Warning tiffins

[B-Ride]

With a name like tiffins I would expect large portions.

 

[IrishNYC]

With a name like tiffins I would expect large portions.

Really? "Tiffin" means a light meal, and a tiffin box is a container to carry a midday meal.

 

[HopperFan]

We went to Tiffins for lunch before our Pandora preview. My DS had been before and loved it, but this time he was with me that it would likely be our last. One, he had previously had the Taste of Tiffins but it was not offered this time. The prices are high, and since we knew we would eat a later dinner in Pandora we opted to order 2 dishes for 4 of us (all adults). It also came with a plate of bread, which they offered more.

I felt like the portions were plenty of food for one person ......... but I don't think it was worth the price. Pretty and lots of flavors in your mouth but I still didn't feel like it had the value. The decor was nice but I like Nomad Lounge better. Since the Lounge offers an array of appetizers I think we will stick with the better atmosphere and value.

Here are our two meals and bread.

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[DisBuckMan]

@HopperFan ...that first pic looks like it's supposed to be the same thing as the pic the OP posted...only it looks like quite a bit more food than the OP's pic. Maybe it's just the different angles or something, but that's certainly the way it appears.

 

[HopperFan]

@HopperFan ...that first pic looks like it's supposed to be the same thing as the pic the OP posted...only it looks like quite a bit more food than the OP's pic. Maybe it's just the different angles or something, but that's certainly the way it appears.

Yes, that is the chicken. We did shoot photos from opposite sides. I shot from the side where the meat was to show that. It appeared to be an entire breast side of bird. From the other side you wouldn't have gotten the meat in the picture.

Pomegranate-lacquered Chicken $36
Sweet Potato Pap, Thumbelina Carrots, Citrus-Fennel Salad

And when I just went to get this it is showing the Taste of Tiffin on the menu. They really need to decide if this is staying or changes. If it's not always on menu, they shouldn't advertise it.

 

[Silrana]

My rule of thumb is to be leery of any restaurant where they use loops of sauce to make it look like your meal is bigger than it actually is.

 

[marikujawa]

No offense intended to anyone, but those responding about leaving full after having an appetizer, entree, and dessert really aren't really on topic here. We're discussing entree size...not how full you were after multiple courses.

I have not eaten at Tiffin's, so all I have to go on is that one single picture posted. Given that, it's a very small entree.

The entree portions we were given were more than adequate for us. Not talking about multiple courses. Just entree portions. Seriously, how much do people need to eat?

 

[scoobygrl79]

I think it was thoughtful of OP to give a fair warning in case people expected a hearty meal and to have food piled on a plate for the price. Like all things Disney, of course it is subjective so arguing his perception is useless.

 

[marikujawa]

I think it was thoughtful of OP to give a fair warning in case people expected a hearty meal and to have food piled on a plate for the price. Like all things Disney, of course it is subjective so arguing his perception is useless.

Tiffins, like all signature restaurants, is not about "food piled on a plate for the price."

 

[scoobygrl79]

Tiffins, like all signature restaurants, is not about "food piled on a plate for the price."

Well...I know this. Thank you, though. I think he might have been trying to disclose it to some that may have no idea and not to patrons who are familiar with the establishment.

 

[marikujawa]

Well...I know this. Thank you, though. I think he might have been trying to disclose it to some that may have no idea and not to patrons who are familiar with the establishment.

With all the information, including menu descriptions and prices online, I doubt anyone would confuse Tiffins with Golden Corral.

 

[scoobygrl79]

With all the information, including menu descriptions and prices online, I doubt anyone would confuse Tiffins with Golden Corral.

I'm not sure why you are so interested in going back and forth, but you are correct and I agree with you..MOST people would probably know better. Still, I have my doubts his post was directed to people who have dined there before, but maybe I am wrong.

 

[marikujawa]

I'm not sure why you are so interested in going back and forth, but you are correct and I agree with you..MOST people would probably know better. Still, I have my doubts his post was directed to people who have dined there before, but maybe I am wrong.

I reread the original post and it doesn't seem the OP was confused as to, or ignorant of, the type of dining experience Tiffins provides. So I don't understand the "warning."

 

[scoobygrl79]

Marikujawa- You have a great point. I think with me, I'm so used to hopping on here to lend out a helping hand or answer a question if I see somebody is in need of advice or answers (and I have it for them) that I automatically assume that's what most of my fellow DisBoarders are doing too when they post something like this, you know?... just trying to help others. I know that no matter how many times I have visited, I sure need help too myself sometimes and am so grateful that others are eager to respond. I see that you are a long timer here on Disboards, so you probably notice your share of people who just want to complain or argue. I do too. I won't shame him for how much he hoped to eat though.

 

[Silrana]

The entree portions we were given were more than adequate for us. Not talking about multiple courses. Just entree portions. Seriously, how much do people need to eat?

My husband is 6'5" and built like a linebacker. We rarely do signature dining for precisely this reason - that most of them do not serve portions that satisfy a person his size. Not everyone has the same needs.

 

[Nancyg56]

My husband is 6'5" and built like a linebacker. We rarely do signature dining for precisely this reason - that most of them do not serve portions that satisfy a person his size. Not everyone has the same needs.

My husband is built the same way. If he was served the entree the OP posted he would leave starving. As it is, he eats his meal and about half of mine wherever we dine.

Seriously....he needs more food than many of us, but he burns more calories then most of us.

 

[bumbershoot]

Really? "Tiffin" means a light meal, and a tiffin box is a container to carry a midday meal.

Ah, is that what the name is all about?

At Disneyland there's a not-quite-dennys (not even a Coco's) nearby called Tiffy's. It's all I can think of when I see the name.

With all the information, including menu descriptions and prices online, I doubt anyone would confuse Tiffins with Golden Corral.

I've never even looked at the menu because the name is so ridiculous to me given the above connection I've been making. So I have indeed been confusing it with a GC type place.

 

[amberpi]

I couldn't finish that, so its very subjective.

 

[IrishNYC]

Ah, is that what the name is all about?

At Disneyland there's a not-quite-dennys (not even a Coco's) nearby called Tiffy's. It's all I can think of when I see the name.

This is a (modern) tiffin:

 

[frostymom]

Thanks OP! I'm going with my boys in Aug. even though they are young they like to eat and have a hearty appetites comma I think they would not be pleased with this small amount