FULL TOUR: Pixar Market Restaurant Buffet on the Disney Adventure

Pixar Market Restaurant is a buffet and table-service venue on the Disney Adventure, one of several restaurants part of Disney Cruise Line’s rotational dining concept.
About the Restaurant
Culinary delights meet cinematic inspiration at this buffet-style restaurant brimming with the imaginative spirit of Pixar Animation Studios.
Pixar Market Restaurant features playful nods to beloved Pixar movies like Inside Out, Cars, Finding Nemo, Monsters University, Coco, Ratatouille, Turning Red, and The Incredibles, as well as short films like Lou. The casual marketplace is split into four main dining areas inspired by different Pixar films. There are also touches inspired by the iconic Pixar ball and Luxo Jr. lamp.
For breakfast and lunch, Pixar Market Restaurant offers a buffet dining experience with stations offering classic favorites, international specialties, and plant-based offerings. For dinner, the restaurant offers relaxed table-service dining with a diverse menu featuring regional and international cuisines. Guests are split into the Sketch and Pixel sections
Atmosphere
In a Ratatouille-inspired space, there is blue carpeting with a damask pattern featuring the silhouettes of Remy and his brother Emile with an Eiffel Tower made of utensils. The pattern also incorporates blocks of Swiss cheese. Figures of Chef Remy are on the lighting fixtures.
The Incredibles section features mid-century modern-style lamps on the ceiling and red benches along the wall. The tables throughout the restaurant have white marble tops. In addition to benches, there are chairs.
A mural features The Incredibles using their powers. Their faces are on the orange and yellow carpet.
A Finding Nemo-inspired section has blue-toned benches. The brick walls are covered in concept art, sketches, and models for the respective films.
The Finding Nemo carpeting is deep blue with a light blue and pink coral pattern. The light fixtures have green glass layers representing the surface of the sea.
A Turning Red-inspired area has red Chinese lanterns on the ceiling, red benches, and red carpets.
A golden red panda face is on the lanterns. The carpets are patterned with ’90s-style doodles of flowers, hearts, stars, and crescent moons.
A Monsters University section consists of blue-toned furnishings.
The light fixtures are rimmed with teeth and filled with light-up multi-colored eyes. Monster silhouettes and the Monsters University logo are patterned on the carpet.
The Monsters University props include an MU football helmet, medallion, and sketches of various characters.
A Cars-themed area has light fixtures of red-orange translucent lamps resembling car lights. The gray carpeting has red racing paths and car images.
Papel picado criss-cross the ceiling of a Coco dining area. The colorful paper crafts feature Miguel, Dante, Mama coco, a guitar, and skulls.
The brown carpeting has a paisley-like pattern of blue, pink, and orange.
Héctor’s white guitar is on the wall, along with a shoe-shaped Rivera Familia De Zapateros sign.
The last area is inspired by Inside Out and Inside Out 2. It has blue carpeting with brightly colored designs.
The lights resemble storage shelves for colorful memory orbs.
On the walls is a variety of artwork from both films, a bag prop, and a model of the Train of Thought.
Buffet
Breads & More
The dining areas are around the exterior while the buffet is in the center, split into different sections.
This counter has marinated beef tender tips, grilled sesame shrimp, and cumin spice red lentils soup (vegetarian).
It also has a selection of bread options:
White rolls with sesame seeds
Cherry tomato foccacia
Honey wheat rolls
Plain rolls
Olives foccaccia
Cheese rolls
Flavorful Selection
Here is makhani sauce, basmati rice, tandoori chicken tikka masala, chapati bread (vegetarian, fish amritsari, Jeera Pulao, Indian Achari mutton, paratha, Aloo Patta Gobi, Dal Tadka, Navratan Korma (vegetarian curry), and a curry of plant-based beef, schezwan sauce, cashew, chili, and peppers.
Condiments at this station include:
Mango chutney
Mint chutney
Traditional chutney
Vegetable atchar
Kachumber
Onion & cucumber raita
Mango atchar
Lime atchar
Roasted vegetables
Market Deli
The Market Deli counter offers salads and other cold options.
There’s a house salad, grilled chicken salad, salad with falafel (vegetarian), and salad of snow peas, asparagus, and mushroom (vegetarian).
Dressings are honey mustard, Thousand Island, ginger soy, and balsamic. This section also has shrimp with Marie Rose sauce and another cocktail sauce. Lemon wedges are available on the side.
Kids Counter
The Kids Counter has kid-friendly selections. At one end is mustard, mayo, and ketchup.
There is cheddar cheese, cherry tomatoes, fruit salad, coleslaw, and seedless grapes, along with bowls of apples. A cream of tomato soup is available.
The main dishes are beef cottage pie, buttered green peas and carrots, chicken strips, French fries, and macaroni and cheese.
Signature Choices
Condiments at the signature choices counter are:
Kimchi
Sriracha chili sauce
Mirin dipping sauce
Peanut sauce
Sweet chili sauce
Sliced scallion
Here you’ll find Tonkatsu fried pork, stir-fried noodles with prawn, pork and shrimp fried rice, vegetable tempura, bok choy with garlic and ginger, sticky rice, and lemon chicken.
Soy honey-hoisin roasted duck is at a carving station, accompanied by hoisin sauce and tamarind-orange dipping sauce.
There is also vegetable dumplings, carrot kinpira, and salmon teriyaki with toasted sesame. Additional side options and toppings include cherry tomatoes salad, shaved parmesan reggiano, arugula salad, capers, and chili flakes.
Fresh Fare
This counter offers penette bolognaise with parmigiano-reggiano, orzo pasta with spinach pesto and tomatoes, marinara sauce, buttered pasta, and seafood paella.
The carving station is a beef with horseradish and/or red wine thyme jus.
More meats, sides, and sauces include tzatziki sauce, mint jelly, oregano marinated grilled lamb loin, fasolakia (sautéed green beans), lemon rice pilaf, grilled pork loin steak, buttered broccoli, sour cream and chive mashed potatoes, and rilled chicken breast.
There are also bananas and apples.
Chef’s Counter
Condiments at the chef’s counter are sweet chili sauce, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and Tobasco hot sauces.
There are two carving stations with Hainanese chicken and rotisserie paprika chicken.
There’s also Hainanese rice, steamed bok choy, coconut rice, fried chicken nuggets, torikarsu coconut curry sauce, green peas, chicken strips, French fries, sweet poato fries, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, and bratwursts.
Toppings available are:
Crisp shredded white cabbage
Kimchi
Pineapple red cabbage slaw
Diced pickled radish
Ginger & garlic sauce
Chili sauce
Soy sauce
Pickles radish
Diced white onion
Pickles
Sliced red onion
Tomatoes
Iceberg lettuce
Dessert
Last but not least, dessert! In the case is fruit salad, tropical cheesecake (vegetarian), broken glass jello, lemon merengue tartlet, chocolate matcha crunch bar, mango panna cotta (vegetarian), and nutella choux au craquelin.
There are also chocolate chip cookies, oatmeal raisin cookies, warm gajar halwa, warm apple crumble, and three ice cream flavors: rocky road (contains nuts), strawberry, and vanilla.
Dessert toppings include:
Cherries
Sprinkles
Chocolate shaving
Chocolate pearl
Toasted almond
Chocolate sauce
Caramel sauce
Beverages
There’s a coffee bar as well as self-serve coffee with milk, half and half, and sugar.
A soda machine offers Coke products, Minute Maid, water, and ice. Florida Natural juice is also at a self-serve station.
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