Bavaria Holiday Kitchen returns in 2024 for its eighth EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays. “Willkommen! Help yourself to hearty German dishes and tasty drinks.” The 2024 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays runs from November 29 – December 30, 2024.
Menu for Bavaria Holiday Kitchen at the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays
Food:
- Pork Schnitzel with Mushroom Sauce, Spätzle and Braised Red Cabbage – $6.75
- Cheese Fondue in a Bread Bowl with Steamed Baby Vegetables and Marble Potatoes – $8.50
- Hazelnut Linzer Cookie – $3.25
Beverages:
- Possmann Pure Hard Apple Cider, Frankfurt, Germany (5.0% ABV) – $5.75 for 6 oz., $9.75 for 12 oz.
- 🆕 von Trapp Brewing Trösten Smoked Dark Lager, Stowe, VT (6.0% ABV) – $5.75 for 6 oz., $9.75 for 12 oz.
- Köstritzer Schwarzbier, Bad Köstritz, Germany (4.8% ABV) – $5.75 for 6 oz., $9.75 for 12 oz.
- Regional Riesling – $6.75
- Glühwein: House-Made Hot Spiced Wine – $9.50
- Beer Flight – $10.25
This year, hazelnut has been added to the Linzer Cookie.
Photos of Menu Items for Bavaria Holiday Kitchen at the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays
Pork Schnitzel with Mushroom Sauce, Spätzle and Braised Red Cabbage – $6.75
The schnitzel is a big thumbs up from us. Great noodles and awesome gravy on top really add to this dish. However, the pork actually tasted like a chicken patty to us. It’s not necessarily a bad thing, but when you’re expecting pork and taste something similar to chicken, it’s a little unexpected. Although the schnitzel may taste a bit like chicken, the gravy alone is enough to give this dish a really good review.
Rating out of 7: 5
Cheese Fondue in a Bread Bowl with Steamed Baby Vegetables and Marble Potatoes – $8.50
Served in a bread bowl with steamed baby vegetables and marble potatoes, this is the most amount of bread you’re going to get at the festival and it’s a great dish to share. The cheese was good, but perhaps another half-ladle more would have helped finish off all the bread.
Rating out of 7: 6
Hazelnut Linzer Cookie – $3.25
It was strangely reminiscent of an Uncrustable. It’s an average cookie but when you want a traditional Christmas cookie (not of the sugar frosted variety), this is a good choice.
Rating out of 7: 6
Possmann Pure Hard Apple Cider, Frankfurt, Germany (5.0% ABV) – $5.75 for 6 oz., $9.75 for 12 oz.
Possmann describes their Pure Hard Apple Cider: “Possmann Pure Cider has a perfect balance of rich apple flavor while not too sweet and finishing dry. The flavor comes from our unique source of apples which are harvested exclusively from our 800+ farmers in the Hessen region of Germany. Our typical framer has 3 to 15 naturally occurring apple trees on their land that are not part of a cultivated orchard. These country apples provide a uniquely rich apple flavor.”
von Trapp Brewing Trösten Smoked Dark Lager, Stowe, VT (6.0% ABV) – $5.75 for 6 oz., $9.75 for 12 oz.
From von Trapp Brewing: “Trösten, translating to ‘comforting,’ is a dark lager with rich notes of chestnut and toast. Carafa and smoked malts create rich flavors lingering on a surprisingly light, smooth finish. This lager is brewed for the cold winter nights in Vermont, but can be enjoyed on any occasion.”
Köstritzer Schwarzbier, Bad Köstritz, Germany (4.8% ABV) – $5.75 for 6 oz., $9.75 for 12 oz.
Bitburger International describes this beer as “intensely aromatic, with sage, roasted chestnuts, dark honey, bitter chocolate and fresh farm-baked bread,” and a “toasted bitter flavor with bittersweet herbs. A gentle tingle balances with an elegant and intensely aromatic freshness. Finishes with delicate bitter notes and a malty sweetness on the palate.”
Glühwein: House-Made Hot Spiced Wine – $9.50
This wine is absolutely horrible. We managed to get a few sips down but it was one of the worst drinks we’ve tried. It tastes like really cheap wine that was warmed up, and possibly, even worse than the cheapest liquor you could find at your grocery store.
Rating out of 7: 1
Location of Bavaria Holiday Kitchen at the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays
Bavaria Holiday Kitchen is conveniently located adjacent to the Germany Pavilion on World Showcase Promenade. You can find it at number 10 on the map below.
More Information
- You can read our review of all the new items for this year here, and our review of everything at the festival here!
- All of our 2024 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays coverage is available from our landing page!
- Previous coverage:
- REVIEW: Bavaria Holiday Kitchen Returns with Staple Dishes for the 2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays
REVIEW: Bavaria Holiday Kitchen Returns with German Classics for the 2022 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays - REVIEW: Have a Happy Weihnachten With Classic German Dishes from Bavaria Holiday Kitchen at the 2021 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays
- REVIEW: Celebrate German Traditions at the Bavaria Holiday Kitchen from the 2020 Taste of EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays
- REVIEW: Bavaria Holiday Kitchen at the 2019 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays
- REVIEW: Bavaria Holiday Kitchen & Prost! (Germany) – Epcot International Festival of the Holidays 2018
- REVIEW: The Top 7 Items at Epcot Int. Festival of the Holidays
- REVIEW: Bavaria Holiday Kitchen Returns with Staple Dishes for the 2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays
- The Germany Pavilion at other festivals: