Walt Disney World Swan Reserve Dining Guide (A Resorts Gal Guide)

If you stay at the Walt Disney World Swan Reserve, you’ll have several dining options at the hotel. Additionally, you’ll find numerous restaurants within walking distance (or a boat ride) in the surrounding Epcot Resorts Area. We’ve had a good deal of coverage of the Swan Reserve since it opened. It’s an incredibly convenient hotel, especially if you’ll enjoy a decent amount of time at Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. So, I wanted to create a dining guide specific to the resort to help you plan a few meals.

Walt Disney World Swan Reserve hotel entrance sign

Swan Reserve Restaurants List

Here are the dining locations at the Walt Disney World Swan Reserve:

Grounds
Stir
Tangerine
Amare

Below, we’ll preview details for each location. It’s important to note that the Swan Reserve is owned and operated by Marriott. Therefore, the Swan, Dolphin, and Swan Reserve do not participate in the Disney Dining Plan. So, if you’re staying at one of these resorts, you cannot purchase a dining plan.

You’ll also want to know that all of the resort’s dining options are on the third floor, which is dedicated to the hotel’s lobby, dining, and pool area.

escalators leading up to the third floor of the Swan Reserve

Grounds

We’ll start with Grounds, the resort’s primary quick-service and grab-and-go location. It is located toward the back of the third floor near the elevators.

Location: Third Floor
Hours Sunday-Thursday: 6:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.
Hours Friday-Saturday: 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.
Check This Week’s Schedule
Resorts Gal: Grounds at the Swan Reserve

To preview the menu for Grounds, download the Swan and Dolphin’s hotel app for the most up-to-date information. If you’re staying at the Swan, Dolphin, or Swan Reserve, you’ll likely need the app during your stay. You can place mobile pick-up orders from their app where applicable. (This is not the same as Disney’s mobile order service in the My Disney Experience app, but similar.)

I’m not a big fan of having another app on my phone, but we stay at the Swan and Dolphin hotels enough that I keep it downloaded and use it. It offers information you’ll want or need to reference throughout your trip.

We’ll take a quick look around inside Grounds.

the interior of Grounds Coffee with shelves of pre-packaged food items at the Swan Reserve

You can expect a good selection of snacks and other grab-and-go items. For breakfast, you can order a few freshly prepared items. You might also notice a few sandwiches on display near the register. They are pretty popular. But from what I’ve been told, they are prepared elsewhere and delivered to the shop each morning. So you don’t have any options that you can customize. If you have picky eaters, you’ll do better to order something from the pool bar when it’s open.

Here’s a photo of what was available in the refrigerated case during our last stay. They have a decent selection of pre-made sandwiches, salads, fruit, and yogurts. We combined a few of these things with snacks to make a meal.

a refrigerated case with a variety of cold food items at the hotel's quick service

A pastry case offers croissants, Danishes, muffins, banana bread, brownies, and giant cookies. Some freshly squeezed juice options are toward the bottom of the cooler. Like its name, Grounds offers a specialty coffee and tea menu. This will be your go-to coffee stop at the resort if you prefer an upgrade from the complimentary options available in the room.

a case with pastries, croissants, banana bread, cookies, parfaits, and freshly squeezed juice at the Swan Reserve

A small dining space is available inside the quick service.

a bar with barstools against a window looking out to the pool

Or, if the weather is pleasant, you might prefer to enjoy your meal outside.

an outdoor eating area for guests of Grounds at the Swan Reserve

However, the nearby lobby has ample tables and chairs if you want a more private area.

a lobby area with casual seating, tables and chairs for dining at the Swan Reserve

Stir

Stir is in the center of the Swan Reserve’s third-floor lobby. This is the resort’s formal lounge, where specialty cocktails and appetizers are served.

Location: Third Floor
Hours: 3:30 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. (Check Weekly Hours)
Swan and Dolphin Site: Menu with Prices

You can easily make a meal out of the menu items. They have several appetizer options ranging from charcuterie to fried calamari. You might also order something from their flatbread menu or an entree item like a burger or grilled fish selection. Here are a few photos of the lounge in an open space comprising the lobby area.

Stir, the bar and lounge at the Walt Disney World Swan Reserve

lounge seating area with light blues and grey in the Swan Reserve Hotel at Disney

private dining areas in one section of the lobby of the Swan Reserve

Tangerine

Tangerine is the pool bar at the Swan Reserve. It sits opposite Stir on the exterior side. We had good luck ordering food from this location during our last stay, and I wish we’d been more aware of it sooner. They have a regular menu with appetizers, entrees, salads, and flatbreads. They also have a separate kids’ menu.

Location: Pool Bar, Third Floor
Hours: 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Check Weekly Schedule)
Swan and Dolphin Site: Menu with Prices

Tangerine sits in a pretty outdoor space near the pool. Servers were available to wait on guests at the bar and those lounging around the pool. Here are a few photos.

Tangerine bar with barstools and hanging potted plants near the Swan Reserve Pool

an outdoor lounge area near the pool at the Swan Reserve

a partially covered area with tables and chairs at the Swan Reserve

This is the pool for the Swan Reserve, which is a fun but no-thrills recreational area. Guests of the Swan Reserve have access to the Grotto Pool across the street at the Swan and Dolphin. So, if you plan to spend an entire day at the pool, we recommend doing so at the Grotto Pool.

I spent an afternoon at the pool during our first stay at the Swan Reserve and ordered a chicken fingers kids’ meal. I’m not sure if this is the size of a standard order or if they felt generous, but it was served piping hot and more than enough food.

an order of chicken nuggets and fries from the pool bar at the Swan Reserve

Amare

Since the Swan Reserve opened, Amare has transitioned into serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Initially, it was the resort’s signature dining restaurant and was only open at night. However, now it’s also open for breakfast and dinner.

Location: Third Floor (near elevators)
Hours Breakfast: 7:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Hours Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Hours Dinner: 5:00 to 11:00 p.m.
Swan and Dolphin Site: Menu with Prices
Resorts Gal: Amare Breakfast Review

We’ve enjoyed breakfast at Amare once so far and enjoyed it. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend planning at least one meal here during your stay. Here are a few photos of the restaurant’s interior.

the entrance to Amare, the table service dining location at the Swan Reserve

a long case of wine that makes up part of the entrance to the Amare restaurant at the Swan Reserve

interior dining room with tables and chairs at Amare

A breakfast buffet is available. We surveyed the buffet during our last stay and felt it was of reasonable value. Of course, as you know, hotel breakfasts (at nicer hotels) are always expensive, no matter where you go. That said, sometimes it’s nice to enjoy a lazy, more leisurely breakfast at the hotel instead of scarfing down a pastry on your way to the park.

They even had Mickey-shaped waffles.

I ordered a cappuccino, which, for me, is a splurge.

Here is a photo of a freshly prepared waffle with a side of homemade chicken sausage. When available, I almost always order off an a la carte menu, as it’s typically more reasonable in pricing. So you might walk through and check out the buffet and compare it to the menu before deciding.

a freshly prepared waffles toped with berries and two syrups on the side.

Dining Near the Walt Disney World Swan Reserve

As mentioned earlier, guests of the Swan Reserve are within walking distance of the Swan and Dolphin Hotels and the other Epcot Area Resorts. For more restaurants, you might like to browse the following dining guides.

Disney’s Swan and Dolphin Restaurants: Disney’s Swan and Dolphin have numerous restaurants like Rosa Mexicano, Shula’s Steakhouse, Todd English’s bluezoo, Il Mulino, and Kimonos. These restaurants are only a short walk from the Swan Reserve.
Disney’s Boardwalk Restaurants Guide: Disney’s Boardwalk sits across the bridge from the Swan and Dolphin Hotel. Many guests enjoy taking advantage of things to do at the Boardwalk, including dining. You’ll find everything from corn dogs to signature dining at this popular destination.
Disney’s Beach and Yacht Club Restaurants Guide: Disney’s Beach and Yacht Club are home to some of our favorite lounges, Crews Cup and Martha’s Vineyard. We also eat at the Ale and Compass more than any other restaurant at Walt Disney World. (Don’t miss the chocolate waffles for breakfast!)

*If you don’t want to walk to the Boardwalk, Beach, or Yacht Club, you can take a Friendship boat from the Swan and Dolphin to either hotel.

walkway with sidewalk and landscaping at the Swan Reserve — Walkway from the Swan Reserve to the Epcot Resorts Area

Final Thoughts

We hope you found this dining guide for Disney’s Swan Reserve helpful in planning. For more on our coverage of Disney’s Swan and Dolphin Hotels, you might like the following:

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Walt Disney World Swan Reserve Dining Guide