The 12 days of... the Disney Deluxe Dining Plan! 11/16 Update ...Complete!

[ShelleyLynn]

Yeah!!! looks like fun!

 

[iwasdaisy]

i am in too!

 

[Summer-Caitlin]

I'm in. We are doing deluxe for the first time in September for 16 nights and you are eating at a lot of the same places we are. Really looking forward to your reviews.

 

[MrBean]

Day 1: Breakfast at Crystal Palace

Welcome to the first installment of our dining reviews!! Sit back.. relax.. and get ready for some Disney magic.. food porn style!!

We traditionally start our trip off at the Magic Kingdom, and this trip was no different. Since we arrived late the night before, we had a good nights sleep under our belt and were ready to go. The plan was watch the rope drop (first time ever!), then have my DW check us in to Crystal Palace while I grabbed the first set of fast passes. With fast passes in hand, we were off to grab some breakfast!

I suppose I forgot to mention that were were celebrating our anniversary this trip. When were were sat at our table, we were presented with this cool heart made out of Mickey confetti!

There are many things that I like about CP, how they give you a carafe of coffee in the morning (ensure you always have your "go" juice ), made-to order omelets, Pooh ears, and the restaurant's bright atmosphere. This morning my DW and I decided to get in line to grab a made-to-order omelet. For the size of this restaurant, I was surprised they had only one chef, which only made two items at a time! Needless to say, it took quite a long time to get our order in and prepared The end product was delicous though! I had the Ultimate omelet

and my DW had the Veggie omelet

As we were about to get up to get some more food, one of the characters showed up.. Piglet! Well, if you noticed on my DW's plate, she had some scraps of bacon left for the server to come pick up. Piglet almost had a coronary right there!!! He was openly weeping and holding his head; I thought the poor little guy was going to faint! Sufficed to say, the character interaction was great, as it's a big part of coming to this restaurant.

Back to the food.. they have a yummy selection of cold items, fruits, salmon pastrami, that were all very fresh and delicous

As good as all this food was, we all know the star of this buffet are the Pooh ears! They are like heaven in your mouth!

All in all, this is definately a must-do restaurant in order to kick a Disney vacation into full gear!!

The Ratings:
Food

Summary: Omelets, Pooh ears, and fruit bar were excellent, lukewarm buffet items, greasy bacon

Decor

Summary: Victorian, lots of windows, bright and airy, crowded tables

Service

Summary: Refilled OJ and cleaned plates as needed, quick to clean up OJ that he spilled on the table

Cost
$44.71 (1 credit per person)

Overall

Summary: Beautiful setting, fun character interaction, nice breakfast food selection.. Great way to start a vacation!!

On Deck: Day 1: Lunch at The Plaza

 

[2BOYMOM]

Great review of CP! We are eating dinner there in August for the first time, normally eat breakfast. Can't wait for more!

 

[KatMark]

Love your first review. CP is a must do for us each trip. This is the first time I have ever heard the "puffed french toast" referred to as Pooh Ears. I love it.

 

[Mrs. D]

subing....I love the book and the Mickey heads....cute...

 

[Poppinsme]

Great start. Cant wait for more.

 

[scanne]

Love the first installment! And the Mickey ratings are awesome!!!

 

[tink6137130]

Loving your review...thanks for sharing

 

[Gouden Leeuw]

Signing on.

Great review so far, cant wait for more.

 

[kimgof]

sounds like some yummy reviews! Can't wait to hear more

 

[beautyqueen]

Love the story of Piglet's interaction, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that our kids have a great interaction at CP also.

 

[disneyfav4ever]

Great review of CP, that's one of my favorite breakfast spots. I love the little books you made as well, I take notes too, but I am boring and just have a regular little notebook.

 

[Dani&TJsMom]

Great review so far! Can't wait for more!

 

[monorail girl]

Hi! Signing on Great first review, love the Mickey ears. My family and I tried the Crystal Palace for the first time last Nov. and loved it. We are trying to get a reservation there for our spur of the moment trip May

 

[patclairesmom]

Great review. I'm so-so about CP, but after reading your review, I think we might give it another shot. I never heard of the Pooh Ears-what are they?

 

[DLo]

Great start - looking forward to more. Haven't tried cp for b'fast yet - just lunch and dinner. we like it and is now a must do every trip.

 

[Mocharilla]

Love it! Signing on!

Can't wait to try Pooh Ears on our next trip.

Also, love the book idea!

 

[sstewart]

I'm in! Trying to decide between Disney Dining and Disney Deluxe plan...maybe this will help!