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EPCOT’s Space 220, the restaurant that allows the park’s guests to “dine among the stars” — recently held an event celebrating its third anniversary, and WE WERE THERE! Come check out our review of NEW menu items debuting at Space 220 soon.

Space 220 is debuting several new menu items soon to celebrate the restaurant’s THIRD (!!!) anniversary — and we got to try them out! We started with the Neptuna Tartare made with Bluefin tuna, wasabi-avocado, pineapple, and mango panipuri.

This was such an interesting presentation and one we’ve never seen! It was a little pod of tartare which made for easy eating. The tartare didn’t wow us but it was flavorful and firm, not overly mushy like you sometimes get with this dish. The wasabi avocado puree was a nice touch and helped add a little more flavor to the mix.

Next up for appetizers, we had the Grow Zone Sprouts Salad. This is a salad made with roasted Brussels sprouts, friseé, whipped ricotta, pickled onion, orange, pumpkin seeds, and a maple-dijon vinaigrette.

This was such a fall flavor-forward salad — and we mean that in the best way! At first, all you can taste are the Brussels sprouts, but as you eat more the citrus from the orange and the sweetness of the dressing work really well together. The whipped ricotta was a nice, creamy addition that helped bring everything together.

For entreés, the Nebula Grouper is pan-seared and comes with roasted parsnip pureé, swiss chard, and walnut butter.

We thoroughly enjoyed this grouper, which was served blackened and gave it a Cajun-style vibe. The fish was flaky and light, and when paired with the walnut butter there was a warm, nutty thing going on. The parsnip pureé reminded us of mashed potatoes, and the swiss chard was good, but nothing to write home about.

We also tried the new Mangala Roasted Chicken, which is Indian-inspired. It’s a spiced, marinated chicken with red pepper, carrot, and tomato served with coconut rice.

We loved the spiced flavor of this chicken, it reminded us of a Tandoori chicken. The skin was crispy and the chicken was a bit overcooked, but still had great flavor. The coconut rice was a great addition — it was creamy and light without being sweet. When paired with the spices from the chicken it helped bring out an almost spicy and fruity situation that we really appreciated.

The Capella is a maple mousse with orange curd, cranberry orange blondie, and chai cream. This was our favorite dessert we tried! The chai cream and cranberry orange blondie mixed together reminded us of those holiday flavors you’d expect to see around Christmas and it was definitely something we’ll be thinking about for a while.

We tried the Sol dessert — it’s a chocolate tart, coffee sponge, hazelnut crunch, coffee mousse, and a cherry gel. If you like chocolate and coffee, this is the dessert for you! It was rich from the chocolate and nutty from the hazelnuts, which all paired very well together. The cherry gel also added a nice tartness, too.

The Bode’s Swirl is a lemon chiffon cake with berry compote and marshmallow meringue. The lemon and berry paired so well together in this light, moist cake. The marshmallow meringue was an interesting touch that added a bit more sweetness to the dessert. It definitely wins an award for how pretty it is.

The new Cosmic Cheesecake is a chocolate cheesecake with chocolate crumbs, raspberry gel, and a chocolate dome. It had a nice chocolatey flavor, but we thought it was more of a mousse consistency and flavor rather than a cheesecake. The crumbles were a nice touch!

The Lunar Carrot Cake is totally plant-based and is a carrot cake with cream cheese and candied pistachios. The top part sort of mimics whipped cream but has a bit of a tang as well, and the carrot cake was well-spiced and not too sweet.

For drinks, we tried the new Key Lime Mule. It wasn’t anything too different from your run-of-the-mill Moscow Mule, but it was quite ginger-forward, so if you’re averse to that keep it in mind.

We also got the P²OG, which is essentially the same as it has been — but it’s been switched to a Jamaican rum! It’s made with passionfruit, tangerine, guava, and pineapple. It’s incredibly refreshing and tastes like you’re on the beach rather than in space.

In addition to the new menu items, Space 220 is also introducing a new series of collectible trading cards! You can check some of them out below. When you order a mocktail or something from the kids’ menu, you’ll get trading cards that are unique to Space 220 — you can’t get them anywhere else in EPCOT. Make sure you stop by Space 220 after October 14th if you want to try these new menu items and get some new trading cards!

EPCOT Space 220 restaurant is introducing a revamped menu and some new trading cards in honor of its third anniversary, and we got a first look at them. Stay tuned to DFB for further EPCOT coverage.

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Have you been to Space 220? Let us know in the comments below.

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