When I do restaurant reviews I try to make them short and snappy. There’s no reason to be fully detailed on every angle. We’re going to rate them like we’re in school on an A-F scale.
So let’s blast off into Space 220, located at the Mission Space pavilion at Epcot.
Atmosphere: A
Food: A-
Service: A-
Cost: D
Worth It: Yes
Atmosphere:
One of the coolest restaurants in a world full of cool restaurants, Space 220 grabs you from the get go. You feel instantly transported into a new realm as you are sent from the check-in desk, into a room with a blue motif and space pictures. From there you are given a ticket for your elevator ride into space. The graphics are realistic and it looks like you’re blasting off from Florida, 220 miles (hence the name) to a space station where your table awaits.
You walk through some corridors that give the illusion that you are in space. You even see some spinning vegetables!
From there you head into the restaurant. We were fortunate to have a nice table for six, with a good view of the screen, making it appear as if we were orbiting the earth. We saw astronauts, meteors, and satellites fly by during the course of our dinner.
Food:
For dinner, Space 220 offers a three course prix fix meal, which includes appetizer, main course, and dessert. It’s a pricey meal at $79 per adult and $35 per child.
I can’t comment on all the dishes, but I had the scallop risotto for an appetizer, which was OK. They only gave one scallop. I would get a different appetizer next time. Others had the fried cauliflower which was excellent and the shrimp tacos which were also pretty good. The calamari had a good aioli sauce. The children had mac and cheese for the appetizer and both approved!
For the main course, the filet mignon made the grade. It was cooked to perfection with mashed potatoes. The slow-rotation Zero-G short rib dish was ok. I liked it but it was not my favorite and I would opt for the filet mignon next time. The carrots that accompanied both dishes were tasty! The children had the beef tenderloin and liked it.
For dessert, we had the Pina Nova, the Astra, the Blue Planet, and Gelato. And the kids the Milky Meltaway.
First off: the Milky Meltaway is a must do if you have children. Liquid is poured through chocolate into a glass of ice cream and the chocolate then melts providing a unique twist on a hot fudge sundae.
For the adult desserts: the Pina Nova was passable, nothing amazing. The plating is actually quite small. The Astra was pretty good, especially with the honeycomb cookie. The Blue Planet cheesecake was also a solid choice and cool to look at. Gelato is gelato.
One more note: standard drinks are available but at a significant price. There are also collectible space cups that you can buy, filled with lemonade-like non-alchoholic drinks and souvenir light-up glow cubes The drinks come with a collectible pack of cards. The Moon Rocks drink even includes a pack of pop rocks candy. Price is $13 to $16.
Finally a note on service and price:
The service was fine. The server was friendly. It was a bit long for the food to come out but nothing too dramatic. It gave up more time to enjoy the dinner. The server also washed out our collectible cups and glow cubes.
Space 220 is very expensive. I understand it’s Disney but the dinner price is even higher for an adult than most character meals. I would like to see a slightly lower price or at least include soft drinks/coffee. Also, the WDW Annual Pass is not accepted at dinner, only at lunch. DVC is accepted however.
Space 220’s overall grade is an A-. Go there at least once for the experience. If you’re rolling in the dough, it’s a fine place to return to, otherwise I might seek other options after your initial visit.