The Turf Club Bar and Grill Reopens September 30 With Prime Rib, EPCOT-Grown Garnishes and The Saratoga Cocktail
The Turf Club Bar and Grill at Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa reopens September 30, a month after the Turf Club Lounge. Disney has published the full menu, from French onion soup and slow-roasted prime rib to a halibut garnished with nasturtium grown at EPCOT's The Land Pavilion and a rye-and-cognac house cocktail.
The Turf Club Bar and Grill reopens at Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa on September 30, and Disney has published the full menu it comes back with: prime rib, a smoked salmon-wrapped halibut garnished with a flower grown at EPCOT, a Turf Club Burger, chicken and waffles, and a cocktail list led by a rye-and-cognac house drink named for the resort itself.
This is the table-service restaurant, not the bar next door. The Turf Club Lounge came back first on August 31 after its own spring refurbishment. With the Bar and Grill following a month later, Saratoga Springs gets both halves of the Turf Club back before October.
Key Details
- Reopens: September 30
- Where: The Turf Club Bar and Grill, Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
- Service: Table-service dinner with appetizers, entrées, desserts and a full bar
- Plant-based options: Brussels sprouts, spinach and mushroom linguini, apple tart
- Prices: Not included in Disney's menu announcement
- Caveat: Disney notes every item is subject to change and availability
A Saratoga Racing Theme With Golf Course and Disney Springs Views
The Turf Club draws on turn-of-the-century Upstate New York and its racing culture, the same inspiration behind the whole of Saratoga Springs, which is modelled on the spa-and-racetrack town of Saratoga Springs, New York. Inside, the room is dressed with vintage equestrian memorabilia, and the windows look out over the golf course greens, Lake Buena Vista and Disney Springs.
The resort is one of the largest Disney Vacation Club properties at Walt Disney World, and it sits within walking distance of Disney Springs, so the Turf Club has always had two audiences: resort guests who want a sit-down dinner without leaving the property, and Disney Springs visitors looking for a quieter table away from the district's crowds.
The Turf Club Appetizers
Disney's first look leads with the French onion soup and the Brussels sprouts. The full appetizer lineup:
- Crispy Chicken Wings with a choice of buffalo or garlic-Parmesan sauce, blue cheese and celery
- Sweet-and-Spicy Brussels Sprouts with a piquant agave glaze and crispy Vidalia onions (plant-based)
- French Onion Soup in a sherry beef broth under melted fontina and Gruyère
- Wedge Salad with bacon, buttermilk-chive ranch, pickled red onions, tomatoes and a marigold garnish from The Land Pavilion at EPCOT
- Golden-fried Calamari with Shishito Peppers, toasted sesame aïoli and sweet chili-lime sauce
- Lemon Butter Shrimp with sun-dried tomatoes, feta, capers and toasted bread
Entrées: Prime Rib, Halibut and a Flower From EPCOT
Two plates carry a detail worth knowing: the nasturtium on the halibut and the marigold on the wedge salad are grown at The Land Pavilion at EPCOT, the greenhouse complex guests ride past on Living with the Land. The entrée list:
- Slow-roasted Prime Rib with a baked potato (butter, sour cream, chives), seasonal vegetables, au jus and horseradish sauce
- Smoked Salmon-wrapped Halibut with seasonal risotto, citrus beurre blanc and the EPCOT-grown nasturtium
- Braised Pork Shank with New York cheddar grits and a bacon-bourbon glaze
- Spinach and Mushroom Linguini in a mushroom "cream" sauce with sun-dried tomatoes and basil-tofu "ricotta" (plant-based)
- Char-grilled Butcher's Steak with roasted garlic mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables and house-made steak sauce
- Turf Club Burger with applewood-smoked bacon, New York white cheddar, house-made pickles, onion straws, lettuce and tomato, served with seasoned waffle fries
- Corn Flake-breaded Fried Chicken and Waffle with roasted jalapeño maple syrup and candied bacon butter
- Pappardelle Shrimp Pasta with asparagus and truffle sauce
Desserts
- Chocolate-Hazelnut Cake with hazelnut mousse and berry sauce
- Vanilla Bean Cheesecake with strawberry sauce and graham crumb
- Salted Caramel Pot de Crème with vanilla bean panna cotta, pecan crunch and citrus shortbread
- Apple Tart with caramel sauce, streusel and plant-based "gelato"
The Saratoga Cocktail and the Rest of the Bar List
The house drink is The Saratoga Cocktail, built on Michter's Single Barrel Rye Whiskey. The specialty list:
- The Saratoga Cocktail: Michter's Single Barrel Rye, Courvoisier VS Cognac, Carpano Antica sweet vermouth, The Bitter Truth Decanter Bitters
- Winner's Circle Margarita: Don Julio Reposado, Grand Marnier, lime, agave
- New York Sour: Widow Jane Bourbon, Disaronno, sweet-and-sour, with a Francis Ford Coppola Diamond Collection Merlot
- Blood Orange Margarita: Lunazul Añejo, Cointreau, lime, blood orange sour
- Piña CoLAVA: Bacardí Raspberry rum blended with coconut, pineapple and raspberry purée
- New York Old Fashioned: Hudson Bright Lights Big Bourbon, demerara, Angostura bitters
- Grandstand Martini: Grey Goose, Dolin Dry Vermouth, olive brine, blue cheese olives
- Mint Julep: Woodford Reserve muddled with fresh mint and agave nectar
- Pineapple Mule: Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Whiskey, Hella Cocktail Co. ginger bitters, pineapple juice, ginger beer, mint
After dinner there is a Chocolate Martini (Mozart Chocolate Liqueur, Stoli Vanilla, white crème de cacao, Frangelico), an Espresso Martini (Grainger's Deluxe Organic Vanilla Vodka, Tia Maria Cold Brew, white crème de cacao, espresso) and Banfi Rosa Regale sparkling red.
Beer, Wine, Zero-Proof Drinks and Coffee
Beer and seltzer: Stella Artois and Michelob Ultra; Blue Point Toasted and Yuengling Traditional; Blue Moon Belgian White; Cigar City Jai Alai, Crooked Can High Stepper and Sixpoint Bengali IPAs; Samuel Adams Seasonal; High Noon Pineapple; and Athletic Brewing Upside Dawn Golden as the non-alcoholic option. Crooked Can brews just west of Orlando in Winter Garden, and Cigar City is a Tampa brewery.
Wine: Maschio Prosecco and Empire Estate Blanc de Blancs Brut; Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc, Chalk Hill Chardonnay, Scarpetta Pinot Grigio and Hillick & Hobba Dry Riesling; House of Brown rosé; and MacMurray Estate Pinot Noir, Don Miguel Gascón Malbec, Michael Mondavi Family Emblem, Simi Cabernet Sauvignon and Francis Ford Coppola Diamond reds. Empire Estate and Hillick & Hobba are both Finger Lakes wineries, which fits the restaurant's Upstate New York theme.
Zero-proof specialties: the Enchanted Grove Lime Splash (Minute Maid Limeade with cucumber and mint) and the Enchanting Ember Lemonade (Minute Maid Premium Lemonade, strawberry and hot honey).
Coffee: Joffrey's regular or decaf, double espresso, cappuccino, caffè latte, and a press pot of Peru Alto Mayo Protected Forest coffee.
Booking a Table for September 30 and After
The Turf Club Bar and Grill takes table-service reservations through My Disney Experience, the same way as other Walt Disney World restaurants. Disney's announcement did not include prices, opening hours or a reservation window, so check the app for availability from the September 30 date forward. Guests who aren't staying at Saratoga Springs can walk over from Disney Springs, and the resort is also on the Disney Springs boat route.
