One of the REAL best-kept secrets of Disney dining is that you can find most of your favorite Disney princesses at Akershus Royal Banquet Hall character meals!

This castle-esque meal in Epcot’s Norway offers buffet items with a Scandinavian twist (e.g. smoked fish dishes). The food is good, but clearly the princesses are the real draw.

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Service: Table-Service, Buffet

Type of Food: Buffet variety and Norwegian accents

Location: Epcot, World Showcase, Norway Pavilion

Disney Dining Plan: Yes, Table-Service credit

Tables in Wonderland: Yes

Menu:
Official Disney Breakfast Menu
Official Disney Lunch Menu
Official Disney Dinner Menu

Allears.net:
Akershus Royal Banquet Hall — Princess Storybook Restaurant Breakfast Menu
Akershus Royal Banquet Hall — Princess Storybook Restaurant Lunch Menu
Akershus Royal Banquet Hall — Princess Storybook Restaurant Dinner Menu

Breakfast is served family style and buffet, with pastries, scrambled eggs, bacon, and potatoes. Lunch offers entree choices along with an authentic Norwegian koldtbord (selection of prepared salads, sliced meats and cheeses) buffet. Dinner prix fix. All are fixed price meals.

Reviews:
Guest Review: Akershus Princess Storybook Dinner
Akershus Review: Princess Storybook Breakfast
Disney Food Blog Review: Akershus Royal Banquet Hall in Epcot’s Norway Pavilion
Disney Food Blog Review: Lunch at Akershus Royal Banquet Hall (Including Testing of New Service Style)

Important Info:

• Princesses appear on a rotating schedule. On your visit, you may encounter Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Snow White, Princess Aurora (Sleeping Beauty), Mulan, Cinderella, and/or Mary Poppins.
• If you have a picky eater, head to Akershus for breakfast. Selections are more mainstream and everyone will find something to fill their tummies.
• Book an 8am breakfast to ensure you’re ready to start your Epcot day right at rope drop!

Famous Dishes: Kjottkake (Ground Beef and Pork Dumplings served with Mashed Potatoes, seasonal Vegetables, and Lingonberry Sauce), traditional Rice Cream dessert, traditional Norwegian koldtbord buffet (selection of prepared salads, sliced meats and cheeses), smoked fish

Disney Food Blog Posts Mentioning Akershus

DFB REVIEW: We Had Dinner with Royalty at Akershus in Epcot!

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Tips from the DFB Guide: Disney Character Meal Pros and Cons

What’s New Around Walt Disney World — June 14, 2016

Review: Traditional Kjottkake (Norwegian Meatballs) at Epcot’s Kringla Bakeri og Kafe

Disney Food Post Round-Up: October 11, 2015

Disney Food Post Round-Up: September 6, 2015

Review: Lunch at Akershus Royal Banquet Hall (Including Testing of New Service Style)

What’s New Around Walt Disney World: November 18th, 2014

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