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The Complete Guide to Eating at Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club Resorts

There are LOTS of Disney resorts , and it can be hard to choose which one to stay at.

Disney’s Yacht Club

If you’re a big Disney food fan (like we are!), the restaurants at each resort may influence your decision. Allow us to make that decision easier for you! Let’s head over to Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club Resorts for The Complete Guide to Eating at Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club Resorts!

There are 10 places you can eat at Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club Resorts. Let’s take a look at the tried-and-true favorites at each location!

Ale & Compass Restaurant

Ale & Compass is known for its New England-inspired comfort food. It is part of a larger complex that includes the Ale & Compass Lounge and a small market. If you’re a fan of sweet breakfasts, don’t miss the Dark Chocolate Waffle, which is served with Cherry Compote and Espresso-Mascarpone Cream.

So much yum!

At dinner, the New England Seafood Pot Pie (with shrimp, scallops, crab and vegetables in a flaky crust) is a favorite. You’ll also find classics like steak, roast chicken, and burgers on the menu.

Click Here to Read Our Latest Review of Ale & Compass

Ale & Compass Lounge

The Ale & Compass Lounge just off the Disney’s Yacht Club Resort lobby is a great place to grab a drink and an appetizer. It was remodeled a few years ago, and the look now is modern and sleek, with nautical touches.

It just seems right to drink a Dark & Stormy or a Regal Manhattan in this classy space. Food is served here from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. nightly, and while it is labeled as appetizers, you can get a burger or a flatbread that is definitely large enough to serve as dinner.

Click Here for Our Latest Review of Ale & Compass Lounge

The market at ale & compass.

This quick-service location has a focus on grab-and-go items such as cold sandwiches, fruit cups, and salads. But there is a coffee bar, and there are hot items available here, as well.

Chilled Options

Best bets here include the Ham and Cheese Breakfast Sandwich served on a Pretzel Roll , or the Cuban Sandwich for lunch or dinner. The Market is also a great place to find special, themed cupcakes and other treats around the holidays.

Click Here for Our Review of a Seasonal Cupcake from the Market at Ale & Compass

Cape may cafe.

Cape May Cafe is home to a popular character breakfast — the Minnie’s Beach Bash Breakfast. You can usually find Minnie, Donald, Daisy, and Goofy here — and they are all dressed up in adorable beach wear! The buffet is pretty standard breakfast fare, with the Salted Caramel “Beach Buns” as a highlight.

Minnie is ready for a day at the beach!

At dinner, the Cape May dinner buffet features New England seafood favorites, including Clam Chowder, snow crab legs, and fried seafood. Do not miss the Oreo Bonbons among the dessert selection here. They are a cookies-and-cream mousse-filled bonbon on top of an Oreo cookie, and they are a perennial DFB favorite!

Click Here for Our Latest Review of the Cape May Cafe Character Breakfast!

Beaches and cream.

There’s one place to go when you want large and over-the-top ice cream treats, and that’s Beaches & Cream ! We particularly love the No Way Jose Sundae and Kitchen Sink offerings.

Kitchen Sink Sundae

We suggest grabbing the Kitchen Sink only if you’re with a group because it’s a LOT of ice cream to finish! This giant treat includes a scoop of every ice cream on their menu, along with every single one of their toppings , so it really is a challenge! While you do need a reservation to dine inside the restaurant , the to-go window offers ice cream to take with you to your final destination. You can also grab a burger and fries here for lunch or dinner!

Learn more about Beaches & Cream here!

Beach club marketplace.

Like The Market at Ale & Compass, Beach Club Marketplace is a quick service location where you will find both hot food and grab-and-go options. The Steak and Egg Breakfast Sandwich with Swiss Cheese and Garlic-Peppercorn Ranch Dressing is a specialty in the mornings.

Rainbow Mickey Caramel Cheesecake

This is another good place to look for fun seasonal treats, like this Rainbow Mickey Caramel Cheesecake we found there for Pride Month. If you’re looking for an inexpensive dinner option, the Half-Roasted Chicken Dinner with mashed potatoes, vegetables, and cornbread is big enough to split and less than $15.

Check Out These BEAUTIFUL Cupcakes We Found at Beach Club Marketplace!

Martha’s vineyard lounge.

We suggest the wings and mussels at Martha’s Vineyard . And if you’re a fan of out-of-this-world drinks, this is a place you will want to check out. The space is designed to be reminiscent of a New England beach house, but we will say that the theming here isn’t great compared to other lounges on the property.

It’s a Candy Cane Mimosa!

We’ve seen candy cane mimosas and jelly bean cocktails at this location before , so Martha’s Vineyard may be a fun place to check out.

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Hurricane hanna’s .

Hurricane Hanna’s is the pool bar for the Yacht and Beach Club’s Stormalong Bay pool. You should know that you cannot swim in the pool unless you are a guest of the Yacht Club or Beach Club, but anyone can enjoy a drink or a snack at Hurricane Hanna’s.

Storm Chaser and Souvenir Cup

The food here will not be the best thing you eat on the trip, but it is decent for a day enjoying the sunshine. Kids’ meals are served in a plastic sand bucket with attached shovel, which is a fun treat that can then be put-to-use playing in the sand! We DO love a good blue drink, and the Storm Chaser — made with Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Bacardi Superior Rum, Blue Curaçao and Sweet-and Sour topped with Sprite — is a fun reason to spend some time watching the action in the pool here.

Click Here for Our Review of the Stormchaser!

Yachtsman steakhouse.

We highly recommend Yachtsman Steakhouse as the place you can find some of the best steaks on Disney World property. You will get a traditional steakhouse experience here — one that caters to nearly all tastes.

Filet Mignon at Yachtsman Steakhouse

We definitely recommend ordering the Cognac-Truffle Butter for your steak, and the Truffle Mac and Cheese is a side dish that would please just about anyone. We find the size of the side dishes to be big enough for two — so keep that in mind when ordering here!

Click Here for a Recent Review of Yachtsman Steakhouse!

Crew’s Cup Lounge

The Crew’s Cup Lounge is right next door to Yachtsman Steakhouse. We love the cozy vibes here! While you won’t find a lot of specialty drinks, the Crew’s Cup Lounge is a good place for beer or a glass of wine, and stocks several scotches and cognacs . It’s also a good place to watch a game if you’re missing watching sports while on vacation.

Starting at 5PM, Crew’s Cup serves a limited menu of favorites from the steakhouse next door. We recommend the Yachtsman Signature Bread (especially the onion pull-apart rolls!), and the Lobster Bisque .

Click Here for a Recent Review of Crew’s Cup Lounge!

Epcot festivals.

You can walk to EPCOT from this resort, so we would be remiss if we didn’t mention that some of best eats available to you could be right inside EPCOT’s International Gateway if there’s a festival going on!

EPCOT Food & Wine Festival

EPCOT festivals truly have a plethora of different options , so it’s great if no one in your group can decide on one place to eat, or if you have many items to check off your festival list anyway! Check the pages below for the latest dates, menus and information on EPCOT’s festivals:

• EPCOT International Festival of the Arts
• EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival
• EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival
• EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays

Walking around Disney’s BoardWalk is also a great option, as it’s really close by and has some great restaurants as well .

Disney’s BoardWalk Inn

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Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club Resort Restaurants

Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club are separate Resorts, but they share two very important things: Stormalong Bay (a 3-acre mini water park) and fantastic dining options including a character meal, signature dining, terrific lounges, and an old-fashioned soda shop. Note that since these Resorts are connected, guests at either can easily access any of the dining locations.

Yachtsman Steakhouse at the Yacht Club

Simply click the links below to find  more information  — including lists of  all our reviews  — for each restaurant!

Disney’s Beach Club

Beach Club Marketplace is a Counter Service option tucked inside the Beach Club gift shop, where you can also pick up dry goods to supplement your room essentials (Cereal, PB&J, and the like).

Beaches & Cream Soda Shop is famed for the Kitchen Sink sundae made of eight scoops of ice cream and every topping in the house, along with more fantastic ice cream creations. Other temptations include mouth-watering burgers and diner favorites.

Cape May Cafe  welcomes morning guests with a buffet breakfast. Minnie and her friends show off their beach attire while circulating the tables. For a non-character dinner, this seaside setting offers a New England style clam bake with an all-you-can-eat buffet.

Hurricane Hanna’s Grill is located poolside offering delicious quick-service items. At the full bar, try a tasty frozen libation. Kids’ meals are presented in sand pails as a take-home souvenir.

Martha’s Vineyard is a quiet lounge with a breezy feel, inspired by a New England beach house.

Disney’s Yacht Club

Ale & Compass Lounge serves original and classic cocktails, along with a substantial appetizer menu.

Ale & Compass Restaurant   serves New England-inspired comfort food as the casual Table Service component of the Ale & Compass dining concept.

Crew’s Cup Lounge offers peaceful respite in a cozy, relaxing lounge. Eats here are substantial, often including seafood platters, incredible Prime Rib Sliders, and more.

The Market at Ale & Compass provides counter service convenience to guests at the Yacht Club. It is part of the Ale & Compass dining concept at the Yacht Club.

Yachtsman Steakhouse has an exhibition kitchen that tantalizes taste buds while you wait for your order. Steaks and seafood are the specialties in this New England dining room complete with knotty-pine beams.

Find our COMPLETE GUIDE TO EATING at Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resorts HERE. 

Guests from other Resorts or the parks can  access Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club by boat or walking path from EPCOT’s International Gateway , from the Disney Skyliner with an arrival at EPCOT’s International Gateway, or by bus from any of the other three theme parks and Disney Springs .

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What to Eat at Disney’s Yacht Club

Have you ever stayed at Disney’s Yacht Club ?

If you have, you know how well-located this beautiful resort is and you probably have discovered that there are a LOT of food options in the area. But did you know that the resort itself has some great food ? Let’s take a look at what you should eat there!

As we touched upon, when you stay at the Yacht Club, you also have access to all the food in the EPCOT resort area. That includes everything at Disney’s Beach Club Resort , Disney’s BoardWalk Inn , and the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin .

But if you’re staying at the Yacht Club and don’t want to stray too far, you’ve still got a lot of great food to choose from. Here’s everything you should eat there!

The Market at Ale & Compass

The Market at Ale & Compass is the Yacht Club’s grab-and-go meets gift shop location. The food here isn’t a lot to write home about, but you’ll find some great seasonal snacks here! If you stop in here for breakfast, you can also get some Mickey waffles to take back to your room.

Need a refillable mug ? Here’s where you would buy it AND refill it.

Crew’s Cup Lounge

So you didn’t get reservations at Yachtsman Steakhouse? No problem! The menu at Crew’s Cup Lounge features a lot of the Yachtsman Steakhouse favorites, including the Yachtsman Signature Bread Service , which includes Sourdough, Onion Pull-apart Rolls, Roasted Garlic, and Butter.

You can also get the delicious  14-oz Roasted Prime Rib and  Truffle Fries here.

Ale & Compass Lounge

Likewise, if you can’t get reservations at Ale & Compass Restaurant or just want to grab something from the menu of that restaurant without the actual table service experience, head to the Ale & Compass Lounge. Here, you can grab the Parker House Rolls and Spread,  which includes Bacon Jam, Pub Cheese, and Citrus Butter.

You can also get one of the best burgers in Disney World here, the  Bacon and Vermont Cheddar Burger .

Yachtsman Steakhouse

If you do manage to snag a reservation for Yachtsman Steakhouse, you’re in for the best steak in Disney World. The 8-oz Filet Mignon is downright incredible here, but we’ll also tell you to order those  Truffle Fries , we previously mentioned.

For starters, the  French Onion Soup  here is also really good.

Ale & Compass Restaurant

One thing you CAN’T get at the Ale & Compass Lounge is breakfast and there are some standout breakfast items at Ale & Compass Restaurant. If you love chocolate, do NOT miss the  Dark Chocolate Waffles , which are served with Dried Cherry Compote, Espresso-Mascarpone Cream, Chocolate Shavings, and your choice of Sausage or Bacon. However, you’ll probably also want to try the Blueberry-Bacon Pancakes . The  Breakfast Buffet here is also pretty solid.

For lunch and dinner, this is also where you can get those delicious  Parker House Dinner Rolls  and that  Bacon and Vermont Cheddar Burger with  Truffle Fries .

When it comes to dessert, though, the  12-Layer Chocolate Cake is another must for chocolate fans — it’s a Flourless Chocolate Cake and Ganache served with Milk-Coffee Chantilly.

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Disney’s Beach and Yacht Club Restaurants Guide (By Resorts Gal)

If you’re planning to stay at Disney’s Beach and Yacht Club, you’ll want to be aware of dining options before your visit. It’s no secret that the sister resorts are a Resorts Gal favorite. But we do find fault with them when it comes to one thing—quick service restaurants. The fast-casual options are severely lacking at both hotels and in the entire Epcot Resorts area.

Below, we’ll discuss the restaurants at Disney’s Beach and Yacht Club, including hours of operation, menus, and what to expect. Some dining options might not be so obvious, so we’ll share a few tips for where to get a meal that might surprise you. Even with the lack of quick service options, I sincerely believe you can do well for breakfast and most other meals without always needing a dining reservation at a table service restaurant.

Restaurants at Disney’s Beach Club

Here is a list of the restaurants at Disney’s Beach Club Resort.

Quick Service

Beach Club Marketplace

• Hurricane Hanna’s Waterside Grill

Martha’s Vineyard

Table Service

Beaches and Cream Soda Shop

Cape may cafe.

Restaurants at Disney’s Yacht Club

Here is a list of the restaurants at Disney’s Yacht Club Resort.

The Market at Ale and Compass

Ale and compass lounge.

• Crew’s Cup

Ale and Compass Restaurant

Yachtsman steakhouse.

The Beach Club Marketplace is the primary quick-service restaurant on the Beach Club side of the resort. It’s located off the resort’s lobby. Part of the Marketplace is the Beach Club’s gift shop . The other half is a counter-service restaurant with grab-and-go items and a beverage station.

• Location: Beach Club Lobby
• Hours:  7:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m.
• Disney:   Menu with Prices

For breakfast, you can pick up a couple of entrees like breakfast sandwiches, a Bounty Platter (bacon, scrambled eggs, breakfast potatoes, and a biscuit), and Mickey waffles. Lunch and dinner items are even more limited. At the time of this update, those items include a pulled pork sandwich, a foot-long all-beef hot dog, a meatball sub, and a pepperoni flatbread. A roasted half-chicken dinner is available after 5:00 p.m. A few kids’ meal options are available, including a ham or turkey sandwich. If you want chicken nuggets, you’ll need to pick them up at Hurricane Hanna’s, the poolside quick-service.

Word of warning: if you preview the online menu or the one in the My Disney Experience app, you’ll see a long list of sandwich options. You can even order them via Disney’s mobile order service. I think it’s important to point out that those sandwiches are premade and sold in the grab-and-go section. So you cannot customize them, and they are not freshly prepared. For some, this might not be a big deal. Maybe it’s just me, but when I’m staying in a $ 500.00-per-night or more hotel, I prefer to have something that hasn’t been sitting around getting soggy in a refrigerator case all day.

Here are a few more photos of the grab-and-go options.

If you are a chocolate lover, you’ll want to try the plant-based chocolate brownie with icing. A cast member shared that it was a guest favorite, so I tried it on a previous visit. It was delicious!

Unfortunately, the Marketplace does not have a formal indoor seating area. However, you can enjoy your meal in the nearby Solarium. Additionally, a separate covered outdoor patio with tables and chairs is available across the walkway. For more specifics about this location, we have an entire review of Disney’s Beach Club Marketplace . It includes photos of everything you can expect at this quick service.

The Market at Ale and Compass is almost identical to Beach Club Marketplace. It is down a hall, a few steps from the Yacht Club’s lobby. This location offers mainly grab-and-go sandwiches, salads, and pastries. However, a few made-to-order selections are available.

• Location:  Yacht Club Lobby

The Market serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Limited seating is available inside.

For breakfast, there are sandwiches, a breakfast bowl (scrambled eggs, a Mickey waffle, potato barrels, bacon, and a biscuit), Mickey waffles, and oatmeal. Lunch and dinner items include premade cold sandwiches, premade salads, a grilled chicken panini, a Cuban sandwich, and a ham and cheese sandwich. Kids’ meals include a ham sandwich, turkey sandwich, mac and cheese, or grilled cheese.

The Market has a relatively extensive list of specialty coffee drinks, making it an excellent stop for a caffeinated beverage. If you’re staying at the Beach Club and prefer an upgraded coffee, you’ll probably want to walk to The Market.

Related: The Market at Ale and Compass

Rapid Fill mugs are available at Beach Club Marketplace and The Market at Ale and Compass. Guests can refill them at any resort’s quick service with a refillable beverage station for the length of their stay. An additional beverage refill station is available at Hurricane Hanna’s. Our guide listed below details the beverage options at each of the resorts if you want to learn more.

Tip : You can refill mugs at any resort quick service. So, if you take the Skyliner to Disney’s Riviera to enjoy a meal at Primo Piatto (recommended), bring your mug so you don’t have to purchase a beverage.

Learn More>> Rapid Fill Mugs at Disney’s Beach and Yacht Club

Hurricane Hanna’s Waterside Bar and Grill

Hurricane Hanna’s Waterside Bar and Grill is a quick-service dining location at Stormalong Bay . For those unfamiliar, Stormalong Bay is the pool area shared between the resorts. It’s so large that it has its own name.

• Location:  Stormalong Bay (Feature Pool)
• Hours:  11:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. (sometimes 10:00 p.m.)

This poolside bar and lounge is outside the pool area between Stormalong Bay and Crescent Lake, so you don’t have to be a resort guest to dine here. We enjoy stopping in for a burger and onion rings and enjoying the view while we dine.

Related: Dining at Hurricane Hanna’s When You’re Not Staying at the Resort

Hurricane Hanna’s menu consists of items like burgers, chicken nuggets, and salads. Sometimes, they have frozen grapes, which make for an excellent treat at the pool. They have a separate walk-up bar with a few specialty drinks and Disney’s standard cocktail menu.

Seating at Hurricane Hanna’s is available outside of the pool area. However, if you’re a resort guest enjoying the pool, a server is usually available to take your order during the busier portions of the day.

On a past visit, we rented a cabana at Stormalong Bay and ordered lunch from the poolside quick service. I got the grilled chicken sandwich.

Over the years, we’ve often ordered food from Hurricane Hanna’s to take back to the room. This spot has always been our go-to location for allergy-friendly chicken nuggets when staying at the resort.

Related: Hurricane Hanna’s Review

Between Disney’s Beach and Yacht Club, you’ll find three lounges. I use the word lounge loosely because they are all excellent locations to enjoy dinner without a dining reservation. We’ve had dinner at all three locations and consider each a bit of a hidden gem. First, we’ll discuss Ale and Compass Lounge, the primary lounge off the Yacht Club’s lobby.

• Hours:  12:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m.
• Food Service: 5:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.

The lounge menu offers several items from Ale and Compass Restaurant. Those items include hearth-oven flatbreads, Parker House rolls with spreads, roasted Buffalo-style cauliflower, blue crab bisque, roasted garlic shrimp, and the bacon and Vermont cheddar burger.

Related: Ale and Compass Lounge

Crew’s Cup Lounge

Crew’s Cup Lounge is adjacent to Yachtsman Steakhouse. It appears to be a bit of a hole in the wall, but once you spend a few moments inside, you’ll be glad you decided to stop. It’s one of the friendliest places on the property.

• Location:  Next to Yachtsman Steakhouse (Yacht Club)
• Hours:  4:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m.

Crew’s Cup has a menu with a few offerings from Yachtsman Steakhouse. A menu is posted outside the entrance. We eat here fairly often and have ordered prime rib and a New York Strip off Yachtsman’s menu. We always order the onion rolls, a delicious bread service from the neighboring table service. When we have a younger member in our party, they also provide us with a kids’ menu.

As of this update, the prime rib sliders have returned to the menu at Crew’s Cup. They are one of our all-time favorite meals at Walt Disney World. We’ve also enjoyed the lobster bisque, Caesar salad, jumbo shrimp cocktail, and a charcuterie board.

Related: Crew’s Cup Lounge at Disney’s Yacht Club

Martha’s Vineyard is a lounge on the Beach Club side of the resort. This lounge offers a tasty New England Clam Chowder, several appetizers, and the option to order Snow Crab Legs by the pound.

• Location: Next to Cape May Cafe (Beach Club)
• Hours:  4:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.

I often stop here on cooler evenings for a bowl of chowder. The chowder is delicious and comes with a side of cornbread. You can also order a few items that are prepared next door at Cape May Cafe.

Ale and Compass is a restaurant we frequent year-round. If you were to look at our receipts from our last stay, you’d see one line item after another that said, “Ale & Compass.” This is also our loophole location for dining at the resorts. Yes, it’s a table-service restaurant, but they offer mobile ordering.

• Hours:  7:30 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.*

*Ale and Compass serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It is open most of the day but closes around 2:00 p.m. and reopens at 5:00 p.m. for dinner service.

We enjoy having breakfast inside the restaurant from time to time. This location has a popular breakfast buffet that includes an entree for a reasonable price. One of our favorite entrees, the chocolate waffles, is every bit as delicious as it looks. They are topped with mascarpone, cherries, and chocolate shavings.

We have also enjoyed many other menu items for lunch and dinner at Ale and Compass. But our favorite thing to do when staying at the hotel is to order takeout and enjoy it at the pool.

Since the feature pool opens at 10:00 a.m., we usually order breakfast at 9:30 a.m. each day of our stay. Our order was typically ready by 9:50 a.m. So I would pick it up and get in line to rope drop the pool. (It’s a very popular pool.) On our last week-long vacation, we enjoyed breakfast at the Stormalong Bay Pool each day of our stay. Honestly, it was our favorite part of the trip!

A few mornings, I had blueberry pancakes. Oh, and the best part? This item below is a kids’ meal other than the coffee. For a reasonable price, you receive two pancakes and two sides. I chose roasted sweet potatoes and sausage.

I’ve also enjoyed a cheeseburger with fries and broccolini at the pool. This was another mobile order kids’ meal from Ale and Compass.

Related: Our Favorite To-Go Orders from Ale and Compass

I cannot stress enough how much we love this location for table-service dining and to-go orders. It is so simple to order your food and pick it up. If you don’t want to dine at the pool, you can find a seat in the neighboring lounge or return to your room. And if you don’t want to pay a table service price, mobile order a kids’ meal. It will be a better quality than what’s available at the quick service. (However, note that kids’ meals are not an option for adults when dining inside the restaurant.)

Related Articles:

• Ale and Compass Breakfast Review
• Ale and Compass Dinner and Lunch Review

Most everyone planning a stay at either Disney’s Beach or Yacht Club will want to secure a reservation for Beaches and Cream Soda Shop. This diner-style restaurant is located directly behind Stormalong Bay.

• Location:  Behind the Stormalong Bay (By the Arcade)

Beaches and Cream serves burgers, fries, grilled cheese, and onion rings. They also have an array of popular sundaes, milkshakes, and banana splits for dessert.

This restaurant takes walk-ups based on availability. To ensure a table, you will want to make reservations. Due to the restaurant’s popularity, reservations are sometimes difficult to obtain.

However, if you’re only going for ice cream or would like a treat to enjoy by the pool, you’re in luck! Beaches and Cream has a walk-up window that only serves ice cream. You can get pretty much everything except the kitchen sink! Well, actually, you can get the kitchen sink. Just make sure you have someone(s) to help you.

Here is the menu description for the Kitchen Sink: Scoops of Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry, Cookies ‘n Cream, and Mint Chocolate Chip topped with Hot Fudge, Peanut Butter, SNICKERS® pieces, Fresh-baked Brownie, and smothered in every additional topping we have. Also available are Chocolate Lovers or Neapolitan. (Serves Four)

Related: Beaches and Cream Soda Shop Review

Cape May Cafe is on the Beach Club side of the resort. This restaurant offers two unique dining experiences: a breakfast character meal and a seafood buffet in the evening (no characters).

• Location:  Off the Beach Club’s Lobby
• Breakfast Hours:  7:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.
• Dinner Hours: 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.

The character meal during breakfast is called Minnie’s Beachside Bash. Characters at this meal include Minnie Mouse, Daisy Duck, Donald Duck, and Goofy. Breakfast items include salted caramel beach buns, oatmeal, grits, cheddar biscuits and gravy, omelets, carving stations, fruits, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, and more.

Related: Cape May Cafe Character Breakfast Review

In the evening, Cape May Cafe transforms into a seafood-and-more dinner buffet. The buffet includes clams, shrimp, mussels, pasta, soups, salads, roasted beef, desserts, and more. Unfortunately, snow crab legs are no longer part of the all-you-can-eat buffet. They can be ordered a la carte by the pound. It’s important to note that dinner service is not character dining .

Related: Cape May Cafe Seafood Buffet Review

Yachtsman Steakhouse is a signature dining establishment on the Yacht Club side of the resort. It’s so good that it’s included in our list of the best signature dining options at Disney World .

• Location:  Next to Crew’s Cup (Yacht Club)
• Hours:  5:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Like its name, the steakhouse serves a variety of quality aged in-house meats. The restaurant’s signature steak is the New York Strip. So far, we’ve tried the filet mignon, ribeye, and prime rib. All were delicious, but the ribeye with blue cheese butter was more than memorable.

Related: Yachtsman Steakhouse Review

Restaurants near Disney’s Beach and Yacht Club

Lastly, we’ll discuss a few dining options near the Beach and Yacht Club. As you probably know, Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Epcot are within walking distance of the resorts. So you’ll want to plan some meals when you visit those parks.

Disney’s Boardwalk and the Swan and Dolphin Hotels are also within walking distance. This means you’ll find plenty of table-service dining options within the area. However, quick-service locations are lacking in the entire Epcot Resorts Area .

Dining options at Disney’s Boardwalk include Trattoria al Forno and Flying Fish. You might also get a sandwich or treat at the Boardwalk Deli . The Cake Bake Shop might also be worth your consideration.

Disney’s Swan and Dolphin has multiple signature dining options: Il Mulino, Todd English’s Blue Zoo, and Shula’s Steakhouse. Shula’s is one of the best meals we’ve had! If you’re looking for something more casual, try The Fountain, located on the Dolphin’s first floor. This restaurant is similar to Beaches and Cream and offers diner-style menu items.

And if you prefer to eat outside, the Cabana Bar and Beach Club Grill is by the pool. This location takes walk-ups, and they have several tasty menu options. Additionally, Rosa Mexicano is the resort’s newest restaurant.

Related: Restaurants at Disney’s Swan and Dolphin

Final Thoughts on Dining at Disney’s Beach and Yacht Club

When it comes to restaurants, you’ll find plenty of options between Disney’s Beach and Yacht Club. Remember that mobile ordering from Ale and Compass is your friend, and the lounges by far beat the quick-service restaurant options.

As far as staying at the resorts, they are pretty hard to beat. While I often complain about the lack of places to enjoy a casual meal in this area, it’s usually our only issue. So, I don’t necessarily mean to put a damper on things by complaining. But it’s something you’ll want to be aware of going into your stay. For more information on either of these resorts, we have complete guides for Disney’s Beach Club Resort and Disney’s Yacht Club Resort . You might also enjoy these individual reviews:

• Disney’s Beach Club Review
• Disney’s Yacht Club Review
• Disney’s Boardwalk Inn Review
• Disney’s Swan and Dolphin Review
• The Swan Reserve Review

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In the comments:

What are your thoughts about the restaurants at Disney’s Beach and Yacht Club? Do you have a favorite restaurant here?

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Great review! We’ve been to many of the restaurants mentioned and it’s funny because it was the Hurricane Hanna’s that surprised us the most. My sister and I ate there on a whim and I remember talking about it even days later because I couldn’t believe how good it was for a pool bar…lol

Thank you! We love Hurricane Hanna’s, it’s the saving grace for counter service at the resort.

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8 Things You’ll Love About Ale & Compass Restaurant At Walt Disney World’s Yacht Club Resort

When the Yacht Club resort underwent renovations the property received a lot of improvements.  Formerly a lack of quick service dining options in the resort was one of the few downsides to staying here, but now that has been remedied along with a refreshing to the Ale & Compass Lounge and Ale and Compass Restaurant.  A sleek and modern feel that retains nautical touches that define the theme of the resort.  As the Captains Grill the casual table service restaurant at Yacht Club was a nice place to grab a meal, but as the Ale & Compass Restaurant it is even better.  Here are 8 things I love about Ale & Compass Restaurant and thing you will too.

8. The Coastal Clam Bake

At the Yacht & Beach Club (sister resorts), most people head over to Cape May Café for the dinner buffet to get seafood.  The new menu at Ale & Compass features a Coastal Clam Bake.  This dinner menu item features whole Maine Lobster, Clams, Potatoes and Corn—the perfect meal for a restaurant located in the Yacht Club.  And a yummy way to satisfy your seafood cravings.

7. Location

Whether you are choosing to dine at Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner the Ale & Compass Restaurant is in a fun location.  It may be a bit of a challenge to get to though.  Using Disney Transportation you can take a bus to Epcot and walk through the park to the International Gateway (if you are going to Epcot anyway that day), you can take a bus to Hollywood Studios and then walk the path to the Yacht Club or take the boat, or you could take a bus to any park or Disney Springs and then get on the Yacht Club bus.  Just allow plenty of time.  Or you could Uber, Lyft or Minnie Van over.  But once you are there plan to spend some time walking around the Epcot resort area, I find it very pretty and peaceful and there are some fun things to do & see.  If you are there for dinner you can walk over to the Boardwalk and enjoy the live entertainment in the evenings.  And because the Yacht Club is so convenient to Epcot, Ale & Compass restaurant makes a nice, peaceful mealtime break from the park.

Because Ale & Compass Restaurant is a bit of a hidden gem, I’ve experienced excellent service each time I’ve dined there.  The servers took great care of me—they were efficient but also very thorough with suggestions and service.  I also found it to be a bit faster than other table service meals (if you don’t want to spend too long dining & more time playing).  Because there were not may tables occupied during my meals the food was prepared and presented very fast.

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5. Hearth Oven Pies

All three menus, breakfast, lunch & dinner feature a selection of “Hearth Oven Pies” which are the Ale & Compass’s take on flatbreads.  And they have some amazing flavor combinations.  I was told that the Breakfast “Pie” is the most popular item on their breakfast menu—it features a sunny-side up egg right in the middle with house-made bacon, ham and provolone and arugula.  At lunch and dinner there are multiple options available including a Caramelized Leek & Chorizo and a White Clam pie.  They all look pretty delicious!

4. The Bread Service

A trend that has caught on at many Walt Disney World restaurants is to offer an elaborate bread service as a (paid) starter course.  While my favorite is still at Sanaa at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge, the option here at Ale & Compass Restaurant is also delicious.  Available as a lunch or dinner starter, Ale & Compass serves fresh Park House rolls as their bread service with accompaniments of Bacon Jam, Pub Cheese, and Citrus Butter.  Not to be left out, there is a breakfast option with “breakfast” breads served with citrus butter and house-made jam.

3. Easy to get in

Ale & Compass is seldom crowded so it is one of those places that you could most likely walk up and be seated.  This is nice because sometimes you don’t know what you want to eat or where you will be 6 months in advance when dining reservations open up.  But then you are there and you just want to sit down and eat a good dinner (or lunch or breakfast).  For Ale & Compass you can probably find a same day reservation or a reservation within a day or two of when you want to eat.  I would recommend trying to get a reservation, but you may also be able to check in at the podium and be seated without much of a wait even without a reservation.

2. Refreshed décor

While I didn’t find anything about the previous Captains Grill restaurant offensive as far as décor, the re-imagined space of the Ale & Compass is really beautiful.  The décor is understated with a sleek & modern feel.  I think it is a very elegant space.  The darker tones are soothing while the blues and grays pay homage to the nautical theme of the Yacht Club Resort.  Looking around the restaurant I noted that they took a lot of guests needs into consideration when doing the design.  Some of the banquette seating had plugs for charging your electronics—a nice touch for our modern needs.

1. The Breakfast Menu

While lunch and dinner are great times to visit the Ale & Compass Restaurant, breakfast is a must-do.  Within a 1 week stay I dined there twice for breakfast and it was the selection on the menu that drew me in.  Luckily on my second visit I was with friends so we could share and I got to sample many of the entrees that were on my list—and so hard to choose between!  My top three were the Blueberry-Bacon Pancakes with chunks of bacon IN the pancakes; the Salted Caramel-Apple French Toast; and the Cornbread Waffle with Strawberry-Orange Compote, Lemon Ricotta and Basil Sugar.  The big winner:  The Cornbread Waffle.  It was an amazing flavor combination, but you really cannot go wrong with any of the breakfast menu choices.  And the fresh squeezed Orange Juice is the perfect Florida beverage to accompany any of the options.

Have you dined at the Ale & Compass at Disney’s Yacht Club Resort?  What do you love about it?

Photo Credit: Walt Disney World

Sarah Chapman

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