General Information

Location: Just to the left of the gate to Disney's California Adventure.

Date Opened: January 2001

Seating: The restaurant's main dining room offers tables and a handful of booths, with tables at the windows providing a view into a nicely landscaped section of Disney California Adventure park. The restaurant has a chef's counter, with a total of 14 seats - Two groups of 4 at the main counter with a full view of the open kitchen, and a rarely-used group of 6 at the dessert station. Finally, the restaurant has a private dining room that can accommodate up to 30 people.

Service Type: Table service in the main restaurant. The restaurant also offers a full bar, the Napa Rose Lounge, with comfortable seating including one or two tables near a fireplace. A limited selection of appetizers are available in the Lounge. On very busy nights the Lounge is sometimes used as an overflow dining room.

Children's Meals: Yes

Vegetarian Options: Yes

Annual Pass Discount: No

Reservations: Reservations are available 60 days in advance and are highly recommended, especially if you wish to sit at the chef's counter and during peak/holiday season. While the Disney Dine Line (714-781-3463) accepts reservations for the restaurant, most Napa Rose regulars call the location directly (714-300-7170) to book, especially if they want specific seats at the chef's counter, or want to make reservations for a holiday meal. You can also make reservations in person at the location.

Dress Code: Napa Rose does not enforce a dress code, but as one of the nicest restaurants in the Resort, dressier attire is definitely appropriate. The restaurant attracts customers from all over the Southland, and it is not unusual to see couples or groups in formal attire.

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Menu Information

The selections at Napa Rose changes often.

Sampling of the 2014 Menu (Updated September 2014)

Starters and Salads

Pan Roasted Diver Scallops - On a sauce of lobster and lemon accented with vanilla. $22

Pappardelle Pasta - Tossed with Coastal Mushrooms, Applewood Bacon, Poached Petit Egg and Roma Tomato Sage Sauce. $18

Rabbit and Dumplings- Fricassee of Sonoma Rabit and Country Herb Dumplings.  $18

Carpaccio of American Buffalo - Fava Bean Tapenade Bresaola, White Turffle Oil and Shaved Carmody Cheese. $22

Signature Pizzetta of "La Quercia" smoked American prosciutto - Black Mission Fig, caramelized onions, & cambozola cheese. $15

Wood-fired Pizzetta of the Season - $15

Starters to Share

Seven Sparkling Sins - An array of tantilization featuring:  Spicy beef and cashew roll, curried crab taco, citrus-cured Salmon buckwheat blini, shrimp in cucumber wrap with lemon dill creme seared ahi nacho, lemon broiled scallop and grape leaves with pheasant for two.  $45

The Sizzling Beach Rock - A combination appetizer of garlic seared shrimp, soy glazed spare ribs, lemon grass chicken skewers cooked on a hot beach stone for two. $37

Salads and Soups

Smiling Tiger Salad - Tempura fried lobster, spicy beef, Asian greens and coconut-lime vinaigrette. $22

Select Baby Field Greens Salad - Marinated cucumbers with 20 year old imported Sherry vinaigrette.  $13

Late Summer Heirloom Tomato Salad - Goat Cheese, Pine Nuts, Candied Garlic and Sparrow Lane Golden Balsamic.  $15

Portobello Mushroom Bisque "Cappuccino" - with brandied thyme "froth."  $15

Market Seasonal Soup - $15

Main Courses

Orange Basil Grilled Seasonal Fish - Grilled Tender Octopus, Potatoes, Olives, Capers and Heirloom Tomatoes. Market Price

Pan Roasted Sustainable Fish - Laughing Bird Shrimp, Roasted Red Bell Pepper Fritters and Vaocado Aioli.  $42

"Maple Leaf Farms" Duck Breast - Spitzenberg Apple Coulis, Almond Gnocchi and Pomegranate. $40

Barbacoa of Berkshire Pork Loin - Green Garbanzo Beans, Charred Sweet Peppers and Sherry Romesco.  $42

Skillet Roasted Prime New York - Fiscalini Cheddar Tater Tots and House Made Worcestershire Sauce.  $45

Provencal Herb Roasted Colorado Rack of Lamb - Artichoke Bottoms, Poached Radish, Sugar Snaps and Cabernet Jus.  $44

Grilled Angus Beef Filet Mignon - Blistered Heirloom Tomato, Smoked Bacon, Fava Beans and Corn Essence.  $45

 

Sides

Sauteed Tender Green Beans - Dusted with Neuske's Ham and Mint.  $10
Baby Squash and Blistered Toy Box Tomatoes  - with Shaved Ricotta Salata.  $10
Truffled "Mac & Cheese" Orecchiette Pasta with Parmigiano-Reggiano - $12

The Vintner's Table - Four Course Prix Fixe

A chef's four course tasting menu inspired by the flavors of the season in the wine country.

Four-course vintner's menu is $100 per person. Add a flight of four wines, selected from the restaurant's expansive wine list, for $45 per person; the wine pairings are indicated below each course.

A flight of three non-alcoholic "wines" (Martinelli's Sparking Apple Cider; Navarro Vineyards Gewürztraminer and Navarro Vineyards Pinot Noir) is available for $15 per person.

 

Desserts

Scharffen Berger Chocolate Pate -  $12

Warm Sticky Toffee Pudding Cake- $12

Orange Creme Fraiche Semifreddo with Marinated Black Mission Figs - $12

Peanut Butter Croquantine with Manjari Chocolate Ganache- $13

Warem Manjari Chocolate Truffle Cake -$14

Artisanal Ice Creams or Sorbets - Single Scoop - $3

Artisanal Ice Creams or Sorbets - Double Scoop - $6

Artisanal Ice Creams or Sorbets - Triple Scoop - $9

Diligently Selected Cheese - Eight domestic and imported cheeses with homemade fruit compotes, honeycomb, and artisan toasted bread - $17

 

Kids' Entrees

Grilled Prime Beef Tenderloin - With lemon-whipped potatoes and petit green beans. $13

Penne Pasta - Served with your choice of creamy quattro formaggi cheese sauce or fire-roasted roma tomato marinara. $8

Oak-Roasted Cheese Quesadilla - With Sonoma jack cheese and your choice of fresh fruit or French fries.  $8

Oak-Roasted Cheese Quesadilla with Free-Range Chicken Breast - With Sonoma jack cheese and your choice of fresh fruit or French Fries.  $12

Cheese PIzza with Our Fire-Roasted Roma Tomato Sauce - $8

Simply Buttered Noodles - $8

Roasted Free-Range Chicken Breast - With lemon-whipped potatoes and petit green beans.  $12

Sauteed Pacific Salmon - With steamed basmati rice and petit green beans.  $13

 

Kids' Desserts

Special Limited Edition Disney Princess Jewelry Box or Pirate Treasure Chest -  With a special surprise and an individual cake! $15

Balboa "Beach Sand" - A blue Tahitian vanilla bean creme brulee "ocean" with graham cracker "sand" and some fun fish and a beach umbrella. $7.50

Warm Freshly-baked Scharffen Berger Chocolate Brownie Sundae - With chocolate sauce, caramel, chantilly cream and a cherry. $7

Trilogy of Napa Rose Ice Creams- $9

 

 

Kids' Beverages

Homone-free Nonfat Milk, 2% or Whole Milk, $2.59

Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Sprite, or Fanta Orange Soda, $2.59

Assorted Juices - Apple, Orange, Cranberry, or Lemonade, $2.59

Martinelli Sparkling Cider, $5

 

 

Sparkling Wines

Scharffenberger, Brut, Mendocino County - $15

Domaine Chandon, Etoile, Brut Rose, California - $16

Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin, Brut, Reims, France - $22

 

Red Wines

 

Tempranillo, Conde de Valdemar, Crianza, Rioja, Spain, $8.50

Tinto de Toro, Numanthia, Termes, Toro DO, Spain, $18

Valdiguie, J. Lohr Estate, "Wildflower," Monterey County, $8.50

Sangiovese, Castello di Bossi, Chianti Classico DOCG, Tuscany, Italy, $10

Sangiovese, Nozzole, Chianti Classico DOCG, Reserva, Tuscany, Italy, $15

Zinfandel, The Federalist Visionary, Dry Creek valley, $15.50

Zinfandel, Ridge, Benito Dusi Ranch, Paso Robles, $21

Syrah, Stolpman Vineyards, Santa Ynez Valley, $13

Syrah, La Braccesca, Bramasole, Cortona DOC, Tuscany, Italy, $20

Pinot Noir, MacMurray Ranch, Russian River Valley, $13

Pinot Noir, Domaine Chevrot, Hautes-Cotes De Beaune, Burgundy, France, $15

Pinot Noir, En Route by Far Niente, Les Pommiers, Russian River Valley, $25

Pinotage, Painted Wolf, Guillermo, Swartland, South Africa, $13

Malbec, Piattelli Vineyards, Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoze Argentine, $11

Red Wine Blend, Black Pearl Vineyard, "Oro" Paarl, South Africa, $13

Red Wine Blend, Gaja, Sito Moresco, Langhe DOC, Piedmont, Italy, $35

Red Wine Blend, La Braccesca, Vino Nobile Di Montepulciano DOCG, Italy, $16

Red Wine Blend, Tablas Creek, Cotes de Tablas, Paso Robles, $20

Merlot, Ferrari-Carano, Sonoma County, $16

Merlot, Twomey, Napa Valley, $20

Merlot, Duckhorn Vineyards, Napa Valley, $25

Claret, Chateau D'Arthus, Bordeaux, France, $9.50

Claret, Chateau Les Hauts-Conseillants, Lalande de Pomerol, France, $23

Claret, Flora Springs, Trilogy, Napa Valley, $23

Cabernet Sauvignon, Uppercut, Napa Valley, $10

Cabernet Sauvignon, Schweiger Vineyards, Spring Mountain District, $16

Cabernet Sauvignon, Eden Canyon Vineyards, Paso Robles, $18

Cabernet Sauvignon, Silverado Vineyards, Napa Valley,, $20

Cabernet Sauvignon, Peju Province, Napa Valley, $23

Cabernet Sauvignon, Faust, Napa Valley, $25

Cabernet Sauvignon, Silver Oak, Alexander Valley, $35

Cabernet Sauvignon, Nickel & Nickel, C.C. Ranch, Rutherford, $38

Cabernet Sauvignon, Stanton Vineyards, Oakville, $40

 

 

White Wines

 

"Serenity" by Brassfield Estate, High Serenity Ranch, High Valley, $10

Albarino, Nora, Rias Baixas DO, Galicia, Spain, $12.50

Chenin Blanc, Marc Bredif, Vouvray, France, $15

Fiano di Avellio DOCG, Feudi di San Gregorio, Campania, Italy, $12.50

Gruner Veltliner, Goberlsburger, Kamptal, Austria, $12.50

Gruner Veltiner, Zocker, Paragon Vineyard, Edna Valley, $13

Pinot Blanc, Prieler, Seeberg, Burgenland, Austria, $17.50

Pinot Gris, Trimbach, Reserve Personelle, Alsace, France, $15

Pinot Grigio, Livio Felluga, Collio DOC, Italy, $17

Pinot Grigio, Tenuta Polvaro, Venezia DOC, Italy, $11

Riesling, Pewsey Vale, Eden Valley, South Australia, $12

Riesling, Zilliken Estate, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Germany, 9.75

Sauvignon Blanc, Whitehall Lane, Napa Valley, $10.50

Sauvignon Blanc, Grand Enclos Du Chateau de Cerons, Graves, France, $14

Sauvignon Blanc, Patient Cottat, Anciennes Vignes, Sancerre, Loire, France, $14

Sauvignon Blanc, Twomey, Napa & Sonoma County, $16

Ugni Blanc-Colombard, Domaine de Tariquet, Cotes de Gascogne, France, $7.50

White Wine Blend, Tablas Creed, Cotes de Tablas Blanc, Paso Robles, $17

Chardonnay, William Hill Estate, Central Coast, $7.50

Chardonnay, Chalone, Monterey County, $9.50

Chardonnay, Beaulieu Vineyards, Carneros, $11

Chardonnay, La Crema, Sonoma Coast, $12.75

Chardonnay, Baileyana, Grand Firepeak Cuvee, Edna Valley>, $15

Chardonnay, Domaine Des Moirots, Montagny 1er Cru, Burgundy, France, $17

Chardonnay, Domaine William Fevre, Chablis, France, $19

Chardonnay, Far Niente, Napa Valley, $22

 

Blush Wines

Dry Rose, Sofia, Rose of Pinot Noir, Monterey County, $9

White Zinfandel, Woodbridge, California, $6

 

If a menu is presented here it is for guidance purposes only. Menus can change without notice and at some restaurants daily. If you have specific dietary needs or questions it is best to contact the restaurant directly for information. If you'd like to notify us that a menu has changed, or you can provide the complete information, please let us know through our email form.

History and Trivia

The restaurant has earned a number of awards since opening in 2001. Most recently, Executive Chef Andrew Sutton was honored with the 2009 Antonin Carême Medal, and two of the restaurant's sous chefs were named "Sous Chef of the Year" at the 2008-2009 Southern California Restaurant Writers awards.

The Disneyland Web site also lists the following awards.

  • Number one food ranking in the Zagat Survey for Orange County restaurants in 2002, 2003 and 2004
  • Zagat's Orange County "Most Popular Restaurant" in 2008 and 2009
  • Orange County Business Journal's "Best Southern California Restaurant 2007"
  • Wine Spectator's "Best of Award of Excellence"
  • Distinguished Restaurants of North America (DiRoNA) award of excellence for the second time in 2007

The restaurant's reputation as a wine destination is due both to the expansive wine cellar and the efforts of its first general manager, Michael A. Jordan. Jordan opened the restaurant with chef Sutton in 2001, and was responsible for a Resort-wide (and later company-wide) initiative to create a comprehensive wine education program for restaurant servers. Jordan was honored as a Master Sommelier in 2007, and under his guidance the large numbers of Disneyland Resort cast members became certified sommeliers.

Along with his Disneyland Resort duties, Jordan was the Global Manager of Wine and Sales Standards and wine educator for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, working with every Disney resort to develop their own wine eduction programs and helping to guide the wine lists at their top restaurants. A frequent visitor to the Disney Cruise Line, Jordan hosted wine education classes for crew and passengers alike. Jordan was also considered one of the driving forces behind Disney's California Food & Wine Festival. By the time Jordan left Disney in 2009, Napa Rose boasted 47 sommeliers, including 5 Advanced Level sommeliers, both believed to be more than any other restaurant in the world.

Jordan's sudden resignation in September 2009 came as a surprise to many. In interviews, Jordan said that he was leaving to pursue a dream of opening his own wine label, Word Vineyards. (He has since returned to restaurant life as the president of the Beachcomber, a pair of ocean-view restaurants in Southern California). Jordan's assistant manager, advanced sommelier Joy Cushing, quietly stepped into the general manager role while a new general manager was sought. In February 2010, Disney announced that Philippe Tosques, formerly of the Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s Prime Steakhouse at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, had been hired as general manager for Napa Rose. Cushing remains as the restaurant's head sommelier.