We recently visited the Broken Spell Lounge as the first stop on our Disney bar crawl. The atmosphere was classy and lowkey. The menu features drinks themed after Sleeping Beauty. There were not many people there even on a Friday night, so we were able to walk right in and grab a table.
Our server, David D, took amazing care of us. We were in a bit of a time crunch because our table at Trader Sam’s was ready a lot sooner than we had expected. David took our order, gave us our drinks, and rang us up very quickly. In total, we probably spent only around 15 minutes there, and David made the process seamless for us.
Although we only had a few minutes to enjoy our drinks, each concoction was distinct enough to leave an impression after the quick round of sips we had before we had to chug our drinks. I will rapidly fire my thoughts as rapidly as we passed the glasses amongst each other.
The Benevolent Faerie is a flight of three potions, crafted in the likeness of the fairies Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather. My favorite was the green drink. On the nose, it was minty and refreshing. On the palate, a sweet, creamy matcha. The red one was decent. Sweet and tangy. I thought the blue one tasted like cough syrup and did not finish it.
The Make It Blue, Make It Pink, is a nod to Princess Aurora’s color changing dress, and you can probably guess exactly what this drink does and what ingredients are included. That’s right - Empress Gin and lemon juice. A small note I’d like to make is that anyone who orders this drink is more than likely doing it for the show - so a little warning before you pour the lemon juice for us to get our cameras would be nice. As you can see in the video, the drink was already a bit pink because we asked the runner to stop the pour (this is not about you David, don’t worry).
The Black Thorn Bramble would probably be the most universally palatable drink out of everything we ordered. You can’t really go wrong with a fruity drink with a vodka base. Sweet and refreshing.
But my favorite drink is probably the most polarizing of the bunch - the Raven’s Wing. You get a little smoke and fire show at the start, and the smokey flavor is infused into your drink. The smoke hits you first and is followed by the sweet and tangy flavors of pineapple and prickly pear. I thought it was interesting and delicious.
I would definitely come back to the Broken Spell Lounge and hopefully be able to actually lounge next time. I was a bit irritated because our table at Trader Sam’s wasn’t even ready for us when we showed up and then our Trader Sam’s server didn’t even greet us for a long time after we were seated. We could’ve taken our time to enjoy the Broken Spell Lounge during the time that Trader Sam’s wasted.