Since we were driving to Sea World the first morning we woke up at WDW, we decided to go to Boma for breakfast beforehand. Boma opens at 7:30am (like most resort TS breakfasts) and that was the perfect time to make it to Sea World for the 9am opening. We had a 7:30am ADR at Boma, and we left the room at 7am.
We got there at around 7:25, checked in, and they started seating people promptly at 7:30. We were the third family that arrived, and we were sitting down before 7:35. The server asked us if we wanted to have some coffee and for us, thats not even a question!
She brought us coffee right away, and their special juice blend which she called jungle juice. The name made the kids laugh, but also made Eric and I laugh
for different reasons!
Ahh, college memories!
We all went up to the buffet, and I discovered the scrambled eggs with goat cheese and spinach that I had read about on here (people have raved about this). I took some, along with some Bobotie (like a quiche with turkey in it and some veggies), breakfast potatoes, a croissant and some strawberries. You can also see the coffee and the delicious juice in the pic:
The eggs were delicious! But, it definitely tasted like something I can easily make at home. While this was a great thing, at the same time I like eating things on vacation that I dont make at home. I found the Bobotie to be just OK, but I am not a big fan of cooked peppers, and it had some diced into it. They werent hot peppers, but bell peppers. It also had raisins, which I found weird (not a fan of raisins either, except in cereal or bagels). Otherwise it was tasty. I definitely think I would have loved it if it had no bell peppers (or raisins) in it. I just prefer bell peppers raw and dont really like them cooked. In fact, when I was pregnant I couldnt stand the smell of them being cooked, and I couldnt even eat them raw
they made me feel sick.
After eating this plate of food (except I didnt finish the Bobotie), I decided it was time for something more sweet. I went up to the buffet, and went to the side where they had the fresh carved meats. At the same area, they had hot cereals (pap
which is like grits, oatmeal and quinoa porridge). I love quinoa and cook it at home a lot, so I decided to try the quinoa porridge since I can have oatmeal or grits any time. There was also some dry toasted quinoa on the side, so I put some on top, which added a little crunch. It was very good!
They also had grilled tomato, so I took one of those, which was very good (Im a fan of grilled veggies). And I also took some corned beef hash casserole. This was OK, nothing to write home about IMO. Then I made my way down the buffet and took some French toast bread pudding, and put banana sauce on it. This was absolutely delicious! I also took a sticky bun and a small chocolate croissant, both of which were fantastic, and then I took a slice of banana bread which was moist and delicious!
The boys had the basics
waffles, scrambled eggs (hard boiled for Jonathan), bacon, strawberries. They enjoyed the juice. We all did. Eric thought the best thing here was the French toast bread pudding with banana sauce. I agreed, and also thought the scrambled eggs with goat cheese and spinach were great, as well as the pastries and the juice. But I wouldnt go back to Boma for breakfast. Why, you ask? Because for the price, I feel like it just isnt worth it when the best items (in my opinion) were bread pudding, breakfast pastries and juice. It just wasnt for us. Eric and I liked it and all, just that we wouldnt go back. I know that others love it and have to go on every trip, and if you like their more unique items then I totally understand that. For the items we preferred there, we could get them at a much lower price.
We paid a total of $74.27 for this breakfast, including tax, tip and after the TiW discount. $14.39 came off the bill from the TiW discount. We thought this was too expensive for what we liked best there, but we are still happy we tried it. This was a breakfast we wanted to try for a few years now and we are glad we did! I would still recommend that people try it once just to experience it, and then to decide for themselves if it is a must-do for them. Many people love going there for breakfast on every trip and if you try it, you just may find a gem for yourself! The worst that could happen is that you would end up liking the more basic things like we did, but either way you will know!
How very convenient to simply go downstairs and out the door to be there for dinner.
The reviews were all so great. I'm excited!
