Crystal Palace 10:20am will it be breakfast?

[atisikitabasket]

We want to eat breakfast at Crystal Palace and we have a 10:20am ADR. I am worried about what time they switch it over to lunch food because we are all about the breakfast items Even if they are running late we should be fine right?

 

[_auroraborealis_]

It will start as breakfast but end as lunch. Expect items to start transitioning to lunch items, especially anything with a longer cooking time.

 

[Deb & Bill]

They take breakfast reservations until 10:45. Lunch reservations start at 11:30. So expect them to remove the breakfast items no later than 11:15 or so. That should give you about an hour to choose your food. They changed the end and start times for the meals so people wouldn't do what we always did. Pay for Lunch and get prime rib from dinner.

 

[Bete]

Just be prepared. Take a bountiful first plate. Keep track of your time and get seconds before the switch.

 

[Narawen]

We usually aim for the latest breakfast ADR we can get at Crystal Palace. We're able to easily get a first plate and get seconds if we're mindful of the time before they switch over. The buffet is two-sided so they'll shut down one side of the breakfast buffet and make the change over to lunch before closing the second half to change over. If we spend 60-90 minutes in there, we're able to sample both breakfast and lunch dishes, but if you find a favorite of the breakfast foods and want more, go back up ASAP.

Another benefit to being there during the meal switch over is that as the restaurant clears out and they haven't begun seating for lunch yet, we've gotten more character interaction. After all four pass by on their initial rotation for autographs, photos, etc, we've had most come back for a second or even third visit simply because there's a period of time when there aren't many families in the restaurant. We've gotten to wittness Tigger taunting Piglet with the bacon on someone's plate, Eeyore came and sat down with us for more huge since he knew he was my favorite, and Pooh discussed honey with us, and tried to walk off with my mom when we told him Food & Wine festival had honey drizzled all over their cheese plate.

 

[Chax]

I always wondered; if you have the last available breakfast time sloth, will they rush you through your meal or stare at you until you leave?
Not specifically at CP but in general at the character breakfasts. Or even worse do the characters take a break at the end of a between the 2 meals, so you will have to do without?!