The 2023 Busch Gardens Williamsburg Food & Wine Festival Menu
Celebrating 10 years of Virginia's Largest Spring Food & Wine Festival
I missed posting this one by about a month, but the Williamsburg Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival Menu for 2023 looks so good, I still wanted to add it to our system. Plus, the festival is still going on for another month… so there's plenty of time to visit! The food booths and kiosks are open Thursdays through Sundays (from April, 27th until June 11th, 2023), plus Memorial Day Monday… from 11:30am until 30 minutes prior to the posted park closing time. While parts of the event are free with park admission — food and beverage samples do require an additional purchase. Sampler Lanyards are also available (more on those below) and are a pretty good value if you're going to be sampling may things during the festival.
In addition to the 15 tasting locations that are the same for the duration of the festival, there's a 16th kiosk called "Decade of Delights" that pays tribute to some of the top food and beverage items over the past 10 years by offering a rotating menu that changes every couple of weeks.
Here's a map of where all the food and beverage kiosk are for the 2023 Food & Wine Festival at Busch Gardens, Williamsburg.
Here's a look at the menu items from the 15 "all festival long" locations, and then we'll take a look at the "Decade of Delights" food booth menu after that.
(V) indicates vegetarian. (PB) indicates plant-based items. (NA) indicates non-alcoholic.
01 - Virginia
ENTREES- Apple Crisp - NEW
Oatmeal Crumble & Bacon Glaze - Oyster on the Half Shell
Mignonette, cocktail sauce & lemon - She-Crab Soup
Crab bisque, Old Bay® crostini & Chesapeake blue crab salad - Bacon & Cheddar Hushpuppies
Cornmeal fritters & honey butter
- Blood Moon Bliss Orange IPA - Midnight Brewery
- Chesapeake Pale Ale - Alewerks®
- Tangerine Creamsicle Ale - Caiseal Beer & Spirits Co.
- Saving Daylight - The Virginia Beer Co.®
- Governor's White - Williamsburg Winery®
- Riesling - SEAGLASS
- Oyster Shooter
Oyster, cocktail sauce & shot of moonshine - Apple Pie Moonshine
Apple & Cinnamon
- Strawberry Lemonade (PB)
House-Made Lemonade & Strawberries
02 - Australia
ENTREES- Lamb Chop
Roasted lamb lollipop & cilantro mint sauce - Snag on the Barbie
Banger sausage & vegemite caramelized onions
- Lamington Cake
Sponge cake, raspberry jam, chocolate & coconut
- 'Pessimist' Red – Daou Vineyards
- Woodcutter's Shiraz – Torbreck
- Foster's®
- Aussie Mule
Ginger beer, Myers® dark rum & lime
- Bondi Beach Punch (NA)
Cranberry, lemonade, hibiscus
- Ginger Beer
Spicy ginger soda
03 - Hawaii
ENTREES- Kalua Pork Slider — NEW
Pulled pork & pineapple on a sweet roll with pineapple coconut slaw - Hawaiian Mac & Cheese
Ham, pineapple & macadamia nut crust - Spam Musubi
Seared Spam®, sushi rice & sweet soy glaze - Pineapple Coconut Mousse
Sweet pineapple & toasted coconut
- Big Swell IPA - Maui Brewing Co.
- Big Wave® - Kona Brewing Co.®
- Rosé - VillaViva®
- A Midsummer Night’s White - The Williamsburg Winery®
- Aloha Beaches
José Cuervo® tequila, Malibu coconut rum & mojito - Frozen Blue Hawaiian
Tito’s® vodka, coconut cream & pineapple
- Hibiscus Lemonade (PB)
Fresh lemonade & hibiscus flower
04 - Margaritas
DRAFT BEERS- I Said What I Said Key Lime Margarita Sour - Evil Genius Beer Company
- Negra™ Lager - Modelo®
- Branco - Aveleda
- Red Wine Blend - Cooper & Thief Cellarmasters
- Prickly Pear Margarita
José Cuervo® tequila & prickly pear - Frozen Lime Margarita
Jose Cuervo® tequila & fresh lime - Frozen Watermelon Margarita
Jose Cuervo® tequila, lime, & watermelon
05 - Mexico
ENTREES- Crispy Shrimp Taco
Sweet chili sauce, pico de gallo & cilantro lime slaw - Carne Asada Taco
Marinated citrus & soy beef, queso fresca, cilantro, guacamole & corn tortilla
- Chili Chocolate & Horchata Mousse
Spicy chocolate & cinnamon
- Horchata (NA)(PB)
Sweet rice milk, cinnamon & vanilla
06 - La Belle Wine Bar
- Use your Food & Wine Sampler at La Belle Wine Bar, offering a robust portfolio of delicious wines!
07 - French Quarter
ENTREES- Jambalaya
Creole seasoning, shrimp, sausage & rice - Muffuletta
Sliced mortadella, salami, ham, provolone, olive spread & cajun slaw
- Bananas Foster Cheesecake (V)
Rum caramel sauce & sliced bananas - Beignets (V)
Puff pastry, powdered sugar & caramel
- Purple Haze® - Abita® Brewing Company
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter - Evil Genius Brewing Co.
- Voodoo Ranger Juicy Haze® IPA - New Belgium® Brewing
- Earthquake® Zinfandel - Michael David Winery
- Moscato - La Perlina
- Frozen Hurricane
Flor de Cana® rum, Myers® dark rum, passion fruit & orange juice
08 - Brazil
ENTREES- Cocada de Forno
Brazilian baked coconut - Churrasco
Grilled beef & chimichurri sauce - Linguiça
Grilled sausage, portabella mushrooms & peppers
- Abacaxi
Grilled pineapple & coconut caramel sauce
- Estate Malbec - Alta Vista®
- Prosecco - Caposaldo
- Mango Caipirinha
Cachaça, mango & lime
- Brazilian Lemonade (NA)(V)
Frozen limeade & sweetened condensed milk
09 - Jamaica
ENTREES- Jamaican Patty
Pastry crust, spicy beef & coconut jerk dip - Gamba Fritters
Shrimp dumplings & pickapeppa™ sauce - Jerk Chicken Slider
Mango salsa & cilantro lime slaw - Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Pineapple, rum & brown sugar glaze
- Tropication® IPA - Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
- Tangerine® Wheat Ale - Aleworks
- Lager - Red Stripe®
- Malbec - The Seeker
- Heaven-on-Earth Sweet Muscat - Stellar Winery
- Dark & Stormy
Myers® dark rum, ginger & lime - Frozen Jamaican Punch
Sailor Jerry® spiced rum, Malibu® coconut rum, lime, orange & pineapple juice
- Ginger Limeade (NA)(PB)
Fresh ginger, brown sugar & lime juice
10 - Herbal Infusion
ENTREES- Strawberry Basil Mousse - NEW
Strawberry mousse with basil whipped cream
- Infused Moscato
Lemon & rosemary
- Green Goddess
Tito’s® vodka infused green tea, mint & arugula with lime - Watermelon Mojito
Puréed watermelon, lime, mint & rum - Mint Julep
Kentucky bourbon, mint & sugar
- Lavender Lemonade (NA)(PB)
Fresh lemonade & lavender flowers
11 - Island Freeze
FROZEN COCKTAILS- Frozen Tropicolada - NEW
Blake’s Brewing Co. - Piña Colada
Bacardi® rum, coconut cream & pineapple - Bahama Mama
Bacardi® rum, pineapple, orange & grenadine - Strawberry Daiquiri
Bacardi® rum, strawberry & lime - Bellini
Prosecco, peach schnapps & mango purée - Frosé
Rosé sangria
- Mango Cart® - Golden Road® Brewing
- Tropicolada - Blake’s Brewing Co.
- Larry’s Lemonade®
12 - OktoberTaps
DRAFT BEERS- Toast to a rotating selection of craft brews like:
Buskey Dry Cider, O’Connor El Guapo, Lagunitas Island Beats and more at this all-new Perfect Pour Experience.
- Aussie Punch - NEW
Tito’s® vodka, strawberry - Green Tea Shooter - NEW
Jameson® Irish Whiskey & peach schnapps - Bayou Mule - NEW
Sailor Jerry® spiced rum - Hibiscus Paloma - NEW
José Cuervo® tequila & hibiscus
13 - Sangria Garden - Opens May 11
ENTREES- Sangria Cupcake - NEW
Berry & merlot cupcake with wine reduction buttercream
- Sweet Tea Sangria - NEW
Moscato, sweet tea, peach & raspberry - Red Sangria
Red wine, orange, lemon, lime & cherry - White Sangria
White wine, lemon, lime & orange - Rosé Sangria
Rosé wine, lime & strawberries
14 - Italy
ENTREES- Giant Meatball - NEW
Marinara & shaved asiago cheese - Lemon Ricotta Cake - NEW
Lemon & ricotta, topped with toasted almonds
- Fettuccini Alfredo (V)
House-made pasta, sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, & Kalamata olives - Caprese (V)
Fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, balsamic glaze & basil pesto
- Chardonnay - Tormaresca
- Chianti Classico - Castello Banfi
- Amaretto
- Limoncello
15 - Japan
ENTREES- Impossi-Bao (PB)
Impossible® plant-based meat, Asian slaw & steamed bun - Spicy Tuna Sushi Cup
Sushi rice, nori flakes & spicy mayo - Mushi-Gyoza
Steamed chicken dumpling & citrus ponzu sauce
- Matcha Ice Cream (V)
Green tea ice cream, sweet soy glaze & sesame cookie
- Pineapple Jalapeño Sake Sangria - NEW
Sake wine, pineapple juice, jalapeño & mint
- Bubble Tea (NA)(V)
Sweetened tea & fruit boba
Decade of Delights
LIke I mentioned above, there's a 16th "Decade of Delights" food booth that features a rotating menu that changes every couple of weeks. Here's a look at everything that's being offered and on what dates.WEEK 3 – MAY 11 - 14
ENTREES
- FRANCE 2014-2016
- Steak Au Poivre
Peppercorn-crusted beef sirloin with brandy cream sauce - GREECE 2013-2016
- Souvlaki Tzatziki
Marinated roasted pork & sweet peppers with cucumber, dill & yogurt sauce - GREECE & MEDITERRANEAN 2013-2018
- Baklava
Sweet pastry with nuts & honey between thin crispy filo pastry layers
- FRANCE 2013-2016
- Sparkling Raspberry
WEEK 4 – MAY 18 - 21
ENTREES
- CARIBBEAN 2014-2018
- Jamaican Jerk Chicken
Jerk-marinated chicken drumsticks with guava barbecue & grilled pineapple salsa - CARIBBEAN 2014-2018
- Shrimp & Heart of Palm Salad
Citrus & garlic marinated shrimp on heart of palm, black beans & corn relish with lime cilantro vinaigrette - FRANCE 2014-2016
- Tartelette au Citron
Lemon tartlet with fresh raspberries
- CARIBBEAN 2014-2018
- Caribbean Sunset
- CARIBBEAN 2014-2018
- Zombie Dust Pale Ale - 3 Floyds Brewing Co.
WEEK 5 – MAY 25 - 29
ENTREES
- SCANDINAVIA 2013-2015
- Köttbullar
Swedish meatballs braised in a cream sauce with lingonberry jam - IRELAND 2013-2019
- Bangers with Colcannon
Irish sausage with potato cabbage casserole & Guinness® brown sugar gravy - IRELAND 2015-2019
- Guinness® Mousse
Dark chocolate & Guinness® Mousse with whiskey-infused whipped cream
- SCANDINAVIA 2013-2015
- Frozen Dirty Shirley
- IRELAND 2013-2019
- Guinness®
WEEK 6 – JUNE 1 - 4
ENTREES
- HAWAII 2016-2018
- Spam® Slider
Fried Spam® with sriracha mayonnaise & grilled pineapple served with pineapple-coconut coleslaw - SPAIN 2013-2018
- Venera con Jamón
Scallop wrapped in cured ham with saffron rice & romesco sauce - HAWAII 2014-2018
- Haupia
Sweet coconut mousse with kona coffee ganache
- ASIA 2015-2017
- Thai Tea (NA)
WEEK 7 – JUNE 8 - 11
ENTREES
- AMERICAN SOUTHWEST 2014-2018
- Fish Taco
Chile-spiced tilapia, red cabbage slaw, pico de gallo & cilantro lime sauce - SCOTLAND 2013-2015
- Scotch Egg
Breaded, sausage-wrapped hard-boiled egg, sweet & spicy mustard sauce - AMERICAN SOUTHWEST 2014-2018
- Chocolate Lava Cake
Fudge brownie cake & molten ancho-spiced chocolate filling
- ASIA 2015-2017
- Thai Tea (NA)
Just like many of the food festivals a the Busch Gardens in Tampa, there's a Sampler Lanyard program that really does save a couple of bucks if you're going to be trying many different things. Plus, it makes the whole experience more fun by simplifying the checkout process at each food and beverage location.
Basically, you buy a lanyard once that includes 10 or 15 item entitlements. If you go to any of the festival booths and select an item, they'll scan the back of your lanyard, and "punch out" one of the little numbers on the lanyard, so you can keep track of how many samples you have left. The lanyards can be used by anyone in your party and they can be used all festival long, so you don't have to sample everything all on one day. The Sampler Lanyards are a great deal for annual pass holder that like strolling around the park on weekends.
There's a 10 Item Sampler Lanyard for $65.00 (plus tax) that basically makes each item just over $6.50 each — and then there's a 15 Item Sampler Lanyard for $85.00 (plus tax) which makes each item just over $5.67.
For more information about the Sampler Lanyards, Specialty Beverage and Wine Tasting programs and Live Music and Entertainment offerings that are part of this year's festival — click here to visit the Busch Gardens Williamsburg official website.
