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Inventions at
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Hi there, we are staying at DLH for a week in August, really looking forward to it. Can anyone tell me what sort of food we can expect for breakfast? I've heard many good things about it - just wondered if anyone could give me details of the menu. Thanks in advance :D
Hi All
I was just wondering what the difference is between the character dinner and the Sunday brunch at Inventions?
Are the characters different or is it the food? Which one is better?
Have eaten here before and thought it was lovely but have only just heard about the Sunday brunch.
Thanks :)
the brunch is themed, and you can call ahead to find out the theme before you go. the themed lunches have the characters in different costumes from Inventions dinner.
If I were going to be paying so much money for a meal at Inventions, I would go for the brunch over dinner I think.
Hi
We are thinking of going to the Disneyland Hotel for our Anniversary around March '13, our daughter would be joining us as she says 'it'll be her last family holiday before she goes to university' :)
We were wondering about the Inventions Buffet, as we have intolerances to shellfish and prawns to contend with.
Basically has anyone been there and do you have pictures or could you explain to me the type of food. We have previously eaten at Walt's and Plaza Gardens :thumbs: , but from the menu we know that the Blue Lagoon is definitely a no go! :(
Thank you :D
Theres a couple of videos on Youtube of the Inventions Buffet. Ive been looking at them as we are going to do the character buffet at Inventions on our next trip. It looks like a bit of everything- meats hot and cold, salads, there did appear to be a large section of seafood though. As well as cheeses, and all sortd of desserts and sweets.
Thanks,
There does seem a lot of shellfish, couldn't make out much of the other foods, but perhaps the person filming loved the fish part of the meal ;)
We are not going until March so we will keep watching for trip reports :) Or on our first day we may go and ask if we can have a look then we can book for an other night later on the trip :thumbs:
Hi,
I have eaten at the buffet twice before. I too do eat shell fish, but the display does look impressive if you arrive as it opens. The other dishes we had were a choice of were chicken, gammon, beef and lamb all with different sauces. Both times I have been it's been fine...even my children ate and went bck for seconds etc.
If you do choose hope you have a great time.
Ian
Hi,
We've decided to eat at inventions buffet on our first night as we're staying at the disneyland hotel. Would we have time to get back to watch dreams if we ate at 6pm? Our youngest is only three so it would be too late to wait while 8.30.
Thanks Lou :D
Definitely, as it's a buffet you can be out in less than an hour if you want to.It's beside the park as well so no travel time as such.
Hi all.
My husband and I are bringing our daughter to DLP for the first time in December. We've booked the Full-Board Plus dining plan, but would like to eat at Inventions on our first night. Could anyone advise me on how much our vouchers are worth and how much extra we'd need to pay for Inventions?
Thank you!
Hi
Has anybody done the Character Sunday Brunch at Inventions or really know anything about it- sort of food etc. I see that its pricey (no real surprise) but was considering doing it on nour next trip. Sunday will be our last day and thought it might be a nice way to round off our trip. Just wondered if there was any feedback and if you can put your HB Premium vouchers towards the price of it?
Many thanks :D
Nobody done this or know anything about it?
We did this last Oct. it's the same as the usual buffet you eat in Inventions to be honest. Cooked meat, potatoes, salads, fish, chicken nuggets maybe chips and loads of desserts! It's gone up to 75 Euros apparently. It's highly overpriced for what it is but seeing the characters in different outfits is a bonus! We had the Hawaiian theme!
Inventions, in my opinion, is by far the best food option in the whole resort for families- especially with my kids and my Mum who aren't so much fussy or picky but like food to be plain and normal. In other words not covered in sauce or anything. So at least theres a massive choice and they love the character interaction.
As its called a 'Brunch' I just assumed it would be a different sort of food offering but I've since seen and heard that like you say it's much the same as any other sitting but thats fine with us. And Ive seen some great photos- just hoping for a cool theme.
I booked it yesterday and they quoted me at 220 euros for 2 adults, 2 children, 1 infant whos free of course. Pricey but what the hey lol
On this trip I've booked Inventions for 5 out of 8 days- shows how much we like it lol :D
Thanks for your reply.
€220 for 5 of you isn't that pricey for Disney, especially in Inventions. I wasn't to keen on the food to be honest, liked the pudding though ;) and I have to pay adult prices for Dylan now too and he didn't eat much either, he's happy with steak and chips in cafe mickey ;) if you ring a couple of weeks before you go you can find out the Sunday brunch theme. The London/ Mary Poppins one looks good. If they have that when we go for Christmas I might be tempted to go again :)
It does look to be one of the better ones doesnt it. You'd like to think that in December they wouldn't have the Hawaiian brunch but then you never know I guess lol
Does any1 know if there are any princess wen having a meal in the inventions restaurant. Really not impressed with the menu for the princess meal ( due to a fussy hubby and son)
I have been to Inventions several times but have not seen any princesses. You get similar characters as Cafe Mickey.
Ian
I went last week and did not see any princesses. They had the same characters every night, Chip and Dale, Gepetto, Pinocchio, Goofy, Pluto and I saw Mickey Mouse on one night only.
Is it just the 1 place for the princesses
The princesses will only be regularly at the Princess meal at the Auberge. They have been known to appear elsewhere on special occasions though I think but not on a regular basis. The menu at Auberge certainly isnt to most tastes but its not really about the food for most people. It's a magical experience for little girls and my daughter cant wait. She probably will only eat the dessert and then well head for a hot dog or McDonalds afterwards lol
Is this really worth the money. Where do you find out what the themes are in advance. What is the current price,
Hi
Can any tell me what sort of food inventions has and what the character meets are like. Is it as hetic as mickey cafe??
Thanks
Quote from: "jonathan"The princesses will only be regularly at the Princess meal at the Auberge. They have been known to appear elsewhere on special occasions though I think but not on a regular basis. The menu at Auberge certainly isnt to most tastes but its not really about the food for most people. It's a magical experience for little girls and my daughter cant wait. She probably will only eat the dessert and then well head for a hot dog or McDonalds afterwards lol
Glad to hear we are not the only ones doing this :D . Its not about the food, we are only going for the Princesses. We are planning on going to Inventions to, but again more for the charactors and the experience of eating in the Pink Palace :thumbs:
I've read very little good about cafe Mickey, lots of complaints over the food, environment, character time etc, but lots of good ones about inventions, only prob is it's about twice the prcie, having said that if you google pictures of both, you see a very different environment, and the food at inventions looks delicious, andthe place alot more spacious.
Made us decide to save up the extra for next time we go there.
anybody know how much this is now? was looking at the sunday brunch or dinner buffet but cant find a price online
Have a look at DLRP Magic they have a great planning section with menus and prices :)
thanks but those are from 2011, would be nice if they hadn't gone up since then but I doubt it lol
What are the prices for this 2013? On DLPmagic its has these prices below for 2011. Have they changed?
QuoteLunch Buffet 12.30pm to 3.00pm
Choose your lunch from our lavish buffet! Featuring sea food, cold meats and salads, hot meals, a roast carved to your order and endless desserts.
Adult ... €34.30
Child ... €17.10 (7 to 11 years inclusive)
Child ... €15.20 (3 to 6 years inclusive)
//http://www.dlrpmagic.com/planning/dining/restaurant-menus/inventions/
Hi can anyone who has visited recently tell me how much it is per adult and child for the evening character buffet. This website is sadly well out of date and shows only 2011 prices. thanks
Would I be right in thinking that the evening buffet is around €53 per adult and €26 per child? I'll be paying with my half board plus vouchers so I reckon I'll be paying an additional €30 per adult, does that sound about right? Also, if I pay the additional money to eat here, is t right a drink is not included? I'd hate to embarrass myself when it comes to paying :oops: Thanks
Tubbyherman, I merged your question into this official topic for the restaurant - you can find a link to the menu pricing in the first post.
Quote from: "Slimy yet satisfying"Hi can anyone who has visited recently tell me how much it is per adult and child for the evening character buffet. This website is sadly well out of date and shows only 2011 prices. thanks
I've updated prices for the dinner buffet: http://www.dlrpmagic.com/planning/dinin ... nventions/ (http://www.dlrpmagic.com/planning/dining/restaurant-menus/inventions/%22%20target=%22_blank%22%20rel=%22nofollow)
Most menus only have an annual refresh in late March/early April and prices rarely change by more than one euro.
Thanks for all the updates we rarely do disney without checking dlrp so its appreciated when its updated regularly.
So grateful for this forum, would be lost planning this holiday without it! Couple of questions though:
- We rang yesterday to book inventions for May 5th (sunday) we were told inventions itself was closed then but they still held the character buffet in the california grill. Does this sound right or was I given the wrong information? I've found when ringing sometimes I get different information based on who I talk to iykwim and I was surprised if it is closed then as its not only a french school holiday but a British BH weekend so I thought they'd be busy.
- From looking about I think the theme on that day is neverland. Will it be only peter pan, hook etc or will tinkerbell be there? My son will be happy with the pirates but think my daughter would be less than impressed lol
Thanks again :) Hopefully when I come back I can give as much help to others on here as I've got :)
@gemmasteele84: are you posting pictures, when you get back? I`d love to see some of that lunch!
Have a great trip!
Aurora1
Im a scrapbooker so will probably have thousands of pictures lol. will be sure to post some here :)
Quote from: "Slimy yet satisfying"Hi can anyone who has visited recently tell me how much it is per adult and child for the evening character buffet. This website is sadly well out of date and shows only 2011 prices. thanks
We booked the Dinner Buffet last November, it cost €52.50 per adult, €26.50 for children 7-12 years and €21.50 for children under 6. The price of the childrens menu included a soft drink. Expensive but the food was amazing and the characters spent ages with us.
We booked Inventions yesterday for May, the reservations team said the price was 53.50, adults / 29.50 for our 5 yrs old. Nice to know drinks inc and charactors took there time. Found them a little rushed in Cafe Mickey last year but still amazing and well worth the money.
Is it still closed on may 5th does anyone know?
gem that is a sunday when they do the 'sunday brunch' from 12 to 3 its a different theme each week, neverland, royal, winnie the pooh etc. Its more expensive than normal lunch.
Has anyone done Inventions more than once in a week? If so, is it the same charactors everynight? :?: Thanks
It is the one on the sunday love yeah. Its the neverland theme we checked :) just a bit dissapointed that the inventions resturant is closed and being held in california grill instead :(
Julesk you could do a dinner one night, then the brunch on sunday. As its themed on the sunday it would be different to midweek
Thanks gemmasteele84, we are only there mon to fri which is a shame as brunch sounds perfect. I have just called reservations and they do an evening princess meal so got one lunch and one dinner now. Plus will just take risk and do two evening inventions.
Do you know when Inventions opens again? We dont go for another 6 weeks yet.
Thanks again
Hi, where do they princess dinners?? And till what time?
Oooo never known there to be princess dinners, must be something new. It would be lovely to have a second restaurant with princesses
The only princess meal is still in Auberge De Centrillon. Sorry I was just answering two questions in one.
I dont know when inventions opens again sorry love.
We're going end of may and I've booked it for the Friday 24th, it's definitely open then...
Has anyone done the Sunday Charactor Brunch around Halloween time? Just wondering if it would be Halloween themed? Thanks
Ate hear twice last week-Character experience was fab.
Rob became upset on our second visit as it was our last night and Pluto and Snow Whte made a huge fuss of him (Yes, we had a Princess! In Inventions! :D)
Food was really good, but very fish orientated -Rob certainly ate his weight in the fresh prawns!
How much is sunday brunch these days and does anyone know the rotation of the themes .
//http://www.dlrpmagic.com/planning/dining/restaurant-menus/inventions/
59 euro
Have you been recently. That link was last updated 2011 im thinking it will probably be closer to 70 euros now.
maybe but the trend has been to not raise the price so much but to cut back on the service you get instead.
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*edit I'm reading else where back in Feb'13 it was 64 euros but no drinks any more. I wouldn't know either way as I have never been to brunch.
thanks for your help .
Is it ture that all the characters from the bruch set each week gather outside inventions for a group photo when brunch ends .
One last question is brunch from midday til 3 .
Brunch in 20 days yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Hi
Did the characters gather outside forma photo after brunch?
Just trying to get confirmatinos - will there still be characters there at evening meals? There will be 3 adults, and 3 children in my party, it's going to cost us a fortune, but just once, I would love to eat at Inventions, however if there's no character interaction I'm not sure I can justify the cost on food........
As far as I'm aware Inventions is still listed as a Character Restaurant for Dinner, so yes there should be characters there for your meal. ;D
Hi, im wondering about lunch? Is it still possible to have lunch there? I really dont mind about the characters not being there, I just wanted that amazing food again!
Can anyone confirm the lunch sittings....what time from-and what time is closing, are there characters there then,, price....and can you use half board plus and pay addidtional costs aswell?? Thanks
Hmmm... I hadn't considered lunch - I priced up evening meal, and would cost me 280 euros, I just can't justify that on one meal when we could go to center parcs for 5 days for 50 less! We're doing buffalo bill this time already, maybe I could do inventions next time instead, but lunch may be within budget, it's still listed as an option on the dlp website, so I'm hoping!
Lunch should certainly be possible, but as far as I'm aware it's not a Character Dining location for Lunch. :)
It also makes lunch there a lot cheaper.
DLP Guide has lunch listed as €39 per adult and €19.50 per child.
By contrast, Dinner (which is a Character Dining event) is €64 per adult and €32 per child.
Thanks disneyron! We have done evening meal at inventions with characters, but I dont mind not seeing any if we go for lunch. The food was just amazing and I have to go back!! Im guessing then we could use a half board plus and pay the difference...that wuld be like €6 an adult and €4.50 a child (we will be 2 adults n 2 children) plus the cost of a drink each?? Sounds like a great deal to me, plus the chance to go inside the DLH again!! ;D
we are heading there the 7th to the 9th of January and we have never eaten in inventions,,,so what is the price for dinner and is brunch only at the weekend. We are getting the free half board vouchers and we are staying in the sequioa lodge golden forest room so was going to use the voucher to part pay towards bill.. do you think we would have to book early at that time of year as its low season...any advice would help ::) ::) ::) ::)
According to DLP Guide the prices are as follows:
Dinner
Adult (+1 drink) : €59,50
Child (+1 drink) : €29,50
Brunch (Sunday only, from 1pm to 3pm)
Adult : €64
Child : €32
As for making reservations :
This is a character dining experience in both cases, this makes them busier than normal restaurants regardless of the season. So I would make a reservation, regardless of when you're going.
Especially the Brunch on Sunday will be busier than a standard restaurant, as it's only once a week.
You can likely just walk up for Dinner at Inventions and be fine, but making reservations is easy and cheap, and it'll save you a lot of potential hassle.
For Brunch on Sunday... I'd make reservations just to be absolutely sure you can attend, these are themed character events, they're apparently something quite special. And as they're only once a week, they'll most likely be busy.
Just a quick heads up for those of you considering lunch, we had lunch booked here for our last day id kept the money arose to pay for it, twenty minutes into our meal goofy and pLutof apear, then Donald and rabbit, Brill I think, characters! Then I nip to the toilet and notice a little sign at the entrance to inventions, character lunch! So instead of. Forty euros/ twenty eurosis now fifty five / twenty five, or lunch cost me an extra sixty! And for just four characters!
Quote from: DisneyRon on November 30, 2014, 08:18:40 PM
According to DLP Guide the prices are as follows:
Dinner
Adult (+1 drink) : €59,50
Child (+1 drink) : €29,50
Brunch (Sunday only, from 1pm to 3pm)
Adult : €64
Child : €32
As for making reservations :
This is a character dining experience in both cases, this makes them busier than normal restaurants regardless of the season. So I would make a reservation, regardless of when you're going.
Especially the Brunch on Sunday will be busier than a standard restaurant, as it's only once a week.
You can likely just walk up for Dinner at Inventions and be fine, but making reservations is easy and cheap, and it'll save you a lot of potential hassle.
For Brunch on Sunday... I'd make reservations just to be absolutely sure you can attend, these are themed character events, they're apparently something quite special. And as they're only once a week, they'll most likely be busy.
thanks for that good to no will use my vouchers towards a dinner there
roll on jan
Hey guys I just rang up about the brunch on the 11th January and the operator said the theme will be Russian? What does that mean?
Quote from: PrincessKirsty on December 05, 2014, 02:11:26 PM
Hey guys I just rang up about the brunch on the 11th January and the operator said the theme will be Russian? What does that mean?
I would assume some characters with origins in that region (or costumes from that region), as well as some tweaking to the menu to include more Russian items I'd imagine.
Whether this is entirely correct I do not know.
Quote from: polar vixen on November 30, 2014, 10:18:37 PM
Just a quick heads up for those of you considering lunch, we had lunch booked here for our last day id kept the money arose to pay for it, twenty minutes into our meal goofy and pLutof apear, then Donald and rabbit, Brill I think, characters! Then I nip to the toilet and notice a little sign at the entrance to inventions, character lunch! So instead of. Forty euros/ twenty eurosis now fifty five / twenty five, or lunch cost me an extra sixty! And for just four characters!
Was your last day a Sunday?
No it was a Thursday
Probably a daft question, but on Sundays is it definitely a Character Brunch and then a Character Dinner?
Considering dinner here for our family holiday in June. We will have half board plus vouchers and will pay the difference but just a few questions
1) are there many characters ? Any princesses at dinner ?
2) whats best time to book a table ?
3) there are 2 prices listed for dinner €54.50 & €59.50 with drink - which price will apply when we are using our plus vouchers ?
4) is it really worth it ? We are also doing cafe mickey for lunch another day so is that enough for us with 3 & 2 yr old.
Thanks
Quote from: Lisakeane72 on January 10, 2015, 10:31:31 AM
Considering dinner here for our family holiday in June. We will have half board plus vouchers and will pay the difference but just a few questions
1) are there many characters ? Any princesses at dinner ?
2) whats best time to book a table ?
3) there are 2 prices listed for dinner €54.50 & €59.50 with drink - which price will apply when we are using our plus vouchers ?
4) is it really worth it ? We are also doing cafe mickey for lunch another day so is that enough for us with 3 & 2 yr old.
Thanks
1) Haven't encountered any princesses at Dinner at Inventions. Last time I went I met Pluto, Donald, Mickey, Minnie, Pinocchio and one of the Penguins from Mary Poppins in about a 60 minute time-span. :)
2) I assume you mean of day? Whatever you like really, characters are on rotation for the entire dinner period I imagine. I have gone twice between 18:00 and 19:00 so far, but I do enjoy eating relatively early.
Just make sure to make a reservation unless you're going during a very quiet period, it is a rather popular restaurant.
3) As your vouchers do not cover the cost completely, you'll be using them at their face value, so you get to choose. Decide beforehand if you want to include a drink or not. :)
4) I enjoyed both visits I made to the restaurant, but it's rather hard telling someone else if it's worth it or not.
The food is very nice and the character interaction is lovely in my opinion.
Does anyone know how to find out what the theme of the brunch is 29, 30th or 31st March 2015
Hi on the list on tripadvisor it says the theme for sunday 29th march is Magic
We're going to Inventions in April. How would I find out what the theme is on a given day? Thanks
Do the characters at inventions usually have a cast member with them? My son is autistic and last time we went Donald was very physical with him and my son had a complete melt down, Donald out his hands on his hips and act er d put out, usually if there's a cast member I ask them to tell the characters not to touch him, he likes them, just not unexpected contact. Ruined our meal unfortunately but I thought they usually had a guide
Hi Polar Vixen. The characters definitely don't all have CMs with them. We went in October and not one character had a guide, then we went at Christmas and I think Eeyore and Pluto had guides with them but that was it.
I have another question regarding character dining in Inventions. As I read - characters are there for lunch (12.30-15.00) and dinner (18.00-22.30).
I want to book a table for 30.11.2015 - Monday. I am not sure what should I choose - lunch or dinner? Park will be open till 20H, after that half an hour Disney Dreams. When is it more quiet, I hope food has been served on a regular basis. What should I think of, any clever ideas? We are staying in SL golden forest room.
Hi me and my family are going the first week in October and wondered what the best time to book our table for in inventions as my mum isn't found of too much crowd. I'm desperate to try here as I've heard of good character experiences here. :)
Hi,
I haven't dined there myself but have been told that characters are only available at dinner, not at lunch time (and this explains the price difference). Have a wonderful trip!
Lunch & evening buffet with characters €59.99 adult, €33 child, Brunch with characters is €67 adult €33 as if July 1st 2016