I love Disney, any opportunity my husband and I have we take to sneak off for a little weekend get away. We have been passholders for quite some time and I am proud to say I am quite knowledgeable when it comes to good eats around the "World." In this post I will share a few places we visited this past weekend so that you can get a feel of what I'm talking about.
Breakfast options:
The Wave at the Contemporary Resort
Located on the first floor of the contemporary resort, past the lobby check in counters, is one of my favorites, The Wave restaurant. Come morning time you can enjoy an all you can eat breakfast buffet for under $25 per person featuring locally and regionally sourced ingredients. Items on the buffet line include, eggs benedict with Florida key lime hollandaise, sweet potato pancakes with pecan honey butter, cheesy bacon grits (amazing,) biscuits and gravy, fresh fruit, bagels, salmon, pastries, mickey waffles (I'm a kid at heart,) bacon, sausage, and so much more!
Boma at Animal Kingdom Lodge
Boma is located below the lobby on the ground floor of the Animal Kingdom Lodge. Resembling a lively African marketplace, Boma is a favorite among many for it's offerings and beautiful details throughout. Boma is a term used to describe a livestock enclosure, usually a fence made of sticks that forms a safe enclosure for gathering, you see details of this kind of fence along the entrance to the restaurant. Once seated, a must order is the jungle juice, a mix of passion fruit juice, guava juice and orange juice. If coffee is more up your ally, you'll love theirs, it's Kenyan. At the buffet line you'll find a carving station, made to order omelets, French toast bread pudding with a warm pecan sauce (amazing,) sticky buns with pecan caramel topping, cereals, oatmeal, bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, fresh fruits and African dishes like the African-Spiced Corn Beef Hash which is my favorite!
Dinner Time:
California Grill at the Contemporary Resort
Fine dining at Walt Disney World? Yes, courtesy of California Grill. It can be hard to get a reservation here so be sure to book months in advance (yes, months unless you're ok with sitting at the bar) and keep in mind it will be pricey, but no worries, it will be so worth it!
To reach the restaurant you need first get to the second floor to check in, you are then escorted to the restaurant on the 15th floor by private elevator. As soon as the elevators open you are greeted and if your table is not yet ready you can wait at any of the tables by the bar. First thing you will notice is the amazing view of Magic Kingdom, scoring a table here around Wishes will be an experience you won't forget, the restaurant lights are dimmed once the show starts and the music and dialogue are connected like if you were watching it at the park, it offers quite an amazing view of the fireworks. Another favorite time of mine to make reservations is around sunset, very romantic!
Service is top notch, your server will know what he is talking about, listen to his recommendations and feel free to ask about anything on the menu. As for the food, I have yet to order something off the menu I do not like. Favorites of mine: goat cheese ravioli, filet mignon, THE SUSHI (spizy Kazan and dragon roll to be specific,) three meat signature meatballs (seasonal,) and the pork two ways.
I could go on and on with more WDW hidden gems but I'll leave you with these three for now...
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