The return of Grand Floridian Cafe is getting closer, and diners now have a more detailed idea of what to expect on the menu. Ahead of the restaurant’s scheduled November 2, 2026, reopening, updated listings show changes across brunch, dinner, children’s selections, desserts, and cocktails. Some familiar dishes remain, but several descriptions, prices, and choices have shifted during the restaurant’s extended refurbishment.
Among the updated brunch offerings is a miso-glazed salmon entrée listed at $32, served with lemon-scented sticky rice, haricot verts, and ginger-soy vinaigrette. A Grand Floridian Cafe Signature Burger is listed at $27, featuring a seven-ounce patty, Brie, bacon-pepper jam, roasted garlic aioli, arugula, and a brioche bun. Other brunch additions include a roasted turkey-and-ham sandwich for $19, traditional eggs Benedict for $18, and an heirloom apple salad beginning at $13 before protein additions.
There are changes to established breakfast-and-lunch favorites, too. The steak-and-eggs description now specifies a ten-ounce New York strip steak with cheesy hash brown casserole rather than the earlier six-ounce steak presentation; the listed price has moved from $27 to $28. The fried chicken and waffle now mentions a malted waffle and sriracha-honey drizzle. Seasonal quiche and an apple butter-cinnamon roll appetizer have disappeared from the compared listings.
Dinner has its own adjustments. Fried green tomatoes with remoulade appear among the appetizers at $12, while updated entrée pricing includes a $28 salmon power bowl, $31 buttermilk-fried chicken, and $42 grilled New York strip. New desserts listed in the recent menu comparison include orange crème brûlée, seasonal fruit cobbler, and a key lime meringue dome. Specialty cocktail additions include a pomegranate drink, a spicy Paloma, and a French 75.
Parents will notice that the children’s options have also been reorganized. The updated brunch selections add items such as apples, green beans, rice, macaroni and cheese, and salad. Individual children’s entrée prices have shifted as well. Anyone planning around a specific dietary requirement should review Disney’s current menu and discuss allergy needs with a Cast Member, rather than relying on older screenshots or saved dining guides.
The menu changes arrive after a substantial closure at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. Grand Floridian Cafe closed in July as work continued at the flagship hotel, and brunch service was temporarily offered at Cítricos during the interruption. The cafe’s November 2 return is particularly important because it restores a relatively approachable table-service option to a resort better known for high-end dining rooms such as Victoria & Albert’s and Narcoossee’s.
Grand Floridian Cafe has long occupied a useful middle ground for resort visitors. Its bright dining room and views toward the grounds make it attractive for a relaxed meal without committing to character dining or a signature restaurant. It also serves guests arriving by monorail, boat, or walkway from Magic Kingdom, although transportation choices and travel times vary.
The newly listed dishes provide a useful preview, not a guarantee that every item will be served unchanged on opening day. Disney menus and prices can be adjusted without notice, and the restaurant has not yet reopened for guests to assess the finished dining room. For anyone holding a November reservation, however, the scope of the menu revisions is already substantial enough to warrant another look before deciding what to order.