Pinocchio Village Haus

Pinocchio Village Haus: dining at Magic Kingdom Park — location and planning data on MouseHub.

Visitor sentiment

3.8· 748 Google ratings

Some diners say this American restaurant serves up tasty chicken tenders, flatbread pizza, and kids meals at reasonable prices, and they appreciate the quick service. Other reviews mention it can be busy, especially during peak hours, and finding a table can be challenging.

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The MouseHub take

Pinocchio Village Haus is the quick-service Italian counter in Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom, open since October 1, 1971. Flatbreads, chicken strips, Caesar salads, and a handful of sides cover most of the menu. The building is the draw. It is enormous, air-conditioned, and split into themed halls: the Stromboli Room hangs marionettes in stained-glass windows under a fresco of Pinocchio, and the Monstro Room, styled after the gallery where puppeteers work their strings, looks down on guests boarding "it's a small world".

The food is the weaker half. Reviewers land on the same word for the flatbreads, which is cafeteria, and the crust takes most of the blame. Prices run a la carte, about $10 to $14 for an entree and $7.49 to $8.99 for a kids' meal, so a family of four adds up fast. Midday the halls fill and stay loud, and finding four seats together at noon takes patience. Order on your phone before you walk over, eat early or late, and pick your room on the way in. Families with young kids get the most out of this one, along with anyone who needs an hour out of the Florida sun.

At a glance

Best for
Families with young kids who want a familiar meal and a long sit in the air conditioning
Skip if
You came to Magic Kingdom for a memorable meal or a quiet table
Worth ordering
Chicken Parmesan Sandwich, Buffalo Chicken Flatbread, Lemon Pepper-Parmesan Chicken Strips, Pepperoni Flatbread, Black Garlic, Truffle, and Parmesan Fries
Reservations
No reservations. Order at the counter or send it ahead with Mobile Order.
Value
Everything is priced a la carte, entrees around $10 to $14 and sides from $4.29. Reviewers make peace with the prices and save their complaints for the food.

The good

  • The air conditioning is half the reason to go
    The dining halls are huge and cold, and reviewers keep saying so. On an August afternoon that is worth more than the flatbread.
  • The Monstro Room looks out on small world
    Disney styled it after the offstage gallery where puppeteers work their marionettes, and its windows face guests loading into "it's a small world". Kids will spend the whole meal waving.
  • The theming goes past the name on the sign
    The Stromboli Room puts marionettes in its stained-glass windows under a fresco announcing Pinocchio as Stromboli's newest star. The room has looked like this since the park opened on October 1, 1971.
  • The menu holds no surprises for picky eaters
    Pizza, chicken strips, and a Caesar salad cover most of a young table. Parents report fewer arguments here than at the places with a point of view.
  • Mobile Order gets you past the register
    Disney lists this as a Mobile Order location, so you order in the app and collect the tray at the pickup counter.
  • You are already in the middle of Fantasyland
    It sits steps from the Fantasyland rides most families are working through, so lunch costs you no real walking.

The bad

  • The flatbreads taste like cafeteria pizza
    This is the loudest and most repeated complaint. The crust draws most of it, and the toppings are thin on flavor.
  • The dining halls get loud
    Hard surfaces and hundreds of guests turn the rooms into a roar at peak hours. Conversation across a table takes effort.
  • Seats vanish around noon
    Reviewers describe circling the rooms with a full tray. The building is large, and at lunch it still runs out of chairs.
  • The restrooms take a beating
    Traffic outruns the cleaning schedule at busy times. Wet floors and empty dispensers come up often.
  • The ordering line spills into the room
    When the counter backs up, the line runs through the space diners are trying to cross. Getting to a table with food in hand turns awkward.

Veteran tips

  • Place a Mobile Order before you walk over
    Pick a window in the app while you are still in line for a ride. The tray is waiting when you arrive instead of the other way around.
  • Ask which room is the Monstro Room
    That is the one whose windows face the "it's a small world" loading dock. The window tables there go first, so look before you order rather than after.
  • Eat before noon or after two
    The noise and the seat shortage both track the lunch rush. An early or late meal is a different restaurant.
  • Send one person ahead for a table
    One of you hunts for chairs while the rest collect the food. At noon this is the difference between sitting and standing.
  • Take the tray outside when the halls fill
    The restaurant seats guests outdoors as well as in, and reviewers point that way when the noise inside gets to them. Check outside before you circle the rooms a second time.
  • Do not plan on breakfast here
    Disney publishes one menu for this location, lunch and dinner, and the doors open late morning. Eat somewhere else first.
  • The kitchen swaps in an allergy-friendly crust
    Pizzas are available on an allergy-friendly crust with allergy-friendly cheese, and the standard menu also lists a Plant-based "Cheese" Pizza. Tell a cast member when you arrive, and ask for a chef or a special diets trained cast member before you order.
  • Kids' meals stop at age nine
    The kids' menu is for children nine and younger, and the Disney Check icon marks the items meeting Disney's nutrition guidelines. Older kids order off the main menu.

MouseHub editorial, written from visitor reports and official Disney sources. Last reviewed .

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