Biergarten's Buffet Format
The restaurant's signature all-you-care-to-enjoy buffet closes during COVID, returns, and evolves in pricing over four decades.
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Biergarten Restaurant opened on October 1, 1982 as one of EPCOT's opening-day dining locations, anchoring the Germany pavilion in World Showcase with an all-you-care-to-enjoy Bavarian buffet and a live Oktoberfest oom-pah band.
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After the COVID-19 closure, Biergarten reopened in July 2020 with a modified family-style, table-service menu (platters brought to each table) replacing its signature self-serve buffet.
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On August 29, 2021, the self-serve all-you-care-to-enjoy buffet returned to Biergarten, ending the pandemic-era family-style menu format.
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As of 2026, the all-you-care-to-enjoy buffet menu is priced at $49.99 per adult (the same for lunch and dinner) plus tax, with children ages 3-9 at $28.00.
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