10 Best Things to Eat at Disney’s 2025 Food & Wine Festival
The Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival kicked off on Friday, Feb. 28 and runs through April 21 with local, celebrity, and Disney chefs offering cooking tips during culinary demonstrations, tasting seminars, and signature events. The focal points of the festival are the eight marketplace booths offering 13 new food and drink items during this year’s event.
1) Sirloin Gruyére Mac & Cheese with Black Garlic Chimichurri and Garlic Butter Crunch
Garlic Kissed inside California Adventure during the Food and Wine Festival at the Disneyland Resort on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. ($9)
The second mac and cheese offered in the festival marketplace booth this year basically borrowed the chimichurri sirloin topping from last year’s baked potato and put it on top of gruyere-soaked elbow noodles. The best part was the pile of gruyere mac and cheese sitting at the bottom of the bowl.
2) Lemon Pepper Wings with Garlic Ranch
California Craft Brews inside California Adventure during the Food and Wine Festival at the Disneyland Resort on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. ($9)
The juicy and zesty wings had a lot of flavor with the garlic ranch dressing on the side adding a tang.
3) Café de Olla Tres Leches Cake
Mercado de Antojos inside California Adventure during the Food and Wine Festival at the Disneyland Resort on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. ($7.75)
There were at least three things promised with this dessert and the Disney bakery team only delivered on two of them. The delicate chantilly topping certainly had hints of coffee and cinnamon flavors, but the cake base was dry and definitely not milky or spongey.
4) Asa’Dos
Cluck-A-Doodle-Moo festival marketplace booth during Disney’s Food & Wine Festival at Disney California Adventure. ($9.75)
The Asa’Dos was certainly the most meal-sized dish of the sample-sized plates at the festival marketplace booths. From a value stand-point, the Asa’Dos offered the best bang for the buck.
5) Chicken Taquito Ahogado
Paradise Garden Grill inside California Adventure during the Food and Wine Festival at the Disneyland Resort on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. ($8)
It’s always a little weird to order one of the Sip & Savor sample-sized dishes from the restaurants during the Disney Food & Wine Fest. You become acutely aware that you’ve just ordered one taquito for $8.
6) Sloppy Joe Slider
California Craft Brews inside California Adventure during the Food and Wine Festival at the Disneyland Resort on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. ($8)
Every year the Disney chefs try a few Impossible "meats" and most of the time they taste exactly like the real thing — but there’s often one protein substitute that just tastes off. This year’s plant-based "miss" goes to the Sloppy Joe Slider.
Conclusion:
The Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival offers a wide range of delicious and unique food and drink options. From classic festival favorites to new and innovative flavors, there’s something for every taste and budget. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to try these 10 best things to eat at the 2025 Food & Wine Festival.
Frequently Asked Questions:
- When does the Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival take place?
- The festival runs from February 28 to April 21, 2025.
- How many marketplace booths are there at the festival?
- There are eight marketplace booths offering 13 new food and drink items during this year’s event.
- What is the Sip and Savor pass?
- The Sip and Savor pass is a prepaid card with eight or four digital coupons good for individual items at food and beverage stands throughout the event.
