Kona Cafe at Disney’s Polynesian Resort is an Asian inspired American cafe. The food is infused with an Asian flavor and it features an onstage sushi kitchen.

Kona Cafe is the Asian-American inspired restaurant at Disney’s Polynesian Resort. It is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Each meal time has it’s own menu. Some items carry over from the lunch to the dinner menu, but not everything. We have only eaten here for dinner, and it was great.

Atmosphere:

The open dining room is located on the second floor of the Polynesian Resort. It is in the main lobby area, so it is a highly trafficked area. The dining room is decorated in a Hawaiian theme with bright lights and themed music playing throughout. It can be kind of loud due to the amount of people typically in the lobby of the Polynesian.

The Menu:

The menu is unique for all mealtimes save a few items that are shared between lunch and dinner.

Please note: Menu Items are up to date as of the date of this post. The menu and specials and prices are subject to change.

Kona Cafe Breakfast Menu:

Breakfast is a very popular time at Kona Cafe due to the Tonga Toast. It is one of the most popular breakfast items out of all the Disney restaurants.

There are some breakfast side dishes you can get to add to your meal.

The Kids’ Menu has a create your own breakfast option. Pick an entree and two sides for the kids breakfast.

These are the side choice options for the kids entrees.

There is also a Kids Specialty Drink that is available at all mealtimes.

There are also two breakfast cocktails available.

 

Kona Cafe Lunch Menu:

Lunch has a couple appetizers you can start your meal off with.

The sushi rolls are made fresh to order. You can even watch them being made at the onstage sushi bar.

There are two noodle Dashi Bowls available as well.

The lunch entrees are Asian-American inspired dishes with three different types of stir-fry.

Lunch and Dinner Favorites:

The Poke’ Bowls are shared on both the lunch and dinner menus.

 

The Big Kahuna Burger and Turkey Banh Mi are also on both the lunch and dinner menu.

The kids’ menu is the same also for both lunch and dinner. The kids can start with an appetizer if they want.

The kids’ menu is a create your own meal. They can choose one entree and two side dishes.

These are the kids side dish options they can choose two from.

Kona Cafe Dinner Menu:

The dinner menu is also meal that are Asian-American. You can start with an appetizer of soup or the Glazed Chicken Wings along with two other options.

The sushi rolls are made fresh to order. You can even watch them being made at the onstage sushi bar.

The dinner entrees are excellent and we really enjoyed them.

Our Dinner Picks:

Chad had the Kona-braised Short Rib.

Jennie had the Asian-marinated Airline Chicken.

Drinks and Desserts Menu from Kona Cafe:

The Pineapple-Coconut Bread Pudding is amazing! We loved it and it is one of our top desserts at Disney.

These are the same for both lunch and dinner.

Drink Menu:

You can get a variety of juices, sodas, tea and coffee here. Try the POG juice, you won’t regret it.

There are some non-alcoholic beverages available for all ages to enjoy.

The Beer menu is the same as most Disney restaurants.

Kona Cafe does not have their own full bar, and only features the main cocktails that all Disney restaurants share.

There is a nice selection of beers from Hawaii you can try.

There are a couple of Hard Cider and Hard Seltzer options available as well.

Kona Cafe’s Cancellation Policy:

If you can’t make your reservation, make sure to call and cancel at least 2 hours prior to your reservation time. If you fail to do this, you can be changed a $10 fee per person.

This is a major and recent change to Disney’s Dining Cancellation Policy. Prior to this change you had to cancel your reservations 24 hours in advance in order to avoid the fee.

• Cancellation Advice: If you miss the 2-hour window still try calling the Dining reservation number to talk to them. Disney may be able to still help you out with the cancellation and possibly avoid the fee depending on the reasoning.

Walk-Up Reservations:

If you can’t make a reservation, you may be able to get on the list for a walk-up reservation. I would suggest to first check the app or give them a call.

If you are close to the restaurant, the app usually will tell the walk-up wait time, or if they are even taking walk-ups, are this time.

 

Kona Cafe Final Review:

We really enjoyed our dinner here. It was tasty and full of flavor. The bread pudding was hands down the best thing about eating here. The atmosphere is fun and the service is excellent. As we stated above it can be kind of loud in there.

Disney Dad Rating:

Our ratings are solely our opinion based on a scale of 1 to 5. 

Atmosphere – 4.25

Food – 4.5

Dining Area – 4.5

Service – 5

Overall Rating – 4.50

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