Blue Bayou Restaurant

Reviews

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  Calvin Cheung

  1 day ago
  5.0
  We had an amazing time at the blue Bayou celebrating my wife’s 39th birthday. It blew away my expectations. as previously we had previously dined at the magic key holder restaurant in California adventure and we were pretty disappointed with the food. My wife had the seventh anniversary meal, which included salad, ribeye steak, and cheesecake which our server was so generous to provide a little candle to make the celebration all the special The ribeye came out a little cold, but our server Carolyn was so generous and kind and quickly got me a warm one Our server, Carolyn was the highlight of the dinner. They even helped us accommodate for a waterside table when our reservation did not specify. We had a 9 o’clock reservation and we only had to wait a few minutes with the help of Carolyn. She also gave us good tips about how to get a reservation which she said was usually best after 4 PM and after 9 PM I wish I could give Carolyn five stars She deserves all the praise and all the best Disneyland service! Disneyland, please promote her
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  Kevin Warren

  2 days ago
  1.0
  Well the view was nice. Everything else was not good. The prime rib was 75% fat. I couldn’t eat hardly any of it. Totally unreasonable to serve a piece of meat like that to anything but a dog! Also, the entire plate came out cold! This is not a cheap restaurant and yet the food was not even mediocre. The broccolini was basically raw. My mashed potatoes were so cold it was like they came out of the fridge! We got chocolate cake which honestly Walmart does better! The service was ok but at $400 for cold meals and inedible meat there’s just no amount of service that can make up for such a terrible meal!!!
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  Rosemari Martinez

  Mar 1, 2026
  5.0
  The crab cakes are a must try! I enjoyed them more than my meal. My chicken was a tad rubbery but this is definitely one of the better places to eat within the Park. It is actually relaxing to sit at and we had "water viewing" seats so it was fun to wave at boats. We were lucky enough to snag a random open spot during lunch in person. Definitely will go again to try more. My last visit here had been 2019 and this time around the food was much better.
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  Jace Meyer

  Feb 16, 2026
  5.0
  Yea this place was awesome. I came to Disney for the first time last summer and after pirates I was this place and told my wife we should try it. Well we had the chance to go for Valentine’s Day and it was incredible. The restaurant itself is super cool in the middle of the ride, you get to take the whole vibe in and it’s just great. The service was great as well. Very kind staff and they took great care of us. We started with the Gumbo and the bread. And let me tell ya the Gumbo is freaking delicious, I would’ve been happy with just that. The bread was tasty as well with the fresh jam and butter that comes with it. We also got their lemonade which was the best I’ve ever had (I had 4 glasses of the stuff) My wife and I both got the Prime Rib steak and it was so tasty, it was nice and tender and was seasoned very well. The potatoes were also seasoned well although a little bit salty. And the asparagus was delicious, my wife doesn’t normally like asparagus and she loved it. We got a slice of Chocolate Cake to share and it was one of the best slices I’ve ever had, just nice and moist cake with tasty icing. We had a great experience here. The reservations are super hard to get and it can be very pricy, my wife and I paid a little under $200 for our meal. We felt very satisfied with the portion sizes as well, although we could’ve had some more Gumbo. Overall this is a great restaurant and we had a great time. If your looking for a great fancy restaurant in Disney I would definitely consider this one
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  Cody Pham

  Feb 11, 2026
  5.0
  Blue Bayou is one of the more upscale dining options at Disneyland but doesn’t sacrifice the elements of magic and whimsy that the theme park is known for. Located in New Orleans Square, the Blue Bayou restaurant transports its guests to an evening patio on a Louisiana waterfront. The sky is a saturated cobalt blue and adorned with the light of fireflies and paper lanterns. It can take months to secure a reservation here and up to half a year if you want a table right next to the water. And it’s easy to see why. The Pirates of the Caribbean ride drifts right next to the dining area, so waterside tables get a super unique, exclusive experience. On my first visit, I sat right next to the restroom in the very back of the restaurant, but I am proud to share that on THIS visit, I moved up one whole row (still next to the restroom though). Our server, Jordan, was great! He was nice, funny, and super on top of everything. He also convinced us to order everything on the menu that we were on the fence about, and two cocktails later, we couldn’t be more grateful.

I had the Sweet Peach Iced Tea with Rum, which was amazing. After a whole day consuming sweets, I was looking for something refreshing with a little bitterness to it, and this drink did just that. It was not too sweet, and the tea flavor had just the right amount of bitterness. For those looking for a sweeter cocktail, the Hurricane is definitely the way to go. Light and dark rum with passionfruit and citrus juices. This tasted like pure nectar, like orange juice from the Garden of Eden itself. I had the crab cakes for my appetizer, which, at $18, came with 2 crab cakes and a small apple arugula salad. I’m a bit on the fence about the value as the portion only came with 2 crab cakes and the size of each crab cake was smaller than expected. If I were to nitpick further, I thought that the outside of the crab cakes were a bit overdone and dry. But other than that, the flavor was good and the inside of the cakes were still enjoyable. For my entree, I had the prime rib, which came with mashed potatoes and roasted broccolini. The steak was tender and juicy, and I liked the peppercorn demi-glace sauce. Just be careful as there is a salt crust, and my first bite was only that, which was a bit of a nasty surprise. One of my friends got the Prix-Fixe menu, which came with a dark chocolate pistachio cheesecake. At this point, we were all stuffed, so we shared it. It did not taste like pistachio, which is what I loved about it. It was actually a pretty good cheesecake - not too sweet, tangy, and the bitterness of the dark chocolate balanced everything out. 

Speaking of being stuffed, I will say that the portion sizes of the entrees are huge. I was struggling to get down my last bites of steak, and my friend who got the entree-sized portion of the gumbo was marooned on gumbo island. To be super honest, the gumbo was delicious. Like it was really good. Like it was better than the ribeye and the prime rib, good. The flavors were wonderful, and the dish was perfectly seasoned. If you are not that hungry, I would highly suggest you stick to the appetizer-sized portion. In the end, I decided to give 5 stars to Blue Bayou because for a theme park dining experience, this was very good. I could definitely see myself coming back, but would probably opt to share dishes next time as the portion sizes are very big. I hope that I will be able to sit one additional row closer to the water next time as well.