{{Infobox Disney ride |
| image=NineDragons.jpg
| caption='''The interior of Nine Dragons Restaurant'''
| opened= October 12, 1985
| park= Epcot
| land= World Showcase
| custom_label_1= Restaurant Type
| custom_value_1= Table Service
| custom_label_2= Menu Type
| custom_value_2= Cantonese, Mongolian, Szechuan, Hunan and Kiangche
}}
Nine Dragons Restaurant is a table service restaurant in the [[China]] pavilion within [[Epcot]].
==History==
When the [[China pavilion ]] initially opened with the rest of [[EPCOT Center ]] on October 1, 1982, there was no Chinese restaurant for guests to dine at in the pavilion<ref name= "D23"/> . This was quickly remedied with however, when in 1985 the opening pavilion was expanded into an adjacent plot, which had originally been earmarked for a [[Denmark]] pavilion <ref name= "Martin"> http://www.martinsvids.net/?p=414 </ref>. As part of The the expansion, two new restaurants opened, the counter service [[Lotus Blossom Café]] on September 24, 1985 <ref name= "Martin"/> and the table service Nine Dragons Restaurant on October 12, 1985 <ref name= "D23"> https://d23.com/a-to-z/nine-dragons-restaurant/ </ref>.
In 2008, the The first major renovation to Nine Dragons Restaurant underwent a major refurbishment, eventually reopening to guests on September 24 occurred in 2008<ref name= "Jack"> http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2008/09/epcots_nine_dragons_restaurant_1.html </ref>. As part of the renovationsrefurbishment, the restaurant's red color scheme was replaced with a more modern, muted tone <ref name= "Jack"/>. At this time, the restaurant Nine Dragons also got an updated menu<ref name= "Jack"/>. In celeberation of the "Year of the Monkey" in 2016, Nine Dragons Restaurant began offering new special items on their menu. This new menu will be available The restaurant reopened to guests until January 27on September 25, 2017 2008 <ref>https:name= "Jack"//disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/01/nine-dragons-restaurant-in-china-pavilion-at-epcot-celebrates-year-of-the-monkey-beginning-feb-8/</ref>.==Current Menu==
Click below to see the Nine Dragons Restaurant's current menu:
* The back wall of the Nine Dragons Restaurant features beautiful glass art <ref name= "Jack"/>.
* When guests enter the resturant restaurant they are greeted by a glass etching of 2 dragons chasing a glowing pearl <ref> https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/epcot/nine-dragons-restaurant/ </ref>. * In 2016, in celebration of the "Year of the Monkey", Nine Dragons Restaurant began offering new specialty items on their menu. This new menu was available to guests until January 27, 2017 <ref>https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/01/nine-dragons-restaurant-in-china-pavilion-at-epcot-celebrates-year-of-the-monkey-beginning-feb-8/ </ref>.
==References==