Having just returned from an excellent trip during which we used the dinning plan, I thought Id ask if anyone else felt that standards had dropped a little at table service eateries in the World.
I have to say that while there was no truly bad experience our parties opinion was that things are showing signs of strain given the volume of people eating on property. Heres a few things we felt:
Crystal Palace - server very stressed, overheard complaining about number of parties being put through, we felt pressure to eat up and get out. Quality of food on offer down on previous visist.
Tonys Town square - very limited menu, food was pretty good.
Spoodles – where have all the exciting dishes gone? Its only a matter of time before its burgers dogs and McDonalds fry’s.
Jikos – excellent, the service was outstanding.
Le Cellieur - they were running late so had to wait 40 mins for our ressy (that’s what we get for being punctual) . Food good though personally I felt my steak at the Longhorn two days earlier was actually better (and a lot cheaper)
San Angel : perhaps its just me but I’m sure there are fewer choices on the menu, again food quality definitely not the same standard as last summer.
California Grill : this has definitely slipped, the menu was very poor IMHO for what they were charging. Cant help but feel some of the price hikes on the menu are there to justify the two dinner option meal plan charge. This is one of my favourite eating-places so I was very disappointed of what was on offer.
IMHO all of this is attributable to the higher volumes of punters they are now serving. I for one will be thinking twice about using the dinning plan and eating as more often off property
I have to say that while there was no truly bad experience our parties opinion was that things are showing signs of strain given the volume of people eating on property. Heres a few things we felt:
Crystal Palace - server very stressed, overheard complaining about number of parties being put through, we felt pressure to eat up and get out. Quality of food on offer down on previous visist.
Tonys Town square - very limited menu, food was pretty good.
Spoodles – where have all the exciting dishes gone? Its only a matter of time before its burgers dogs and McDonalds fry’s.
Jikos – excellent, the service was outstanding.
Le Cellieur - they were running late so had to wait 40 mins for our ressy (that’s what we get for being punctual) . Food good though personally I felt my steak at the Longhorn two days earlier was actually better (and a lot cheaper)
San Angel : perhaps its just me but I’m sure there are fewer choices on the menu, again food quality definitely not the same standard as last summer.
California Grill : this has definitely slipped, the menu was very poor IMHO for what they were charging. Cant help but feel some of the price hikes on the menu are there to justify the two dinner option meal plan charge. This is one of my favourite eating-places so I was very disappointed of what was on offer.
IMHO all of this is attributable to the higher volumes of punters they are now serving. I for one will be thinking twice about using the dinning plan and eating as more often off property