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Tips for dining in under an hour in MDR


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We are in/out in 1.5 hours without pushing it......we enjoy an efficient MDR and I'll pass along a few suggestions:

 

  • Utilize fixed dining....so the waiter knows what you want/don't want and is ready
  • to help out on day 1 (which is always chaotic), find your table in the afternoon and then just go to it when the MDR opens....no need to wait in the long line to be taken to your table
  • also, day 1 afternoon, if buying sommelier wine package, get the list from the beverage table (set up usually at lido) and figure out what you want....sometimes, they will know if some are available/not available......but wait and buy from waiter as he gets credit 
  • Check out the MDR menu on your TV while getting dressed for dinner.....so you will know what you want or at least have a general idea
  • Order everything at once.....some folks hold off on ordering dessert or after dinner coffee....but telling the waiter what you want up front saves steps

 

Dinner in the MDR is a highlight for us......we love it....and enjoy the banter with the waiter, trying different foods than we would risk ordering at home....and the pace is really up to us.....

 

Enjoy the Main Dining Room......whether 30 minutes or 2.5 hours!

 

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Dine towards the end of the dinner seating. Service is better as their workloads decrease....we aren't usually hurried and  enjoy getting the time to talk to the dining room staff about their culture and family at home.

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