Disneyland Park · New Orleans Square
The Blue Bayou's cheaper, easier neighbor, with the same Monte Cristo and a patio on the Rivers of America.
Last verified July 2026
Cafe Orleans sits a few doors from the Blue Bayou with a patio facing the Rivers of America and a smaller indoor room behind it. The menu overlaps considerably with its more famous neighbor — the Monte Cristo sandwich is the headline item at both — at a noticeably lower price and with a reservation you can actually get.
The Monte Cristo here is the version most people should be ordering: a deep-fried ham, turkey, and cheese sandwich dusted with sugar and served with berry preserves, which sounds absurd and works completely. It is enormous, easily shared, and the single most-discussed dish at Disneyland after the corn dog.
The pommes frites, tossed with garlic and parmesan and served with a dipping sauce, are the other reason regulars book here. Order them for the table regardless of what else you get.
The best value table-service meal at Disneyland and the smarter booking than the Blue Bayou unless the room is the point. The Monte Cristo and the pommes frites are both genuinely worth ordering.
The dishes this kitchen is actually known for. Menus change seasonally, so treat this as what to look for rather than a guaranteed list.
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Ham, turkey, and Swiss between bread, battered, deep fried, dusted with powdered sugar, and served with berry preserves for dipping. It arrives cut into quarters and it is enormous.
Our take: It sounds ridiculous and it works completely — the sugar and the preserves land as a foil to the salt rather than as dessert. Split it between two adults with an order of pommes frites; one person cannot finish it and should not try.
Thin-cut fries tossed with garlic, parmesan, and herbs, served hot with a creamy dipping sauce on the side.
Our take: The item Disneyland regulars order and first-timers skip. Get an order for the table regardless of what else you are eating; they are better than the fries at any counter service in the park by a wide margin.
It is the same dish in substance — a deep-fried ham, turkey, and cheese sandwich with berry preserves — served at both restaurants, with presentation and price differing. Cafe Orleans is the cheaper place to eat it and the easier reservation to get.
Often, if you ask at check-in. The patio faces the Rivers of America and is shaded for much of the day, which makes it better than the indoor room in most weather. Table assignment happens at the podium rather than at booking.
It is strongly recommended, especially at lunch, but Cafe Orleans is far easier to book than the Blue Bayou and does take walk-ups during off-peak hours. Check the app the morning of your visit if you did not plan ahead.