budget for food

[dawnpisces]

As we have been to WDW before just with our own family we had a set budget for the whole holiday it was easier to divide into chunks for food, treats souvenirs etc. This time in May we are going with dbrother and sil +dniece 10 and dnephew 16 and grandma too makes ten! Its not so easy!
We intend to do the eat all you can fill up for breakfast, take snaks and water etc to the parks then a dinner buffet on way back to villa.
Can anyone advise the current price of the buffets? breakfast and dinner. We have chosen buffets as there is bound to be something for everyone!
Any help would be appreciated, thank you in anticipation!

 

[AndRu]

I can let you know in a couple of weeks

Basically, breakfasts are cheaper than evening meals. You should be able to find breakfast buffets at Sizzler / Ponderosa etc for around $5-$6 a pop - maybe even cheaper if you pick up some money off coupons. When it comes to evening meals, something like a steak will cost $10+ along with a buffet.

Eating in the parks can be very expensive so I would agree that taking snacks/drinks is a good thing. We like to buy cinnamon loaf from Publix, thinly butter it and then bag it up and take to a theme park. This keeps my kids (10, 7 & 6) going - along with ice creams! - for the day.

Of course, as you're staying at a villa you'll have the option of having a normal breakfast (cereals / tea / toast etc) without having to goto a restaurant. On the same tack, you might find that some of your party would prefer beans on toast for tea instead of a ful blown restaurant meal. The choice is yours! Personally speaking, I wouldn't like to eat out all the time. Apart from the expense, I like to eat my cornflakes whilst watching breakfast TV in my dressing gown. The fact that I can leap into the pool straight afterwards is even better!

 

[kevin harrison]

I'd try the Golden Corral if I was you, the evening buffet even includes steak, chicken etc. Not Steak plus all you can eat if you see my point. The food is miles better than Ponderosa and because it's less well known to the Majority of Brits it's never as busy.