Originally Posted By Mr X Anyone have any recommendations for a (reasonably) decent, Western Style breakfast buffet at any of the Tokyo Disney Resorts? I was wondering about the buffet at the Tokyo Disneyland Hotel. Is it any good? Has anyone tried it? DYING for a good, American style breakfast SOMEWHERE!
Originally Posted By NGrey The breakfast buffets are relatively similar among all 3 of the Disney hotels. There usually isn't a strict focus on Western food, but the staples are all there for the most part. The Ambassador has only Chef Mickey, but it is unfortunately restricted to hotel guests only. That leaves you with the Tokyo Disneyland Hotel or the MiraCosta. The first has Sherwood Garden, which has a nice selection in a very large dining room (shouldn't be a problem getting in without reservations). There is also the Dreamers' Lounge breakfast buffet, but that is restricted to Concierge guests only. The MiraCosta has two restaurants serving breakfast buffets; Oceano and BellaVista. The latter is a bit small in terms of seats, but the view is unbeatable. Again, the Western selections are about the same among the 3 hotels so choose whichever one you prefer based on atmosphere/decor.
Originally Posted By leemac I'd go with Sherwood Garden - it is a good mix of western and eastern cuisine. Nice big dining rooms with easily accessible "stations". I don't particularly like the breakfasts at the MiraCosta - I don't think the offerings are as good as TDLH. You aren't missing much with Chef Mickey's - there is very little American-style food.
Originally Posted By MagicalNezumi Another vote for the Sherwood Garden. Just make sure they sit you in the "hall" area on the right of the long corridor close to the greeting area. It makes access for second servings a lot easier. However, I didn't like sitting immediately near the buffet area. It gets kinda noisy. -- MagicalNezumi
Originally Posted By Mr X Thanks, guys. Just out of curiosity, is the Dreamer's Lounge any different food-wise? Lee? Anyone else who's stayed concierge?
Originally Posted By Mr X Oh, there are Denny's. Plenty of them. <a href="http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSCfL42yGuVtJxgYDzIZLfBx-ns4ycr4qqDQOEgFP550kuWbXw&t=1&usg=__djA1ewdobpAUFzqCGrH-UshfqTU=" target="_blank">http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q...UshfqTU=</a> Freakin BIZARRO Denny's, with no breakfast to speak of and lots of tentacles on the menu! <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/l33tminion/556858979/sizes/l/in/photostream" target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/l...tostream</a> As for IHOP; once, long ago, on a lonely road heading towards Mt. Fuji, I saw her. Shimmering in the mist, she beckoned. But we were late to ride roller coasters. I vowed to return. On the return trip, I was outvoted for Korean Bar-b-Que. I never saw her again. To this day I wonder if she really existed at all. Genuine Breakfast There's no such thing in this place Skip, then early lunch
Originally Posted By MagicalNezumi IHOP closed its Japan stores in late 2001. There's a nice restaurant named "Cafe Amadine" near Ebisu Station that has delicious large-sized pancakes. <a href="http://r.gnavi.co.jp/a475607/menu3.html" target="_blank">http://r.gnavi.co.jp/a475607/menu3.html</a> -- MagicalNezumi
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>Freakin BIZARRO Denny's, with no breakfast to speak of and lots of tentacles on the menu!<< Yikes! Does Mickey D's sell pancakes in Japan? Or do they served pickled squid sandwiches for breakfast?
Originally Posted By MagicalNezumi >>Does Mickey D's sell pancakes in Japan? Or do they served pickled squid sandwiches for breakfast?<< YES and NO. Check the link below. <a href="http://www.mcdonalds.co.jp/menu/morning/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.mcdonalds.co.jp/men...dex.html</a> -- MagicalNezumi
Originally Posted By Malin Since this topic has moved away from the Resort can anyone tell me why KFC Restuarants has a massive presence in Tokyo. But else where in Osaka the chain is no where to be found?
Originally Posted By MagicalNezumi According the the official Japanese site, there are 73 KFC locations in Osaka Prefecture. However, many tend to be in regional shopping malls outside of city center. The Kansai Area KFC headquarters are a block from JR Osaka Station.　Here are a couple of restaurant locations near JR Osaka or Hankyu/Hanshin Umeda stations (in Japanese): Umeda HEP-dori: <a href="http://map-pc.kfc.co.jp/map/uc/PoiInfo?grp=kfc&poi_code=0209&genre_code=KFC&shop_flg=1" target="_blank">http://map-pc.kfc.co.jp/map/uc...op_flg=1</a> Tenma: <a href="http://map-pc.kfc.co.jp/map/uc/PoiInfo?grp=kfc&poi_code=0375&genre_code=KFC&shop_flg=1" target="_blank">http://map-pc.kfc.co.jp/map/uc...op_flg=1</a> -- MagicalNezumi
Originally Posted By Mr X ^--I have a similar question. If KFC and Pizza Hut and Taco Bell are all owned by the same parent company (Yum! brands), why is KFC and Hut all over the place in Japan but Taco Bell nowhere to be found? Did they do some survey that said Japanese people don't dig Mexican grub, or something!? (assuming you can even really call Taco Bell "Mexican grub" lol)
Originally Posted By SuperDry ^^^ I had always assumed that this was the case more or less everywhere outside North America - you see lots of KFC's and to a lesser extent Pizza Hut's throughout Asia and elsewhere, but for some reason rarely Taco Bell. The Taco Bell faux Mexican food perhaps only "works" on North American appetites. I did read that Taco Bell had finally ventured into Mexico recently, but had to adjust its menu to appeal to Mexican patrons.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***The Taco Bell faux Mexican food perhaps only "works" on North American appetites*** Barely. It IS pretty much the cheapest fast food grub on the planet though. You can fill up for like $3.50.
Originally Posted By Mr X Hey Nezumi, thanks for the tip on the pancakes by the way. Now, know a place that had good omelets (sans rice, of course!) and REAL bacon?
Originally Posted By WorldDisney I have never seen a Taco Bell anywhere outside of America to this day. There WAS one on an army base in Korea near my house we use to get passes for to grub, but that obviously doesnt count. But man, I remember when we DID, everyone LOVED it. It was 6 people living in the same apartment: Me and my Japanese gf at the time, my Korean best friend and her bf, our other friend a Scottish girl and another Korean guy who was the bf best friend. NONE of them ever ate or even heard of Taco Bell until they met me and once they got a taste, it was like crack cocaine to them ;D. We use to get it on the weekend and just put in this HUGE massive order and then I would get on the base through a friend to get it and we chow down at home. So I dont get it either. Taco Bell seem like it do just as well in most places like McD, KFC, Pizza Hut, etc worldwide, but they seem limited to North America for some reason. Or maybe they are in some countries, but obviously a scant few.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney Oh and yeah I remember when I lived in Tokyo and a few times I went to Dennys there. They DID have pancakes on the menu, but they were so small, soggy and cold it just wasnt worth to ever order them again . Maybe it was just a bad order that day, but doubt it lol.
