The Ultimate Guide to EPCOT's Le Cellier Steakhouse: Menu Hacks and Booking Tips

Because the restaurant itself is quite small and incredibly popular, Advance Dining Reservations here often book up right when the window opens at 60 days before your arrival. If you try to log into My Disney Experience a month before your trip, you will likely see zero availability.

If you miss out at the 60-day window, do not panic. Your best move is to rely on SupaPark's live Drop Watch. People constantly change their plans and cancel reservations in the days and hours leading up to their park day. SupaPark monitors the dining system 24/7 and pings you the second a table opens up. When you get the alert, simply click over to your My Disney Experience app and grab it before anyone else does.

If you are using a Disney Dining Plan, you need to think very carefully about booking Le Cellier. Because it is a "Signature Dining" location, a meal here will cost you two Table Service credits per person instead of one.

Unless you are ordering the absolute most expensive steak, dessert, and alcoholic beverage on the menu, using two credits here is often a poor financial value. You are usually better off paying out of pocket for your soup and steak, and saving those Table Service credits for one-credit character meals or other expensive one-credit dinners.

This is where you have to make a tough call. Le Cellier is designed to feel like a subterranean wine cellar—it is dark, it is quiet, and the meals are paced slowly. It is a fantastic escape for adults wanting to get out of the heat and chaos of EPCOT.

But for younger kids, that same atmosphere can feel incredibly boring. If your group wants a premium, sit-down meal—and specifically, if the adults want a great steak—your smartest family audible is Teppan Edo over in the Japan pavilion. Teppan Edo is a hibachi-style restaurant, which makes it the safest expensive EPCOT pick for mixed groups because the grill does half the entertaining. It is not subtle, it is not quiet, and that is exactly the point. The chef cooks right at your table, and it is loud enough that you do not have to worry about your kids making too much noise.

If you are traveling without kids, or your teenagers appreciate a good filet and can handle a relaxed, quiet dining room, Le Cellier remains a top-tier EPCOT choice.

(Pro tip: If you just need a break from the heat and don't want to sit for a two-hour meal, the Canada Pavilion also houses a 360-degree circle-vision film that always has glorious air conditioning and rarely has a wait.)