Old school sci-fi movies, tasty food, and eating your meal in a car like at the old drive-in theaters is what the Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater restaurant is all about! This table service restaurant is so cool; you must make a reservation and have a valid park ticket for the same day. Are you ready for some nostalgic old movies and a fun dining experience at the Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater?
Let’s head over to Commissary Lane and let the fun begin!
Explore Commissary Lane at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Head over to Commissary Lane, which is located on a small pathway that is behind Echo Lake. This pathway has the Mickey and Minnie Meet and Greet area at Red Carpet Dreams and, of course, the Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant.
Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant Décor
This unique restaurant feels like you are sitting at an old-fashioned drive-in theater. Once you arrive, you will be seated at a table that looks like a car and faces forward towards the movie screen. The entire restaurant is indoors but is dark as if you were watching a movie at night.
The lights are dim, so you can read the menu and see your food as you eat. Sometimes 1950s music plays, and the movie screen always has a black and white movie playing. They even play Tom & Jerry cartoons before the movies for an authentic experience.
You feel like you can sit there for hours and enjoy your meal. Another impressive feature is that the movie screen always has a high volume, but you can still carry on a conversation with your family with no problems. They have thought of everything when it comes to this restaurant.
Now that you know the ambiance and seating options let’s taste test the items on the menu and find which ones pass the test!
Review of the Cuisine at Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant
Once you sit down in your assigned car, you are given a menu that has delicious options. This restaurant serves the same menu for lunch and dinner. Here are tasty dishes that passed the taste test and are a must-try when you visit the Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater restaurant at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Appetizers
Spinach and Artichoke Dip
This dip is spectacular! It features a blend of spinach, red peppers, artichokes, cashew cheese, cauliflower, and oat milk. It’s served with perfectly salted house-made chips.
Crispy Onion Rings
These fried onion rings have a seasoned breading that is outstanding! It’s also served with a horseradish dipping sauce that gives it an extra kick!
Sci-Fi Smoked Wings
If you love wings, you need to get these! This starter features smoked chicken wings smothered in porter barbeque sauce. It’s also served with poppy seed and pineapple coleslaw.
Fried Dill Pickles
Yes. Fried dill pickles! If you love fried food, this is a tasty adventure. This starter features amazing fried dill pickles and is served with horseradish or ranch dipping sauce.
Entrées
Flying Saucer Impossible Plant-Based Burger
If you eat a plant-based diet, you will be happy to know this restaurant offers a delicious burger! This dish includes a grilled plant-based burger, cashew-mozzarella cheese, grilled Portobello mushrooms, nut-free pesto, garlic-tomato aioli, and tomatoes.
Drive-In BBQ Burger
If you are looking for a meat burger, this one is amazing! It features a beef burger on a brioche bun topped with bourbon-bacon jam, smoked pork, barbeque sauce, lettuce, and cheddar cheese.
Salmon Pasta
This is one of the few fish dishes on the menu, and it’s spectacular! This dish features pan-seared salmon, pasta, rainbow tomatoes, lemon butter sauce, spinach, and toasted garlic crostini.
Classic American Burger
If you are one who shy’s away from unique burgers with tons of toppings and ingredients, the classic American burger is the perfect option for you! This classic burger features beef, American cheese, shredded lettuce, applewood-smoked, and a delicious special sauce; all served on a brioche bun.
Pork Burger
This tasty burger features a grilled pork patty with roasted pork belly, caramelized onions, white sharp cheddar cheese, house-made mustard sauce, and cabbage slaw.
Chicken Pasta
This chicken pasta will impress you with its flavorful combinations. This dish features pan-seared chicken, pasta, rainbow tomatoes, lemon butter sauce, and spinach served with toasted garlic crostini. The crostini tastes amazing when dunked in the pasta sauce!
Grilled Chicken Citrus Salad
If you want something light and healthy, try this delicious salad! This salad features grilled chicken marinated in citrus, spinach, romaine lettuce, rainbow tomatoes, arugula, cranberries, candied pecans, feta cheese, and an outstanding house-made citrus vinaigrette.
Chicken Salad Sandwich
This chicken salad sandwich is dynamite! This sandwich features a creamy blend of chicken and house-made sauce, celery, apples, lettuce, spices, marinated tomatoes, applewood-smoked bacon, and cilantro-avocado aioli served on a multigrain croissant.
Desserts
Cookie Shake
This is a plant-based dessert that tastes great! It features plant-based milk and cookies, and it’s topped with a delicious coconut whipped cream.
Hot Fudge Sundae
This classic dessert features vanilla ice cream topped with hot fudge, whipped cream, and a cherry on top!
The Red Planet
This delicious dessert features white chocolate cheesecake on a graham cracker tart with a spiced blueberry compote. It’s also topped with Candied almonds.
Out-Of-This-World
The name of this dessert is true! It features pineapple mousse, passion fruit, spiced lime, blood orange coulis, and space dust.
Cosmic Cocktails
The beverage portion of the menu is quite large and has plenty to choose from. Here are must-try beverages at the Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant.
Spicy Martian Margarita
This spicy cocktail contains tequila, lime juice, pure cane sugar, and Ancho Reyes Verde Liqueur.
Orbiting Oreos
This cocktail features Oreo cookie shake mix and delicious Godiva chocolate liqueur served in a glow cube that you can keep as a souvenir.
Overall, the Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater restaurant is an incredible experience. It’s all indoors, dark, cool, and relaxing. The movie screen is always going, and you feel like you want to stay there for hours. Are you ready to indulge in delicious food at a drive-in theater? Make your reservations for Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater restaurant today!
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