***** EXCELLENT! **** VERY GOOD! *** GOOD ** OK
For our dining reviews, I asked each person in my family to come up with one word to describe their overall experience at each restaurant. And as you will see, each of them gave their own ratings on food, atmosphere & service. Hope you enjoy our reviews! Any questions? Ask away!
BREAKFAST AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE August 29, 2006
DGS2 Tigger was cool! I ate pizza!
DGD5 Sweeeet!
DS9 The Best!
DS18
DSG21 Fun!
DD25 Refreshing
DSIL29 Loose
ME Delightful!
DH Cheerful
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ATMOSPHERE
DGD5 *****
DS9 *****
DS18 *****
DSG21 *****
DD25 *****
DSIL29 ****
ME *****
DH *****
Last year, when I saw The Crystal Palace for the very first time, I knew I wanted to eat there. It looked so inviting & cheerful. I am happy to say I was not disappointed! It is so bright and cheerful yet relaxing at the same time. A perfect way to start your day at Magic Kingdom!
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FOOD
DGD5 *****
DS9 *****
DS18 ****
DSG21 ***
DD25 ****
DSIL29 ****
ME ***
DH ***
KIDS STATION: Breakfast Pizza, pancakes & Pooh, Tigger & Piglet waffles
COLD STATION: Granola, dried fruits, cereal, milk, yogurt, fresh fruit, strawberries & whipped cream, bagels, muffins, donuts, pastries, peanut butter, jellies & marmalades, whipped butter, cream cheese, smoked salmon
HOT STATION: Made-to-order omelettes, scrambled eggs, breakfast potatoes, cheesy breakfast potatoes, hash browns, sausage, bacon, corned beef hash & cornbread casserole, vegetable frittata, breakfast lasagna (fruit & custard), puffed french toast, pancakes, grits, oatmeal, sausage gravy & biscuits
Of course, adults can eat from the kids station and vice versa.
Coffee, tea and juice are brought to your table. I was quite impressed with the variety of food they offered! The eggs, frittata & bacon were cooked perfectly. Everyone who had the puffed French toast said it was fantastic! I really enjoyed the granola with dried fruit. Everything was so fresh! I must say though, you really need a sweet tooth for that breakfast lasagna! With a party of nine, I am pretty sure we tried everything at least once. There was not one complaint to be heard.
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SERVICE
DGD5 *****
DS9 *****
DS18 *****
DSG21 ****
DD25 *****
DSIL29 ****
ME *****
DH *****
Our reservation was for 8:05 am. Within 5 minutes we were very warmly welcomed and seated-and happy to say all together. I was very pleasantly surprised at how relaxing our breakfast was, especially considering it was a character meal! We never felt rushed in any way. Our server was Michael Todd. Or was it Todd Michael? He was wonderful!
He let us know when to stay seated as the characters would be coming out and he was very pleasant to chat with. Juice & hot coffee as well as cream & sugar were always at hand-we never had to ask for anything. The table was always cleared. Another cast member spent a nice bit of time chatting with us-having both Yankee and Red Sox caps at one table started many a conversation!________________________________________________________
CHARACTERS
Pooh, Eeorye, Tigger & Piglet-they were all awesome and quite the lively crew! They all spent a nice bit of time at our table and a couple of them came back twice. They were very patient with us-with 3 cameras and 5 autograph books! And that Piglet! Quite the little flirt!
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TOTAL BILL: $169.22 if we had paid OOP
Would I go back? Absolutely! Next time, I think I would like to go for lunch or dinner. Dont get me wrong, I loved breakfast! Yet there are just so many dining experiences to choose from at Disney!
