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which do you prefer... table credit for lunch or dinner
I have done mostly breakfast and lunch but I have decided next year to use the table credit at either lunch or dinner . We will do small in room breakfast. do you prefer your quick service for lunch or dinner? which do you use your table credit for? Does it really depend on the restaurant you're eating at? I've reviewed many menus already and the buffets seem the same for lunch and dinner as well as the table choices.
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which do you prefer... table credit for lunch or dinner
We always do the Dining plan so we do an early counter service breakfast and then a small snack about midway through the day (usually we share a pretzel or small veggie tray) and then do table service early...around 5pm. Sometimes the table service is used at breakfast with the counter service in the early evening.
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We either do a TS breakfast buffet, with a snack in the middle and a QS smaller meal for supper OR AN early QS breakfast, a snack in the middle then a nice TS for supper. A QS or TS for lunch for us is too much food too close together.
For a Table Service credit, will might do a lunch or two but it really depends on the menu. If the menu for lunch is the exact same as it is for dinner, or very similar, then we'll go either meal because I feel we are getting a better value for our money/credit. We also use TS credits for at least 2 character breakfasts.
We do a lot of character buffets because 1cr is a pretty great deal for an all-you-can eat meal that you yourself choose. At quite a lot of TS, it's not possible to choose an entree-dessert-beverage that costs as much as a buffet meal for one person. And, at the buffet, you can have as many desserts as you want!
A lot depends on how much family members usually want to eat, especially if you have big eaters who can fill and clean several plates.
We prefer buffets like Crystal Palace or 1900 PF as opposed to the family-style meals where you get a platter which may include foods neither of us likes or wants.
I think what your family likes to eat and how the food is served, buffet or family-style, can be more important than whether it's lunch or dinner when considering biggest bang for a TS credit.
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[QUOTE=Her Dotness;4573199]We do a lot of character buffets because 1cr is a pretty great deal for an all-you-can eat meal that you yourself choose. At quite a lot of TS, it's not possible to choose an entree-dessert-beverage that costs as much as a buffet meal for one person. And, at the buffet, you can have as many desserts as you want!
A lot depends on how much family members usually want to eat, especially if you have big eaters who can fill and clean several plates.
We prefer buffets like Crystal Palace or 1900 PF as opposed to the family-style meals where you get a platter which may include foods neither of us likes or wants.
I think what your family likes to eat and how the food is served, buffet or family-style, can be more important than whether it's lunch or dinner when considering biggest bang for a TS credit.[/QUOTE
I agree. We also stick to mainly buffets. I have a very big eater in our group . That's why I asked the question really. I usually do buffet lunches but than after a qs dinner he's starving by the later evening and the next morning. I think if we do the ts buffet dinner it would satisfy him better.
Thank you again for your feedback. I always feel you help me make my decisions by all your responses.
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We usually have the same pattern when we are on the meal plan, breakfast in the room or use a snack credit in the morning. Early QS lunch to miss the crowds and then we often go for a break back at the hotel. Then a nice dinner around 5pm to get fuel up for taking advantage of the parks at night.
We like to get the best value for the TS credits as well. Usually using them for dinner..4-6pm..then heading to a park for the night.
Tappan Edo at Epcot or Brown Derby at HS. If you like buffets 1900 Park Fare
at GF is a great value & delicious. ..we always do dinner there.
We do a lot of character buffets because 1cr is a pretty great deal for an all-you-can eat meal that you yourself choose. At quite a lot of TS, it's not possible to choose an entree-dessert-beverage that costs as much as a buffet meal for one person. And, at the buffet, you can have as many desserts as you want!
A lot depends on how much family members usually want to eat, especially if you have big eaters who can fill and clean several plates.
We prefer buffets like Crystal Palace or 1900 PF as opposed to the family-style meals where you get a platter which may include foods neither of us likes or wants.
I think what your family likes to eat and how the food is served, buffet or family-style, can be more important than whether it's lunch or dinner when considering biggest bang for a TS credit.
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We have always gotten the DDP and have always used it to our advantage. We mainly eat TS for all our meals but always breakfast & dinner. After a large breakfast sometimes snacks will tied us over til our dinner. We tend to do the character breakfast buffets as well and we really enjoy the signature dinners. The only buffets/family style we usually pick for dinners is 'Ohana, Cape May & HDDR.
I think one important factor for us that no one has mentioned is convenience. We tend to do a lunch TS at DHS bc we like Sci-fi but in other parks we tend to just go go go and wait to et our dinner. We tend to pick meals based on convenience of location, park we are in at that time and the evening plans. For example if we are in Future World we may have a lunch TS at Coral Reef and enjoy the tranquility and break from the heat. Whereas in AK we might have bfast then just wait til dinner.
For all of my trips, except the very first, we've done the DxDP. The first year we did 3 meals a day, and boy was that overkill. The next year, we did TS breakfast and dinner, and just played lunch by ear. My solo trip, I just ate when I felt like it... For our upcoming December trip, we're only doing the DDP, and most of the TS meals are breakfast with a few dinners, and one lunch at T-REX.
We typically do breakfast and dinner as table service (my dad has to sit down to eat) and then we snack or grab something on the go for lunch - if necessary.
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We also use TS credits for at least 2 character breakfasts.
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