Change is coming to one of the quieter dining spots at Walt Disney World. Olivia’s Cafe at Disney’s Old Key West Resort is ending its brunch service and splitting the day into distinct meals. Here is what is changing, when it takes effect, and what it might mean for your next visit to this Disney Vacation Club home resort.
What Is Changing
Olivia’s Cafe will serve its final brunch on October 5, 2026. Starting the next day, October 6, the restaurant moves to three separate meal services rather than the combined brunch format guests have enjoyed for years.
The idea is simple. Instead of one wide brunch menu covering the morning and early afternoon, you will find a breakfast menu, a lunch menu, and the existing dinner service, each with its own window.
The New Meal Schedule
The overall operating hours are not changing. Olivia’s will still run from 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM. What is different is how that day is divided.
Here is the new schedule beginning October 6, 2026:
- Breakfast: 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM
- Lunch: 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM
- Dinner: 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
That means there is a short gap between breakfast and lunch, plus the usual afternoon break before dinner service picks up.
What About the Menus
As of now, Disney has not released the new breakfast or lunch menus. One reasonable expectation is that the current dinner menu simply carries over to become the lunch offering, which would let the changeover happen without a full menu refresh.
Disney has shared some descriptions of what each service will feature. Breakfast leans on morning favorites like Buttermilk Biscuits and Crab Cake Eggs Benedict.
Lunch brings a coastal feel with options like Conch Fritters, the Bacon Jam Cheeseburger, and the Southernmost Buttermilk Chicken. Dinner continues with dishes such as Crab Cakes and the Jerk Spiced Grilled Pork Chop. For dessert, Key Lime Pie and Olivia’s Bananas Foster round out both lunch and dinner.
If you want to try the current brunch dishes before they change, book a reservation before October 5, 2026.
A Look Back at Brunch
Brunch is a relatively recent chapter for Olivia’s Cafe. It arrived around 2017 to 2018 and began as a weekends-only offering. Guests responded well, and it expanded to cover weekdays too.
That growth suggests brunch found an audience, which makes the shift back to separate services a notable one. For many guests, the appeal of brunch was the wide range of dishes available across a single, flexible window.
Why the Change
Disney has not stated a reason for moving away from brunch. Since the hours are staying the same, the change does not appear to be about staffing or trimming the schedule.
One theory is that breakfast tends to be a higher-margin meal, and a simpler menu could make the restaurant more efficient on paper. Whether that holds up depends on demand. Part of what drew guests to Olivia’s in the morning was the variety that brunch provided, so a more limited breakfast could shift how often people choose to dine there.
Recent Changes at Olivia’s
The brunch news follows another update at the restaurant this year. Olivia’s Cafe went through an interior refurbishment, and as part of that work, the longtime collection of Disney Vacation Club family photos was relocated.
Those photos, many of them decades old, were a signature touch that gave the space a personal, club-like feel. They have been moved to albums at Conch Flats Community Hall, the resort’s gathering place, where members and guests can still look through them. Disney has framed the move as a way to preserve the memories, some of which had faded over the years.
Conclusion
The move from brunch to separate breakfast and lunch services is a meaningful shift for a restaurant many guests visit for its flexible morning menu. The hours are holding steady, but the format and likely the menus will look different starting October 6, 2026. If the current brunch is part of your Old Key West routine, it is worth booking a table before October 5 to enjoy it one more time.
Written by
Rachel Van Norman
Contributing Writer
Rachel fell deeply in love with all things Disney as a little girl. Now as a wife and a mother herself, she shares this Disney obsession with her son and everyone around her. From her love of princesses to eating all the Disney food, Rachel spends her time radiating Disney magic and keeping everyone up to date on Disney news.
