Reviews of Crystal Palace Lunch/Dinner
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Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 03/19/2023
Rating: (6) Not Recommended
Don’t waste your money
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FoodReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 11/07/2022
Rating: (9) Recommended
We had lunch at Crystal Palace in early November. The buffet was very good, prime rib was excellent, they had peel and eat shrimp that were well cooked along with grits, tri-colored carrots, and a well-stocked salad bar. The dessert bar was underwhelming. The food is good, but we came for the experience. It was our grandson’s first Magic Kingdom trip, he absolutely loved it. Since he is a huge Winnie the Pooh fan, Crystal Palace was a natural choice. The best thing about our lunch was the cast members. Everyone, waiters, check in folks and the characters were absolutely awesome. We took about 100 pictures. I would recommend Crystal Palace for the character experience and the excellent cast members.
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Cast members, characters, prime rib on the carving stationCons:
Price, it was expensive even for DisneyReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 09/15/2022
Rating: (4) Not Recommended
This was our first time there. We had heard mixed reviews but wanted to try it anyway. It lived up to its mediocre reviews. Very limited selection, overpriced, food was not fresh. Prime rib was thinly sliced and mostly fat. Broccoli was smothered in dried out cheese. Shrimp creole and Indian chickpea dishes were ok. Overall disappointing.
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Shrimp creole and Indian chickpea dishes were ok. Server was attentive.Cons:
Prime rib was not good. Most of the hot food was unappetizing, dried out and had sat out too long.Reviewed by Sandanv1 Review Date: 07/17/2022
Rating: (5) Not Recommended
It has been over 10 years since dining here and thought we would give it a try. Unfortunately Crystal Palace is added to my one and done list. I can’t find anything that would lead me to dine here again. The food was good but average, basically the same you would find at a chain buffet. I found the food to be salty. There were 2 of us for lunch. The salad bar had romaine or field greens, tomatoes, cukes, onions, egg, cheese, and carrots. Waldorf salad, sliced cheese, salami, mortadella, and shrimp. The hot food was chicken fried chicken (reminded me of KFC tenders with a small amount of gravy over top), mashed potatoes, green beans, glazed carrots (these had the skins still on them),sausage and peppers, cheese grits, shrimp and sauce (for the grits?), spinach ravioli, chili, roasted potatoes, prime rib, pork loin, and Mahi with a red caper sauce. Desserts were cobbler, cookies, butterscotch pudding, s’more, strawberry shortcake ( a piece of cake with frosting and a 1/4 strawberry on top), and chocolate silk cupcake. All desserts were bite size. We were celebrating a birthday and the server brought out a generic, no frills, plain vanilla cupcake. He lit the candle and walked away. Honestly, it was a bit disappointing based on other venues and what I’ve come to expect from Disney Dining.
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A quiet spot out of the summer heat. The food was tasty but average.Cons:
Nothing special that would make me want to return.Reviewed by BeesinNJ Review Date: 05/22/2022
Rating: (8) Recommended
My adult daughter and I had such a good time at Crystal Palace. Food was good, prime rib was rare. Wasn't rushed at all. Lovely environment. My daughter and I will be back.
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Good tasty food with options.Cons:
Rare prime rib.Reviewed by SchoolBob Review Date: 04/12/2022
Rating: (6) Not Recommended
Typical buffet faire with a pricey bill. Every item is good but nothing special to warrant the cost. I much prefer a menu or family service. There is a carving station but the only option was rare cuts. The chili (Walt’s Favorite) was good. Deserts were okay. Suggest Harbor House, the food is better and reasonable.
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Average entreesReviewed by SchoolBob Review Date: 04/11/2022
Rating: (6) Not Recommended
Golden Corral
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Average buffet entreesReviewed by MFeist Review Date: 03/01/2022
Rating: (7) Not Recommended
The food was good, but for the price I would have hoped there be a bigger selection. We had a 3:30pm reservation and it seemed like they were having a hard time keeping things stocked on the buffet. This could be due to staffing, though.
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Food was good, staff was friendlyCons:
Seemed like less choices compared to some of the other buffets we’ve eaten at at Disney.Reviewed by ktkueb80 Review Date: 02/28/2022
Rating: (7) Recommended
Ate here on 2/20/22 for dinner with DH and DS age 8. Between the 3 of us we pretty much tried everything. And it was all just ok. Nothing that made us want to go back for more, and nothing that made us say ew, that was awful. The server was very attentive with drink refills.
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Food just ok, miss the charactersReviewed by TiggerGuy90 Review Date: 02/21/2022
Rating: (5) Recommended
We visited in January for the first time, the service was outstanding! The food was good but nothing special, we did however love the brisket and the apple cobbler. We found a little overpriced for what they offered. We would go back but just so I could meet tigger
