Rank the buffets

[Tonyz]

- The Crystal Palace
- Hollywood and Vine
- Tusker House
- Chef Mickey's
- Trail's End
- Cape May Cafe
- Boma
- 1900 Park Fare

 

[Disneylover99]

Out of the ones I have eaten at from your list.....

1. Boma
2. Tusker
3. Crystal Palace
4. Chef Mickey

I don't think Nine Dragons is a buffet though.

 

[Tonyz]

Out of the ones I have eaten at from your list.....

1. Boma
2. Tusker
3. Crystal Palace
4. Chef Mickey

I don't think Nine Dragons is a buffet though.

Yeah you're right... I don't know why I always thought it was.

 

[Disneylover99]

Yeah you're right... I don't know why I always thought it was.

I wish it was. Then I would definitely give it a try.

 

[4under4]

You missed the best buffet on property....The wave (breakfast)

Boma
Trails end
Tusker house
Crystal palace
Chef Mickey
Cape May
Hollywood & vine

 

[4under4]

We also like 1900 park faire (would put it after Crystal palace on my list).

 

[lovndisney12]

We are not big buffet fans but of the buffets we have eaten at:

Biergarten (really like)
Chef Mickey's - breakfast (good for main characters)
Boma (did not care for)

 

[minnie mum]

3.- The Crystal Palace
99.- Hollywood and Vine
2.- Tusker House
6.- Chef Mickey's
4..- Trail's End
5.- Cape May Cafe
1.- Boma

 

[JennyDrake]

- BOMA (EXCELLENT)
- Tusker House (VERY VERY GOOD)
- Cape May (something for everyone here, seafood has been frozen so not top quality, non seafood items on the bland side)
- The Crystal Palace (LOUD, ok food but nothing special)
- Hollywood and Vine (food has deteriorated over the last 15 years from really good to well-it-beats-roadkill)
- Chef Mickey's (VERY mediocre food, messy food areas, heavy on sugary foods esp. @ breakfast)
- Trail's End , never eaten there

 

[pooh2001]

Our choices - #1 being the best liked

#1 Cape May Cafe
#2 The Crystal Palace
#3 Chef Mickey's

 

[Newsies]

1. Crystal Palace Breakfast and 1900 Park Fare Dinner tie
2. Akershus' Breakfast
3. Chef Mickey's Breakfast
4. Cape May Cafe Breakfast and Dinner
5. Tusker House Breakfast
6. Every other buffet in WDW
7. Every other buffet in Orlando
8. Every other buffet in the USA
9. Chef Mickey's Dinner

 

[bumbershoot]

You've missed the best IMO, The Wave's breakfast. It's the only breakfast buffet I'll go to in orlando. (I'll go to pph's character bfast in Anaheim as long as they still do the huevos rancheros)

 

[sleepydog25]

1) Trail's End
2) Boma
3) The Crystal Palace
4) Cape May Cafe
5) Tusker House
6) Hollywood and Vine
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17) Chef Mickey's

 

[Tonyz]

You've missed the best IMO, The Wave's breakfast. It's the only breakfast buffet I'll go to in orlando. (I'll go to pph's character bfast in Anaheim as long as they still do the huevos rancheros)

Good point! I was thinking more dinners.

 

[Miumiu4me]

1. Boma
2. Tusker
3. Trail's End
4. 1900
5. Cape May
6. Crystal
7. Chef Mickey's/ Wave tie
8. Hollywood and Vine

 

[chinarider]

I think it depends on the meal. but, it's interesting to read everyone's opinion. We love buffets because my daughter(now 20) is a plain eater ( go figure, Boma is her favorite). Also, it gives us a chance to try various things.
We have had
Boma dinner ( twice ) LOVED- going for third time in Dec
Crystal Palace breakfast- Enjoyed - prepark opening can't be beat
Tusker House Breakfast- was Fine but we were disappointed after all the hype- were hoping for the breakfast/lunch transition but they were running real late on starting the lunch food and we didnt want to wait- This trip we're trying lunch)
We're also trying
1900 PF- dinner
Biergarten - dinner

 

[TheRustyScupper]

OUR WDW CHARACTER MEAL & BUFFET RANKINGS (*rev: February 2015*):
Results are listed from best to worst
Best Food (quality first, then variety):
. . . 1900 Park Fare
. . . Ohana
. . . Garden Grill
. . . Tusker House, breakfast-Lunch (moved from #1 Spot due to menu changes)
. . . Garden Grove Swan-dinner
. . . Akershus Royal Banquet
. . . Tusker House, Dinner
. . . Cape May Café
. . . Hollywood & Vine
. . . Crystal Palace
. . . Cinderella Royal Table (since new menu)
. . . Chef Mickey's
Best Character Interaction (time with guest first, then friendliness):
. . . Tusker House, Breakfast-Lunch
. . . Akershus Royal Banquet
. . . 1900 Park Fare
. . . Garden Grill
. . . Tusker House, Dinner
. . . Ohana
. . . Garden Grove (Swan, dinner)
. . . 1900 Park Fare
. . . Chef Mickey's
. . . Cape May Café
. . . Hollywood & Vine
. . . Cinderella Royal Table
. . . Crystal Palace (barely enough time for a photo)
Best Atmosphere (surroundings and ambiance):
. . . Cinderella Royal Table
. . . Tusker House, Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner
. . . Akershus Royal Banquet
. . . Ohana
. . . 1900 Park Fare
. . . Garden Grill
. . . Crystal Palace
. . . Hollywood & Vine
. . . Cape May Café
. . . Garden Grove (Swan, dinner)
. . . Chef Mickey's
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NOTE1: Results are listed from best to worst. Overall, Tusker House wins due to best food and the length of time the characters stay at each table. A close second is 1900 Park Fare. By far, Chef Mickey's is the loser, due to mediocre character interaction and almost terrible food quality. The very distant second worst is Cinderella Royal Table, for brief time at tables by characters and the new menu.
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NOTE2: Characters
. . . 1900 Breakfast: Alice, Mad Hatter, Mary Poppins, Pooh & friends
. . . 1900 Dinner: Cinderella, Prince Charming, Lady Tremaine, Step Sisters
. . . Akershus Banquet : Belle, Snow White, Aurora, Jasmine
. . . Cape May Café : Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Goofy
. . . Chef Mickey : Mickey, Minnie, Chip-n-Dale, Goofy
. . . Cinderella Royal Table: Cinderella (downstairs), Ariel, Aurora, Snow White, (maybe Belle, Jasmine)
. . . Crystal Palace : Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore, Piglet
. . . Hollywood and Vine : Disney Junior Characters
. . . Ohana : Lilo, Stitch, Mickey, Pluto
. . . Tusker House: Donald, Mickey, Goofy, Daisy

 

[mom2AidanAndEli]

The ones we've been to (and specific meals)...

Boma dinner
Tusker House breakfast
1900 Park Fare dinner
Trail's End dinner

Crystal Palace dinner




Cape May dinner














Chef Mickey breakfast







Chef Mickey dinner (I'd go lower for these last two, but I don't think there's enough room!)

 

[jimmytammy]

- The Crystal Palace #5
- Hollywood and Vine Never been here
- Tusker House Never been here
- Chef Mickey's #3
- Trail's End #2
- Cape May Cafe #4
- Boma

#1

Also, need to include Biergarten, which in ranking order, I would place at #2

 

[Barbydoll8]

From your list I'd rank like this for dinners. For Breakfast, I'd have to say The Wave with others. Boma is a close second but for double the price.
I personally was not impressed with 1900 Park Fare for dinner. Very noisy and the food was ok.

- The Crystal Palace -5
- Hollywood and Vine -6
- Tusker House -3
- Chef Mickey's -7
- Trail's End -2
- Cape May Cafe -4
- Boma -1