Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe Revamps Menu with New Entrees and Desserts at Magic Kingdom

Sep 18, 2024 in "Pecos Bill Cafe"

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Posted: Wednesday September 18, 2024 1:35pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Magic Kingdom's popular quick-service spot, Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe, has launched a revamped menu for late 2024, bringing several new offerings while also saying goodbye to some old favorites.

The restaurant, known for its Tex-Mex inspired cuisine, now features a mix of customizable bowls, updated entrees, new desserts, and slight price adjustments. Below is a breakdown of the most significant changes, from main dishes to dessert, as well as what's been replaced.

Menu Additions and Changes

The Angus Cheeseburger options, including the Double Bacon Barbecue Cheeseburger ($15.49 on the previous menu), have been removed. This double bacon cheeseburger featured lettuce, tomato, and barbecue sauce. Replacing it is the Double Chili con Queso Burger, priced at $16.49. This new burger offers two flame-broiled all-beef patties topped with chili con carne, chipotle queso, and corn chips.

Additionally, the popular Fajita Platter ($15.49) has been discontinued. Instead, the new menu emphasizes more customizable "Create Your Own" options, including the Steamed Tamale, Nacho Bowl, Southwest Caesar Salad, and Rice Bowl, all priced at $12.99. Each bowl base can be customized with a protein choice of: Citrus-Chipotle Chicken, Green Chili Pork, Coca-Cola Cherry Braised Beef.

For plant-based eaters, the Grilled Masa Flatbread ($10.49) is a noteworthy new addition. Topped with sweet potatoes, pinto beans, plant-based pepper jack "cheese," shredded lettuce, pico de gallo, and lime crema, it broadens the variety of vegetarian-friendly choices available at Pecos Bill.

Several sides have been removed, including the chips and pinto beans. The Barbecue-Cheddar Seasoned Fries are new and priced at $4.99.

Price Adjustments

While the overall price points have remained largely the same, some minor increases can be found across the board. For instance, the Chicken Rice Bowl and Pork Carnitas Rice Bowl were previously priced at $12.29, but now similar options are priced at $12.99. These small increases are in line with other Disney dining price adjustments seen recently.

Dessert Changes: What's New and What's Gone

The updated dessert menu has seen a complete overhaul, introducing two new items:

Sweet Corn Mousse ($6.29) – This dessert is a standout with its combination of white chocolate and raspberry powder. The sweet corn flavor adds a unique twist, offering something different for guests looking to try a less conventional treat.

Mexican Chocolate and Horchata Verrine ($5.49) – Highlighting the Southwestern theme, this dessert blends the rich, dark flavors of Mexican chocolate with the creaminess of horchata.

These new additions come at the expense of several popular previous desserts, including Mini Churros and the Peach and Raspberry Trifle.

Kids' Menu Changes

The updated Kids' menu at Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe brings a few notable changes compared to its previous offerings.

The new menu introduces the Chicken Nacho Bowl ($8.79) and Beef Nacho Bowl ($8.79) to the Kids' Meals lineup, offering a smaller portion of the adult nacho bowls, complete with two sides and a choice of small lowfat milk or bottled water. Additionally, the Chicken Rice Bowl ($8.49) remains similar to its previous iteration but is now categorized under the Disney Check Meals.

In comparison, the Cheeseburger ($8.49) remains unchanged from the old menu, with the same offering of two sides and a drink.

Several items from the previous Kids' menu have been removed, including the Beef Taco ($7.79) and Chicken Taco ($7.79), as well as the Veggie Rice Bowl ($7.49), which offered a lighter plant-based alternative. Also missing is the Kids' Pork Carnitas Rice Bowl ($8.49) and the classic Macaroni & Cheese ($6.99), which had been a go-to for picky eaters.

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jeanericuser001Sep 20, 2024

Looks like food you would get at school when they try to claim they are doing "mexican". A defrosted pulled pork, canned beans, canned veggies, and some shredded greens. Yeah that picture does the restaurant no favors. Im not exactly enthusiastic about that new menu either. The frito chili burger if those dimensions are correct looks more like a slider than a burger. Reminds me of something I had at the Sea World BBQ event but I bet the one I had there was a lot better than this one will be.

ᗩLᘿᑕ ✨ ᗩζᗩᗰSep 19, 2024

Wait! They got ride of the fajitas? Apparently they didn't update the site description: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/magic-kingdom/pecos-bill-tall-tale-inn-and-cafe/ (also that picture isn't doing the restaurant any favors)

NunuSep 19, 2024

Mr Nunu isn't happy about it either. 😕

jeanericuser001Sep 19, 2024

You misunderstand me on an epic level. 🤣 I lament all the changes they have made but it all comes down to what disney chooses to keep and chooses to ignore which to me gets funnier the more I think about this. They had a successful water ride that was a beloved classic and replaced it because of what some people thought should be removed. Then they replaced it with a buggy attraction that seems to be even less enjoyable than the original. Then here they have a chance to turn a less than stellar restaurant into an awesome cajun restaurant which Im sure many of us would enjoy but instead they decided to go with a cheap tex mex knockoff menu with the name of the restaurant still being based on a chain smoking racist cowboy stereotype that many cowboys today would not be caught dead being associated with. To me its comical to say the least. Im not offended in the slightest but rather think its probably one of the silliest things disney has done in ages. Their last vestige of the old frontier land besides big thunder is a restaurant selling knockoff food based on a stereotype that disney can never merchandise because they are too afraid to get anyone angry. Its funny after all the things that could survive its THAT RESTAURANT which may be one of the last remaining things in frontier land. Even the shooting arcade was eliminated and that wasn't even racist. :facepalm::facepalm:😆

networkproSep 19, 2024

Stand in line if your looking for something to be offended by. The princess mentality has a thousand years of Feudalism preceding the "Old West".

Mark DunneSep 19, 2024

This used to be a must for my family each time we visited, not a happy bunny at all, loved the Nachos, ill try the bowls , but last time i had QUESO 🤢, that stuff is awful !! where's the Beef ? Gutted!

jeanericuser001Sep 19, 2024

How ironic that of all the old school disney things they saved they decided to not change the peco bills name. If anyone has forgotten who pecos bill is then check out the cartoon on youtube but beware it may actually be even more controversial than song of the south.

Ricky SpanishSep 19, 2024

Mrs. Spanish is not happy that they removed the fajita platter:rolleyes:

ᗩLᘿᑕ ✨ ᗩζᗩᗰSep 18, 2024

Among other possibilities. Seems they've opted not to do it. Yet? Nice menu revamp though.

mf1972Sep 18, 2024

wasn’t pecos bill rumored to get a tiana retheme?

threvesterSep 18, 2024

Oh No...not my taco trio..get it every trip

larryzSep 18, 2024

Anyone know if they're still doing the "off-the-menu" Grande Nachos platter?