5. SeaWorld Orlando

Image: SeaWorldAre you familiar with Coral Reef Restaurant at Epcot? If so, imagine that serene setting, only with better cuisine. Yes, Coral Reef receives its fair share of online abuse for the menu. Meanwhile, its SeaWorld imitator, Sharks Underwater Grill, is ranked as one of the best restaurants in Kissimmee.

The setup here is familiar to Coral Reef fans. You’re sitting at the bottom of an aquarium, where you can watch the fish swim while you eat. While the restaurant is upscale in pricing and design, its chairs and tables are kind of cheap. The difference from Coral Reef is in the menu.

Despite the name, Sharks Underwater Grill isn’t purely a seafood place. To the contrary, its menu is robust. It features appetizers like Ahi Tuna Sashimi, soups like Lobster Bisque, and entrees such as Chicken Piccata and the Chef’s Cut of beef. Most of the restaurants listed here are of the counter service variety, but this table service establishment is theme park fine dining at its finest.

4. Knott’s Berry Farm

Image: Cedar FairThis one is the easiest calls on the list. In the earliest days of this park, its matriarch introduced the world to her chicken recipe. The rest was theme park history. Cordelia Knott’s offerings at Mrs. Knott’s Chicken Dinner Restaurant became a staple of the Knott’s Berry Farm experience. To this day, the restaurant has the same name, uses the same recipe, and has the same status as the holy grail of theme park meals. This place should be on your theme park bucket list.

3. Universal Studios Hollywood

Image: UniversalThe greater Los Angeles area claims one of the hottest restaurant scenes in the Western Hemisphere. And out of the 9,000+ places listed on TripAdvisor, the Karl Strauss Brewing Company is in the top 100! Yes, tap houses and craft brews are all the rage right now, and Universal Studios isn’t a place where you’d expect a world-class one. That’s what you’ll discover when you visit the Hollywood park, though.

At Karl Strauss Brewing Company, everything pairs. No matter what you want to eat, the menu will suggest the perfect beer to enhance its flavor. They even have Beer Bites and Share Plates with a beer focus. Obviously, if you’re not a huge fan of suds, you should check out Krusty Burger instead, but this is one of the best group dining options on this list.