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Friday Dinner...our final Free Dining Meal
After a nice rest back at the hotel, and a bit of early packing & car loading, we headed out for our dinner reservations at the Cape May Café, Beach Club. We left fairly early, so we'd have time to wander around checking the place out and having a cocktail. MK was closing early for the first MNSSHP, but Epcot had late EMH until 1:00 A.M that night, so we drove to the Beach Club and valet-parked the car so we could leave it there and use the International Gateway walk to Epcot. I know youre not supposed to self-park at the Epcot resorts for more than 3 hours, but we were told that using the valet-parking there was perfectly acceptable since valet-parking is (1) paid parking and (2) does not take parking spaces from people staying at the resort. Valet parking informed us there was no time limit on how long we left the car, although more than 24 hours would be charged a 2nd fee. Fine by us, we would be on the way home long before that would happen!
So, we checked out the Beach Club lobby. Nice-enough looking, but seriously in need of a refurbishment-lots of wear & tear on the upholstered furniture, carpets stained and fraying around the edges. It was very busy, but no one was at the Cape May check-in podium yet (it was still almost an hour before they opened.) So we wandered outside to see the resorts awesome pool & check out the adult beverages at Hurricane Hannas. (Ironic name, since this year they actually were talking about a Hurricane Hanna out in the Atlantic.) The Beach Club pool is awesome looking amazing slide! I can see the appeal of this resorts amenities.
We found Hurricane Hannas in the pool area, and after perusing the drinks menu, we decided to experiment with Disney drinks again. I ordered the Orange Dream I believe it was made with orange juice and vanilla schnapps (might be wrong on the ingredients.) I do know it was delicious and tasted like that favorite from childhood, an orange creamsicle. Course, it had a nice adult beverage kicker, yum. DH ordered the Poolside Lemonade, a tasty concoction made with Bacardi Limon Rum, Razz Rum, sweet & sour mix and Sprite with a splash of Grenadine. It tasted very much like regular lemonade, but the kick was definitely there. Sorry, I once again forgot to take pics of these loverly beverages I can tell you that mine was frozen creamy orange looked like an orange milkshake, and DHs did indeed look just like a glass of lemonade (you wouldnt want to leave it around where the kiddies might mistake it for their drink, thats for sure.) We took these delicious drinks and wandered over to sit on some benches directly in front of the beach. It was scenic and tranquil, with a nice view of the Boardwalk across the lake. The boats coming and going really added to the Beach Club ambiance.
Around 5:15, we went back to the lobby to check in for our 5:30 seating. Seemed like a kajillion people all checking in, but thats because the Cape May Café actually opens at 5:30, so everyone with 5:30 reservations do tend to all show up at 5:15. We were given a pager, and went to sit in the lobby area. The chairs are comfortable, but my, they are shabby looking. Frankly, I'd be very disappointed to be paying deluxe prices to stay here until they do a refurb on it. Anyway, right about 5:30, our pager went off and we were led into the restaurant.
The décor of the Cape May Café is a nostalgic look at the Jersey seashore from long ago. Pictures of old-fashioned beach scenes decorate the walls, along with large shadow-box displays of beach paraphernalia and the funny bathing suits of great-grandmas day. There is a wonderful sand castle display (but you cant play with it!)
As you come into the restaurant, they walk you right past the ultimate temptation to eat dessert first: the elegant desserts counter (the plainer desserts are inside the restaurant on one side of the buffet counter.) In the very center of the restaurant is a large square buffet counter. Each side offers different types of foods: one side is mostly cold salads & fresh fruit, another side is mostly seafoods. The third side is one half a hot meats carving station & dinner rolls, with the other half of that side offering the plainer desserts like an assortment of cookies & brownies. The final side of the buffet square is a variety of hot vegetables and grilled foods.
Our excellent server was Durland, and we started off with a couple of adult beverages. DH decided he had to have a Pina Colava for himself, so he did:
As you will recall, the Pina Colava is made with Bacardi Razz rum blended with pina colada mix and raspberry puree, and served froze. DH definitely appreciated the Cape May version, the only thing missing was the umbrella! But thats o.k., since DH isnt all that impressed by the decorations anyway. (Ive read that the drink recipes are standard in all the Disney bars, and this one certainly tasted just as good as the one Id had at Kona Cafe.) Do have to say, I think the Pina Colava probably ranks #1 of the drinks we tried, with the Italian Margarita #2 on this tip. They both meet all my criteria for frozen slushy fruity brain-freeze-inducing adult umbrella beverages.
Although I briefly considered another Pina colava for myself, in the interest of furthering scientific exploration (hows that for justification?) I continued my quest to experience many different Disney drinks. So I chose the Captains Mai-tai
This one is listed as Captain Morgan Original Spiced rum, BOLS Amaretto, pineapple juice, lime juice and grenadine served on the rocks. Now I am not ordinarily that much of a fan of spiced rum fruit flavored rum, yes, but not spiced rum. However, I do love Amaretto, as well as pineapple juice so I figured this drink would not disappoint. Although it did not qualify at all as an umbrella drink, because it was no slushy, just on the rocks so there was absolutely no possibility of a brain freeze, it does find a place on my list as have to get another of these one day. It was very, very tasty and the spiced rum is nicely disguised by the other flavors.
Now with the way the Cape May Café buffet is set up, 4 distinct lines formed, basically one on each side. Going with my usual preference for salad as starters on my food, I headed for the cold salads/cold fruit side first. Big Mistake apparently, most people agree that salads should come first! I waited at least 5 minutes in line to get up to the beginning of the salad line. Once there, though, I was able to move right down the salad line (no one line jumping here as had happened in the Boma line, thank heavens.) Heres my first plate:
Plate contents, top right: potato salad, then going clockwise, thats marinated tomatoes, caesar salad, fresh fruit, and cole slaw.
Sorry the flash-glare makes the potato salad look like a white blur. It actually was a very tasty and colorful variety, was made from cut red-skinned potatoes with a creamy mayo dressing. The tomato marinade tasted similar to a mild Italian salad dressing the tomatoes were firm so I believe this dish must be made fresh daily. The Caesar salad was fresh, but just your typical Caesar salad. The fresh fruit was delicious: so often the mixed fruits on a buffet are made so far in advance (like days!) that all the melons and pineapple end up tasting like generic-fruit. This fruit was fresh enough you could still enjoy the various distinct fruit flavors. The cole slaw was wonderful classic picnic type of slaw, with slightly tangy dressing.
DH used his brains when heading for the food he chose the seafood side first, which had virtually no line. Heres his first effort:
top right: a large bowl of clam chowder; on the plate starting top right: deep fried tilapia, corn on the cob, rare prime rib with horseradish sauce, clams & butter.
We shared the clam chowder: it was hot and very good. The deep-fried tilapia was the specialty fish of the day according to our server. Well, they shouldnt have bragged on it as special. It was absolutely tasteless correction, it tasted vaguely like deep-fry oil on very plain breading (not even the taste of salt & pepper in the breading.) Needless to say, after one bite, the tilapia remained on the plate. The corn on the cob was great. So often, this item remains in the water on the buffet so long it starts tasting like canned corn. This tasted very fresh, and quite flavorful. The rare prime rib was wonderful. He enjoyed the clams but only had a few because they are a bit of work to eat.
This time when I went up to the buffet, I decided to scope out the shortest-line side, and get a plate of foods for us to share. Looked like most of the salad-first crew was now on the seafood side, so I went for the other hot foods side. Heres my sharing plate:
Top center of plate-potatoes, asparagus, center of plate is pasta & chicken alfredo, then a BBQ rib and top left is rotisserie chicken.
The veggies were excellent: the home-style mashed potatoes were just the way we like them skins left on, and mostly mashed smooth with just a bit of chunky potato; the asparagus was cooked from fresh and still crisp. The pasta alfredo was good but just a bit bland, with large chunks of chicken. In an Italian restaurant, it would have been too bland, but on a buffet like this it was a good alternative for anyone looking for mild alternatives. Youll notice I took just ONE rib. No way was I going to take more than one of those: think I now have a phobia from those awful Boma cinnamon ribs, LOL. Anyway, this really was a traditional tomato-based BBQ sauce on the rib it was meaty, tender and very tasty (cured the phobia on the spot.) We both liked the taste of Cape Mays BBQ ribs. The rotisserie chicken was juicy and tender, but the rub on the skin was a tad too salty.
DH continued to play the buffet smart, and now headed for the salads (of course that side had no line at all now.)
At top center, thats peel & eat shrimp, clockwise cucumber salad, marinated mushrooms, and finally, Caesar salad.
He didnt care much for these peel & eat shrimp didnt think they were fresh. The cucumber salad was good with a tart vinegary dressing. The marinated mushrooms were excellent, and fresh. He did like the Caesar salad.
I was now ready to try the seafood side and even though the line was actually quite short, it still took me forever to get through because a woman in front of me wanted an entire plate full of steamed clams. I dont have a problem with that this restaurant is advertised as a clambake so naturally those who love clams will be here. And the vat of clams & mussels is huge so it wasnt a matter of worry that she would take them all. No, the problem was she wanted a plate of clams with no empties thats right, instead of just scooping up a heaping plate and taking them back to her table like everyone else did, she scooped them out one at a time, slowly draining all the liquid off, and then carefully inspected the inside to make sure she had a keeper. If it was empty, back it went. She kept this up until she had a good 20-25 clams on her plate. Geez, its not as if she was paying per pound so make sure theyre all good! And she could come back for refills as much as she wanted. But oh, no, she was going to make this plate count, no matter what. Oh lord, I cant tell you how many people gave up on waiting and left that line! Id already done 2 of the other sides, and was 1/2way down this side. And I really wanted the shellfish, so I stayed. Eventually she finished, and I just scooped a couple of ladles full onto my plate, splashed them with melted butter and called it good. (Interestingly enough, I had no empties in my randomly scooped shells.) Anyway, heres my 2nd plate for myself:
Top center; rare prime rib, deep fried tilapia, cheese-garlic roll and whipped butter, clams & mussels, corn on the cob
The prime rib was very good. Since I dont care for horseradish sauce, I do like prime rib to have been cooked with a well-seasoned rub: this one was done just right. And its nice to be able to get rare beef on a buffet. All too often it sits under a heat lamp so long it continues cooking until its shoe leather. I tried the deep-fried tilapia just on the chance that DHs might have been accidentally under-seasoned. Not. Mine was just as tasteless as his cmon folks, tilapia has a very mild flavor to start with: it needs seasoning. The cheese-garlic roll had good flavor, but was a trifle hard as if the heat lamps were too strong for these rolls. The clams & mussels were wonderful. I thought the corn on the cob might be getting that over-cooked-buffet-texture, but they must replenish it often, because mine tasted as freshly cooked as DHs had been 30 minutes before.
Well, we were getting full, so it was time to hit the dessert bar. Wed had cocktails as our beverages with the meal, so we asked for coffee & cream as our DDP beverage to be served with our dessert. We mostly skipped the cookies, and went for the elegant dessert bar around the corner. Since neither of us were very hungry at this point, we figured wed mostly just nibble. So heres our dessert plates:
coffee, classic cheesecake with white/chocolate sail, key lime tart, german chocolate cake, oreo bon-bon
The coffee was good. This is another item thats routinely slammed in reviews I dont know why. If you like plain old restaurant coffee, thats what this is. No, its not gourmet, no its not supreme. But again, this isnt Starbucks. For a nice cup ojoe with your dessert, its fine. Anyway, to the dessert the cheesecake with the pretty little sailwas classic cheesecake with a thin cookie-like crust (didnt taste like graham-crackers.) The key lime tart was good but prefer a merigue topping (this was whipped cream.) The little german chocolate cake square was outstanding. Had I more room in my tummy, I would have gone back for another of these. Very fresh, very scrumptious. As was the oreo bon-bon (DHs favorite on this plate.) After eating the german chocolate cake, though, I thought the oreo bon-bon was a little over-the-top rich good, but no way could I eat 2 of those in one sitting. Our second dessert plate:
Its a mickey sprinkles cupcake, and a peanut brownie. I really like the Mickey sprinkles cupcake classic white birthday-cake taste. Frosting was the butter-cream kind, but not too heavy and just the right amount of sprinkles. The peanut brownie surprised me. For some reason, when I took it I thought it was just a regular blonde brownie. I noticed the nuts, but thought they were walnuts. So needless to say, I was quite surprised when I bit into this and tasted peanuts! It was good, but I would have preferred a traditional blond brownie.
All in all, Id give the Cape May Café dinner buffet an 8 out of 10. The décor is fun, and the buffet itself is set up much better than the Boma layout. The foods were by & large at least good enough and some were very good. Our service from Durland was excellent he was very attentive with clearing used plates, making sure we had enough to drink (we did have ice water along with our cocktails) and the coffee showed up just as we got back to the table with our dessert plates. Cape May Café was very busy, but the noise level stayed reasonable. The tables are close together, but there is room to walk between them without having to go exploring for a path.
Cost: 2 table service credits (our very last credits all gone now!)
Actual cash cost would have been $54.30
Total DDP savings for Friday (including Saturdays pastry): $87.85
Total DDP savings for the 6 night stay: $619.45
That's it...my Final Free Feast
After a nice rest back at the hotel, and a bit of early packing & car loading, we headed out for our dinner reservations at the Cape May Café, Beach Club. We left fairly early, so we'd have time to wander around checking the place out and having a cocktail. MK was closing early for the first MNSSHP, but Epcot had late EMH until 1:00 A.M that night, so we drove to the Beach Club and valet-parked the car so we could leave it there and use the International Gateway walk to Epcot. I know youre not supposed to self-park at the Epcot resorts for more than 3 hours, but we were told that using the valet-parking there was perfectly acceptable since valet-parking is (1) paid parking and (2) does not take parking spaces from people staying at the resort. Valet parking informed us there was no time limit on how long we left the car, although more than 24 hours would be charged a 2nd fee. Fine by us, we would be on the way home long before that would happen!
So, we checked out the Beach Club lobby. Nice-enough looking, but seriously in need of a refurbishment-lots of wear & tear on the upholstered furniture, carpets stained and fraying around the edges. It was very busy, but no one was at the Cape May check-in podium yet (it was still almost an hour before they opened.) So we wandered outside to see the resorts awesome pool & check out the adult beverages at Hurricane Hannas. (Ironic name, since this year they actually were talking about a Hurricane Hanna out in the Atlantic.) The Beach Club pool is awesome looking amazing slide! I can see the appeal of this resorts amenities.
We found Hurricane Hannas in the pool area, and after perusing the drinks menu, we decided to experiment with Disney drinks again. I ordered the Orange Dream I believe it was made with orange juice and vanilla schnapps (might be wrong on the ingredients.) I do know it was delicious and tasted like that favorite from childhood, an orange creamsicle. Course, it had a nice adult beverage kicker, yum. DH ordered the Poolside Lemonade, a tasty concoction made with Bacardi Limon Rum, Razz Rum, sweet & sour mix and Sprite with a splash of Grenadine. It tasted very much like regular lemonade, but the kick was definitely there. Sorry, I once again forgot to take pics of these loverly beverages I can tell you that mine was frozen creamy orange looked like an orange milkshake, and DHs did indeed look just like a glass of lemonade (you wouldnt want to leave it around where the kiddies might mistake it for their drink, thats for sure.) We took these delicious drinks and wandered over to sit on some benches directly in front of the beach. It was scenic and tranquil, with a nice view of the Boardwalk across the lake. The boats coming and going really added to the Beach Club ambiance.
Around 5:15, we went back to the lobby to check in for our 5:30 seating. Seemed like a kajillion people all checking in, but thats because the Cape May Café actually opens at 5:30, so everyone with 5:30 reservations do tend to all show up at 5:15. We were given a pager, and went to sit in the lobby area. The chairs are comfortable, but my, they are shabby looking. Frankly, I'd be very disappointed to be paying deluxe prices to stay here until they do a refurb on it. Anyway, right about 5:30, our pager went off and we were led into the restaurant.
The décor of the Cape May Café is a nostalgic look at the Jersey seashore from long ago. Pictures of old-fashioned beach scenes decorate the walls, along with large shadow-box displays of beach paraphernalia and the funny bathing suits of great-grandmas day. There is a wonderful sand castle display (but you cant play with it!)
As you come into the restaurant, they walk you right past the ultimate temptation to eat dessert first: the elegant desserts counter (the plainer desserts are inside the restaurant on one side of the buffet counter.) In the very center of the restaurant is a large square buffet counter. Each side offers different types of foods: one side is mostly cold salads & fresh fruit, another side is mostly seafoods. The third side is one half a hot meats carving station & dinner rolls, with the other half of that side offering the plainer desserts like an assortment of cookies & brownies. The final side of the buffet square is a variety of hot vegetables and grilled foods.
Our excellent server was Durland, and we started off with a couple of adult beverages. DH decided he had to have a Pina Colava for himself, so he did:
As you will recall, the Pina Colava is made with Bacardi Razz rum blended with pina colada mix and raspberry puree, and served froze. DH definitely appreciated the Cape May version, the only thing missing was the umbrella! But thats o.k., since DH isnt all that impressed by the decorations anyway. (Ive read that the drink recipes are standard in all the Disney bars, and this one certainly tasted just as good as the one Id had at Kona Cafe.) Do have to say, I think the Pina Colava probably ranks #1 of the drinks we tried, with the Italian Margarita #2 on this tip. They both meet all my criteria for frozen slushy fruity brain-freeze-inducing adult umbrella beverages.
Although I briefly considered another Pina colava for myself, in the interest of furthering scientific exploration (hows that for justification?) I continued my quest to experience many different Disney drinks. So I chose the Captains Mai-tai
This one is listed as Captain Morgan Original Spiced rum, BOLS Amaretto, pineapple juice, lime juice and grenadine served on the rocks. Now I am not ordinarily that much of a fan of spiced rum fruit flavored rum, yes, but not spiced rum. However, I do love Amaretto, as well as pineapple juice so I figured this drink would not disappoint. Although it did not qualify at all as an umbrella drink, because it was no slushy, just on the rocks so there was absolutely no possibility of a brain freeze, it does find a place on my list as have to get another of these one day. It was very, very tasty and the spiced rum is nicely disguised by the other flavors.
Now with the way the Cape May Café buffet is set up, 4 distinct lines formed, basically one on each side. Going with my usual preference for salad as starters on my food, I headed for the cold salads/cold fruit side first. Big Mistake apparently, most people agree that salads should come first! I waited at least 5 minutes in line to get up to the beginning of the salad line. Once there, though, I was able to move right down the salad line (no one line jumping here as had happened in the Boma line, thank heavens.) Heres my first plate:
Plate contents, top right: potato salad, then going clockwise, thats marinated tomatoes, caesar salad, fresh fruit, and cole slaw.
Sorry the flash-glare makes the potato salad look like a white blur. It actually was a very tasty and colorful variety, was made from cut red-skinned potatoes with a creamy mayo dressing. The tomato marinade tasted similar to a mild Italian salad dressing the tomatoes were firm so I believe this dish must be made fresh daily. The Caesar salad was fresh, but just your typical Caesar salad. The fresh fruit was delicious: so often the mixed fruits on a buffet are made so far in advance (like days!) that all the melons and pineapple end up tasting like generic-fruit. This fruit was fresh enough you could still enjoy the various distinct fruit flavors. The cole slaw was wonderful classic picnic type of slaw, with slightly tangy dressing.
DH used his brains when heading for the food he chose the seafood side first, which had virtually no line. Heres his first effort:
top right: a large bowl of clam chowder; on the plate starting top right: deep fried tilapia, corn on the cob, rare prime rib with horseradish sauce, clams & butter.
We shared the clam chowder: it was hot and very good. The deep-fried tilapia was the specialty fish of the day according to our server. Well, they shouldnt have bragged on it as special. It was absolutely tasteless correction, it tasted vaguely like deep-fry oil on very plain breading (not even the taste of salt & pepper in the breading.) Needless to say, after one bite, the tilapia remained on the plate. The corn on the cob was great. So often, this item remains in the water on the buffet so long it starts tasting like canned corn. This tasted very fresh, and quite flavorful. The rare prime rib was wonderful. He enjoyed the clams but only had a few because they are a bit of work to eat.
This time when I went up to the buffet, I decided to scope out the shortest-line side, and get a plate of foods for us to share. Looked like most of the salad-first crew was now on the seafood side, so I went for the other hot foods side. Heres my sharing plate:
Top center of plate-potatoes, asparagus, center of plate is pasta & chicken alfredo, then a BBQ rib and top left is rotisserie chicken.
The veggies were excellent: the home-style mashed potatoes were just the way we like them skins left on, and mostly mashed smooth with just a bit of chunky potato; the asparagus was cooked from fresh and still crisp. The pasta alfredo was good but just a bit bland, with large chunks of chicken. In an Italian restaurant, it would have been too bland, but on a buffet like this it was a good alternative for anyone looking for mild alternatives. Youll notice I took just ONE rib. No way was I going to take more than one of those: think I now have a phobia from those awful Boma cinnamon ribs, LOL. Anyway, this really was a traditional tomato-based BBQ sauce on the rib it was meaty, tender and very tasty (cured the phobia on the spot.) We both liked the taste of Cape Mays BBQ ribs. The rotisserie chicken was juicy and tender, but the rub on the skin was a tad too salty.
DH continued to play the buffet smart, and now headed for the salads (of course that side had no line at all now.)
At top center, thats peel & eat shrimp, clockwise cucumber salad, marinated mushrooms, and finally, Caesar salad.
He didnt care much for these peel & eat shrimp didnt think they were fresh. The cucumber salad was good with a tart vinegary dressing. The marinated mushrooms were excellent, and fresh. He did like the Caesar salad.
I was now ready to try the seafood side and even though the line was actually quite short, it still took me forever to get through because a woman in front of me wanted an entire plate full of steamed clams. I dont have a problem with that this restaurant is advertised as a clambake so naturally those who love clams will be here. And the vat of clams & mussels is huge so it wasnt a matter of worry that she would take them all. No, the problem was she wanted a plate of clams with no empties thats right, instead of just scooping up a heaping plate and taking them back to her table like everyone else did, she scooped them out one at a time, slowly draining all the liquid off, and then carefully inspected the inside to make sure she had a keeper. If it was empty, back it went. She kept this up until she had a good 20-25 clams on her plate. Geez, its not as if she was paying per pound so make sure theyre all good! And she could come back for refills as much as she wanted. But oh, no, she was going to make this plate count, no matter what. Oh lord, I cant tell you how many people gave up on waiting and left that line! Id already done 2 of the other sides, and was 1/2way down this side. And I really wanted the shellfish, so I stayed. Eventually she finished, and I just scooped a couple of ladles full onto my plate, splashed them with melted butter and called it good. (Interestingly enough, I had no empties in my randomly scooped shells.) Anyway, heres my 2nd plate for myself:
Top center; rare prime rib, deep fried tilapia, cheese-garlic roll and whipped butter, clams & mussels, corn on the cob
The prime rib was very good. Since I dont care for horseradish sauce, I do like prime rib to have been cooked with a well-seasoned rub: this one was done just right. And its nice to be able to get rare beef on a buffet. All too often it sits under a heat lamp so long it continues cooking until its shoe leather. I tried the deep-fried tilapia just on the chance that DHs might have been accidentally under-seasoned. Not. Mine was just as tasteless as his cmon folks, tilapia has a very mild flavor to start with: it needs seasoning. The cheese-garlic roll had good flavor, but was a trifle hard as if the heat lamps were too strong for these rolls. The clams & mussels were wonderful. I thought the corn on the cob might be getting that over-cooked-buffet-texture, but they must replenish it often, because mine tasted as freshly cooked as DHs had been 30 minutes before.
Well, we were getting full, so it was time to hit the dessert bar. Wed had cocktails as our beverages with the meal, so we asked for coffee & cream as our DDP beverage to be served with our dessert. We mostly skipped the cookies, and went for the elegant dessert bar around the corner. Since neither of us were very hungry at this point, we figured wed mostly just nibble. So heres our dessert plates:
coffee, classic cheesecake with white/chocolate sail, key lime tart, german chocolate cake, oreo bon-bon
The coffee was good. This is another item thats routinely slammed in reviews I dont know why. If you like plain old restaurant coffee, thats what this is. No, its not gourmet, no its not supreme. But again, this isnt Starbucks. For a nice cup ojoe with your dessert, its fine. Anyway, to the dessert the cheesecake with the pretty little sailwas classic cheesecake with a thin cookie-like crust (didnt taste like graham-crackers.) The key lime tart was good but prefer a merigue topping (this was whipped cream.) The little german chocolate cake square was outstanding. Had I more room in my tummy, I would have gone back for another of these. Very fresh, very scrumptious. As was the oreo bon-bon (DHs favorite on this plate.) After eating the german chocolate cake, though, I thought the oreo bon-bon was a little over-the-top rich good, but no way could I eat 2 of those in one sitting. Our second dessert plate:
Its a mickey sprinkles cupcake, and a peanut brownie. I really like the Mickey sprinkles cupcake classic white birthday-cake taste. Frosting was the butter-cream kind, but not too heavy and just the right amount of sprinkles. The peanut brownie surprised me. For some reason, when I took it I thought it was just a regular blonde brownie. I noticed the nuts, but thought they were walnuts. So needless to say, I was quite surprised when I bit into this and tasted peanuts! It was good, but I would have preferred a traditional blond brownie.
All in all, Id give the Cape May Café dinner buffet an 8 out of 10. The décor is fun, and the buffet itself is set up much better than the Boma layout. The foods were by & large at least good enough and some were very good. Our service from Durland was excellent he was very attentive with clearing used plates, making sure we had enough to drink (we did have ice water along with our cocktails) and the coffee showed up just as we got back to the table with our dessert plates. Cape May Café was very busy, but the noise level stayed reasonable. The tables are close together, but there is room to walk between them without having to go exploring for a path.
Cost: 2 table service credits (our very last credits all gone now!)
Actual cash cost would have been $54.30
Total DDP savings for Friday (including Saturdays pastry): $87.85
Total DDP savings for the 6 night stay: $619.45
That's it...my Final Free Feast
