Breakfast In The Sky

[MuscleHead]

Looks like fun, has anybody tried it?

WILDWOOD - It's not exactly in the sky.

And they haven't really reinvented the wheel when it comes to having meals in odd places.

But a new attraction called "Breakfast in the Sky," debuting Friday about 16 stories up in a Ferris wheel (the Giant Wheel at Morey's Pier, at Schellenger Avenue and the boardwalk to be precise), is a spectacularly unusual place to dine.

For $75 per gondola for one or two riders - and $35 each for two additional guests - you can see greater Wildwood, clear down the coast to Cape May. And maybe even catch a glimpse of a few dolphins as you dine on gourmet fare, like shrimp and lobster omelets, smoked salmon, steak and eggs, or Belgian waffles. The menu even includes a down-Jersey option: a locally grown BLT with a fried egg on sourdough bread with herb mayo.

Casually dressed engineers secure riders in cars before lowering in a specially made, fold-down table.

The waitstaff then sets the table with a white linen tablecloth, heavy silver wrapped in a cloth napkin, and a weighted basket of condiments. Juice and coffee are brought to the table, along with a basket of pastries, croissants, and toast.

China plates covered with warmers appear swiftly, containing whichever selections were made from the seven-item menu when the reservation was booked.

Then diners are whisked upward to enjoy their breakfast in place at the top of the wheel. Only 16 of the wheel's 40 cars are used for the breakfast experience, which departs between 8:30 and 10:15 a.m. Fridays through Mondays. Regular service resumes when breakfast is over.

Morey's Pier now serving breakfast - on the Ferris wheel | Philadelphia Inquirer | 07/23/2010

[theatergypsy]

I can't even eat a ham sandwich on the beach because the seagulls swoop down and take it right out of my hand. Actually took a piece of my fingernail with it. And I'm going to pay $75. to fight the gulls for my steak and eggs? Sixteen stories up?