I have a VERY picky family and we go to Boma EVERY time we visit WDW! Everyone in our group always eats BIGTIME because there is SO much offered -- truly something for everyone.
They always have prime rib or turkey being carved, and also roasted chicken pieces and often salmon and sometimes slices of steak. Occe I had very delicious ribs. These meats are offered with some funky sauces you can take or not. There is a section with soups that are exotic and fragrant -- some of my favorite choices on the buffet. I love the chicken corn porridge, which has cream and bits of red pepper and is very sweet. My husband loves the ginger carrot soup. There are some hot soups too, and sometimes a seafood-based one. There are usually a few dishes made of rice, grains and potatoes (white or sweet) too.
They have spring mix and basic greens, with all sorts of homemade dressings -- most of these fruit-based vinaigrettes -- and many "side salad" dishes. There is a coleslaw they make with strips of paper-thin watermelon rind that is very refreshing and good. There is a potato salad they always have, and a macaroni-type salad. There is one made with carrots and a few that have grains like couscous with raisins or bits of fruit. There are also platters of beautiful fresh fruit... My daughter loves the pineapples and strawberries. They have rolls, flat bread and these big things that are kind of like giant crispy crackers -- my husband likes those.
The kids' bar has chicken tenders, pb&j sandwich triangles, pasta with meatballs and tomato sauce and (I think) pizza.
The dessert bar alone is worth the visit... They have bread pudding, big cookies in different varieties, brownies, fruit tarts and wonderful individual kahlua-mousse treats called Zebra Domes. They have a great chocolate mousse dessert and my favorite WDW dessert of all time -- which they only have on some nights -- is a tiramisu dish called "Cocomisu." It is topped with toasted coconut and it is HEAVENLY.
They have good coffee, tons of soft drinks, and you can order from a large selection of South African beers and wines. In all the times we have visited Boma, we have NEVER had bad service... It is busy and noisy in there and quite festive, and the servers are from all over the world... Very cool.
Whenever we have dinner there we go outside afterward, see some animals, walk around the pool, and shop in the gift shop -- we make a night of it! It is less busy if you go earlier in the evening. Give Boma a try!
. I had to take an 8:30 ressie, but we usually have late dinners at home anyway. I changed my mind from all the great feedback from several disney forums. Good luck.
