Sit down or buffet for breakfast?

[JJsmama]

We'll be on the Wonder with our boys 3 and 5 in a couple weeks. We're fairly early risers (if that matters.) Should we go to the dining rooms for breakfast and eat a sit-down-and-be-waited-on meal? Is it worth it in terms for better food and better atmosphere? Buffets tend to be easier (faster) with the kids, but is Tritons worth the extra time?

Same question for lunch: Should we go to the dining rooms?

 

[BethC1952]

We've done both, and I enjoyed both. DH wasn't thrilled with the sit-down because he's not a morning person, and we were seated once with a very nice family of morning people. He doesn't want to talk to anyone, including me, until he's finished breakfast. I thought it was great.

I like the buffet at Beach Blanket, but once in a while it's very windy up there, and it's hard to eat while you're hanging on to your plates and silverware.

On our last cruise, we ate breakfast every morning at Parrot Cay because we had a large group of family members and it was easier to keep track of everyone.

Try both...you'll enjoy them!

Beth

 

[perdidobay]

This is the way my DH and I both feel about it. We can eat inside a restaurant anyday... but it's not often we can eat outside in the sunshine watching the sea pass by or gaze at downtown Nassau and watch seaplanes land and boats pass by.
We always eat outside at the buffett, unless it's raining or horribly windy. Same for lunch.

 

[LoveMickey]

We were on the 4 day Wonder, and we decided we would try each place for Breakfast.

Tritons, then Parrot Cay, then BBB on CC day.

We ate most lunches in BBB but will try the sit downs next time. That way you get to try everything.

 

[SCOTTOHIOCPA]

The breakfast buffet had a lot more than your usual eggs/sausage/bacon that most buffets have. With so much to do on the ship, I can't imagine wasting time waiting for my breakfast to be served.

I started each day with a Mickey waffle. I miss those waffles so much.

 

[MarcyIn Florida]

Unless you're an eggs benedict type of eater, I prefer the buffets for breakfast. Instant gratification for the kids, and I don't have to ask anyone for my second (or third) serving of lox.

Marcy

 

[profdsny]

Glad to see this because we were wondering also about what to do. Not much of a bagel person, but the buffet sounds more like a full breakfast. Another question, or two, on your last day, what sort of breakfast is available? And do they throw you off the ship at 9am?

 

[Gutto]

Please, just to understant .... we never cruised !!. Can we have breakfast in different places ? both are free ?

thanks

 

[MarcyIn Florida]

You can have breakfast -- which is free except for canned sodas or alcoholic drinks -- either in the sit-down restaurants or at the buffets. Or both, if you time it right and are really hungry.

They also have early riser muffins and pastries from about 6:30 to 7:30, as well as room service breakfast -- you hang your order on your door the night before. Room service breakfast is just cereals and muffins and the lik, but we liked having fruit and coffee in our pajamas sometimes.

 

[TheWog]

Originally posted by Gutto
Please, just to understant .... we never cruised !!. Can we have breakfast in different places ? both are free ?

thanks

yes you can. you can go to whatever place suits your fancy. You can also order room service (we got some Krispy Kremes) to hold you over while getting ready. All free, except as above and a small tip to the RS person.

 

[pvangordon]

Most of the time I skip breakfast because I'm not a morning person. However, here's my two cents based on my lunch experiences. The buffet is much faster and has decent variety, but quality is not as good. You can sit anywhere you want, with anyone you want. The sit-down meal takes longer but quality is better, similar to the standard dining fare on the ship (I had a great Caesar salad that they tossed fresh at one lunch). You will also be seated where the waiters want to seat you and they may put other people at your table.

 

[NYGiantsRule!]

We ordered room service each morning. First, it serves as a wake up call. Second, we had coffee while we were getting dressed and I usually ordered cereal for DS so he could have something to eat. The buffet has great omlettes.

 

[CatLady]

I guess we are the exception. DH and I only ate at the buffet on embarkation day (Parrot Cay was full) and on mornings when we had to eat quickly to make it to our excursions. Other than that, we enjoyed the leisurely meals, especially at Tritons. One day at lunch I had a pumpkin soup that was the most amazing thing ever cooked!

It would probably be different if we had kids who got antsy at sit-down meals, but we enjoyed the pace -- and the quality of the food -- more in the restaurants than we did at the buffet.

 

[DisneyNotes]

Can someone post an idea of what's available on the BBB for breakfast? I like the idea of a buffet since we will have our three sons with us, but I also want hot food offerings. How would it compare to WDW breakfast buffets?

Thanks in advance.

 

[plutospup]

I'm an early riser, so I enjoyed pastries at 6:30. Then I met DMIL at 7am for our sitdown breakfast. By 9am the rest of the family was awake so I joined them for a light breakfast at Topsiders! Cheese Danish, Eggs Benedict, and Mickey Waffles- What a breakfast!

 

[smchan]

Originally posted by DisneyNotes
Can someone post an idea of what's available on the BBB for breakfast?

If I recall, the offerings are similar to a typical WDW breakfast buffet - maybe a little less. I recall waffles, eggs, fruit, oatmeal, cereal and such.

The buffet is great when you're tight on time, though I do prefer the quality of the dining room breakfast the best.

Typically, my wife and I eat a lot for dinner, so our breakfasts are usually small and taken in the room. A bagel or some toast and a bowl of cereal are plenty for me in the morning.

Sam

 

[DisneyNotes]

Thanks for the information on the breakfast buffet.

 

[crisi]

We ended up with two breakfasts at least two days of our four day cruise.

With preschoolers, we really liked Triton's - I don't think the food is significantly better, but Mom gets to eat a breakfast instead of hopping up and down.

But one morning we were hungry before Triton's was serving, and had a "pre" breakfast at BBB. I really don't like the layout of that buffet, which is not conveinent for "Mom, I want more grapes" But the food was good.

Another morning there was a character great scheduled mid-morning in Parrot Cay. We discovered after our Tritons breakfast, so we went back down to PC. The kids hadn't eaten well for breakfast, and had some yogurt and fruit while we waited for characters. I like the layout at PC a lot better, since its much easier to grab grapes without going through the entire buffet line.

 

[cristit14]

Originally posted by DisneyNotes
Can someone post an idea of what's available on the BBB for breakfast? I like the idea of a buffet since we will have our three sons with us, but I also want hot food offerings. How would it compare to WDW breakfast buffets?

Thanks in advance.

When we were on in July they had your typical bagals, donuts and cereals, but they also had Mickey waffles, made to order omlettes, eggs, bacon, ssge, hashbrowns or potatoes (I can't remember which) and I think they had something like a corned beef hash. They also had really yummy fruit.

 

[MarcyIn Florida]

Originally posted by DisneyNotes
Can someone post an idea of what's available on the BBB for breakfast? I like the idea of a buffet since we will have our three sons with us, but I also want hot food offerings. How would it compare to WDW breakfast buffets?

Thanks in advance.

I can tell you what was at Topsiders on the Magic last week -- I assume it's the same or similar to BBB.

-- Fruit: cantelope, honeydew, watermelon, pineapple, grapes, bananas, apples, oranges
-- Cold cuts and sliced cheese
-- Boxes of cereal: raisin bran, low fat granola, rice krispies, cheerios (but a different brand, so loopios or something), fruit loops
-- hot cereal (I think it was cream of wheat)
-- prefab scrambled eggs
-- prefab scrambled eggs with cheese
-- sausage and bacon
-- assorted bagels and toast
-- cream cheeses (regular, chives, salmon)
-- lox (aka smoked salmon for non-New Yorkers/non-Jews )
-- mickey waffles
-- little pancakes
-- McDonald's-style hashbrowns
-- pastries: muffins, donuts, chcolate and plain criossants, danish
-- selection of juices, teas, coffee, and various milks
-- a made to order omelet station

It's embarrassing that i remember all of this, but I think I had to repeat it for the kids at least 20 times during the cruise.

Marcy