Originally Posted By davewasbaloo "Waitrose had a nice chicken korma for about $7.00 US, including the rice." Grocery Stores are always a good bet. As for Leicester Sq, there is lots of competition. Whereas near my office, there is one place to get pizza. So supply and demand. It was very high quality however!
Originally Posted By nbodyhome >> Porrage? Haggis, Neeps and Tatties? Black or White Pudding? Soup or Stovies? Shortbread? Mars Bar Fritters? Haddock? All traditional Scottish Dishes. Nope. The winner was Curry! Lol. I am still surprised that WDW does not offer Indian cuisin anywhere. << I like American pudding (you know - like chocolate or rice!), I couldn't even get close to the Black and White puddings, nor Haggis. Ugh. One of the restaurants at MGM (the commisary, I think) has had a curry chicken. I had it once, and it was really bad. So now, I make my own. It took a while to find a recipe, there SO many ways to make it. This is an easy one, but tastes like it came from a restaurant. IMHO. Just not a Disney restaurant. I was very disappointed that Yak and Yeti didn't have curries. Nor chicken Korma. I'm a bit baffled by the food selection there.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo "I like American pudding (you know - like chocolate or rice!), I couldn't even get close to the Black and White puddings, nor Haggis. Ugh. " Yep, I would much rather have Chocolate Pudding anyday!!! But haggis is not bad, an acquired taste. I am not totally suprised at Yak and Yeti's menu - it's almost Malaysian/Thai/Chinese/Japanese hybrid. I was just hoping to get a Madras, Bhuna or Janfreizi (not a big fan of Korma - I'm not too keen on cocanut).
Originally Posted By nbodyhome >> Waitrose had a nice chicken korma for about $7.00 US, including the rice." Grocery Stores are always a good bet. As for Leicester Sq, there is lots of competition. Whereas near my office, there is one place to get pizza. So supply and demand. It was very high quality however!<< When in London, I don't do the pub crawl - I do the grocery store crawl. Waitrose, Sainsbury's (my favorite!), ASDA, Tesco, Marks and Spencer... Waitrose has good hot food takeaway, not all of them have that. I like that better than stopping at a Pret a Manger. Marks and Spencer also has a very nice takeaway selection, and a decent food counter. I really need to get back to Europe, I'm getting hungry. A lot of people think London is expensive to visit, but it doesn't have to be. And the museums are mostly free.
Originally Posted By nbodyhome >> Yep, I would much rather have Chocolate Pudding anyday!!! But haggis is not bad, an acquired taste. I am not totally suprised at Yak and Yeti's menu - it's almost Malaysian/Thai/Chinese/Japanese hybrid. I was just hoping to get a Madras, Bhuna or Janfreizi (not a big fan of Korma - I'm not too keen on cocanut). << It isn't just the intestine part on the Haggis, it's the sheep. I classify animals into two types. Eating animals, and petting zoo animals. Sheep are petting zoo animals, I put ducks in that category too. I was expecting some Indian/Thai at Yak and Yeti. Not sure why that didn't happen. I will let you know next time in Europe. If I'm by myself (I tend to travel more myself now), it will hopefully be sooner rather than later. You should let me know next time you are here in Orlando too!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Indeed, it all depends where you go. It's like a lot of people in the UK who mainly dine at Denny's and Pondarosa think America is realy cheap. But they have never been to a Ruby's or other better places. London is an area of contrasts. Where my office is, there is a hippy coffee bar I like to go to - full of bohemian folks, but coffee or fresh mint tea is about $2.40, and a Pannini is about $4 (organic mozarella and tomato, or ham). I like to go there. A place with an upscale feeling that the younger folks hang out at - that coffee or tea bg runs $4, and the pannini is about $8.50.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Mmmmmm I love Duck. Pheasant too. And Venison. Not to mention Veal. But I am not so much into Mutton or Lamb. Orlando could be a while for us. I think it's more likely we'd see you in London. But just ask TDLFAN, I'm not a big scary axe murderer - well no more than TDLFAN!
Originally Posted By nbodyhome You have some restaurants like Harvesters also, which I've not been to - but I know the prices are fairly reasonable. I don't think I've been to a Rubys! I actually don't eat out too often, I enjoy cooking and it's so much cheaper. And I've not been to a Ponderosa in ages! I think the last time was when I did an 8 park day with friends in 2000 (4 Disney parks, BGT, Sea World, both Uni's). That was a great day. But I can make better sirloin tips at home. I loved staying in Edinburgh because it was self-catering, so I went and bought groceries and made a meal. ($10 instead of $60 going out). We have contrasts here too. Some places are more expensive than others. And I love iced mint tea - I had it in Epcot (England and Morroco) during the Food and Wine Festival. But I found some online from Bentleys, and now drink it ever day. Same with the Harneys Cinnamon Spice tea that the GF used to serve.
Originally Posted By nbodyhome >> Mmmmmm I love Duck. Pheasant too. And Venison. Not to mention Veal. But I am not so much into Mutton or Lamb. Orlando could be a while for us. I think it's more likely we'd see you in London. But just ask TDLFAN, I'm not a big scary axe murderer - well no more than TDLFAN! << Oh, I enjoy watching deer too much to eat them either. I grew up just on beef, chicken, turkey - and haven't branched out much from that. I'll make sure you passed TDLFans rigorous ax-murderer exam. I would love to get back to London and Paris this year. It will be a while, I have a Disneyland trip in March.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo We are the same. We cook at home, but as I travel a lot for work, I dine out then. Our latest trip to Mallorca was a 50/50. Some days were fantastic meals - 3 courses and a bottle of water and a bottle of wine for $12. Some days I cooked. Gotta love the Marriott Vacation Club!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo >>>I'll make sure you passed TDLFans rigorous ax-murderer exam. I would love to get back to London and Paris this year. It will be a while, I have a Disneyland trip in March.<<< So have we. We are there the 1st week of March. What about you?
Originally Posted By nbodyhome Oh, I won't be there until the end of March! Also, you mentioned groceries - if you have a Costco card (I don't know if they transfer from the UK to US? I'd assume so), they have good prices on things. I LOVE Costco. That sounds really nice - the $12.00 meal. But I did really well in Paris at the family run restaurant, about $15.00 US for a pizza or pasta, salad and wine. The food was good, and they were very friendly to me. That includes tax/tip of course, though I always left an extra Euro. I do wish London had more self-catering, but the B&B I found is wonderful, inexpensive, and run by the nicest people.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <"but restricting them altogether at WDW I think is just wrong... this is the family vacation center, not a night at the Ritz " Well my kids have eaten at the Ritz, and the Waldorf, with no problems. It's how you train them. I was the same, I use to be allowed into restaurants in San Francisco, Tahoe and Vegas that were considered fine dining. My family taught me how to behave - what was acceptable behaviour. My kids love nice meals (ok, in Europe a 2 or 3 hour meal out is not uncommon), they like museums, (and as a child I loved the ballet and theatre) and my 4 year old loves his suit and tie, and he would rather be in a button up shirt than a tee shirt. Not all kids are animals.< couldn't agree more with you Dave....kids will behave as they've learned from experience. My kids also do not order burgers and chicken beaks -- when out. They have eaten at Charlie Trotters and other restaurants at that level - and funny the wait staff there never seem surprised that actually behave - because there are other kids there behaving also. If they misbehaved - as you say, we would take them out. I can tell you they thoroughly enjoyed their experiences when younger ( one still only 13) - and have carried that on into their own lives. My youngest would much rather dine @ Jiko than Harbour House - they like to dress up - ( really like to shop ) - yet they are not little adults - they were kids. They knew however when it was OK to goof around and when it isn't. Glad to see others here to show this is not some phenomenon. When I was young ( many many moons ago) I thought it such a privilege to dine out ( we were poor and this was a very rare occasion) - and still remember special meals. If kids are never allowed into this world - except on rare occasions - why would one wonder why they don't know how to behave.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <"There are hundreds of places in WDW and around Orlando for families to eat french fries and chicken McNuggets. Why is it assumed kids must be included in EVERY bloody thing?" Maybe because some of our kids don't want that rubbish and actually want to eat something decent< a deeper concern with the above comment - I chose to ignore it the first time.So ones kids are indeed 2nd ( or 3rd ) class citizens I guess. Any crapola is good enough for them -- and then we wonder why we have a nation of obese kids.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <Yes, America eats crap. I tried getting my kid a healthy drink (milk, apple juice) at a hockey game a couple of weeks ago. (He is 5.) The guy at the counter was stunned that my son didn't drink coca-cola< amazing the good choices some will make if given the chance -- as opposed to the one comment here about there's plenty of places for mcchicken parts around for them. Some kids are taught how to eat from a young age - and not just at home. Both my kids played high leve clun volleyball ( one just finished college career and other in HS now) - and those clubs also taught them how to eat well. To go with their conditioning - they learned proper mixes of proteins/carbs - the meaning of empty calories and what it means to a body one pushes to the limit athletically. There are plenty of kids in club soccer / VB / basketball etc learning the same lessons -- a super size order of french fries should not be a staple of ones diet.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <A meal at the California Grill is more important than any e-ticket ride< I've never felt so ' separated at birth ' from a poster as after having read this.... maybe it's the Dave name
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <But I do think Disney is at it's best when it goes back to Walt wanting to spend time with his daughters (not just watch them have fun).< as long as he didn't want to dine with them @ V@A's he'd still be OK then I guess
Originally Posted By nbodyhome >> <A meal at the California Grill is more important than any e-ticket ride< I've never felt so ' separated at birth ' from a poster as after having read this.... >> Since I don't have an annual pass to the CA Grill, I guess the E-tickets will have to do for me.
