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If you are a fan of the Harry Potter movies and books, and you are visiting the Universal Orlando Resort, then I highly recommend having breakfast at the Leaky Cauldron at Universal Studios Florida. If you like a delicious breakfast, then I highly recommend the Leaky Cauldron at Universal Studios Florida. You’ll understand why once you read this review.
Location
Leaky Cauldron is located in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter’s Diagon Alley section of Universal Studios Florida. It is actually right at the front of Diagon Alley. You’ll notice the witch above the door.
You do not need to get a reservation or anything to visit Leaky Cauldron, as it is a quick-service restaurant. The lines can get long (especially on a busy day), so just be prepared. But most likely, you won’t run into any problem getting a table.
Since this is a quick-service restaurant, you don’t sit down and place an order with a server. How it works is that you get in line. Once you get through the line, you walk up to where you order your food.
There are signs up with what food and drinks you can order. Though please note that the signs aren’t completely accurate. Butterbeer, for instance, is not on the sign, but it is available to order.
I loved how the employees stayed in character while we ordered our food. When I asked if they had Coke I was told the Ministry wouldn’t let us have Muggle products, which I thought was a neat touch.
Once you ordered your food, an employee took what looked like a candle with a number with you and placed you at a table.
I thought the candle was yet another really neat touch. When your food was ready, it was brought to your table.
Decor & Atmosphere
So I have already mentioned different neat small touches throughout the restaurant. But that is true throughout the restaurant. If you’ve ever watched the Harry Potter movies, you’ll immediately notice just what a wonderful job they did recreating this restaurant. It truly feels like you have stepped into the movies.
Everything is so perfect, from the design to the architecture to the pictures, to everything. My favorite feature is the Sirius Black “Have You Seen This Wizard?” wanted poster.
Breakfast Food Review
But even with the great experience, I am not sure if the experience would be worth it without great food, right? But luckily, that is not the problem here!
Most of my family got the Pancake Breakfast.
The Pancake Breakfast comes with pancakes (of course!), bacon, sausage, and a croissant.
The pancakes were absolutely delicious. They were some of the best pancakes I have ever had, honestly, and that’s one of my favorite foods. They were way better than the pancakes we had at Dockside Inn, for example.
The other breakfast meal ordered at my table was the American Breakfast. It comes with a butter croissant, fresh scrambled eggs, breakfast potatoes, and bacon.
This meal was also delicious.
The food was so good that even family members of mine who hadn’t seen the movies or read the books enjoyed the breakfast because the food was so good. Which is good to know in case you have anyone like that in your travel party.
Oh, but I almost forgot my favorite part of the meal: the butterbeer!
Breakfast at Leaky Cauldron was actually the first time I had butterbeer at the Universal Orlando Resort. The first time I read about butterbeer in the books, I was curious about what it was. And when I heard they served it at Universal Orlando, I definitely wanted to try it.
I was so glad I did, because it was delicious! I thought it was delicious and sweet, but not too sweet because even my mom liked it and she doesn’t like sweet foods.
Now, I try to make sure I always get butterbeer every time I am at Universal!
Conclusion
My family loved our breakfast at the Leaky Cauldron! It was delicious breakfast food for a fairly reasonable price, given the amazing setting of the restaurant. And the setting was, of course, the best part. They do an amazing job recreating the Leaky Cauldron from the movies.
Well, maybe that’s not the best part. Maybe it’s the butterbeer!
Universal Orlando Tickets
Now, in order to go to Leaky Cauldron, you are going to need park tickets. Leaky Cauldron is, after all, located at Diagon Alley at Universal Studios theme park.
So you will need tickets for at least one park. But you are probably going to want to buy a ticket that gets you into more than one park if you want to ride the Hogwarts Express, which takes you to Islands of Adventure.
If you haven’t bought your tickets yet, then check out our tips on saving money on Universal tickets. These tips could save you a lot of money!
Other Wizarding World of Harry Potter Dining Experiences
The Leaky Cauldron isn’t the only Harry Potter-themed dining experience at the Universal Orlando Resort.
We compare Leaky Cauldron to Islands of Adventure’s Three Broomsticks here.
There is also Cafe L’air de la Sirene at Epic Universe, and we reviewed their breakfast here.