Swan/Dolphin Dining

[princesscharming]

You can also use the Tables in Wonderland card at some of the S&D restaraunts now.

OK, so only one cert. Can you use the cert., then apply TiW on what's left? Or no go?

 

[TaraPA]

OK, so only one cert. Can you use the cert., then apply TiW on what's left? Or no go?

We asked about that last week (also applying an AP discount to the balance) & they said no. When you use a R.com cert it's that & only that, absolutely no other discounts.

 

[princesscharming]

We asked about that last week (also applying an AP discount to the balance) & they said no. When you use a R.com cert it's that & only that, absolutely no other discounts.

OK, so assuming that the TiW discount will be a 20% discount there, TiW would save more $ than a r.com cert, when the bill is more than $75 (if buying a $25 cert for $10.) If you bought the $25 cert for only $2, it would be more cost effective to use TiW (instead of the cert), if the bill was over $115. (And I didn't even factor in TiW including alcohol, and r.com discounting food only. Too much math for me.)

I suppose the value changes a bit if you already bought the cert without estimating how much you'd spend ahead of time...

 

[ariel5884]

If you want inexpensive food that tastes great try picabu, we love it. We head over there from the boardwalk resort. There is also the greatest steakhouse on property there, "shulas."

 

[aubriee]

Siganture are Blue Zoo, Shula's, Il Mulino & possibly Kimono's - not positive but there's a list on the S/D thread. I've used the AAA discount at Picabu & The Fountain -both very good food. We love the Picabu food court - it's open 24/7 & has a wide variety of items priced the same or better than Disney CS. The Fountain has great made-to-order burgers, shakes & ice cream for less than a Disney TS.

You can get a bargain on gift certs from restaurant.com for the signature places at S/D also for Garden Grove at The Swan. Just watch the fine print - I think they are all dinner only, with a $100 check minimum. You cannot used the Garden Grove one for the character breakfast there. We used one last week, not at S/D, but at DTD. $50 House of Blues cert for $6 - not bad!

We did DDP once & never again. We spend far less eating on our own, and like someone else said, we felt obligated to order app, dessert, etc when on DDP (we paid for DDP, it wasn't part of free dining) and we wasted a lot of food which I hate doing. Add to that the fact that we felt tied down to our ADR's every day, and sometimes I just like to wing it - we couldn't do that on DDP.

I agree the food choices & quality are much better at S/D then in WDW as a whole.

I've looked at the restaurant.com options. My problem with them is almost all of them say you must order at least two entrees. As a solo traveler that doesn't work for me. Kimonos, House of Blues, and I think one more are the exceptions, but even they have a $35.00 minimum that you must spend.

 

[Rich_NY]

Do we need reservations in advance for the S/D restaurants?

 

[Pakey]

Do we need reservations in advance for the S/D restaurants?

It's a good idea. We've been able to get same day reservations every time but if there's a huge convention at the time you are going, the restaurants could be full.