TruBlu
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Our day started early at the opening of the MK. The boys loved watching the characters arrive on the train!!! We headed straight to Space Mountain to ride with only a 5 minute wait!!! DS4 and DS7 loved it so much that they rode with Dad 2 more times before we had to drag them away to make our 10:30 reservation at Chef Mickeys Fun Time Buffet. 
We hopped on the monorail for the short ride over to the Contemporary. We were checked in quickly and had about a 10 minute wait for our table. During the wait we had our family picture taken in front of the big plate. The picture turned out great, so we bought the package. Now I have a key chain, a magnet, two wallets, and 2 8x10's when I really only needed one picture, but the package is a great deal - right???
We were seated straight back from the check-in counter in a small dining area up a few stairs. There were about 7 tables in our section. We had lots of room to interact with the characters. As we were being seated Chip was making the rounds in our section. The boys were thrilled!
DS7 has a Cashew Allergy so the chef came out and gave me a tour of the buffet. As she got to our table Mickey appeared in our section. She was kind enough to wait for me to take lots of pictures of the boys with Mickey before starting our tour.
So, armed with the knowledge of what could kill my child (really only one item with cashews - trail mix that isnt available at breakfast anyway), I headed off to the buffet...
DS4 is a bacon fiend, so his plate had 2 Mickey waffles, fruit, and lots of bacon. I really liked that they had small dishes for syrup. My boys like to dip their waffles. DS7 had the cheese omelet, biscuits and gravy, fruit, and a little bacon. Our server was wonderful. I think she refilled my juice glass every 5 minutes! As I returned to our table with food for the boys, Dale arrived. The boys had a great time teasing him about eating nuts. Dad and I took turns at the buffet for ourselves (and refills for the boys). We got some fantastic pictures with Minnie, Mickey, Chip and Dale. They each came to our table 3 times (4 for Mickey).
Now for the food...
The bacon was very good. Crisp and just a little greasy. The biscuits were fluffy and very good (and we are from the South - so we know biscuits!
). We tried all the egg offerings - our favorites were the three-cheese omelet, and the Chefs Daily Omelet which was filled with fresh vegetables. The vegetable lasagna was amazing! The Mickey waffles were also very good. We had at least 2 each - yummy. The sausage links were crisp and greasy - another yum! The fresh fruit was great (we only tried the grapes and strawberries, so Im not sure about the melon).
The only things that we didnt really enjoy were...
The sweet pizza topped with chocolate chips. The boys didnt like this at all. I had to force DS4 to swallow the small bite he tried, and he dripped chocolate all the way down to his shoes when taking the one bite.
The Cheese Blintzes. Our waitress raved about these. Since we had never had them before, we didnt really know what to expect. Yuck. Definitely not my thing. They were flaky pastries filled with a cream cheese mixture that you cover with a runny jelly like substance. I dont know that these were bad, or if we just didnt like them.
All-in-all I would say that this was a very good breakfast buffet with FANTASTIC character interaction. The food was much better than what I expected from a buffet. Even though we were at a late sitting, everything was very fresh. The buffet was extremely clean and looked as if it had just opened. The Mickey waffles always tasted crisp, and fresh. (We had some of the first ones from a batch and the last two on a tray, and they were all very good.) There are a HUGE amount of choices. I cant imagine anyone leaving there hungry! We were so stuffed that we didnt want to eat dinner that night.
As we were leaving we stopped to take some pictures of the boys with Goofy
. One of the CMs was standing near by and offered to take a family picture for us. It was our best picture of the entire trip!!!!! Goofy posed us! He started with DS4, placed him in the front and had him lean to the right, then DS7 behind him and leaning to the left, then me right, then Dad left, and finally Goofy in the back leaning right. It is one of my all time favorite photos of our family!!!! Christmas cards here we come!!!!!
Our Rating: 7 Thumbs Up!!! (2 each for me and the boys, and 1 for Dad who hates all things breakfast)
We hopped on the monorail for the short ride over to the Contemporary. We were checked in quickly and had about a 10 minute wait for our table. During the wait we had our family picture taken in front of the big plate. The picture turned out great, so we bought the package. Now I have a key chain, a magnet, two wallets, and 2 8x10's when I really only needed one picture, but the package is a great deal - right???
We were seated straight back from the check-in counter in a small dining area up a few stairs. There were about 7 tables in our section. We had lots of room to interact with the characters. As we were being seated Chip was making the rounds in our section. The boys were thrilled!
DS7 has a Cashew Allergy so the chef came out and gave me a tour of the buffet. As she got to our table Mickey appeared in our section. She was kind enough to wait for me to take lots of pictures of the boys with Mickey before starting our tour.
So, armed with the knowledge of what could kill my child (really only one item with cashews - trail mix that isnt available at breakfast anyway), I headed off to the buffet...
DS4 is a bacon fiend, so his plate had 2 Mickey waffles, fruit, and lots of bacon. I really liked that they had small dishes for syrup. My boys like to dip their waffles. DS7 had the cheese omelet, biscuits and gravy, fruit, and a little bacon. Our server was wonderful. I think she refilled my juice glass every 5 minutes! As I returned to our table with food for the boys, Dale arrived. The boys had a great time teasing him about eating nuts. Dad and I took turns at the buffet for ourselves (and refills for the boys). We got some fantastic pictures with Minnie, Mickey, Chip and Dale. They each came to our table 3 times (4 for Mickey).
Now for the food...
The bacon was very good. Crisp and just a little greasy. The biscuits were fluffy and very good (and we are from the South - so we know biscuits!
). We tried all the egg offerings - our favorites were the three-cheese omelet, and the Chefs Daily Omelet which was filled with fresh vegetables. The vegetable lasagna was amazing! The Mickey waffles were also very good. We had at least 2 each - yummy. The sausage links were crisp and greasy - another yum! The fresh fruit was great (we only tried the grapes and strawberries, so Im not sure about the melon).The only things that we didnt really enjoy were...
The sweet pizza topped with chocolate chips. The boys didnt like this at all. I had to force DS4 to swallow the small bite he tried, and he dripped chocolate all the way down to his shoes when taking the one bite.
The Cheese Blintzes. Our waitress raved about these. Since we had never had them before, we didnt really know what to expect. Yuck. Definitely not my thing. They were flaky pastries filled with a cream cheese mixture that you cover with a runny jelly like substance. I dont know that these were bad, or if we just didnt like them.
All-in-all I would say that this was a very good breakfast buffet with FANTASTIC character interaction. The food was much better than what I expected from a buffet. Even though we were at a late sitting, everything was very fresh. The buffet was extremely clean and looked as if it had just opened. The Mickey waffles always tasted crisp, and fresh. (We had some of the first ones from a batch and the last two on a tray, and they were all very good.) There are a HUGE amount of choices. I cant imagine anyone leaving there hungry! We were so stuffed that we didnt want to eat dinner that night.
As we were leaving we stopped to take some pictures of the boys with Goofy
. One of the CMs was standing near by and offered to take a family picture for us. It was our best picture of the entire trip!!!!! Goofy posed us! He started with DS4, placed him in the front and had him lean to the right, then DS7 behind him and leaning to the left, then me right, then Dad left, and finally Goofy in the back leaning right. It is one of my all time favorite photos of our family!!!! Christmas cards here we come!!!!!Our Rating: 7 Thumbs Up!!! (2 each for me and the boys, and 1 for Dad who hates all things breakfast)
But I think I remember the packages costing about the same at CM and HDDR.
