Ale & Compass Restaurant
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Getting a table
- Reservation drop odds: Low (~33% measured chance of a cancellation opening up) — confidence: medium.
- Availability right now: 36 open slots left today, next at 07:35 ET.
- Last cancellation seen: Oct 11 (0 seen in the last 7 days).
Measured by SupaPark from live reservation availability. As of 2026-10-28.
Ale & Compass Restaurant: quick answers
Does Ale & Compass Restaurant take reservations?
Yes — Ale & Compass Restaurant is a table-service restaurant that takes advance reservations. Disney dining reservations open 60 days before arrival at 6:00 AM Eastern in My Disney Experience.
How hard is it to get a reservation at Ale & Compass Restaurant?
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What should I order at Ale & Compass Restaurant?
Ale & Compass Restaurant is best known for Short Rib "French Dip" Flatbread with cabernet-braised short ribs, Eggs Benedict and Mickey Waffles.
Is Ale & Compass Restaurant on the Disney Dining Plan?
Yes — Ale & Compass Restaurant is eligible for the Disney Dining Plan. Confirm current plan details when you book.
Is Ale & Compass Restaurant worth it?
Ale & Compass Restaurant is a table-service restaurant in the $$ price range. Best for: easy breakfast, last-minute table, low-key dinner.
How expensive is Ale & Compass Restaurant?
Ale & Compass Restaurant sits in the $$ price range on Disney's $–$$$$ scale (a table-service restaurant). Menu prices change, so check before you go.
Is Ale & Compass Restaurant table service or quick service?
Ale & Compass Restaurant is a table-service restaurant.
Ale & Compass is the casual table-service spot tucked inside Disney’s Yacht Club Resort on Crescent Lake — a nautical New England retreat done in soft blues, brass, and weathered wood, the kind of room that feels like a refined sailing club rather than a theme-park dining room. It runs breakfast and dinner, with a connected lounge and a grab-and-go market a few steps away. The food is comfort-leaning Americana with coastal touches: think eggs benedict and Mickey waffles in the morning, hearty plates and a short-rib “French dip” flatbread later in the day.
Let’s be honest about what this is: it’s a hotel restaurant built first to feed convention and resort guests, and it performs that job well rather than spectacularly. Nobody’s busing across property for it. But the prices land in line with most casual table-service in the World, the room is genuinely lovely, and it almost always has same-day availability — which makes it quietly one of the most useful tables in the EPCOT-resort cluster.
The real magic is the location. The Yacht Club sits on the Crescent Lake promenade, a flat walk to the BoardWalk, Beach Club, and EPCOT’s International Gateway, with Friendship boats and the Skyliner (via Hollywood Studios) close by. That makes Ale & Compass a perfect anchor — or escape hatch — on a day of resort-hopping or a leisurely EPCOT morning.
This is a “right place, right time” restaurant, not a destination. If you’re staying at the Yacht or Beach Club, hopping the EPCOT resorts, or want a calm, sit-down meal without an ADR scramble, it’s a genuinely smart pick — especially for breakfast. If you’re hunting for a knock-your-socks-off Disney dinner, spend your reservation elsewhere and come here for the convenience and the room instead.
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