Buffet gone at CS Pepper Market - The DIS Discussion Forums

MickeyMagic · 01-01-2013, 03:58 PM

Went to Pepper Market at CS today to have the lunch buffet. No more! As of today, 1/1/13, breakfast and lunch are back to being ala carte. I will send an e- mail to administrators with the info. Waitstaff isn't happy. They probably realize it will cut down on the number of customers coming in from other resorts.

caravarela · 01-01-2013, 04:24 PM

Wow.. We were there in Nov and my husband was obsessed with the PM buffet! I think we did breakfast twice and lunch twice.

minnie mum · 01-01-2013, 06:20 PM

Well, I for one am glad it's gone. Maybe now we'll consider staying there again.

goofyintoronto · 01-01-2013, 06:26 PM

The breakfast buffet was so good! Haven't tried lunch. But i have tried a la cart dinner, and i was NOT at all impressed. Not in the least. Such a shame for them to take the buffet away.

Quin · 01-01-2013, 06:48 PM

The buffet was a great option - IF everyone in your party wanted to spend a CS credit on a meal. I'm sure it drew guests in from other resorts. But it was a horrible option if you were staying at CSR and 1 person in your group wanted a full breakfast while another person in your group just wanted to use a snack credit on a bagel and use their mug for a 'free' beverage - it was impossible to sit together to eat. People having the buffet had to sit in the main PM seating area; people just getting coffee or using snack credits had to stay outside the PM area.

So, it was a cool experiment, and was great for some people, but I'm sure it resulted in complaints from actual CSR guests. And, of course, it may have ended up costing Disney a bit more for the food, too; never a selling point for the company.

minnie mum · 01-01-2013, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Quin

But it was a horrible option if you were staying at CSR and 1 person in your group wanted a full breakfast while another person in your group just wanted to use a snack credit on a bagel and use their mug for a 'free' beverage - it was impossible to sit together to eat. People having the buffet had to sit in the main PM seating area; people just getting coffee or using snack credits had to stay outside the PM area.
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This was our big problem with the buffet. Fine for those wanting a full breakfast or lunch. Terrible for families with mixed dining needs.

redrosesix · 01-08-2013, 06:52 PM

We loved the Pepper Market when it was tapas style and went there at least once each trip. Obviously a lot of other people did too because it was always busy. Went there last year after they had switched to buffet (we didn't know) and it was EMPTY. And we didn't eat there because it was lunch time and we weren't looking for a huge buffet meal -- just lunch.

Soooo glad they switched it back. I'm really looking forward to eating there again.

kmb584 · 01-08-2013, 07:04 PM

I personally enjoyed it when it was served by station.

Minerva Mouse · 01-08-2013, 08:07 PM

Bummer, they had a pretty good lunch & breakfast buffet.

princessallegra · 01-08-2013, 08:24 PM

We stay at csr and never eat at PM, buffet or not. We found our first trip we just did not care for the food. We have a car so we rather eat elsewhere, or eat breakfast in the room.

dansyr2514 · 01-08-2013, 09:31 PM

I liked it previously and I liked it as a buffet. I actually feel bad for the people running the pepper market. It seems no matter what they do ...everyone always hates it.
I remember the original set up when people were charged a tip..and so many people complained, then they went buffet and people complained they liked it better before and now they change it back and people are complaining again.

I liked it because it is was different than every other food cout at WDW.
Oh well...

Mom2six · 01-08-2013, 11:27 PM

Oh,!that's a shame! I loved their buffet and we always went over there though we didn't stay at the resort.

01-01-2013, 03:58 PM	#1
MickeyMagic DIS Veteran Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,039	Buffet gone at CS Pepper Market Went to Pepper Market at CS today to have the lunch buffet. No more! As of today, 1/1/13, breakfast and lunch are back to being ala carte. I will send an e- mail to administrators with the info. Waitstaff isn't happy. They probably realize it will cut down on the number of customers coming in from other resorts.

01-01-2013, 04:24 PM	#2
caravarela Mouseketeer Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 243	Wow.. We were there in Nov and my husband was obsessed with the PM buffet! I think we did breakfast twice and lunch twice. __________________ Me- , DH- , DS7 , DD6 Nov/Dec 08: Lake Buena Vista Resort Village & Spa Nov/Dec 09: Lake Buena Vista Resort Village & Spa Nov/Dec 10: 2Nights CSR, 7Nights Polynesian Nov/Dec 11: Coronado Springs "Surprise the kids" trip Nov/Dec 12: Coronado Springs

01-01-2013, 06:26 PM	#4
goofyintoronto Proud foot flusher I really wanted to like it, but I didn't Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 6,377	The breakfast buffet was so good! Haven't tried lunch. But i have tried a la cart dinner, and i was NOT at all impressed. Not in the least. Such a shame for them to take the buffet away. __________________ AUGUST 2012 Dining Review - with PICS!!!!!!!! (ME) (DS13) . . . . (Yogi) (Porker)

01-01-2013, 06:48 PM	#5
Quin DIS Veteran Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kansas, US Posts: 1,743	The buffet was a great option - IF everyone in your party wanted to spend a CS credit on a meal. I'm sure it drew guests in from other resorts. But it was a horrible option if you were staying at CSR and 1 person in your group wanted a full breakfast while another person in your group just wanted to use a snack credit on a bagel and use their mug for a 'free' beverage - it was impossible to sit together to eat. People having the buffet had to sit in the main PM seating area; people just getting coffee or using snack credits had to stay outside the PM area. So, it was a cool experiment, and was great for some people, but I'm sure it resulted in complaints from actual CSR guests. And, of course, it may have ended up costing Disney a bit more for the food, too; never a selling point for the company. __________________

01-08-2013, 06:52 PM	#7
redrosesix DIS Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 3,779	We loved the Pepper Market when it was tapas style and went there at least once each trip. Obviously a lot of other people did too because it was always busy. Went there last year after they had switched to buffet (we didn't know) and it was EMPTY. And we didn't eat there because it was lunch time and we weren't looking for a huge buffet meal -- just lunch. Soooo glad they switched it back. I'm really looking forward to eating there again. __________________ Feb. 2008 All Star Music Feb. 2009 All Star Music Feb. 2010 Cypress Pointe Resort and All Star Music Feb. 2011 Cypress Pointe Resort and All Star Music Feb. 2012 Pop Pop Pop and All Star Music Feb. 2013 ASMusic and off-site (can you believe it?) with a group -- shhhhhh it's a secret

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01-01-2013, 06:20 PM	#3
minnie mum Unapologetic Disney Fan(atic) Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: WAY too far north Posts: 8,133	Well, I for one am glad it's gone. Maybe now we'll consider staying there again.

01-08-2013, 07:04 PM	#8
kmb584 Trip #51: October! Join Date: May 2010 Location: 1,110 miles from My Happy Place Posts: 653	I personally enjoyed it when it was served by station. __________________ "I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse." * Me (29) DD (4) * AP holder since '07; DD received her first in '12!

01-08-2013, 08:07 PM	#9
Minerva Mouse You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. I no longer have eyebrows. I have bushes! Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 859	Bummer, they had a pretty good lunch & breakfast buffet.

01-08-2013, 08:24 PM	#10
princessallegra They call me Mrs. Disney Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 2,124	We stay at csr and never eat at PM, buffet or not. We found our first trip we just did not care for the food. We have a car so we rather eat elsewhere, or eat breakfast in the room. __________________ ASMU '95WL '05POP/POFQ '06ASMU '07POLY CL '09WL CL June '10ASMu Suite Nov '10CSR June '11POR Princess 1/2 '12ASp/CSR/AKL '12 ToT 10 Miler

01-08-2013, 09:31 PM	#11
dansyr2514 DIS Veteran Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bethlehem, PA Posts: 2,094	I liked it previously and I liked it as a buffet. I actually feel bad for the people running the pepper market. It seems no matter what they do ...everyone always hates it. I remember the original set up when people were charged a tip..and so many people complained, then they went buffet and people complained they liked it better before and now they change it back and people are complaining again. I liked it because it is was different than every other food cout at WDW. Oh well... __________________ Donate to my page here for Dis Coasterpalooza 1.0 East

01-08-2013, 11:27 PM	#12
Mom2six DIS Veteran Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: North Carolina Posts: 740	Oh,!that's a shame! I loved their buffet and we always went over there though we didn't stay at the resort. __________________ SOG: 1/29/12-2/04/12 AoA/THV: 9/05/12 -9/15/12 POFQ: 12/2/12 - 12/8/12 Next Up: POR 09/15/13-9/28/13

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