Yak & Yeti Restaurant provides fine table-service dining during lunch and dinner. Situated at the base of Mt. Everest in the small town of Anandapur in the Asia area of Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park, this grand old house turned restaurant sets out adventurous meals of Asian cuisine that combines flavors from China, India and Nepal.
An Eating Expedition at Yak & Yeti Restaurant
The menu at Yak & Yeti Restaurant is comprised of delicacies such as roasted half duckling with an orange wasabi glaze and—a signature dish—tempura-battered shrimp dipped in chili plum sauce with coconut-ginger rice.
Hot teas, chilled sake, Asian beers and wine are available as a beverage accompaniment to your meal at Yak & Yeti Restaurant. The daring might indulge in one of the exotic specialty drinks from the full-service bar like the Yak Attack, Shanghai Express and Bonsai Blast.
The children's menu at Yak & Yeti Restaurant offers egg rolls, burgers and a veggie lo mein—sure to satisfy young adventurers as well as picky eaters.
This restaurant offers a feast to pique your yearning to find the yeti.
The Lure of the Lore at Yak & Yeti Restaurant
Beautifully decorated with Nepalese artistic touches and sand-washed hues, Yak & Yeti Restaurant features an array of artifacts from the collection "the proprietor" and his family amassed from their travels across Southeast Asia. Some of these souvenirs include statues, fine tapestries and 900-pound, gold inlaid silk puppets.
Collect a few trinkets of your own from the Yak & Yeti Restaurant gift shop, which carries an assortment of regional wares, from incense, sushi plates and fine teapots, to silk purses and saris.
Yak & Yeti Local Food Café
Adjacent to the Yak & Yeti Restaurant is the Yak & Yeti Local Food Café, a quick-service restaurant that offers Safari Amber Ale, and lunch, dinner or snack selections such as Mandarin chicken salad, kung pao beef and pork egg rolls. Don't forget the dessert: chocolate cake or mango pie.
Guest Policies
- For parties of 9 or more, please contact the restaurant directly at (407) 824-9384.
- This experience takes place in a non-smoking environment.
- This location can accommodate most special dietary needs. Advance notice may be required and cancellation fees may apply. Please indicate any special dietary need at time of reservation booking. Learn more about how we can help accommodate special dietary needs.
- To make reservations, book online or call (407) WDW-DINE or (407) 939-3463 up to 180 days prior to your visit.
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Quick Tips
- The Walt Disney World Food and Beverage Team is committed to offering a wide range of choices to accommodate Guests with food allergies or intolerances. Your desired dining requests will be addressed, but please note in many cases, advance notice is required—usually at the time of your reservation, which can be up to 180 days in advance. Please call the Disney's Dining Reservation Center at (407) WDW-DINE or (407) 939-3463 to speak with a Cast Member. Guests under age 18 must have parent or guardian permission to call.
- Plan ahead, as many meal times at popular Walt Disney World restaurants book quickly. Book online or phone (407) WDW-DINE or (407) 939-3463 up to 180 days in advance. Guests under age 18 must have parent or guardian permission to call.
- Purchase the Magic Your Way Package Plus Dining ticket option, which includes the Disney Dining Plan, and receive a 30% savings per person at more than 100 select Walt Disney World restaurants—from snacks and quick meals to Disney Signature restaurants and Character Dining.
- All Walt Disney World restaurants, with the exception of food carts and quick-service dining, have high chairs and booster seats.
- Complimentary transportation, in the form of buses, boats and a monorail, is available as one of the many benefits to Guests staying at a Walt Disney World Resort hotel. Destinations throughout Walt Disney World Resort include Disney Theme Parks, Disney Water Parks and Disney Resort hotels—where you'll find many fine-dining restaurants, Character Dining and dinner shows.