jeminni
It's 5 o'clock somewhere
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9/25
Our plans on day 2 were to go to Animal Kingdom early. ride EE, safari, dinosaur etc then go to Tusker House for an early lunch. We got to AK around 8:30 and found out it didn't open until 9. Me, the great planner never looked at the park's opening hours, incorrectly assuming they would open at 8.
It was already hot and humid and we did not feel like waiting in the full sun for a half hour so we hopped the bus to AKL. We figured we'd check to see if we could get into Boma for breakfast and if not we'd just walked around the Lodge.
We checked in at the podium and found they were accepting walkups. The hostess handed us a buzzer that went off within 2 minutes. A very energetic male host lead us to our table and explained how the restaurant is set up. It is a buffet that is set up in pods. Each pod has its own selection of food. There is a large wood-burning grill and rotisserie manned by a chef who will carve the fresh pork loin, ham and turkey for you. A separate pod has a selection of African dishes , another has a made to order Omelet station, a pastry section, a fresh and dried fruit section, a hot cereal section with toppings and the always popular waffle, french toast with raisins, bacon and sausage section. The restaurant was fairly crowded and always busy at the pods so I couldn't get any pictures up there.
Our waitress cane over and offered us frunch or orange juice and either regular coffee ( the pressed pot is extra ), hot tea, hot chocolate, milk or soda. We both choose the frunch and the hot tea. To quote allears : West African Frunch (a combination of lemonade, pineapple juice, guava juice, orange juice, and papaya juice). It's sweeter than just plain orange juice but was very enjoyable. Unlike the last time we were here we were not offered a choice of hot teas fro breakfast. Our waitress just brought out a pot of hot water and a dish with nestea and decaf tea bags. When we were here 2 years ago we were offered a large selection of tea to choose from. But it was caffeine so all was good .
After fixing our cups and having some tea we ventured off to the buffet line. I was " lucky" enough to be right in front of a large family group with 2 small children. One of them repeatedly kept banging me in the legs and the other kept trying to reach up and touch everything on the pods. I don't have any problems with children at restaurants , especially at Disney but please parents watch your kids. I was worried the one would get burned by pulling something down on himself. The 6 adults that were there with just kept chatting away ignoring both children. I was glad to get back to my seat.
My first plate:
from the top, scramble eggs with goat cheese and chives, absolutely the best scrambled eggs I have ever had, red skinned potatoes with peppers, brioche ( french toast with raisins, very good ), turkey with one of the sauces ( it was tomato based and had hot peppers in it, I was not overly fond of it), Bobotie- corn beef, eggs, potato and onion, it was ok but nothing I'd go out of my way for, bacon- nice and crisp
Mica's first plate:
Bacon and sausage, waffle ( sadly not a Mickey one ),scrambled eggs with goat cheese and chives- she loved this too, fresh fruit
Kenny enjoying the Strawberries
Mica's second plate:
More fresh fruit, ham with sauce, scrambled eggs with goat cheese. She also had a small plate of pastries, a chocolate croissant and a blueberry muffin
My second plate:
More scrambled eggs with goat cheese- I'd like to have some more of those now
, fresh fruit, a chocolate croissant, ham and turkey both covered with sauce
Mica and I both really liked the sauce they served with the ham. If anyone knows the recipe or would be willing to ask for the recipe please let me know.
Other than the little snafu at the serving line we both really enjoyed this breakfast. At $18.99 each it wouldn't be bad to pay OOP for it. 2TS
After breakfast we walked through the pool and safari area and then checked out the lounge area and gift shop. AKL is a very beautiful and interesting place. I would defineately recommend a visit there.
It's a banana tree, that counts in a food report....right?
fire pit
After exploring the grounds we walked to the bus stop. We decided to hop on the first bus that came and go to that park.
next up
What adventure awaits us next ?
Thanks for reading
Our plans on day 2 were to go to Animal Kingdom early. ride EE, safari, dinosaur etc then go to Tusker House for an early lunch. We got to AK around 8:30 and found out it didn't open until 9. Me, the great planner never looked at the park's opening hours, incorrectly assuming they would open at 8.
It was already hot and humid and we did not feel like waiting in the full sun for a half hour so we hopped the bus to AKL. We figured we'd check to see if we could get into Boma for breakfast and if not we'd just walked around the Lodge. We checked in at the podium and found they were accepting walkups. The hostess handed us a buzzer that went off within 2 minutes. A very energetic male host lead us to our table and explained how the restaurant is set up. It is a buffet that is set up in pods. Each pod has its own selection of food. There is a large wood-burning grill and rotisserie manned by a chef who will carve the fresh pork loin, ham and turkey for you. A separate pod has a selection of African dishes , another has a made to order Omelet station, a pastry section, a fresh and dried fruit section, a hot cereal section with toppings and the always popular waffle, french toast with raisins, bacon and sausage section. The restaurant was fairly crowded and always busy at the pods so I couldn't get any pictures up there.
Our waitress cane over and offered us frunch or orange juice and either regular coffee ( the pressed pot is extra ), hot tea, hot chocolate, milk or soda. We both choose the frunch and the hot tea. To quote allears : West African Frunch (a combination of lemonade, pineapple juice, guava juice, orange juice, and papaya juice). It's sweeter than just plain orange juice but was very enjoyable. Unlike the last time we were here we were not offered a choice of hot teas fro breakfast. Our waitress just brought out a pot of hot water and a dish with nestea and decaf tea bags. When we were here 2 years ago we were offered a large selection of tea to choose from. But it was caffeine so all was good .
After fixing our cups and having some tea we ventured off to the buffet line. I was " lucky" enough to be right in front of a large family group with 2 small children. One of them repeatedly kept banging me in the legs and the other kept trying to reach up and touch everything on the pods. I don't have any problems with children at restaurants , especially at Disney but please parents watch your kids. I was worried the one would get burned by pulling something down on himself. The 6 adults that were there with just kept chatting away ignoring both children. I was glad to get back to my seat.My first plate:
from the top, scramble eggs with goat cheese and chives, absolutely the best scrambled eggs I have ever had, red skinned potatoes with peppers, brioche ( french toast with raisins, very good ), turkey with one of the sauces ( it was tomato based and had hot peppers in it, I was not overly fond of it), Bobotie- corn beef, eggs, potato and onion, it was ok but nothing I'd go out of my way for, bacon- nice and crisp
Mica's first plate:
Bacon and sausage, waffle ( sadly not a Mickey one ),scrambled eggs with goat cheese and chives- she loved this too, fresh fruit
Kenny enjoying the Strawberries
Mica's second plate:
More fresh fruit, ham with sauce, scrambled eggs with goat cheese. She also had a small plate of pastries, a chocolate croissant and a blueberry muffin
My second plate:
More scrambled eggs with goat cheese- I'd like to have some more of those now
, fresh fruit, a chocolate croissant, ham and turkey both covered with sauce Mica and I both really liked the sauce they served with the ham. If anyone knows the recipe or would be willing to ask for the recipe please let me know.
Other than the little snafu at the serving line we both really enjoyed this breakfast. At $18.99 each it wouldn't be bad to pay OOP for it. 2TS
After breakfast we walked through the pool and safari area and then checked out the lounge area and gift shop. AKL is a very beautiful and interesting place. I would defineately recommend a visit there.
It's a banana tree, that counts in a food report....right?
fire pit
After exploring the grounds we walked to the bus stop. We decided to hop on the first bus that came and go to that park.
next up
What adventure awaits us next ?
Thanks for reading
Can't wait to see more of him or her, lol
