On a very tight budget...

[Belle's Beauty]

I have read countless reviews regarding the restaurants at DLP, I was just wondering though, other than MacDonalds, what you would recommend as a good reasonably priced restaurant as we will not have loads of money to blow on big expensive meals?! Any suggestions??

 

[j9000]

nothings really that cheap that isnt mcds or disguised mcds.
cable car bake shop and caseys hot dogs (fries and nuggets are mc ds but the hot dogs are good.) are two of the cheapy places.
just stay clear of the hot dog stands elsewhere, they are all made at caseys so they are fresher there.

 

[DLPdaft]

In the park, Pizza Bella Notte in Fantasyland, and the Cowboy Cookout in Frontierland, are also okay. Adults menus are around 10euro, childs 6euro. This includes various burgers & fries/pizza/pasta, dessert (fruit salad, yoghurt etc) and a drink.

In the studios, the En Coulisse (in the main building) is also along the same lines, with similar prices.

All of these, in my opinion, are absolutely fine for a fuel stop .

Elaine

 

[Cyrano]

If you mix and match you can make a very nice meal in the counter service restaurants.
We often do this so that everyone can have a variety

Since most of ours don't enjoy fizzy drinks we bring along our own water

 

[marcus.ka]

But there are also some all-you-can-eat buffet restaurants in the parks/hotels. You have to pay between 20€-26€ and then you can have a "real" lunch/dinner instead of burgers and pizzas.
We always eat a lot at the free hotel breakfast and then have an early dinner.

 

[Ware Bears]

But there are also some all-you-can-eat buffet restaurants in the parks/hotels. You have to pay between 20€-26€ and then you can have a "real" lunch/dinner instead of burgers and pizzas.
We always eat a lot at the free hotel breakfast and then have an early dinner.

This is what I was going to suggest as we often do this. If you have a good breakfast it can keep you going until mid-afternoon and then you can manage on just two meals that day. I know smaller children often can't manage on this (not sure if you have any or their ages) but you could always top them up with a counter snack in between or later on.

Have a look at DLP Foodguide for menus and prices.

 

[Kristina]

I read in the Brits guide that in the train station across from the parks there is a shop that sells cheaper and better quality baguette sandwiches than you get in the parks .

 

[edmond]

i have used the garage before, along with the garage at the santa fe.

 

[Cyrano]

This is what I was going to suggest as we often do this. If you have a good breakfast it can keep you going until mid-afternoon and then you can manage on just two meals that day. I know smaller children often can't manage on this (not sure if you have any or their ages) but you could always top them up with a counter snack in between or later on.

Have a look at DLP Foodguide for menus and prices.

Great advice and one we've used to equal effect as Marcus and Elaine

 

[Belle's Beauty]

Thanks everyone for your useful advice, its put my mind at rest cos I thought we'd end up being broke just from eating but maybe we'll try the big breakfast and early dinner thing with a few snacks in between!

 

[SandraVB79]

Thanks everyone for your useful advice, its put my mind at rest cos I thought we'd end up being broke just from eating but maybe we'll try the big breakfast and early dinner thing with a few snacks in between!

Restaurants like Rainforest Cafe, Cafe Mickey, Planet Hollywood, ... may seem a little expensive, but their portions are huge, no need for appetizers and entrees and desserts. One of them is usually enough
I sometimes only order an appetizer, since it's huge!!

Also, it's cheaper to eat one decent meal during the day, than to snack on park-bought snacks all day long.
Bring some cookies etc from home, eat a big breakfast in the morning, and a decent meal at night is my advice!

 

[miffy7]

I agree about the buffets - if you're really hungry then counter service can be pricey. the food at plaza gardens is actually pretty good and if you're worried about paying loads for drinks just have some water before you go from one of the fountains.
are you staying at a hotel with a breakfast?
we got quite into croissant sandwiches with ham and cheese, and yoghurts.
it would have... ahem... been a waste just to leave them when we had to run out after our little tearaway.

 

[pigby]

We think that the CS restaurants in DL park are good value and better in many respects than those in WDW - can get a meal for less than 10 euros - the ones we loved this time are Cowboy Cookout , Toad Hall and Colonel Hathi's - still drooling over the half a BBQ'ed chicken in Cookout -superb theming in these as well. We travelled on a budget last month, filled up on breakfasts at the hotel and had one main meal in a CS restaurant (plus a few snacks) We just had one sit down meal at Annette's - huge portions and for less than most TS meals.

 

[palantiriel]

We got some nice, large ham baguettes in the Cable Car Bake shop on main street in the summer, for about 2 euros each if I recall. We bought them and carried them in our bags until we were hungry and found a nice place to sit, although there are also seats in the bake shop. I'm also going on a cheap budget next month, and plan to get them for lunch again this time.

 

[bavaria]

But there are also some all-you-can-eat buffet restaurants in the parks/hotels. You have to pay between 20€-26€ and then you can have a "real" lunch/dinner instead of burgers and pizzas.
We always eat a lot at the free hotel breakfast and then have an early dinner.

I do this as well!

there is a small Casino with some prepared foods and groceries in the train station, as well as a takeaway with a fairly large selection of sandwiches. And those are far better than the more pricey ones at the New York Sandwich place in the village.

You could also hop on the train one stop to Val d'Europe and do some shopping there if you have the time. Auchan has a wide array of prepared foods, and the baker Paul has two outlets in the shopping mall.

 

[Orion33]

I know it's naughty but last year we may have grabbed some extra rolls, ham, cheese and pain au chocolates from the breakfast buffet, we might have accidentally dropped them into sandwich bags in my backpack and then we may have eaten them at lunchtime....

 

[edinburghlass]

I do this as well!

there is a small Casino with some prepared foods and groceries in the train station, as well as a takeaway with a fairly large selection of sandwiches. And those are far better than the more pricey ones at the New York Sandwich place in the village.

You could also hop on the train one stop to Val d'Europe and do some shopping there if you have the time. Auchan has a wide array of prepared foods, and the baker Paul has two outlets in the shopping mall.

I was thinking about taking crackers and cheese with me for late evening, then I thought "coals to Newcastle", but would I get "fresh" cheese in the station shops or should I go to the supermarket?

 

[bavaria]

I don't look much for cheese, but I do think that they had it there. They carry joghurt, prepared salads, meats, etc and I think at least one hard and one soft cheese