The Crystal Palace

Came for the character dining during dinner time, and will come back next trip! We booked the dinner buffet here because we wanted to experience some character dining experience. Here you will meet the 100 Acre Woods characters - Tigger, Eyore, and Piglet walk around the restaurant, where Pooh was stationed at the very front for customers to come up to him instead. We went earlier than regular dinner time and it was nice and quiet and had ample time with each of the characters. Even Pooh didn't have a line unlike when we had left around 6. The food here was actually really good. It has your standard buffet style items like breads and salads. They also have a great selection of meats as well. I truly enjoyed the rainbow carrots and broccoli - seriously, I was in desperate need of some ve

Breakfast was great! Have those churro Mickey waffles! The price was definitely Disney World pricing. Staff were absolutely fantastic. Nice to be able to meet Pooh and friends. Mostly just typical Disney buffet breakfast. Possibly a one-and-done visit. Much better than Be Our Guest. Would recommend at least once.

We booked breakfast (weeks ahead) for six at The Crystal Palace to start our day in Magic Kingdom. We waited probably less than five minutes to be called in to our table. Service was most friendly of course, maybe hard to get a coffee refill. The restaurant is lovely and bright. I thought the buffet was one of the better ones; the choices were plentiful with varieties of eggs and meats, French toast, waffles, pancakes, and on. My fave was a desert, a cinnamon bun with lots of gooey sauce and pecan pieces. They got a "yum". And the characters--after all, that's why we came. Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, and Eeyore in turn circulated every 90 minutes, and spent time at each table, lots of fun and time to take photos.

Food was delicious and service was on point. The cinnamon sugar waffles were the best part, I could’ve eaten a thousand but only managed two. Drinks were refilled without even asking, fresh smoked salmon was amazing, and the shrimp and grits hit the spot. Characters made it fun, they really take their time at each table. Yes it was pricey, but totally worth it for the character experience and the tasty food options. I’d go back for sure. Pro tip: go early to breakfast, we went at 8:10am, got preferred parking in Aladdin lot and got early access to the park.

We loved our visit to Crystal Palace! Our son had the best time meeting Winnie the Pooh and the characters, and he couldn’t get enough of the mac and cheese. The shrimp and grits were delicious and well seasoned, and the staff was so friendly and kind. A fantastic character dining experience!