Originally Posted By DLFAN1979 They are now serving BURGERS <a href="http://www.allearsnet.com/menu/men_cdfd.htm" target="_blank">http://www.allearsnet.com/menu /men_cdfd.htm</a>
Originally Posted By Lake Nona >>Steak hache Angus, champignons et Bearnaise, frites - 1/2 lb. Angus hamburger with confit onions, mushroom Duxelle, tomatoes and Bearnaise on artisan bread, french fries $22.95<< Well,it's time to go to the Ruth Chris Steak House in Dr. Phillips. Just another way that WDW dining is sinking to the bottom.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad This is absurd. Why don' they just go on and remove ALL menus and serve nothing but Chicken Fingers and Fries everyhwere.
Originally Posted By Chelledun I don't think it is that wierd, I guess. There are some very nice restaurants around here that have an expensive burger on the menu, sort of as a novelty. I think it would probably be different than the burger you get at Mickey D's!
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> Just another way that WDW dining is sinking to the bottom. << Oh come now.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORGOCH: 'Til they start servin' FROG legs, none a them eatin' joints is gonna' git MY vote!!!
Originally Posted By irishfan I really don't see the harm in this, if anything, it may encourage somone who wouldn't normally dine at a French restaurant to give it a go.
Originally Posted By danyoung I'm sure it's more of a reaction to the vast new numbers of folks who are taking advantage of the Dining Plan and experiencing fine dining for the first time. They look at the menu of pulet de foo foo with a glaze of demi blah blah and just ask if they can get a cheeseburger.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 I think it's not a bad idea, now they can reach everyones taste. It sounds like a pretty fancy burger, not just something that you can get anywhere.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom I'm scared! There was a reason why Dick Clark et all created the Hard Rock Cafe overseas. Somehow France having burgers just doesn't appeal to me.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb I just don't see the big deal, she wants a fancy french restaraunt he wants a burger. It's just another choice. If they eliminated the rest of the menu then I'd see a problem.
Originally Posted By Socrates So how good are these burgers? Socrates "There's no such thing as bad foods, only bad diets." -- GMA press release, May 7, 1999
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 STOP BEING APOLOGISTS!!! This is the dumbing down/WalMarting of WDW. Plain and simple. The free dining is in effect, so the two beef dishes at a supposedly high-end location are FLANK STEAK and a $23 cheeseburger!!! Blanking amazing. For years, Chefs has had filets or other high end beef products on the menu. Now for free dining ... well those dumb tourists think flank steak and burgers are what they serve in France .... Amazing. Just freaking amazing.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Most fine steakhouses I have been to around the workd offer a 'top end burger - whatever the heck that is )- but I wil admit although I am no fan of Franch Food ( about the only cuisine that I really don't care for in general) -I have not seen a burger or flank steak at any of them. And while I agree it adds to the general sense of dumbing things down to thelowest common denominator -- if someone will pay $22 for a burger..take their money and then sell them that season's pass for the Pooh Playground for another $100 upgrade...
Originally Posted By DLFAN1979 oh this is SO True. Although i had NO idea the DiningPlan was THIS Evil. Not only has it ruined capacity and service. But there are LESS items on the menu and the items that are there are for retards who want a Fridays or Bennigans in every park. A burger does NOT belong on France. Its only there to placate a stupid redneck, xenophobe guests. At least the Lunch menu escaped unscathed. This si so irconic New Orleans Square just redid all of its menus and food items. Shows who REALLY cares about guests and thier intelligence.
Originally Posted By Chelledun I'm not being an apologist, I am just telling you that this is NOT that unusual from my experience. Particularly the flank steak - my parents' favorite upscale restaurant is French, and the flank steak and french fries there is delicious. It is kind of a trend at the moment to take "comfort foods" and make the upscale. When I was planning my wedding a couple of years ago, I read about multiple very expensive celebrity weddings serving "gourment" mini-cheeseburgers, french fries, and even hot dogs from upscale caterers. I don't know that I like the dining plan overall, and I do dislike that it makes the restaurants so crowded with people trying to get as much for their money as humanly possible. However, I just am not seeing the big deal in this because I have seen it at several other upscale restaurants. Will I order the burger? Probably not, but it is likely a very good dish. Last time I went to Chefs I had the "high end" macaroni and cheese - is that any better? Because it was delicious.
Originally Posted By Chelledun ^^I also wanted to add that I am not arguing that these dishes are authentic French food. Most U.S. restaurants specializing in "French" (or "Spanish" or "Mexican" for that matter) cuisine are not really that authentic. I understand that burgers are not the typical meal in France, I have been there twice.
Originally Posted By danyoung >This is the dumbing down/WalMarting of WDW. Plain and simple.< I can't really disagree with you. But I don't see it as any kind of evil trend with the company. I see it as their reaction to the requirements of their customers. Do I wish Chefs de France would keep their menu pure and continue to cater to the type of people who coule appreciate that pure menu? Of course. But that's not the crowd that they have now, and they're making an adjustment to please that crowd. So the question is - is Disney dumbing down and WalMart-ing, or is the WalMart crowd that is increasingly their customer base forcing them to lower their standards to please the crowd?
Originally Posted By kpwdwfan << So the question is - is Disney dumbing down and WalMart-ing, or is the WalMart crowd that is increasingly their customer base forcing them to lower their standards to please the crowd? >> I hate to say it but it seems to be alot of both. Disney is "duming down" the experience with the lack of new quality attraction and other additions to the parks but the "Walmat crowd" is on the increase. I'm beginning to think that the dining plan wasn't such idea after all with all the problems of availability, quality of food and service. Reservations are certainly much harder to get and it's rush, rush, rush to fit as many people through the doors as possible to acommodate everyone.
