Hi Guys!
It has been a while since I’ve done any new character
dining experiences to be able to review for you guys so while we were in DLP for Run Disney
we decided to treat ourselves to a royal breakfast and I thought I’d let you
know what the experience was like.
Breakfast with the Disney Princesses is a fairly recent
addition to Disneyland Paris, it launched in February 2019 for a short time,
before returning in July 2019 due to its success. Set in the heart of Fantasyland,
Auberge de Cendrillon was already home to Lunch and in peak times dinner with
the princesses, so the addition of breakfast came as little surprise.
The restaurant can be found tucked behind Sleeping Beauty’s
castle, it has a small courtyard where you can see Cinderella’s magical
carriage, and inside the walls are covered in murals depicting some of the
film’s most well-known moments.
As with the Plaza Gardens character breakfast, there are two
sittings each day, 8:15 am is the first sitting and 9:45 am is the second. It
is worth noting that the first sitting is during extra magic time, so guests
will need to be staying in a Disney hotel, or have the relevant level of annual
pass to enter the parks during this time. Reservations can be made either 3 days
in advance by phone, through your hotel concierge or through city hall if you
wish to pay on the day or use vouchers, if you wish to pay in advance this can
be added to your booking through your travel provider.
We opted for the 9:45 sitting which gave us the option of
either a later start or a chance to do some of EMT before going for our breakfast. This worked really well for us, and we arrived around 9:40 and joined a short
queue at the entrance to the restaurant. The queue moved quickly and once we got
to the front and confirmed our reservation and party size we were taken
straight through to the restaurant and seated.
When we arrived there were already several pastries on
the table for us and within moments a server came over to provide us with both
a hot drink and a choice of orange or apple juice which was topped up
later in the sitting. The breakfast is a set menu and after a short wait this
was brought to our table, this consisted of scrambled egg, 3 small sausages,
some roasted potatoes with mushrooms and asparagus and a Mickey waffle. On the
side several small glasses with side dishes were provided, this included
salmon, a crunchy vegetable mix, a fruit salad and yoghurt.
During the breakfast, three princesses in attendance visit guests at their tables for autographs and photos, we saw
Cinderella, Snow White and Aurora. Compared to the character breakfast at plaza
gardens I found the interaction with the princesses to be much better, despite
having less characters. I felt that the quality of each meet was much
higher and it personally felt a lot more relaxed which allowed me to enjoy it
more without constantly worrying about trying to fit everything in.
The breakfast is priced at €49 per adult and €39 for
children, as we did not have any children in our party I could not comment on
the food they were served or if there were any menu changes. We used an
Infinity Annual Pass which reduced the bill by 15% and felt that this was a
fair price for the experience as a whole.
I really enjoyed the princess breakfast, I enjoyed the food
and found even as a more picky eater there was enough for me to enjoy that I
came away feeling full. I was impressed with the level of service from all of
the waiting staff and especially with the interaction from the princesses. This
isn’t a meal I would personally do every trip as I have already met the
princesses on multiple occasions and would not normally spend this amount on
breakfast. However, as an occasional trip in the future, or with my niece, it is
definitely something I would do again.
If I had to suggest improvements to the offering it would be
to include some of the princes and perhaps even Suzy and Perla just to provide
a more varied character rotation. The addition of Prince Mickey and Princess Minnie would almost
certainly encourage me to return on my next trip.
So that covers my experience and thoughts on the Princess
Breakfast, have you been before? Did you agree with my thoughts and which
princesses did you get? Drop me a comment!
Hoodsie xx
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