Ocean Journey Cafe

ok i know you can’t exactly get excited about food at any theme park… and i’m not jumping up and down screaming that this is the best food i’ve ever had… BUT …if you are at Legoland and if you need to eat… this is really a good option.
it is located at the end of of your walk through Sealife Aquarium at Legoland. Food is priced about the same as throughout the park…
why do i like this place?
1) it is quiet…
2) there is a huge patio outside
3) there are serene aquarium’s inside
4) food is made in front of you… kids options include chicken strips (they fry them when you order, grilled cheese, and one other option i can’t remember)
adult food includes mac n cheese (yes adult food!) and a fancier mac n cheese too! oh ya! there are other options… but i stopped looking at mac n cheese =)
5) there is mac n cheese
6) sliders… yum!
7) coffee bar
give it a shot…

They have some of the best Mac n Cheese! It’s that dish you have on a vacation and when you get home, you want more! It’s a required stop whenever we are back in the area traveling. The staff is super friendly and the outdoor patio is nice during good weather.

Excellent food but limited selection — sandwiches, sliders, salad, Mac and cheese — that is pretty much it. Sliders and Mac are great.

Food is good but pricey as it is an amusement park. Sandwiches are freshly made providing a somewhat healthier option than other locations in the park. The sliders and Mac N Cheese are ok. Love the self serve Coke machine with all the options. Note, some people find it a little complicated to operate the first time. It being Lego Land, they have lego for the kids to play with.
A good day option is the park in the morning, the aquarium mid day, here for lunch, then back to the park. Place is not very crowded and air conditioned so it provides a nice place to break for the day.

It’s not the best food, but it’s quite a bit better than most dining options at Legoland. You don’t need a ticket to Sealife to eat at Ocean Journey Café, so don’t be shy about finding this place. It’s arranged in stations, where they focus on making just 1 or 2 things. Everything seems made-​to-​order, so you’ll have to wait 5 – 10 mins at each station for your food. The best strategy is to split up & order, if possible. The sliders are actually really good. Probably the best part of the meal. Once they are cooked, you can add lettuce & tomato from a small bowl to the left. Mrs. Cs caprese sandwich had pesto, fresh mozzarella & tomato. I wish it could have been just slightly heated or served lightly grilled like a panini, but it was still good. They have all kinds of ice cream, bottled drinks, fountain drinks & chocolate bars that run about $ 6 per bar. Did that seem like a lot to you, too? They also have these smaller versions of the chocolate bars for about $ 1,50, so that’s much more reasonable.
The other thing about Ocean Journey Café is that since it’s so hidden, there’s are fewer people eating there & therefore the seating is quite a bit less crowded. Definitely skip Castle Burgers & try Ocean Journey Café instead.

I don’t know if I missed a door or what but it seems like after the aquarium tour that the exit leads right to this place. Which is kind of tricky because they are forcing the place on you.
With that being said I was loving the tasty sliders and fries.
I thought it would have been really weird that coming out of an aquarium that they would have had a seafood restaurant but hey, that is my mind working, there was no seafood. lol
The place was comfy and food good, The only annoying this was the kid that was screaming like a banshee and the idiot parents that just let him. I mean take him outside, they had a nice deck.
Oh well what could I expect, it is in a kids park.

Great quality of food! Not too much selection. But I would rather eat here than most of the places in the park.
They have chocolate legos…

Good quality food, but not too many options. The prices are your average expensive theme park fare.
This place is located inside the aquarium, but you don’t need admission to Legoland or Sea Life Aquarium to get in. It’s also the only place in the resort (that I know of) that has mac n cheese, one of the very few foods that my picky kids eat.
The entrees consist of 3 sandwiches, 2 mac n cheeses, 1 slider, and 2 salads. So few that I can just list them off the top of my head. Though they are few, they are made to order and fresh. I got a grilled turkey sandwich that was pretty good.
Since we have season passes, we will probably come here to eat whenever we go to Legoland.

This has the best amusement park food anywhere! Freshly made right in front of you and prices are great, too. My son’s mac n cheese was the homemade kind that they made in front of us. I was very impressed. The guys working here were very friendly, too. You don’t need to have a pass for Sealife to come here, so try it out!

I have been the Ocean Journey Café for a Corporate event and I really enjoyed the mini burgers and the mac & cheese. Hot and tasty! It was also really cool to eat and chat while watching the fish swimming in the café.

The food is very good and prepared fresh. The gourmet Mac n cheese is a must try. Kids had ham & cheese and the kids Mac n cheese. Everything was very tasty. The prices are a bit inflated, but they also had a huge aquarium which we sat right next to while eating.

We typically hit OJC on our way out of Sea Life — which means if we are here we’ve already been through legoland and sea life. This calls for a snack. They have quick, but healthy options fresh fruits, milk, juice, power bars, etc. They even have organic and/​or gluten free options. If you are looking for something a little more filling, they have a grill where you can find mac n cheese along with sliders.
The OJC is rounded out with a coffee bar. You can get your caffeine pick me up here to power you through the massive Legoland parking lot. Seating can get a little crowded in here, especially seats next to the fish tank. Dont fret if there’s not a seat to be found — head outside where you can take in the fresh air and chow down.

Your best option for Legoland dining.
Sliders
You don’t have to pay for admission into the aquarium to dine at Ocean Journey.

OJC concludes the Sealife Aquarium. It’s a small café with moderately priced food/​drink items. The mac and cheese was recommended by the guest service staff, so we decided to try the M&C with bread crumbs ($ 6.75) and the 3 sliders ($ 7.65).
The café has outdoor and indoor seating. There are high tables and regular tables available along with an aquarium and play areas for the kids. It’s a nice way to complete a nice stroll thru Sealife.
The M&C was definitely fulfilling and the 3 sliders sufficed our appetites. The only suggestion for the sliders is to include french fries or rings. You can’t have burgers by itself!!! I was def craving it after eating one slider.
Because sliders are small, it shouldn’t take long to prepare. The food is cooked to order. I felt the sliders were a bit overdone (I like med rare) and kept on the grill longer then it should have.
Overall, they didn’t have much offerings, but just enough for a quick bite/​snack.
Oh and no, they didn’t have fish and chips…

the burger sliders are pretty yummy. i’d give this place 4 stars if it wasn’t for the high price.

Ocean Journey Café is the end stop of SeaLife Aquarium at Legoland. Once you finish your tour of the aquarium, the exit leads you to the Ocean Journey Café where, for amusement park standards, the food is priced quite reasonably and offered at a surprisingly good quality.
There is a freshly made macaroni bar, a sliders bar, a grilled sandwich stall, a freshly made salads bar, along with many options of packaged snacks from hot chocolate to popcorn, to desserts and pastries.
The staff is very nice. The dining area is very clean, and there is also a little play area for kids, strewn with Legos for them to create or add onto existent creations.
The prices are more than one may like to pay for, but for amusement park standards, they are very affordable. It’s certainly a nice place to take a break between the aquarium and Legoland.
4 stars: For being very clean, very friendly, and surprisingly tasty.