We haven't had breakfast at Crystal Palace in a couple years, but I think it might have been my favorite sit down breakfast of all time. The characters were super fun when we were there. At one point my oldest son was sitting alone at the table as everyone was up at the buffet and piglet sat with him, patting him and comforting him until everyone came back because he didn't want him to be lonely. My son was 16 and the whole trip very "I'm way too cool for characters" but even he got a chuckle out of it. The food was really good and they had some menu items that are pretty exclusive to this place.
Boma is good if you like Tusker. Similar foods and choices. Its real quick to hop on a bus from Animal Kingdom and get to Boma. You can eat and be back in the park in no time.
Whenever we are doing Soarin at rope drop we drool over the wonderful smelling breakfast at Garden Grill in Epcot. And when I see the Cinnamon rolls I can barely contain myself and not reach over and grab some! We have not done breakfast there yet though. Did dinner and the food was great but our service was lacking. Also, I didn't realize it but there are two rows of seating there and only the outer edge can see the living with the land ride as you rotate. I have one child who loves living with the land. He was all pumped about being able to see the ride as we ate but since we were inner row we saw nothing and it was disappointing. Had we gone into it knowing that was a possibility it wouldn't have been a big deal . But you know how when you have something in your mind about how things are going to be and they are not...it feels like a disappointment. Still I would not hesitiate to go back here. Just haven't had the chance as there are so many places to choose from
We really enjoyed 50's Primetime in HOllywood last year. Every member of our family loved it (that's not easy to achieve since I have 8 kids). It was actually listed as everyones "we have to go back there when we go this year" choice. The food was really really good. I think we tried, with so many people, just about everything on the menu and nothing was dissappointing. Some people have told me they don't want to eat there as when they are eating out they want food choices that are not the type stuff you get everyday at home and prefer steak and lobster type choices over pot roast and fried chicken but it was delicious and despite being homestyle foods, it still tasted special. It can be a fun experience, too, as they treat you like family members trying to make you eat your vegtables, calling you things like "sparky", scolding you for not asking permission to go to the restroom etc.
Another unique experience is at Sci Fi dine in in Hollywood. You eat in the dark in old style cars turned into tables. Its dark and you watch unique movie or commerical type clips on a screen like you are actually at a drive in movie. The food was pretty good but, at least when we were there a couple years ago, more along the lines of sandwiches and not a lot of other "meal" type choices. We did it at lunch time which was nice for that type food. Its a place kids can really enjoy as they have never really had an experience of eating quite like that. Also, on a hot day something about the cool a/c and darkness reallly felt like a break from the busy, hot day!
