Originally Posted By Jenn31 Does anyone know if the Plaza Inn is a 1955 park original? I just love the decor on the inside and was curious. This trip I'm much more fascinated with the history of the park than ever before. I don't know why? Oh, and one more thing, we always eat dinner here and thought we'd have lunch instead, what time do they start serving lunch?
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Whether it was a 1955 original depends on how you count things. There was always an eatery there, but in 1955 it was called the "Red Wagon Inn." It became the Plaza Inn in the early to mid 60's. If you like park history, I recommend the Nickel Tour (hard to get), or the easy to get DL Encyclopedia. <a href="http://www.encycoolpedia.com/" target="_blank">http://www.encycoolpedia.com/</a> This one is full of history like shops or eateries changing names and roughly when that happened.
Originally Posted By oc_dean It became the Plaza Inn in 1965. The front doors came from a 'turn of the 20th century' home that sat on Bunker Hill in what is now part of the downtown LA skyline.
Originally Posted By Bellella Is the Plaza Inn a real restaurant or just a snack bar/buffet now? I've seen photographs of it as a lovely, 1905-style restaurant with old-fashioned furniture and chandeliers. I actually haven't been inside it in years, but if it's really a restaurant, it would be a wonderful place to dine.
Originally Posted By utahjosh <Is the Plaza Inn a real restaurant or just a snack bar/buffet now? I've seen photographs of it as a lovely, 1905-style restaurant with old-fashioned furniture and chandeliers. I actually haven't been inside it in years, but if it's really a restaurant, it would be a wonderful place to dine. A mix of both. It's still a lovely Victorian-style furniture and decor. The food is picked up cafeteria-style by guests and paid for at a cashier station. There is also a lot of outdoor seating.
Originally Posted By SleepingBeauty82 I believe the main dish is the fried chicken with mashed potatoes and a biscuit but I think they have pot roast as well. I always get the pasta with red sauce and a salad. They aren't chock full of choices but they have a good amount of seating and food isn't too bad.
Originally Posted By Pollyana It's a great place to eat, and if you time it right, sit and watch the fireworks from the outside dining area. The fried chicken is very good. Reasonably priced and beautiful decor.
Originally Posted By MomluvsDisney I ate there with my DD On March 8th and I have to tell you, the food quality was outstanding. The mashed potatoes were real (red potatoes with the skin in the mash, my favorite way to have them) and so delicious (no reconstitutions here). Even the green beans were good. The meal comes with a leg, a thigh, and a breast with a wing. That is half a chicken, and it is big enough to share! The plate ran $15.99 and for the park this meal is a fairly good price. My daughter had the kids' pasta with Alfredo sauce and she ate every bit of it! The kids' meal came with a bag of carrots, a bag of sliced apples, half a bread stick and a drink for $6.49. The indoor dining atmosphere is wonderful! The tables where comfortable and there was soft music was playing. It was relaxing to eat and "Get away" from the frenetic park atmosphere for a bit. The food gets an A+ from me and will be a favored spot, should I wish to eat in the park. Don't forget the AP holders get a discount on meals here (my discount made the meal about $18 for the two of us)
Originally Posted By jmuboy The Plaza Inn is a favorite place to dine at DL. Atmosphere, customer service and food quality always seem to be top notch. I just love the Chicken Pesto Alfredo! Yummy. Good size portions there too.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains They don't have the pot roast anymore... =( Now they have the Roast Sirloin Strip Is there a difference (other than price) between the pasta here and at Redd's Pizza Port?
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Oh no, no more pot roast?! The chicken was always my fave until I tried the pot roast! (
Originally Posted By DlandJB I love the Plaza Inn, but I do get tired of the menu choices. I wish they would offer soup or just have a few more options.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney gottaluv -- the alfredo sauce at Plaza Inn tastes like the chicken fussili pasta at Pizza Port. The differences would be, they put it on when you order so it's not all mixed in (because you can get other sauces if you like), there are little pieces of chicken in the sauce instead of strips on top like at Pizza Port, and they don't have the parsley and parmeasan sprinkled on top, though you can get parmeasan. I've tried both and like Pizza Port's better, I think it's because I don't like the little pieces of chicken mixed in and how the sauce is all mixed in at Pizza Port.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains So really it's better to just pick up a plate at Pizza Port and meet the others at Plaza Inn... The price diffence is $3.50....
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains The funny thing is we never get the pasta - we get the chicken dinner and the cobb (my ranch version) salad and we share the two meals.. It more than feeds me, DS12, and DD10 with food left over.
Originally Posted By MomluvsDisney gottaluvdavillains-I have ot agree with you. The chicken Dinner alone is sufficient for my DD and myself~
Originally Posted By utahjosh My wife and I split the chicken dinner, no problem. Especially if we also split a dessert
