Cape May and Chef Mickey brkfst buffet recent observances...

jwfla422

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As big fans of Cape May we had breakfast here this past Saturday morning. I must say it was the first time I was ever disappointed in their breakfast. We probably eat here a few times a year and I don't ever remember feeling this way.

The food selection was very limited. The same items were available on both sides. Plain eggs, eggs with veggies, potatoes, bacon and blintzes totally saturated in an apple sauce. Hard biscuits, hard bagels even after lightly toasting them and a few "select" danish varieties also available.

There was some fruit but most of it was not real ripe, no yogurt or anything like that. In the kids section, only Mickey wafffles (and they were sitting). I remember in the past they had pancakes and more varieties of danish and semi soft bagels and biscuits. It was just disappointing. I actually felt "ripped off" this visit and don't know if we'll return there anytime soon. They also only guarantee Chip OR Dale now so you only end up seeing 3 characters instead of 4. I think they're cutting the corners a bit too much now.

On the other hand, we went to Chef Mickey's for the first time in a while because we thought that was just an "ok" breakfast, however this was much better than I remember. They had a variety of eggs, potatoes, french toast, pancakes, Mickey waffles, ripe fruit, various yogurt varieties and softer bagels and lots of different types of danish. Oh and they also have those blintzes but they're not drenched in sauce, they actually serve it on the side. They are really good IMHO and really don't need ANY sauce, but at least here you have a choice.

You see 5 characters here (1 is in the buffet area for "meet n greet") but 4 of them circulate. So, I would definitely put this on our list for next time-and hopefully it'll still be good.

Just thought it was interesting how they've switched. Consistency is not always a factor when it comes to the WDW buffets.
 
Thanks - we're trying out Chef Mickey's for Breakfast for the first time next month. We've been for dinner but dh has had enough of that, so we'll be doing the napkin dance at breaky this year! :)

Beth :Pinkbounc
 
Its so great to hear a good review about Chef Mickey. Never being there before I was getting worried. I can't wait now to go next month. THanks for the review.
 
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I am really glad to hear about CM's. We are going in August and now I really can't wait! Thanks for the review.
 

It's funny, in the past I was always the one to say that Chef Mickey's was over rated but after this past visit, and it's been a good year (because it was just "ok"), I was impressed so hopefully you all will have a good experience as well.

The amount of characters makes it worthwhile too. I think this meal has the most characters of all the character meals. I've already made ADR's for our Oct. trip so hopefully it'll be just as good again. :thumbsup2

Maybe if we take a break from Cape May it'll improve?? :confused3 :teeth:
 
I agree about Cape May. Very limited buffet and what I would call "basic". We eat there because we stay there, but it's nothing special.
 
Hmmm, perhaps DH and I will cancel Cape May for next week. We're going to CM's on Monday, so maybe we don't "need" 2 breakfasts... Hmmm... :confused3
 
Mom of Sleepy said:
so for those that have done both, do you think the dinner buffet is better? I've always wanted to try that.

Is the dinner a character meal?

We've actually eaten dinner at both as well, however it has been quite a while since we've eaten at Chef Mickey's which is also a character meal for dinner because we thought it was just ok...but it could have improved as well (just like breakfast did)?? :confused3

HOWEVER, we at at Cape May (which is not a character meal) for dinner in December and that was another BIG disappointment. Actually that was a worse experience than our recent breakfast. It was a totally frustrating meal. It was extremely crowded by the buffet the whole time we were there and many items were picked over or just plan empty...mostly the items dd wanted to eat, of course.

We had spent more time getting up and going over and trying to see if things were filled up. It was a 1/2 hr until fresh items started coming out, we had even asked our server. I would not go back here at all for dinner because of that as it was a complete waste of time. Even the fresh items weren't that good. I would have rather have gone to a full service sit down and maybe spent a little more $$ to eat a decent relaxing dinner. In the past this has been a decent dinner but not this time.
 
:goodvibes Yay that you gave Chef Mickey's a good review. We're going there for breakfast on my DD's 7th birthday on October 8th. We originally had ADRs for the Princess Breakfast at Akershus, but the breakfast menu seemed so limited. The varied menu at CM's appealed to us a lot more.

Was Minnie at CM's? I've heard some places that it's just Mickey, Goofy, Chip & Dale. Other places, I've heard Minnie is there, too. Just wondering.....
 
ThreeAngels said:
:goodvibes Yay that you gave Chef Mickey's a good review. We're going there for breakfast on my DD's 7th birthday on October 8th. We originally had ADRs for the Princess Breakfast at Akershus, but the breakfast menu seemed so limited. The varied menu at CM's appealed to us a lot more.

Was Minnie at CM's? I've heard some places that it's just Mickey, Goofy, Chip & Dale. Other places, I've heard Minnie is there, too. Just wondering.....

You've made a good decision. We've been to PSB 3x and it just never got any better than how bad it was the first time we went. Chef Mickey's is a fun place for a birthday because it's so upbeat. The food selection is MUCH better as well. It's a very different atmosphere than Akershus. Not only is their menu limited but we didn't care much for the food.
 
OK...not good. Now, i'm second guessing myself!
We are booked for Cape May as our last breakfast before we leave... snif.
Maybe we should go elsewhere... I really don't feel like being disapointed on our last day!!
 
Our breakfast there was also our last meal of our trip, so it kinda stood out but if you just expect that there won't be a lot of variety (or if you get there earlier than we did there just might be? :confused3 ).

We have been there a lot. We go there almost every trip and this was the first time I ever left there disappointed. It could have just been that day, so if you want to see characters before you leave, stick with it. I plan to try it again, but will probably skip it next trip just to give it time. Dinner is another story...
 
Chef Mickey's is 3 for 3 in our last 18 months, food was quite good, atmosphere is great!
 
Yay that we made a good decision changing the Princess Breakfast to Chef Mickey's.

Asking again, (please!), is Minnie ever there?
 
I'm sorry to hear that the Cape May character breakfast has gone downhill since I ate there in May 2005. It sounds like a lot of the things I loved about this breakfast are no longer there, including the yogurt parfait bar and visits with both Chip and Dale.

I am very happy to hear that you were pleased with Chef Mickey's though since we'll be having breakfast there for the first time in October. :)

Thanks for sharing your experiences.
 













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