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Beauty and the Beast Party -Themed Dinner and Movie Night

Modified: Jun 11, 2025 · Published: Aug 16, 2021 by Dannyelle Nicolle-Ramjist · This post may contain affiliate links · 5 Comments

Our Beauty and the Beast Party Ideas for a themed Dinner and Movie Night are so much fun. We served beef ragu, French baguette for our themed menu, and we couldn't forget the grey stuff for dessert. We also set up a little a Gaston's Tavern are serving root beer. There were Beauty and Beast inspired decorations and printables too.

Beauty and the Beast party table with food and decorations.
Jump to:
  • Why We Love This Party
  • Beauty and the Beast Party Decor
  • Book Page Runner
  • Lumiere and Cogsworth
  • Beauty and the Beast Free Party Printables
  • Gaston's Tavern
  • Beauty and the Beast Themed Food
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Beauty and Beast Recipes

Why We Love This Party

  • You've got to love a fairy tale where the princess saves the prince!
  • Belle's smart girl book loving vibes are a favorite.
  • French inspired food -yes please.
  • Adding a Gaston's Tavern inspired rootbeer area is so much fun.

When I decided to do a series of Disney Princess themed dinner and movie nights this summer, I knew right away that I wanted to include one of our favorite fairy tales, Beauty and the Beast. It is one of the most cherished animated films of all time. Perhaps because Belle is a smart book worm, or because the newer live action movie is so beautiful, or maybe because, in this case, the princess saves the prince? 

This party feels a little more grown up and sophisticated, probably because I was influenced by the live action version to use some beautiful vintage inspired pieces for the decor. You could find most of what I used at the thrift store, so it should be easy to recreate something similar at your house, with a little pre-planning and shopping.

Be sure to check out our Frozen Dinner and Movie Night, The Princess and the Frog Dinner and Movie Night, Cinderella Dinner and Movie Night, Snow White Dinner and Movie Night and Moana Dinner and Movie Night.

Beauty and the Beast Party Decor

Let's start with the decor. Many years ago, my friend Heather created a beautiful Beauty and the Beast party for her little girl Allie, and let me share it on the blog. You can find the gorgeous Beauty and the Beast party decor and food ideas here, and the really fun and creative Beauty and the Beast themed games and activities here.

We set everything up in our living room around the coffee table to enjoy dinner while watching the movie on the big screen. If you prefer a Beauty and Beast dinner party, use our ideas to set up a dining room.

Book Page Runner

Inspired by Belle's love of books, we decided to make a table runner out of book pages.  

I picked up some old and really inexpensive books at the thrift store. Next I ripped out pages and used my hot glue gun to attach them together to create the table runner.

Beauty and the Beast party table table with book page table runner, clock, candle holder, and roses.

Lumiere and Cogsworth

I thought it would be fun to include a clock to symbolize one of our favorite characters, Cogsworth, and a gold candlestick to represent Lumiere. I had an old clock that was perfect, but if you didn't you could look at a thrift store for something similar. Remember it doesn't need to be exact, which mine isn't.. It's just to give the suggestion. The candlestick I used was also from the thrift store. It was originally wood, but we liked the shape, and spray painted it gold. Brass candlestick holders would work well too.

Beauty and the Beast lumiere inspired candle holder.
Beauty and the Beast lumiere inspired candle holder and party decor.

Enchanted Rose

To create an enchanted rose to use on our table I used a glass cloche. It was really simple to put together. 

Real life Beauty and the Beast inspired enchanted rose in a glass cloche with mini lights.

I used a piece of clear fishing line, and tied a fresh rose at the base. Next, I used clear tape to attach the fishing line to the top of the cloche so the rose would hang. Lastly, I used some battery powered mini lights in the cloche as well, to create a magical look. 

Just remember, if you're using a real rose like I did, not to put it together too early, as the rose will eventually wilt with no water source. Or you can use a faux rose instead.

DIY Beauty and the Beast  inspired enchanted rose in a glass cloche with mini lights.

I used the rest of the red roses, and a few rose petals that I tore off, on the table. I also decorated with some stacks of vintage books that I had.

Beauty and the Beast party table with food and decor.

Beauty and the Beast Free Party Printables

We also created some beautiful custom printables for the Beauty and the Beast movie night. Starting out with this gorgeous movie ticket invitation. Print these off on your home computer or office supply store, and use them as an invitation for your kids, and friends.

Printable Beauty and the Beast movie ticket invitation on a table with candles and roses.

We also included a poster with this printable set that says "tale as old as time".

Tale as old as time printable poster for Beauty and the Beast party decor.

There's also food labels to go with our themed dinner menu, and beautiful cupcake picks that we used in our grey stuff dessert.

Beauty and the Beast inspired party table with food and party decor.
Beauty and the Beast party printables collection.

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Gaston's Tavern

We also included a little tribute to our favourite bad guy, Gaston -an iconic character. We created a special little area for Gaston's Tavern. 

Where the coffee table decor was inspired by the beast's castle, this area is Inspired by the song lyrics, we were sure to use lots of antlers "... I use antlers in all of my decorating..." and included a faux deer head on the wall.

Beauty and the Beast party table with themed food and decor.

We created a printable Gaston's Tavern sign, that we added to the wall too. And based on the line "Belle what do you say we walk over to the tavern and look at my trophies?" I added some fun vintage trophies that I've found at antique stores to the table too.

Beauty and the Beast party at Gaston's tavern with trophies.

I thought it would be fun to have some root beer at the tavern or you could serve a homemade version of Disney's Lefou's brew recipe.

The glass beer steins are from the dollar store. I used my Cricut to add the logo to each glass, using permanent vinyl.  Tip: I should have used white colored permanent vinyl, rather than black, so it would shown up better when the mug is full of root beer. 

If you don't have a Cricut machine, you can create something similar by printing the logo on paper, and using glue to attach them to the mugs, or printing on sticker paper and adding stickers to the mugs.  I've included the small logos in the printable package.

Gaston's tavern root beer bar at a Beauty and the Beast party.
DIY Gaston's tavern beer mugs for a Beauty and the Beast party.

Beauty and the Beast Themed Food

Some Disney Princess movies don't have much food mentioned in them, and it's a little challenging to come up with a theme menu, but not this one. The famous Be Our Guest song is full of ideas of what to serve for dinner. And we were also inspired by the Beauty and Beast menu at the Be our Guest restaurant at Walt Disney World.

  • Braised Beef Ragu
  • Pasta
  • French Baguette
  • The Grey Stuff with Vanilla Shortbread Cookies
  • Rootbeer from Gaston's Tavern

We went with beef ragout, baguette, and the grey stuff. 

This beef ragu is a favourite of ours and I've been meaning to share the recipe for awhile. It's a braised beef sauce made with red wine, and beef broth, and it's rich and delicious. This is one of my favorite, most delicious recipes.

We served ours with pasta, it's also fantastic with mashed potatoes. Find the recipe for Braised Beef Ragu here.

Beauty and the Beast table with beef ragu, French Baguette, and the grey stuff.
Bowl of beef ragu at a Beauty and the Beast party.
Beauty and the Beast themed food table at party.

The grey stuff comes from the line in the song "try the grey stuff it's delicious, don't believe us ask the dishes". It's easy to make and so good, your kids will love it. Find the  easy recipe for The Grey Stuff here.  It's a delicious combination of oreo cookies, and vanilla pudding mix.

We used a piping bag to add to some delicious shortbread cookies. Find the vanilla shortbread cookie recipe here.

This is one of our favorite beauty and beast inspired simple treats. You could also serve the grey stuff on it's own in a small bowl, or as a cupcake topping, if you prefer.

The grey stuff served on cookies.
Beauty and the Beast inspired grey stuff served on shortbread cookies.

This movie night was so beautiful and so delicious. The food is really amazing for this movie night. It would also be a great date night, family movie night, or birthday party celebration.

Beauty and the Beast inspired dinner of beef ragu, French baguette and the grey stuff.

With all these fun Beauty and the Beast party ideas for a fun themed dinner and movie night, life really is a party!

Frequently Asked Questions

What food is mentioned in Beauty and The Beast?

This movie has many mentions of food including beef ragu, cheese soufflé and, most famously, the “grey stuff.”

What is the grey stuff?

The grey stuff served in Disney parks at the Be Our Guest restaurant is a sweet mousse made of cookies and cream. Some people believe that the grey stuff in the original film is pate, because it's served on a platter of hors d'oeuvres.

Can I make these dishes ahead of time?

Yes, make the beef ragu the night before, it will be even better heated the next day. Make your cookies and grey stuff ahead of time, but pipe the grey stuff on the cookies just before serving to avoid the cookie becoming soggy.

If you tried this Beauty and Beast Party and Menu or any other ideas on my blog please let me know how it went in the comments below. Thanks for visiting today!

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  1. nba 2k20 app says

    June 01, 2025 at 2:44 am

    What a magical idea for a dinner and movie night! I love the details you included, especially the enchanted rose centerpiece. This theme is perfect for both kids and adults. Can't wait to try out your recipes and decorations! Thank you for the inspiration!

  2. h89 says

    May 22, 2025 at 3:14 pm

    What a magical idea for a party! I love how you incorporated both the dinner and movie aspects to create a memorable night. The themed decorations and menu sound incredible, especially the enchanted rose centerpiece! Can't wait to try out these ideas for my next gathering!

  3. TC LOTTERY LOGIN says

    April 19, 2025 at 11:38 pm

    What a magical idea for a dinner and movie night! I love all the details you included, especially the themed recipes and decorations. Can't wait to try this out for my next gathering!

  4. TIKTOKio says

    December 11, 2024 at 3:33 am

    What a magical idea for a dinner and movie night! I love how you incorporated themed decorations and recipes that fit perfectly with "Beauty and the Beast." Can't wait to try some of these ideas for my next gathering!

  5. Easy Spotify to MP3 says

    November 10, 2024 at 4:03 pm

    What a charming idea for a themed dinner and movie night! I love all the details you included, especially the enchanted rose centerpiece. Perfect for creating a magical atmosphere. Can't wait to try out some of these recipes! ??

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