DVC members’ preferences. On site or off site dining?

[YorkshireT]

More quick serve. We prefer it for a more relaxed holiday also. Saves a fortune. And more offsite. I'm going to get a car at Xmas for this reason. Disney is pricing itself out, and quality seems to have ebbed a bit. Ate a fantastic meal at Bahama Breeze with glass of wine and 2 cocktails, $95 incl tip for 4 a couple if nights ago.

[Guest]

Offsite restaurants, we get a more enjoyable meal offsite - plus it is often cheaper. For example we used to adore O'hana but you'll get a much better meal at Fogo De Chao or Texas De Brazil. For steak we opt for Charley's over anything Disney can offer. Perhaps the exception is V&A but we don't do that every trip.

[YorkshireT]

Originally Posted by Mr Tom Morrow

We stay onsite on DVC Points for 70 nights a year.

We used to dine onsite for every one of those nights but not any more.

We still do use some Restaurants and still buy the TIW Card every year.

So why have we stopped?

• The food is getting more expensive every trip. Not by inflation either
• The food quality is diminishing year on year.
• The Chefs have become 'boring'. What happened to the inspiration they used to show?
• Any issues they just want to comp your food and get you out.
• The Signature places have plummeted in quality and the prices are eye watering now

• Apart from Flying Fish why can't they serve more fish? And whose brilliant idea was it to serve a whole fried fish complete with bones and it's head! Insanity

• My Wife likes to order the Vegetarian options sometimes. Disney have an awful selection. No thought has gone into it and quite often it's a standard 'meat dish' with the meat removed. Just why!

• Why don't they list the Calories like offsite places do?

People rave about a steak at The Yachtsman. $50+. Our view is the steaks in Longhorns at under half the price are just as good.

Is it just us who feel this way? I suspect not as we were there over Spring Break in March and WDW was rammed, also May was also very busy.
But the Restaurants sometimes had under 25% occupancy at 8.30pm which is the time we arrive.
Never seen them so quiet.

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Just off to partake in a 'Flo's fillet now at Longhorn. $5 off voucher to boot!

[marlouwrig]

I agree with all the comments Mr Tom has made. We don't drive and have always eaten on site. Last year we found buying D X DDP for just the half of our party that included the 4 kids under 10, comparatively reasonable value, with 12 of us sharing the credits.

Next year we will be a party of 7 including 3 young primary age kids. Probably split stay BCV & BLT in a 2 bed. Probably TIW although we would love to try off site restaurants but put off by the logistics of getting to and fro.
Of course there is always the possibility of splitting our party between a studio and 1 bed and using the DXDDP again.

[Florida-Sarah]

Interesting to know that those of us who have the flexibility to eat off site and aren’t tied to eating at WDW choose to mainly eat off site.

We will still always visit Via Napoli and Yak and Yeti, but in the future we will likely stick to a few of our favourite DS eateries and off site favourites.

Hope you enjoyed your Flo’s fillet YT!

[Shooby doo]

Ali Dr Philips? Looking at the map is this left when you would turn right for Florida Mall ? Or along Palm Parkway & turn right? In all the time we have being going how have we never heard or eaten here?!
SD

[Saratoska]

Originally Posted by Shooby doo

Ali Dr Philips? Looking at the map is this left when you would turn right for Florida Mall ? Or along Palm Parkway & turn right? In all the time we have being going how have we never heard or eaten here?!
SD

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do you know where Whole Foods is just past the Walmart at Turkey Lake Road

you go to that crossroads where it meets Sandlake Road and turn left and that's you into Dr Philips

basically its on Sandlake Road but not the international drive side

not far from disney at all

we go to

Kekes
TooJays
Seasons 52
Roccos
Roys

[Sara_toga]

Originally Posted by YorkshireT

Just off to partake in a 'Flo's fillet now at Longhorn. $5 off voucher to boot!

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Love a "Flo's fillet"

[lov2dibb]

We tend to eat on site as we don't always have a car and it's a bother to head off to a random restaurant by taxi plus any savings in the cost of the food would be used up in transport.

Mostly though, its QS meals and/or food booths at Epcot (usually go to F&W and F&G) but always try fit in California Grill - just for nostalgia (and sushi).

[cpjw]

Originally Posted by lov2dibb

We tend to eat on site as we don't always have a car and it's a bother to head off to a random restaurant by taxi plus any savings in the cost of the food would be used up in transport.

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We use Uber and it costs next to nothing.