5. San Angel Inn Restaurante
Image: DisneySome options are more explanatory than others. At the Mexico Pavilion, you can walk into the building and then head straight to the back-right. Here, you’ll discover one of the most jaw-dropping settings at Walt Disney World.
San Angel Inn Restaurante resides at the foot of a pyramid. It’s the one of the three most impressive backdrops on this list. It’s also right by the water. How is this possible for an indoor restaurant? Gran Fiesta Tour Starring the Three Caballeros is the Mexico Pavilion’s equivalent to It’s a Small World, an indoor water ride that transports guests through several puppet-based sets.
Gran Fiesta Tour is a literal dark ride, at least at the start. Its early path is a night-time setting. Since this part of the ride track rests beside San Angel, your meal will take place in a darkened, intimate setting. It’s also right by the water. The scenery here is almost hypnotic it’s so idyllic.
4. Be Our Guest
Image: DisneyWhat could possibly impress your date more than dinner at the royal table? When Be Our Guest opened in 2012, it immediately became THE most popular restaurant at Walt Disney World. Many years later, it’s maintained that track record due to its stellar reputation.
Be Our Guest is something of an oddity at Walt Disney World. It’s a Quick Service restaurant at breakfast and lunch before transforming into a Table Service establishment at dinner. In July, it will become a Signature Dining experience for dinner, with Disney offering a new prix fixe, three-course menu that would otherwise cost $55 per person plus tax.
Out of the restaurants listed here, Be Our Guest is one of the most obvious choices. My pro tip is to angle for the back of the main hall. The artificial snow element just outside the window creates a warm glow. It’s an extra oomph of happiness during your romantic evening.
3. Sci-Fi Dine-In
Image: DisneyThis restaurant doesn’t just deliver a wonderful dating experience. It recreates the standard lover pair-up from the 1950s and 1960s! Back in the day when your great-grandparents were getting down, they went to the drive-in, a place where people could *wink* watch a movie *wink, wink*.
Back then, the dating plan involved two people in tight quarters. They would get amorous the instant the movie got ridiculous. At Sci-Fi Dine-In, that’s basically every moment.
You sit in a “convertible,” which is a table dressed up to look like a hot rod. While the cars can seat four, the reality is that in the booth setup you can only hear the person sitting right beside you due to the conceit of the theming. You have the audio from the giant movie screen piped into your vehicle.
Other than the film on display, Sci-Fi Dine-In is the darkest restaurant at Walt Disney World, perfect for a romantic encounter. You and your date can quip about the awfulness of the movies on display like Cat-Women of the Moon and Attack of the 50 Foot Woman. Or you can just stare into each other’s eyes in a perfect setting, one that’s been host to countless romantic encounters over the past 70 years.
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Decent article but I feel there's a lot more restaurants on Disney property more romantic than Sci-Fi Drive In. I guess I understand the choice selection however there's better choices out there as far as romantic restaurants go on Disney property.