Crystal Palace
Magic Kingdom in Disney World
Orlando, FL
This restaurant has one of the best meals you could ever eat in Disney World. It is a huge buffet that serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner and all meals are equally delicious. My family's personal favorite is the breakfast there because of this french toast. The other great thing about the Crystal Palace is it has Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, and Eeyore. So no need to wait on an extra line in the park, just make sure you are at the table when they come around. So the breakfast buffet consists of classic breakfast items done right. Of couse you have the fruit, bagel, and danish section (but I usually skip that to get to the good stuff). Then you get to the delicious biscuits with gravy, hashbrown casserole, breakfast potatoes, and other fattening breakfast foods that you would only eat in Disney because you know you are going to walk probably 10 miles the rest of the day. So of course all of the foods are delicious, but the real treasure in this restaurant is the french toast. The thing about the french toast is though, its on the kids buffet line that is probably 2 feet high off the ground. I was embarassed the first few times we went to go to the kids buffet, but honestly there are more adults there than kids bending down to fill their plate with this stuff. I don't know how they do it, but every time I get this delicious concoction its still steaming hot even though its been out on a buffet. You bring it back to your table and it smells like you are in a bakery in Paris at 5:00am when all of the goodies are being baked. The first time I got it I used a knife and fork cause I thought it would be sticky, but seriously dont even waste your time cutting this thing. Just sink your teeth right in. This isn't traditional french toast. It's more like a cross between the most delicious donut you ever ate, french toast, and a churro. The shape is not uniform at all, which is the best part because some of the edges get very crispy and you pick them off as you bite into this delicious dish. I have no idea how they make this thing, all I know is its delicious. The dough is soft, yet still has a good chew to it and is the most buttery, sweet thing you have ever tasted. The outside is so crispy and is the perfect texture difference between the soft dough. Then the entire thing is coated in cinnamon sugar and you wish they sold the coating just so you could put it on everything sweet. Of course you get your hands ridiculously sticky, but obviously you would since this came off of the kids buffet. If you go to Disney and don't get this treat, you have made a huge mistake. There is no other place you can get anything like this. And I don't know why, but the fact that it's Winnie the Pooh's French Toast makes it even more magical.
