updated 4/20/13
Supercalifragilistic Breakfast @ 1900 Park Fare
i woke up pretty excited for the day. i couldn't believe i was hungry but alas, i was. after getting everyone ready, we headed for the bus.
can i just say how awesome rachel was with emme? it's normally just me & emme on these trips & after reflecting back on our trips, i have no idea how i managed to do these trips alone especially with a jogging stroller. rachel was such a HUGE help & i got to enjoy disney differently this time because of all her help with emme.
after taking the overcrowded bus to magic kingdom, we decided to take the resort ferry to the grand floridian.
we have arrived....by boat!
this fountain was so pretty.
the very important jogging stroller essential for our trips to disney.
we made our way inside & checked into our ressie. we were late (i blame the bus) but we were seated in about 15-20 minutes.
rachel & i discussed this breakfast option at length. i was still in sticker shock over my $134.00 breakfast @ akershus with my parents. $134 for cheesy potatoes. we had akershus originally planned but i was still slightly bitter. rachel told me that 1900 park fare had decent bacon
AND cheesy potatoes.
i thought it was a WIN WIN especially since we had never eaten here before. this was a vacation of firsts for all of us so 1900 park fare was the perfect choice.
i had been to 1900 park fare for dinner before. emme was a bit of a grump during that dinner as she was starting to get sick from all the wind that superstorm sandy had brought. i do remember that table having a whole bunch of stuff on it making it hard to manuever anything extra on the table. the extra things being camera & iphone.
it was nice to have a pot of coffee awaiting us. i'm glad that was there because our server took about 10 minutes to finally greet us. emme kept repeating she was "hungry" & i didn't want to be rude & head to the buffet without being greeted. the last time i did that at akershus for lunch, the CM was really rude & brash after i helped myself to the buffet before he greeted us (which took about 20 minutes after being seated).
our server brought asked if we would like some of the yummy juice.
why yes. yes i would like some of the yummy POG juice.
speaking of drinks, i asked for an adult beverage menu. it's never too early for a bloody mary, right? it's totally healthy.
the bloody mary was a vast improvement over the semi-warm beer i had at hollywood brown derby the night prior. it wasn't too spicy (which i was grateful for as tomatoes are quite acidic) & the olives were yummy. i was a happy camper.
check out the frizz already happening to my hair. it was super humid this day.
here is emme's plate of food:
she LOVED the blueberry yogurt & the muffin. the muffin was a nice size. we call muffins "cupcakes" so let me say again that she loved her "cupcake".
here is my first plate:
Lobster Eggs Benedict, Carved Ham, Smoked Salmon w/ capers & red onions & Cheesy Potatoes
nothing says sexy like a runny yolk & hollandaise sauce.
the lobster eggs benedict were made with biscuits here. is this a 1900 park fare thing or were they just improvising? i didn't see much lobster in the sauce but the egg oozed perfectly. the biscuit sopped up the yolk well but i missed the crunchy texture of the english muffin.
the smoked salmon was really fresh & tasty. i love me some smoked salmon with capers. i also love red onions & despite having massive red onion breath afterwards, it was delicious.
to my disappointment, the cheesy potatoes were really dry. i was so sad. i think rachel felt immediate guilt for the dry cheesy potatoes & the puny disney bacon as she had talked it up so much. i almost regretted not being @ akershus for the cheesy potatoes but that regret disappeared when i remembered that 1900 park fare was 1/2 the price. cheesy potatoes, we shall meet again.
some of emme's friends made a visit to our table:
emme's [kinda]looking at the camera!
she had no idea who mary poppins was but she's looking at the camera. i'll take it.
we love the mad hatter! we met him for the first time at
MNSSHP last year. he was so funny & it was by far the best character interaction of the meal. you like how we were photobombed?!
oh yeah, back to the food:
there was an omelette station as well. the ingredients were very fresh but the omelette was over cooked. it was a waste of fresh eggs. i like to take advantage of real eggs whenever i see them at disney. the powdered scrambled eggs kind of gross me out. i did eat the inside of the omelette.
anyone a fan of jacques pepin?? i adore that man. he's awesome. i stumbled upon his omelette recipe a few years ago. this is my favorite way to make an omelette. it is so creamy & delicious. you can see a video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57afEWn-QDg
more eggs benedict on my plate. yummy!
tigger came over for a second meet & greet.
he wanted rachel's attention and was covering her phone. she took a picture & said she would instagram him. so cute!
i took a self portrait with tigger.
character meet & greets are tough on me. i'm so busy trying to get a picture that i don't really get to enjoy me food. but from what i ate, i did enjoy the meal at 1900 park fare. it was a great price & a great start to our day. our server was pretty good (minus the long wait) & i loved the bloody mary. we used my TIW card for the meal.
emme was full & happy. i still longed for some cheesy potatoes after this meal but maybe it was the universe's way of telling me i really didn't need all those carbs.
i'm glad i got to finally try 1900 park fare for breakfast!
I'm with Rachel about the rolls - I'd rather eat the soft inside par. That grapefruit cake looks good. It looks like Emme enjoyed her dinner-time entertainment. 
