How much time do you budget for dining?

[ZagHawk]

So I'm in the process of trying to plan out my FP+ around my dining reservations. For table restaurants assuming 2 adults and 1 child. How long do you think is a reasonable amount of time to plan that I should be in/at restaurant before racing to my next FP? 1 hour? 1.5 hours?

I'd imagine most Disney restaurants (outside of character dining) try to get you in and out pretty quickly since most folks want to be in the parks at not in a restaurant. I know I'm a pretty fast eater, my wife is normal, my daughter is slow but knowing she has attractions she can go to after lunch/dinner she may suddenly speed up. So yeah how much time do you all budget when making your dining reservations?

 

[TinkLoverSam]

75 to 90 minutes. There may be a wait to be seated.

 

[caliope]

It depends on the restaurant. We typically spend about 60-75 minutes at "basic" TS spots (for example, Kona Cafe, The Wave, Beaches and Cream, Via Napoli, Biergarten). Character meals have been anywhere from 60 minutes (Chef Mickey's with an early breakfast ADR) to 90 minutes (Crystal Palace breakfast). California Grill and 'Ohana were closer 90-120 minutes. HDDR is 120 minutes.

We are a family with two adults and a 4.5 year old child, for reference. We don't usually order dessert.

 

[ZagHawk]

Thank you all. Yeah I was budgeting about 80-90 minutes. Sounds about right.