A lot of people were Po'd because they Pared the menu. last September or so. Well I made a thread where we investigated the matter. We determined that they dumped the pork chop, which only 1 person that answered the thread had ever even ordered, and they axed the Gnocci. We didn't get it but the hostess when I called along with others on these boards said it can be had by asking for Vegetarian. They were serving it with mixed veggies instead of the risotto it used to come with (which was made with meat broth)
Among the appetizers, they took off the deep fat fried squid. Now how deep fat fried squid ever got to be associated with fine dining is beyond me but it did. To me deep fried squid belongs at the Smorga Bobs or fish night at Ryans. No big Loss to me. So on the advice of some on this board that loved it, we decided to go. Boy were we glad we did.
The menu isn't all that varied. There were only 6 things on it not including the Vegetarian stuff. We decided to eat family style. Among the appetizers we got two of the shrimp appetizers and a 4 cheese flatbread Pizza and the Dips. The shrimp were wonderful but were small in portion. If I were paying and not on the dining plan, I'd have been disappointed at the portion for the price. But the Mediteranean Dips and the Pizza were wonderful. One can make a meal out of those if one's on a budget. Yum Yum.
For entrees, we decided to get several and split em.
I got the steak with the shrimp and the scallop add ons. Curiously, the scallops didn't make the rounds. they were sooo good I ate em up. Perfectly done. The shrimp were perfectly done also, but a HEY!!!! got them passed. By the way, Spoodles allowed the add ons on the plan. We didn't have to pay for them!!! The Steak was ordered medium rare and the waiter verified that I knew what I was ordering. It came out perfect. It was a NY strip of fine quality. It's not as melt in your mouth as a filet, but close.
The little one got the kid's steak. It came out as ordered also (Medium) and was superior to the kid's steak at the Cali Grill.
Another in the party ordered the Rigitoni with shrimp add on. The scallops could have been added too but she's allergic to scallops. It was wonderful. Some of the best I've had.
The crown jewel though was the seafood stew. Can't get the add ons with that of course. If you hate spicy foods, do not get it. It does carry a bit of a zing. Not too much though. It was wonderful.
The Portions were generous. If we weren't on the plan, we could have gotten by on one order of dips and would not have to have ordered the kid's steak and we wouldn't have paid for the add ons.
It was really good.
If you want quiet, this isn't the place for you. It is fairly loud, but certainly no louder than your average Disney restaurant. We rated its food #1 and overall #2 behind Cali Grill (can't compete with the view and wishes) for the places we went.
