Chef Mickey — Restaurant in Urayasu

Of all the character meals I've enjoyed in Tokyo (all of them, basically) Chef Mickey's is, by far, my favourite. Why? Because you get to hug Mickey, of course.

The buffet is standard. There's a good selection of well made desserts along with rice & noodles dishes, soups and a salad bar. It's not extensive and a little basic but everything tasted nice.

The restaurant decor is retro classy and very welcoming. I love the design aesthetic of the entire Ambassador Hotel. It's also very accessible from Maihama station; just walk through Ikspairi Mall, go to the right and you're there.

During our visit I found the cast members to be extremely accommodating. We were celebrating my daughter's birthday during our trip and they put in a fantastic effort to make her feel special.

Obviously the highlight is the main mouse himself. Sometime during the meal it's your chance to hug and socialise with Mickey and he's an absolute delight. Worth every penny, if you ask me.

TOP TIP: Bookings open at 9am (Japan Standard Time) a month before your intended visit. In my opinion they are practically impossible to get (though definitely try!). However, there are cancellations ALL the time. If you want to visit and you're flexible just keep checking the days of your visit during your visit and one will very likely pop up. I've seen quite a few before and after I booked mine.

Chef Mickey's is a wonderful experience I'd recommend to any and all. It's the one (and probably only) Disney reserved meal I'll be...

We have visited this place this August. Unfortunately, we were dissappointed. First of all, the photo with Mickey is done far from the hero. There have been no other cartoon heroes except Mickey. It seemed to us we have come to a usual place, not a Disney restaurant. We have been disinformed regarding current situation at this place by the information available on the web-site. The information given on the web-site is outdated. It have been before COVID-19. The atmoshpere is not so funny for kids anymore. Regarding the menu we think we could find the better place for this price. Adult buffet was 5 300, child buffet was 3 300, and kids was 2300. Drinks are not included into the menu. If you want ta have a glass of Cola, for example, please, be ready to pay 800 yen per a glass separately. However, some courses presented in the buffet...

I am giving it 1 star because it was great having your favorite disney characters come greet you and have your photo taken together. But it seems like that’s mainly what you are paying for and it being a restaurant is just a front so they can charge 5500yen for the buffet with dishes so mediocre if not bad! Not one dish can be called averagely good.

After booking for it in advance for 8:50 pm dinner, we were made to stand and wait in a line for almost 30 miniutes. Sat on table at 9:20pm. By 10:15pm, we were warned that they will be taking away all the food off the buffet table in 15 minutes. It was not a total loss as there was nothing we want to eat off the so-called food by Chef Mickey anyway.

Overall, we were glad to have paid and meet the Disney mascots but at the same time, felt so ripped off with the food...