lcscats Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Just came back from Florida. At a Disney resort the African themed restaurant lowest priced entrée was 37 dollars. Most were 42 dollars. This did not include anything else and was not a Michelin star restaurant or anything close. I won't complain anymore about my 140 peso Filet anymore. By the way Disney has four parks now with each park costing 100 dollars a day. Same costs at Universal. On the positive side the resort suchi was OK and not overpriced. Burgers fries and milkshake for three is over $40 dollars at Universal. New Harry Potter park was excellent so was Simpsons area. Glad to be back home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerbit Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Not uncommon to spend $25 for breakfast for two in a local restaurant where we live. The cost of food has skyrocketed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbviajero Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Just came back from Florida. At a Disney resort the African themed restaurant lowest priced entrée was 37 dollars. Most were 42 dollars.What was on the menu at this African themed restaraunt,bush meat?Were the waiters wearing hazmat suits? "The new Harry Potter park was excellent.."Too funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Putting Disney and reality in the same sentence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bennie2 Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 they still have lunch "specials" in my home town. (10usd or so). what is interesting is that these restuarants are either italian, mexican, or japanese owned. (not chain but private). corporations & malls are always over priced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Here in the South there are excellent buffets..including fresh sushi... for under ten bucks... of course everything is lower here...except for the humidity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solajijic Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 The restaurant meals we had this past summer were wonderful but expensive. Surprisingly expensive. We had a 4 person meal at a interesting and lovely fondue place with 3 protein, 4 veggie and 2 dessert fondue choices and two bottles of wine with tip over $170 then we used a groupon for $40 so it ended up $130. The place was packed on a Tuesday night. Waiter said it is always packed. We meet a couple from Ajijic visiting Cleveland and had dinner at an charming old restaurant we used to frequent. Again 2 bottles of wine, 4 entrees, I don't remember dessert because the entrees were just stupendous. Even with $29 groupon which we split I recall the bill with tip being about $110 each. A trip to the Orioles ballpark for 5 adults and 2 kids ran over $400. Ballpark beers which are 2 oz less than a standard beer were $9. Tickets were $35. And the place was packed. It was a whole LOT of fun! Dinner for 5 adults at a Thai place was bring your own bottle and the bill with tip was $98. Then off to a magic show, tickets $15 at halfprice with the groupon, only to be seated and the 2 drink minimum, with beers again at $10 each and a martini at $14 so that evening was tickets, $75, drinks for 5 ran $120. And parking in Federal Hill $20. Another $300 night and the places were packed. Our favorite Greek place, what we used to pay $45 for two meals was floating $100. We did not see much languishing economy. New phones, new cars, new clothes, packed malls, packed entertainment venues...it was very surprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Recently returned from the US and can confirm exorbitant prices. Breakfast for 2 in an IHOP in Little Rock was $28 plus tip as an example. Five Guys fast food cheeseburgers were $7 plus tax. It was hard to find real food. Everything seems to be food service, processed whatever and tastes accordingly. I put on nearly 10lbs in 2 weeks and not because I overate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Breakfast for 2 in an IHOP in Little Rock was $28 plus tip as an example. Ouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobita Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Of course, prices vary widely across the U.S., from metro to rural, coasts to interior. My U.S. price points are set on Seattle and Brooklyn, NY, and we've only lived here in Mexico for a year, so the above prices all seem completely normal, if not downright cheap. I would be hard-pressed to find anyplace in Seattle where one could feed four people, including two bottles of wine and tip, for $170. That's only $42.50 apiece, including 2.5 glasses of wine per person! And of course NYC is more expensive than everything except possibly the DisneyWorld restaurant. It is not a coincidence that we are living here instead of there. /wry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerm Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 When you are living inMexico what difference are the prices in the United States ....or anywhere else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcscats Posted October 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Worst I heard was 15 dollar French fries in a Napa California restaurant. Most of the Epcot Food and beer and wine festival was priced in a sane manner the African Resturant was just flat out crazy cost wise. As I said to be fair Disney Suchi at another resort did not make my eyes pop out like the African menu prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringal Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Worst I heard was 15 dollar French fries in a Napa California restaurant. Most of the Epcot Food and beer and wine festival was priced in a sane manner the African Resturant was just flat out crazy cost wise. As I said to be fair Disney Suchi at another resort did not make my eyes pop out like the African menu prices. Ah, this takes my back to last year's trip to Carmel, CA, where prices were in lunar orbit. So glad to be home. In wondering how all those prices got to where they are, one small factor occurs to me, and what do you all think about it? In Lakeside, if you spill hot coffee in your own lap, a waiter comes over to help you clean up and brings you a fresh cup. In the States, it's a lawsuit opportunity. Many other examples of such thinking. So: high insurance costs as another reason for high prices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattoleriver Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 So: high insurance costs as another reason for high prices? You can bet it isn't because of inflated wages in the working class. Yep, banks and insurance companies would be a safe first guess. George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 Dennys may not be a dinning experience but still very competitive for a quick meal with other Senior Citizens!! "$2 $4 $6 $8 Value Menu®" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bennie2 Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 lobita, NYC varies depending upon: lunch "specials" in 1 or 2 star restaurants to lunches & dinners in 3, 4 & 5 star places. i dont know about chains since i dont go to them. a nice upscale bistro midtown 9th ave w. 40s would be $25 usd for a burger, $12 usd for glass of wine. same prices in brooklyn depending upon the neigborhood. then theres always those ethnic lunch specials which cant be beat. there is always breakfast specials in diners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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