Originally Posted By LadyandtheTramp "The days for someone who is local being able to head to EPCOT and grab a last minute nice meal are long gone." For lunch, I would disagree. Try doing what we do - in the morning, we either decide which park we want to go to, or we decide which restaurant we'd like to eat at. Then we go to the WDW dining reservation website - the ONLY Disney website that really works - and ask to see what is available, typically at noon. The site will give us a listing of reservations available On a typical day, logging in about 9 am., we will get a choice of between 35-40 restaurants. (Even Christmas day this year at 9 am. got us 20 choices.) Maybe not all that we'd like, but generally we can find some that are acceptable. And depending on the time of year, we've also been able to get into Canada that way. In fact, earlier last year, we went three weekends in a row (because it was available), and could have gone more but we got tired of eating there.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I often prefer a late lunch (2:30 PM) because the menu prices are lower. That is when I used to always dine at the Brown Derby and then those tricky devils foiled my plan by going to the same menu all day. The Brown Derby is pretty much off my list now except for a mid-afternoon appetizer and desert like we did during our visit last October. The last time we had a full lunch there the bill including tip was over $100. And that was for a shared appetizer, two mid-range entrees and two deserts. No alcohol - just soft drinks. WAY too much to spend on lunch. It is my favorite theme-park restaurant though. The atmosphere is great, the tables aren't crammed together, they haven't dumbed-down the menu to appeal to the DDP crowd and the service is the best I've ever experienced at WDW.
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt KCCHIEF, I make that soup every year for Christmas.. Next year I'll save you a bowl!!
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 We used to go every visit, just for the pretzel sticks and the cheese. But this time we are not going there. We always thought that the tables were closebut a lot of the resturants were. The stakes we had, we must have been lucky, they were like butter, just so wonderful.
Originally Posted By KCCHIEF I would be honored to have a dish of your soup....A Happy Haunt...... I bet yours is delicious
Originally Posted By JeffG Note that Le Cellier just switched to an all-day menu, so they no longer are lower priced at lunch time. -Jeff
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt Sure thing Disney Mom!! I made the soup for a Church Soup Supper. Our Deacon is a huge Disney Fan.. He had the last table spoon so I'll be making it again soon!!
Originally Posted By Rsey103 >>I agree about the crowding of tables, but the last time I was there it was nowhere near as bad as the old Alfredo's was in Italy. I swear, at Alfredo's you were literally inches away from your neighbors!<< At Alredo's of Rome in New York they were even closer!
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt YUMMY!! <a href="http://blogs.disney.com/insider/recipes/2011/12/31/canadian-cheddar-cheese-soup/" target="_blank">http://blogs.disney.com/inside...se-soup/</a>
Originally Posted By gardenrooms Thank you for sharing the recipe. Sounds delicious and reasonably easy. Can't wait to try.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 You know you are on facebook to long when you read the post above and want to hit the like button.
