Boatwright's Dining Hall

This place is amazing! The food is so good! The shrimp and grits and the prime rib are just exceptional! The fritters are so good! Bbq shrimp is great! 10/10 recommendThis spot!

After a long drive and unexpected traffic - we had reservations for dinner at our resort. We went ahead and kept our dinner reservations. Glad we did. This exceeded our expectations. Decor was so cute. There was a fireplace and very woodsy themed. Overall a nice dinner and would come back. They honor AP discount. Service was great. Our server Amanda was just so friendly. Taste of the Bayou is all you can eat. I loved the corn, ribs Mac and cheese!! Enjoyed it all!! Dinner was great. Drinks were OK.

Loved returning to Boatwright's a year after our last visit. Our table ordered the pimento cheese fritters, roasted prime rib (two orders), the grilled salmon, and the bread pudding dessert. The prime rib was what we came for, as we had it last year and loved it enough to return. When you're first seated, they provide you with a cornbread loaf that is served with honey butter. That was very tasty. Just like other Disney restaurants, you are given paper straws for your drinks. They do have sweet tea if that is your drink of choice. The bread pudding was served in a petite cast iron skillet and had a nice scoop of vanilla bean ice cream on top. The inside of Boatwright's is very cozy and inviting. They have stroller parking inside the restaurant at the front, so no wet strollers after your meal. There is the hull of a wooden boat that is the main focal point of the restaurant. The bathrooms are in the bar area, and they still have a dedicated small sink for small hands. I love that touch in all of the Disney bathrooms we entered. We've always made reservations in advance which cut down our wait time drastically by the time we arrived at the restaurant. When we return to Disney in the future, Boatwright's is definitely a place we will return to.

My husband & I came here to eat the Taste Of The Bayou All-You-Care-To-Enjoy Platter. It includes Hickory-smoked Pork Ribs, Crispy Cajun Chicken, Smoked Sausage, Barbecued Beef Brisket, Mashed Potatoes, Mac & Cheese, Roasted Corn with Cajun Butter, cornbread & butter, and Seasonal Vegetables. Everything was really delicious. We also had cocktails, which were excellent.... Cold brew martini & pineapple Mule. We also ordered pimento cheese fritters, which were ok. Our waitress was really nice. This is a really cute looking restaurant. We would definitely come back here if we ever stayed at this Disney Resort again.

Don't go out of your way to eat here, but it's ok if you're staying at the resort.The best thing here is the cornbread. It comes free with the meal and it is seriously delicious. The rest I found ho hum. I got a dirty martini with vodka and it was too dirty, tasted mainly of olive juice. When I got the second one I asked if they could make it slightly less dirty. I should have asked them to make it a lot less dirty, because it still wasn't great. Note to self, if we ever come back I should ask for it slightly dirty.We started with the French Onion soup and it was pretty good, no complaints there. The Prime Rib was very fatty (which I love). My husband thought it was just ok. We added a skewer of shrimp and it was super spicy! I wasn't expecting that and next time should skip it. My son got fried chicken tenders and fries (both not on the menu). They were fatter fries and not that good. The ones at the food court were surprisingly better. I'm not a huge fan of the ambiance here. It honestly just felt like the rustic countryside. Nothing really screams Disney (which some people might like). I would have rather it been themed to the manor vibe of Port Orleans, but that's just me.Overall I wouldn't stop anyone from eating here, but I'll only go back if others want to.

This was the first time I had tried Boatwright's. The food was really good and got to the table really quickly. ! But the service was quite lacking. It was a weekend evening... but wasn't overly busy. Our waitress, Christina, was struggling all night! She seemed to be in pain physically which put her in a sour mood. She was short on answers to any question we had! She was perturbed when we had to send a drink back because it was poured too heavily at the bar. She failed to ask if we had an annual pass holder discount and was then upset that she had to Re-calculate the bill. If you aren't happy in the service industry then You shouldn't be part of the waitstaff at a large restaurant! It doesn't make a good first impression. The restaurant had live music the night I was there. It was extremely loud ... so much so that it was difficult to hear the person directly across the table from you!

This restaurant is located in Port Orleans Riverside resort at WDW. My dad originally found out about this place and OF COURSE we had to dine at Boatwrights. Unfortunately I'm embarrassed to share a name with this food. I got the AYCE plate because it had a sample of basically everything. The non-meat items were generally fine, nothing amazing: mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, corn, and green beans. However the chicken tenders were beyond desiccated by a heat lamp and the brisket was literally gray. The brisket also had that iridescent/metallic sheen that meat sometimes gets, which I know is harmless, but unappetizing nonetheless. Needless to say I didn't get a second plate. The service was good as Disney usually is. We didn't have a reservation but it was a slow week and hardly anyone was there so it wasn't an issue.

Wow, I'm glad we took a night walk along the river and ended up here!The Boatwright's dining hall is super underrated. We didn't find it on any list of top recommended eats at Disney World, but I'd certainly stop by if you're staying in one of the resorts in the area.The food was all delicious, comforting, and well-executed.The cornbread was good and I especially recommend the Shrimp and Grits!

Dined at The Boatwrights, which is located in Disneys Port Orleans Riverside Resort. It's a southern hospitality type restaurant overlooking the Sassagoula River. One of their meals is called Taste of the Bayou which is a $36 all-you-care-to-enjoy meal. Cornbread to kick it off and the dish itself includes smoked ribs, cajun chicken, smoked sausage, barbecued beef brisket, mashed potatoes, mac & cheese, roasted corn with cajun butter, and seasonal vegetables. Decent wholesome meal that filled me up fast. I defiantly had a second helping of the mac and cheese which is some of the best around property. I will note that the ribs have sauce but some might find the dry rub to be a bit too peppery. The fried chicken is also tender style and not bone in. The brisket could be better, as it was dry and sliced very thin. Was too full for dessert, but a quick walk by the river you could hit up French Quarter for the beignets! Cozy atmosphere with low lighting, fast service, would dine again - Thumbs up!

I made a reservation for Boatwright's Dining Hall since everyone always recommends making reservations at Disney and it was a smart move for sure. We had a reservation for ~5:30PM so that we could eat and still go back to the parks for any shows. Although there were many open tables when we went, it definitely started to get packed later. This restaurant is located at Port Orleans Riverside Resort, which happened to be the one we were staying at, but you don't need to be staying at the resort to dine there. You can just take the Disney shuttle bus from the parks to get here if you're at the parks.The service was great. Staff was friendly and they started us off with drinks and complimentary cornbread. The cornbread was warm and soft on the inside with a bit of a crunchy exterior, absolutely delicious paired with the whipped butter. I loved it so much that I asked for more and they were happy to give more! Most of us got the "Taste of the Bayou All-You-Care-To-Enjoy Platter" while one of my friends got the blackened prime rib. These were the 2 most expensive items on the menu but it was well worth it, especially since the platter is AYCE. The platter came with fried chicken tenders, ribs, brisket, sausage, mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, green beans, and buttered corn. Everything was delicious. Brisket and ribs were covered in BBQ sauce so we asked for it on the side for the next round since I didn't want the BBQ sauce to take over the flavor. Ribs weren't necessarily fall off the bone but the chunkier pieces were definitely better than the end pieces. Brisket was sliced thin and peppery but still tender. The fried chicken tenders were fried well, nice and crispy and surprisingly not dry. The sausage was juicy and snappy. Mashed potatoes were sooooo good, loved the creaminess and how there were a few chunky pieces of potatoes in it too. Mac and cheese was creamy and pretty light in flavor but worked well with all the other items. Everything was actually so good and we were stuffed by the end of the meal.If you come here, I'd definitely recommend the taste of bayou platter cause it's so worth it at $36. But their other southern dishes also sounded tasty.