Best Restaurants in BCV, BWV, Swan/Dolphin Area

[goldenears]

Looking for a restaurant to go to with my DH that has good food. Would love any suggestions. Thanks!

 

[Pakey]

My two favorites are bluezoo and Il Mulino. We have dined at all in that area.

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

My favorite Table Service Restaurant in all of WDW is the ESPN Club @ the Boardwalk.

 

[Redbudlover]

Blue Zoo and Flying Fish with Il Mulino a close third... ESPN is great for burgers and cheap food

 

[skunk]

We dined at Bluezoo and Il Mulino for our anniversary the past two years. Returning to Il Mulino for our 30th in November. Enjoy!!

 

[OhThePain]

Flying Fish, Shula's and bluezoo are all really good. Kimonos is great if you are craving sushi. We were not all that impressed with Il Mulino, however, we are pretty spoiled around here when it comes to Italian food.

 

[XGrumpy1]

Another vote for bluezoo. #1 in my book.

 

[goldenears]

Thank you all for your input. For a nicer meal....looks like Flying Fish or Blue Zoo. My husband comes from a large Italian family, so I will probably stay away from Il Munino.
How do the burgers at ESPN compare to Beaches and Cream?

 

[Tinkerbellah]

ESPN is good food. I read great things about Shula's Steakhouse @ S&D & also saw it on travel channel. I would also like to try Beaches & Cream @ some point.

 

[BLTLDZ]

Flying Fish, Shula's and bluezoo are all really good. Kimonos is great if you are craving sushi. We were not all that impressed with Il Mulino, however, we are pretty spoiled around here when it comes to Italian food.

Exactly this! But if I had to pick, I would say Blue Zoo.

 

[Uncleromulus]

I like Shulas, Blue Zoo, Il Mulino, and Flying Fish.

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

How do the burgers at ESPN compare to Beaches and Cream?

I have had Burgers at both locations and in my opinion the ESPN ones are 100% better. The main reason they use Angus Beef. Plus in total they have 4 Burgers on their menu to choose from, where as Beaches & Cream only has 1.

 

[keith-atl]

Looking for a restaurant to go to with my DH that has good food. Would love any suggestions. Thanks!

Shula's with out a doubt hands down, if you like steak.

 

[goldenears]

I have had Burgers at both locations and in my opinion the ESPN ones are 100% better. The main reason they use Angus Beef. Plus in total they have 4 Burgers on their menu to choose from, where as Beaches & Cream only has 1.

Thanks

 

[tarheelmjfan]

I see you've narrowed it down to bluezoo & Flying Fish. Of the two, we think bluezoo is better.

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

Thanks

You're welcome.

 

[M likes the mouse]

Between Bluezoo and Flying Fish, we would choose BlueZoo hands down. everything there is great. And they have very creative cocktails. The last time we were there I had the Bazooka Joe martini.... It was awesome!

Burger wise, we also liked the Big River grill. I don't really remember the burger much, but we do remember that we really appreciated a quiet lunch on the terrace, sipping a beer, watching the boats go by and taking in the sun. It was really relaxing compared to the parks.

The Boardwalk was very quiet during the days both times we stayed in that area.

 

[BriarRosie]

Thank you all for your input. For a nicer meal....looks like Flying Fish or Blue Zoo. My husband comes from a large Italian family, so I will probably stay away from Il Munino.
How do the burgers at ESPN compare to Beaches and Cream?

First off, I wanted to add my "me too" to the Todd English's bluezoo™ recommendations. It's upscale and the prices reflect that. I haven't had anything I didn't like. The bar has its own limited bar menu (on interactive mounted iPads), but they will serve items from the full menu in the bar, too.

Ok, now on to the burgers! I'd say that Beaches and Cream is pretty much good for the ice cream fountain treats, not so much for the food these days. When I want a good burger, the best one in the area (well, to me, that is...) would be at The Fountain at the Dolphin.

 

[DanPadavona]

Bluezoo definitely.

Flying Fish is one of our favorite WDW restaurants, but we haven't been back there in several years. Cape May does a good buffet with lots of food options.

We used to like Spoodles quite a bit. Haven't tried Kouzzina yet but I've heard great things.

ESPN Club is basically just a step above counter service. It's a fun place, and they make a decent burger if that is what you are in the mood for. I wouldn't consider it a restaurant though.

 

[OKW Lover]

How do the burgers at ESPN compare to Beaches and Cream?

May I offer a third choice for burgers? We were major fans of the burgers at B&C, but now that we've tried the Dolphin Fountain we have switched our allegiance.