We love Crystal Palace!
The food is lovely with a wide choice and there is great character interaction.
It is very bright inside, so perfect for taking photos with the characters, they always seem to come out with great colour in that light.
The characters come around each table except Piglet who waits in the centre where you can go and see him whenever you want. Pooh also leads the kids in a dance around the restaurant. It can be quite a noisy venue if this is an issue for Ray, but we have found it OK if you choose to eat either early or late.
We love to do an early breakfast so that we can get into MK before the crowds and sneak a few shots of Main Street and the castle without any crowds in view. We can have a fairly leisurely meal and still beat the crowds to the rides.