Boma is the sit-down (table service) restaurant at the Animal Kingdom Lodge. It is a buffet that offers a wide variety of options from the calm to the exotic!
There are two hotel complexes at Animal Kingdom resort. There is Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge Jambo House, where Boma is located. Animal Kingdom Villas Kidani Village. Kidani Village is where Sanaa, the non-buffet table service restaurant, is located.
Here are some pictures from the Animal Kingdom Lodge
The Lodge is beautiful and has several different animal viewing areas!
The viewing area is great for kids and adults alike!
The Restaurant
The restaurant itself is beautiful! The decorations are nice, but not overly done. There is plenty of space between tables. Additionally, the buffet tables are well-spaced and kept clean.
Additionally,,,,we were chosen to be the Family of the Day!!
We were led into the restaurant by the staff with music and dancing! We were the first family in for dinner and then all of the other patrons were seated after we were. It was really fun! See the video below!
The Buffet
There was a wide variety of food for all types of eaters, even the pickiest eaters!
My seventeen-year-old is adventurous and willing to try almost any food! My husband and two of the other teens are not so willing.
When my seventeen-year-old and I were in Disney in March of 2019 we tried Sanaa since it was not a buffet and we knew the rest of our family going with us in November of 2019 were being pushed to their limits of trying new things with a buffet! We made a very good choice!
The food was very good, but there were many unique items on the buffet which were a bit more than what some of our party was willing to try. However, there was also plenty of food for all of our picky eaters and the toddlers with us that no one left hungry!
The fruits and vegetables were very fresh and there was a nice variety!
The bakery items were fantastic as well!
There were several types of bread and sweet treats available as well!
There were even Mickey treats! I’m not sure what they were, but they were certainly adorable (and were not eggs…even though the kids thought they were!)
And last but not least….a very YUMMY hidden MIckey!!
Needless to say, there was a TON of food! It was a great variety and was presented well. The atmosphere was beautiful. It was done well, but not overly done!
BONUS:
Teen Favorites…
My seventeen-year-old son, who will try and eat about anything, said that his favorite part of Boma was that “there was such a wide variety of food, the food was such a high quality, and the atmosphere was just so energetic and playful.”
My sixteen-year-old son, who often does not enjoy foods out of his norm, said “It’s alright. It’s not as good as Whispering Canyon, but it’s good.” (Whispering Canyon is the table service restaurant at Wilderness Lodge.
My nineteen-year-old daughter, who is a picky eater, said “It was pretty good. I liked the wide variety.”
Check out more of our eating adventures at Walt Disney World at 1900 Park Fair and Minne’s Hollywood and Vine!
BOMA is one of my absolute fave restaurants at Disney!!! The food and variety was amazing!! I got all four kids… even the younger ones who were 3 and 5 at the time, to try and LIKE all kinds of exotic foods!! Yum!
If you have not tried Tusker House, try that one too! It has a fun variety of food (and characters typically)!
This looks lovely ke so much fun. My family could spend all day here.
It looks like some amazing food!
Wow, what a variety!! It looks delicious, and I love that they have plain pastas for the picky eaters. Everyone is covered!
How cool! I will have to add this to my list for next time we go to Disney!
This looks awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Disney always have the best food, but my favorite, hands down are the desserts. They are the best. Thank you for sharing.
The food looks amazing! Yum!
Omg! You can see the animals from the lodge!! That is so cool. Perfect spot to drink morning coffee and watch the animals graze.
Yes! It’s really neat!!
Is Boma similar to Tusker House? I love Tusker House.
Some of the food choices are similar. There are no characters at Boma and Boma is a little fancier where Tusker House is more festive. I think there is a better variety of kid-friendly food at Tusker House, but both are good!
I really want to stay at the Animal Kingdom lodge! I think I’m going to look into it! We will be on the gulf coast of Florida in May, maybe we can go to Orlando for a night or two! I hope so! Thanks for the great photos and info!
Excellent review. I can’t wait to visit!
This looks great! I love adventurous foods, so I’d be totally happy there! What a fun entrance you guys got to experience. 🙂
I like that they actually had cultural dishes and not just the standard generic buffet food! Would make it an interesting food experience for someone that likes to try new foods.
It absolutely was! There was a great variety and it was very unique, though they also had items my pickiest child and my picky grandson would eat!
I love buffets, there is usually something for everyone 🙂
Boma looks wonderful!
I agree! We have so many people in our family that buffets usually make everyone happy!!
Love the pics! We highly considered staying there when we went in August, so probably next time we will! Thanks for sharing
We haven’t stayed at that particular resort yet, but it is on my bucket list for this year!!
What an amazing post! Boma looks like an excellent place to enjoy some delicious food! The pictures are so awesome, thank you for sharing.
It was super fun! Our kids thought it was pretty neat that we were picked to be “the family of the day!”
Awesome review and great pics! I hope to stay there one day!
Me too! That is one resort that is on my bucket list for this year!
What a fun experience! The food looks delicious, especially those desserts 🙂
Everything was amazing and I’m a picky eater!
Wow, that’s a lot of delicious-looking food! Looks like a fun place to be with great energy. Glad all of you enjoyed it and had fun!
It was really fun! I’m so glad I was able to talk my husband into try it!
Looks like a fun family friendly place with a lot of yummy food.
Looks like there is a good variety of food.
It looks like you had a great time with lots of delicious food!