European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 30, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Euro Disney dining a bit of everything Lor a Price a waitress keeps an Eye on her Section in the 1950s-style american eatery called Annette s diner. Above fajitas ticks Chili and other mexican dishes Are featured at Fuente Del Oro restaurants in Frontier land. At right a selection of songs for the Jukebox in Annette s diner sits on a Booth Cary Pomeroy staff writer the dining experience at euro Disney More than 1,000 menu items in nearly 50 restaurants a provides an incredible variety of culinary and beverage delights. Whether featuring Fine or fast dining each restaurant reflects a colourful theme not Only in the cuisine it serves but also in the exterior architecture Interior decor employee costumes menu design table settings and even the dishes in which the food is served. Customers also receive food and service that Are Seldom if Ever less than outstanding. But the Cost for the realism and Quality food and service is generally High and food is not included with admissions and Seldom with visitor packages. Quot when you go to Disney its expensive for americans in Europe Quot said Mike Decloedt an american who lives in Stuttgart Germany. He and his wife Lynn and daughter Katie visited the Park for its april 12 grand opening. Prices for food Are High even by european standards he said. That makes the food prices Quot especially High Quot for americans. Like any other vacation budgeting for food is crucial said Sharon Brown an american who travelled from Munich Germany to be part of the first Day crowd at euro Disney. Have fun and do not Quot think about the fact that 12 French francs for a Coke is two Bucks Quot Brown said. Quot you la drive yourself the following random sampling is provided to provide a Brief idea of food and beverage prices at euro Disney. Costs do not include tips As in America that part is up to you. At the Gibson girl ice Cream Parlour on main Street u.s.a., a banana split will Cost 38 francs about $6.75 and a hot fudge sundae 28 francs about $5. A few doors Down at the Market House Deli customers can choose from three hot sandwiches a roast beef Turkey or pastrami a plus potato salad or coleslaw for 30 francs. In festival Disney a 150-Yard-Long entertainment Center and marketplace Between the the main theme Park and the hotels guests will find four restaurants and three bars scattered among several gift shops. Annette s diner a 1950s-style restaurant features waitresses on roller skates. It also features a guacamole Burger with double Swiss cheese French Fries and coleslaw for 89 francs. Across the Street at the Steakhouse guests enter an elegant setting reminiscent of Chicago during the 1930s. One of the House specialities is the Steakhouse selection which features Beefsteak Tomato salad with Sweet onions and House dressing roast prime rib of beef a jus and horseradish sauce followed by a dessert of Chicago style cheesecake for 280 francs about $50. Billy Bob s country Western Saloon is a three balconies nightclub that rocks with the sounds of a live five piece Cowboy band. The setting has enough Western flavor and detail so that a hard Core texan will barely notice paying 30 francs $5.35 for a cold bottle of Budweiser. Perhaps the Best bargain of All the nightspots in festival Disney can be found in champions sports bar. This specially lounge contains 14 television sets a hooked up to Cable a perfect for watching the latest football Rugby or Tennis match. The bar is jammed with american sports Memorabilia from across the United states. It also features vendors with trays supported by neck straps Selling draft Beer and soft drinks just like at the Ballpark. The bargain a a one third liter Mug of cold Kronenburg draft Beer for 18 francs. Each of the five theme hotels also features restaurants consistent with their respective settings. The yacht club is a specially shellfish restaurant that features a Rhode Island Clambake in the Newport Bay club hotel. Tex mex cuisine is offered at la Cantina in the hotel Santa be. The Chuck Wagon restaurant in the hotel Cheyenne boasts a Mesquite Barbecue oven to provide the unique Smoky flavor to meat and poultry. The Park Side diner in the hotel new York offers a Broad selection of salads sandwiches entrees and a fitness cuisine. Very few people who frequent the Park Side fail to order a piece of its thick and creamy new York style cheesecake topped with Strawberry sauce for 4 5 francs. All in All dining at Disney is a trip that stands on its own. And although the food prices can Dent the travel budget they do not have to be big distractions. The Cost of food did not spoil the fun for the Decloedt family. Said Lynn Decloedt Quot every Penny was Well spent but next time Well a k a few april 30, 1992 stripes Magarine 5
