seasonal fresh fruit. $6.99
Peanut Butter Painter's Palette - Create your favorite peanut butter sandwich from a palette of marshmallows, raisins, bananas and Smucker's grape jelly with a side of seasonal fresh fruit. $6.99
Carnation Café Dogs - Juicy turkey frank, cradled in a warm hot dog bun, served with baby carrots and seasonal fresh fruit. $6.99

Desserts

Matterhorn Sundae - Four scoops of ice cream (chocolate, strawberry, and two scoops of vanilla) topped with caramel, hot fudge, strawberry sauce, whipped cream, Mickey sprinkles, and a cherry. $8.99
Sweet Memories Cake - Multi-layered chocolate cake featuring chocolate crisp, caramel-chocolate cream, organic chocolate mousse, and ganache. $5.99
Old-Fashioned Banana Split - Three scoops of ice cream (chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry) and a banana topped with hot fudge, caramel, and strawberry sauces finished with whipped cream, peanuts, Mickey sprinkles, and a cherry. $7.99
Slice of Freshly Baked Apple Pie à la Mode - served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, hot caramel, and topped with granola. $6.49

Specialty Coffees

Café Mocha - $4.49
Cappuccino - $4.29
Caffe Latte - $4.29
Iced Mocha - $4.49
Iced Coffee - $3.19
Iced Caffe Latte - $4.29
Espresso - Regular or decaffeinated. $3.19
Additional Flavor Shots - Almond, caramel, cinnamon, hazelnut, Irish cream, raspberry, vanilla, coconut, mint, sugar-free vanilla, and sugar-free hazelnut. $0.69

Drinks

Glowing Character Punch - Minute Maid Light Lemonade Punch served in a souvenir cup with a glowing Disney character light. $6.99
Soda - Coca Cola, Diet Coke, Sprite, Fanta Orange, Minute Maid Light Pomegranate Lemonade. $2.99
Coffee - Regular or decaffeinated. $2.79
Hot Tea - $2.79
Hot Chocolate - $2.79

If a menu is presented here it is for guidance purposes only. Menus can change without notice and at some restaurants daily. If you have specific dietary needs or questions it is best to contact the restaurant directly for information. If you'd like to notify us that a menu has changed, or you can provide the complete information, please let us know through our email form.

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Average Reviewer Rating: 4.6 out of 54.6 out of 54.6 out of 54.6 out of 54.6 out of 5
Number of Carnation Café Reviews: 27
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4.0/5.04.0/5.04.0/5.04.0/5.04.0/5.0   May 17, 2009
Reviewer: CariBelle Bakersfield, CA     July 01, 2009
Our group of 8 had two Priority Seatings for 8 AM (when we booked a seating of 8 wasn't available, so we had two seatings of 4) and when we arrived the hostess said she had noticed the same last name on two parties and had put us all together, which was a relief! I always enjoy the atmosphere of Carnation Cafe and we had a few first timers in our group and they adored the charm of eating on Main Street.
I ordered my usual, the apple cinnamon pancakes, and they were amazing as always! I can never finish them (not even close!) so the rest of the table had a few bites and they all raved about them. 4 adults in our party ordered the Oscar Scramble and said it was very yummy. The 5th adult ordered the fruit and yogurt parfait and enjoyed it very much. Both of the kids had mickey waffles and finished off all of their food. We were in and out in about 30 minutes which was fantastic!

In summary:
Service: Excellent! Our glasses were never empty, our food was prompt, and the Celebration centerpiece and goody bags I had ordered where on the table when we were seated.

Price: Average for the park. I believe out table of 8 can out to about $100 after the AP discount.

Food: Awesome! Best breakfast hands down.

Atmosphere: Can't be beat! People watching on Main Street mixed with the special magic of being in Disneyland makes for a great meal.
 
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5.0/5.05.0/5.05.0/5.05.0/5.05.0/5.0   Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Reviewer: adikted2disney San Jose, CA     August 17, 2008
Carnation Cafe has to be my favorite place to have breakfast in the park. The prices are reasonable and the service is fast and friendly. We had a PS reservation for 9:30 am. We waited only a few minutes before being seated (we actually were seated at the exact table we had ate breakfast at a year earlier). Our server was friendly and patient. I ordered my all-time favorite Mickey Mouse waffles with strawberry topping and bacon. It was excellent as usual and I was in heaven. My fiance ordered the ham and cheese croissant and added bacon to it and my mom had the apple pancakes. My mom could not finish the pancakes and it was a little too sweet for her. They kept refilling our coffee every 5 minutes. Chef Oscar was making our usual rounds and made sure we were having a good time. For 3 adults and a 2 year old, it was approximately $40. Overall, we love the breakfast at Carnation Cafe, the price is reasonable, the service is excellent, and we enjoy sitting outside watching people on Main Street walk by.
 
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3.0/5.03.0/5.03.0/5.03.0/5.03.0/5.0   November 7, 2007
Reviewer: Mommy Mermaid Sacramento, CA     January 05, 2008
We ate lunch here after reading rave reviews on MP. I shared the soup/half turkey sandwich meal with the potatoe soup and DH had the three cheese sandwich. The main reason we tried this restaurant was because of the pics of the soup I had seen and wanted to try it. Although the quality of the food was outstanding, the portions were very small, especially compared with the portion sizes I'm used to in the park. Also I assumed this was a place my 2 and 4 year old girls would be able to enjoy, but we got dirty looks from other customers when they were laughing and talking. They did sing Happy Bday to us and brought us ice cream sundaes with candles. Overall, if I was here for Breakfast with my DH I would return but not for lunch or dinner or with my kids.
 
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History and Trivia - Hide Section
  • At this location: Between the parks opening and 1997, this area was the outdoor patio for the Carnation Ice Cream Parlor restaurant. In 1997, the ice cream parlor part of the restaurant was split off into Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor and Carnation Ice Cream Palor became the current Carnation Cafe. What had been the indoor portion of the old restaurant became Blue Ribbon Bakery.
  • This Attraction's history: The restaurant remains essentially unchanged since it opened in 1997.
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