elphie101
Left my heart in Tomorrowland
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- Sep 30, 2008
Wednesday October 15th
Wednesday morning was a breakfast totally inspired by DisBoards and one I had been looking forward to for months! Originally I had Kona booked in this slot but the more Trail's End pictures I saw and the more I heard the praise for both the food and the price, the more I wanted to try it. I love buffets because I can try so many different options and stuff myself silly, and they always have at least one thing Kevin likes that he can eat on repeat and be equally as happy. When I switched the meal from Kona to Trail's End we changed it from a reservation for just the two of us to a big group breakfast with both sets of parents as well as MOH and her boyfriend.
We all agreed to meet at the MK boat dock by 8:45am, as our reservation was at 9:25am and having no idea how long the boat transportation might take we wanted to leave plenty of time. Kevin and I rode the bus over to MK with his parents, where we met mine who were coming from Saratoga Springs. Unfortunately again, MOH & her boyfriend were running late trying to pack (they were due to check out that day). When we all got to the boat dock a Fort Wilderness boat had just unloaded, so rather than wait for MOH and potentially risk us all being late the 6 of us decided to hop on the boat, after I texted express instructions to MOH on how to get to Ft Wilderness, including pictures of the signage and boat itself (I was sooooo paranoid she would get on the Wilderness Lodge boat!)
The ride was uneventful and the check in process smooth - this was the first time I could ever remembering being at Fort Wilderness (even though my parents have photos of us at Hoop De Doo!)
Our table was called before MOH arrived, but we ended up sitting right outside the door and they arrived only 5 minutes later or so. And now.....FOOD!
We have here (clockwise) bacon, breakfast pizza, potato hash and hash browns (girls loves her potatoes here), Ye Olde Mickey Waffle, pecan cinnamon bun, pulled pork eggs benedict, and scrambled eggs. At the top of the picture you can also see my coffee and "Moonshine Juice" - Kevin took one sip of his Moonshine and was thrilled to realize it was his beloved Boma juice! He could drink a gallon of the stuff.
Now onto the food. Memory serves (helped by pictures) that the bacon was a step above typical Disney bacon (though not as great as the wedding bacon) and the hash browns were AMAZING! I had always been too scared to try eggs benedict but the sweetness from the pulled pork was definitely the dominating flavor here, which I'm not complaining about, I definitely enjoyed that aspect! The pecan cinnamon bun was goooooood but super duper sweet, even for a sweet breakfast nut like me. I liked the breakfast pizza a lot (my mom in particular couldn't stop raving about it) but thought it was slightly behind Crystal Palace's rendition. As for the scrambled eggs, they were standard and boring with so many other exciting things on the plate, and the Mickey waffles were deliciously reliable.
I did go up for a second round of some fruit, donut holes, another cinnamon bun (one was enough, they were so rich) and more Mickey waffles.
The consensus? Everyone LOOOOOVED the breakfast! The food was excellent comfort food and the price impossible to beat. The distance wasn't even a factor, the food was just so worth it! I can't wait to try dinner here next, it looks just as good, and something tells me if I ever were to stay at Ft. Wilderness (I'm dying to try the cabins) I'd end up with at least 2 of each breakfast and dinner there.
I give Trail's End a 9/10. Kevin says an 8/10 for him, because he feels buffets are a bit of a waste on him being that he has a fairly small appetite but said the food was excellent.
Wednesday morning was a breakfast totally inspired by DisBoards and one I had been looking forward to for months! Originally I had Kona booked in this slot but the more Trail's End pictures I saw and the more I heard the praise for both the food and the price, the more I wanted to try it. I love buffets because I can try so many different options and stuff myself silly, and they always have at least one thing Kevin likes that he can eat on repeat and be equally as happy. When I switched the meal from Kona to Trail's End we changed it from a reservation for just the two of us to a big group breakfast with both sets of parents as well as MOH and her boyfriend.
We all agreed to meet at the MK boat dock by 8:45am, as our reservation was at 9:25am and having no idea how long the boat transportation might take we wanted to leave plenty of time. Kevin and I rode the bus over to MK with his parents, where we met mine who were coming from Saratoga Springs. Unfortunately again, MOH & her boyfriend were running late trying to pack (they were due to check out that day). When we all got to the boat dock a Fort Wilderness boat had just unloaded, so rather than wait for MOH and potentially risk us all being late the 6 of us decided to hop on the boat, after I texted express instructions to MOH on how to get to Ft Wilderness, including pictures of the signage and boat itself (I was sooooo paranoid she would get on the Wilderness Lodge boat!)
The ride was uneventful and the check in process smooth - this was the first time I could ever remembering being at Fort Wilderness (even though my parents have photos of us at Hoop De Doo!)
Our table was called before MOH arrived, but we ended up sitting right outside the door and they arrived only 5 minutes later or so. And now.....FOOD!
We have here (clockwise) bacon, breakfast pizza, potato hash and hash browns (girls loves her potatoes here), Ye Olde Mickey Waffle, pecan cinnamon bun, pulled pork eggs benedict, and scrambled eggs. At the top of the picture you can also see my coffee and "Moonshine Juice" - Kevin took one sip of his Moonshine and was thrilled to realize it was his beloved Boma juice! He could drink a gallon of the stuff.
Now onto the food. Memory serves (helped by pictures) that the bacon was a step above typical Disney bacon (though not as great as the wedding bacon) and the hash browns were AMAZING! I had always been too scared to try eggs benedict but the sweetness from the pulled pork was definitely the dominating flavor here, which I'm not complaining about, I definitely enjoyed that aspect! The pecan cinnamon bun was goooooood but super duper sweet, even for a sweet breakfast nut like me. I liked the breakfast pizza a lot (my mom in particular couldn't stop raving about it) but thought it was slightly behind Crystal Palace's rendition. As for the scrambled eggs, they were standard and boring with so many other exciting things on the plate, and the Mickey waffles were deliciously reliable.
I did go up for a second round of some fruit, donut holes, another cinnamon bun (one was enough, they were so rich) and more Mickey waffles.
The consensus? Everyone LOOOOOVED the breakfast! The food was excellent comfort food and the price impossible to beat. The distance wasn't even a factor, the food was just so worth it! I can't wait to try dinner here next, it looks just as good, and something tells me if I ever were to stay at Ft. Wilderness (I'm dying to try the cabins) I'd end up with at least 2 of each breakfast and dinner there.
I give Trail's End a 9/10. Kevin says an 8/10 for him, because he feels buffets are a bit of a waste on him being that he has a fairly small appetite but said the food was excellent.
Thank you so much for following along!
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) that PF Changs offers a better lettuce wrap, and I would definitely have to agree, but I did enjoy these and would look forward to them again.
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