Akershus Royal Banquet Hall is a great, and often overlooked, princess character dining experience in Walt Disney World. When thinking about dining with the Disney princesses, you may think Cinderella’s Royal Table in Magic Kingdom is the only option, but that is not the case. In fact, there are a couple of other options, one of them being Akershus Royal Banquet Hall in Epcot’s Norway Pavilion. Not only are reservations easier to come by, but the price is a bit cheaper and the food, in my opinion, is even better!
Everything You Should Know About Akershus Royal Banquet Hall
What is Akershus Royal Banquet Hall?
Akershus is located in the Noway Pavilion in Epcot and offers Princess Storybook dining in a medieval castle setting. Enjoy family-style platters that are all-you-care-to-enjoy. Dine for breakfast, lunch, or dinner!
Which Princesses Can You Meet?
The exact princesses you can meet may vary. Princesses that have often been spotted there are Snow White, Aurora, Jasmine, Ariel, Tiana, and Belle.
What Type of Food is Offered at Akershus?
Since this restaurant is located in the Norway Pavilion, the food offered has a Norwegian flare to it. For breakfast, feast upon Norwegian waffles, eggs, bacon, fruit, potato casserole, and other breakfast staples. For lunch and dinner, enjoy Norwegian meatballs, lefse (traditional Norwegian flatbread rolled with cinnamon butter), Norwegian chicken and dumplings, a variety of vegetables, and many other lunch and dinner staples that both kids and adults will love. These family-style platters are all-you-care-to-enjoy, so if you want more of something, then ask your server for more! Find the official Disney World menu here.
How Much Does it Cost?
Breakfast:
- Adult (ages 10 & up): $55 plus tax and gratuity
- Child (ages 3-9): $35 plus tax and gratuity
Lunch & Dinner:
- Adult (ages 10 & up): $67 plus tax and gratuity
- Child (ages 3-9): $43 plus tax and gratuity
Is the Disney Dining Plan Accepted?
Yes. For breakfast, each guest will have to use one table-service dining credit. For lunch and dinner, each guest will have to use two table-service dining credits.
Things to Consider
- Since this is a restaurant inside of a park, each guest in your party will need a park ticket.
- Lunch and Dinner includes three courses (starter, main, and dessert).
- Reservation times for breakfast are between 8:30 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
- Reservation times for lunch are between 12:15 p.m. – 4:40 p.m.
- Reservation times for dinner are between 5:25 p.m. – 8:05 p.m.
- Let your server know if you or anyone in your party has a food allergy, they will make accommodations for you.
- There are several signature drinks to try, but are an additional cost.
