Das Stakehaus

Really good stuff. I loved the bits and pieces (mushroom meatloaf). Big meatloaf and pretty good. But I liked everything. Chicken and salmon were both good too. I think flavor wise the chicken was my favorite over everything The yogurt brain dessert is best. Coffin dessert was decent

A decent meal in an incredibly well done and unique atmosphere. Food came very quickly and was excellently cooked; burger was juicy with a good accompaniment of toppings and sauce, and it had a cool aesthetic, and the pork belly was perfect, very flavourful with the accompanying mashed potatoes and vegetables. I only wish the portion was a “tad” larger.

The experience here was fantastic! The food and the staff are so in theme it makes everything believable. I ordered the "stake" and they poured a sauce over it that looked like blood. I would recommend this location and look forward to trying more dishes.

Quite possibly my favorite place in the whole park. Food is great, the coffin cake was amazing and I loved the burger and chicken sandwich. Reapers reserve is one of the most unique and enjoyable beers I've ever had in my life. And the ambiance detail of this place is unbelievable, can't say enough about how cool it is inside. Whoever the team and individuals are who helped work on the food menu and come up with the drink ideas are brilliant and I hope they've been congratulated on how good a job they have done. Love Dark Universe.

Das Stakehaus was tremendous for being a quick service restaurant. My wife immediately loved the atmosphere, as did I and we’re in our early 40’s and aren’t huge fans of the Universal Monsters as it were. I had a bacon burger which was well priced and hit the spot. There aren’t any specialty alcoholic cocktails, but the mocktails were a hit as they look like green potion bottles. The food was tasty, and the fries were fresh. My wife very much enjoyed her meal just as much. The chairs are extremely comfortable and it’s not loud. It’s easy to hear one another and the other diners seemed happy as well! Ironically, the only thing that wasn’t a stand out was the dessert. The coffin cake was bland and not worth ordering.

This is one of my favorite quick order restraunts at epic. Easy to sit down and order. The food is delivered relatively fast by friendly and knowledgeable staff that really want you to have a memorable experience. The food was tasty and hit the spot allowing me to continue my journey thru epic. Atmosphere is creepy but entertaining and that is the idea and works well. Had a couple great dining experiences while visiting this time and recommend giving them a try when in The Dark Universe.

Had a great experience here, loved the beers and Chicken on a stake. The salmon was a little under for me but a good value. Well seasoned, came out hot and did not take long at all. Would go back next time we visit.

Food is above average them park fare. I had the burger with black bun, a dessert, and the themed beverage. My advice would be to skip the black buns.... that is more food coloring than any human being should ever consume, and you'll see it for days to come if you know what I mean.

We came here a week or so ago and was pleasantly surprised by the decor! Everything from the moment you walk in (deathly cold atmosphere) to the structures to the color of the food and silverware was nicely done! Really! Universal spent their time on thier eateries and it shows! I ordered the wings and the wings were large, crispy and tasteful. The coleslaw and skeleton head cornbread was also on point! I did get pretty cold while in there which is why I minus one star. I felt that after I ate I wanted to get out of there because of the cold. My sons had the burgers which came with a black bun which they both stated was not that great but was "just a burger." I would give this place a solid 4 though. Great job!

The theming inside the stakehaus is pretty cool, even the details in the plating, naming, and overall menu. However, the food is mostly okay overall, and after eating at other spots in Epic Universe, I can easily say this one isn't the best. The fried chicken was pretty dull and the bread was rock solid - not really a great first impression. The skewered chicken was better, but mostly dry, saved only by the sauce that was on the plate. The sides were fine, though, nothing super special, but made the meal more tolerable with the high price. I tried other spots around the park and this one doesn't live up to the others, so unless you're dying for some chicken, find something more fun!

Oh man, Universal has created an entire experience with this quick service Dark Universe restaurant. I absolutely loved Das Stakehaus. It was a great refuge away from the hot sun. Tucked away in Darkmoor, I was thoroughly impressed by the amount of work and detail that went into this place. The staff was SO friendly (ESPECIALLY Team Member Gabo, who went above and beyond to make my birthday feel special by giving me a ton of fun facts about the restaurant). You order via Mobile App; but those, like me, with a leftover Universal Mardi Gras gift card can opt for in-person ordering at the bar/station you pass by as you're making your way into the main dining room. You just need a table number of where you're sitting to order in-person. The atmosphere is spooky and eerie, in the best kind of way. This was any Halloween Horror Nights fan's dream come true. There are sinister paintings covering nearly every wall, and lots of ghouls hanging around along with skull chandeliers. The chairs are heavy to move around but VERY comfortable. It was nice and chilly in there, which was so nice after a day of walking around Epic with very little shade anywhere. THE GOODS: 1) Das Burger ($17.99 at the time)- It is a "Seared Angus burger with tomato pepper chutney, white cheddar cheese, grilled onions, cherry peppers, and bacon on a black bun with fries." Dang, that was tasty with a KICK! I really enjoyed this burger. The black bun is SO fun (and yes, the rumors are true about how the dye on the bun has an interesting effect on your... digestive results)... The burger had a surprisingly delicious sear on it! I usually don't go for burgers in theme parks because I've had less than stellar experiences with theme park burgers (as they're typically flavorless with zero sear), but I'd go back to Das Stakehaus for this! The toppings are a pretty delightful combination- different, in a good way. The potato wedges were ooookay. My mom really liked them. I thought they were a bit on the soft side for my liking. I prefer them to be a bit crispier. Overall, it was a decent-sized burger, and nice size to share (if you're like me and are interested in hitting multiple foodie spots to try out as many places as possible at Epic). I'd DEFINITELY recommend Das Stakehaus to check out and grab a burger! There were also some items that my buddy Gabo recommended, like the Bird on a Stake (chicken skewer with chimmichurri). I'll have to try it next time I'm at Epic!

Very cool atmosphere indeed. The perfect place to cool down in July. Not a big fan of the online order and not a big fan of cold food. The food looks very cool but I wished it tasted as good as it looked. Only the fries were okay, they brought us the wrong beer and the server didn't know how to fix it. They also used a lot of coloring for the black burger buns and they could use pumpernickel instead. Same color, great taste and less chemicals. There is a lot of room for improvement.

Went to dinner here last night after a long day of theme parking. Theme park food is not usually associated with "quality" or "flavor" but we were blown away by Das Stakehaus. We arrived only a few minutes before they closed the door and stopped letting people in, and instead of annoyance or irritation, we were met with smiles and a door held open welcoming us. The whole restaurant is extremely immersive in the theme of the area. The tables were dark wood with high backed chairs topped with bats. There were vampires stakes to the wall and skulls on the chandeliers. The napkins were red cloth and the cutlery was black (and it was real cutlery, not plastic). The food was extremely reasonably priced for the quality. The portions were small by some standards, but I was very satisfied and did not leave hungry. My pork was cooked flawlessly and melted in my mouth and the potatoes were flavorful enough that gravy was not needed. There are a lot of options for dining at Epic, but for a good sit down dinner this is a great choice!

I was there past Saturday with my girlfriend and friend for the first time ever I am very disappoint in this restaurant. You have pick a table witch not big deal or even using bar code on table get the menu. The big problem is once you pick you and if you have to make an adjustment or if you have an allergy. You have get up from table and walk over to bar and tell them you have food allergy. Or you want some take or mine is something from the food that you don't like you also have to get up from the table walk over to the bar area to let them know and wait for some one from staff come over and talk to you . Once we did we got are food . The food was cold and extremely small . Lot work when just want eat lunch and just set down for little . So sadly I won't be back that restaurant again

This was fun and an interesting stop in the Dark Universe area for a quick meal. I enjoyed the blood orange chicken sandwich, but for your digestive tract you should skip the black bun. Was nice to have a soda free style machine around to get rehydrated. The fries were good and the decor was extra spooky. Would suggest some signs to tell people to have a seat and order at the table via QR code. It was confusing when I walked in and saw the pick up counter. The staff were macabre and serious but didn't explain how to order. I figured it out. Definitely a fun experience but trust me that bun will show up later.

Das Stakehaus, located at the newest theme park in Orlando, EPIC Universe, is one of the restaurants you can find in Dark Universe section of the park. Dark Universe has 3 different locations that you can get meals or snacks. This is the main quick service location. It is located to the right, as soon as you enter the portal. This is a quick service location but like many Universal quick service locations, you sit down and order on the app, and your food is brought to you. The restaurant itself is very dark; there are painting of Vampires, figurines and lots of spooky stuff. I could see children being scared, but nothing jumps out at you, its not a haunted house, just themed very well. We had to wait in line for about 15ish minutes for a table, there did seem to be a counter, which looked like you could potentially order directly there, but during the previews, it was not open and just used to make drinks. I do hope this opens, not everyone has the app, is tech savvy or wants to order on their phone. I could also see people who want a special request needing to order at the counter. It could be since it was a preview, we could not make adjustments to the food, such as no sauce, in the app, so I think this will need to get adjusted especially for allergies. I do like that they seat you, it prevents people from just coming in and holding the tables up and not ordering food. There are mostly tables, with a few bench style seats at some of the tables. The restaurant is very large from what we could see. There is a freestyle Coke machine inside as well. I will say the chairs are HEAVY, we struggled pulling them out as well as the team member. They do not slide. They are also very hard and uncomfortable, actually leaving deep grooves on the back of our legs. The food is unique to the restaurant, serving familiar dishes with unique touches. We had a group of 6 so were able to order much of the menu. Two of our friends shared the Das Burger: angus burger topped with tomato pepper chutney, dill pickle aioli, white cheddar cheese, grilled onions, hot cherry peppers, bacon, and served on a black bun and fries. They said it was spicy! They mentioned they would order it again but it was very spicy. I will say the bun turned their mouth, teeth and tongue black so I don't think I would order it. Another friend order the "Blood" Orange Chicken Sandwich for everyone to share. This was a flash fried marinated chicken breast, blood orange sauce, pickles, with a familiar slaw, again served, on a black bun with fries. This was tasty and had lots of flavor. It wasn't too saucy, but I would prefer to order the sauce on the side. I wish it was an option in the app. She also ordered the kids chicken tender meal, which was standard chicken tenders (2). It came with fries and ketchup. She did ask for other sauce options and was told there was none. My wife and I shared two different meals so we could try more of the food. We chose the Darkmoor Black Wings, which were spicy chili dusted fried wings, with a smoked cheddar, charred scallions, pimento cornbread skull, soy chili garlic sauce, served with a familiar slaw. We got 2 wings and they were so good. It was by far the best dish we had here. They were crispy, hot and full of flavor. We also ordered the bird on a stake which is grilled dry-rubbed chicken tenderloin, with red chimichurri, charred green onion mashed potatoes, roasted baby carrots, acorn squash, and crispy maitake mushrooms. We got 2 skewers. We really did not see any mushrooms, but the squash was fantastic. I really like the mashed potatoes but my wife not so much. There is a strong onion flavor in the potatoes. I will say these were so dry! I think it was off because a friend had been here as well and said they were super moist. We must have gotten a bad batch. The chicken just came off the skewer and pretty much crumbled. But the flavor was good, and I think this would have been a huge hit had it been cooked better. Overall, I loved this restaurant, I am a big fan of horror and HHN, so this was a perfect stop for me. I also ordered their Reaper's Reserve beer which was brown ale spiced beer with cinnamon, nutmeg, and clover. It was fantastic and I believe brewed for the park. The AC was also really pumping so it felt great inside. I do really hope they work out the ability to make simple adjustments to the food, but overall I loved it here. We will definitely come back and my in laws are already sold on the chicken wings! This was a great stop!

Das Stakehaus is the newest restaurant in the Dark Universe portal of EPIC Universe, Univeral's newest theme park. This park is set to open on May 22nd, but they are currently doing passholder previews and have recently opened it to everyone to purchase a ticket. This is the main quick service restaurant in this section of the park. There is a smaller quick service place here as well, but really is meant for to-go, as there are very few seats ad only a couple of items. This restaurant is very dark; there is a ton to see and a lot of it is monsters. I could see children being scared. This is a unique quick service since you need to sit down at a table and order your food on their app and then they will bring your food to you. There is a counter which seems like you could order there, but at the moment that is not open, and you need to order from the table. This could potentially pose an issue as not everyone has the app, is tech savvy or wants to order this way. It was fine for us since we have done this before. You also have to wait in line to be seated which is nice in its own way since you will get a table. It also prevents people from just coming in and holding the tables up and not ordering food. Starting with the atmosphere, they have all tables and a few bench style seats at some of the tables. There are about 3 different rooms, from what I could tell. They do have a Coca Cola refill station inside as well. The chairs are HEAVY! I struggled pulling it out, they do not slide, and they are very hard and uncomfortable. They actually left deep grooves on the back of our legs. I personally was not a fan. The food is pretty standard with a few unique touches. They have a burger and a chicken sandwich but not classic. The burger was what one of our friends ordered and had an angus burger topped with tomato pepper chutney, white cheddar cheese, grilled onions, cherry peppers, and bacon served on a black bun and came with fries. I did not try it but they both said it was spicy. They didn't really seem to like it at first but by the end, they said it was good, they would get it again, but they kept mentioning how spicy it was. The bun turned their mouth, teeth and tongue black though, I was not a fan, and I don't think I would order it. Our other friend ordered the "Blood" Orange Chicken Sandwich, which I did get to try. It is a fried chicken sandwich topped with blood orange sauce, pickles, and coleslaw, served on a black bun and came with fries. It was good, it had a lot of flavors, but I am not a fan of the bun. One of our friends also ordered the kids chicken tender meal. It was a standard chicken tender meal, 2 tenders and fries. It only came with ketchup. She asked for some other sauce and was told there was none, which was weird. They also wanted mayo for the burger and also, they did not have it. My husband and I decided to share two entrees, so we ordered the Darkmoor Black Wings which were fried chicken wings with smoky cheddar, charred scallions and soy chili garlic sauce, served with a pimento cornbread. It came with 2 chicken wings. These were crispy, hot and very good. It did not have a ton of sauce which was good. I think too much would take away from the crispiness. We loved these and would definitely order them again. We also ordered the bird on a stake which was grilled dry-rubbed chicken tenderloin with red chimichurri, charred green onion mashed potatoes, roasted baby carrots, acorn squash, and crispy maitake mushrooms. We did not see any mushrooms on the plate and the chicken was dry. This needed a dipping sauce or something. It was clearly overcooked, and it pretty much crumbled away from the skewer with just a little pressure. Way to overdone. The flavor was good, and I think this would have been a huge hit had it been cooked better. We did enjoy the squash though. I was a huge fan of the mashed potatoes, they had a big scallion taste to them, but my husband loved them. Overall, I think this was a great stop. It was really good; we definitely enjoyed our meal. It was dark inside so nice and cool. The AC was really kicking. I know that it's not quite open, but my main issue is that you cannot change anything with the food since it's all on the app, and they do not give you any options. I would personally order the chicken sandwich but get the sauce on the side, as sometimes it can be too heavy handed. The same for the chicken wings, I would have ordered it with the sauce on the side and then we could have used that for the chicken skewers. Hopefully once the park fully opens, they will have that ability, but people with allergies or dislikes, would potentially have a hard time. But I would definitely come back, my parents are already sold on the chicken wings! I would add this to your list if you go.

Food was themed burger bun was chewy and dry. I had blood Orange chicken sandwich and it was one of the worst ever , not very much chicken even the coleslaw was dry.

I tried the Crimson Glazed Pork and it was delicious! Pork was juicy and flavorful and the mashed potatoes and vegetables also had great flavor. I liked that it didn't feel like a heavy theme park meal and left me perfectly satisfied and not like I needed to take a nap afterwards. The best part was the spooky atmosphere! The theming is on point here, and the AC is nice & cool which is great on a hot summer day. Service was very friendly as well and I saw across from me a Chef personally speaking to a guest about options that accommodated her allergies. BIG bonus points for that!

Gross themed restaurant. I think my steak was microwaved, they forgot to add flavor to the red velvet cake, and above all else, nobody wants to eat food that is intentionally made to look gross.

Thematically didn't fit well. Food was undercooked and didn't allow for customization???? Just a gross experience.