This is probably the most popular restaurant in this theme park (from what I’ve read online). It’s located in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley in Universal Studios Florida park.
“The Leaky Cauldron™ is a small, grubby-looking pub and inn. Once inside, you’ll find yourself under a cathedral ceiling with views towards the guest rooms in the inn. The delicious traditional British fare served here includes Bangers and Mash, Fisherman’s Pie, Vegan Chicken Curry and Ploughman’s Platter, plus a kid’s menu offering Fish and Chips and more.”
In the books, the Leaky Cauldron is a wizarding pub and inn located on London’s Charing Cross Road that serves as the primary entrance to Diagon Alley from the Muggle world. It was built in the early 1500s by Daisy Dodderidge to act as a gateway between the two worlds. While appearing shabby to Muggles, the Leaky Cauldron is a popular wizarding establishment known for its excellent food, friendly atmosphere, and a collection of rooms for overnight guests.
The restaurant is quite casual, and you just walk in and find an empty table. After that, you can either scan the QR code to order or go up to the counter and provide your table number to order. No tips. Plates and cutlery are all disposable.
I got the Bangers & Mash for 17.99 USD and a frozen Butterbeer for 14.99 USD. Bangers and mash is a traditional British dish consisting of sausages, mashed potatoes, peas and onion gravy. This, along with the fish and chips, are the most popular dishes served here. I thought the taste wasn’t bad, despite being a very average dish. The sausages had a good amount of meat texture in them, and the veggies were flavoured. I just thought the food could be a bit hotter.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
J Saunders
This whole stupid restaurant is on an app you must download and fill out your whole life story to order anything. The staff do not take orders.
Service: 1
Zachary Wood
The best place at Universal Studios for a meal, period.
Trust me, when you need lunch / dinner just go straight here. It’s hands down the only solid option for food and you get a really cool environment to dine in.
We had the below dishes:
- Fish and Chips : I’d recommend this as a safe option that’s honestly pretty great and will satisfy almost anyone, permitted you like fish. When in doubt, go for this!
- Cottage Pie : Basically Shepards Pie, but it has beef and not lamb. It’s my top suggestion for those who don’t like fish, as it’s flavorful, cooked well, and filling. I think it’s my personal favorite.
- Fisherman’s Pie: Surprisingly, this is not fishy tasting at all (aside from you know, the shrimp and salmon in the dish) which makes the overall flavor profile a lot better than I expected. I think it’s a solid choice, but I’d still go fish and chips over this one.
- Beef Stew : Served in a bread bowl, but honestly the portion is quite small when you consider how much of the stew is actually present. The flavor was fine, but if you want a hot meal with meat I’d go Shepards / Cottage pie instead.
- Sticky Toffee Pudding: Much better than expected with nice flavor and texture! The topping is straight up Butterbeer foam / cream, so be aware of that, but it kind of works here. It’s a solid sweet option for Diagon Alley.
Overall the salad side dishes need vast improvement. If they are going to be there, make them substantial and have more than a few pieces of bagged greens and a half tomato thrown on top.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Karl Fisher (Krazykrl)
I was a little disappointed with the Leaky Cauldron. I need to eat gluten and dairy free and while they were able to accommodate, the food tasted like anything you would get for breakfast at McDonald's. I was able to get some pancakes, bacon, sausages and hash browns but it just wasn't very good at all. Both my wife and I were not impressed, but at least they were able to offer something. This was the first time I tried a butter beer (you can get butter beer with dairy free cream on top) and the beer was awesome!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Lauren Crespo
I love when theme park restaurants aren't afraid to step outside the norm and give us dishes that truly match the theme. The best thing on the menu hands down is the vegetarian pie. I was so surprised it used faux meat because it was the most flavorable. My entire family ordered different dishes, and everyone agrees the veg pie was the most flavorable and tasted like a delicious home cooked meal. The butterbeer clotted cream was a close second. I could eat that all the time if I could handle sugar. The scotch egg wasn't dry, and the other dishes were all classic and well done. They also offer some fun drinks only available at their location. The lemonade came with entire lemons in it and was so refreshing and tart, not sugary at all. I am always so impressed when I eat there.
The seating varies. You wait to be seated if it's busy, so you are then assigned to sit with other guests in long tables like the ones seen in the Hogwarts main hall, or you might get individual tables. The long benches are actually very comfortable and they give you plenty of room to fit yourself and your food (plus any merchandise you might have) between you and the next guests. You order using the mobile app while in line waiting or while at the table. Once you're sat, there is a barcode with the table place you are at and you will then submit your mobile order with that table number. There's cute decorations and very neat wooden accents on the ceiling with fun animals. Beautiful and delicious.
Adam Vandrunen
Ordered lunch at this location! Felt just like how you would see in the movie’s. Food, service, staff was excellent! Thanks!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
R S
Terrible experience here. About 10 people were allowed to cut us in line after waiting. The employee said he 'doesn't want to go head to head' with anyone. Why have employees and rules then? We were sat next to the food counter surrounded by railing that makes you feel like you're in a cage. Why is that there exaclty? To stop me from going to order my food or ask for the accompaniments that were left off the plate? There is no music inside and every employee was frowning. It ruins the whole experience. You have to order from your table but the app qr code takes you to a generic page with all the restaurants. It wouldn't let me add anything to the cart so you have to go up to order from the counter, but no employees are stationed there. Fish and chips didn't come out with tartar sauce or lemon and the salads were very small. 0/10 all around and extremely disappointing if you've been waiting for years to have a harry potter experience.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Alexander Denton
I was dubious about ordering through the app, but whoa! There was no wait at noon, the food was at the table ~5 minutes after ordering, and the food was surprisingly high quality. The vegetarian pasty was an unexpected delight! The cottage pie, Guinness stew, and fish and chips were also very good.
I'm 16 and I've always dreamed of eating at a Harry Potter restaurant. It's a shame that the poor service ruined the experience. If they don't speak perfect English, I recommend going somewhere else. A bald man at the bar and a bearded man at reception refused to help me and treated me like I was stupid and annoying. Universal is always on top of many things, but in this case, you should review your staff and, above all, how they treat foreigners and teenagers.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 1
Ruby tennis
For many years, I passed by this food establishment. It always had that fried fish smell. I'm sure that's part of the theme but that's not part of my dietary interest, but it took me a while and I finally heard about hard packed butter beer ice cream so I ordered it and a sticky toffee pudding. Well it was worth stench ha ha. The sticky toffee pudding had an overflow of butter beer foam topping something that this stands are very stingy on and yes, the pack butter beer was a real treat. You taste like cream soda butterscotch I will come back again special for this. I'm sure there's a couple other food menu items but I'm not interested right now.
The Vegan Curry included vegan chicken, peas, and potato, and was served with pita. The "garden salad" was just some lettuce, a tomato wedge, and a lot of dressing. I liked the curry, but was disappointed by all the single-use plastic.
Sandra Mc
Honestly, if this restaurant wasn’t inside Universal Studios in the Harry Potter section, I wouldn’t have bothered trying it. There was a 20-minute wait because the line was huge.
You have to download an app and place your order there. Otherwise, you can order at the counter, but it’s even slower.
The food itself is mediocre. I had a chicken burger and a sausage hot dog. The chicken was dry, the burger was absolutely horrendous. The sausage itself was good.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Patrick Kaplan
This is only a review of the food as I am not a huge Harry Potter fan, my wife is. Went there for breakfast as a part of our vacation package. The leak and mushroom pasty was pretty much one note, mush. Lots of dough and not too much in the area of eggs, mushroom and leeks inside. The best part were the seasoned red potatoes which I would definitely order again. Staff was friendly and service was prompt.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pies
Nilo Otaviano
Bad food. We had the chicken sandwich and a scotch egg. The fishy green ale might as well be a cinnamon juice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Rebekah Coerper
Always a good time. Love the look inside and the food is very good.
This is probably the most popular restaurant in this theme park (from what I’ve read online). It’s located in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley in Universal Studios Florida park.
“The Leaky Cauldron™ is a small, grubby-looking pub and inn. Once inside, you’ll find yourself under a cathedral ceiling with views towards the guest rooms in the inn. The delicious traditional British fare served here includes Bangers and Mash, Fisherman’s Pie, Vegan Chicken Curry and Ploughman’s Platter, plus a kid’s menu offering Fish and Chips and more.”
In the books, the Leaky Cauldron is a wizarding pub and inn located on London’s Charing Cross Road that serves as the primary entrance to Diagon Alley from the Muggle world. It was built in the early 1500s by Daisy Dodderidge to act as a gateway between the two worlds. While appearing shabby to Muggles, the Leaky Cauldron is a popular wizarding establishment known for its excellent food, friendly atmosphere, and a collection of rooms for overnight guests.
The restaurant is quite casual, and you just walk in and find an empty table. After that, you can either scan the QR code to order or go up to the counter and provide your table number to order. No tips. Plates and cutlery are all disposable.
I got the Bangers & Mash for 17.99 USD and a frozen Butterbeer for 14.99 USD. Bangers and mash is a traditional British dish consisting of sausages, mashed potatoes, peas and onion gravy. This, along with the fish and chips, are the most popular dishes served here. I thought the taste wasn’t bad, despite being a very average dish. The sausages had a good amount of meat texture in them, and the veggies were flavoured. I just thought the food could be a bit hotter.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
This whole stupid restaurant is on an app you must download and fill out your whole life story to order anything. The staff do not take orders.
Service: 1
The best place at Universal Studios for a meal, period.
Trust me, when you need lunch / dinner just go straight here. It’s hands down the only solid option for food and you get a really cool environment to dine in.
We had the below dishes:
- Fish and Chips : I’d recommend this as a safe option that’s honestly pretty great and will satisfy almost anyone, permitted you like fish. When in doubt, go for this!
- Cottage Pie : Basically Shepards Pie, but it has beef and not lamb. It’s my top suggestion for those who don’t like fish, as it’s flavorful, cooked well, and filling. I think it’s my personal favorite.
- Fisherman’s Pie: Surprisingly, this is not fishy tasting at all (aside from you know, the shrimp and salmon in the dish) which makes the overall flavor profile a lot better than I expected. I think it’s a solid choice, but I’d still go fish and chips over this one.
- Beef Stew : Served in a bread bowl, but honestly the portion is quite small when you consider how much of the stew is actually present. The flavor was fine, but if you want a hot meal with meat I’d go Shepards / Cottage pie instead.
- Sticky Toffee Pudding: Much better than expected with nice flavor and texture! The topping is straight up Butterbeer foam / cream, so be aware of that, but it kind of works here. It’s a solid sweet option for Diagon Alley.
Overall the salad side dishes need vast improvement. If they are going to be there, make them substantial and have more than a few pieces of bagged greens and a half tomato thrown on top.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
I was a little disappointed with the Leaky Cauldron. I need to eat gluten and dairy free and while they were able to accommodate, the food tasted like anything you would get for breakfast at McDonald's. I was able to get some pancakes, bacon, sausages and hash browns but it just wasn't very good at all. Both my wife and I were not impressed, but at least they were able to offer something. This was the first time I tried a butter beer (you can get butter beer with dairy free cream on top) and the beer was awesome!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
I love when theme park restaurants aren't afraid to step outside the norm and give us dishes that truly match the theme. The best thing on the menu hands down is the vegetarian pie. I was so surprised it used faux meat because it was the most flavorable. My entire family ordered different dishes, and everyone agrees the veg pie was the most flavorable and tasted like a delicious home cooked meal. The butterbeer clotted cream was a close second. I could eat that all the time if I could handle sugar. The scotch egg wasn't dry, and the other dishes were all classic and well done. They also offer some fun drinks only available at their location. The lemonade came with entire lemons in it and was so refreshing and tart, not sugary at all. I am always so impressed when I eat there.
The seating varies. You wait to be seated if it's busy, so you are then assigned to sit with other guests in long tables like the ones seen in the Hogwarts main hall, or you might get individual tables. The long benches are actually very comfortable and they give you plenty of room to fit yourself and your food (plus any merchandise you might have) between you and the next guests. You order using the mobile app while in line waiting or while at the table. Once you're sat, there is a barcode with the table place you are at and you will then submit your mobile order with that table number. There's cute decorations and very neat wooden accents on the ceiling with fun animals. Beautiful and delicious.
Ordered lunch at this location! Felt just like how you would see in the movie’s. Food, service, staff was excellent! Thanks!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Terrible experience here. About 10 people were allowed to cut us in line after waiting. The employee said he 'doesn't want to go head to head' with anyone. Why have employees and rules then? We were sat next to the food counter surrounded by railing that makes you feel like you're in a cage. Why is that there exaclty? To stop me from going to order my food or ask for the accompaniments that were left off the plate? There is no music inside and every employee was frowning. It ruins the whole experience. You have to order from your table but the app qr code takes you to a generic page with all the restaurants. It wouldn't let me add anything to the cart so you have to go up to order from the counter, but no employees are stationed there. Fish and chips didn't come out with tartar sauce or lemon and the salads were very small. 0/10 all around and extremely disappointing if you've been waiting for years to have a harry potter experience.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I was dubious about ordering through the app, but whoa! There was no wait at noon, the food was at the table ~5 minutes after ordering, and the food was surprisingly high quality. The vegetarian pasty was an unexpected delight! The cottage pie, Guinness stew, and fish and chips were also very good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ploughman's, Cottage Pie, Beef Lamb \u0026 Guinness Stew
I'm 16 and I've always dreamed of eating at a Harry Potter restaurant. It's a shame that the poor service ruined the experience. If they don't speak perfect English, I recommend going somewhere else. A bald man at the bar and a bearded man at reception refused to help me and treated me like I was stupid and annoying. Universal is always on top of many things, but in this case, you should review your staff and, above all, how they treat foreigners and teenagers.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 1
For many years, I passed by this food establishment. It always had that fried fish smell. I'm sure that's part of the theme but that's not part of my dietary interest, but it took me a while and I finally heard about hard packed butter beer ice cream so I ordered it and a sticky toffee pudding. Well it was worth stench ha ha. The sticky toffee pudding had an overflow of butter beer foam topping something that this stands are very stingy on and yes, the pack butter beer was a real treat. You taste like cream soda butterscotch I will come back again special for this. I'm sure there's a couple other food menu items but I'm not interested right now.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
Restaurantji Recommends
The Vegan Curry included vegan chicken, peas, and potato, and was served with pita. The "garden salad" was just some lettuce, a tomato wedge, and a lot of dressing. I liked the curry, but was disappointed by all the single-use plastic.
Honestly, if this restaurant wasn’t inside Universal Studios in the Harry Potter section, I wouldn’t have bothered trying it. There was a 20-minute wait because the line was huge.
You have to download an app and place your order there. Otherwise, you can order at the counter, but it’s even slower.
The food itself is mediocre. I had a chicken burger and a sausage hot dog. The chicken was dry, the burger was absolutely horrendous. The sausage itself was good.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
This is only a review of the food as I am not a huge Harry Potter fan, my wife is. Went there for breakfast as a part of our vacation package. The leak and mushroom pasty was pretty much one note, mush. Lots of dough and not too much in the area of eggs, mushroom and leeks inside. The best part were the seasoned red potatoes which I would definitely order again.
Staff was friendly and service was prompt.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pies
Bad food. We had the chicken sandwich and a scotch egg. The fishy green ale might as well be a cinnamon juice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Always a good time. Love the look inside and the food is very good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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