buffets can be tricky. we always check out the menus online before making ADRs. hubby is kinda picky. he likes meat and potatos, not many veggies or "weird" stuff. we have eaten at Beirgarten, Cape may., and Bomas. he is 100% German, yet dislikes sauerkrat, cabbage, etc. neither of us care for mussels or clams, and bomas? NEBO: "potatos Affritude? I don't need my potatos having any attitude!"
we try the buffets just to try something new. and he always finds
something he can eat, as he puts it. even if it's just mac salad, tons of zebra domes, green salad (well, he picks through to find the "iceberg" lettuce, not the
green stuff)
that's the beauty of buffets. dif. stuff for the adventerous, same ol' same ol' for the others. if it doesn't work for the majority of your family, don't do the buffets. (I've been dying to do the Luau at the Poly for years, but it's family style with a limited menu, and not much he would like, so not worth 2
DDP credits for us.)
there will always be people at buffets who fill up on mac and cheese and nuggets, pizza., for the benefit of the others in the party .disney can't watch every patron, what they put on their plate. and there has to be an age limit. (whre I worked some "children"... half price... ate twice as much as some adults). buffets don't work for my DIL.. she eats like a bird.... but my son, (her hubby) eats like 2!!! my other son will go to any buffet and just eat a small piece of meat and a PILE of mashed potatoes!!! and then ice cream. so he spends the same amount as us, even though he is only eating potatoes and ice cream.
should the restaurant (disney or not) keep track or who chooses which food and charge accordingly? should they charge less for the person who only eats one small plateful.. .and double for the person who goes up to the buffet 5 times? or 6?
this is the nature of a buffet. there are numerous offerings and you can eat as much of ANY of the offerings you like. if you don't think there is enough offerred to your liking, you shouldn't eat there.
As always, Disney is VERY accomadating to any dietary restrictions. If there are health issues, I would call ahead of time and see if arrangements could be made. generally, even at their buffets, they have plenty of sugar free or other such choices. (I know disney is accomadating towards Gluten free diets, also). but I don't think the person with limited tastes or restrictions would get their "money's worth" at a buffet. it is just a choice whether to have the "dining experience" (say, the characters, or viewing the savannah before dinner at Animal kingdom Lodge at Boma,or the show at Biergarten, or the show at the Luau) for the price, and still have enough to fill your belly.
we checked out the Princess buffet at Akershus (in Norway). there is NOT much there Nebo and I would like, we're not fish eaters. herring? cold salads? give us BEEF! NOT for us! but when our granddaughter is old enough, I'm sure we'll pay the price and eat there.
.. (and since they did away with the appetizers on the DDP, at least at the buffets you get the appetizers! that's a plus!) and the DESSERTS gotta be good!!! I'm at Disney! I'll just eat desserts for dinner!
