Disney Beach Club Resort Reviews

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Did you even know that Disney’s Beach Club Resort has a counter service location? Well, if you didn’t, you’re not alone. Actually, if it weren’t for the fact that it’s a Rapid Fill Refilling location, I’m not sure anyone would know that there’s hot food for sale here.

Let’s take a look at this shop and see if it’s worth your time to stop in.

Atmosphere

You’ll find Beach Club Marketplace tucked into the side entrance of the Beach Club Resort if you enter from the courtyard located behind the lobby. Sound confusing? Yeah. It is.

If you enter looking for just a restaurant, you’ll quickly find that Beach Club Marketplace serves more than just one purpose, and looks more like a gift shop than anything else. Because that’s basically what it is.

This isn’t your typical Disney World Resort counter service spot, like Gasparilla Island Grill or Captain Cook’s, where it’s clear that the whole point of the space is food.

The shop primarily serves the purpose of a merchandise and sundries shop, with plenty of Dry Goods to prepare simple meals in your hotel room or suite.

In addition, you’ll find lots of chilled drinks, including full-sized bottles of wine and grab and go prepared foods.

But it is also a spot where you can score a freshly-made meal, albeit a simple one. Open normally from 7:00AM until 11:00PM, you’ll find an assortment of hot and cold meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. There are about two tables sitting inside, but your primary seating will be outdoor patio seating overlooking the entrance to the Beach Club Villas.

Eats

If you’re looking for variety, definitely do yourself a favor and head to Epcot, or even BoardWalk Bakery in the neighboring BoardWalk Inn. But if you’re starving, or too tired to take another step, or everything else is closed, then you’ll find a few things here that might appeal.

I’ve stopped in here for sandwiches before, and they’ve been OK. On this visit, I was coming in from a long day of research and I was…hungry. If you can believe it. It was going on 11PM and I just needed something quick and easy before crashing into bed. There aren’t a lot of hot options for lunch and dinner, so I went with the Individual Pepperoni Flatbread.

And I was actually pretty surprised at how tasty it was. I wasn’t expecting much (clearly), but the flavors here were very good and I even ended up getting this again later in the week!

And, since I take advantage of every opportunity to eat at Disney, even when exhausted, I decided to grab a few other goodies to show you while I was at it.

I couldn’t resist trying the Lemon Meringue Tart. Lemon tarts are a favorite of mine, and it’s a goal to try every one on property, so here we go!

After I removed the Chocolate Garnish and the thick cap of what seemed like Italian Meringue, I could see the Lemon Curd Filling a little better. This was nothing special, but lemon curd is awesome no matter what. FYI — this is definitely more creamy and “curdy” than a typical lemon meringue pie filling.