So there will be 4 adults and 4 children. We are trying to stay within a budget and still have a great time. Any suggestions on where to eat with good prices and portion sizes?
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Looking for table service places to eat. Inexpensive for 8?
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Buck Wheelie
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Disney is expensive no matter where you go. I would suggest you check the menus on line to see the prices at places you would like to eat. Menus are available on the WDW site or a few other sites. You don't mention the age of your children but Disney considers children 12 and older to be adults. Also, for parties for 6 or more 18% gratuity is added to the bill. For a party of 8 (4 adults and 4 children) most table service dinners would cost you around $125 to $150 on average and that might be a little low. It all depends on appetizer, drinks etc. Disney used to be known for large portion sizes but lately a lot of people have noticed smaller portions. Hope this helps.
DisneyAubs
Active Member
If your crew can agree on pizza toppings, Via Napoli is one of our go to table-service restaurants when we’re trying to be more economical.
Weather_Lady
Well-Known Member
You'll find lower prices dining a la carte (no buffets, etc. - e.g., 'Ohana is $58/adult BEFORE tax and tip): you can Google for the current lists of best out-of-pocket values, but FWIW my family's favorites in each park for value and portion size are Via Napoli (Epcot, order a pizza to share as recommended by @DisneyAubs), Skipper Canteen (MK), Yak & Yeti (AK) and Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater (HS).
There are some other ways to get a modest discount on your dining, as well: if anyone in your party has a Disney VISA, check the list of restaurants at which you can get 10% off with it (e.g., Skipper Canteen, Rose & Crown, Sanaa). https://disneyrewards.com/vacation-perks/walt-disney-world-perks/
Ditto if anyone has a Landry's Select Club card with some rewards credits on it that can be applied toward your bill at one of Disney's three Landry's-owned restaurants (Yak & Yeti, Rainforest Cafe, T-REX).
You can also "save" 4% or more on any and all Disney-related expenditures by purchasing Disney gift cards at a discount. We buy them at BJ's (e.g., $460 for a $500 Disney GC) and use them to pay for all of our Disney expenses, including out-of-pocket food costs for those places that don't offer a better discount if we pay another way (e.g., 10% off with Disney VISA). If you buy the gift cards using a credit card with a cash back benefit or airline points you can use toward future travel, it's even more of a win.
If you want to play around with a few different restaurant ideas and get a handle on what you might expect to pay, I recommend the dining calculator tool at https://www.distripplanner.com/. While it can't account for variations in the way people order (e.g., if you put in Via Napoli it will give a total that reflects the average price if everyone orders their own individual entree, rather than a pizza to share), it's good to use as a guideline, and to help avoid sticker shock.
There are some other ways to get a modest discount on your dining, as well: if anyone in your party has a Disney VISA, check the list of restaurants at which you can get 10% off with it (e.g., Skipper Canteen, Rose & Crown, Sanaa). https://disneyrewards.com/vacation-perks/walt-disney-world-perks/
Ditto if anyone has a Landry's Select Club card with some rewards credits on it that can be applied toward your bill at one of Disney's three Landry's-owned restaurants (Yak & Yeti, Rainforest Cafe, T-REX).
You can also "save" 4% or more on any and all Disney-related expenditures by purchasing Disney gift cards at a discount. We buy them at BJ's (e.g., $460 for a $500 Disney GC) and use them to pay for all of our Disney expenses, including out-of-pocket food costs for those places that don't offer a better discount if we pay another way (e.g., 10% off with Disney VISA). If you buy the gift cards using a credit card with a cash back benefit or airline points you can use toward future travel, it's even more of a win.
If you want to play around with a few different restaurant ideas and get a handle on what you might expect to pay, I recommend the dining calculator tool at https://www.distripplanner.com/. While it can't account for variations in the way people order (e.g., if you put in Via Napoli it will give a total that reflects the average price if everyone orders their own individual entree, rather than a pizza to share), it's good to use as a guideline, and to help avoid sticker shock.
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Weather_Lady
Well-Known Member
Great advice! I just had a minor correction: I believe the cut-off for charging a child as an "adult" for dining purposes is ages 10 and over, not 12.
Buck Wheelie
Well-Known Member
Adults get young and younger at WDW.
Weather_Lady
Well-Known Member
True! Wish there was a discount for being young at heart.
JohnD
Well-Known Member
Biergarten in Epcot Germany pavilion. Better for large parties.
ilovelabs2021
Member
FYI, Ohana is currently closed.
True but they didn't give a date of travel so may be reopened by then.
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
The entree prices are high, but you can feed a small army with two mezzo metro pizzas at Via Napoli.
ppete1975
Well-Known Member
bring snacks from home, beef jerky popcorn chips to keep from being super hungry then have each 2 adults share a meal. Quick service might be your best bet though.
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
I don't know what beef jerky popcorn chips are, but I know I want some.
ppete1975
Well-Known Member
laziness and being allergic to punctuation gets me everytime
we should invent this though.. sounds keto