is food still expensive in dlp?

[julieannbabe]

i have spoken to people - admittiedly (sp) went to disneyland paris about 10 years ago.

they said to even eat in macdonalds was mega bucks.

is this still true? or have disneyland paris lowered some of their food prices?

for instance what is the average price for a sandwich or burger and chips?

thanks.

xjx

[Miffy2003]

I don't remember it being that bad to be honest. I found it pretty comparable to WDW (assuming similar exchange rates ;) ) and actually cheaper than a lot of theme parks in the UK.

[dlpSteve]

I found The Blue Lagoon quite the bargain when comparing it to local 'nice' seafood restaurants that don't have half the atmosphere.

[Cyrano]

I think that it is relative :) You are not just paying for a burger, but the whole experience.
We are 5 (2 adults and 3 children) and have been happy with the levels of fastfood and table service restaurants.
Have a look here at menus and prices www.dlpfoodguide.com

Reid

[nicola]

IMHO the food is a total rip off at most restaurants. You pay mega bucks for chicken nuggets and chips for the kids!! The atmosphere in some of the restaurants makes it all worthwhile though. Some of my favourites for atmosphere are Rainforest Cafe, Annete's Diner, Blue Lagoon (fab!!), Lucky Nugget.

[missj171]

I found the fast-food restaurants expensive, but the sit-down restuarants in the village seemed like good value. We spend 20 Euros for a big burger and a glass of wine in the Rainforest Cafe, and a similar amount for a not very nice dinner in the Santa Fe!!

Yes, it is expensive, but so is Chessington for example, anywhere with a captive audience, and if you look around (and ask around on here!) you can find some good value for money eateries!

You might also want to check out some of set menus and eating options (I'm sure someone here can explain) for good value and filling meals!

[Renate_do]

Hi,

dont know the prices at UK but found it very expensive at London in 98 :cool1:

McDonalds Menu is around 6€ and the burger menus in the parks are 9,95€ without drinks.
The AYCE menus with 20 - 25€ are great value IMHO. ( Plaza Garden, Billy Bobs)

You will find a lot of prices and pics on my website.

Greets Renate :wizard:

[Ware Bears]

We found the prices comparable with WDW and London/Bournemouth (it is very expensive here on the south coast, we have to pay London prices without their income!)

We found the table service restaurants to be very good value, especially the all-you-can-eat buffets. One day we ate at Caseys, we had the Pluto menu which was 9.95 euros each for a hot-dog, fries and a large coke. You've got to remember the prices are in euros, not £ and we found the servings are much larger than you would get back in the UK. Like Reid said, you are not just paying for a burger but the whole experience.

Eating hotdogs and fries al fresco in Main Street beats the local McDonalds anyday!:rotfl2:

[Bonnie]

julieannbabe -

You may want to have a read of a thread I started before our trip this year, about eating at DLRP on a budget. Here is the link: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=805150

Some people left some tips in there. :)

I would recommend the counter service restaurants such as Pizzeria Bella Notte, Cowboy Cookout Barbecue, and Victoria's Home-Style Restaurant. They're all about the same price as McDonald's and in a much nicer setting with more variety. :) You also get good value for money at some of the sit-down restaurants, for example Annette's Diner, where the portions are huge! I have also heard very good things about the Plaza Gardens buffet and New York Style Sandwiches.

We were concerned about this too but found that we were spending less than we imagined. No, it's not cheap, but I wouldn't call it overly expensive either... unless you want to eat at Inventions every night. :)

[MinnieYC]

I found one of the better deals to be eating lunch from the prix fixe menu at one of the sit-down restaurants in the parks (my favorites being Auberge de Cendrillon and Blue Lagoon). With the prix fixe, you get your choice of 2 or 3 courses for a fairly decent price. The food is of good quality, and when you get 2 or 3 courses, you get a decent amount, so we often like to eat a slightly later than usual lunch, and then just a small snack for supper. That way, the prix fixe lunch basically becomes lunch and supper, saving us money.

[bonhoga]

We bought the meal vouchers both times we went and it worked out great, we only had to top them up twice and it took all the worry out of budgeting for the time we were there!

Try this link, I hope it helps
http://www.disneylandparis.com/uk/good_to_know/tickets_entrees_park/packages_and_options/meal_coupons.htm

If you need anymore info - please ask, I would really recommend this system.

Kaye :goodvibes

[NIK]

The meals were reasonable but if you needed a drink during the day I thought they were a little expensive myself.

[jillrobinson]

I paid £2.50 for a cup of hot chocolate in Legoland this year.
I'd say the prices are comparable to our themepark prices.
Annette's Diner has to be one of the most value for money places to eat - the portions are huge and you could easily share a meal.
Plaza gardens have a fixed price buffet, sorry can't remember how much - with a fantastic range of hot and cold foods from pizzas to roast chicken and pork and a large selection of desserts to follow :earsgirl:

[Salford Steve]

I found one of the better deals to be eating lunch from the prix fixe menu at one of the sit-down restaurants in the parks (my favorites being Auberge de Cendrillon and Blue Lagoon). With the prix fixe, you get your choice of 2 or 3 courses for a fairly decent price. The food is of good quality, and when you get 2 or 3 courses, you get a decent amount, so we often like to eat a slightly later than usual lunch, and then just a small snack for supper. That way, the prix fixe lunch basically becomes lunch and supper, saving us money.


I'll agree with you on the Auberge de Cendrillon, the BEST place imo for lunch. 22 euros for a 3 course all you can eat buffet lunch. The food quality is excellent and a very wide choice of hot and cold dishes, starters and desserts. You only need a small snack in the evening after that :):):). Just dont go on Space Mountain directly afterwards, otherwise it wont be just the coaster going up and down ;)

[NIK]

I suppose it is relative in respect of the food in Theme parks in the UK. I'm not one for those myself so I was a bit shocked at the price of drinks - but then, I was on my holidays and determined not to stint myself. LOL

[julieannbabe]

thank you guys - for all your invalauable help.

you are all great.

xjx

[nicola]

I found one of the better deals to be eating lunch from the prix fixe menu at one of the sit-down restaurants in the parks (my favorites being Auberge de Cendrillon and Blue Lagoon). With the prix fixe, you get your choice of 2 or 3 courses for a fairly decent price. The food is of good quality, and when you get 2 or 3 courses, you get a decent amount, so we often like to eat a slightly later than usual lunch, and then just a small snack for supper. That way, the prix fixe lunch basically becomes lunch and supper, saving us money.

This is one of our strategies as well. A big lunch and just a small snack for dinner. Our kids are always too tired for a sit down meal in the evenings anyway.

[Cyrano]

This is one of our strategies as well. A big lunch and just a small snack for dinner. Our kids are always too tired for a sit down meal in the evenings anyway.
it's a good strategy although we did it in reverse - snack lunch and proper supper in the evening.

Reid

[disneyangel]

We ate at a selection of restaurants during our 4 day trip and would agree that the fixed price options were the best value.

The steakhouse had a three course menu which was very substantial for 28€ (DH had steak , I had swordfish and Tuna as main course)per person but was more adult we felt (we had a nearly 3 year old with us)

Plaza gardens had a buffet similar to inventions for about 20€ per adult and luckily for us at the buffets they don't charge for very young children so I didn't catch the childrens price. We were there for the character tea (buffet style)which was a good value character time for only 13€ and great if you have sweet tooth although they did have rolls and butter and jam so you could make it a late lunch stop.

The menu pluto (at 11€ for juice 11.90 with beer) which was either a burger (chicken , beef , fish) or pizza slice depending where you went with a portion of chips (videopolis has nice thick ones , i hate those skinny macdonalds ones ), a drink and a pud either low fat yogurt or an apple pie.You could keep the snack part (ie the cake till later and eat it with a coffee or tea to last to dinner).

Depending on how big an eatier you are I would even say you could get by on a menu enfant for lunch either nuggets/burger with a drink and full fat yogurt or ice cream which was only 6€ and save €'s for a bigger meal at night.

If you have children King Ludwigs do a childs meal free for every adults at a certain time of the day and at the buffets we went they did not charge for our nearly three year old.

Another nice place to eat is the arcade or outside on main street where you can get a croque monsieur or filled baguette (which we shared ) for about 5€ each.

I would go for snacking during the day and saving your big meal till night to soak up the atmosphere and make best use of the park opening hours.

Hope this helps