Cape May Cafe worth a try?

[tissandtully]

Hey Disney foodies,

We live locally and are gonna stay at Beach Club Villas for a night in June, we are trying to decide if Cape May Cafe dinner buffet is even worth a try. I've suggested Cape May or Boma to our traveling party, we've been to Boma and we loved it, but just wondering if it's worth skipping Boma to try Cape May? Thanks!

 

[NYwdwfan]

Cape May is fine - but you HAVE to like seafood. As my husband put it..."smells like low tide in here". With all the clams, shrimp, mussels, crab legs, etc. it does have a bit of a stench - but if you are a big fan of seafood it is a fun place to eat.

 

[erasure fan1]

We did cape may for the first time last trip and really liked it. We are going back again this trip to take the in-laws. There are better places on property but as far as the buffets go, I thought it was at the top.

 

[wsmith1978]

We've been to Cape May Cafe on all 5 of our trips and have no plans to skip it in the future. Actually, come to think of it, it's the ONLY restaurant we've been to that many times. I highly recommend it. Always a great meal, breakfast or dinner. Lots of choices, nice atmosphere (the Beach Club is beautiful). We usually go there on an Epcot day, and take a walk around the Boardwalk area because it's truly gorgeous.

We went to Boma once, on our second trip, and even though the restaurant itself was amazingly decorated/detailed, I wasn't crazy about the food. I don't eat beef, so my choices were somewhat limited. It also felt very out of the way. Not to say I wouldn't be back, but I would always choose CMC over Boma.

 

[von Slapschtick]

I stayed at The Beach Club one year and the smell from Cape May Cafe really bothered me, I wouldn't choose to eat there although they did great business.

 

[Phonedave]

In a word - crap

really.

Maybe it improved since I have eaten there. I wouldn't know. I won't go back. There are very very very few places that I cannot find at least something redeeming about. Cape May is one such place.



I ate there Jan 9, 2011 after the marathon and thought it was by far the worst meal I have ever had in easily over 50 table service dinners I have had at WDW.

For you reading pleasure, it is reproduced below.




I had thought long about where to eat post marathon. I was going to expend 3,500+ calories running that morning - I needed a buffet in order not to go broke. A combination of places that were booked and places I did not want to eat at steered me to Cape May Cafe

Adult Dinner - $32.99
Blue Moon Beer - $5.75

This is now officially, in my book, the worst place to eat in WDW. When I entered the hostess gave me a rundown of the place, part of which was "of course over here is our dessert bar, which is the best part" that should have been a tip off from square one. My server disappeared for long stretches of time. When I ordered a beer, she took my water away. I then drank the beer, but she was nowhere to be found to either order another one or to get water.

Crab legs were ok, but nothing to write home about

Peel and eat shrimp - I understand the peel your own concept. Saves on costs and prevents patrons from gorging themselves. But could you at least de-vein them? Me, I eat anything, and have no problems ingesting a shrimps p00p-pipe, but really, any restaurant that serves shrimp with the veins still in needs to question its operation.

Overcooked rubbery PEI mussels that were the smallest I have ever seen, and tasted nothing like any PEI mussel I have ever had.

The fish was harder and drier than the table I was sitting at.

Clams have sand. I understand that. These had more sand than clam. I think I ground the enamel off my teeth. They are also NOT steamers, they are hard shell clams. There is a difference.

The ribs were just like my mother used to make when I was a kid. My mom made horrible ribs. You had to wrestle the meat off the bone.

Some highlights - the mashed potatoes were very good. - OK thats about it.

Then moving on to dessert - remember this is the best part. Utter dreck. Overly sweet, clearly pre-frozen and defrosted, some still with ice crystals. Items that had a crust were sogged out.

I ate a load of food because I was hungry, but really, it was not a place I want to ever go to again.


Plate 1

Plate 2

Plate 3

Dessert Plate

"I'm going to go build my own theme park, with blackjack and hookers" - Bender

 

[tissandtully]

The ribs were just like my mother used to make when I was a kid. My mom made horrible ribs.

HA. Thanks, that made me laugh.

 

[The MadHatter]

I'd have to agree with phone dave. I live on long island and have eaten at many seafood joints both upscale and buffet style/clambakes etc. The seafood at cape may's is by far the worst seafood I've had and I have eaten at a red lobster...once. One thing I don't understand is the smell. Sure a seafood buffet will give off a bit of odor, that is expected(i live on the bay so i'm used to the smell of fish and the sea), but this is a full smack in the face. I've noticed at seafood buffets in other locations they vent the buffet areas to cut down on some of the smell...not sure if cape may is doing this or not. anyway just my 2 cents.

 

[tissandtully]

Thanks for the advice everyone! We all decided on Boma, we'll be spending all day at BCV and SAB so figured the change in atmosphere would help, and my mother and sister and niece wanted to see some animals

 

[Genie of the Lamp]

I love the Cape May Breakfast buffet. Have never tried the dinner one though. Boma is the better restaurant though so you made the right choice.

 

[bethymouse]

Sorry to hear about all the "yucks" for CMC. I wanted to try it some day.