Reviews of Crystal Palace Lunch/Dinner
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Reviewed by bdrobinson Review Date: 01/02/2013
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
We ate Christmas lunch at the Crystal Palace. We got our table at the reserved time and the service was OK. Although it was Christmas, there was no turkey/stuffing/cranberry sauce and no pumpkin pie. The carved flank steak was tough and should have been roast beef or other better cut of steak. The carved ham was very fatty. There were no peel-em shrimp (but when we complained the waiter brought us some). There were chicken nuggets on the adult buffet (really!?). On the other hand, on the children's buffet was spaghettti and meatballs so spicey we adults could not eat it. But desserts are always good at Disney, right? The "yule log" cake was filled with mocha icing--awful. The sugar cookies were flavorless. There was no sauce for the apple cobbler despite a sign saying there was. The lime pie squares were OK. The softserve seemed very "icey" instead of creamy. Knowing from past Disney buffets that you can always get a chocolate cup filled with something sweet, I grabbed a little chocolate cup topped by a berry. Unfortunately the cup turned out to be a flavorless graham-cracker type cup--not real chocolate. This is one more decline in Disney quality (add to that no more printed napkins, which disappeared last May or so) while prices continue to rise.
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Lots of CharactersCons:
poor food selectionReviewed by enjrob Review Date: 01/15/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
We ended up here b/c we had one more meal's worth of table services left b4 the end of our trip. We booked dinner, gave our card, and thought we would be good to go. I thought this was a good place to eat. Then I read the reviews and my heart sunk. Since we were less than 24 hours out, if we canceled, we would be charged a fee. So, we decided to go w/it but didn't expect much. We are so glad we kept those ADR's!!!! This place was GREAT! I don't know where all those bad reviews have come from. Our server was fantastic, the food was always fresh, hot, and available. Lots of choices and lots of flavor. Nothing too spicey, nothing too tough. Just really really good food. We must have gotten lucky on this one lol! All of the characters came by but my kids weren't really into them. They did do a conga line thru w/the kids and everyone enjoyed that. Hubby and I would probably come back even w/o the kids!
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variety, character interaction, service, speedCons:
nothing reallyReviewed by rkold Review Date: 01/16/2013
Rating: (2) Not Recommended
We had a horrible experience here in October for dinner. We came early for our ADR and we were told they would take us in 10 minutes. Instead we waited over 40, my toddler had a huge meltdown and they took another party of 3 with a later ADR before us. They did a horrific job of marking what options contained meat and with my shrieking toddler, I didn't have time to ask the cook. I ended up accidentally eating some pork which caused me to wake up that evening to vomit. I will never go back to this restaurant again!
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Winnie and TiggerCons:
The cast members and the foodReviewed by brittniqueen Review Date: 02/08/2013
Rating: (2) Not Recommended
We ate here on Feb. 1 2013. I would not return for dinner. Don't get me wrong we always go for breakfast so we decided to try dinner. I will not do it again. The only thing I really enjoyed was the kids mac and cheese. There were other things that I ate but I was not impressed at all. There were 6 of us, 4 adults and all of us said it was ok but we would not go back!
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kids mac and cheeseCons:
foodReviewed by busyathome3 Review Date: 02/19/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
We ate lunch here on the Saturday before President's Day. The park was so busy that it actually closed to incoming guests mid-day. Even with it being so busy, the service was wonderful at this place. My daughter has a food allergy. The chef came out and took me through the entire buffet explaining what she could and could not eat. She is allergic to cow's milk, so they even had special non-dairy ice cream for her. We were very impressed with the time and care they took. The characters were awesome and took time with each of our three kids. Also, this was the best food by far that we had on the trip. So, great time and we will go again!
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characters, food, serviceCons:
noneReviewed by mdelnero Review Date: 02/22/2013
Rating: (8) Recommended
We had dinner here the first day at Disney. The problem we had was our reservation was just too late for our first day. The kids were tired after the excitement of the airport and the first day at Disney. I really enjoyed the food, the service was a little slow...we waited a while for our drinks. The characters were great and the kids enjoyed the children's buffet.
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characters, kids foodCons:
the waitReviewed by ktkueb80 Review Date: 02/25/2013
Rating: (8) Recommended
My DH and I were taken right on time for our reservations on 2/21. The food was good, although often there were empty spots on the buffet, as if they were having a hard time keeping up with demand. The food was good, and the waitstaff friendly. We felt a little rushed as our bill appeared before we had even gotten dessert or seen all of the characters. The characters were great and posed patiently with us. Will most likely return on our next trip.
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characters, foodCons:
felt rushedReviewed by ashjay921 Review Date: 03/02/2013
Rating: (3) Recommended
We had ADR here for dinner 2/21 and waited almost an hour past our reservation time (we arrived 15 minutes early). That started the bad experience, once inside we were told the character rotation and found that we were their last stop, which meant we had to stay longer than our dinner to allow the kids to see all four characters. As for the food it is very basic buffet food and frankly not that great. My favorite item was the mashed potatoes; everything else was pretty much a let down. The wait staff did rush us and at times were unfriendly, although the cast members with the characters were great! We may go back for breakfast in the future but will avoid lunch/dinner on all future visits.
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CharactersCons:
The wait and the foodReviewed by MarLL55 Review Date: 03/20/2013
Rating: (4) Not Recommended
At the MK there is not many choices for table service under the DDP. My husband and I thought we would try it but was so disappointed with the selections at the Buffet. Not very many. The waiter was nice.
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Nice insideCons:
Not much of a selection at the BuffetReviewed by pkf4bucs Review Date: 03/31/2013
Rating: (7) Recommended
This was our first TS of a 5 day trip with 10 total in our party. We were seated a little earlier then our reservation time. The buffet is a typical buffet. Nothing fancy. I felt the steak was very tasty but other then that I can get the same food at a typical buffet. The characters were great and spent plenty of time at our table.
