Expensive Meal prices

[Ware Bears]

Is there anywhere that DLRP displays the menus and prices on the net

If you look at the link to the DLP Food guide website Reid gave you, you can see the menus and prices. It usually works out very good value to purchase from the set menu which is sometimes two courses, sometimes three. For example at Annettes you can buy a classic burger and fries with a soft drink as a set menu for 18.50 euros each, working out as roughly £13.

 

[Groovee]

£45 for 3 burgers and chips and 3 soft drinks I think is well over the top. I am really sorry for those that don't agree but I wouldnt pay that again. I wouldnt say that the restaurant was anything special and the atmosphere was not something to pay for. We also went to the Lucky Nugget saloon for the dinner buffet and paid 82 euros for 2 adults and 1 child. £58 for a basic buffet, it was scandalous.

Why are you sorry? If I choose to go to these places then I choose to pay the prices. If not then take your own or do Maccy D's. There's no point complaining afterwards as you chose to do it.

 

[NIK]

The argument is I suppose that most people go to DLP with kiddies in tow, they want a memorable holiday and that includes the food. Some of the restaurants have fantastic theming but personally I'm put off by the prices - I wouldn't pay them at home to be honest. But because they have pretty much got a captive audience and parents want to give their children a holiday to remember they want to eat in these wonderfully themed paces. It seems a shame then to charge over the odds for a burger and chips which is what a lot of young 'uns want to eat.

Just my opnion though

Why are you sorry? If I choose to go to these places then I choose to pay the prices. If not then take your own or do Maccy D's. There's no point complaining afterwards as you chose to do it.

 

[toony]

I think its all a question of the perspective and where you're from and what you earn. I'm from a small german town and compared to the prices for a meal here DLRP is expensive! And it depends on what one want to eat and what one is expecting for that price. Some prices are more or less comparable with german prices others not, some are ridiculous.

I couldn't imagine what your main dishes prices are in the UK compared to the ones in DLRP but here are some data from Germany.

I think for example a Schnitzel might be very "exotic" in Paris because one can have one with french fries and vegetables in Germany for about 10-12 euros (and not only in my small town) and it costs in the KIng Ludwig's Castle about 18,50. If they wouldn't have pigs or veals in France, i think not even the import costs for ready-made Schnitzel really wouldn't exculpate that high price. I really think one pay for the name Schnitzel then. It sounds foreign and so its expensive.
Or for example mexican food. In Germany one pay about 8-12 euro (depends on the town/city) for a burrito or fajitas. For the Fajitas one pay in Anettes Diner 19,50! Something that is really o.k. are Pizzas: 6-9 Euro in Germany 7-8 in Colonel Hathi's Pizza Outpost.

But it is also a psychological thing. Since we have the euro in Germany and France everything is much easier to compare. As there was no euro i said to myself: You're now in France in a foreign country, with a foreign currency and foreign prices. Eveything was o.k.! Now one better recognize what one pay for and sometimes the quality of the food (especially fast food) does not exculpate the high prices. And that's what's sometimes annoying.

Because most of you on that board are from the UK and you calculate with pound sterling - so the psychological thing is not a problem for you, is it?

The huge but: I know I'm in a amusement park, in that amusement park par excellence. In Paris. One of the worlds famoust European cities. And so the prices are indeed sometimes annoying, but one may reckon that it is expensive. And so I do (though i'm sometimes annoyed)! And I'm glad that the magic there makes amends! And it does. For me!!

And if you don't want to drive far away to eat, you have to grin and bear it (IMO)!

 

[Crokette]

I think its all a question of the perspective and where you're from and what you earn. I'm from a small german town and compared to the prices for a meal here DLRP is expensive! And it depends on what one want to eat and what one is expecting for that price. Some prices are more or less comparable with german prices others not, some are ridiculous.

I couldn't imagine what your main dishes prices are in the UK compared to the ones in DLRP but here are some data from Germany.

I think for example a Schnitzel might be very "exotic" in Paris because one can have one with french fries and vegetables in Germany for about 10-12 euros (and not only in my small town) and it costs in the KIng Ludwig's Castle about 18,50. If they wouldn't have pigs or veals in France, i think not even the import costs for ready-made Schnitzel really wouldn't exculpate that high price. I really think one pay for the name Schnitzel then. It sounds foreign and so its expensive.
Or for example mexican food. In Germany one pay about 8-12 euro (depends on the town/city) for a burrito or fajitas. For the Fajitas one pay in Anettes Diner 19,50! Something that is really o.k. are Pizzas: 6-9 Euro in Germany 7-8 in Colonel Hathi's Pizza Outpost.

But it is also a psychological thing. Since we have the euro in Germany and France everything is much easier to compare. As there was no euro i said to myself: You're now in France in a foreign country, with a foreign currency and foreign prices. Eveything was o.k.! Now one better recognize what one pay for and sometimes the quality of the food (especially fast food) does not exculpate the high prices. And that's what's sometimes annoying.

Because most of you on that board are from the UK and you calculate with pound sterling - so the psychological thing is not a problem for you, is it?

The huge but: I know I'm in a amusement park, in that amusement park par excellence. In Paris. One of the worlds famoust European cities. And so the prices are indeed sometimes annoying, but one may reckon that it is expensive. And so I do (though i'm sometimes annoyed)! And I'm glad that the magic there makes amends! And it does. For me!!

And if you don't want to drive far away to eat, you have to grin and bear it (IMO)!

I totally agree with you
I live in the south west of France and most of the times it's cheaper than Paris.

 

[Bilboo]

Hi again,

I've been thinking about this again, and to be fair to nicho1120 there is a point to be made here.

Firstly I would say again that I like Annette's and probably will go the next time I'm at DLP, however...

The first time I went back in 2001 we were seated at a table at the front (where they park the buggies) and there was no real atmosphere (servers on roller skates, dancing etc). I ordered a set menu (forget how much) which if I remember correctly was the Be Bop burger, a soft drink and brownie, and I wasn't impressed to be honest and I wondered what all the fuss was about.

The burger wasn't much better than what I would have got in McDonalds, there was plenty of chips but they hardly cost the earth, and the brownie was just a small piece on a plate with a quick squit of cream.

The next time I went last year; after all the great reviews on the board; it was a totally different experience. We were seated in a booth right in the middle near the counter, there was plenty of singing and dancing and the food was much better.

I got the Double Bacon Chili Cheese Burger which was great; and much more like I expect a burger to be (and only a couple of euros more than the desparate Be Bop); with a soft drink and couldn't manage a dessert. My son had the kids hot dog (which I wasn't to impressed with as it was just half a adult hot dog, do they really cost that much they have to cut them in half), plus an ice cream and a shake (which was very expensive for what it was but he loved it). My Mum got a huge salad and a banana split which again she really enjoyed.

Overall it was a great visit and we couldn't wait to go back again this year.

However, this year there was 8 of us and again we got stuck with the table near the buggie parking, there was no entertainment and the meal felt rushed, although again the food was fine.

I think the point I'm making is a lot of value in Annette's comes from the atmosphere and if that isn't there then I can see how £45 for burger and chips 3 times does sound outrageous.

I image nichol1120 went for the set meal so they would have got a Classic Burger (which arn't great), plus a drink and I've already said in my earlier post the price of drinks are over the top.

Anyway, just my thoughts
John

 

[wideeyes]

to be honest when we went to Annette's we did not think it was anything great just okay for the price. we prefer the burgers at rain foresr cafe however this was double the price of annette's and we did not feel it was okay for the price. However my dd loves rain forest cafe due to the theming so we will go back in march.

 

[BONITATIME]

In Germany one pay about 8-12 euro (depends on the town/city) for a burrito or fajitas. For the Fajitas one pay in Anettes Diner 19,50! ^

Have you actually ordered this meal. It is an enormous portion which anyone would have trouble finishing. The plan for the next time we go to Annette's is to eat it between 2 of us.

 

[Torchy]

The trouble with the prices is you have nothing to compare them to as there are no independant food outlets in the parks/village. To be honest, the prices at DLRP are no worse than any other european theme resort. Try feeding a family of four at Legoland Windsor or Alton Towers for example.

Where there is no outside competition for customers the prices will always be high. IF DLRP allowed external vendors on the site, they wouldnt be so keen on theming (to keep prices down), DLRP would have to lower prices to compete so their facilities would suffer and you'd get a downward spiral resulting in the absolute rubbish that UK theme parks offer.

You simply HAVE to take food prices into account when you budget your holiday. For example, we are staying at the Cheyenne instead of the NPB and this allows us a good restaurant meal every night with the price difference. There is enough info on the multitude of websites for DLRP so that no-one needs to be surprised when they arrive. Yes, £45 for burger & chips IS expensive, but you have the choice of not paying it if you dont want to. There are enough places at DLRP where you can get meals at (relatively) reasonable prices.

 

[toony]

Have you actually ordered this meal. It is an enormous portion which anyone would have trouble finishing. The plan for the next time we go to Annette's is to eat it between 2 of us.

No honestly i didn't. The price scared me off!

To eat the meal with a party of two might be a good solution. In case both want to eat the same. DBF and I mostly don't order the same entree. So bad luck for me or our purse.

 

[Ware Bears]

It is an enormous portion which anyone would have trouble finishing. The plan for the next time we go to Annette's is to eat it between 2 of us.

Nikki is right ~ someone at the next table had fajitas and the serving was enormous. I had the burritos and that was a large enough serving as this photo demonstrates!

 

[toony]

mmmm ...looks yummy, Elaine! I think the half of the meal would be enough for me ... but I'm not quiet sure if DBFs healthy appetite wouldn't thwart that sharing-plan.

 

[dlpSteve]

I couldn't even eat half my salad, it was immense! It was lovely though and Denise's Chilli was great too. We shared a portion of cheesecake which came with 3 banana halves and 3 brownies. With drinks the bill came to about €40 and we were so impressed with the food and service that our waitress got a generous tip.

 

[hyperheavenly]

I couldn't even eat half my salad, it was immense! It was lovely though and Denise's Chilli was great too. We shared a portion of cheesecake which came with 3 banana halves and 3 brownies. With drinks the bill came to about €40 and we were so impressed with the food and service that our waitress got a generous tip.

Was that at Annettes? I love chilli!
We are struggling to decide where to eat and Annettes is one of our options, I keep reading threads that say Annettes is great then i've read this thread and its not looking so good in places! Too many choices! lol

 

[dlpSteve]

It was at Annettes - Denise loves Chilli and even had it on her Pizza when we were at Cafe Mickey on Wednesday - strange topping but very nice. Denise has just said the Chilli was really nice in Annettes, came with chips and tortilla chips too, so plenty enough!

 

[toony]

Sounds interesting. Just viewed your pics Steve! Great! You haven't got a pic of that chili pizza that isn't online yet?

 

[dlpSteve]

http://www.rumgone.co.uk/dlrp/18thoct2006/photos/photo122.html

 

[toony]

thanks for posting that! I might have missed it. (edited: and now i know why. I thought i've seen them all, but it was only one day, stupid me off - to view them all, in peace )

And sorry for beeing off-topic...

 

[Crokette]

My favourite at Anette's is the chili too!! And their wonderful sundaes !

 

[TotallyAngelic]

Ths chilli at Anettes used to come with a really nice rice side dish...it's a pity they substituted this with boring old french fries...

Speaking of Annettes though...surely no one could complain about the cheesy hot dog being small....