Originally Posted By LadyandtheTramp Had lunch at the Brown Derby yesterday, and after being seated and being handed the menu, we mentioned to the waiter that we had apparently been handed the wrong menu, since it appeared to be the dinner menu. With the Cobb only as a two-person appetizer, and prices for all entrees in the $22+ range. Our waiter informed us that the Brown Derby is now a one-menu-all-day restaurant. That was a surprise, and not a welcome one. Thankfully, the Cobb was still there, although at a higher price than before. I was wondering if this is another ploy by WDW management to make the Dining Plan appear to be a better deal. Since the Derby is a two credit restaurant (I believe), are they attempting to lure people in by saying that you're getting the full dinner menu for lunch? That may be an enticement for the DDP participants, but is really a rip-off for those paying with real money.
Originally Posted By MPierce Yes the Brown Derby is 2 pts. The following are the 2 most used testimonials about the DDP. Isn't the DDP great! look how much money it saved us! We would have never eaten here without the DDP! You be the Judge.
Originally Posted By demderedoseguys ^^ Here's my testimonial: Once upon a time the food at Disney was great and used to be one of the things I would look forward to when planning my vacation. Now the food stinks in comparison to what it once was and is overpriced because of the DDP. I find myself eating more and more off property or at the resorts instead of in the parks.
Originally Posted By demderedoseguys >> That may be an enticement for the DDP participants, but is really a rip-off for those paying with real money.<< That's how Disney makes up what they're losing with DDP - by charging more to us people who pay with real $$$.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Once upon a time the food at Disney was great and used to be one of the things I would look forward to when planning my vacation. Now the food stinks in comparison to what it once was and is overpriced because of the DDP. I find myself eating more and more off property or at the resorts instead of in the parks. << My sentiments exactly!
Originally Posted By demderedoseguys ^ Yup, pretty soon Disney's REAL best kept secret, The Plaza, will suffer from all this and I'll have to start getting my lunches off property as well.
Originally Posted By grlweatswchpstx Thanks for the warning, I booked lunch there for my October trip and would have been expecting the lunch menu.. Sad times.
Originally Posted By CarolinaDisneyDad We are a one menu all day restaurant.......translation......... we are going to charge you full price all day long regardless of the time of day or portions you are served. what a great spin
Originally Posted By CarolinaDisneyDad I'm beginning to think I'll use my refillable mug on my next visit with a clear conscience.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Being the Ultimate Disney Apologist™ I like the change. At the Brown Derby the prices were never much lower at lunch anyway and the menu selection was VERY LIMITED. I prefer paying slightly more and having a greater variety of entrées to choose from.
Originally Posted By demderedoseguys To have the signature Cobb Salad as a two person entree only is blasphemy.
Originally Posted By demderedoseguys ^ I meant appetizer, not entree, which is even more blasphemous!!! Is that even a word!!??
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Same thing... different title. A two-person appetizer IS a one-person entree.
Originally Posted By demderedoseguys ^ Then why would they call it a two person appetizer? I'll bet a Disney dollar that the portion size is less than that of the entree, which allows Disney to get away with labeling it as an appetizer. Any takers?
Originally Posted By demderedoseguys ..and if I'm wrong, I'll just order the appetizer for two as my entree
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<..and if I'm wrong, I'll just order the appetizer for two as my entree>> That is what I would do. It is hard to know at present... Deb Will's site doesn't have a menu up reflecting the change.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip As as entree it was $15. Their other single appetizers are priced at $8-$11. What do you be that as an "appetizer for two" they price it at $18-$20. THAT is why they would call it a two-person appetizer.
Originally Posted By LadyandtheTramp The Cobb as an appetizer for two was about the same size as the former lunch Cobb as an entree, but the pricing was $15, which was higher than the lunch Cobb. And both of us ordered the Cobb "appetizer for two" as our entree for one. Only thing that was different was the total at the bottom of the bill. Oh, and there was Not an increase in menu items - it just appeared that they took the dinner menu and made it all day dining.
