Care to review my ADRs?

[mdcpr]

I finalized all my ADRs, would love feedback and comments on how they are.

1. Dinner at Biergarten
2. Dinner at Be Our Guest
3. Lunch at Cinderella's Table
4. Dinner at Marrakesh
5. Lunch at Tiffins
6. Dinner at Tusker House

Thank you in advance!

 

[Weather_Lady]

My philosophy is that of Yukon Cornelius: You eat what you like, and I'll eat what I like!

Of the places you've chosen, you'll find reviews as diverse as the people giving them. (For example, I've eaten at the first four choices, and would rate them as A+, B, B and C- respectively, but my experiences are totally subjective.)

What I see in your list overall -- and what I really like about it and look for in dining choices myself -- is that you have a diverse set of restaurants, spanning 3 of the 4 parks and representing several different kinds of cuisine (German, French-ish, American, Moroccan, African-inspired two ways) and several different types of dining experience (buffet, a la carte, prix fixe, character, non-character, signature and non, with and without live entertainment). Assuming you chose them after taking a look at the menus, I say go with your list and don't question it.

 

[mdcpr]

My philosophy is that of Yukon Cornelius: You eat what you like, and I'll eat what I like!

Of the places you've chosen, you'll find reviews as diverse as the people giving them. (For example, I've eaten at the first four choices, and would rate them as A+, B, B and C- respectively, but my experiences are totally subjective.)

What I see in your list overall -- and what I really like about it and look for in dining choices myself -- is that you have a diverse set of restaurants, spanning 3 of the 4 parks and representing several different kinds of cuisine (German, French-ish, American, Moroccan, African-inspired two ways) and several different types of dining experience (buffet, a la carte, prix fixe, character, non-character, signature and non, with and without live entertainment). Assuming you chose them after taking a look at the menus, I say go with your list and don't question it.

Yes, I try to keep my family from pizza and burgers and like to expose them to all cuisines. No place for picky eaters in my family.

 

[Hakunamatata]

Yes, I try to keep my family from pizza and burgers and like to expose them to all cuisines. No place for picky eaters in my family.

Thats a great philosophy but would disagree that vacation is the place or time to do that. My kids are picky eaters. We force diversity on them at home. I'm not about to do that at the place we are supposed to be having fun at. If they want mac n cheese with a side of Mac n cheese then so be it.

To each their own

 

[mdcpr]

BB wolfes has killer hotdogs..well worth it IMO

Thank you, but no one in my family likes hot dogs.

 

[mdcpr]

Thats a great philosophy but would disagree that vacation is the place or time to do that. My kids are picky eaters. We force diversity on them at home. I'm not about to do that at the place we are supposed to be having fun at. If they want mac n cheese with a side of Mac n cheese then so be it.

To each their own

This is the way my family eats. They don't even like mac n'cheese, unless there's nothing else to eat. I don't force diversity of food, I exposed the kids very early on to this, and that's how they eat.

 

[mdcpr]

my 2nd recommend was gonna be the polite pig at disney springs...oh mylanta ..sooo goood

and Nicolette the manager as well as all of the staff are very cool

Looks very good, but we're not going to Disney Springs this time around. We're only there for 5 days.

 

[mdcpr]

iv'e eaten at marrakesh and tiffins..both really good
where is turker house?

Typo--Tusker House - is in Animal Kingdom. Buffet/Character dining.

 

[Dave B]

iv'e eaten at marrakesh and tiffins..both really good
where is turker house?

Its a character dining experience at Animal Kingdom, a lot of fun and good food

 

[mdcpr]

my bad i suddenly realized it was tusker..i have not tried that yet

The menu looks delicious.

 

[mdcpr]

i try to do something new each visit..tusker house is now on my list

I know we're not going to be repeat WDW visitors, so I'm trying to get as many experiences as we can in one trip.

 

[Weather_Lady]

Thats a great philosophy but would disagree that vacation is the place or time to do that. My kids are picky eaters. We force diversity on them at home. I'm not about to do that at the place we are supposed to be having fun at. If they want mac n cheese with a side of Mac n cheese then so be it.

To each their own

Fortunately for everybody (picky eaters or no), diverse restaurant choices don't have to be the enemy of picky eaters at WDW. All of the restaurants at Disney I've ever been to, regardless of theme or cuisine inspiration, have several kid-friendly options on offer (which adults can generally order as well, with an upcharge.) E.g., Restaurant Marrakesh has burgers and chicken nuggets, Be Our Guest has mac & cheese, and venues like Biergarten have a whole section of the buffet devoted to American kid-friendly options.

 

[Queen of the WDW Scene]

To be honest I don't care for most of what you've listed.

I would definitely consider eating at BOG for lunch instead of dinner and CRT for dinner instead of lunch.

For the other things listed I'd pick somewhere else all together.

 

[Hakunamatata]

Fortunately for everybody (picky eaters or no), diverse restaurant choices don't have to be the enemy of picky eaters at WDW. All of the restaurants at Disney I've ever been to, regardless of theme or cuisine inspiration, have several kid-friendly options on offer (which adults can generally order as well, with an upcharge.) E.g., Restaurant Marrakesh has burgers and chicken nuggets, Be Our Guest has mac & cheese, and venues like Biergarten have a whole section of the buffet devoted to American kid-friendly options.

We have found this to be the case as well this trip. A couple if occasions we have ordered an adult portion of a kids item. I think this is a great thing that Disney does overall is that they are very flexible with menus.

 

[mdcpr]

To be honest I don't care for most of what you've listed.

I would definitely consider eating at BOG for lunch instead of dinner and CRT for dinner instead of lunch.

For the other things listed I'd pick somewhere else all together.

Any specific reason? Bad food? Awful atmosphere?

As for BOG, we wanted the French-oriented dinner, and my son will get a kick out of meeting Beast.

 

[Queen of the WDW Scene]

Any specific reason? Bad food? Awful atmosphere?

As for BOG, we wanted the French-oriented dinner, and my son will get a kick out of meeting Beast.

Just not my style of food for most of them.
Even CRT isn't food I want to eat but the experience is fun.
I would not pay OOP for it or BOG dinner.
BOG dinner menu is also very unappealing to me.
I enjoy the lunch menu and atmosphere.
As much as I love Beast I'm unwilling to pay that much and eat food I dislike to meet him.

 

[mdcpr]

Just not my style of food for most of them.
Even CRT isn't food I want to eat but the experience is fun.
I would not pay OOP for it or BOG dinner.
BOG dinner menu is also very unappealing to me.
I enjoy the lunch menu and atmosphere.
As much as I love Beast I'm unwilling to pay that much and eat food I dislike to meet him.

I understand. Thank you.

 

[RememberWhen]

Quick question: are you on the dining plan or paying oop?

Plans look like they should work for you!

 

[mdcpr]

Quick question: are you on the dining plan or paying oop?

Plans look like they should work for you!

I did the numbers and will look into the dining plan. But the reality is that the savings are only like $40.

 

[Queen of the WDW Scene]

I did the numbers and will look into the dining plan. But the reality is that the savings are only like $40.

In your figuring did you include snacks or having alcoholic beverages at TS and QS or what it purely meal price to meal price?

Either way to me $40 saved is well worth adding the dining plan.
You also have the convenience of paying in advance so less to think about while enjoying your vacation.

So unless you've already accumulated a ton of gift cards or something I'd definitely reconsider on the dining plan.