Adrian F.
Yelp
If Disney Springs is the kingdom of shopping and overhyped chain dining, then Raglan Road is its cathedral -- a place where the beer is cold, the music live, and the food so divine it feels like the Irish saints themselves are blessing your plate.
Step through the doors and you're swallowed by dark woodwork, stained glass, and that cozy, old-country pub glow. But this isn't a prefab set piece. Much of the interior was handcrafted in Ireland, then shipped across the Atlantic plank by plank to Orlando. Even the stage where the musicians and dancers perform was built by Irish craftsmen. You're not just walking into a restaurant -- you're walking into a piece of Dublin, relocated brick by brick into the Florida swamp.
The food? Divine is the only word. The pork dishes -- slow-cooked, glazed, tender to the point of sin -- are the kind of thing that make you put down your fork mid-bite and just close your eyes. Fish and chips arrive golden and crisp, batter snapping like a cymbal. Shepherd's pie is comfort food reincarnated. Even the bread service -- Guinness and brown bread with a dreamy Guinness reduction dipping sauce -- is an act of culinary seduction. Nothing here phones it in; every plate feels like a love letter to Irish tradition, written with Disney polish.
The beer list is as serious as the kitchen. Perfect pints of Guinness poured with patience, craft brews from Ireland and the States, whiskeys lined up like a choir. Order a flight, sink into your chair, and let the fiddles, bodhráns, and step-dancers carry you away. The entertainment isn't background noise -- it's a show in itself, with the kind of raw, stomping energy that makes the walls vibrate.
History matters here, too. Raglan Road opened in 2005, back when Disney Springs was still Downtown Disney, and it immediately set itself apart as the real deal -- not just another themed eatery, but a cultural import. Even celebrity Irish chef Kevin Dundon helped craft the opening menu, ensuring it had credibility beyond the theme park bubble. Nearly twenty years later, it still hasn't lost its edge.
Lunch, dinner, late-night beer -- Raglan Road delivers every single time. It's the one spot in Disney Springs that feels authentic, alive, and immune to the churn of trends around it.
If you can only eat one meal at Disney Springs, make it here. Raglan Road isn't just dinner. It's a pilgrimage.