mamaof2princesses
Registered: March 2012
Posts: 9
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Review Date: Mon March 26, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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characters, food, French toast
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Cons:
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none
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We enjoyed breakfast with Pooh on our first morning in the parks. We got to enter Magic Kingdom early thanks to our reservation. This was a great time to take a picture in front of the castle without the crowds! Breakfast was delicious, especially Pooh's puffy French toast! The character interaction was fun and the service was great too!
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GinnieMouse
Registered: February 2012
Location: Southern California
Posts: 14
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Review Date: Sun February 26, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Chef Paul, Atmosphere, Variety
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Cons:
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None
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We love the Crystal Palace. This is a must-do for us on every trip for at least one meal. This trip we had breakfast. The food offerings are pretty standard – fresh fruit, waffles, cereals, rolls, sausage, bacon, corned beef hash. My husband enjoyed all of them very much.
I was having a Crohn’s Disease flare during our trip and could not eat most of the food included in the buffet. A wonderful chef, Paul, came out to chat with me and prepared some really lovely items for my breakfast – cooked strawberries, dairy-free waffles, and scrambled egg whites with tofu cream cheese. Yummy. Not only that, he gave me a Priority Entrance ticket – which we couldn’t use because I was pretty sick, but it’s a very special momento!
The characters were fantastic! It might seem odd that they would even bother to stop at a table with just two adults, but they all came by and stopped for photos. All the families around us seemed to be having a great time too!
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sandc
Registered: October 2006
Posts: 48
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Review Date: Thu February 23, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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food, getting in the park early
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We love the Crystal Palace breakfast. There is something for everyone. My son is picky and there were several different foods here that he would eat. The characters (Pooh, Tigger, Piglet and Eeyore) are a little slower coming around here, but definitely not a big deal. It was nice to finish breakfast and go on rides w/ no lines b/c the park just opened.
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TBones
Registered: February 2012
Posts: 5
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Review Date: Wed February 22, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Nice food, early into the park
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Cons:
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too long to see the characters
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Great omelets and made to order mickey pancakes. Service was good. It was great great great getting to enter the park early and enjoy the castle picture time with photopass photographers. That part was all wonderful.
We were there for one hour and saw only 2 characters of the bunch- we missed Pooh and Eeyore. We just wanted to get the kids into the park after an hour. Our ADR was for 8:05 and it was an involved process to check in and be seated. We opted to leave the "party" before all characters came through. Only downside.
We will return. It was a great buffet. Just need to give it more time to see all 4 characters.
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cchurch74
Registered: June 2006
Location: Glen Burnie, MD
Posts: 17
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Review Date: Wed February 8, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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The food and characters; getting into the park early
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We ate breakfast at the Crystal Palace for the first time on 2/1 (we have had dinner here before). It was great getting into the park early and walking up Main Street with so few people around. We had an 8:10 reservation, signed in at 8:05 and were seated promptly. Our server, Samy, was great! She made sure to clear our plates right away and made sure our drinks were always full.
My Mom and Sis have allergies (dairy & shellfish) so Chef Alfonso took them through the buffet and also made them special waffles and scrambled eggs. My DH and I loved just about everything on the buffet, especially the puffed french toast (YUMMY!), the Mickey waffles, and the breafast lasagna. It almost tasted like a cross between a custard and bread pudding.
The characters all made an appearance and spent plenty of time at our table, even though we were a party of 4 adults.
Highly recommend this for breakfast, especially if you can get an early reservation.
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Alwaysonmytoes
Registered: February 2012
Posts: 5
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Review Date: Wed February 8, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Great atmosphere, great food
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Cons:
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None
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Love Crystal Palace for breakfast. Great food, great service. Characters are awesome, love the parade!
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jlmatheo
Registered: January 2012
Location: United States
Posts: 17
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Review Date: Tue January 10, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Food, atmosphere & characters
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Cons:
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service
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We enjoyed our breakfast at the Crystal Palace.
The buffet was nice, there were plenty of choices for adults, kids and adults who eat like kids (my husband).
The restaurant itself is quite lovely. I enjoyed the bright, cheerful dining room. The characters came around and were happy to spend a few moments with our daughters.
All-in-all this was one of the better character buffets that we attended.
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mare54
Registered: January 2011
Posts: 10
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Review Date: Thu January 5, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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food, prompt seating, wait staff, character attention
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Cons:
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none
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We book a reservation here every year for breakfast. Mt grandaughter loves Pooh and Piglet..we brought her at 9 months, 1 1/2, and this year at 2 1/2. We love the attention that she is shown given the fact that she is very young. She screamed and giggled..My favorite part is that I always had hot coffee in my cup...great staff..
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disney nana
Registered: January 2009
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 11
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Review Date: Wed January 4, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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nice setting, good food, great service
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Cons:
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hard to get a reservation
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We usually eat at Crystal Palace once for breakfast and once for dinner on every trip. Because our trip last month was somewhat of a spur-of-the-moment trip we were not able to make reservations at our 180-day mark. When I initially tried to make reservations for the Crystal Palace there was no availability for breakfast or dinner for our whole eleven-day stay. After a couple of days there I decided to try again and there was a couple of times available for breakfast on a couple of days so we grabbed one.
We showed up a little early and had to wait maybe 5 minutes. They still took us in before our actual reservation time.
As always, the staff was great. I don't remember our waiter's name but he was very helpful and kept our table cleared and our glasses full. The restaurant was pretty busy so we appreciate
good service all the more.
We decided to forgo taking pictures with Pooh and the gang this visit since it tends to slow down eating and getting out to the park. We have numerous pictures from previous trips so we just waved at them or gave them hug and let them go on to all the kids that were waiting for them.
The food was just as good as always. Personally, I love the breakfast buffet more than the dinner. There is quite a variety of foods. I love the French toast.
We enjoyed our meal and was very glad that we were able to get the reservation. We will continue to go there on every visit and will recommend it to others.
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disneydeb10
Registered: September 2010
Location: Louisiana
Posts: 34
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Review Date: Wed January 4, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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characters
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Cons:
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none
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Food was good, typical breakfast food at disney. Our server was AMAZING!!! I could tell she had a lot of tables to take care of but she never let on to us that she was busy. She kept our drinks filled, table cleared, and even visited with us and my daughter. The characters were a hit with my 3 yr old. Since it was her b-day they gave her a card signed by all the characters, had some streamers on the table, and brought out a cupcake with candles so we could sing. Very sweet.
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HOBBES
Registered: December 2007
Location: UK
Posts: 44
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Review Date: Wed January 4, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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whats not to love?
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Cons:
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Tigger didn't notice my veil!
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We ate at 8.10 on our first morning-we were allowed in the park around 7.45 to get those all-important shots of the park when it's empty! I was amazed how quickly CP filled up-one minute, there were around half a dozen tables filled then suddenly you could hardly hear yourselves think!The characters took a lot of time to come round but I didn't mind as we are 2 adults and I believe the children should get their go first. Plenty of choice as usual on the breakfast buffet and the dishes were replenished regularly. Another regular on our dining itinerary but in future we will go around 10.30 when its quieter!
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neverseetink
Registered: July 2006
Posts: 5
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Review Date: Sat December 31, 2011
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Breakfast Lasagna is Back!!!!!
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Cons:
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overpriced
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We ate here in summer 2011 after skipping our annual trip the previous year, and we were devastated to find out that the breakfast lasagna, which had always been a highlight of our Disney trips, had been removed from the menu. In its place was a peach-and-cream-cheese dish that was almost inedible. We were going to skip Crystal Palace when we returned this December, but decided at the last minute to eat there anyway so that our 17 month old could see the characters. As we were being seated my husband leaned over to me and said "What did that breakfast lasagna look like?" and after I described it he said he was sure he'd seen it on the buffet. Sure enough, the waitress confirmed that that very day was the first day it had been officially returned to the menu. I was so happy that I cried real tears.
This breakfast has been a tradition for us through 11 trips, and the combination of food and characters can't be beat anywhere except maybe in Cinderella's castle. The other items on the buffet seemed especially good this time around as well, particularly the frittata and Pooh's puffed French toast. Everything was absolutely delicious and there was a huge variety. I also love that they bring a carafe of coffee to the table. My one complaint is how much the cost of this meal has risen in the past few years. The sudden, sharp increase in price has bade this meal ridiculously expensive if you're not on the dining plan. However, if you schedule this breakfast around 10 am you'll have plenty of time to relax, eat, and see all the characters, and you'll probably be able to skip lunch altogether.
Note to Disney: if it ain't broke, DON'T FIX IT!!!
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Jimwill77
Registered: June 2011
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 7
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Review Date: Mon December 12, 2011
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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great character interactions, decent wait staff, good food
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A very good tradition for my family. We always try to dine here at least once during each stay. My DS was celebrating his 13th Bday and even though they didn't go over the top, each character gave him a little extra time, and he got a signed card from each of them as well. The food here is very good for a breakfast buffet, always warm and they do a really good job keeping all the options loaded up as well as keeping it very clean. My family enjoyed the breakfast pizza so much that I looked up the recipe and made it at home. Good time good food.
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JennDLa
Registered: December 2010
Location: Nashville, TN
Posts: 10
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Review Date: Sun November 20, 2011
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Beautiful setting, great character interaction, wonderful service, good food
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We have made this a tradition for every trip. We make an 8:05 ADR...get in the park before it opens, enjoy a delicious meal in a gorgeous, airy and light setting, and get great pics with Pooh, Piglet, Tigger and Eeyore. We ate here again on November 15, and we were not disappointed. I definitely recommend Crystal Palace breakfast!!!!
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Willbegone
Registered: August 2009
Location: South Carolina
Posts: 27
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Review Date: Tue November 15, 2011
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Pooh's Puffed french toast
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Cons:
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Service
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The only reason this breakfast got a 9 was service. We dined at CP on 11/1/11 for breakfast and the Pooh's puffed french toast was OMG SO YUMMY!!! Be sure to hit the kid's bar for this! The omelet station was also a big hit for my family. Our server was not! We had a week of subpar service everywhere. I wonder if us being a party of 6 and the 18% being charge automatically made a differenc? He did not give us options on drinks just brought us all OJ and I had to ask twice to get DS some chocolate milk. Characters were wonderful as always and an empty main street for castle pics was wonderful.
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