Water’s Edge buffet is your best bet when
it comes to choosing breakfast at
Atlantis.
Found on the ground floor of the Coral Towers,
Water’s Edge offers a wide selection of breakfast
choices each morning.
The experience
begins a little backwards from what most Americans
are accustomed to; instead of paying for the meal
after the goods have been eaten, you will be expected
to pay a per-person buffet fee as well as an
automatic 15% gratuity fee before being
seated.
Breakfast is
typically $26.45 for adults ages 12 and over,
including the gratuity fee. You may use your
room card to add the charge to your
account.
After
being shown to your table, you can feel free to eat
your heart out at the many buffet
stations.
Start the day out
right with your choice of orange, apple, grapefruit,
iced tea, pineapple, tomato, fruit punch, milk,
chocolate milk, or even guava juice, my particular
island favorite. Coffee and water
are offered separately by your table host or
hostess.
You’ll find
typical breakfast staples on the same station as the
juices; pick from a reasonable selection of boxed
cereals, Yoplait yogurt, freshly cut grapefruit and
oranges, grapes, strawberries, cantaloupe, musk
melon, fruit salad, and canned pears and peaches for
a light breakfast. Whole fruits such
as bananas, apples, and oranges are also
available.
If you’re looking
for a little substance for your day, segue to
the hot dish station, where you’ll find waffles,
pancakes, and French toast, complete with your choice
of pineapple sauce, strawberry filling, cooked cherry
sauce, powdered sugar, coconut flakes, and maple
syrup.
Scrambled eggs,
poached eggs on biscuits, corned beef hash, bacon,
sausage, and potato squares grace the plates for a
well-rounded breakfast. Then, each morning,
a different dish will serve as the
special.
One such dish is Bahamian grouper in a zesty
Caribbean sauce. Although potent,
this will put smiles on the faces of anyone who
wanted to try a true Bahamian fish
meal.
Another favorite
is a Bahamian staple, chicken with potato
dumplings. Drenched in a clear
sauce, this one’s more flavorful and spicy than it
leads on. Take these in small
amounts, along with the morning’s choice of meat,
which usually consist of a gourmet ham or a choice
roast.
Finish off your
perfect breakfast with a trip to the dessert bar,
complete with fresh chocolate-frosted donuts,
multi-flavored
muffins, cornbread, apple turnovers, and miniature
cinnamon rolls.
Water’s Edge Buffet is equally diverse in
their dinnertime selections; however, you will pay
literally twice as much as the breakfast
cost. In
other words, you’re looking at $52.90 per adult meal,
thus making Water’s Edge not quite the most
economical dinner choice at Atlantis.
But if price is no object, you’re sure to
get your money’s worth at the dinner
buffet.
Part of your dinner payment goes towards lobster
tails, which are limited to one per guest
- no
seconds unless another member of your party
surrenders his or her lobster ticket to you for
redemption. But with the
tempting, juicy lobster
offered at Water’s Edge, there’s little chance of
that!
Compliment your
lobster with choice Bahamian fish of the sea,
including fresh shrimp and succulent
sushi.
Served with cocktail sauces and Bahamian salsas,
these dishes aim to please even the most finicky
eaters.
But if fish really
aren’t your catch of choice, Water’s Edge offers a
modest selection of non-gilled alternatives: steak
filets, freshly sliced roast, and ham selections are
available for the taking.
Whichever main
meat you choose, Water’s Edge serves up plenty of
mouth-watering side dishes to match. Whether you’re
into
spicy bow-tie pasta casserole or a Southern-style
cheesy potato bake, these are more than just meal
fillers – they’re a course in their own
right.
Of course, no meal
at Water’s Edge is complete without a little fruit,
which is plenteous at the fruit bar. Selections are
pretty much the same as those for breakfast, minus
such items as the whole fruits and sliced
grapefruit.
Although Water’s Edge doesn’t pull out all
the stops for dessert, you’ll still find something to
satisfy your sweet tooth at the dessert table.
Moist
chocolate brownies with a nutty twist, blueberry
cheesecake that’s a little heavy on the cream cheese,
or layer cakes in strawberry, vanilla, or chocolate
will find you making a second trip to this delectable
spread.
There’s even a soft-serve ice cream station, where
you are welcome to serve yourself as much ice cream
as your heart desires, complete with fun
toppings.
All this and more
make your experience at Water’s Edge one you’ll want
to start all over again!
