Connections Eatery — Restaurant in Bay Lake

A good place for some great food in EPCOT. I have often walked through this eatery to get ice and water on hot days when I was visiting the park but rarely stop to look at the menu or eat at this location. On the recent visit, I was a little hungry and decided to give it another try. I am glad that I did. This is right inside the EPCOT Disney park just to the left after you enter the park and pass under the large sphere that is the Spaceship Earth ride. For those who remember the park from before the new design, I believe that the eatery sits in the prior Communicore East Building. The restaurant shares the inside space with a large Starbucks. You can see much of the kitchen and most of the ordering is done by the dining app. I ordered a double slice of the Margherita pizza and a peruvian salad. Each dish was about $10-$15/dish. The two downsides to this location and eatery were the time to get the food and the limited seating. The 2 dishes were delicious but it took almost 30+ minutes before they were ready even though the app gives you a specific time to arrive. Additionally, there is a lot of seating in at least 4 different areas inside the air conditioned space but during the high volume time it may be very difficult to find a seat. It took 3 circles of the kitchen for me to find a seat. I will suggest 2 things for future visitors: 1) if seating is limited, go outside under the trees between the Spaceship Earth Sphere and the lake where there are seating areas and tables and 2) come either before or after the high volume...

Seating more than 1,700 people, Connections Cafe & Eatery is bright & airy with floor-to-ceiling windows and great views (depending on where you are seated) of Spaceship Earth, the Imagination Pavilion, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind and more. I like the charging stations, lots of seating options, ginormous mural and artistic touchings. But I ESPECIALLY love the "Hand-breaded Chicken Sandwich" ($11.99 as of April 2022) - possibly the best fried-chicken sandwich I've ever tasted. A large & generous portion of fried chicken sits on a toasted brioche bun and house-made pickles. The batter has a nice crunch, the chicken itself is moist, and the "signature sauce" has just the right amount of kick to it (not too spicy-hot). Seriously, folks, try the chicken sandwich! Also comes with your choice of side: french fries (nothing special); coleslaw; a tiny-looking side salad; or 2 cuties mandarins. // Before or after eating, have a stroll and look around at the three show-kitchens; the ginormous hand-painted mural (reminds me of the walls at Living with the Land); the clever nod to Epcot's original schematic layout (look at the floor entrance to the Connections Cafe); the colorful and playful lighting (come back after dark); and the artistic decor scattered throughout. While many of us will miss its dated predecessor, Electric Umbrella, Connections Cafe & Eatery are a welcome addition to the ongoing...

This place is pretty large. Great floor plan so you don’t feel like you are too cramped like other restaurants. Great place to get out of the rain as well.

As far as the food is concerned it’s your basic burger meals with a few Asian twist.

We got the general Tso salad and the bah mi burger.

The salad was ok. The greens were surprisingly yellow. It didn’t have a “snappy” salad feel to it. Pretty soggy at first bite. The chicken in the salad however was pretty good. Great flavor. Not too greasy.

The burger was good but very unbalanced. It’s supposed to be soaked in miso but I feel like it made the patty very salty in certain bites.

Other than that it was tasty. It wouldn’t be my go to but I wouldn’t mind trying it again.

There is a Starbucks on the back side of the restaurant.

The interior is nice and bright with tones of windows for people watching.

Great addition to the Epcot park. Just wish the food was a...