Disneyland’s award-winning Napa Rose restaurant — renowned for its wine country-themed fine dining, exhibition kitchen with a chef’s counter and impressive wine cellar — is about to go under the knife for an extreme makeover.
The Napa Rose restaurant at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel will temporarily close in the spring and reopen in the fall after an extensive renovation.
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The Napa Rose transformation will extend to the menu while maintaining the 1,500-label wine collection. The fan-favorite Smiling Tiger Salad will remain after the menu makeover.
The refurbishment will maintain the restaurant’s California Craftsman design and rustic elegance while introducing reclaimed French oak flooring and columns, hand-pinged artisan metals and a grapevine-inspired chandelier.
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The exhibition kitchen and chef’s counter will be expanded as well as the outdoor patio with two new fireplaces.
Chef Andrew Sutton, who serves as the Culinary Director of Signature Dining at the Disneyland resort, oversees Napa Rose as well as Carthay Circle at Disney California Adventure and the private Club 33 at Disneyland.
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Through the years, Napa Rose has picked up numerous honors — receiving the AAA Four Diamond award many times over and making Gayot’s short list of Best California Cuisine restaurants in Orange County. The Zagat Guide once rated Napa Rose second in the state behind only the French Laundry in Yountville. The Forbes Travel Guide awarded the restaurant four stars in 2024.
From its earliest days, the wine-obsessed Napa Rose encouraged every staffer — from the hostesses and bussers to the cooks and food runners — to take sommelier training.
The current dinner menu includes Peking Partridge, Braised Wild Boar, Winter Goose Pot Pie and Colorado Lamb Loin.
The Vintner’s Table six-course prix fixe menu paired with a wine flight will set you back $293.
A closing date has not yet been announced. Napa Rose reservations remain available through late March, according to the Disneyland website.