Originally Posted By vbdad55 Yep. Thank goodness for Enterprise, and Olive Gardens/Cracker Barrels/Denny's/Chili's on I-Drive. LOL. again have them all at home- why go 1200 miles to eat there ? and in order- OLive Garden (ew- that's what passes for Italian? and price point is ridiculous for quality IMHO)) Cracker Barrel ( have never been to one so won't comment) Chili's - (best of the bunch but overrated ) Denny's (um-no )
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Last weekend I was up in Fredricksburg, Virginia and ate at both Cracker Barrel and Denny's. Now on the otherhand, I do not like big breakfasts so I much rather prefer to get an crousantwich at Duncan Doughnuts and a cup of coffee to an open buffet. And last fall I was craving pumpkin ice cream.... Disney didn't have any... but Baskin Robbins did.. yum!
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Just did a google search... there are 215 restaurants in Orlando, FL. That's a few to choose from. I know during my recent trip to Chicago I had breakfast at Nookie Tree Restaurant and had bread pudding french toast, YUM!!!!
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey <<And Nikki, that's one of the "problems" of the DDP - the fact that the world of fine dining is now open to the masses, instead of us few elitists who always wanted more than a burger & fries.>> Thanks for considering me one of the unwashed masses. Then again, I'm just a hick from the South - I barely know how to eat with a fork AND a knife at the same time.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 I know during my recent trip to Chicago I had breakfast at Nookie Tree Restaurant and had bread pudding french toast, YUM!!!! -- a few locations near north side just outside of downtown- I hear good things-
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>> again have them all at home- why go 1200 miles to eat there ? and in order- OLive Garden (ew- that's what passes for Italian? and price point is ridiculous for quality IMHO)) Cracker Barrel ( have never been to one so won't comment) Chili's - (best of the bunch but overrated ) Denny's (um-no <<< Because, after a while, you get sick of Disney food, and Disney prices. And I only have to drive 230 miles.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 To me, part of the fun is deciding where to eat at WDW. OK it's not as good as it was. But it's still better than anything where I live and I don't have to cook it. Works for me.
Originally Posted By danyoung >Thanks for considering me one of the unwashed masses. Then again, I'm just a hick from the South - I barely know how to eat with a fork AND a knife at the same time.< Sorry, Nikki - I didn't mean to offend. I thought that labeling me as an elitist would be a tipoff that I was speaking tongue in cheek. What I meant to say is that there were many many people who were previously satisfied with quick service, who are now using table service as a result of the DDP. And a lot of these people, not being used to the menu of a fine dining establishment, are asking if they can have a cheeseburger. When Le Chefs de France puts a $24 cheeseburger on their lunch menu, that's a tipoff that something has gone horribly wrong.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey Disney food is not the greatest in the world, but it is better than it was 20 years ago. Does anyone else remember the handwich at the land - a cone of bread stuffed with filling? I also remember a particularly disgusting plate of meatballs and spaghetti at Tony's Town Square when I was in high school. On our last trip, there were only two meals that I didn't enjoy - the shrimp scampi at Sci-Fi and the baked mahi-mahi at Garden Grill (I have a thing about seafood). Other than that, I've had some very good meals at Disney. Chefs de France has been excellent the last three times we've visited, which is why we keep going back. Liberty Tree and the Plaza are always enjoyable as well.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Because, after a while, you get sick of Disney food, and Disney prices. --- not in 8-10 days a year-- I see the other stuff the other 350+
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Thanks for considering me one of the unwashed masses. Then again, I'm just a hick from the South - I barely know how to eat with a fork AND a knife at the same time. << Y'all use knives, and forks over yonder there in Louisiana. How Hoity Toity!
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Sorry, Nikki - I didn't mean to offend. I thought that labeling me as an elitist would be a tipoff that I was speaking tongue in cheek. What I meant to say is that there were many many people who were previously satisfied with quick service, who are now using table service as a result of the DDP. And a lot of these people, not being used to the menu of a fine dining establishment, are asking if they can have a cheeseburger. When Le Chefs de France puts a $24 cheeseburger on their lunch menu, that's a tipoff that something has gone horribly wrong. << DALLAS SNOB! I agree to some extent Dan, but I still lay the blame at Disney's feet. I think they use the excuse of blame it on the guest or guest demand this, way to much. They created the problem period as far as I'm concerned. They quit pressure washing the streets nightly. They turned shopping at WDW into an adventure at your local strip mall. And they turned menus at WDW into limited shells of their former selves.
Originally Posted By danyoung I don't disagree on all points, MPierce. Well, except that Dallas Snob thing . . .
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<Disney food is not the greatest in the world, but it is better than it was 20 years ago>> Maybe, but it's a hell of a lot worse than it was just 5 years ago.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Because, after a while, you get sick of Disney food, and Disney prices. << --- >> not in 8-10 days a year-- I see the other stuff the other 350+ << I get sick of the prices real fast. I don't live in Chicago. Were the food exceptional, I would give them a pass. Just like we use to do 10 years ago. If the dining experience was like it was back then I would not be complaining now.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> I don't disagree on all points, MPierce. Well, except that Dallas Snob thing . . . << I don't know Dan. I have a lot of good friends in Dallas, and they're all snobs! Especially during football season!
Originally Posted By MPierce <<Disney food is not the greatest in the world, but it is better than it was 20 years ago>> >> Maybe, but it's a hell of a lot worse than it was just 5 years ago. << I agree Skipper. At least for me the quality has gone down at several places.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom <<To me, part of the fun is deciding where to eat at WDW. OK it's not as good as it was. But it's still better than anything where I live and I don't have to cook it. Works for me.>> LOL, OK bobbelee9 wins!
Originally Posted By danyoung >I have a lot of good friends in Dallas, and they're all snobs! Especially during football season! < Hey, there's a difference between a Dallas Snob and a Dallas COWBOY Snob!
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 >> Americans (and more and more others) don't know the meaning of the word. And one thing I've noticed is walking miles in a theme park won't negate eating 6,000 calories a day! << <<So you mean to tell me that's why I'm getting fat?>> That ... plus your drinking ... but mostly spending time sitting on your (can't use the word here) while opining about Disney parks and assorted other matters of little import here ;-)
