We are excited as we enter the door to Akershus after about a 10 minute wait we were brought in and there was Belle and the kids were excited to take a picture with her.
We were seated and Marie a very nice waitress came over and talked to the kids and told them what it was like Norway and taught them how to say some things in Norwegian. It was a total Epcot thing my kids wanted to know how to say Hi in every language they could learn it in and this CM was happy to help.
I have read plenty of positive reviews on this place and it seemed like it would be hard to live up to them.
She explained the process first their was a appetizer buffet that was really nice with cheeses, shrimp, salad and other delicious things. I could have made a meal just from those items. So after we were seated with those items we placed our order and promptly got the following:
I ordered an open faced chicken sandwich without bacon, which is almost sacrilegious in my family but it was great I love tasting new flavors. The flavor combination was different than anything I have tasted before, I am assuming it is tasting true to its Norwegian roots, but is was very good.
It came with a hearty vegetable soup that tried to steal the show it was delicious.
The DW had the chicken and she loved it found the chicken very moist and flavorful, and she ate her vegatables which is unlike her but she said the asparagus was really good.
My son had a hot dog and my daughter had a pizza that was a little well done but she didn't seem to mine at ate it all
Then there was dessert
The apple pie, chocolate cake, mint creme and the ice cream was all really food and one of the most creative desserts all week.
The meal was very good and well rounded the mini-buffet, the entree, and then the dessert were all very good, and make it worth a visit and that is before we even get to the character interactions
Character interactions well as you go in you get to take a picture with Belle that I shared earlier. The best part is like the CRT that pic is included in the price.
So we got to meet four of our favorite princesses as they visited our table
The best was with Snow White where we were hit eith some more pixie dust.
The day prior we were at the CRT and saw Snow White, and my kids are young and they have not caught on to the fact that several different people "play" the characters they love. But in this case it was the same Snow White from the day prior at CRT. What was really even more amazing was she remembered the kids and said "Maya & Mason its so good to see you again are you following me" and with that she gave prince Mason a big kiss on the forehead with her deep red lipstick.
Then came Cinderella and she was very nice and had fun with the kids and commented on my daughters hair that was still done up from her trip the day before to BBB. Then she saw the lipstick on my DS head and said Snow white kissed my prince, well that just won't do and she planted a kiss on his head also.
So then came Ariel the first time we had met her she was great and but when she saw the two previous princess had kissed my son she was like its my turn my turn, she looked at my DD and said why don't I give you kiss and she kissed my DD. That made her day and DS was great with his two kisses
Aurora also made appearance which was fun too
Wrap-up
The food was great and there was a lot of it. It was tasty, interesting, and served well. The character interaction was done well, even though it can be quite crowed in there. These CM showed how in just a couple minutes you could make the the trip Magical for kids.
It's a great value, while I cannot downplay how great it was to meet Cinderella in the Castle this is a much better value you meet Cinderella and Ariel without waiting for her at her grotto. You also get the picture included in your price and its a whole lot cheaper either with cash or on the dining plan as its only a 1 credit place.
Overall, it would be hard to plan another trip without making a stop here.
total cost with tax not including tip $112.58 or 4 dining credits for us
A very magical moment indeed!
