Reviews of Boma Flavors of Africa Dinner – Jambo House
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Reviewed by allec999 Review Date: 07/07/2017
Rating: (9) Recommended
Perhaps the best buffet I've ever experienced. Food was wonderful, the soups alone could have made a nice meal. Choices were diverse. I had read a ton about the zebra domes for dessert, but wasn't really impressed with them. Thankfully, there were plenty of other choices that were delicious. Highly recommend.
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Food was amazingCons:
lines sometimes got to be longReviewed by coachq Review Date: 03/31/2017
Rating: (10) Recommended
Best buffet on Disney Property. There is food for everyone to enjoy. I am a vegan and the chef took me around and showed me every thing that I can eat. He asked me if the food on the buffet suffices, otherwise he would cook me something up. There was tons of food for me and for the others in my party. We were celebrating our 21st wedding anniversary and since I was vegan they gave us a little bottle of Champagne. We always eat here when we visit Disney. BEST FOOD ON PROPERTY.
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Variety food for everyoneCons:
NONEReviewed by Fantabulously Cherry Review Date: 02/10/2017
Rating: (10) Recommended
This has always been one of my favorite restaurants and definitely my favorite buffet on Disney property (and I'm not a buffet person). Our trip in December did not disappoint! They have a great selection and there is not a bad tasting dish in the line.
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The best buffet on property!Cons:
NoneReviewed by ChallengerHK1 Review Date: 01/23/2017
Rating: (5) Not Recommended
The food was good. That being said, it wasn't great. Furthermore, I detected very little by way of exotic flavors. It was basically a nice Disney buffet. My opinion, Jiko is no more expensive and much better food.
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OK to good foodCons:
Not at all what I was expectingReviewed by AJ Potts Review Date: 12/22/2016
Rating: (9) Recommended
We went to Boma on 12/15/16 for dinner. Before dinner we toured the Animal Kingdom Lodge and took some photos from the Savanna viewing areas. The Christmas tree and decorations were stunning and we took plenty of photos in the lobby. This was my favorite Christmas tree the entire week. We had about an hour until our ADR so we went to Victoria Falls Lounge. I had the Cape Collection Wine Flight and my husband tried the two African beers. Our teenager had a lemonade and was welcome to join us. There were no small children in the lounge, just my son and couple of sleeping babies. The Lounge was very relaxing and we could see Boma below. It was a great way to unwind after a day on our feet in Animal Kingdom. We were seated at Boma immediately and our server arrived quickly. She was friendly and attentive even though we could see she had a plenty of tables. The food was delicious. My favorites were the black olive hummus, the salmon and of course the Zebra Domes. We liked that there was a good mix of more exotic dishes with some familiar flavors. Our only complaint and it was minor was that there was occasionally a line for the hot foods on the buffet. I would go to Boma again and I would recommend it.
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attentive and friendly server and delicious foodCons:
very busy with occasional long lines for buffetReviewed by featheredbuddy Review Date: 09/29/2016
Rating: (10) Recommended
The choices here were wonderful. This is an food experience that never disappoints.Boma always ranks right up there with the signature restaurants for food quality. The staff is always very helpful and attentive.
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Good food Cast members are really nice and helpful.Cons:
noneReviewed by KarissaB1 Review Date: 09/17/2016
Rating: (9) Recommended
We had dinner on 9/10 at Boma. This was our first time trying this establishment. We have nothing but wonderful things to say. This will be a must do on our next trip. The ribs and couscous with dried fruits and nuts were my all time favorites. I do not know how I am going to wait until next trip to eat them. Soups were also wonderful. We highly recommend this place. Great food and great service!
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Ribs and the serviceCons:
Front Check In could have been friendlierReviewed by DisneyDana Review Date: 06/30/2016
Rating: (4) Not Recommended
I have given this restaurant several chances just because I love the atmosphere, but in all honesty I have never had a good meal here and definitely not worth the price. I'm pretty adventurous, in fact Indian is one of my favorites, and love a good buffet where you can find your favorites and go back for more of the things you love. but for me, this just doesn't happen here. I never can find anything that I want to try more than once. Nothing on the buffet is THAT good except for maybe some of the soups. However, I just can't justify $60 worth of soup. Even the much touted zebra domes are nowhere near worth the hype that they get. I mean they are good, but I can't figure out why people go on and on about them as if they are the best thing on the planet. They're good. I would leave it at that. At Boma I always have that scary, "I'm not sure what I'm eating" feeling that you never want to have. I try to remind myself that this is Disney and nothing is going to be too far out there, but the descriptions on the foods are very vague. I'm adventurous as far as food combinations but I'm not one to stray too far from chicken, beef or pork. I don't do gamey stuff or lamb etc. and the combinations just don't sound appealing at all. Nothing about watermelon rind salad sounds fabulous IMO. Just a little too out there for me and I don't want to pay a fortune for a carving station like you'd find at Golden Corral. If they had just one or two dishes that were to die for I might have a different opinion, but as it stands, unless you want to try bizarre foods and things you're not likely to run into ever again.
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Atmosphere is great, beautiful hotel worth visitingCons:
bizarre foodsReviewed by Snemma Review Date: 06/30/2016
Rating: (7) Recommended
This location had quite a bit of build up on the forums, but i don't believe it met them in my mind. Nothing I tried was poorly prepared, but I was expecting more exotic options. I guess when I looked at the list of what 'might' be on the buffet, I just see things that I would have preferred. My favorites were the black olive humus and the zebra dome.
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VarietyCons:
Not Enough VarietyReviewed by tink1970 Review Date: 05/23/2016
Rating: (9) Recommended
This is DD favorite restaurant on property and she has been able to try new and different things as she has become more of an adventurous eater.
Our last stay did not disappoint---food to satisfy a picky 15 year old, as well as a fussy 4 year old. Mac&cheese, pasta, nuggets (the staples) plus 6 adults with diverse palates. The carved meats plus salmon as well as varieties of soups, salads and desserts were delicious and plentiful as always.
Our favorite server, Bob, came around to say hi (he does this if we're not in our section) and everyone waddled out happy.
I took of 1 point for the waiting area which is small and difficult to navigate (especially after eating!) and the cost, which in keeping with everything else on property, is slightly inflated for the product provided.
