Boma - Flavors of Africa
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Overall Rating: 4/4 Mickeys
As one of the single greatest buffets and overall restaurants on Disney Property, this African-style setting makes for the perfect meal in the morning or evening. With fantastic chefs, amazing food, perfect service, and fun surprises, Boma is everything you wished for, and more. However, even though it is still a buffet, I strongly recommend that those with severe allergies like me still request for a chef to make food separately. If you are willing to take the risk of cross-contamination, you can go ahead and order from the pamphlet, but if you're extra careful, then have one of their amazing chefs help you.
Entry #1, 8/3/18
Chef Matt
Ah, Chef Matt. One of the smartest, funniest, and creative chefs in Disney World, Florida, or perhaps the world. Last year, Chef Matt was my favorite chef in Disney World, so my family and I were very excited to see him again today. I ordered 4 mickey waffles with bacon on the side. As of today, Boma's allergy mickey waffles are made with a mix of Namaste and Bob's Red Mill Pancake mix with rice milk and oil (no-nuts). He also asked me if I wanted to try their pancakes, which are made the same way but are considered worse. It's a buffet, so, why not? He was correct, however, as the pancakes were quite disgusting. The waffles are much tastier, so as long as they fit your allergy concerns, I definitely recommend the waffles over the pancakes. Like most restaurants, Boma has natural and pure Maple Syrup, and I recommend that all people with allergies should get this natural syrup because then you don't have to worry about reacting to the artificial flavorings and other ingredients that may or may not be alarming. All in all, the meal was delicious, but the pancakes should definitely be improved upon because everyone eats Mickey waffles and would look forward to a change once in a while.
Boma's Allergy-Friendly Breakfast Buffet Menu, Front Side
Boma's Allergy-Friendly Breakfast Buffet Menu, Back Side
The pancakes were not good. I hope they change the recipe. But everything else was incredible!
Yummy, yummy, mickey waffle.
Chef Matt and I - What an awesome and talented chef!
Entry #2, 8/9/18
Chef Freddy
It's been SO LONG since I've gone to Boma. It's already been... 6 days! Our family just had to return to the amazing buffet at Boma so we could satisfy our impatient taste buds. And this dinner did end up as a success! Today my chef was Chef Freddy, who is very kind and smart, the two qualities that are the most important for a chef to have. He walked over very soon after we were seated, and he was already holding the paper of information about me. He had obviously done his homework, because as soon as he came over to the table, Chef offered me chicken, steak, and salmon. My response? "You read my mind." I was so happy to have a chef that knew exactly what I wanted. I ordered salmon, steak, mashed potatoes, and asparagus from the back. (Remember, this place is a buffet!) My salmon was made separately with just salt and pepper as seasoning. My steak was made separately as well, cooked at medium level. Additionally, my mashed potatoes were made with olive oil and contain no dairy. Chef Freddy also proposed a green salad for me to enjoy with tomatoes, onions and carrots. I agreed, however I do not like tomatoes or onions so they were excluded from the final result. The meal, because it was a buffet, came quickly. And it was awesome. The salmon and steak were each prepared perfectly and were very flavorful. The asparagus and salad were each quite yummy as well. However, I did not like the mashed potatoes. When compared to other Disney World potatoes, these were very dry and chunky, not smooth and delicious. I hope that Boma can fix this slight flaw because my potatoes of tonight's meal were not very enjoyable. But, other than that, the entire meal was amazing. The meal got even better when my dessert came. Vanilla So Delicious Ice Cream, all different types of Enjoy Life cookies, and a bowl of berries. Do you honestly think I would not enjoy that combo? Well, if you do, you clearly don't know me well enough because the dessert disappeared in about five minutes. In conclusion, the food was delicious, but I do hope that Boma improves upon their allergy-free mashed potatoes. I will be coming back soon!
Boma's Allergy Monday Dinner Buffet Menu, Front Side
Boma's Allergy Monday Dinner Buffet Menu, Back Side
Chef Frederico and I - Super nice and very social, the perfect recipe for a chef!
My delicious and humongous dinner - salmon and steak with mashed potatoes, asparagus, and salad (pictured below).
My salad and dressings
Me with my dinner. I didn't order too much, did I?
My scrumptious dessert - Enjoy Life cookies, So Delicious Ice Cream, and a bowl of fresh fruit.
Did someone say dig in?