Carnation Cafe

Reviews

• TS

  Teresita S

  Jan 4, 2026
  5.0
  Of all the table service restaurants on property, this might be my favorite. The staff have always been welcoming, even when the restaurant seems chaotically busy. The food is consistently good. We haven't had a bad meal and we've frequented several times. Even with menu changes, the new dishes are always as tasty as previous favorites. Reservations are highly recommended and if you come during a parade time, be kind to the staff at the host stand and don't expect to get seated with a parade view.
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  Motrya Manalac

  Dec 31, 2025
  2.0
  We’ve been fans of Carnation Cafe for years at this point, mostly for the food. The front desk has always been disorganized and they have never sat us on time. You have to wait at least 10 minute past your reservation time to be seated. We’ve overlooked that as the food and service have been solid. Unfortunately, our server today was not friendly. We sat out our table for 10 minutes before he even came by to take our order. Additionally, our food came out cold. There were runners running food out to tables but perhaps the runner just can’t keep up. We didn’t complain as we were really hungry. This place needs an overhaul desperately. It has such great potential.
• SS

  sadaf soroush

  Dec 30, 2025
  5.0
  Rebecca truly made my Disneyland experience special. As a solo traveler during a very busy time, it can sometimes feel hard to get a good table or feel included — but she went out of her way to make me feel genuinely welcomed and looked after. She seated me at a wonderful table, checked in with such warmth, kindly helped take photos for me, and brought a level of care and thoughtfulness that turned a simple meal into a memorable moment. Her kindness and human touch meant more than she probably realizes. Thank you, Rebecca, for making a solo guest feel seen, comfortable, and valued. You’re exactly what makes Disneyland feel magical.
• KB

  Kaitlin Bedro

  Dec 28, 2025
  2.0
  This experience really rubbed me the wrong way. When you make the reservation, you are alerted that you have a 10 minute window before you are charged per person for a no-show. So, we show up 3 mins early for ours that I had made 2 hours ahead of time. They take my phone number and will text us when ready. Cool, no problem. We do a little shopping, get a text 10 minutes later, and check in again. They say "great, ok, stay here and we will call your name shortly" 20+ minutes later, they call us (we were a 2-top, mind you) and during this waiting period, we were told we couldnt leave or our reservation would be voided......generally, when a restaurant texts you that your table is ready, its, ya know, ready? Food was meh. Staff was fine. Definitely not what I expected for a "high demand" restaurant in Disneyland, but I guess some of that demand is simply that its one of like three places to get a drink in an otherwise dry amusement park.
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  Matt Bleckley

  Dec 20, 2025
  1.0
  Truthfully the worst restaurant experience I’ve had anywhere in years. First, what’s the point of a reservation if after checking in there is a 20 minute wait and you can’t leave the immediate area. Second, the service was about the worst I’ve ever experienced. We sat down and ordered as quickly as we could and got our drinks. Thirty minutes later we got the attention of a staff member and finally got some refills. Twenty minutes later three tables around us had been served their meals after sitting down and ordering after us. Our server finally came by and said the chicken was taking a long time. The only problem was two of the other tables were eating the same dish. After confronting the server for lying he decided to take off the cost of that entree. We asked for a second refill of drinks and I then decided that taking my daughter shopping in emporium would be a better use of waiting. Ten more minutes later we got our food. Followed up by not seeming our server again and having to try to get the attention of another server to get refills and to ask for the check. I’m all for peaceful dining experiences, but semi-attentive service and truthful interactions would have made a huge difference.

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