The Turf Club Bar and Grill Reopens With a Fresh Menu
The Turf Club Bar and Grill, the full-service restaurant at Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa, reopens to guests on September 30, 2026 with a revamped menu of steaks, seafood, pasta, and cocktails. Disney confirmed the return and shared a first look at the new lineup in a Disney Parks Blog post published September 23, 2026. If you’ve been tracking this resort’s dining scene, note the distinction: the tucked-away Turf Club Lounge already came back earlier this summer, but this is the sit-down dining room — the bigger, family-friendly half of the operation — returning with a menu refresh.
That matters because Saratoga Springs is one of Disney World’s largest resorts and, until now, has been light on full-service table options. A reopened restaurant with a reworked menu changes the calculus for anyone staying there, golfing at Lake Buena Vista, or walking over from Disney Springs.
What’s Reopening, and When
According to Disney’s official announcement, The Turf Club Bar and Grill welcomes guests back on September 30, 2026. The restaurant sits on the grounds of Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa and leans into a turn-of-the-century Upstate New York theme built around horse-racing culture — think vintage equestrian memorabilia paired with views of the golf course greens, Lake Buena Vista, and Disney Springs in the distance.
Disney’s post frames this as a “first look” at the reopening, previewing the menu rather than laying out hours, reservation windows, or pricing. We’ll flag the obvious: Disney did not publish prices or operating hours in this announcement, so anyone planning a visit should confirm both through the My Disney Experience app or the official Walt Disney World dining page before booking around it.
A Closer Look at the New Menu
The reopening menu is broad for a resort restaurant, spanning classic steakhouse-adjacent entrees, seafood, pasta, and a notably deep cocktail list. Here are the highlights Disney shared:
| Course | Selections from Disney’s announcement |
|---|---|
| Appetizers | Crispy Chicken Wings; Sweet-and-Spicy Brussels Sprouts; French Onion Soup; Wedge Salad; Golden-fried Calamari with Shishito Peppers; Lemon Butter Shrimp |
| Entrées | Slow-roasted Prime Rib; Smoked Salmon-wrapped Halibut; Braised Pork Shank; Spinach and Mushroom Linguini; Char-grilled Butcher’s Steak; Turf Club Burger; Corn Flake-breaded Fried Chicken and Waffle; Pappardelle Shrimp Pasta |
| Desserts | Chocolate-Hazelnut Cake; Vanilla Bean Cheesecake; Salted Caramel Pot de Crème; Apple Tart |
That’s six appetizers, eight entrees, and four desserts in the initial reveal. The spread of entrees is the story here — a Slow-roasted Prime Rib and a Char-grilled Butcher’s Steak anchor the higher end, while a Turf Club Burger and a Corn Flake-breaded Fried Chicken and Waffle keep the menu accessible for families and pickier eaters. Two pasta dishes (a meatless Spinach and Mushroom Linguini and a Pappardelle Shrimp Pasta) give the table range without pushing everyone toward a steakhouse price point.
On the bar side, Disney previewed a lengthy cocktail list including The Saratoga, Winner’s Circle Margarita, New York Sour, Blood Orange Margarita, Piña CoLAVA, New York Old Fashioned, Grandstand Martini, Mint Julep, Pineapple Mule, Chocolate Martini, and Espresso Martini — eleven signature drinks in all, several of them named to play up the racing theme. Two zero-proof options, the Enchanted Grove Lime Splash and the Enchanting Ember Lemonade, round out the list alongside beer, wine, and coffee.
Our Take: Why a Resort Restaurant Reopening Is Worth Your Attention
We’ve long considered The Turf Club one of Disney World’s most underrated tables — a genuinely quiet, view-forward spot that most first-time visitors never think to book. A reopening with a refreshed menu is a chance to reset that reputation.
A few practical angles stand out to us. First, the theme-park-adjacent location is a feature, not a bug: Saratoga Springs shares a footprint with Disney Springs, so this is one of the rare full-service Disney restaurants you can reach on foot from the shopping-and-dining district without needing a park ticket. Second, the menu’s structure — a mix of premium entrees and clearly family-friendly plates — suggests Disney is positioning this as an everyone’s-welcome dinner option rather than a special-occasion splurge, which is exactly what a large villa resort needs.
The open question is pricing. Disney’s announcement stayed quiet on cost, and resort table-service prices at Disney World have crept steadily upward. Whether the Turf Club Burger and that Fried Chicken and Waffle land at approachable numbers will determine if this becomes a go-to for on-site guests or a once-per-trip stop.
How This Fits Saratoga Springs’ Bigger Dining Picture
Read alongside the earlier return of the adjacent Turf Club Lounge, the September 30 restaurant reopening means the full Turf Club footprint — dining room and adult lounge — is back in service heading into the fall and holiday travel season. For a resort that had been running light on sit-down options, that’s a meaningful upgrade for guests who’d rather not hop to a park or over to Disney Springs every night.
For the complete, confirmed details — including the full menu preview — see the primary source: Disney’s own Turf Club Bar and Grill reopening announcement on the Disney Parks Blog.
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