Royal Banquet of Arendelle is a counter-service restaurant in Tokyo DisneySea’s Fantasy Springs. The restaurant is the largest of the three dining options in the new port, with a seating capacity of 570. Staying somewhat true to the environment, Royal Banquet serves sets that include pot pies and more while diners enjoy different rooms inside of the castle. In this post, we’ll review Royal Banquet of Arendelle’s atmosphere, food and value.

For a port that’s full of immersion, it’s no surprise that the prominent restaurant in Fantasy Springs is a marvel. The architecture both inside and out is some of the finest work Imagineering has done on a restaurant. That’s no small feat!

While we have found faults in some recent park expansions and attractions, Disney has done well in making a restaurant themed and interesting. At least, when it really wants to. There’s a wide variety of examples of restaurants that fit into their environment perfectly with an incredible thematic design inside – Flo’s, Docking Bay 7 and Tiffins all come to mind. Even Snuggly Duckling, another Fantasy Springs addition fits the, ahem, bill.

None of those examples, or dozens of others, fits exactly what Royal Banquet of Arendelle is going for though. The closest example is Be Our Guest in Magic Kingdom. With an ordering bay (think back to when Be Our Guest had counter-service meals) and then different rooms from the animated feature to dine in, it’s easy to see where this new place found some inspiration. In this case, Royal Banquet of Arendelle took that inspiration and improved on it.

Jumping right into the inside of the restaurant would be a disservice to the building. In this case, the counter-service spot isn’t a facade but a practical building. The stunning outside is largely brown with some beautiful and ornate paintings. There are tints of blue and green throughout. Between the triangles and wood tones, there’s a masculine, Nordic architecture here. The choice to go with the brown roof instead of an icy blue roof fits in better with Fantasy Springs and the timeline in which guests are visiting Arendelle, for those that care about details like that.

Inside there’s a spacious ordering bay with some paintings where guests pick up their food before picking from a few different seating areas. Some china from the royals is on display to the side of the room as well as a few paintings. Just a quick reminder that as of late June 2024, guests need a mobile order to enter the restaurant. There’s no standby line for now, although I’m sure that will come soon.

After picking up the food, guests can choose from five seating areas. One of those is the outdoor area, which is less themed but includes views of the ice palace, waterfall and fjord. It’s a beautiful place to sit and would be the pick at most counter-service spots but I prefer the inside details more.

The prettiest of the inside rooms is the Banquet/Grand Hall. The ceiling is arched with floral designs on each panel and grand chandeliers hanging down. If you forget about the hundreds of diners in the room, this looks like a cathedral. I enjoy the other rooms but this is the space where you feel Royal Banquet of Arendelle’s grandeur. It should be mentioned that this is also the most popular and crowded place to sit.

What the other rooms lack in relative scale, they make up for in charm and detail. All of them have family portraits on the colorful walls as well as family heirlooms. There’s a stone fireplace in one room, a beautiful circular room in another and a meticulous wood paneled ceiling in a different one. No inside room skimps on details or beauty and there’s not a bad choice on where to sit.

All of this made for one of the best counter-service atmospheres around. It would also be one of the best table-service atmospheres. We decided to walk through the restaurant until we found the quietest spot and the restaurant, having such a high capacity, obliged. No matter where you end up, there is something to look at and enjoy!

Moving on to the food, here’s a look at the menu. While I’ve mentioned that this is a counter-service restaurant, prices here are higher than some table-service restaurants in Tokyo DisneySea. That’s still not a bad price thanks to the exchange rate with the set meals coming in at 3,500 yen (about $20 as of June 2024).

Like most restaurants at Tokyo Disney Resort, options are limited at Royal Banquet of Arendelle. There are two options, a beef pot pie and seafood pot pie, both included in a large set meal. That meal also included potato gratin, smoked salmon, trout and orange salad, bread and Olaf’s marshmallow chocolate mousse. We’ll start with the pies!

The beef pie was very filling with hefty hunks (what many people also call me) of beef throughout. A flaky pastry held up to the soupy inside. This was one of the best spots I’ve had beef at Tokyo Disney, as I generally prefer the fish there. While the beef itself was great, the vegetables and gravy weren’t anything special. This is a safe option but probably won’t wow anybody.

The seafood pie was the superior choice, filled with lobster and redfish in a creamy sauce. I thought this was fantastic, with an impressive amount of seafood put in and a broth thinner but similar in taste to a chowder. The seafood was delicious and tender. I thought this was the best thing I ate in the Fantasy Springs expansion and one I’ll go back for many times in the future.

Royal Banquet’s potato gratin was a little different than a typical one with three baby potatoes at the bottom covered in a rich, creamy sauce. Then there was a crunchy layer of potato on top. I really enjoyed this side and think it’s perfect for a cold night. The one downside might be that it might get a little rich with this and a seafood pie. But we didn’t have any issues with that!

The salad with smoked salmon and trout was a combo that you wouldn’t see very often in America but is more commonplace in Japan. As usual, the seafood is good and the dressing was delicious. If you can get around the mental gymnastics of the American palate, then the quality here is very strong.

The roll was fairly simple but had a nice sweetness to it. This reminded me of a Japanese milk bread and it was nice to dip it in the remainder of the pies.

Finally, there was the chocolate mousse with an Olaf mochi on top. This was an exceptional dessert, with a mousse similar to chocolate pudding and a delicious marshmallow mochi with a tangy filling. Melissa preferred it to the iconic Green Alien Mochi in TDR but I wouldn’t quite go that far. But it’s still delicious!

All in all, we thought this was a delicious set meal and one of the best options in all of Tokyo Disney Resort. The price is higher but it’s easy to see why with the quality and quantity offered. Mix that in with the exceptional theme and design and that makes Royal Banquet of Arendelle easily the best option in Fantasy Springs and one of the better counter-service meals anywhere!

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