Reviews of Tusker House Character Breakfast

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93

Rating

8.83 / 10

Recommended By

95%



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Tusker House Restaurant

Services: Buffet/All You Care to Eat

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Reviewed by bosslady79 Review Date: 01/07/2014

Rating: (10)
Recommended

Best character breakfast on property. Food, server, characters, all amazing. Best bread pudding.

Pros:

Evertything

Cons:

Nothing
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Reviewed by SheenaXena21 Review Date: 12/30/2013

Rating: (9)
Recommended

This was a last minute ADR.

I'm glad we went here. The food was good, server was interactive and the characters were too.

Pros:

Great buffet, character interaction, service

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Reviewed by HOBBES Review Date: 10/29/2013

Rating: (8)
Recommended

We chose this because we always do one character breakfast and DH is sick of being made to feel guilty when Piglet comes up just as he's chowing down on Piglet's Cousins bacon and sausage...The choice of foods was excellent and the addition of Jambo juice from Boma was great. Food was kept replenished and hot, with none of the crazy queueing system seen at Boma. The characters came around several times and the noise level wasn't horrendous. Only downside was that our photopass photo with Donald was out of focus-they did offer us the chance to go back and do it again at the end of the meal, but we thought it would be OK as they had also taken a photo on my camera-NOPE, that was all out of focus too. Wondering if the photographer had ever seen a camera before that morning!

Pros:

lots of choice

Cons:

photopass photograopher was dreadful at his job!
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Reviewed by rehmiami Review Date: 09/06/2013

Rating: (9)
Recommended

I was very pleased with the overall ambience and experience of the restaurant. The food was quite good. I especially enjoyed the Tamarind Seafood Stew, as well as the Warm Banana-Cinnamon Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce. And, for someone who does not eat salads very often, I had two servings of the Endive, Apple and Walnut Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing. I do wish that there was more of a selection in terms of food for my eight year-old daughter. However, the mac and cheese, corn dog nuggets, and Spiced Rubbed Rotisserie Chicken were all well received by her.

As far as the wait time is concerned, I would highly recommend that you arrive at the front desk 15 minutes prior to your reservation time, otherwise you might be beginning your meal later than expected.

In terms of the wait service, it was decent. Our waiter (David) was both professional and polite, however I did have to ask for our drinks to be refilled. Additionally, our used plates and utensils were not cleared from our table in an expeditious manner. It was quite busy, so I gave him a pass, and tipped him around 18%. To his credit, he responded quickly to my requests.

The character interaction at Tusker House is exceptional. The Disney Characters (Mickey, Daisy, Donald, and Goofy) all visited our table, and posed patiently for our pictures. My daughter absolutely loved it. For me, this most definitely justified the price of this buffet.

I would highly recommend the Tusker House in terms of its overall value related to the quality and quantity of food provided, character interaction, and the atmosphere of the restaurant. I will definitely make this a family ritual when visiting Animal Kingdom in the future.

Pros:

Delicious Food, Excellent Character Interaction

Cons:

Wait Time, Slow Service, Variety of Food for Kids
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Reviewed by Mich97 Review Date: 08/30/2013

Rating: (8)
Recommended

Ate here this past July. Character interation was good. Our server was attentive. The food is good and is your typical breakfast fare.

Pros:

characters

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Reviewed by Ebersole2 Review Date: 08/11/2013

Rating: (8)
Recommended

Tusker House was our 4th Character Breakfast. We ate here before boarding the Animal Kingdom’s Wild Animal Trek which is close by. The large breakfast bar is the perfect start to tacking Disney’s Animal Kingdom which feels like the land with the most walking. The Animal Kingdom continues to impress me for it really feels the most authentic as far as décor is concerned. Photo opportunities abound in this restaurant. There is a substantial amount of African inspired dishes on the breakfast bar. Many were a bit too unique for my taste, but sampling was fun. I would say this was the least children friendly buffet as far as food goes. Seriously, character meals are for adults too!

Pros:

Photo opportunities abound in this restaurant

Cons:

some of the buffet food was too exotic
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Reviewed by peytonshea02 Review Date: 06/05/2013

Rating: (10)
Recommended

LOVE LOVE LOVE Tusker House breakfast. We had an ADR at 8:05 before the park opened at 9:00. We had a delicious breakfast. We filled up on typical breakfast items (Mickey Waffles!) and some interesting and tasty African inspired dishes. The juice is so yummy and the coffee is very good. We met Mickey, Daisy and Goofy in their snazzy safari gear. =) When we were finished, we stepped outside to an empty Africa and waited for 5 minutes before we heard the rumbling ...turned around and saw the crowd coming over the bridge (thankfully with a rope in front of them)!! The CM's, with perfect timing, dropped the rope in front of us before the masses arrived - just in time for us to walk on the safari and be on the very first truck out for the day! Perfect start of our AK day!!!

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Reviewed by bodean4god Review Date: 04/20/2013

Rating: (10)
Recommended

Sure it's busy, but it's a character breakfast! However, it was a great experience with very good food. The characters come around one at a time and spend a couple of minutes with each table! We were not rushed at all and were able to enjoy our selves and get some great pictures. Best character breakfast around!!!

Pros:

GREAT FOOD! Characters were so fun!

Cons:

busy!!!
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Reviewed by minniemagicalmoments Review Date: 04/14/2013

Rating: (10)
Recommended

This is easily our favorite character breakfast. The food is the best we have experienced on property. They have the regular breakfast options plus many brunch and specialty items you can't find at other locations. I love the Jungle Juice and Fresh Coffee! Really nice to see Daisy as well.

Pros:

large buffet with many different options

Cons:

none
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Reviewed by chrisfam4 Review Date: 04/11/2013

Rating: (9)
Recommended

We love the Tusker house breakfast. We dined here on 4/2 and brought my in-laws for their first visit. The food was varied enough to feel special yet familiar enough to be safe. Mickey was by far the most attentive character. He spent well over 5 minutes "chatting" with my children. Hugs and kisses and pictures galore! I know the prices are high here because of the the "big cheese" but I wish it was a little cheaper. Oh well!

Pros:

Character Interaction

Cons:

price
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