Dining plan with 21 mo old--QS meals?

[Tigpooh]

We have planned for our upcoming trip and booked buffets for our TS meals, but just realized we don't know how to make it work for QS! Is the only option for him to share off our plates, or buy him his own?

 

[mom2of2]

We have planned for our upcoming trip and booked buffets for our TS meals, but just realized we don't know how to make it work for QS! Is the only option for him to share off our plates, or buy him his own?

yes

 

[kastoney]

Disney food portions are quite large. At table and counter services alike I still share with my now almost five year old

 

[OurLaughingPlace]

As kastoney said, food portions are quite large. You can also research a bit ahead of time for best meals to share. For example, pizza at Wolfgang Puck Express is easy to share (maybe get fresh fruit bowl or frozen yogurt with fruit as your dessert to share) as well as rotisserie chicken meal (with mashed potatoes and green beans) from Cosmic Rays. Sometimes we get 3 quick service meals to share among 4 adults so we are not too full (and there is still lots of food for all of us).

 

[TheRustyScupper]

Is the only option for him to share off our plates, or buy him his own?

KIDS UNDER-3 EAT FREE "411":
1) TECHNICALLY, there is such thing as a "kids-under-3-eat-free" policy.
. . . no where in ANY Disney brochure is this mentioned
. . . there is no such policy
2) But, when done per Dining policy, they eat almost free.
3) And, based upon CM discretion, they can eat free.
4) The official rules:
. . . kids under three can eat off the adult's plate
. . . if they order anything, like milk, they are supposed to pay for it
. . . if they order any food, they are supposed to pay for it
. . . this is anywhere, including buffets
5) What really happens:
. . at buffets & AYCTE kids actually "eat buffet food free"
. . . . . . adults could get the food, instead and give it to the kid
. . . . . . the adult could claim it is their plate kid eats from
. . . . . . they might as well have a drink, for same reason
. . . . . . it's tough to determine it was theirs or their parents
. . . . . . thus, kids can have their own plate and beverage without charge
. . at non-buffet, servers can determine if they ordered food
. . . . . . it is easy to tell if they got a drink
. . . . . . the server usually charges for food ordered for the kid
. . . . . . the server usually let's the drink go, but not food
. . . . . . the server, at their own discretion, can charge for beverage
6) So, to wrap-up, in practical terms
. . . at non-buffets, kids under-3 eat without charge ONLY from parent's plate
. . . at buffets & AYCTE, they can actually take food from the buffet table or separate plate
. . . at all meals, items are ordered for the child "might" be charged for them
.
7) Please remember to add your child to the table count.
. . . if there are four adults and a child, that needs an ADR for five people
. . . this is regardless whether the child is lap, stroller, highchair, or regular chair
. . . also, if the baby (even a "lap baby") makes six people, the AUTOMATIC 18% GRATUITY is in effect
. . . no automatic gratuity at CRT-HDDR-LUAU-BBQ, as tips are already included in the meal price