Bistro 205 Renovation for 2015

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This is exciting news! My first instinct though is that a full service restaurant would do poorly... I don't know, when I look around at the vast majority of people on any given day in Busch Gardens, I just don't see people who look like they are into a more upscale dining experience. It's all either teens and young adults who by-and-large don't have the money for that (presuming they could not do it well without making it cost significantly more), or families who are going to be drawn to the more basic cuisine of other restaurants (and who probably also don't want to spend the money, come to think of it). There's something to be said for appealing to a different group, but past a point it's just too different to really be sustainable.

As for serving French food- this idea intrigues me but I'm also skeptical for the same reason others have said (the GP wants their pizza and BBQ). Do y'all have any ideas for accessible French dishes that would have broad enough appeal? I'd love to hear some suggestions, since I'm not that familiar with that cuisine!
 
TheMostHappy said:
Do y'all have any ideas for accessible French dishes that would have broad enough appeal?
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I don't know of any French meals that have broad appeal, but I can tell you that it wouldn't be what they served at Food and Wine. Because those were the most vile things I've ever tasted.
 
It will most likely be what Bistro 205 was for the past two years, vacant. Considering the park has filed no permits for La Grande Glacé, I couldn't see them altering it until next season at the earliest. If they plan on doing anything with it at all.
 
Crepes and Coffee was built as a permanent location. Honestly La Grande Glace could sit empty and nobody even notice, unlike Bistro which is a full separate building. They could use La Grande Glace for a temporary Food & Wine Festival booth and then leave it empty most of the year.
 
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Actually, the reason Bistro 205 was never really successful, was because no one ever noticed it was there. La Grande Glacé was by far one of the most popular, if not the most popular creamery in the park. So yeah, it will be noticed when nothing is there. Bistro 205 is an afterthought in everyone's mind.
 
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The main reason Bistro 205 failed was the location, and it appears that they have found a way to overcome that. The removal of that tree and flower bed help to make the building more noticeable and one of the reasons for it's removal could be a new entrance with much more visibility.

La Gande Glace can easily close and be forgotten because the closed up windows and doors will blend in with the rest of the closed up windows and doors in that area.
 
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The false windows for the "building" between Le Grande Glace and Cafe Lulu are actually a joint kitchen area for both storefronts. Due to that, I think it is more likely that they'll continue to use both halves, and just have the Cafe Lulu menu expand into the old ice cream area. Or switch Cafe Lulu entirely over to the larger area, and put an indoor drinks area there. (I'm dreaming to hope the beer stand will vanish, I know, but hey I can dream!)
 
Yes I was aware of that, but just because they have the kitchen doesn't mean they have to use it. What would really be nice was if they were able to turn La Grande Glace into an indoor eating area for Cafe Lulu.
 
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