Parisian Breakfast at Chefs de France: First Look

Chefs de France in the France Pavilion of EPCOT is offering a limited-time Parisian Breakfast on Fridays and Saturdays during the 2025 Food and Wine Festival. We managed to snag a reservation at the first seating of this new event and tried it out! Things operate a little differently here than the usual Disney buffet. Let’s cover the basics first.

Location:  Chefs de France in the France Pavilion of EPCOT. Valid Park admission is required to attend this event.

Dates and Times: This new experience is only offered on Fridays and Saturdays during the Food and Wine Festival, with the last reservation date as November 1, 2025. All of the seatings are at 9 am, and breakfast ends at 10:30 am.

Price: $64.95 per person ages 3 and up. No discounts apply. The Disney Dining Plan is accepted and requires 1 Table Service Credit. The $64.95 price tag = $52.16 for breakfast, $3.40 tax, and $9.39 tip, and is prepaid at the time of booking.

Reservations: Reservations can be made on the MyDisney Experience app, Disney website, or in person at the dining location – although same-day openings may be limited.

This wasn’t a typical Disney breakfast buffet, and it’s important to remember that we attended the first-ever seating of this event and bumps usually get smoothed out quickly. Disclaimer done, let’s dig in.

Everyone with a reservation was let in around 9 am. Since they were running a bit behind, Belle came out to chat and take pictures with the waiting guests. The first thing we noticed walking in is that the tables are very close together. It’s also important to mention that you may be seated with other guests. We noticed a few groups of two seated with other groups of two, who asked to be moved to their own table. Cast Members were accommodating, but this may not always be the case. The Disney website says “Guests may be seated with other parties,” so it’s not a guarantee that you’ll be moved if breakfast with strangers isn’t in your plan.

Each table was set with a plate, silverware, a coffee cup and saucer, and a waiting mimosa for each guest. Here is where we immediately noticed that this was different from our other Disney buffet experiences. At places like Chef Mickey’s or Boma, you’re seated at your table, and then a Cast Member comes over to greet you and take your drink orders. You’re then invited to help yourself to the buffet as they go off to gather your drinks.

At the Parisian Breakfast, we were expected to take the clean plate from our table and help ourselves to the waiting buffet. A Cast Member came over around 20 minutes after we were seated – keep in mind this is opening day – to ask if we wanted coffee, hot chocolate, hot tea, or water. These are the only drink options other than mimosas. It must be said that getting a mimosa refill was easier than obtaining coffee! There were Cast Members circulating around the space refilling the champagne flutes from a pitcher of pre-mixed mimosas all through breakfast.

This is not an American-style buffet with lots of hot food, so set your expectations before you make a reservation. We found smoked salmon, veg and cheese quiche, a few cured meats, a bit of fruit, and a whole bounty of fresh bread and pastry. The best part for us was the cheese! If your idea of happiness is huffing the gems of dairy joy at Murray’s in New York City, then you’re going to be ok here. The selection isn’t as vast as the glorious cases on Bleecker St., but the few cheeses on offer here are pretty stellar.

You are welcome to return to the buffet as many times as you like before breakfast ends at 10:30 am. The staff quickly figured out this morning that they needed a supply of clean plates ready for second trips. Like all buffets everywhere, you should use a clean plate every time you go to the buffet, but we were only supplied with one plate at our table setting upon arrival. We’re sure this will smooth out before their second seating.

You will not be presented with a bill since this experience is prepaid, and the menu and drinks are fixed. This is different from  Cinderella’s Royal Table, which is also prepaid, where you can order drinks not included with the set price. When you’ve had your fill, you may simply leave to enjoy the rest of your time in EPCOT.

A final note about the alcohol here. Each mimosa is approximately 4oz and seems to be the same as the mimosas you can get around the corner at Les Halles Boulangerie-Patisserie (which is now open during Early Entry!) for $12.75. If you’re going to have a few glasses with your bread and cheese, this might be a good value for you. Len suggests not spending $64.95 on anyone not planning to drink unless they can defend their seat with a speech in French. We have to agree.

How many mimosas could you consume in the allotted 90 minutes? Len and team agree that 5 or 6 would be reasonable and an excellent way to fend off scurvy. What say you?