Crystal
Palace |
Location: |
Magic Kingdom |
Reviewer's Name: |
Joel L. |
Reviewer's Email Address: |
joell@excite.com |
Date of Meal: |
4/24/01 |
Number of Guests at Your Table: |
5 |
Approximate Cost: |
$110 incl. tip |
Priority Seating / Reservations Made: |
Yes |
Priority Seating / Reservations Comments: |
Made PS about 3 weeks in advance for
4:55PM. We wanted an early dinner as the one big meal of the day.
|
Time of Wait: |
About 10-12 minutes. Line moved quickly
considering there were a lot of people with a PS waiting. |
Food Review: |
Food was excellent. You'd think a busy
place with buffet couldn't offer personal service, but just as an
example, the chef at the Prime Rib cutting board will give you a
middle piece, an end piece, or even slap your piece on the grill in
the back to scorch to your heart's content. Selection was awesome,
both quality and variety. With two approach lines, it never got
crowded. Kids area, hot dogs, pizza and chicken fingers (my personal
favorite), also a delight. The dessert bar, my God, I'm gaining
weight just thinking about it. Assorted cakes, ice cream with every
imaginable topping. All told, no one dish stood out, it was all
great. |
Service Review: |
Our server (whose name I can't remember,
again, I'm terrible with names) was fine. She got our drinks
refilled constantly, and had our empty plates cleared in a timely
manner. Hard to comment on service when those are really the only
functions of the server (actually they're everything but a server,
we're our own servers...) In any case, fine job. |
Atmosphere Review: |
Ahhhh, a Disney character meal. Keep in
mind my "kids" are 18, 15 and 9. Our first ever character meal. This
is what defines the Disney experience as more than just theme-parks
and more than just a meal. Pooh, Tigger (my oldest daughter's
personal favorite), Eeyore and Piglet were just wonderful. They move
around the place in a pre-determined order, so no need to clamor for attention. The place is big enough so that they don't come back
to you too often (unlike the Garden Grill at Epcot the following
day, where the characters practically had lunch with us). Truly
magical atmosphere. |
Other Comments: |
This is the Disney dining experience you
don't want to miss. Inexpensive in terms of a restaurant, wonderful
in terms of characters, great food, great selection, you won't be
disappointed. | | | |
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