Crystal Palace for late Breakfast

[hmillerbarilla]

If I book the latest possible breakfast (at 10:30) will we feel rushed to finish in time for the lunch crowd (11:30) to come in?

Does anyone know if they clear out the restaurant between meals?

Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions?
Thanks!

 

[sunny_stace]

hey! When we went to CP in 2006, our ADR was for 10:30am. We were seated almost immediately in a nearly empty restaurant. The characters came before the waitress and we were then told that soon the breakfast foods would be replaced with the lunch dishes and our breakfast choices would not be filled so we should hurry to the buffet for the best selection. Don't get me wrong, the food and service we just fine, but in 2007 we went earlier! 8:00 am for us from now on!

 

[srdipert]

They will start replacing the breakfast items with lunch items. This can be bad or good depending on what you want. You can pay the breakfast price and get some breakfast see the characters than have a little of lunch too. But if you really want to just enjoy breakfast i would go earlier.

 

[hmillerbarilla]

I'm mostly worried about being rushed out... not about if lunch starts showing up. We will have been to Chef Mickey's the day before, so breakfast food isn't our reason for going. We have done CP for dinner before, so I think this will be a good way to finish our a.m. EMH at the MK.

So, when they start serving lunch, they don't hurry you out? this wouldn't be easy, so just want to be prepared in case that is what happens.

Thanks for the replies!

 

[Mariposa]

I had wondered about that, too. We booked 10:25 breakfast at CP on our last day. We'll be heading home pretty soon after the meal- so, we'll probably want to linger a little..

 

[mrmagicmph]

For 2 years in a row, my wife & I booked an ADR at CP for between 10:20 & 10:30. It was GREAT! You get some extra time with the characters, the restaurant is less crowded, the breakfast food is still there & available as of when we left (noon & 11:30, respectively). They do start putting out the lunch food on ONE SIDE during that time, but breakfast is till available (& it's good!) too! Not only that, but Pooh was extra playful and was very interested in the basket from my ECV. He decided to take it for a walk with him, so we got this WONDERFUL picture

Enjoy the Magic! You won't regret a later ADR at CP!

 

[hmillerbarilla]

For 2 years in a row, my wife & I booked an ADR at CP for between 10:20 & 10:30. It was GREAT! You get some extra time with the characters, the restaurant is less crowded, the breakfast food is still there & available as of when we left (noon & 11:30, respectively). They do start putting out the lunch food on ONE SIDE during that time, but breakfast is till available (& it's good!) too! Not only that, but Pooh was extra playful and was very interested in the basket from my ECV. He decided to take it for a walk with him, so we got this WONDERFUL picture

Enjoy the Magic! You won't regret a later ADR at CP!

OK! I will go for the late breakfast ADR. Thanks for the replies!