Best Quick Service in Universal

[DisneyDaffodil]

I am busy planning for our trip at the end of June to Universal and New York. Had lots of advice and tips on here for the best places to eat on I-Drive, and good value meals in New York, thanks everyone .

I just realised we haven't actually researched where to eat inside Universal itself

We know we want to eat at Leaky Cauldron (or is the 3 Broomsticks better?) as we want a HP meal. Where else does everyone suggest for good value, tasty food, with a bit of theming thrown in preferably? We pretty much eat everything, although we aren't too crazy on hot dogs.

Also, snacks we have to try? We want a Lard Lad doughnut and a frozen butterbeer (although we didn't like the ordinary butterbeer in London's HP Studio Tour). Any other "must-try" snacks?

[DisneyDaffodil]

Any ideas? I have been looking online and quite fancy Comic Strip cafe. Hadn't realised there was so much choice. Panda Express looks really good too

[neatfrk]

Best quick service isn't in the parks. Leave Universal and walk over to Citywalk (it is super close) and go to Red Oven Pizza Bakery. For less $$ than in the parks you can split some really nice pizzas. Then walk them off going back into the park.

[DisneyDaffodil]

Originally Posted by neatfrk

Best quick service isn't in the parks. Leave Universal and walk over to Citywalk (it is super close) and go to Red Oven Pizza Bakery. For less $$ than in the parks you can split some really nice pizzas. Then walk them off going back into the park.

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Thanks, will check this out. I hear good things about Panda Express on Citywalk too so want to try food from there too

[neatfrk]

Truthfully, with the exception of Mythos (not a QS), I found almost all of the food inside the parks at Universal\IOA pretty crummy. The better food is definitely at CityWalk.

[Floridaagogo]

Finnegans was so nice last time we ate there twice

[DisneyDaffodil]

Originally Posted by Floridaagogo

Finnegans was so nice last time we ate there twice

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Ooh thanks. I haven't heard of Finnigans. I will look it up now.

[Cocobean121]

For a quick eat, we don't mind the Burger Digs, in Jurassic area. The burger combo comes with fries and a milkshake, but if you don't want the milkshake ask them to remove it and it takes about $3 off the price. The burger comes plain and you add your own salad, pickles, Mayo etc.

Today the parks were rammed with end of term school kids in groups so we left the park and headed to the Hard Rock Cafe, not the cheapest place to eat but it was nice and cool and quiet in there (during the day, it's very busy and loud in the evening) The chicken and bacon club sandwich is good, I can only manage half at a time and have the rest boxed up, comes with fries and is $13.50 plus tax.

[Gill H]

Three Broomsticks and Leaky Cauldron nice for theming but food is meh.

Not had a chance to do all the new places at Citywalk but Cowfish sounds great.

We have mostly done TS. Mythos was lovely, so was Lombards where we did the cinematic spectacular dining package. Lovely way to finish the evening, sitting on the decking watching the show.

[Guest]

I wanted to love the Three Broomsticks but didnt

My favourite place in Universal is probably Richter Burgers.