Amy O.
Yelp
The menu includes Mushroom Soup, Cheesy Garlic Knots, Chicken Salad, Caprese Salad, Burgers, Pastas, Pizza Bowls, Meatballs, Marinated Chicken, and a few dessert options. Unfortunately, this place is more about ambience than food quality. The food itself was extremely bland, and to make matters worse, they do not provide salt or pepper if you asked.
It's disappointing to say this because the restaurant's decoration is absolutely adorable. If you love Super Mario or Nintendo, it's a fun spot to walk through and take photos. You can also refill Coca-Cola Freestyle souvenir cups here, which is a plus.
We waited approximately 50 minutes for our food. During that time, multiple tables that were seated after us received their meals. We eventually had to flag down a manager for help. Thankfully, once we spoke up, the food arrived within about five minutes. The manager on duty was very efficient and apologetic, which helped ease the situation.
While the food looked incredibly cute and well-themed, the taste did not match the presentation at all! This is honestly one of the first negative reviews I have had to leave.
The biggest disappointment was the Super Mushroom Pizza Bowl. Despite clearly stating that it comes with mozzarella cheese, both pizza bowls we ordered arrived with absolutely no cheese! We asked a staff member if cheese could be added, and they told us they could not give us any. If they had run out, that should have been communicated instead of simply refusing. A pizza bowl with no cheese feels like false advertising, especially since it stated in the descriptions it had mozzarella.
What we ordered:
Yoshi Mushroom Alfredo: $16.99
Fettuccine alfredo with grilled chicken, mushrooms, broccoli, and a Yoshi egg parmesan crisp. This dish was extremely bland with no seasoning at all. It had zero salt and no depth of flavor. We ordered two plates and did not finish either one. Unfortunately, both of us ended up getting sick and throwing up a few hours later. The dish honestly reminded me of a frozen microwave meal.
Super Mushroom Pizza Bowl: $17.99
Pizza bowl with mozzarella, sausage, pepperoni, and mushroom marinara sauce topped with a Super Mushroom pizza crust. Our table ordered two. The bowl itself was adorable, but neither dish had any cheese, and we were told we could not get any added.
Toadstool Cheesy Garlic Knots: $8.99
Mini mushroom-shaped knots brushed with garlic butter, parmesan cheese, parsley, and served with marinara sauce. These were decent, but nothing memorable.
Block Tiramisu: $8.99
Tiramisu layered with coffee-soaked ladyfingers and topped with a chocolate power-up. This was the only item everyone at our table truly enjoyed. It actually had flavor and was genuinely good.
Overall, waiting nearly an hour for food that was extremely bland, lacking basic seasoning, and missing advertised ingredients made this experience very disappointing. Spending about $88 here did not feel worth it, and we would not return. The concept and visuals are super cute and great for photos, but that's about it. If you are visiting Epic Universe, your best bet is heading to Yoshi's Snack Island for a shell calzone and a smoothie instead.
Sadly, this was the worst place we ate at Epic Universe. Dined in on 12/13/25.