Raeven
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- Sep 15, 2015
Crystal Palace
Today we'd be starting our day celebrating Friendship Day!
I haven't been to Crystal Palace since my first trip in 2015, and I really liked the breakfast so we decided it was time to go back, and our time fell in between breakfast and lunch so we got to try both!
This time I got Pooh's Breakfast Lasagna, Pooh's Puffed French Toast, cheesy potatoes, breakfast pizza, bacon, and an omelet (I always say I'll get one but this is the first time I think I actually have at a Disney buffet).
Round 1:
A fun fact about my meal is that while I was scooping some of Pooh's Breakfast Lasagna into a dish (because c'mon that's the reason we go to Crystal Palace) some lady just looked at my dish, looked up at me, and then said "EW"! It was very weird, because a.) She was an adult. b.) No one was forcing her to eat it, she seemed upset at the idea that she thought it looked icky and someone else was going to eat it?
As you may have guessed I love the breakfast lasagna, it's like a mix of bread pudding and oatmeal, and it's the best. My omelet was okay (if I had to guess it had bacon, cheese, and onions in it). I was not a fan of the breakfast pizza, but I did like the cheesy potatoes. Some of the bacon was crispy, but it was harder than usual to find crispy pieces, and the Puffed French Toast was pretty good too.
I left myself the really helpful note to "look at Samantha's plate" which tells me I didn't take the time to take notes on that. It looks like she got a fruit, some kind of pepper and cheese egg scramble, cheesy potatoes, Pooh's Puffed French Toast, the breakfast lasagna, a Mickey waffle, and the breakfast pizza.
Characters had started coming around, and I'll spare you the Piglet picture because it came out weird.
At this point lunch was starting to come out!
I got a mini corndog, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, pierogis, pasta, and a chicken nugget. Then on the dessert plate I got the lunch bread pudding, Rabbit's Garden dessert (a dirt and worms dessert), and I think the other thing is a S'mores cake (but I don't think I ended up trying it because I was pretty full).
The corndog and mac and cheese are what you would expect, the mashed potatoes were good, the pierogis were okay, the pasta was pretty good, but the sauce was very runny. (I can't find what kind though because the pasta seems seasonal). The chicken nugget really hit the spot for some reason, and I may have grabbed another one.
The bread pudding wasn't good especially compared with the breakfast lasagna which is delicious, but I do always enjoy a Dirt and Worms dessert as I mentioned in my last post.
Samantha also sampled a variety of desserts and food. And she found some deviled eggs that I missed. I know that she agreed with me about the runny sauce on the pasta, but I think we were distracted by characters coming around so I'm not sure how she felt about the other food. (@xlsm if you want to weigh in, in the comments you can!)
Tigger:
Tigger's always been my favorite Winnie the Pooh character so I was happy we got a good picture with him.
I really like the decor here, and I think it's a beautiful restaurant. If you look into the history of the original Crystal Palace in London it's really interesting and these prints and the topiaries are really fitting.
I wanted to make sure to get a picture of the topiaries on the way out.
And a selfie of two friends celebrating Friendship Day!
Overall we had a good meal at Crystal Palace, and it's one of the character meals that I feel is truly worth it. I was happy to see it was just as good as I remembered it being back on our first trip. I love the Winnie the Pooh characters and the restaurant itself, but the food is pretty good for a character buffet and has some unique options. I'd definitely recommend breakfast over any of the other meals, as it was definitely the better of the two. (Especially with Pooh's Breakfast Lasagna pushing it over the edge). But the lunch wasn't bad either. (Though I don't have much to compare that too as we don't usually do lunch buffets). It's definitely my top pick at MK for breakfast.
Today we'd be starting our day celebrating Friendship Day!
I haven't been to Crystal Palace since my first trip in 2015, and I really liked the breakfast so we decided it was time to go back, and our time fell in between breakfast and lunch so we got to try both!
This time I got Pooh's Breakfast Lasagna, Pooh's Puffed French Toast, cheesy potatoes, breakfast pizza, bacon, and an omelet (I always say I'll get one but this is the first time I think I actually have at a Disney buffet).
Round 1:
A fun fact about my meal is that while I was scooping some of Pooh's Breakfast Lasagna into a dish (because c'mon that's the reason we go to Crystal Palace) some lady just looked at my dish, looked up at me, and then said "EW"! It was very weird, because a.) She was an adult. b.) No one was forcing her to eat it, she seemed upset at the idea that she thought it looked icky and someone else was going to eat it?
As you may have guessed I love the breakfast lasagna, it's like a mix of bread pudding and oatmeal, and it's the best. My omelet was okay (if I had to guess it had bacon, cheese, and onions in it). I was not a fan of the breakfast pizza, but I did like the cheesy potatoes. Some of the bacon was crispy, but it was harder than usual to find crispy pieces, and the Puffed French Toast was pretty good too.
I left myself the really helpful note to "look at Samantha's plate" which tells me I didn't take the time to take notes on that. It looks like she got a fruit, some kind of pepper and cheese egg scramble, cheesy potatoes, Pooh's Puffed French Toast, the breakfast lasagna, a Mickey waffle, and the breakfast pizza.
Characters had started coming around, and I'll spare you the Piglet picture because it came out weird.
At this point lunch was starting to come out!
I got a mini corndog, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, pierogis, pasta, and a chicken nugget. Then on the dessert plate I got the lunch bread pudding, Rabbit's Garden dessert (a dirt and worms dessert), and I think the other thing is a S'mores cake (but I don't think I ended up trying it because I was pretty full).
The corndog and mac and cheese are what you would expect, the mashed potatoes were good, the pierogis were okay, the pasta was pretty good, but the sauce was very runny. (I can't find what kind though because the pasta seems seasonal). The chicken nugget really hit the spot for some reason, and I may have grabbed another one.
The bread pudding wasn't good especially compared with the breakfast lasagna which is delicious, but I do always enjoy a Dirt and Worms dessert as I mentioned in my last post.
Samantha also sampled a variety of desserts and food. And she found some deviled eggs that I missed. I know that she agreed with me about the runny sauce on the pasta, but I think we were distracted by characters coming around so I'm not sure how she felt about the other food. (@xlsm if you want to weigh in, in the comments you can!)
Tigger:
Tigger's always been my favorite Winnie the Pooh character so I was happy we got a good picture with him.
I really like the decor here, and I think it's a beautiful restaurant. If you look into the history of the original Crystal Palace in London it's really interesting and these prints and the topiaries are really fitting.
I wanted to make sure to get a picture of the topiaries on the way out.
And a selfie of two friends celebrating Friendship Day!
Overall we had a good meal at Crystal Palace, and it's one of the character meals that I feel is truly worth it. I was happy to see it was just as good as I remembered it being back on our first trip. I love the Winnie the Pooh characters and the restaurant itself, but the food is pretty good for a character buffet and has some unique options. I'd definitely recommend breakfast over any of the other meals, as it was definitely the better of the two. (Especially with Pooh's Breakfast Lasagna pushing it over the edge). But the lunch wasn't bad either. (Though I don't have much to compare that too as we don't usually do lunch buffets). It's definitely my top pick at MK for breakfast.
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