Fresh Mediterranean Market Breakfast Buffet Review at Disney’s Dolphin
The Fresh Mediterranean Market at Disney’s Dolphin permanently closed a few years ago. We’ve added this article to our archives for historical reference. Another restaurant, Rosa Mexicano, has opened in its place. They serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Some mornings, you just want to throw on some clothes and grab breakfast at your hotel while on vacation. Thankfully, if you’re staying at Disney’s Swan and Dolphin, you have a few options. This review of Fresh Mediterranean Market’s breakfast buffet will discuss one of those options in detail. We’ll preview the buffet items, hours, and prices. As for location, Fresh Mediterranean Market is on the Dolphin side of the resort, on the ground level near the resort-side entrance.
Once you enter the building, you’ll take an immediate left by The Fountain instead of heading up the escalator. Fresh Mediterranean Market is a little further down, toward the end of the hall.
A menu outside the restaurant lists all buffet items. You can also view the PDF version of the menu on the hotel’s website.
Fresh Mediterranean Market is open daily from 7:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. So, if you’re in the mood for a late breakfast or brunch, this location has you covered. Pricing is $24.00 per adult and $14.99 for children who are considered to be ages 3-9. On my visit, they didn’t offer an à la carte menu. However, you can order various omelets for an extra $3.00. When I was seated, my server explained how things worked. He then asked if I wanted to order an omelet.
Since the buffet had plenty of variety, I declined. The server directed me to the buffet to get started while they filled my drink order. Before I got a plate, I walked through and photographed everything.
A separate pastry display stands out in front of the main buffet.
Here we have several kinds of muffins.
I was impressed by the variety and quality of pastries available. Since I stay at many hotels, I’m used to seeing the same thing repeatedly. Thankfully, that wasn’t the case here.
Fruit was also available.
A refrigerated case had a few other fruit options, hard-boiled eggs, and vanilla or strawberry parfait choices.
Back on the pastry island, we have chocolate croissants. Come to think of it, I should have gotten one.
More delicious carbohydrates.
Here are two of my favorites: sticky buns and banana bread muffins.
One can only assume these cereal packages are geared toward the pickier eaters or children.
Next is the hot portion of the buffet. We had eggs, potatoes, bacon, and pork sausage.
Biscuits and gravy were also available.
You might notice there’s glass between me and the food. That’s because the buffet is set up where you tell the person on the other side what you want, and they hand it to you. Overall, this was my only issue with the buffet. Since I’m writing a review, I like to try as much as possible in small quantities. I kept telling the guy that I only wanted small portions, but I ended up with way more than I would have served myself.
Below, you can order pancakes and waffles.
And they had a carving station with turkey and ham. This part reminded me of Boma, the best breakfast spot at Disney World.
Lastly, they offered oatmeal and grits with a few toppings.
Here’s how my plate turned out. If I’d thought about it, I would have put the biscuit and gravy on a separate plate.
Overall, I enjoyed my breakfast and felt the price point was reasonable compared with other hotel breakfasts. For more on the Swan and Dolphin, you might like the following:
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