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[mhochman]

Hi
I'm asking this on behalf of a friend who is visiting in two weeks. I'm fairly well versed and try to offer good advice. She got advice, however, from an "expert" whose wife has a side business planning people's WDW trips. My friend was told:

You don't need a reservation for lunch for BoG for the entire family (of 5). Just make the reservation for two, and that way, since it's a buffet, you can split your meals with the rest of the family. Also, the way BoG works is that you check in at one place, tell them you are two people, as it is in the reservation, but then you have to wait in another place. While you're waiting on the bridge, have the kids sneak over onto the bridge with you. The person at the first check in doesn't talk to the person at the second check in, so when they call you at the restaurant itself, they'll ask you how many people you are and you now tell them 5 and you'll get a table for 5, even though you're only paying for 2.

OK, so I know that almost everything in this "advice" is wrong, except for waiting on the bridge. I have set my friend straight and suggested the will need to cancel her reservation or end up eating without her kids. I also pointed out that she will be stuck paying for the lunch if she refuses the table for 2, since she is holding the reservation with a credit card.

Am I wrong about any of this? BoG is not a buffet, right? The check in person ABSOLUTELY checks in with the table person, obviously. They are bringing you to a table of your size as per your reservation. They are not waiting at the doors of the restaurant to first see how big of a party you are, right?

I can't imagine how many people this PAID EXPERT has led astray and what other bad advice they are giving.

 

[mjmgsssp]

You are correct!

 

[Mom2Kids2003]

You are absolutely correct! It is a quick service, so if she has a reservation for 5 and they wanted to share meals, that is something they can do to keep costs low. However, she won't be able to sneak extra people in.

 

[mhochman]

Thanks. As I said, I was pretty positive, but figured I'd double check just in case.

 

[DopeyDame]

In addition to being wrong, how terribly unethical of a professional to be advising someone to steal meals!

 

[heywagners]

This is some very bad advice. Besides the fact that they are being told to lie and be deceiving, the information is just incorrect, as well. Good for you for helping them out.

 

[_auroraborealis_]

Good grief.

Yeah, there's no "sneaking over the bridge," no buffet, and no one to seat you at lunch. They could split entrees, sure. But that "expert's" advice is ba-na-nas.

 

[Hopefully]

You're partially right, not totally right,
BOG is a QS restaurant at breakfast and lunch. It does require an ADR for all members of the party.
It is not a buffet.
"Sneaking" others in on the Bridge will not work.
However, as a QS restaurant you seat yourself at an open table in one of 3 dining rooms. You are not seated at a table for the number in your ADR as you state.
As a QS restaurant you can order as many meals as you would like and you can share those meals if you want to. There is no requirement that everyone order their own food.
This "Expert" is giving incorrect info.
Glad you are trying to help.