{"id":80163,"date":"2025-12-03T19:19:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T19:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/80163\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T19:19:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T19:19:10","slug":"10-best-things-to-eat-at-knotts-merry-farm-orange-county-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/80163\/","title":{"rendered":"10 best things to eat at Knott\u2019s Merry Farm \u2013 Orange County Register"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s never easy deciding what to eat on the Knott\u2019s Merry Farm menu that has more than 100 holiday food and drink items to choose from \u2014 but somebody has to do it and I\u2019m always happy to help.<\/p>\n

The Knott\u2019s Berry Farm winter holiday season<\/a> runs through Jan. 4 with a host of shows, entertainment, food, merchandise and decor at the Buena Park theme park.<\/p>\n

ALSO SEE: Everything you can eat at Knott\u2019s Merry Farm \u2014 See the list<\/a><\/p>\n

Knott\u2019s Berry Farm Vice President of Food & Beverage Laura Brubaker talked about a few of her favorite items on the Knott\u2019s Merry Farm menu during a media preview.<\/p>\n

What should you eat and drink at this year\u2019s Knott\u2019s Merry Farm?<\/p>\n

I taste-tested 10 of the best menu items available during Knott\u2019s Merry Farm and put my favorites in order to help you decide what to get the next time you\u2019re at the park.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Waffle Tower available at Santa\u2019s Christmas Cabin on the Knott\u2019s Merry Farm winter holiday menu at Knott\u2019s Berry Farm. (Photo by Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register\/SCNG)
\n1) Waffle Tower<\/p>\n

Santa\u2019s Christmas Cabin<\/p>\n

Served with chicken tenders, mashed potatoes and maple syrup<\/p>\n

I always eat with my eyes before I eat with my mouth.<\/p>\n

The Waffle Tower was the one thing on the holiday menu I was most excited about before I even set foot in the park.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery time we open Santa\u2019s cabin, we always want to do something really neat out of the kitchen,\u201d Brubaker said. \u201cThis year, I thought it\u2019d be really cool to do chicken and waffles.\u201d<\/p>\n

All the individual items sounded good to me. It was just a question of how they would all go together.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, the Waffle Tower delivered. The only question was how to eat it. Getting all the elements into a single bite was virtually impossible.<\/p>\n

\"PolloPollo Guisado available at Casa California on the Knott\u2019s Merry Farm winter holiday menu at Knott\u2019s Berry Farm. (Photo by Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register\/SCNG)
\n2) Pollo Guisado<\/p>\n

Casa California<\/p>\n

Puerto Rican-style chicken stew<\/p>\n

The traditional Latin stew made with roasted chicken, potatoes, carrots, onions, chiles and green olives tasted like Christmas in a bowl.<\/p>\n

The warm soup would be perfect on a Southern California winter day when the ground is wet, the sky is gray and there\u2019s a little chill in the air.<\/p>\n

\"KrampusKrampus Fries available at Wilderness Dogs and Drinks on the Knott\u2019s Merry Farm winter holiday menu at Knott\u2019s Berry Farm. (Photo by Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register\/SCNG)
\n3) Krampus Fries<\/p>\n

Wilderness Dogs and Drinks<\/p>\n

Served with pulled pork, cheese sauce and pickled red onions<\/p>\n

This nachos-style loaded fries basically swaps out tortilla chips for crinkle cut fries.<\/p>\n

You can eat this with a fork or use the grooves in the fries to load up each bite with some pulled pork.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s easy to share, but why do that? As the name implies, you\u2019re already on the naughty list.<\/p>\n

The Krampus in the menu title refers to the mythical horned creature who punishes naughty children during the Christmas season as the dark counterpart to Santa Claus.<\/p>\n

\"SnickerdoodleSnickerdoodle Pumpkin Bar available at Ghost Town Bakery on the Knott\u2019s Merry Farm winter holiday menu at Knott\u2019s Berry Farm. (Photo by Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register\/SCNG)
\n4) Snickerdoodle Pumpkin Bar<\/p>\n

Ghost Town Bakery and Farm Bakery<\/p>\n

I\u2019m a sucker for food mashups and this one surprised me because I\u2019m not a big fan of snickerdoodle cookies or pumpkin pie.<\/p>\n

The result was a dense cake cookie with the soft, chewy consistency of the cinnamon-covered sugar cookie crossed with the sweet, creamy flavor of pumpkin pie.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s always a pleasant surprise when you combine two things you don\u2019t like and get something you love.<\/p>\n

\"Santa'sSanta\u2019s Turkey Dinner Muffin available at Santa\u2019s Christmas Cabin on the Knott\u2019s Merry Farm winter holiday menu at Knott\u2019s Berry Farm. (Photo by Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register\/SCNG)
\n5) Santa\u2019s Turkey Dinner Muffin<\/p>\n

Santa\u2019s Christmas Cabin<\/p>\n

Served with a side of Brussels sprouts<\/p>\n

Santa\u2019s Turkey Dinner Muffin definitely put me in the Christmas mood.<\/p>\n

This is another vertical meal with a scoop of mashed potatoes balanced on top of a turkey stuffing muffin all smothered in gravy.<\/p>\n

It tasted like a deconstructed turkey pot pie with a side of Brussels sprouts.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve done turkey balls the last couple years,\u201d Brubaker said. \u201cI wanted to do a snowman muffin.\u201d<\/p>\n

The stacked starches definitely look like a culinary snowman. All it needed was a julienne carrot nose and a couple of peppercorn eyes.<\/p>\n

\"TurkeyTurkey Corn Dog available at Strictly-on-a-Stick on the Knott\u2019s Merry Farm winter holiday menu at Knott\u2019s Berry Farm. (Photo by Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register\/SCNG)
\n6) Turkey Corn Dog<\/p>\n

Strictly-on-a-Stick<\/p>\n

Made with a stuffing-seasoned batter and served with a side of French fries and boysenberry mustard dipping sauce<\/p>\n

The stuffing-seasoned batter gave the theme park classic a bit of a Thanksgiving twist with the boysenberry mustard sort of serving as a side of cranberry sauce.<\/p>\n

The handheld nature of the corndog makes it the perfect theme park meal. You\u2019ll just have to eat the fries first so you can walk and eat at the same time.<\/p>\n

\"HamHam Dinner Beef Burger available at Sutter\u2019s Grill on the Knott\u2019s Merry Farm winter holiday menu at Knott\u2019s Berry Farm. (Photo by Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register\/SCNG)
\n7) Ham Dinner Beef Burger<\/p>\n

Sutter\u2019s Grill<\/p>\n

Cheeseburger with a slice of ham topped with honey mustard<\/p>\n

This whopper of a sandwich literally puts the ham in a traditional hamburger.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you like Hawaiian spiral ham, Sutter\u2019s Grill is going to be the place to go,\u201d Brubaker said. \u201cYou can get it on tater tots, on your pizza or in your burger.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is better than your average theme park burger and the thick slice of ham kicks the whole thing up a notch.<\/p>\n

\"ProsciuttoProsciutto Pizza available at Prop Shop Pizzeria on the Knott\u2019s Merry Farm winter holiday menu at Knott\u2019s Berry Farm. (Photo by Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register\/SCNG)
\n8) Prosciutto Pizza<\/p>\n

Prop Shop Pizzeria<\/p>\n

White sauce pizza topped with prosciutto and arugula<\/p>\n

This is pretty much what I would order if I went to a pizza place. A ricotta layer takes the place of traditional marinara sauce.<\/p>\n

I usually prefer to explore and experiment when I\u2019m at a food fest \u2014 especially one with more than 100 items on the menu.<\/p>\n

So this wasn\u2019t much of a reach for me. More a familiar comfort food.<\/p>\n

\"SparklingSparkling Cranberry Lemonade available at Chow House Ice Cream on the Knott\u2019s Merry Farm winter holiday menu at Knott\u2019s Berry Farm. (Photo by Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register\/SCNG)
\n9) Sparkling Cranberry Lemonade<\/p>\n

Chow House Ice Cream<\/p>\n

I always order lemonade wherever I go. So this was another comfy choice for me.<\/p>\n

This holiday spin on the classic combined two sour flavors that added the tart taste of the cranberries to the tangy sweetness of the lemonade.<\/p>\n

The floating cranberries and flavor boost plussed-up my go-to drink of choice just enough to put a pleasantly refreshed smile on my face.<\/p>\n

\"DubaiDubai Chocolate Bar available at Ghost Town Bakery on the Knott\u2019s Merry Farm winter holiday menu at Knott\u2019s Berry Farm. (Photo by Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register\/SCNG)
\n10) Dubai Chocolate Bar<\/p>\n

Ghost Town Bakery and Farm Bakery<\/p>\n

Dubai chocolate might be one of the biggest food trends of the moment \u2014 and the Knott\u2019s bakery team has created its own version of the popular treat.<\/p>\n

It looked like a chocolate hockey puck from the outside. But it\u2019s what\u2019s on the inside that has turned Dubai chocolate into a viral food trend.<\/p>\n

The filling blended a creamy pistachio paste with crunchy strands of pastry dough.<\/p>\n

This is a great choice for dessert if you\u2019re curious about the chocolate sensation or a fan of the latest fad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s never easy deciding what to eat on the Knott\u2019s Merry Farm menu that has more than 100…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":80164,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[2223,163,165,164,1311,7,9479,8311,611,420],"class_list":{"0":"post-80163","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-anaheim","8":"tag-amusement-parks","9":"tag-anaheim","10":"tag-anaheim-headlines","11":"tag-anaheim-news","12":"tag-buena-park","13":"tag-california","14":"tag-christmas","15":"tag-knotts-berry-farm","16":"tag-orange-county","17":"tag-things-to-do"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80163"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80163\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}