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Restaurants that charge [plate/meal] "splitting" fee
I'm on the reg. DDP & plan to "spit" some TS credits w/ my son (Considered an adult this year). Does anyone know which DDP participating TS restaurants charge the "splitting" fees & which ones don't. How much is the fee?
P.S.(Yes, I know it can't be done on buffets, Prix-fix or Family-Style.)
Hmmm, I've never been charged a splitting fee at WDW. I'm intersted in the responses. I was researcing DisneyLand the other day and was suprised to see some pretty steep splitting fees on the menu (specifically Blue Bayou) and I thought to myself I don't see this at WDW. I did read the other day that on the DDP you can't split an individual pizza at Via Napoli, but that's a little different (not allowed vs. charged for it).
The ones I'm planning to "Split";
Le Cellier
Tutto Italia
Teppan Edu
Chefs de France
Tony's
50's Cafe
Sci-Fi
Kouzzina
Yak & Yeti
Coral Reef
Does anyone know if any of these "for sure" DON'T charge a split fee from recent experience?
We share table service meals all the time and have never been charged
a splitting fee. Sometimes they split the meals in the kitchen,
sometimes they just bring an extra plate.
They throw me out if I am spitting, lol
So here is how splitting works.
1. Person A orders a meal and an empty plate. Meal arrives and Person A puts food on the empty plate for Person B to eat. This is free. Disney Dining plan charges for one person if both parties are on the same dining plan.
2. Person A orders a meal. Person A is charged a plating fee. The waiter sometimes will bring Person A and Person B their own appetizer such as soup or salad. Person A and Person B will each get a half entree and full sized sides usually. As to what is included in a split plate meal varies. In theory each person gets everything in the meal except that the entree is half the normal size. In this case each person is getting a full meal but the entree is half portioned so some places charge a lot.
You have to make sure you state you just want an empty plate so you can share the meal. Sometimes they will bring out two half appetizers on separate plates. Not guaranteed
Disney Dining plan does not care is people eat off each other's plates. They will charge person at buffets, events such as meet and greet breakfast, shows such as Hoop de Doo, and family meals such as Garden Grille.
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The ones I'm planning to "Split";
Le Cellier
Tutto Italia
Teppan Edu
Chefs de France
Tony's
50's Cafe
Sci-Fi
Kouzzina
Yak & Yeti
Coral Reef
Does anyone know if any of these "for sure" DON'T charge a split fee from recent experience?
We split a burger at Sci-Fi in February with no extra charge, but we were paying OOP and not on a dining plan.
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The ones I'm planning to "Split";
Le Cellier
Tutto Italia
Chefs de France
Tony's
50's Cafe
SciFi
Kouzzina
We have shared meals at the above restaurants (over the past few trips) with our kids (asking for empty plate) and were not charged any additional fees. We were on the DDP.
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I am on the DDP, so I plan for my DD dining credit to be used at those TS ADR's. However, we are eating at LTT for lunch and Le Cellier OOP. I do plan to split with her on these meals and all the CS meals as well. I am very interested in the answers provided here.
That was good! (FYI - I did correct the "spitting" to "splitting" in the subject of this thread so it would be more searchable later.)
I've never been charged a splitting fee at any Disney restaurant that we've split entrees -- I'm pretty sure none of them charge the fee. I think it's just been mentioned as something restaurants do, but not specifically referred to as policy in Disney restaurants. (I've split an entree at 50's Prime Time and they split it in the kitchen, gave an extra order of fries on my son's plate, and we were not charged a plating fee -- again, I don't believe Disney does this at WDW.)
Keep in mind, however, that you will pay extra for a second drink. Whenever I split, I always pad the tip a little as the server is actually taking care of two people, but not getting a tip based on a larger total to reflect the amount of work they do to take care of us. (But that's just me, and I'm sure there are others who would object to doing that.)
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Originally Posted by OneLittleSpark
LTT for lunch and Le Cellier OOP. I do plan to split with her on these meals and all the CS meals as well.
LTT will be fine for lunch, where they don't serve it "family style," but as a la carte entrees. If you were dining at LTT for dinner, you wouldn't be able to split the meal, as it would be the family style meal and that's one of the several things you cannot split.
Again, the non-splittable type meals are the buffets, anyplace that serves family style (like Whispering Canyon's skillet or 'Ohana breakfast, or LTT dinner), or the event meals (like Cinderella's Royal Table, or Hoop Dee Doo, or the Luau.)
That was good! (FYI - I did correct the "spitting" to "splitting" in the subject of this thread so it would be more searchable later.)
I've never been charged a splitting fee at any Disney restaurant that we've split entrees -- I'm pretty sure none of them charge the fee. I think it's just been mentioned as something restaurants do, but not specifically referred to as policy in Disney restaurants. (I've split an entree at 50's Prime Time and they split it in the kitchen, gave an extra order of fries on my son's plate, and we were not charged a plating fee -- again, I don't believe Disney does this at WDW.)
Keep in mind, however, that you will pay extra for a second drink. Whenever I split, I always pad the tip a little as the server is actually taking care of two people, but not getting a tip based on a larger total to reflect the amount of work they do to take care of us. (But that's just me, and I'm sure there are others who would object to doing that.)
LTT will be fine for lunch, where they don't serve it "family style," but as a la carte entrees. If you were dining at LTT for dinner, you wouldn't be able to split the meal, as it would be the family style meal and that's one of the several things you cannot split.
Again, the non-splittable type meals are the buffets, anyplace that serves family style (like Whispering Canyon's skillet or 'Ohana breakfast, or LTT dinner), or the event meals (like Cinderella's Royal Table, or Hoop Dee Doo, or the Luau.)
All CS meals can be split without a problem.
Thanks for correcting my "typo"; I don't want anyone to think I'm spitting anything Disney!....................:fo reheadslap: .........................
Thank you for info on Disney split-fee policy; I feel at ease now. After making all the ressie this way, I read someone mentioning that some restaurants charge this & I assumed in was IN Disney. (I think I read the same thing you did & mis-interpreted it.)
Anyway, you've helped a lot!
We have shared meals at the above restaurants (over the past few trips) with our kids (asking for empty plate) and were not charged any additional fees. We were on the DDP.
That was good! (FYI - I did correct the "spitting" to "splitting" in the subject of this thread so it would be more searchable later.)
I've never been charged a splitting fee at any Disney restaurant that we've split entrees -- I'm pretty sure none of them charge the fee. I think it's just been mentioned as something restaurants do, but not specifically referred to as policy in Disney restaurants. (I've split an entree at 50's Prime Time and they split it in the kitchen, gave an extra order of fries on my son's plate, and we were not charged a plating fee -- again, I don't believe Disney does this at WDW.)
Keep in mind, however, that you will pay extra for a second drink. Whenever I split, I always pad the tip a little as the server is actually taking care of two people, but not getting a tip based on a larger total to reflect the amount of work they do to take care of us. (But that's just me, and I'm sure there are others who would object to doing that.)
LTT will be fine for lunch, where they don't serve it "family style," but as a la carte entrees. If you were dining at LTT for dinner, you wouldn't be able to split the meal, as it would be the family style meal and that's one of the several things you cannot split.
Again, the non-splittable type meals are the buffets, anyplace that serves family style (like Whispering Canyon's skillet or 'Ohana breakfast, or LTT dinner), or the event meals (like Cinderella's Royal Table, or Hoop Dee Doo, or the Luau.)
All CS meals can be split without a problem.
Yep, I knew this, but thanks anyhow Eileen. It's great to hear it from a pro!
hmmmm...maybe I wasn't clear but I had dinner at Le Chef's in France and one of my twins didn't like the children's selection but thought he would like my entree so I asked the waiter can he just have some of mine and bring an extra plate. I'm thinking it was a language barrier because he said no he has to order his own entree from the children's menu. I said oh your not allowed to just share? And he said no but I think he was thinking I was asking if my son could have an adult entree of his own or something and I wasn't clear. It all worked out because they did eat all their entree and he did in fact like it but it left me with an incorrect assumption that you couldn't share meals. Glad that you can because sometimes it works out for the better.
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. I'm intersted in the responses. I was researcing DisneyLand the other day and was suprised to see some pretty steep splitting fees on the menu (specifically Blue Bayou) and I thought to myself I don't see this at WDW. I did read the other day that on the DDP you can't split an individual pizza at Via Napoli, but that's a little different (not allowed vs. charged for it).
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