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Thursday 26 February – part two: now that’s what I call a dessert selection!
We were taken up to the buffet at Palo, and Aleksandra talked us through just about every item, explaining which ones would be an issue for my allergy.
Now something that has changed since our last visit to Palo brunch in the summer is that they’re now serving it up for you. In a way, that’s nice, as you’re not going to get any hygiene issues, but it is a bit of a pain to have to point out everything you want, and then to ask for more or less, as needs be, so I have mixed feelings about the change, although I fully understand why they did it.
Here’s what I got…
… and here’s Mark’s selection…
For the a la carte items, I decided to try something very different, and went for the pancakes with rum syrup. Oh boy, did that cause a few issues, as they had to work out whether any nectarines were harmed in the making of the syrup! I was fine with it, and I did explain that usually if it doesn’t name of the fruits in the name of the item, I’m Ok, and cross contamination isn’t that big a deal. Aleksandra told us a scary story about a boy she served, and she had to go on a detox diet for three days beforehand, to check that she didn’t “contaminate” him. My goodness, can you imagine living like that?
I also had the strawberry soup, as I love that stuff:
Mark had the chicken parmesan and risotto, although without the parmesan…
… and surprised me by going for the spicy Italian sausage pizza, after Aleksandra promised to get it made for him without too much cheese, although I don’t think he was overly impressed with it sadly.
For dessert, Aleksandra had told me that the chef would make everything specially for me, so I asked if I had to show her what I wanted at the buffet, and she disappeared, returning with this:
It was all the desserts I could safely eat, and of course, it was way too much for me, although I sampled all but one, and ate more than half of quite a few things, and finished off the strawberry panna cotta, as that was very light and easy to eat.
Mark got a few desserts too…
… then he got the peach almond soufflé, and ended up with two, as they apparently made one normal one, and one chocolate one.
I have to say it didn’t look much like soufflé, and Mark confirmed that, saying it tasted nothing like it, and some of it tasted like marzipan, which was very odd.
When we were done eating, we asked Aleksandra if she could get some photos of us, as the restaurant was pretty much empty now.
We also got a couple of photos with her, as she’d been so wonderful to us during both our meals, and had really restored our faith in Palo.
Palo
Buffet 9½ 9
A la carte items 9 9½
Dessert 9½ 9½
Service 10 10
Atmosphere 10 9½
We're away for the weekend from tonight, so if I get a chance, I will update this trip report while I'm away, if not then the next update will be late on Tuesday...
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The food on the Palo buffet looked wonderful! And the buffet looks really different! Not like your normal restaurant buffet. Though I can't get my head around how this works. Some of the dishes look like serving for one. Do you choose what you want and they bring your actual serving from the kitchen?
Can't believe the dessert plate they brought out for you!
Wow, that's incredible with the detox diet to serve the boy. I'm impressed that Disney (and Aleksandra!) would go to those lengths to allow this family to cruise.
Donna-- I'll answer your brunch question as Cheryl is off gathering more fodder for another TR right now! In addition to all the buffet items available, which are more than enough to make it a great experience, there's also an a la carte menu for an entrée and dessert. You don't need to choose either the buffet or a la carte-- you get BOTH!! If you do this meal, arrive VERY hungry!
Oh phew you are still on your cruise. It has been such a busy week that I have gotten behind on many things including your TR. I just finished a book that took place (I believe) in your neck of the woods - The Girl on the Train. It was a really good book, pretty creepy, but good.
Interesting change to the "buffet." And those desserts!! Heavenly. Looks like you both did well on the Palo challenge.
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The food on the Palo buffet looked wonderful! And the buffet looks really different! Not like your normal restaurant buffet. Though I can't get my head around how this works. Some of the dishes look like serving for one. Do you choose what you want and they bring your actual serving from the kitchen?
Well, you used to select a lot of the items off the buffet yourself, but now the servers do it for you and they make it clear which items need to be ordered and those are then made fresh in the kitchen - generally it's the pizza and the hot items, although the strawberry soup is a notable exception to that.
Wow, that's incredible with the detox diet to serve the boy. I'm impressed that Disney (and Aleksandra!) would go to those lengths to allow this family to cruise.
I know - I was too.
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Donna-- I'll answer your brunch question as Cheryl is off gathering more fodder for another TR right now!
Not quite yet... we're waiting for the rush hour to clear, then we'll head out.
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In addition to all the buffet items available, which are more than enough to make it a great experience, there's also an a la carte menu for an entrée and dessert. You don't need to choose either the buffet or a la carte-- you get BOTH!! If you do this meal, arrive VERY hungry!
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I was fine with it, and I did explain that usually if it doesn’t name of the fruits in the name of the item, I’m Ok, and cross contamination isn’t that big a deal. Aleksandra told us a scary story about a boy she served, and she had to go on a detox diet for three days beforehand, to check that she didn’t “contaminate” him. My goodness, can you imagine living like that? 
How awesome that Aleksandra was able to add a special touch to your meal! She sounds terrific!
Yum-O! 
Looks like you both did well on the Palo challenge. 
So glad your faith was restored in Palo!
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