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The largest expense on our last Disneyland Paris trip was definitely the food bill, we do like good food but even so, we didn’t push the boat out and still managed to blow our budget.

Breakfast at the Dream Castle Disneyland Paris Hotel was very good, an excellent range of hot and cold food, cereals, rolls and even English tea, meaning we wouldn’t probably be hungry until mid afternoon. They also offered tasty bar snacks in the afternoon and evening, which could be complimented with a glass of wine, served in a large tulip glass, so much better than the English thick glasses of house red.

Anyway we started to look for somewhere to have a snack in the warmth with a seat around 3pm…easier said than done, it seemed everyone else also had the same idea. In the end we decided on the Backlot express in the Disney studios this being the largest restaurant we hoped we might get a seat. My daughter and I set off to look for a table whilst my husband queued for food, as luck has it one became available after 15 minutes of loitering just as my husband appeared with the food. I am not a fan of burgers but these were surprisingly good but at 40 euros for 3 burgers chips and drinks so they should be.

The most enjoyable meal during our stay was at the Rain forest café in the Disney Village, we had let our daughter choice the restaurant (provided it wasn’t a burger bar) and she made an excellent choice. The restaurant is set as a Rainforest (no surprise there) with moving animals and tropical storms the atmosphere is magical. The service was excellent and the food first-rate.

My daughter had a wonderful sweet, her favourite Ben and Jerry’s fish food ice-cream, topped with cream and finished off with a puff pastry fish which she thought was so cute she named him “Geoffrey” and refused to eat him.

Based on my experience I would recommend anyone travelling on a budget to purchase the half board vouchers as you save 15% when purchasing them prior to travel and you know how much you are spending.

Lastly a cautionary tale…. on the last day we went into Paris it was so cold we stopped in a café bar for a drink and a warm. My husband quite proud of his new found French vocabulary asked for un café, un chocolat et une grande bière, a few minutes later the waiter reappeared, much to our amusement carrying a litre of beer… perhaps I should give him French lessons for Christmas.

Labels: Disney Land Paris, Disney Studios., Disneyland Paris, Disneyland Paris Breaks, Disneyland Paris Trips, eating at Disneyland Paris