Restaurant Poll Series: The Crystal Palace

[MommyGina]

Outside of the Tusker House, we love this buffet and it is one of our favorites. The food is very good and the characters are wonderful with the kids.

 

[jess20k]

We love the breakfast there.

 

[sparty7798]

We went for dinner and we thought that the food was good, there were a lot of choices. The characters were great and our son loved the little parade that he was able to do with the characters. I would highly recommend!

 

[DisneyFamily123]

For us, Crystal Palace is perfect for lunch. The food is great. Being a buffet, the meal doesn't take long of we want to get back to the park, DS doesn't mind stopping all the fun park rides and attractions to have lunch because the Pooh chRacters are there, and the location is very central in MK. What's not to like? We went 1x in 2008, twice in 2009, and will go 2 or 3 times next trip

 

[TreslovesWDW]

One of my favorites, I make an adr every visit.

 

[Atchley]

Love to make Breakfast ADRs before the park opens. It is fantastic to walk down Main Street that early in the morning with not a lot of people around. You can get some great pictures. Doing this the last day of vacation.
Also entering AK to eat at Tusker House before that park opens.

 

[Ariel on Land]

I voted yay only because we have to go there because it's my boys' favorite. I personally don't think the food is all that great, but it's the atmosphere and the Pooh characters that makes it nice. Also, there's not a lot of good TS options at MK anyways!

 

[The 4 "Quay"balleros]

The food was fine, the interaction was great for my kids(and wife) and overall was very enjoyable. BUT the best part was our ADR was for almost an hour before opening, so we were in the park with very few people!!!

 

[mmtska]

We had dinner there, and are going back for breakfast this next trip. I had a very good meal there, and the character interaction is great!

 

[myhouseofmouse]

over 100 votes and a 90% for the yay!!! A must for every trip we make!

 

[Belle & Ariel]

This is a good buffet choice because it is so busy the food turns over quickly and seems fresher than a typical buffet. I like the choices and desserts are fantastic.
I like the Pooh group.

 

[RedOne3781]

The breakfast there is hands down one of my favorite meals anywhere.

A few reasons why I love it:
The puffed french toast.
The breakfast lasagna.
The cheesy hashbrown potatoes.
The really awesome granola that I mix with the honey yogurt (something so simple that I cannot seem to duplicate).
How light and airy the atmosphere seems to be, even when packed with people.
The fact that I have been there about twenty times and have never once had bad or unfriendly service.

I cannot say enough good things about the Crystal Palace. A must do every trip for sure.

 

[topmonkeygirl]

This was my first character dinning experience and I loved it. The food is good, characters are great, and the place is so pretty inside and out. I love this place.

 

[tndisneyfan]

We love CP for breakfast. It's our favotire breakfast in the world.

 

[dgaston]

Love the breakfast and lunch here. I think their salads are creative, and enjoy the variety of desserts. I also appreciate the atmosphere compared to the frenzy of Chef Mickey's.

 

[KatMark]

This is our ONE MUST DO character meal every trip. We will only do breakfast (we basically do not do buffets for lunch or dinner -- only Biergarten and Cape May Cafe; this is due to TERRIBLE food and service at Hollywood & Vine and so-so food and service the last visit to Chef Mickey's for dinner).

We love the character interaction, the theme of the restaurant and the food (love the puffed french toast).

 

[Vijoge]

WOW! Impressive. . .we've been to WDW three times since 1998 but we've never eaten at the Crystal Palace. I am planning to make a reservation there for our upcoming trip in Feb 2011 because Kate loves Pooh and friends.

 

[Pugmalion1]

Great ratings and reviews, so far. This is just as popular as Grand Floridian Cafe!

 

[Kimi313]

Now that Chef Mickeys doesn't have the Prime Rib or Flank Steak on their buffet no more this has became our favorite place to eat. Even though DD is almost 20 years old we still like to eat with the characters!

 

[TheCapellsMom]

This is a MUST for my family as well!

The BEST part is getting an ADR for as early as possible. Usually, CP opens an hour before the park is open and you can get in a special line at the front gate to get in early. This way you get photos on Main Street and in front of the castle while the park is still empty and the sun is not high enough to be in everybody's eyes.

The pics we take on our Crystal Palace mornings are THE BEST! On top of that, we truly like the food and my kids LOVE meeting the characters without standing on lines!