Raclette at Disneyland Paris: where, when and all you can eat

For raclette at Disneyland Paris, the main place to go is Hunter’s Grill, the all-you-can-eat buffet at Disney Sequoia Lodge. The cheese is scraped by one of the resort’s chefs (real cheese, not the factory kind) and served with potatoes and cured meats, in winter only. There’s also a quicker sandwich version, offered some winters at Le Rendez-vous Gourmand.

It’s a seasonal offer: only a few months a year. The rest of the year, there’s no raclette.

The place to go is Hunter’s Grill, the buffet restaurant at Disney Sequoia Lodge (the mountain-themed hotel on the shores of Lake Disney, a short walk from Disney Village). In winter, it serves all-you-can-eat raclette.

What I love here is that the cheese is real and scraped on the spot by one of the resort’s chefs, straight from the wheel onto your plate. You have it with potatoes and cured meats, as much as you like. It’s generous and filling, in a cosy atmosphere that suits the season.

Good news: you don’t need to stay at the hotel to enjoy it. Hunter’s Grill is open to everyone with a booking and the Disneyland Pass discount applies. To understand how it works at the Disney hotels, see my guide to eating at the Disney hotels and for the booking steps, my guide to booking a restaurant.

The raclette at Hunter’s Grill comes back every winter, usually around the start of winter, and only lasts a few months. The rest of the year, the restaurant is still a grill buffet, but without raclette.

The exact dates change from one year to the next and aren’t always announced far in advance. Before you book, I recommend checking that raclette is on the programme this winter. If your trip falls outside the season, don’t count on all-you-can-eat raclette.

If you just want a taste without settling in for a full buffet, some winters the festive food chalets (Le Rendez-vous Gourmand) offer raclette reinvented as a snack: a raclette sandwich with cured country ham, sometimes a tartiflette.

It’s the handy option if you’re less of a purist, on a tighter budget or want a quick bite without booking. Like the all-you-can-eat raclette, it’s seasonal and the chalets can move from one year to the next. All the details on these festivals are in my guide to the food festivals.

For more on the resort’s best restaurants, take a look at eating at the Disney hotels and the food festivals. And to explore every place to eat, head to the restaurant guide.