Looking to grab a bite before you embark on a fun day in the parks? Universal Orlando Resort’s hotels have a diverse array of breakfast options, with full-service restaurants for a more relaxed experience, quick service for a speedier hot breakfast, or continental grab-and-go locations if you’re really on the move. Some venues even offer special experiences, like live music or character dining.
We’ve broken all your options down below, so you can successfully start your day off with the most important meal of the day.
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Portofino Bay Hotel
Trattoria del Porto
For a full-service breakfast option, the buffet from 7:00 to 11:00 am at Trattoria del Porto has pancakes, eggs, baked goods, fruit, coffee, and juice, as well as an omelet station where you can build your own or ask for the chef’s choice.
Trattoria del Porto Breakfast Buffet
Freshly baked bagels, muffins, pastries, and breads; fresh-cut tropical fruits; yogurt parfaits and individual flavored yogurts; assorted dry cereals; chef’s daily special; cage-free scrambled eggs; roasted Yukon potatoes; French toast, waffles, and pancakes; sausage and bacon; smoked and house-cured salmon with various toppings.
Adults – $30
Children – $16
Hard Rock Hotel
The Kitchen
Home to one of the most beloved breakfasts at all of Universal Orlando, Hard Rock Hotel’s The Kitchen has all the buffet staples, as well as Southern favorites.
The Buffet: $32 Adult | $17 Child (ages 3 – 9)
Children under age 3 complimentary
Some of the top menu items here are:
“The Elvis” French Toast – $20
Baguette slices, bananas, peanut butter, caramel sauce
The Remedy – $18
Butter-toasted Kaiser roll, two eggs over-hard, applewood smoked bacon, and American cheese
Spinach Frittata and Chicken Sausage – $20
Egg whites, spinach, mushroom, tomato, cheddar cheese
Acoustic Brunch at The Kitchen
Every Sunday at The Kitchen from 10:30 am to 2:00 pm, you can enjoy a full breakfast buffet, salad bar, and carving station, along with bottomless Bloody Marys and mimosas. Best of all, the whole breakfast is set to the tune of a live acoustic performance. For reservations, call (407) 503-DINE (3463).
Emack & Bolio’s Marketplace
Emack & Bolio’s Marketplace offers grab-and-go breakfasts starting at 6:00 am, including smoothies, savory snacks, coffee, and more.
Royal Pacific Resort
Tuk Tuk Market
Royal Pacific Resort’s grab-and-go stop is Tuk Tuk Market, located in the hotel lobby.
Not to be missed at Tuk Tuk are:
House-made Tuk Tarts – $4.00
Choose from: apple and cinnamon, cookies and cream, strawberry jam, or bacon mac and cheese
Egg White & Provolone Cheese Wrap – $8.00
With mushrooms, tomato, baby spinach
Islands Dining Room
For a leisurely breakfast, you’ll want to visit Islands Dining Room from 7:00 until 11:00 am.
Breakfast items include:
Islands Breakfast Buffet: $32 Adult | $17 Child (ages 3 – 9)
Children under age 3 complimentary
Hawaiian Pancakes – $20.00
Toasted coconut, golden pineapple, roasted macadamia nuts
Classic Eggs Benedict – $22.00
Toasted English muffin, two poached eggs, Canadian bacon, hollandaise sauce, asparagus
Sapphire Falls Resort
Amatista Cookhouse
For a full-service breakfast at Sapphire Falls Resort, head to Amatista Cookhouse, where breakfast is served buffet-style from 7:00 am to 11:00 am. It features all-you-can-eat tropical fruit and flavors, with a Bloody Mary and mimosa bar on Saturdays and Sundays. A breakfast at Amatista will cost you $32 for adults and $17 for children ages three to nine.
New Dutch Trading Co.
Additionally, just off the lobby, you’ll find the New Dutch Trading Co., which opens at 6:00 am with coffee, pastries, and more.
Cabana Bay Beach Resort
Bayliner Diner
The Bayliner Diner food court at Cabana Bay Beach Resort has both quick-service and grab-and-go options available between 7:00 and 11:30 am.
We love to order these and then sit and watch the retro television clips:
French Toast
French toast with fruit topping and bacon (or chocolate-chip pancakes for the kids!)
Create-your-own Omelet
Onions, tomatoes, baby spinach, mushrooms, ham, peppers, cheddar cheese, bacon, pepper jack cheese, and American cheese
Starbucks
There is also a Starbucks located near the main gift shop, which is worth checking out for the retro mid-century modern interior design alone. Don’t forget to take a picture with the mermaid mural!
Aventura Hotel
Urban Pantry
Although Aventura Hotel doesn’t offer a full-service restaurant that’s open for breakfast, it does sport Urban Pantry in the lobby, where you’re bound to find something to sate your morning hunger like:
Açai Bowl – $11.00
Seasonal fruits, açaí purée, granola, local honey drizzle
Biscuits & Gravy – $12.00
Three buttermilk biscuits, house-made chicken sausage, gravy
Assorted Muffins and Croissants
Starbucks
Are Urban Pantry’s options a little too unique for you? Stop by the standard Starbucks instead.
Endless Summer Resort
Beach Break Cafe at Surfside Inn and Suites
The Surfside Inn and Suites half of Endless Summer Resort has Beach Break Cafe, a food court that features SoCal fresh options at the lowest prices you’ll find at Universal Orlando. Breakfast is available daily from 7:00 am – 11:30 am.
If you eat breakfast here, you won’t want to miss:
Meat Lover’s Scramble – $13.00
Fluffy eggs, bacon, sausage, chorizo, ham, cheddar cheese and a side of breakfast potatoes
Breakfast Pizza – $10.50
Sausage gravy, bacon, scrambled eggs, mozzarella cheese and cheddar cheese
Pier 8 Market at Dockside Inn and Suites
The Dockside Inn and Suites half also feature its own food court, called Pier 8 Market. Breakfast is served from 7:00 am – 11:30 am. There’s an abundance of options here, and breakfast is certainly no exception:
Smoked Salmon Bagel – $13.00
Dill cream cheese, tomatoes, capers, and red onions
Baja Burrito – $10.50
Chorizo, egg, and cheese burrito with salsa
Black Bean & Corn Quesadilla – $10.50
Vegetarian black bean, corn, egg, Monterey Jack cheese, peppers, onions
Starbucks
Both halves of Endless Summer Resort sport their own Starbucks, of course.
What about room-service breakfast?
Room service breakfast is available at Portofino Bay Hotel, Hard Rock Hotel, Royal Pacific Resort, and Sapphire Falls Resort.
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