How much time to allow for dinner?

[southernbelle20]

Just wondering how long does it take to get seated, order, eat, pay and leave? 1 hour? 2 hours? I have no idea how to plan our evenings without know what to expect time wise.

 

[Tricia1972]

It can take from an hour to over two hours.

Another factor in planning is - where is the restaurant and how are you planning to get there. Disney transportation, especially resort to resort, can take a while.

 

[pumba]

I like to smell the roses so to speak when we eat at a sit down restaurant.....i mean not take forever but at least enjoy each part of our meal....Maybe an hour to an hour and a half....

 

[MickeyNicki]

For DH and I we are usually in an out of a TS place 1 to 2 hours but for a buffet we can get in and out 35 to 45 minutes.

 

[IHEARTNY]

Breakfast 45 minutes
Lunch 1hr30
Dinner at least 2hr

We like to enjoy the experience and we get appys, entree and desert/drinks

 

[winterman]

Keep in mind, that even tho you have an ADR, you may have to wait for your table. I think that we waited almost 45 minutes for our table at Le Cellier.

 

[davinakb]

At the TS you can also set your own pace, so we also take around 2 hrs for dinner. We often eat at the signature places, and will order apps first then hold off on entrees until they are served/eaten (let's us know if we will share entrees or not). You can order all at once, skip courses if trying to be faster, but I doubt it'd be less than an hour for dinner. FWIW.