Beach Club Resort Dining

Images of New England's rocky, wind-blown beaches are captured in the themed restaurants at Disney's Yacht Club Resort and Disney's Beach Club Resort.

Fresh seafood, hand-cut steaks, an old-fashioned clambake and some of the best burgers at Walt Disney World Resort are featured. Chefs studied folklore and food traditions in the Northeast to create the themes, ambiance and menus.

A New England-style clambake buffet is a nightly ritual at Cape May Cafe. Each evening, the official bakemaster ceremoniously lifts the lid on a specially made steamer oven, grabs a clam for tasting and pronounces the clambake under way. This hearty feast features steamed oysters, mussels, clams, red skin potatoes, corn-on-the-cob, assorted baked fish, pasta, barbecue pork ribs, sirloin beef tips, fresh vegetables and daily specials. A special children's buffet also is available.

Goofy and friends join guests for a character breakfast buffet every morning at Cape May Cafe. This all-you-can-eat feast includes scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, French toast, waffles, omelets, quiche, potatoes, oatmeal, grits, assorted cold cereal, bagels, assorted Danish pastries, donuts, lots of fresh fruit and fresh cobbler.

Made-to-order burgers and milkshakes get rave reviews at Beaches & Cream, a 1950s-style ice cream parlor conveniently located to both resorts. The jukebox tunes are blasts from the past -- the greatest hits from the '40s, '50s and '60s sound from an original reconditioned Wurlitzer.

Decadent desserts include Milky Way cake, a bundt cake laced with Milky Way bars and topped with ice cream, hot fudge and butterscotch; Fudge Mud Slide, a gooey, chewy brownie covered with ice cream, Oreos, hot fudge and whipped cream; and Old-Fashioned Banana Splits. On the lighter side, grilled turkey burgers and vegetable burgers on toasted multi-grain buns also are available.

Disney's health-conscious chefs continue their tradition of preparing dishes that are flavorful, nutritious and low in fat. They cook with pure vegetable oils, bake with whole grains and provide fresh fruit alternatives to side dishes such as french fries.

Guests with special dietary and nutritional needs can be accommodated easily at the various restaurants. The hotels' expert chefs will handle each request, whether it's for low-salt foods, kosher meals or diets of all kinds.