Crystal Palace or 1900 Park Fare

[sunshineNJ]

I would like to know which one has better food quailty and if one has a better variety. Thanks

 

[martyshoney]

We did CP for breakfast and the other for dinner and I will tell you this much, we wont be doing 1900 again. The food was just okay to us and both Cinderella and especially Price Charming, were anything but that. The stepmother and sisters were a riot but the other 2 were almost rude. At CP the food is fantastic every time we have eaten there and the characters are great, we never felt rushed when they were w/my kids. Not sure if this helps any, good luck with your decision!!

 

[CanadianPaco]

I have ADRs for both on this next trip so I'd love to see what others say

 

[HunnyJar]

We have done both multiple times and while we like both for breakfast we definitely prefer 1900 Park Fare for dinner to Crystal Palace. The food just seemed fresher and we felt the variety was better for our family at 1900 Park Fare for dinner. We also received much better service at 1900 Park Fare for dinner. One waitress noticed how much I loved the strawberry soup and brought the recipe for me. Just an all around nice visit.

 

[ROEDISNEY]

Have done them both many of times for bk & din. Both are great

 

[sjms71]

I like the food at CP better however, 1900 has better desserts.

 

[Pooh&OurHunny]

We went to 1900 Park Fare breakfast and dinner (breakfast selection is good...you can have eggs made to order...but dinner was bad. Great character interaction for breakfast and dinner). CP is a must for my family on every trip. We usually go for lunch and they have a good selection of food (salad bar has a good assortment and my husband loves the salmon). We are trying CP breakfast and dinner on our next trip.

 

[Big Kid]

We have had lunch at Crystal Palace and dinner at 1900 Park Fare. I thought the food and service were equally pleasant. For us it comes down to which characters we like and travel time. We will probably not go to 1900 Park Fare again since we like Pooh and friends more and are already in the Magic Kingdom for several days each trip.

 

[moray26]

I never say "never," but I won't be going back to 1900 Park Fare dinner anytime soon. The characters were awesome, but I was appalled when I saw bananas cooking on the bar - yes, they had the heat up on the section of the buffet that had the fresh fruit. As I made subsequent trips up to the buffet, the bananas got progressively darker and the grapes I had originally put on my plate were inedible because they were actually hot to the touch. It's now a running joke in my family about the "murdered fruit" at 1900 Park Fare.

On the other hand, Crystal Palace is amazing!! Probably my favorite breakfast buffet - excellent food, characters are great. I took my mom to CP for her birthday a couple years ago. It was her first ever character meal and she loved it!