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Am I Alone... WDW Food is BAD
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Queen of the WDW Scene
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Do I hear crickets....
I’ve had some decent meals there, and a “wow” one at Victoria and Albert’s. Suppose it all depends on your previous expectations, experience, and of course where you’re dining at WDW....
I hear they're serving those in the Poly lounge.
Figgy1
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Disney being Disney we've had meals ranging from excellent to meh to just plain bad. We've eaten at Hollywood and Vile a couple of time at the request of my children and may never return, had a gosh bad meal at GG service and food a couple of years ago. Excellent meals have included BOG when it first opened and a rather sorry one a couple of years later(we've had great luck at lunch), Tiffins was excellent as well for both my carnivore dh and myself the vegan, same goes for small plates at Nomad and SRT!!! Yes we could have gotten something just about as good at home but not the atmosphere either had. R&C was a pleasant surprise for all of us, both food and service. Sanaa was not only great as we loved both the bread service and entrees. As far as prices go we're just outside the metro NYC area so we've found much worse food for way more money. BTW a little research and knowing you're own palette goes a long way ps I feed teenage boys so extra kudos to TH and WCC
I’ve eaten almost everywhere... from the worst quick service to the “best” of the more high end restaurants.
I’m also the planning type so I’m not a rookie... I always pulled ADR’s at the 180 mark.
I guess I’m lucky because I live in a major American city with amazing food and a number of smaller cities in neighboring areas that have prosperous food scenes.
I’m also the planning type so I’m not a rookie... I always pulled ADR’s at the 180 mark.
I guess I’m lucky because I live in a major American city with amazing food and a number of smaller cities in neighboring areas that have prosperous food scenes.
LeCellier is maybe the worst restaurant experience I had in my time at WDW over the years.
Again, I try not to use value as a means of judgement because “expensive” means different things to people but usually I try to compare X to X when it comes to price... as in, what would “60 dollars for a plate” get me at home and LeCellier is at far, far on the list of even nation wide steak steakhouse chains (Smith Wollenskys, ruth Chris, Don shula, capital grill, Morton’s, etc)
Ok, their mole is on point... I will concede that.
Disney4family
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Honestly, a few weeks ago, my husband said I was "very religious" because all I had was bread and wine from even top restaurants like the Cali Grill. I feel like we spent a lot of money this year on restaurants - of all levels (like BOG, 50s Prime Time, The Wave. Rainforest Cafe, Wolfgang Puck, the Cali Grill) and it just wasn't worth it. I've never experienced that before. The food wasn't good for the price.
The scallops at BOG were "fishy". Anything at 50s or Rainforest was inedible. The service at The Wave wasn't a "typical" CM experience and the food was eh. Puck's was pure salt. The surf and turf at the Cali Grill was gooped up with so much sauce, it was challenging to find anything edible.
I'm hoping it was just an off year and next year will be better - otherwise my years as a church organist will serve me well as I have more bread and wine next year.
The scallops at BOG were "fishy". Anything at 50s or Rainforest was inedible. The service at The Wave wasn't a "typical" CM experience and the food was eh. Puck's was pure salt. The surf and turf at the Cali Grill was gooped up with so much sauce, it was challenging to find anything edible.
I'm hoping it was just an off year and next year will be better - otherwise my years as a church organist will serve me well as I have more bread and wine next year.
Of course, I’m not a local nor am I a multi visit per year guest, so perhaps I had back luck and caught the kitchen on off nights but after a while you have to let go of those odds and realize that while WDW is amazing, I eat for sustenance and never pleasure there.
... and those were in my “fat” days when I ate whatever I wanted. If I went today it would be even harder as someone who has lost 100 lbs living a low carb lifestyle.
BoarderPhreak
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That's a mighty big generalization. The adage "you get what you pay for" is stretched to the limits with WDW's pricing, but it still applies. Quick Service food varies a bit, but it's at least average. Table Service is definitely a step up and usually quite good. Then of course, there's Signature Dining. It's all a matter of expectations (e.g. expecting a killer meal at Quick Service is not gonna happen).
I've had very, very few instances where I've thought, "man, that sucked." Ripped off, sure. But I digress...
I've had very, very few instances where I've thought, "man, that sucked." Ripped off, sure. But I digress...
Disney4family
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Congrats on the weight loss! That’s awesome!
Yeah, it’s pretty big... it’s taken me like 12 years and 20 visits to come to this conclusion. I only thought of it recently as my wife has been on a big Disney YouTube Blog kick, so we end up watching a lot of Food reviews and it started an epic 5 night conversation and recollection of all the meals we’ve had, and cash we spent, and yeah... just isn’t all that good.
I don’t want to offend people here so I’m venturing into murky waters, but Disney definitely knows it’s market and many places play on the “quantity over quality” model. I basically never go to anything that’s all you can eat anymore. Besides the fact that I polished off like 75 shrimp alone at ohana once... good lord
Ricky Spanish
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We do not travel to WDW for the food, we go there for other entertainment.
I live in Chicago and have numerous choices of restaurants and cuisines every day.
I can even get a Dole whip here!
So, I'm not saying the food is bad.
But we don't travel 1200 miles for a steak, or pasta, or a cupcake.
I guess I would feel different if I lived in a small, rural town with only 1 or 2 restaurants.
Then I could understand the excitement of going for a "special" TS meal.
Or to a celebrity chef's restaurant for a meal.
I live in Chicago and have numerous choices of restaurants and cuisines every day.
I can even get a Dole whip here!
So, I'm not saying the food is bad.
But we don't travel 1200 miles for a steak, or pasta, or a cupcake.
I guess I would feel different if I lived in a small, rural town with only 1 or 2 restaurants.
Then I could understand the excitement of going for a "special" TS meal.
Or to a celebrity chef's restaurant for a meal.
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I’m the same but unfortunately you have to eat and when facing those options across a 5-7 day period it gets tiring spending a gold mine of mediocre food.
HansGruber
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And the cheapest food you pay for at Disney is still higher than anything else around the area. So, I don't know if that argument holds any weight.