Off-site Dining - Prices?

[Dimplenose]

With the ever weakening pound I think we may have to eat off-site more this year. We're staying at ASMu so which off-site restaurants would be most convenient?

Where can I find a rough guide to prices for meals at these restaurants - I keep finding menus on-line but no prices.

Thanks for any help.

 

[wayneg]

Any idea where you were thinking of?

A few to start.

http://www.mannyschophouse.com/

http://portal.texasroadhouse.com/NMotion/Menus/Menu-C3-P2_0908.pdf

http://www.mimiscafe.com/File.ashx?Id=139

http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/dining/ale-house-menu.htm

 

[wayneg]

http://www.bubbalouscatering.com/Kirkman-Menu.aspx

 

[Dimplenose]

Any idea where you were thinking of?

Not really, I've not eaten off-site much so I'm not very familiar with what's on offer.

Thanks for the links they give me a feeling for off-site prices.

 

[Graeme]

I think the first thing that will strike you is the much larger choice and variations of different dishes. That's one of the things I personally find lacking in onsite restaurants. The second is that the service can be seriously hit and miss. Sometimes fab but sometimes it can't really be described as service at all. I prefer to eat offsite now, even if staying on. We only do one or two absolute musts like Boma dinner.

Some of our favourites;
The Crab House

Vitos Chop House

Redrock Canyon Grill

And the favourite 'Cheap 'n Cheerful'....

Golden Corral

 

[Graeme]

This Link will take you to some offsite menus. Some have prices on them.

And here's the Tripadvisor ratings for loads of restaurants. They give you an idea of the price range and check the traveller photos to see the food. That should keep you going for a while

 

[fuse04]

With the ever weakening pound I think we may have to eat off-site more this year. We're staying at ASMu so which off-site restaurants would be most convenient?
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We are also considering eating off site more for our trip but will not have a car, any suggestions for restaurants near WDW so that the cab price wouldn't kill us? Not adverse to using the bus service to go to Downtown Disney first if that helps?

Rob

 

[wayneg]

We are also considering eating off site more for our trip but will not have a car, any suggestions for restaurants near WDW so that the cab price wouldn't kill us? Not adverse to using the bus service to go to Downtown Disney first if that helps?

Rob

Easiest place to get to is Crossroads & surrounding area. Some people actually walk it from DTD, just go up Hotel Plaza Blvd but it would not cost much in a cab. Furthest out to your left after exiting Disney would be somewhere like Chilis, ate there for 1st time last year and love it. To your right furthest you need to go would be Bahama Breeze or Golden Corral between these there are loads, like Olive Garden, Black Angus, Orlando Alehouse, Hooters, Carvery Station, McD's, Cici's could go on and on, there are loads more.
This map gives an idea of the area.
6 is DTD
3 is Orlando Alehouse
Chilis would be just about top of map on S.Apopka Vineland Rd.
1 is Crossroads, main area with numerous places to eat, Goodings supermarket(expensive) few shops etc.
4 is Marriott Village with Golden Corral & Bahama Breeze.

 

[orangetiggs]

we have done the walk from dtd to crossroads and its really nice. There is tgi's there and a chilis along the road

 

[fuse04]

thanks for all the great advice and the maps and trip advisor link. Is eating off site much cheaper than on?

I checked Mears sites and from DTD Bahama breeze is about $7 and Outback $9 but also like the idea of the walk.

When staying at AKL there appears to be Outback, golden Corral and Carrabba with cab being about $7-$9.

Have no idea which are good or otherwise; would need to be child friendly as we have a 10 year old...opps 11 when we leave.

How do we survive without DIS!

Rob

 

[wayneg]

Outback is a lot further you could not walk that, its up past the Premium outlet.

Prices are difficult to compare, For a buffet meal, trails end in Disney cost us $100+ tip at Xmas for 4 of us. Golden corral $48+tip with vouchers from newspaper. Trails end a tiny choice but good quality, GC massive choice but some like some don't.

Not eaten at regular TS in Disney to check but prices I have seen online its upto half the cost offsite but there is so much choice from a $3.99 all you can eat Pizza.
Will be interesting to try Disney dining this August and compare but going to miss our usual offsite places.

 

[The Fetherstons]

Outback is a lot further you could not walk that, its up past the Premium outlet.

Prices are difficult to compare, For a buffet meal, trails end in Disney cost us $100+ tip at Xmas for 4 of us. Golden corral $48+tip with vouchers from newspaper. Trails end a tiny choice but good quality, GC massive choice but some like some don't.

Not eaten at regular TS in Disney to check but prices I have seen online its upto half the cost offsite but there is so much choice from a $3.99 all you can eat Pizza.
Will be interesting to try Disney dining this August and compare but going to miss our usual offsite places.

Wayne youll love the DDP, we will miss it this year as its the first time in a long time we are staying off site and we will have a car (never had a car before either)so are going to be trying restaurants we have never tried before offsite, will obviously have to do some disney favourites tho

 

[Graeme]

GC massive choice but some like some don't.

Breakfast is excellent, full of day workers and brits. Really calm atmosphere. Dinner is a bit of a bunfight though and can be hectic. I think the food is decent quality for the price and it gives you the chance to sample a lot of things I wouldn't order at a table service place. (Obviously ) But what I mean is there's a greater choice than the usual buffet meals.

 

[wayneg]

Breakfast is excellent, full of day workers and brits. Really calm atmosphere. Dinner is a bit of a bunfight though and can be hectic. I think the food is decent quality for the price and it gives you the chance to sample a lot of things I wouldn't order at a table service place. (Obviously ) But what I mean is there's a greater choice than the usual buffet meals.

Never been for Breakfast, very rare we eat it. Eve meal, myself and DS have always enjoyed but not somewhere DW likes so we don't go often. The one at LBV gets too busy, staff are hit and miss, server we had on New Year Eve was useless(only meal I did not tip over Xmas) even though the place was empty. They could also do with a cleaner to keep ontop of dropped food around the tables, beacuse its so busy it gets left but also saw this at Boma and Trails end, its just a buffet problem. With voucher it costs $12pp incl tax and soda, not much more than a CS burger and drink in Disney, great value.

 

[Graeme]

The one at LBV gets too busy, staff are hit and miss

They could also do with a cleaner to keep ontop of dropped food around the tables, beacuse its so busy it gets left

If we go for breakfast at all it's at GC, but usually at about 10.30, (Two lazy adults with no kids!!), and it's quiet, clean and relaxing. Dinner times, our experience has been like yours. If it wasn't for the cheap price and decent quality food I wouldn't go. I would never set foot in Sizzler or Ponderosa again after going to GC. Food is much better IMO.

 

[Dimplenose]

Thanks for all the info, I've got something to work on now.

We ate at a couple of restaurants near Splendid China last visit - is there anywhere nearer to ASMu?