If you want to truly immerse yourself in Harry Potter world, then you need to eat and drink what Harry Potter and his friends enjoy!
Our Ultimate Guide to Harry Potter Restaurants at Universal Orlando shows you all of the best places to eat breakfast, lunch or dinner. Plus, where to grab a quick and inexpensive snack. And we also tell you where to find all seven different varieties of Butterbeer, as well as where adults get enjoy an alcoholic beverage during the day.
Harry Potter World Restaurants
There are only two Harry Potter restaurants at Universal Orlando. One restaurant is located in each of the two Harry Potter lands. They are:
- Leaky Cauldron (Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Diagon Alley in Universal Studios theme park)
- Three Broomsticks (Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Hogsmeade in Islands of Adventure theme park)
If you are not familiar with Harry Potter world at Universal Orlando, there are two unique lands. You will find one land in each of Universal Orlando’s theme parks and they are connected by the Hogwarts Express train so that you can magically transport yourself between the two theme parks.
Both restaurants offer Harry Potter-themed dining so that you feel like you have stepped into the movies or the books. They are truly magical places to dine.
Be sure to see our Ultimate Guide to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter if you are new to Harry Potter world!
Do I Need Reservations for Harry Potter Restaurants?
No, you do not need reservations to dine at Harry Potter restaurants. Both restaurants are quick-service restaurants, which means there is no table service or servers.
These fast-food style restaurants do not take reservations. It is first-come, first-served.
Mobile Ordering
Some Universal restaurants have mobile ordering as an option. This is where you use the Universal app and place a food order via the app. When the food is ready, you are alerted to come pick it up.
Mobile ordering can save a lot of time when in the theme parks. This is just one of the 40 Universal Studios tips and tricks we share, so be sure to see them all!
Leaky Cauldron vs. Three Broomsticks
If you have only one opportunity to eat at a Harry Potter restaurant, you might be wondering which one to choose.
Since you cannot make reservations, it is easy to choose the restaurant based on what Harry Potter land you are in when you get hungry.
If you want to schedule your day around where to dine in Harry Potter world, keep these tips in mind:
- Prices are generally the same at each restaurant. One is not going to be less expensive than the other.
- Leaky Cauldron serves more traditional British foods, which might not be great for picky eaters
- Alcohol such as wine and whisky are available at Leaky Cauldron, but not at Three Broomsticks
- Beer is available at both restaurants
- Butterbeer and other Harry Potter drinks are available at both restaurants
- Universal’s Refillable Cups do NOT work in Harry Potter land!
- If you are looking for an impressive meal that’s fun to eat, the Great Feast at Three Broomsticks serves four people but has a high price tag of $72.99
All menu prices and options are current at time of publication in July 2023 and are subject to change.
Where to Eat and Drink in Diagon Alley
There are a variety of places to enjoy Harry Potter food in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Diagon Alley in the Universal Studios theme park.
Leaky Cauldron
The main restaurant in Diagon Alley is the Leaky Cauldron. One of the best places to eat in Harry Potter world, you will enjoy a hearty meal in a Harry Potter-themed restaurant.
Grab a table in this old pub and take a moment to look for all of the details around and above you. This pub is also an inn and it is where Harry Potter stayed for the summer before heading to Hogwarts for this third year (if you’ve read Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, this is the location!).
Here you will find traditional British favorites on the menu, such as:
- Bangers and Mash: Sausage, potatoes, vegetables and gravy ($14.99)
- Fish and Chips ($16.99)
- Toad in the Hole: Sausage baked into a Yorkshire pudding and served with vegetables and gravy ($13.99)
- Ploughman’s Meal: Serves 2. Includes a variety of cheeses, salad, bread, pickles and Scotch eggs ($21.99)
If you are not keen on traditional British food, then this might not be the best restaurant choice for you. There is very few American foods. A chicken sandwich or a kid’s macaroni and cheese meal is about the only American classics you will find.
Desserts are also served here, including:
- Sticky Toffee Pudding
- Butterbeer Potted Cream
- Chocolate Potted Cream
- Ice creams
- Cranachan
A variety of Butterbeers and other Harry Potter drinks are served here, along with wine, beer and Fire Whisky.
Florean Fortescue’s Ice Cream Parlor
If you want a sweet treat to cool off in the heat, then Florean Fortescue’s Ice Cream Parlor is the perfect place to get an unusual ice cream.
While you can find classic ice cream flavors, you might want to try something that Harry Potter would eat in Britain, such as:
- Earl Gray and Lavender
- Butterbeer
- Sticky Toffee Pudding
- Chocolate Chili
Sugarplum’s Sweet Shop
This sweets shop is more like a bakery, and not just a retail store. You can find Harry Potter snacks such as Cauldron cakes here.
You might want to buy a bag of candy and keep it in one of these magical Harry Potter fanny packs to enjoy later on in the day.
The Hopping Pot
If you are looking for classic Harry Potter drinks to enjoy without having to sit in a restaurant, then go to The Hopping Pot. At this walk-up window you will find all of the non-alcoholic drinks, as well as some adults-only drinks such as Fire Whisky, beer and wine.
A few snacks are available for a quick bite, such as pasties, chips and Butterbeer ice cream. There is seating outside in the courtyard.
The Fountain of Fair Fortune
Another great place to grab a drink is The Fountain of Fair Fortune. There is a limited menu here, but less crowds, too.
You will be able to get Butterbeer, as well as adults-only drinks such as beer, Fire Whisky or a Fire & Strongbow Cocktail.
Ice cream and chips are the only snacks available.
Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes
This weird-and-wonderful shop sells a huge array of sweets, snacks and treats. Some are strange, like the Skiving Snackbox, and some are delicious!
While this isn’t a restaurant or bakery, you might be content with grabbing a few snacks to go and enjoying them while waiting in line for your next attraction. Be sure to get our guide to Harry Potter spells on your iPhone to have fun while waiting in line, too!
Where to Eat in Hogsmeade
There are a variety of places to enjoy a snack or a meal in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Hogsmeade in Islands of Adventure.
Three Broomsticks
The main restaurant in Hogsmeade is Three Broomsticks. This restaurant is where Harry Potter had his first taste of Butterbeer, and it’s the perfect place for you to try it for the first time, too!
This rustic tavern looks like a snow-capped inn. In the books and movies, this is where Hogwarts students have come for centuries. The rustic interior has cast-iron chandeliers and lots of unique treasures to look at.
One of the most impressive meals here is The Great Feast ($72.99). This huge platter that serves four people comes with salad, as well as rotisserie chicken, spareribs, corn and potatoes.
Here you will find some more British favorites on the menu. Entrees include:
- Shepherd’s Pie with Garden Salad ($16.99)
- Fish and Chips ($16.99)
- Spareribs Platter ($19.99)
- Smoked Turkey Leg ($16.49)
- Rotisserie Smoked Chicken ($15.49)
The options are a little bit closer to traditional American favorites, compared to the Leaky Cauldron’s entrees, which might be best if you have picky eaters in your group.
Desserts are also served here, including:
- Butterbeer Potted Cream
- Apple Pie
- Ice creams
- Chocolate Trifle
A variety of Butterbeers and other Harry Potter drinks are served here, along with beer. There is no wine or whisky served at this location.
Hog’s Head Bar
This bar is located in the back of the Three Broomsticks restaurant. Here, you can enjoy non-alcoholic drinks as well as cocktails and wine.
Helpful Tip: The hog’s head in the bar actually snarls at you! This is just one of the hidden secrets of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter that you don’t want to miss!
Honeydukes
This sweets store sells up so many unusual Harry Potter foods and treats! Buy a few boxes or bags of candies to enjoy while waiting in lines. Some of the most popular choices are:
- Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans
- Chocolate Frogs
- Exploding Bonbons
- Fizzing Whizzbees
Breakfast In Harry Potter World
You might want to get an early start in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and enjoy breakfast in the morning.
We suggest getting to Harry Potter land and seeing what the wait times are. If you can get on a ride without having to wait too long, do the ride first and get breakfast afterwards! You don’t want to waist time eating breakfast and then have to wait in line longer later in the day. Also, you don’t want to ride a roller coaster with a full belly!
Both Harry Potter restaurants at Universal serve breakfast until 10:30 a.m. Opening hours will depend on the day, but generally start around 9 a.m.
Each restaurant has a limited selection of breakfast entrees for $17.99 and kids meals for $12.99. You will not find a la carte menu items that cost less.
Helpful Tip: Personally, we feel it’s better to eat breakfast at your hotel (if it’s included) or bring some snacks to enjoy as breakfast while waiting in attraction lines or on the hotel shuttle bus. Then eat an early lunch in either of these restaurants. Lunch entrees are actually less expensive than the breakfast entrees, plus you can get a rest break in the middle of the day by taking a break for lunch or dinner. *This is just one of our old-fashioned ways to save money at theme parks.
Leaky Cauldron Restaurant
Breakfast is served at the Leaky Cauldron restaurant until 10:30 a.m.
There are 5 entree choices, all of which are $17.99 each, with a small beverage included. There are only two different entrees compared to the Three Broomsticks restaurant.
Choices include:
- Traditional English Breakfast (Includes eggs, sausage, black pudding, baked beans, grilled tomato, mushrooms and potatoes)
- American Breakfast
- Pancake Breakfast
- Egg, Leek and Mushroom Pasty
- Apple Oatmeal Flan with Yogurt and Fruit
There is only one kid’s meal choice for $12.99.
Three Broomsticks
Breakfast is served at the Three Broomsticks restaurant until 10:30 a.m.
There are 5 entree choices, all of which are $17.99 each. Only two entrees are different than the Leaky Cauldron. However, this restaurant has more kid’s meal choices, with 5 different options.
Choices include:
- Traditional English Breakfast (Includes eggs, sausage, black pudding, baked beans, grilled tomato, mushrooms and potatoes)
- American Breakfast
- Pancake Breakfast
- Continental Breakfast
- Porridge Breakfast
There are five kid’s meal choices for $12.99.
Butterbeer in Harry Potter World
One of the best dining experiences at Universal’s Harry Potter world is trying butterbeer! It’s one of the 33 things not to miss in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter!
Butterbeer is a famous drink from the Harry Potter books. And though there is beer in the name, it is actually a non-alcoholic drink.
It is a very sweet and tastes like a combination of cream soda and butterscotch flavor.
Butterbeer comes in seven different varieties in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. These include:
- Frozen Butterbeer (found at Three Broomsticks, Leaky Cauldron, Hog’s Head, The Hopping Pot, Fountain of Fair Fortune, and food service carts)
- Cold Butterbeer (found at Leaky Cauldron, Hog’s Head, The Hopping Pot, Fountain of Fair Fortune, Three Broomsticks and food service carts
- Hot Butterbeer (only available in season, found at Three Broomsticks, Leaky Cauldron, Hog’s Head, The Hopping Pot, Fountain of Fair Fortune, and food service carts)
- Butterbeer Ice Cream (found at Florean Fortescues, Hopping Pot, Three Broomsticks and food service carts; ice cream is either soft-serve or hard-pack ice cream, depending on where you purchase it)
- Butterbeer Fudge (found at Honeydukes and Sugar Plums)
- Potted Cream (found at Three Broomsticks and Leaky Cauldron)
You might be able to get your Butterbeer served in a souvenir tankard if you choose the cold or frozen varieties.
Be aware, you cannot buy butterbeer outside of Wizarding World of Harry Potter restaurants at Universal.
But you can make it at home with our easy butterbeer recipe! Try our hot butterbeer recipe, as well!