SBETigg
09-18-2007, 08:14 AM
Sunday, August 26, 5 pm
There’s not much to say for atmosphere at Boma. The Animal Kingdom Lodge has incredible atmosphere and it’s a unique and lovely place. The surroundings of Boma, however, seem more like a busy cafeteria with some touches of African décor. It’s a large space that requires a lot of seating, so I don’t think I could expect much more. If I wanted atmosphere, I would explore the lodge or eat at Jiko. Boma is all about the food.
And what incredible food it is. Our server appears almost as soon as we’re seated, and she’s a blond and perky cheerleader for Boma. GOooooo, Boma! She tells us what amazing food they have, that she loves the soups- Yay soups!- and likes to start there, and that the buffet boasts seventy-two dishes for the day, each one better than the next. Touchdown!
She goes to get our drinks and we take her advice and start at the soup station. Our selections for the evening include Chicken Corn Porridge, Chicken Pepper Pot
crab soup, and Curried Coconut Seafood Stew. We each get one and pass it around, and we’re all excited. They’re all amazing. This bodes well for the rest of the buffet. I think about going back for more of the seafood stew after I sample some more new things.
Our drinks come and the server is excited about our enthusiastic thumbs up for the soup. All right, yeah! You gotta try the FuFu! After soup, the plan is to make our way through the buffet, try a little of everything, and go back for the favorites. But even with tiny tastes, my plate is full before I leave the first of many stations and I realize that trying everything may not be doable, let alone to think of going back for favorites.
I do manage Saffron Rice, Vegetable Lentil Kofta, Pap, Braised Greens, FuFu
Potatoes with Afritude, Durban Spiced Roasted Chicken, wood roasted prime rib of beef, Grilled Salmon, and Couscous Marrakesh.
Everything is incredible, with the possible exception of the FuFu, which isn’t bad it’s just too sweet for me and I’m not fond of sweet potatoes. Many people say the food has a lot of cinnamon, but the most outstanding flavor of Boma is a mix of cardamom and exotic spice. Cinnamon doesn’t really stand out as prevalent to me until the dessert course. By the time I contemplate dessert, I’m so stuffed I don’t know how I’m going to manage, but of course- I do.
The zebra domes are first on my target list. I take two, sample some of the banana bread pudding with the two offered sauces, and try other puddings and treats at the dessert section. The zebra domes are good, but aren’t the to-die-for treat I’d come to expect. The banana bread pudding, dense and bready, is probably one that will only please bread pudding fans, which I am and I love it.
I’m incredibly pleased we tried Boma and think it may be one to repeat for future visits just to get a chance to try all the things I missed. I never got to the salads and there are some more friendly American foods for the pickier eaters, like mac n cheese, spaghetti and meatballs, and chicken tenders.
On a scale of:
-Highly Recommended: Must try
-Recommended: A good one to try.
-Not bad: You might give it a try.
-Unsatisfactory: I can’t recommend it.
I’m not a buffet fan, but Boma is not so much a buffet as it is an experience. Boma earns a solid Recommended: A good one to try. But for fans of the exotic, Boma is a must. Definitely not your typical buffet. And it is fun to explore the Animal Kingdom Lodge before or after dinner, and the lounge above Boma is a great place to relax and sample some South African wines.
There’s not much to say for atmosphere at Boma. The Animal Kingdom Lodge has incredible atmosphere and it’s a unique and lovely place. The surroundings of Boma, however, seem more like a busy cafeteria with some touches of African décor. It’s a large space that requires a lot of seating, so I don’t think I could expect much more. If I wanted atmosphere, I would explore the lodge or eat at Jiko. Boma is all about the food.
And what incredible food it is. Our server appears almost as soon as we’re seated, and she’s a blond and perky cheerleader for Boma. GOooooo, Boma! She tells us what amazing food they have, that she loves the soups- Yay soups!- and likes to start there, and that the buffet boasts seventy-two dishes for the day, each one better than the next. Touchdown!
She goes to get our drinks and we take her advice and start at the soup station. Our selections for the evening include Chicken Corn Porridge, Chicken Pepper Pot
crab soup, and Curried Coconut Seafood Stew. We each get one and pass it around, and we’re all excited. They’re all amazing. This bodes well for the rest of the buffet. I think about going back for more of the seafood stew after I sample some more new things.
Our drinks come and the server is excited about our enthusiastic thumbs up for the soup. All right, yeah! You gotta try the FuFu! After soup, the plan is to make our way through the buffet, try a little of everything, and go back for the favorites. But even with tiny tastes, my plate is full before I leave the first of many stations and I realize that trying everything may not be doable, let alone to think of going back for favorites.
I do manage Saffron Rice, Vegetable Lentil Kofta, Pap, Braised Greens, FuFu
Potatoes with Afritude, Durban Spiced Roasted Chicken, wood roasted prime rib of beef, Grilled Salmon, and Couscous Marrakesh.
Everything is incredible, with the possible exception of the FuFu, which isn’t bad it’s just too sweet for me and I’m not fond of sweet potatoes. Many people say the food has a lot of cinnamon, but the most outstanding flavor of Boma is a mix of cardamom and exotic spice. Cinnamon doesn’t really stand out as prevalent to me until the dessert course. By the time I contemplate dessert, I’m so stuffed I don’t know how I’m going to manage, but of course- I do.
The zebra domes are first on my target list. I take two, sample some of the banana bread pudding with the two offered sauces, and try other puddings and treats at the dessert section. The zebra domes are good, but aren’t the to-die-for treat I’d come to expect. The banana bread pudding, dense and bready, is probably one that will only please bread pudding fans, which I am and I love it.
I’m incredibly pleased we tried Boma and think it may be one to repeat for future visits just to get a chance to try all the things I missed. I never got to the salads and there are some more friendly American foods for the pickier eaters, like mac n cheese, spaghetti and meatballs, and chicken tenders.
On a scale of:
-Highly Recommended: Must try
-Recommended: A good one to try.
-Not bad: You might give it a try.
-Unsatisfactory: I can’t recommend it.
I’m not a buffet fan, but Boma is not so much a buffet as it is an experience. Boma earns a solid Recommended: A good one to try. But for fans of the exotic, Boma is a must. Definitely not your typical buffet. And it is fun to explore the Animal Kingdom Lodge before or after dinner, and the lounge above Boma is a great place to relax and sample some South African wines.