Raising the Prices at Le Cellier

RealHawker

RealHawker

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this place is not overrated - it was underpriced.
Cellier only really took off when the dining plan came out.

Its as simple as people on the dining plan, trying to get the most $ value out of the meals. Many people loved saying they got a $30 Filet Mignon with their 39.99 a day meal plan.

I am not knocking this - but people work the system. I bet if you put a $40 item on a non-signature dinner, people would flock to eat whatever it was the gave them so much bang for their dining credits.

I agree with the much earlier poster - supply and demand. The place was way too packed and crazy most times, even when the park was slow.
 
flavious27

flavious27

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MontyMon said:
I've always enjoyed Le Cellier and will continue to. The pricing doesn't seem that bad. I suspect the reason they went Signature was the pricing may have been artificially lower when they were non-Signature to remain competitive with other restaurants. Now they're Signature, adding a more extensive wine list and a broader menu sounds reasonable to me.

I have two dinners booked for my August trip and am thoroughly looking forward to it!
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They kept the prices artificially lower for the last 10+ years? I think that they raised the prices because Le Cellier has been the most popular restaurant for EPCOT. With Le Cellier being a 2 TS point restaurant now, I think that there is going to be less people eating there.
 
Monty

Monty

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flavious27 said:
They kept the prices artificially lower for the last 10+ years? I think that they raised the prices because Le Cellier has been the most popular restaurant for EPCOT. With Le Cellier being a 2 TS point restaurant now, I think that there is going to be less people eating there.
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My point was that before going Signature they couldn't increase prices otherwise people paying OOP would be upset that DDPers were getting a ridiculous deal. They can charge more now that DDPers have to burn two credits for the same meal.

Le Cellier has been hard to book because it's a steakhouse inside a park and has limited space. Limited supply [small venue] and high demand [people wanting to stay in the park and eat steak] equated to hard to get reservations. Some people equated that to the restaurant being "overrated", but while the food was a relatively good value for money, the food was really not the reason it was hard to get into.
 
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DawnCt

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MontyMon said:
My point was that before going Signature they couldn't increase prices otherwise people paying OOP would be upset that DDPers were getting a ridiculous deal. They can charge more now that DDPers have to burn two credits for the same meal.

Le Cellier has been hard to book because it's a steakhouse inside a park and has limited space. Limited supply [small venue] and high demand [people wanting to stay in the park and eat steak] equated to hard to get reservations. Some people equated that to the restaurant being "overrated", but while the food was a relatively good value for money, the food was really not the reason it was hard to get into.
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Good point. I think if diners are expecting "prime" because they are advertising a better quality of beef, they will be disappointed. The Yachtsman Steak House used to offer prime when they first opened. They stopped that a couple of years later. I don't think they have yet brought it back.
 
flavious27

flavious27

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MontyMon said:
My point was that before going Signature they couldn't increase prices otherwise people paying OOP would be upset that DDPers were getting a ridiculous deal. They can charge more now that DDPers have to burn two credits for the same meal.

Le Cellier has been hard to book because it's a steakhouse inside a park and has limited space. Limited supply [small venue] and high demand [people wanting to stay in the park and eat steak] equated to hard to get reservations. Some people equated that to the restaurant being "overrated", but while the food was a relatively good value for money, the food was really not the reason it was hard to get into.
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Until the menu starts offering a product that justifies a smith & wollensky price, people won't burn away 2 TS points.

With Le Cellier being the only steakhouse inside the parks, why does disney not build more steakhouses in other parks? It makes sense that there would be a steakhouse or chophouse in FL. New York Street in DHS could have a steakhouse built into it. A Korean Steakhouse could be built at DAK. If the demand is that high, the supply should be increased instead of the prices.
 
Disneydreamer23

Disneydreamer23

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As of not to long ago la ceiler is now 2 sit downs in stead of 1. I went in december and didnt know and i ran out and had to pay for sci fi in hollywood studios. but mmmmm pretzel bread!!
 
Phonedave

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flavious27 said:
Until the menu starts offering a product that justifies a smith & wollensky price, people won't burn away 2 TS points.

With Le Cellier being the only steakhouse inside the parks, why does disney not build more steakhouses in other parks? It makes sense that there would be a steakhouse or chophouse in FL. New York Street in DHS could have a steakhouse built into it. A Korean Steakhouse could be built at DAK. If the demand is that high, the supply should be increased instead of the prices.
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Not sure how that ties in thematically, but gastronomically it works for me.

I guess you are going that whole Asia angle with it?


-dave
 
lilclerk

lilclerk

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Disneydreamer23 said:
As of not to long ago la ceiler is now 2 sit downs in stead of 1. I went in december and didnt know and i ran out and had to pay for sci fi in hollywood studios. but mmmmm pretzel bread!!
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It just changed to two credits last week.
But I agree, I could go for some pretzel bread with cheddar cheese soup right now.
 
flavious27

flavious27

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Phonedave said:
Not sure how that ties in thematically, but gastronomically it works for me.

I guess you are going that whole Asia angle with it?


-dave
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Yeah, asia gets an asian steakhouse. If they add south america, we can get a Brazilian steakhouse like fogo de chao.
 
Monty

Monty

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Disneydreamer23 said:
As of not to long ago la ceiler is now 2 sit downs in stead of 1. I went in december and didnt know and i ran out and had to pay for sci fi in hollywood studios. but mmmmm pretzel bread!!
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Umm.... Le Cellier changed to Signature effective 1 March this year. :lookaroun

If you ran out of credits you either counted wrong or somebody in your party was sneaking out and eating extra meals while you weren't looking. :lol:
 
Disneydreamer23

Disneydreamer23

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MontyMon said:
Umm.... Le Cellier changed to Signature effective 1 March this year. :lookaroun

If you ran out of credits you either counted wrong or somebody in your party was sneaking out and eating extra meals while you weren't looking. :lol:
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Well My fiance did sneak out once.. hmmm lol
 
chwilson88

chwilson88

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DawnCt said:
Good point. I think if diners are expecting "prime" because they are advertising a better quality of beef, they will be disappointed. The Yachtsman Steak House used to offer prime when they first opened. They stopped that a couple of years later. I don't think they have yet brought it back.
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You're right, Yachtsman had much more prime grade beef on the menu way back. Last year when I was there they had ONE selection of prime beef - the ny strip...and it wasn't very good. Shula's is the last place now that will serve a good selection of dry aged, prime beef at Disney.
 

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