Budget for meals

[Jodieandjohn]

Hi all.!

How much should we budget for a family of 2a 3children age 25,12,10 and a 3 month old for meals.

We are staying at dockside endless summer so will require all meals as non are included. We will get snacks to stock in hotel room but we are looking at a rough budget if anyone could help us it would be appreciated.!

We travel end of Aug this year.!

[ChoppyGirl]

Hi there and welcome to The Dibb.

How long are you staying for and will you have a car?

[ziggyzag]

We allow $50 a day per person, but never spend that much, we usually eat cereal/toast in the villa for breakfast, snacks for lunch aand then a meal out on way home from parks ( we don't buy meals in the parks)

[Jodieandjohn]

Hi
We are staying for 14 nights and won’t be hiring a car due to costs at moment.
So we will be eating mainly on I drive and a few nights city walk.

[LouH]

We are a family of 7 (2 adults, 3 teens and 11 and 9 yr old)

We averaged $100 per ‘quick service’ at Disney and universal

When we ate out at Olive Garden for example, the meals were plentiful and less than $150 with tip and drinks (we don’t drink alcohol)

[Moorlandman]

Originally Posted by Jodieandjohn

Hi all.!

How much should we budget for a family of 2a 3children age 25,12,10 and a 3 month old for meals.

We are staying at dockside endless summer so will require all meals as non are included. We will get snacks to stock in hotel room but we are looking at a rough budget if anyone could help us it would be appreciated.!

We travel end of Aug this year.!

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Staying on-site will certainly be expensive based on my holiday at Universal.

For 5 people, I would budget $50 for breakfast, $70 for lunch ( quick serve) and $150 for evening meal.

[sparkles18]

We were in Orlando over Christmas and the cost of food was a bit of a shock, we found it a lot more expensive and we ate offsite the whole time.

For 2 adults and one 16 year old:
breakfast between $35-$40
lunch between $50-$80
dinner between $80-$360 ($360 was a meal at the Bull & Bear with tip!)

[mason1]

If you aren’t big breakfast eaters, I’d suggest buying items to have in the room. When we go in August, I’m planning to take plastic bowls, plates and cutlery to use in the hotel room, and also take small boxes of cereal (we’ll get milk from the hotel shop). We’ll then budget about $250 a day for food and snacks (family of 4 with 2 teens).

When we were there at Christmas, a quick service lunch in the parks was around $70 and evening meal off site with tip was around $140.

[loldis]

My budget last month was $35/day (Disney, not Universal) but that was quick service meals only, no drinks and several kids meals or snacks instead of an adult meal. I would say $50 per person per day would be a good starting point but possibly more if you want a table service meal every day or drink alcohol.

If you don't plan on doing a grocery order, there's a 7-11 behind Dockside or the Walgreens across the road where you could grab some cheaper items than in the hotel shop. Especially things like bottled water or soft drinks which are ridiculously expensive onsite. But you can pack items for the room as well, things like cereal and biscuits are fine to go through customs and are cheaper here than there. Gives you spare room to pack souvenirs on the way back too.

[EatandPlay]

You're near I-Drive so very convenient for dining options and just lots of stuff to do. With shuttles to parks and a couple of Ubers a day and you really dont need a car. You'll save a ton given current car hire rates. Dining is obviously all about the kinds of places you like to eat, but realistically you should be able to do it for $200 per day, especially if you look for deals, and periodically buy food at a store and eat in your room or at the pool. I love pizza takeaway one evening and enjoy it poolside.