Cape May Cafe

Cape May Cafe is Beach Club’s all-you-care-to-eat seafood spread, tucked just off the lobby of one of Disney’s most criminally underrated resorts — a five-minute stroll from EPCOT’s International Gateway and a breezy boardwalk away from Hollywood Studios. The room leans coastal New England: soft beachy tones, a relaxed pace, and a buffet that’s all about the seafood boil. Dinner is the headliner — peel-and-eat shrimp, steamed mussels and clams, snow crab when it’s running, plus carved meats and a kids-pleasing line for the picky crowd. It’s a buffet, so manage expectations on finesse, but the breadth and the all-you-can-eat shellfish are the reason people keep a table here.

Breakfast wears a different hat entirely — Minnie’s Beach Bash, a character meal with Minnie and pals in their seaside best, which makes it one of the lower-key, less-frenzied character breakfasts on property compared to the Magic Kingdom circus. That dual identity is the whole pitch: come in the morning for characters without the chaos, or come at night to demolish a seafood boil before the EPCOT fireworks.

The smartest play is geographic. Cape May sits at the heart of the EPCOT-area resort loop — Beach Club, Yacht Club, BoardWalk, the Swan and Dolphin all within an easy walk — so you can chain it to an EPCOT day without ever touching a bus. Eat better, dodge the in-park crowds, and let the resort do the heavy lifting.

This is a buffet, not a temple of fine dining — go in wanting volume and variety, not a tasting menu, and you’ll leave thrilled. It’s genuinely great for two crowds: families who want a calm character breakfast without the Magic Kingdom mob, and seafood people who want to crack crab legs all night before walking to EPCOT. If you’re chasing a romantic signature dinner, look elsewhere on Crescent Lake. If you want a relaxed, well-located feast the whole table can graze, Cape May earns the credit.