California Grill at Disney's Contemporary Resort has refreshed its menu, and there's a lot worth knowing about before your next visit. The updated California Grill menu brings new starters, mains, and cocktails that lean into seasonal, California-inspired ingredients.
The restaurant operates on a three-course prix-fixe format, priced at $99 per adult (plus tax and gratuity). Kids ages 3-9 eat for $42. A deluxe wine pairing is available for an additional $78.
What's on the Menu
The three-course structure gives you one choice from each section: Market Inspirations (starter), Chef's Journey (main), and Sweet Creations (dessert).
Market Inspirations (Starters)
Choose one:
- Hearth-Steamed Saffron Mussels — charred leeks, chorizo, potato confit, and persillade
- Fire-Roasted Artichoke Flatbread — white bean purée, ramp aïoli, lemon zest, artichokes, arugula, and California extra virgin olive oil
- Seasonal Flatbread — chef-inspired, changes with the season
- Sonoma Goat Cheese Ravioli — organic mixed mushroom ragout, tomato-fennel broth, California extra virgin olive oil
- Surf & Turf Roll — Wagyu beef, soft-shell crab, yuzu-avocado purée, soy gel
- Dungeness Crab Salad — gem lettuces, seasonal fruit, rye crisp, shaved fennel, tarragon, Meyer lemon vinaigrette, mustard aïoli
- Spicy Kazan Roll — blue crab, ebi shrimp, bay scallops, fireball sauce
Chef's Journey (Mains)
Choose one:
- Wagyu Strip Loin — corn, beef tallow-herb fingerling potatoes, grilled green garlic, salsa macha (additional surcharge of $47)
- Domestic Lamb — herb-ricotta gnudi, fava beans, stinging nettles, root spinach, tomato ragù, red wine jus
- Seared Market Fish — wax beans, ancient grains, English peas, Marcona almonds, Meyer lemon-caper butter sauce
- Cioppino — black bass, clams, shrimp, calamari, mussels, crispy garlic chips, sourdough croutons
- Oak-Grilled Filet of Beef — roasted garlic potato purée, grilled asparagus, pickled ramps, cabernet-veal demi
- Grilled Pork Tenderloin — creamy goat cheese polenta, roasted pork belly, aged balsamic organic mushrooms, zinfandel glaze
- Pan-Roasted Carrot Gnocchi — toasted pistachios, agave-citrus-glazed baby carrots, pesto sauce, carrot hummus
You can also add enhancements to your main:
- Tiger prawns — tomato butter, mandarin vinaigrette ($22)
- Lobster tail — vanilla bean butter-poached, tarragon, fines herb ($28)
- Scallops — creamy seasonal risotto ($20)
Sweet Creations (Desserts)
Choose one:
- Celebration of Citrus — Meyer lemon, olive oil-poppy seed cake, blood orange gel, yuzu curd
- Blueberry-Goat Cheese Cheesecake — blueberry meringue, vanilla chantilly, raspberry coulis, goat cheese mousse
- Flourless Chocolate-Espresso Cake — spiced chocolate crémeux, ancho chile-caramel sauce, candied nut crumble (plant-based)
- Vanilla Bean Crème Brûlée — seasonal fruit
New Cocktails
Two new drinks are also on the menu:
- Honeycomb Fizz — Casamigos Blanco Tequila, house-made lemon and honey syrup, peach nectar, and Domaine Carneros Brut
- Maple Bourbon Old Fashioned — Redwood Empire Pipe Dream Bourbon, vanilla maple syrup, Angostura bitters, Luxardo gourmet maraschino cherries, orange twist
California Grill is located on the 15th floor of Disney's Contemporary Resort, with views of Magic Kingdom and the nightly fireworks. Reservations can be made through Disney's dining reservation system.
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