Grand California Club Level Breakfast

[TracyeKil]

Does anyone have a review of the club level breakfast since the reopening?
Are the waffles and the donut bar back?
How are the offerings overall

 

[Malcon10t]

The donut bar is back. Not sure on waffles as I don't remember seeing them. Boiled eggs, various pastries, avocado toast, oatmeal, breads (inc bagels) for toasting, etc...

 

[Nonsuch]

…Not sure on waffles as I don't remember seeing them...

No recent experience, but I have never seen waffles

 

[Malcon10t]

No recent experience, but I have never seen waffles

I don't remember ever having Mickey waffles at the Grand. They did have them in the DLH E-ticket lounge.

 

[EEva]

Can anyone comment on the availability of gluten free options in the lounge? At breakfast as well as the rest of the service times?

 

[smartlabelprint]

Bump

 

[Malcon10t]

Can anyone comment on the availability of gluten free options in the lounge? At breakfast as well as the rest of the service times?

I will try and ask this weekend.

 

[TracyeKil]

Any protein option at breakfast other than the eggs? Are the meat and cheese trays back at breakfast?

 

[NoSleep]

We spent 3 nights last week and there was a meat and cheese tray every morning. There were also little lox/cream cheese bagels and mini yogurt parfaits for protein options.

 

[MkaMouse]

Can anyone comment on the availability of gluten free options in the lounge? At breakfast as well as the rest of the service times?

I can comment! We just returned from our 8/24-8/27 stay.

I was extremely disappointed with the gluten free options. But overall I think the breakfast options were the best of all the service times.
For breakfast: Hard-boiled eggs, yogurt, ham and turkey, and fruit. They had a few different types of cereals, but I don't think any of them were gluten free. They also had gluten free bread, bagels, and muffins (banana and blueberry) in the back. Lots of pastries + the donut bar for the gluten eaters. But nothing comparable for those of us who are gluten challenged.
For afternoon tea there was either tuna salad or chicken salad. Some sort of corn salad. And again, bread or bagels from the back. The rest of the menu for those who can eat gluten consisted of turkey, brie, and fig jam tea sandwiches, various artisan breads, blueberry scones with lemon curd, fancy little cookies that looked awesome. Lots of little things that looked great but were off limits for me.
None of the hot appetizers offered from 4pm-7pm were gluten friendly. The only vegetables offered were little strips of celery, carrots, squash, and peppers.
For the desserts from 8 to 10 PM there were chocolate covered strawberries and macarons. One evening they had little creme brulees.
The cast members kept stressing to me that they could go in the back to find something for me to eat. I just needed to ask. But after a few times I grew very weary of coming to the Veranda and finding a beautiful spread of offerings, but little that I could eat.

My takeaway: Club Level offerings are great for those with no dietary restrictions. And even then, they are no substitute for the much healthier meals you can get at either the table service or quick service restaurants. My plan for this trip was to eat all our meals at the Veranda. That plan quickly changed once I realized that meant I would be eating little more than hard boiled eggs and gluten free toast for our entire trip.

 

[Tracy Kilbride]

Thanks Everyone this has been helpful

 

[rentayenta]

We have been and there aren't waffles or any hot options for breakfast.

 

[Malcon10t]

We have been and there aren't waffles or any hot options for breakfast.

The only "hot" option is oatmeal I believe.

The Grand never had the waffles, those were only at the E-Ticket club in the DLH.

 

[Tracy Kilbride]

And honestly the Mickey waffles are not really "hot"