Reservation for 3 Guests on Sunday Nov 5, 2017
Donald’s Dining Safari Breakfast at Tusker House Restaurant – ROL 1st Viewing
10:50 AM – Breakfast
This was my 4th visit to Tusker House with the last one being in October 2015. The first visit was for a pre-park opening breakfast, but then I learned a tip from my friends that if you schedule a late breakfast you will then have both breakfast and lunch options available to you on the buffet. So in other words, you get twice the food options at the cheaper breakfast price. Therefore my subsequent visits (including this one) have all been for “brunch”.
My friends, Paula & Hunter, and I checked in early at about 10:30 for our 10:50 breakfast reservation (lunch reservations begin at 11:00). Note that because we were doing the Rivers of Light Dining Package we paid $39 plus tax & tip (Tables in Wonderland not accepted for the ROL package) instead of the regular price of $34 (as shown on their sign above). The package price for lunch or dinner though is $52, or $13 more than what we paid for breakfast (and $7 more than the regular non-ROL package price).
By 10:40 we were seated, ordered our included beverages, and I was up at the buffet line taking photos of the breakfast offerings.
So let’s get started with those, beginning with some breads and pastries. First there were Croissants…
And what was called Zebra Coffee Cake…
Blueberry Bread…
Pumpkin Bread…
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts…
And Doughnut Holes…
Chocolate Twists…
Then from the Hot Foods section, the always popular Mickey Waffles…
Sausage Patties…
Bacon…
Scrambled Eggs…
Tater Tots…
Potato and Leek Frittata…
Ham and Cheese Frittata…
Biscuits & Sausage Gravy…
Banana Bread Pudding with Vanilla Anglaise…
Fried Plantains…
And they also had Oatmeal in this section but I failed to get a photo of it.
From the Carving Station, Spit-Roasted Bone-In Ham…
And Sweet & Spicy Honey Mustard…
Next they began putting out the Lunch foods, like Cape Malay Curry Chicken…
Basmati Rice (with Lemon, Cinnamon, & Cardomom)…
Beef Bobotie…
Tandoori Tofu…
Oven-Roasted Rainbow Carrots…
Roasted Vegetable Couscous…
Collard Greens…
Vegetable Samosas…
Coconut Sweet Potato Casserole…
Oven Roasted Red Skin Potatoes…
Pigeon Peas and Rice…
Spit-roasted Chicken…
A Shrimp Curry dish…
Mealie Pap…
From the Carving Station, Peri Peri Whole Salmon…
Breads, starting with these Rolls…
Herb Focaccia…
Pita Bread...
Moroccan Multigrain Bread…
I think this was Jalapeno Corn Bread…
And some Cold Lunch Foods, like this Black-Eyed Pea Salad...
Assorted Bean Salad with Whole Grain Mustard Vinaigrette…
And something they called Trek Power Salad (which I think was a mixture of quinoa, spinach, beets, edamame, and dried cranberries)…
Some Fruits, including Grapes & Pineapple…
Then from Kids Stations, there was Whipped Mashed Potatoes…
Sauteed Green Beans…
And Chicken Drumsticks…
Sliced Ham & Turkey, Cheddar Cheese, Pickles and Apple Sauce…
Corn Dog Nuggets…
White Cheddar Macaroni and Cheese…
And Corn Medley…
And last but not least, Desserts. Starting with Strawberry Cake with White Chocolate…
Mini Turtle Brownies…
Almond Cake with Raspberry Panna Cotta…
I think this was Chocolate Cheesecake…
Here are some photos of my plate with Scrambled Eggs, Ham & Cheese Frittata, Ham with Mustard Sauce, Roasted Potatoes, Bacon, Fried Plantains, Sweet Potato Casserole, and Tater Tots…
As you can see I like the breakfast foods here. Everything I tried was good but my favorite is always the ham with mustard sauce.
I also had a second plate with some sweet options…
You can’t go wrong with Mickey waffles and Krispy Kremes!
Oh, we also had the Passion Fruit, Orange and Guava Juice. I think it’s called Jungle Juice here…
Next the characters in their safari attire. First came Goofy…
Mickey…
Donald…
Daisy also came to our table while I was up at the buffet line taking some more photos so I missed getting her photo.
And that just leaves the ratings and rankings. Both Yelp and Trip Advisor reviewers gave Tusker House 4 stars. I would probably agree with that assessment. As far as Disney character breakfasts, Tusker House comes in at #3 for me behind my favorite Garden Grill and my second favorite Crystal Palace. On Trip Advisor the reviewers rank Tusker House #281 of the more than 3,000 Orlando area restaurants reviewed there. Narrowing it down to just the Disney World area restaurants, Tusker House ranks #85.
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