REVIEW: Enchanted Summer Restaurant on the Disney Adventure

Lauren Stracner

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REVIEW: Enchanted Summer Restaurant on the Disney Adventure

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Every day is the best day ever in Enchanted Summer, the Frozen– and Tangled-themed rotational dining restaurant aboard the Disney Adventure.

About the Restaurant

Celebrate the spirit of the season at this whimsical buffet-style restaurant inspired by the Disney films Tangled and Frozen.

Enchanted Summer is one of the rotational dining restaurants on the Disney Adventure. Depending on your dining assignment, you will visit either Enchanted Summer or Pixar Market for dinner on one night of your voyage, so while the restaurant interior is themed to Frozen and Tangled, it shares its dinner menu and buffet offerings with Pixar Market.

Enchanted Summer also has two different themed dining rooms, dubbed Maximus (Tangled) and Olaf (Frozen), for each film’s respective sidekicks.

Maximus Dining Room

Maximus Tangled-themed dining room in Enchanted Summer restaurant on the Disney Adventure cruise ship

The entrance to the Tangled-themed dining room is through this wooden archway that Rapunzel has painted with colorful vines, squirrels, and birds. The sign reads “Maximus” with a horseshoe in place of the U.

Maximus Tangled-themed dining room in Enchanted Summer restaurant on the Disney Adventure cruise ship

A handwashing station is available with four spigots.

Maximus Tangled-themed dining room in Enchanted Summer restaurant on the Disney Adventure cruise ship

The curling black ironwork on either side leading to the seating area features the Corona sun emblem.

The buffet station is located to the left of the entrance, designated by Corona sun tilework on the floor and flanked by more wooden columns that Rapunzel has adorned with her artwork.

Maximus Tangled-themed dining room in Enchanted Summer restaurant on the Disney Adventure cruise ship

This bright pink and blue curio cabinet is topped with a portrait of Maximus, Flynn Rider’s horse (after whom the dining room is named). Inside are a variety of Tangled-themed objects, including a Snuggly Duckling figure, painted unicorn figurines, and cupcakes.

Maximus Tangled-themed dining room in Enchanted Summer restaurant on the Disney Adventure cruise ship

The dining room itself is fully decked out for the Lantern Festival. All the decor is resplendent in shades of purple and yellow, right down to the chairs and Corona sun-patterned carpet.

Maximus Tangled-themed dining room in Enchanted Summer restaurant on the Disney Adventure cruise ship

Shiny purple bunting is strung across the ceiling between light fixtures that resemble floating lanterns in three different styles. The round wooden columns are crowned with floral arrangements and painted with pink and purple floral details (and more horseshoes).

Maximus Tangled-themed dining room in Enchanted Summer restaurant on the Disney Adventure cruise ship

The flower arrangements continue around the edges of the seating area by the entrance, with more of Rapunzel’s colorful artwork on the walls.

The seating area by the window has round Corona sun light fixtures made of stained glass and a ceiling painted with birds, stars, lanterns, and other Tangled motifs. Rapunzel’s handiwork is visible around all the porthole windows inside and out.

The porthole windows are covered with multicolored stained-glass decals, but there are plenty of transparent panels allowing for ocean views.

Maximus Tangled-themed dining room in Enchanted Summer restaurant on the Disney Adventure cruise ship

Here’s another angle of the Maximus dining room showing the mural along the back wall.

Maximus Tangled-themed dining room in Enchanted Summer restaurant on the Disney Adventure cruise ship

The mural over this green booth features moments from Tangled rendered in Rapunzel’s whimsical style: the castle, Flynn and Rapunzel in their Lantern Festival boat, Maximus stealing apples, the tower, and the forest full of woodland critters.

While the cloth napkins do feature an embroidered Corona sun, the rest of the table settings are nondescript, with a brown woven vinyl placemat and stainless steel utensils, including chopsticks. The drinkware is also plain.

Olaf Dining Room

Olaf Frozen-themed dining room in Enchanted Summer restaurant on the Disney Adventure cruise ship

The Olaf dining room is located on the lower level of the restaurant. Blue carpeted stairs with a snowflake pattern lead down to the seating area.

Olaf Frozen-themed dining room in Enchanted Summer restaurant on the Disney Adventure cruise ship

At the bottom, you’re greeted by a Frozen II mural featuring Anna riding her horse Kjekk and Elsa riding the Nokk through the forest as Elsa conjures swirls of magical snow. Olaf and Bruni watch from atop the rocks.

The center of the dining room is made to resemble Elsa’s ice palace, with designs echoing her balcony railings etched onto the glass panels and a geometric snowflake ceiling medallion. Arching accents connect the support columns.

Olaf Frozen-themed dining room in Enchanted Summer restaurant on the Disney Adventure cruise ship

A glittering, angular snowflake chandelier hangs in the middle of the arches.

If you look down from this spot, you get a bird’s-eye view of Tiana’s Bayou Lounge.

A painting of the core Frozen cast (Sven, Olaf, Kristoff, Anna, and Elsa) hangs at the entrance to the inner seating area, which is designated by red-stained wooden trim and green patterned wallpaper.

Olaf Frozen-themed dining room in Enchanted Summer restaurant on the Disney Adventure cruise ship

The dining room comprises both square and circular tables. Chairs alternate with a white and blue upholstery and with or without arms. Layered lighting fixtures carry the whimsical scrollwork seen elsewhere.

Against one wall of the restaurant is an area clearly dedicated to Kristoff and Sven. Their portraits hang on the wall above a side table with trinkets. To the left of the Kristoff portrait are ice block tongs.

Olaf Frozen-themed dining room in Enchanted Summer restaurant on the Disney Adventure cruise ship

Homey decor lines the rest of this dining room, too. From snowshoes and Arendelle pennants to portraits of young Anna and Elsa, Olaf, Sven and Kristoff. It looks very much like a curated home.

Olaf Frozen-themed dining room in Enchanted Summer restaurant on the Disney Adventure cruise ship

On one shelf, we see dolls of both Anna and Elsa, both with their hair in braids.

These trinkets and portraits carry through around the dining room.

Columns in the dining room have been painted with blue and white designs on them. White scrollwork adorns the column cap that leads to the ceiling beams.

Olaf Frozen-themed dining room in Enchanted Summer restaurant on the Disney Adventure cruise ship

The painted, rosemaling designs continue on the ceiling with delicate blue and white painted details.

Olaf Frozen-themed dining room in Enchanted Summer restaurant on the Disney Adventure cruise ship

This dining room also has a large-scale painting: a realistic landscape of Arendelle Bay in springtime. Multiple ships sail into port around the castle.

Menu

The exterior of the menu is half turquoise and half royal blue, framed in white with delicate rosemaling details. In the center is the hybrid snowflake/snowflower symbol of the kingdom of Arendelle. The inside pages are edged with a blue snowflake frame.

Enchanted Summer restaurant on the Disney Adventure

Bread Selection

  • Matcha Marble, Soft White, Whole Wheat Rolls

Small Plates

  • Pork and Shrimp Shumai
    • Tobiko, Black Rice Vinegar, Chili Oil
  • Green Papaya Salad
    • Long Beans, Chili, Grape Tomatoes, Palm Sugar-Lime Dressing
  • Summer Roll
    • Shrimp, Glass Noodles, Coriander, Cucumber, Basil, Bibb Lettuce, Toasted Sesame Seeds, Hoisin-Soy Dipping Sauce
  • Porcini Sacchetti
    • Porcini Mushroom Pasta, Swiss and Fontina Cheese, Garlic, Thyme, Prosecco Wine Sauce
  • Sliced Bresaola
    • Heirloom Tomatoes, Szechuan Pepper-spiced Goat Cheese
  • Baby Gem Salad
    • Little Gem Lettuce, Cherry Tomatoes, Roasted Corn, Lime, Cotija, Creamy Cumin-Avocado Dressing
  • Hot Sour Soup
    • Tofu, Carrot, Shiitake Mushroom, Bamboo Shoots, Chinkiang Vinegar
  • French Onion Soup
    • Gruyère Cheese Croutons
Enchanted Summer restaurant on the Disney Adventure

Entrées

  • Shiromaru
    • Tonkotsu Pork Broth, Egg Noodles, Pork Belly Chashu, Sesame Kikurage and Oyster Mushrooms, Menma, Spring Onions
  • Chicken Shahi Korma
    • Fenugreek, Yogurt, Cashew, Jasmine Rice, Raita, Mint Chutney, Naan
  • Gemelli Bolognese
    • Slow-cooked Veal, Beef, Tomato Ragu, Thyme, Garlic Ciabatta, Parmigiano-Reggiano
  • Sesame Halloumi Filo Parcels
    • Sweet Potato Tahini Mash, Spiced Red Capsicum Purée, Roasted Grape Tomatoes
  • Seared Verlasso Salmon Fillet
    • Californian Wild Honey Parsnip Purée, Orange-Fennel Essence, Sautéed Black Garlic Rapini
  • Roasted Prime Rib of Beef
    • Double-baked Potatoes, Broccolini, Sweet Roasted Heirloom Carrots, Truffle Red Wine Veal Sauce
  • Baingan Bharta
    • Tomatoes, Onion, Ginger, Garlic, Cumin, Fresh Cilantro, Chili Pepper, Basmati Rice, Poppadum, Raita
  • Mango-Chicken Salad
    • Lemon Grass Poached Chicken Breast, Oak Leaf, Lollo Rosa, Escarole, Cucumber, Purple Onion, Toasted Banana Bread, Orange, Lime-Cilantro Dressing
  • Hainanese Chicken, Rice
    • Sweet Dark Soy Sauce, Ginger-Garlic Sauce, Chili Sauce

Desserts

  • White Chocolate Bread Pudding
    • Butterscotch Sauce, Almond Florentine, Vanilla Ice Cream
  • Lemon Thai Basil Tart
    • Lemon Curd, Thai Basil Whipped Ganache, Raspberry Sauce
  • Orange-Almond Cake
    • Guava Gel, Lychee Yogurt Crème
  • No Sugar Added: Coconut Rice Pudding
    • Strawberry-Lime Salsa, Fried Rice Noodles
  • Ice Cream Sundae: Chocolate Fudge Sundae
    • Vanilla Ice Cream, Pecan Nut Brownie Bites, Chocolate Fudge Sauce, Fresh Whipped Cream
Enchanted Summer restaurant on the Disney Adventure

Cocktails

  • Michelada – $9
    • Kronenbourg 1664 Lager | Clamato | Hot Sauce | Worcestershire Sauce | Tajín
  • Ice Harvester – $13
    • Angel’s Envy Bourbon | Hennessy V.S. | Cointreau
  • The Smolder – $12
    • Borgo Imperiale Prosecco | Peach | Bottega Limoncino | Cotton Candy | Elderflower

Mocktails

  • Horchata – $6 / add Specialty Dante Wing Sipper – $17
    • Milk | Rice | Cinnamon | Vanilla
  • Worth Melting For – $6 / Add Specialty Olaf Mug – $15
    • Passion Fruit | Coconut | Pineapple
  • Rapunzel’s Tower Tea – $6
    • Fuze Jasmine White Tea | Orange Passion Guava | Raspberry

Zero Proof

  • La Paloma – $9
    • Lyre’s Agave Blanco | Lime | Fever-Tree Grapefruit Soda
  • Strawberry Sparkle – $11
    • Lyre’s London Gin | Lyre’s Italian Spritz | Lyre’s Aperitif Rosso | Strawberry
  • Best Day Ever Spritz – $10
    • Lyre’s Sparkling Classico | Elderflower | Soda

Sparkling & Champagne

  • Borgo Imperiale Moscato Dolce, Italy — $9 / $40
  • Borgo Imperiale Prosecco, Italy — $10 / $45
  • Pommery Brut, France — $25 / $95
  • Bernard Lonclas Blanc de Blancs, France — $30 / $130

White Wine

  • Calabria Family Pinot Grigio, Australia — $10 / $45
  • Moon Rosé, Provence, France — $12 / $55
  • Spy Valley Sauvignon Blanc, NZ — $13 / $65
  • Bliss Vineyard Chardonnay, USA — $14 / $70
  • Bodegas Albamar Albariño, Spain — $18 / $85

Red Wine

  • Un Mundo Chiquito Malbec, Argentina — $10 / $45
  • Spy Valley Pinot Noir, New Zealand — $12 / $55
  • Comtesse de Malet, Bordeaux — $13 / $60
  • Thorn-Clarke Shiraz, Barossa, Australia — $15 / $70
  • Visconti Brunello di Montalcino, Italy — $25 / $120
  • Seven Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon, USA — $30 / $130

Sake

  • Gekkeikan Plum Wine — $11 / $35
  • Gekkeikan Kanjuku Umeshu Genshu — $12 / $50
  • Kikusui Junmai Ginjo — $15 / $70
  • Dassai Blue 50 Junmai Daiginjo, USA — $16 / $75

Zero Proof

  • Missing Thorn, USA (Sparkling, White, Red) — $14 / $65
  • NON1 Salted Raspberry & Chamomile — $15 / $70
  • NON2 Caramelized Pear & Kombu — $15 / $70

Food Photos & Reviews

Bread Service

Matcha Marble, Soft White, Whole Wheat Rolls

While not specified on the menu, the rolls were served with a red bell pepper dipping sauce.

The Smolder – $12

Borgo Imperiale Prosecco | Peach | Bottega Limoncino | Cotton Candy | Elderflower

We found this to be a very light, balanced drink, with notes from all the ingredients revealing themselves over the course of a sip: sour, bitter, floral, citrus, and sweet. We’re used to the rotational dining drinks being overly sweet, so this was a refreshing change.

Rating out of 7: 6

Pork and Shrimp Shumai

Tobiko, Black Rice Vinegar, Chili Oil

These aren’t the highest quality shumai we’ve had, but they’re solid. We found the shrimp to be very fishy (but the accompanying sauces helped with that), and the dumpling itself was a little chewy. A perfectly middle-of-the-road appetizer option.

Rating out of 7: 4

Hot Sour Soup

Tofu, Carrot, Shiitake Mushroom, Bamboo Shoots, Chinkiang Vinegar

Hot sour soup? This was a bowl of lukewarm, extremely salty soup. Not good at all. It was like drinking salt.

Rating out of 7: 1

Green Papaya Salad

Long Beans, Chili, Grape Tomatoes, Palm Sugar-Lime Dressing (vegan)

It’s a salad that looks like a pile of slaw and tastes like it, too, albeit with some lime juice and tomatoes. However, it was topped with mint leaves, which added a pleasant dimension. But even with that, it still doesn’t feel like a complete salad, more like an afterthought when told they needed a vegan option.

Rating out of 7: 3

Baingan Bharta

Tomatoes, Onion, Ginger, Garlic, Cumin, Fresh Cilantro, Chili Pepper, Basmati Rice, Poppadum, Raita (vegetarian)

Despite not being listed as spicy, diner beware: this is a 7 or 8 out of 10 on the spice level! It’s also actually a curried lentil stew accompanied by everything listed in the menu description.

It’s a very flavorful curry with a pleasant heat. The rice was a tad overcooked, but it held together nicely when you went in for a forkful of curry. This was one of the better dishes we’ve had at any rotational dining restaurant.

Rating out of 7: 7

Chicken Shahi Korma

Fenugreek, Yogurt, Cashew, Jasmine Rice, Raita, Mint Chutney, Naan

Another excellent Indian-style curry that’s slightly lower on the spice level than the baingan bharta, but still packs a good kick. The chicken was very tender, and the sauce was pretty authentic. If you want a curry with protein in it, definitely go for this.

Rating out of 7: 6

White Chocolate Bread Pudding

Butterscotch Sauce, Almond Florentine, Vanilla Ice Cream

The bread pudding was like buried treasure under a sea of melted vanilla ice cream. That mingled with the rich butterscotch sauce to coat every bite of the dense bread pudding beneath. This was absolutely fantastic.

Rating out of 7: 7

Lemon Thai Basil Tart

Lemon Curd, Thai Basil Whipped Ganache, Raspberry Sauce

You have to really like lemon curd to like this. It’s tart and refreshing, the pastry shell is solid, and the basil ganache is a nice accompaniment.

Rating out of 7: 5

Raspberry Sorbet (vegan)

It’s sorbet: it’s raspberry, it’s refreshing, and it’s a good vegan dessert option as always in rotational dining.

Rating out of 7: 6

Buffet

A wide selection of pastries and baked goods is available on the buffet:

  • Apricot Danish
  • Chocolate Danish
  • Chocolate Glazed Doughnut
  • Glazed Doughnut
  • Raspberry Filled Doughnut
  • Chocolate Chip Muffin
  • Blueberry Streusel Muffin
  • Apple & Oatmeal Muffin

Over at the soup station, there was sambar, plain basmati rice, poha, and upma.

Western breakfast items such as scrambled eggs, fried hash browns, bacon, and link sausage were also on the line.

Guests can also enjoy steamed custard buns, steamed chicken buns, and vegetable spring rolls.

Vegetable fried rice, turkey bacon, and mee goreng with shrimp are also available nearby.

Beside that is plain miso soup, moo ping (grilled pork satay), corned beef hash, brown rice congee, fried anchovies, and youtiao (fried dough sticks) and toppings.

The buffet area is separated from the dining area clearly based on the flooring pattern. The dining area has a wood floor aesthetic, while the buffet line aesthetic is stone.

A toasted bread station was also available with whole wheat bread, white bread, English muffins, and bagels. Condiments such as butter, raspberry jam, apricot jam, strawberry jam, and peanut butter were beside the bread selection.

Hollandaise sauce sat beside even more Western breakfast dishes. Two types of eggs Benedict were served alongside it, the Southern Eggs Benedict and Pastrami Eggs Benedict, both of which contain pork. There were also sauteed mushrooms and grilled tomatoes.

Several omelets (plain, cheese, and vegetable) were available along with classic Mickey waffles.

Maple syrup was available in this section of the buffet.

South Asian specialties, including curry chicken, basmati rice, naan, and dal, were served alongside various condiments and toppings:

  • Onion and tomato raita
  • Kachumber salad
  • Lime achar
  • Vegetable achar
  • Garlic achar
  • Toasted cashew
  • Mint sauce
  • Sambal oelek

Fresh fruits, including pears, oranges, and apples, were on the buffet line as well.

Fresh-cut fruits were available for breakfast as well. These included watermelon, honeydew melon, cantaloupe, pineapple, mango, and more.

Looking to get more protein to start the day? There was a variety of cold cuts and cheeses at the buffet as well. These included:

  • Bresaola
  • Mortadella
  • Ham
  • Salami
  • Tomatoes
  • Cucumbers
  • Pepper Jack cheese
  • Cheddar cheese
  • Smoked salmon
  • Gravlax

Diced red onions, lemon wedges, cream cheese, and capers were also available in this section.

Finally, a range of yogurts and other similar items were on the buffet. These included muesli, bananas, flaxseed, and cranberries; berries, yogurt, and granola; and strawberry yogurt with honey, milk, and coconut.

Video Review

Watch our video review of our dinner at Enchanted Summer here, starting at the 1:22:29 mark:

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