We had a free night to use at any Hilton property, so we took full advantage and booked a quick trip to Orlando to stay at the Waldorf Astoria. While our dinner at the poolside restaurant was terrible (that's a story for another review), our brunch at Oscar's more than made up for it. It's been two months and I'm STILL daydreaming about their homemade whipped cream!
You can either order entrees a la carte, or pay $40 for the buffet. Do yourself a favor and pay the $40 -- it's so worth it (and it includes coffee and juice, by the way). My husband got an a la carte entree and he said the bacon and eggs I got from the buffet were fresher than his food. And considering he ordered a coffee with his meal, his ended up only costing about $6 less than my buffet.
You name it, the buffet probably has it... an omelette station, a CREPE station (that I sadly forgot existed until I was too full to eat anything more), fantastic Neuske's bacon (cooked perfectly!), delicious breakfast potatoes, Belgian waffles, pastries, fresh fruit, smoked salmon... I'm salivating just writing this. Everything was divine.
My made-to-order omelette was very satisfying, the afore-mentioned bacon was perfectly crispy without being burnt, the scrambled eggs were very tasty (I tried a small amount since usually scrambled eggs at a buffet are meh, but these were super fluffy and fresh)... but oh man, the fresh strawberries and homemade whipped cream were the stars of the show in my eyes. That whipped cream was SUPER thick and you could even see the vanilla beans in it. I want to go back just for that.
Now, $40 per person is pricey, I know. This is not something I absolutely could do very often. But if you're going to spend it, at least here it's worthwhile. I am looking forward to our next free Hilton night mainly so we can relax by the Waldorf pool and eat here again! read more