At Wonderwoods by Ephemera - Val d’Europe, in Serris, the restaurant almost disappears behind its setting: 4K projections, staged vegetation, glowing mushrooms and fantastical creatures create the impression of entering an unreal clearing. The concept is designed as an immersive restaurant, not simply a room decorated with a forest theme: light, images and visual effects accompany the meal from start to finish.
The venue is inside Imagi Park, in the Val d’Europe shopping centre, a few minutes from Disneyland Paris. It is a good choice for anyone seeking an unusual restaurant near Disney without necessarily returning to the theme-park world.
A menu that genuinely plays with the theme
Ephemera advertises 100% homemade cuisine prepared with fresh, seasonal produce. The 2026 menu features several woodland references: mushroom pie, truffled poultry and roasted mushrooms, as well as a particularly playful signature dessert, Le Praliné des Bois, presented as small praline-mousse mushrooms with almond crumble and honey-roasted apples.
The Menu Immersif listed in 2026 costs €42 for starter, main course and dessert, or €49 with a cocktail of your choice. A pairing of two glasses of wine is available for an additional €12. À la carte, many dishes cost around €16 to €23, and the children's menu is advertised at €14.
The detail to know before visiting
Wonderwoods accepts customers without bookings, but the restaurant states that 90% of tables are reserved in advance. In practice, especially in the evening, at weekends or after a day at Disneyland Paris, it is better to book than rely on a table being available.
Other useful details:
- free parking on site at Val d’Europe;
- RER A Val d’Europe station nearby;
- Seine-et-Marne Express bus routes 16, 19 and 69;
- venue accessible to people with reduced mobility;
- high chairs available;
- vegetarian options offered;
- dogs are not allowed at Wonderwoods Val d’Europe, unlike at several other Ephemera restaurants, because of the shopping centre's rules.
On Saturdays, operation changes slightly: between lunch and dinner, Wonderwoods switches to a reduced afternoon menu, while retaining its desserts.
For a birthday, take care with the cake
The restaurant is happy to add a candle to dessert. It also allows customers to bring their own cake, but charges €5 per guest. This is worth knowing before arriving with a cake in hand.
What makes the venue interesting
The risk with an immersive restaurant is that the staging serves only as a backdrop for selfies. Wonderwoods goes a little further: the menu itself uses forest codes and certain presentations extend the visual world. The restaurant advertises 184 seats and around 290 m² of immersion in Imagi Park: this is not a small themed room but a genuine staged production designed to surround the meal.
For a family outing, birthday or original dinner in Serris / Val d’Europe, the appeal lies precisely in this combination of conventional dining and continuous visual spectacle: visitors come to eat, but also spend much of the meal watching what moves and lights up around the table.
