Est. on food costs

[mom2togirls]

For all you you that have made the trip...Can you please get me an estimate of how much you think I would spend for a day on food in the park. We would just be eating at the counter. It would be me my DH and 2 daughters ages 5 and 10. Thanks

 

[DMGeurts]

You can look up prices and menus at nearly every restaurant on Disney property, under the dining section of this website (not the message board portion). This is how I calculated our food budget.

I went so far as to figure in tip (18% average) for sit down meals and tax (6.5%).

Granted, my family most likely won't order what I figured they would,but I have a really good ball-park average to work with.

Not only that, but if you do change your mind and decide to do something other than counter meals, your 10 y/o would pay as an adult and I"m almost positive that he/she would have to order off of the adult menu, as well. Correct me if I'm wrong.

HTH.

D~

 

[dchronister]

I know that allears network as a menu section under dining with the prices on the food. I used it to compare out of poctet expenses vs. disney dining plan, so that I could decide what works for us. We spend around $100 a day, that was usually one counter service and 1 table service for 2 ad and 2 girls age 8 & 9. Good luck, Dena

 

[rgf207]

For your family that is just eating counter service. I would estimate 100/day for meals, snacks and drinks (water, soda). I't usually just my wife and I and we spend about 100/day for the both of us but we have 1 Table Service per day also

 

[design_mom]

I agree with the other posters, that the online menus are a great way to estimate your food costs.

However, if you're just looking for a ballpark estimate:
Counter service adult entree + side = $6-7
Adult soft drink = $2 - $2.50
Kid's meal including drink = $4-6

So, I'd probably estimate $9 adult, and $5 per child, per meal. If you're looking to save money you could probably do some things like share a large drink instead of ordering two smalls, or share a meal that has big portions. When we went in december (me, DH, DS7, DD3), I overestimated because I budgeted for everyone to get their own meal each time, but we ended up sharing several times. But, don't forget to budget for a few snacks here and there. Our favorite (mickey mouse ice cream bars) are $2.50 each.

 

[hoosiergirl7]

You can easily figure about $10 per adult per meal for CS. Most meals are in the $6.50 to $8.00 range not including drink. For kids it's about $5.00 - $7.00 a meal. So based on those calculations it's about $35/per meal for your family of 4.

Hope this helps!

 

[ElizabethB]

We we go, two adults and two kids, we never get away from a counter service meal for less than $40.