Biergarten- how long to allow for

[tmclanton]

We have a reservation for the Biergarten at 7:30. How long do you think I should schedule for this when making our touring plans?

 

[Kimberle]

It's a buffet, so you can take as long or little as you like. I like an hour, so see the shows and relax a bit.

 

[PPFlight75]

It's always about an hour give or take a few minutes. Hope you enjoy it!

 

[Jadyreen1282]

We stayed there a full show and then had a liter of beer each after. Was about 1.5 hours. We didn't mind since it was bench seating and the people we ate next to stayed also. Fun.

 

[GillianP1301]

I don't think we've ever gone over 60 minutes at Biergarten (including the wait to be seated which is almost always withing a couple of minutes of arriving) and that includes taking in the show. You could certainly do it a little quicker, if you wanted or stretch it out a bit if you were looking to lounge around a bit. I use 70 mins in my touring plans for all my TS dining, as a general rule.

 

[cdnSpinalTap]

As people have said, you can eat as fast or as slow as you like. I think the unknown is how long you will wait after your reservation time before you are seated. I think if you left an hour and a half total from 7:30, you should be good. In other words, you can most likely expect to be out of there before 9:00.

 

[pattyw]

Yes- an hour is about right for the buffet. We've gone mid afternoon and probably stayed an hour and a half because the restaurant emptied out and we were enjoying the show.

 

[BEASLYBOO]

The 1st 2 times we went, we got to see almost no show, just the last 3 minutes. So now, I check in and I say, I want to be sure the show will be on, if not I'm sitting there till it rolls around. And in summer when it's stinkin hot, with a cold beer, it's not the worse place to spend your time. Besides after this buffet, I'm not riding anything.

 

[TiggerTrigger]

We went to Biergarten for dinner that past December as part of the Candlelight Processional dining package. It took us about 90 minutes.

 

[DSLRuser]

We did it in 35 minutes before, but have also milked it for 2 hours. Depends on how many beers and trips to the buffet you will make. 1 hour and 15 would be average.

 

[JerseyJanice]

I don’t think I’ve ever gotten out of any TS restaurant in Disney in less than 90 minutes.

I would try to get out of there by 8:50 and walk over to the lagoon to see Illuminations at 9:00. If that’s your plan, let your server know so that you can settle up your check early and leave on time to catch the show.

 

[heidijanesmith]

We are not huge eaters, but the atmosphere and the beer consumption (it takes me quite a while to drink a stein of beer) can make us stay longer than we normally would.

Especially if we have a great table mates!

We can stay over an hour, but you could stay less if necessary.