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Café Orleans

Enjoy bayou-inspired soups, salads, sandwiches, and crepes at this table service restaurant, open for lunch and dinner. Outdoor seating allows for good people watching and views of the Rivers of America.

General Information - Hide Section
  • Location: At the corner of New Orleans Square near the bridge to Adventureland.
  • Date Opened: 1966
  • Seating: Indoor tables and outdoor seating.
  • Service Type: Table service
  • Children's Meals: Yes
  • Vegetarian Options: Three-cheese Monte Cristo, Vegetable Ragout
  • Annual Pass Discount: 15% for Premium; 10% for all other levels
  • Reservations: Call (714) 781-3463 to reserve a table.
 
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Menu as of February 2012

Starters

French Onion Soup - Sautéed sweet-onion medley in a traditional broth with croutons and melted Gruyere. $8.49
New Orleans Gumbo - A rich, flavorful stew with chicken, andouille sausage and tasso ham, served with Cajun-style "dirty rice" cup. $5.49/ Bowl $8.49
Pommes Frites - Traditional French fried potatoes tossed with Parmesan, garlic and parsley, served with a Cajun spice rémoulade. $5.49
La Salade de Maison - Our Café Orleans signature house salad featuring baby greens in a raspberry vinaigrette topped with cherry tomatoes, crumbled goat cheese and caramelized pecans. $5.49

Entrées

Café Orleans Salmon Sandwich - Pan-seared Atlantic Salmon with fresh cucumber-tomato relish, bacon, and our Café rémoulade served on a multigrain Roll with seasoned sweet potato fries. $18.99
Monte Cristo Sandwich - Sliced turkey, ham and Swiss fried in a light batter and served with a berry purée dusted with powdered sugar. $17.49
Three-Cheese Monte Cristo - Swiss, mozzarella and double crème Brie  fried in a light batter and served with a berry purée dusted with powdered sugar. $17.49
Mardi Gras Chicken Sandwich - Blackened chicken breast with Cajun spices and avocado relish served on a multigrain roll with seasoned sweet potato fries. $17.49
N’awlins Vegetable Ragoût - Vegetable ragoût with eggplant, red onions, bell peppers, squash, zucchini, and fresh garlic served with corn cakes topped with Grana Padano Cheese. $14.99; With blackened chicken. $16.99; With pan-seared Atlantic salmon. $18.99
Crescent City Salad  - Choose blackened chicken or pan-seared Atlantic salmon on top of fresh spinach and mixed baby greens, tossed with carmelized pecans, red grapes, navel orange segments, caramelized onions, chopped green onions, roasted sweet corn, and orange-cilantro vinaigrette. With blackened chicken - $14.99; With pan-seared Atlantic salmon. $16.99

Freshly Prepared Stuffed Crepes

Delicate crepe - made to order. Served with sautéed asparagus and new potatoes.

Chicken Gumbo Crepe - Sautéed chicken, andouille sausage, tasso ham, and Creole gumbo sauce. $17.49
Seafood Herb Crepe - Pan-seared sustainable fish, shrimp, and scallopsin a creamy tomato-fennel sauce. $17.49

Children's Menu

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

Salmon Filet - alongside tender buttered noodles, served with seasonal fresh fruit. $7.99
Chicken Breast - with pasta and marinara sauce, served with seasonal fresh fruit. $7.99
Mickey’s Cheesy Macaroni - Baked noodles with creamy cheddar cheese sauce served with seasonal fresh fruit. $6.99

Desserts

Mickey-shaped Beignets - Topped with powdered sugar and served with raspberry coulis and vanilla bean crème anglaise. $7.99
Royal Street Bananas Foster Crêpe - Delicate handmade crêpe filled with sautéed bananas and topped with caramelized bananas and caramel rum sauce. $7.99
St. Charles Mixed Berry Crepe  - Delicate handmade crêpe filled with raspberries and blueberries tossed with a warm spiced apple glaze and topped with a balsamic-orange reduction sauce. $7.99

 

Beverages

Glowing Character Punch - Minute Maid Light Lemonade punch served in a souvenir cup with a glowing Disney character light. $6.99
Soft Drinks - Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Sprite, Fanta Orange, Minute Maid Light Pomegranate Lemonade. $2.99
Espresso - $3.19
Cappuccino - $4.29
Caffé Latte - $4.29
Caffé Mocha - $4.49

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Average Reviewer Rating: 3.8 out of 53.8 out of 53.8 out of 53.8 out of 53.8 out of 5
Number of Café Orleans Reviews: 15
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5.0/5.05.0/5.05.0/5.05.0/5.05.0/5.0   January 2012
Reviewer: ralfrick San Francisco Bay     April 22, 2012
For clarity, my ratings are based on restaurants within the Disneyland Resort only.

We booked a 1PM table at Cafe Orleans during the hectic 1st week of the year, and waited about 5 minutes or so to be seated (compared to 45-60 minutes for those that hadn't booked). The day was unseasonably warm, making for a pleasant day at an outdoor table. Service was cordial and attentive.

Not being ones for heavy lunches, we all had bowls of French onion soup, which gets top marks. Beyond that we split an order each of pomme frites and beignets. Sometimes I've had fries with a bit too much garlic (and I enjoy the smell of Gilroy) but these had a good amount without being overwhelming. I love beignets with only sugar, but the sauce and cream were both nice additions.

We found this to be a good way to catch a breath on a busy day for lunch without great expense. What we had would probably split better for 2 than 3, but none of us left hungry. I also think one should try to tip the server a bit on the generous side when eating light like this if possible; after all, a table ordering full meals will have a higher check. A return is likely.
 
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4.0/5.04.0/5.04.0/5.04.0/5.04.0/5.0   October 28, 2009
Reviewer: WITron Milwaukee, WI     November 12, 2010
I used to love the Blue Bayou restaurant for lunch, but since they have changed their menu and prices have increased, it is now out of the budget. My wife really likes the Monte Cristo sandwiches and wanted one on our trip. I read many good things about Cafe Orleans and decided to make a reservation for our first day at Disneyland for 5 adults and 2 children.

Our reservation time was for their first seating at 11:30. We arrived at about 11:15 and checked in. They were not ready to seat, so we waited outside. After a short wait we were the first group seated.

We ordered Pommes Frites to start off with, 2 Monte Cristo Sandwiches to split, Mardi Gras Chicken Sandwich, and mac and cheese for our daughters. Our drink orders came quickly followed by our Pommes Frites, which were gobbled down quickly.

Our waitress was very attentive to our needs and brought us refills when we needed. The only bad thing about the drinks is they do not have just plain lemonade, it is pomegranate, which my oldest daughter did not like. The lemonade was exchanged for a bottle of water without any problems.

The main courses came out and the Monte Cristos were quickly split. Before I knew it my daughters had finished their meals, and everyone enjoyed their sandwiches. For desert we ordered the gingerbread beignets, and these did not last long either.

This is now my new favorite restaurant for a relaxing meal. It is less expensive than the Blue Bayou, but more expensive than burger and fries.
 
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3.0/5.03.0/5.03.0/5.03.0/5.03.0/5.0   September 3rd, 2009
Reviewer: JessicaBee Phoenix, AZ     February 22, 2010
We've had good experiences with The Blue Bayou, so on a whim we decided to try Cafe Orleans. We walked up to the host, and asked if they had any reservations available for that evening. He replied that they did "Anytime after 6". So I requested a reservation for 7:30.

Host: *SIGH* We stop seating at 7. *SIGH*
Me: Um okay well I didn't know that...Exactly what times are available then?
Host: *gives me a weird look, like I'm supposed to magically know* 6, 6:15, 6:30 and 6:45.
Me: 6:45 would be fine then...My name is Jessica *******.
Host: Okay great...bye.

My boyfriend and I walk away, figuring maybe he was just having a bad day or something...It happens to everyone.

We come back at 6:35, and decided to wait on the bench across from the restaurant, and overhear another couple complaining about the same host. We ignore it and are seated at approximately 6:45, our reservation time.

We are seated right next to the front door (and the cash register). After 7pm the host was still out front, but kept turning people away and we had to listen to other guests getting pissed about it. We also were subjected to the waitresses complaining about pretty much everything around the cash register.

Our particular waitress was very nice...It took a while to get our drinks and our food, but we saw she had a few other tables which had a lot of people at them, so that's not entirely her fault...Perhaps they were understaffed.

I had the French Onion soup and the Three Cheese Monte Cristo, which was delicious...I have no complaints about that at all.

My boyfriend had the Gumbo and the Seafood Herb Crepe...and while he didn't HATE it, he was very disappointed, because it appeared to be tuna fish. $16 for tuna fish seems like a serious rip off to me. I suppose that's our fault for not asking, but it's a little misleading on the menu.

Given a choice, we would never go back to this restaurant, we'd spend a little more and go across the ally to The Blue Bayou...Everyone's always so nice and you can't beat the atmosphere!

3 planets because the food was good, and our waitress was very kind, but it's not worth the money.
 
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History and Trivia - Hide Section
  • At this location: Though the name changed to Cafe Orleans in 1972, the restaurant has essentially been part of New Orleans Square since the land opened in 1966. The name for those first six years was Creole Cafe. In March 2006 the restaurant was closed for an extensive refurbishment and reopened June 10, as a table service restaurant serving (somewhat) lighter fare than the nearby Blue Bayou.
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