Changes to Menu

[FanOfPixar]

My brother told me he read an article that stated that two days ago Disney removed all "premium beef" from their menus, no filet mignon, prime rib, etc. I searched all over the internet and can not find out anything about this.

Has any heard about this?

 

[3"Mouse"keteers]

Is this true?

 

[TDC Nala]

According to some other threads on the main restaurant board, SOME WDW restaurants (not all) have recently removed filet from their menus.

I don't recall any threads about lack of prime rib but I am not a steak eater.

 

[MickeyNicki]

Kona did remove their filet. Grand Floridian Cafe had NY strip or ribeye but no filet...we were just there this past weekend

 

[w-family]

We read the same thing on another web site this weekend We have ADR at Le Cellier in October and I am worried about that. It was the main reason why we booked there. I hope it is not true.

 

[Katiebell]

The most updated online menus, and all of the trip reports I've read recently say that LC still has the mushroom filet and New York strip, as well as prime rib.

http://allears.net/menu/menu_lcd.htm

http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/dining/diningdetail.cfm?Restaurant.ID=137

I don't think you have to worry...the steakhouse will keep serving steak...at least SOME kind of steak

 

[FanOfPixar]

It looks like the filet is removed from the menu at Kona Café, Citricos, Captain's Grille, and Teppan Edo. Prime rib is gone from Boma, Crystal Palace and Chef Mickey's.

This is kind of disappointing because we have upcoming reservations at Teppan Edo and loved the Filet last year.

I am sure this is due to the profitability of the Dining Plan.

Don’t get me wrong I will still enjoy the Dining Plan this year but it just seems that they are chipping away at the value of it little by little.

 

[Katiebell]

It looks like the filet is removed from the menu at Kona Café, Citricos, Captain's Grille, and Teppan Edo. Prime rib is gone from Boma, Crystal Palace and Chef Mickey's.

This is kind of disappointing because we have upcoming reservations at Teppan Edo and loved the Filet last year.

I am sure this is due to the profitability of the Dining Plan.

Don’t get me wrong I will still enjoy the Dining Plan this year but it just seems that they are chipping away at the value of it little by little.

Are these brand new changes? The 7/08 menus on allears for CP and CM both still show Prime Rib. The dinner menu from Boma here on the DIS is older, from 3/07, but it says, "Signature items may include: Market inspired fresh seafood, Durban-spiced roasted chicken, Spit-fired prime rib and a vast array of vegetarian offerings", which indicates Prime Rib has always been on a rotation.

Citrico's 8/08 shows: "Filet Giardiniere - Oak-Grilled Filet of Beef with House-cured Vegetables, Quattro Formaggi Crushed Potatoes and Veal Glacé de Viande $41.00"

Captain's Grille 5/08: "8 Ounce Grilled Beef Tenderloin Filet - served with a wild mushroom and onion tart and red wine butter $28.99"

The only Teppan Edo menus I can find are both from 2007, but they show a filet, so that certainly may have changed.

If it's gone from any or all of these menus, again...it's not caused by the Dining Plan. It's caused by Disney choosing to make changes in their food service division to make it more profitable. The Dining Plan is one of the changes they've made; streamlining menus and offering less costly ingredients and (reportedly) smaller portions is another change they've made. It doesn't mean that one caused the other, but that both are corporate strategies to increase profit. Even to some extent, offering the ME for free is profitable for dining -- they pay the cost of chauffeuring guests to and from the airport so we won't rent cars and leave the property to eat at non-Disney restaurants

According to the USDA, "Beef prices increased 0.8 percent in July and are 4.6 percent above last July, as higher energy and feed costs continue to increase beef prices."

http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/cpifoodandexpenditures/consumerpriceindex.htm

NPR is reporting beef prices are likely to spike in the near future, due to increases in feed and fuel costs:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93604569

 

[MickeyNicki]

It looks like the filet is removed from the menu at Kona Café, Citricos, Captain's Grille, and Teppan Edo. Prime rib is gone from Boma, Crystal Palace and Chef Mickey's.

This is kind of disappointing because we have upcoming reservations at Teppan Edo and loved the Filet last year.

I am sure this is due to the profitability of the Dining Plan.

Don’t get me wrong I will still enjoy the Dining Plan this year but it just seems that they are chipping away at the value of it little by little.

We were at the Crystal Palace August 22nd, last Friday, and they had Prime Rib

 

[disneyfav4ever]

Kona removed their filet, but they now have a NY strip. Jiko's menu was just updated also, but the filet is still on the menu.

 

[Dawn16]

Just had the prime rib at Chef Mickey's on the 18th so unless it's a super recent change that one is still there as well.

 

[Juliegirl1]

When does free dining start? I believe WDW usually does this each year around free dining time and then returns the removed items after free dining is over.

 

[disneyfav4ever]

Is the prime rib gone from Boma? Can anyone confirm this?

 

[ahecht]

This is the article your friend was referring to:

Kevin Yee - No Soup for You!

 

[FanOfPixar]

Thank "ahecht" for finding the article. It does say these changes happened in the last week.

I would like to say again, I enjoy the dining plan, I like to pay up front for the cost of meals, it just seems it is not the same value that it once was. This does not mean that I will not enjoy it now or maybe in the future.

I am also very excited to do my 2nd food report this year

I had just wondered if anyone else heard about this changes.

 

[mickey2000]

 

[faindrops27]

You are great!!

 

[TyRy]

Is the prime rib gone from Boma? Can anyone confirm this?

Anyone? One of the things we were looking forward to was room service with Boma's prime rib - it was out of the world. I'm really hoping this is not true.