Dining Out Disney Goes to Universal’s Islands of Adventure!

Mythos from Across the Lagood

I know! I know! Sacrilege right? Well after the debacle at Bistro de Paris I decided I needed to check out the other restaurants that have won Theme Park Insider’s Best Theme Park Restaurant. I know that I love Chefs de France, so I didn’t need to venture over there. It’s a little bit far for me to just pop into Blue Bayou, so that left just one restaurant.

 
Mythos at Universal’s Islands of Adventure has won Best Theme Park Restaurant six times! I’m pretty sure I understand why. This restaurant is a winner in four out of four categories required to receive the Heather Stamp of Approval!

Category One is Ambiance and Décor. Mythos is beautiful both inside and out. The outside of the building is visually appealing and upon entering the restaurant you feel like you are being led through a series of caves. Those caves open up into a large room, though while noisy, provides stunning views and interesting architecture. Make sure you take note of the light fixtures in the bathrooms when you visit. They feature a famous mythological creature you might not want to look too closely at! I certainly don’t want my readership to turn into stone statues!

Up next is Service. Our waitress was brand new and it showed, but it didn’t stop her from being wonderfully efficient. It was

Amazing Decor Inside Mythos

extremely hot the day we dined at Mythos and my girlfriends and I were slugging back water, well everyone but me. I had decided on club soda and when our lovely server realized how fast I was drinking it she came back with a water pitcher in one hand and a club soda pitcher in the other. Food and checks arrived in both a correct and timely fashion! Needs were anticipated before being asked for: ketchup arrived on the table before the french fries.

Third Category is Food. Everyone at the table was pleased with their meal. We ordered a Mediterranean veggie flat bread to start out. It was nice and crisp and the veggies were fresh. I had the tomato soup next and it was absolutely wonderful, rich and creamy without being overly so.  I couldn’t decide between the crab cake sliders and the chicken sandwich, so when others at the table ordered those, I went with the buffalo chicken wrap. It’s an interesting sandwich with spicy fried buffalo chicken, greens and mashed potatoes! Also appearing on the table were the risotto of the day, the chicken sandwich, crab cake sliders and blackened fish tacos. No one had a single complaint about any of the food, which is impressive at a table of five! The menu identifies which items are gluten free and which items can be prepared vegetarian or vegan. I truly believe there are options for every member of the family here.

Buffalo Chicken Wrap

Finally, my last category is Value. I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised with the affordable prices at Mythos.  It’s much less expensive than comparable restaurants at WDW for some things and about the same for others.  Mythos offers a cocktail of the month for only $5.00. I’m not sure you can get a mixed drink anywhere on Disney property for only $5.00. Appetizers ran from$4.99 for soup to $9.99 for shrimp cocktail. Sandwiches were between $9.99 and $12.99. Salads included a house mixed greens for $5.79 and a tuna Carpaccio salad for $12.99. I was really impressed with the entrée prices with the filet running $16.99 and the cedar planked salmon for only $19.99.

We had a lovely meal in the middle of the day at Mythos. It’s a great way to get out of the midday summer heat in Orlando. The views are wonderful and the inside of the restaurant is just spectacular. Food was good all the way around, perhaps not as gourmet as you might find at a WDW Signature Restaurant, but certainly as good as most of the theme park restaurants. Mythos is open for lunch and dinner. I highly recommend making a reservation through the Universal Orlando website before you go. They were taking walkups on the day I visited, but the quoted wait time was 45 minutes. It would be well worth your while to save yourself the wait.

Mythos at Universal Islands of Adventure get the Heather Seal of Approval!