Regal Eagle Smokehouse: Craft Drafts & Barbecue

Regal Eagle Smokehouse: Craft Drafts & Barbecue: dining at EPCOT — location and planning data on MouseHub.

Visitor sentiment

4.3· 1,492 Google ratings

Diners say this American restaurant serves up delicious brisket sandwiches, pulled pork sandwiches, and burgers, with a wide selection of BBQ sauces. They also highlight the quick and convenient mobile ordering, and the ample indoor and outdoor seating. Some reviews mention the restaurant can be loud.

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The MouseHub take

Regal Eagle Smokehouse took over the Liberty Inn space in The American Adventure pavilion at EPCOT and opened on February 19, 2020. It is quick service, with one menu covering lunch and dinner, Mobile Order in the app, and doors that stay shut until 11:45 AM. The pit master smokes over oak wood and works through regional American barbecue, so the board runs from a Sliced Texas Beef Brisket Sandwich to a Kansas City Smoked Half Chicken to North Carolina Chopped Smoked Pork Butt. A side comes with everything except the two salads. Four house sauces arrive on request rather than from a station, and each one belongs to a different barbecue region.

This is the air-conditioned break in the middle of World Showcase, and families treat it that way. Entrees run $12.99 to $18.49 with the side included, portions are large, and barbecue regulars find the smoke mild and the seasoning safe. The only plant-based entree is the Chili Baked Potato. The menu also prints a full allergy-friendly version for seven allergens, from gluten and wheat through soy.

At a glance

Best for
A family that wants a big, filling plate and an hour out of the Florida heat halfway around World Showcase
Skip if
You crossed into World Showcase looking for something you cannot get at a barbecue place back home
Worth ordering
Sliced Texas Beef Brisket Sandwich, Kansas City Smoked Half Chicken, Baked Beans with Burnt Ends, BBQ Burger, Plant-based Chili Baked Potato
Reservations
Quick service, so there is nothing to book. Order in the app or at the counter any time from 11:45 AM to 9:00 PM
Value
Entrees run $12.99 to $18.49 with a side included, and sides cost $4.99 to $6.99 on their own. The page advertises a band of $14.99 and under per adult, which the platter, the burger, and the half chicken all exceed

The good

  • The dining room beats the World Showcase heat
    Visitors walk in soaked and walk out ready for another loop of the lagoon. The ceilings are high and the air conditioning keeps up even when the room is full.
  • One entree feeds two average appetites
    The platters arrive with more meat than most people finish, and the sides are not small either. Splitting one entree between two adults is a common report.
  • A side comes with everything except the salads
    Entrees include your pick of Baked Beans with Burnt Ends, Brewmaster's Fries, macaroni and cheese, beer-battered onion rings, seasoned fries, cornbread, or coleslaw. The two House Wedge Salads are the exception and arrive on their own.
  • Four house sauces, and you ask for them
    Blue Ribbon Brisket Sauce is the savory spice one, Sizzlin' Pit Dry Rub Coalition the classic smokehouse, Old Glory Mustard Guild the sweet mustard, and Blue Ridge Vinegar League the vinegar base. Disney's page says they come on request, so ask at the counter rather than looking for a station.
  • The menu prints a version for seven allergens
    Gluten and wheat, egg, fish and shellfish, milk, peanut and tree nut, sesame, and soy each get their own priced list, down to the kids' meals. The BBQ Platter, the half chicken, and the brisket sandwich appear on all seven.
  • The room swallows a lunch rush
    The hall is large enough that parties usually find a table without circling. Peak lunch fills it, but seats turn over quickly.

The bad

  • The ribs are the weak part of the platter
    Memphis Dry-rubbed Pork Ribs only come inside the $18.49 BBQ Platter, next to chopped pork butt and smoked sausage. Visitors report them dry and short on meat, which stings at the top price on the menu.
  • The smoke stays mild
    The kitchen smokes over oak wood, but the seasoning is pitched at a broad theme park crowd. Anyone who takes barbecue seriously at home will find it tame.
  • The coleslaw does not earn its slot
    It reads as under-seasoned and short on tang. It is also what comes with the kids' Chicken Strips, so expect it on the tray whether you wanted it or not.
  • The room gets loud when it fills
    Hard surfaces and high ceilings carry every tray and every conversation. Table talk turns into work during a full lunch service.
  • The patio has no shade at midday
    Some outdoor tables have umbrellas, but the courtyard sits open to the afternoon sun and the benches get hot to the touch. It is a better spot once the sun drops than at 1 PM.

Veteran tips

  • Fire the Mobile Order from the next pavilion
    Place the order in the app early and tap prepare when you are close. Sending it from Italy or Japan means the food is up by the time you reach The American Adventure.
  • Nothing opens here before 11:45 AM
    The kitchen runs 11:45 AM to 9:00 PM, so there is no breakfast and no early lunch. An 11:00 AM meal has to happen somewhere else.
  • Take the baked beans as your side
    Baked Beans with Burnt Ends costs $5.49 ordered alone and nothing extra as the side on an entree. The burnt ends make it the closest thing to a second meat.
  • Ask for all four sauces at once
    They come on request, so ask while you are picking up the tray rather than after you sit down. One trip to the counter beats four.
  • The drafts are listed by hometown
    Samuel Adams from Boston, Cigar City Jai Alai IPA from Tampa, Bell's Seasonal Wheat Ale from Comstock, Michigan, and Angry Orchard cider from Cincinnati. The 20-ounce drafts run $12.50 and the 16-ounce cider $11.00.
  • Kids meals stop at age nine
    The menu states they are for children ages 9 and younger, so this is not a way for an adult to buy a smaller plate. Each one includes fruit or coleslaw and a small milk or water, and the Disney Check items meet Disney's nutrition guidelines.
  • Ask for a Special Diets Cast Member
    Disney's instruction on this menu is to speak to a cast member about an allergy-friendly request on arrival. The same note says the kitchen cannot guarantee any item is completely free of allergens, since allergy-friendly recipes may use refined oils and ingredients processed alongside allergens.
  • One plant-based entree, so plan around it
    The Plant-based Chili Baked Potato at $13.49 is the whole of it, topped with plant-based cheese and sour cream, benne seed-herb sauce, and scallions. Disney defines plant-based here as made without animal meat, dairy, eggs, and honey.

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

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