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I always feel like I get my money's worth there, because the sandwiches are huge.
Your lunch at Earl looks great!! (And is making me hungry!
How does the silicone pancake mold work? I'm always curious about the silicone baking pans and molds, but have never gotten one before!
Your Earl of Sandwich lunch looks good! Great first meal choice!
I want to stay at Coronado. I have even booked there only to go back to Pop. I love the rooms so far. If that man can draw Mickey that well then he is in the wrong job at WDW
Jess!!! I can't believe I missed that you started your TR!!! YAY!! I am totally in!
Everything looks amazing so far... We probably crossed paths a bunch of times... Your room looks amazing... Your Disney florist delivery looks perfect - that was a wonderful idea.
I am looking forward to reading about the rest of your trip.
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I thought the pirates one was great and a perfect surprise for your arrival day!
And I am so happy that it worked out for you, I really love hearing reviews like that! 
Very cool florist purchases!
I am so glad you liked it!
I started my TR, last night... Here's the link: Sew much to do, sew little time, but it was worth it! I really need to put the link in my siggy.
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We were about 10 minutes early, and were handed a pager. Very soon we were lead inside the restaurant and to a table towards the back of the restaurant. There was a small wedding reception going on at the tables behind ours.
The first thing that you notice when you walk into Flying Fish is the noise. It was overwhelming, but due to the fact that the kitchen here is completely open to the rest of the restaurant. There is ample seating at the counter, which I might request to try next time.
Our servers name was Rogelio. He was nice enough, but not very attentive. He was one of the servers for the wedding reception as well, so perhaps he was a bit overwhelmed. We had a very nice view from our table.
We started off with some cocktails!
A Hefeweizen for Adam.
And a blood orange margarita for me. Very tasty and seemingly the same recipe used at La Cava for their blood orange. Only difference was that this had a plain sugar rim.
Bread at butter service. Ok, nothing special.
And then it was time for the good stuff!!
I started with this! Yellowfin Tuna Tartar and Crispy Tempura Tuna-Vegetable Sushi Roll - Hijiki and Wakame Seaweed, Yuzu Tobiko, Wasabi Foam, with Sweet-and-Spicy Sauce $16.00 The sushi roll and tartar were excellent. I don't care for seaweed salads in general. This was no exception. The wasabi foam was nice and added a good heat to the tartare. The soy sauce was excellent with the sushi roll. There was actually some fish in the roll along with the vegetables. I wish there wasn't. Since it was a tempura roll, the tuna ended up being cooked through and wasn't all that appetizing. It really ruined the integrity of the fish, but was still tasty. It was also a very large portion for an appetizer.
Adam started with, not surprisingly, a tomato salad. If you followed along with my first dining report, you know that Adam would probably trade me in for a lifetime supply of fresh, ripe, tomatoes. I on the other hand, cannot stand tomatoes!
Fresh Mozzarella di Bufala - Florida Yellow Beefsteak, Heirloom and Tiny grape Tomatoes, aged Balsamico, Exotic Peppercorns, Petite Basil, and Sicilian Olio Verde $15.00
He claimed this to be very good.
For entree's I couldn't resist their signature item.
Our Signature Flying Fish Café "Potato-wrapped Red Snapper" - Leek Fondue with a Veal Glace, Red Wine, and Cassis Butter reduction $36.00
This was good and went nicely with the red wine reduction. The leeks were very disappointing. Mine were severely underdone and very crunchy. If you've ever had an underdone leek, you know that they are completely unappetizing. The fish was nicely done and the potato wrapping was crispy without being greasy and kept the fish nice and moist on the inside. I probably wouldn't order this again as it didn't really wow me.
It was a "Surf and Surf" special which has mysteriously disappeared from the menu. It was flounder and laughing bird shrimp, and the flounder had a horseradish and bread crumb crust. It was very good as well, the shrimp were outstanding!
Next up was dessert. I had my eye on the boardwalk treats sampler for quite awhile. But our server (who was now a guy named Moh, who was much more attentive than Rogelio) let me know that they were just debuting a new dessert, a Peanut Butter and Jelly Creme Brulee. Say what? I quickly jumped ship and ordere the PB&J Brulee.
That little eye dropper thing that looks like something you would have used in 5th grade science class was filled with chocolate. I chose not to inject it into the brulee.
Oh. My. Word. This was in the top 5 best desserts of ALL TIME! There is a healthy layer of grape jam on the bottom, and then a creamy, thick layer of peanut butter custard on top. The sweetness of the peanut butter (picture the filling of Reese's peanut butter cups, but much creamier) was lightened by the jelly. It was just really delicious.
Adam had this.
Marcona Almond-laced Chocolate Mousse and Sinful Triple Rich Brownie Creation - apple-wood smoked bacon praline crunch, smokey salt-scented chocolate sorbet and raspberry coulis $8.00
This was also very good, but not nearly as amazing as mine!
Overall we had an enjoyable meal here. It was salvaged by the incredible desserts. In the future I would definitely come by for dessert, but I wasn't wowed by the entree offerings.
If you followed my last review then you will know that I was very self conscious about taking pictures at a buffet. I don't know why. In retrospect it is actually probably less odd to be doing so when there are characters milling about then when there are not. Anyways, I am glad to report that I got over myself on this trip.
Breakfast at Crystal Palace on our first full day has now become our tradition for us. So far, they haven't disappointed!
There is a really great selection at this buffet. Yogurt, cheese, a variety of fresh fruit, whipped cream, cold cereal, hot cereal, egg fritata, breakfast potatoes, Pooh's puffed french toast, breakfast pizzza, pastrami lox, chocolate Mickey waffles (they do have plain Mickey waffles for the purists in the audience,) potato hash assorted pastries, and omelettes made to order.
Our reservation was at 8:10, but we were seated promptly at 2 after 8. Score!
Here is my first plate. Starting at 11 o'clock and progressing clockwise we have cubed cheese (swiss and cheddar), pastrami cured lox, breakfast potatoes, and a yummy concoction they were calling breakfast casserole. It is a french toast casserole, or something that closely resembles bread pudding in flavor and texture. It is topped with a vanilla custard, sliced strawberry and banana, and then they brulee'd the custard a bit, but not to the extrent of a traditional creme brulee. There was also a layer of raspberries on the bottom. I scooped above the raspberries as I do not care for their seeds. Sorry, mine is flipped upside down in the picture. It came off the spoon that way and there was no saving it. It was excellent, although I have never met a raisin-less bread pudding that I didn't love.
Sorry its really blurry. Adam wasn't used to my new camera. Starting at 11 again, is vegetable frittata, strawberries and cream, sliced tomato, breakfast potatoes and corned beef hash, and bacon.
So...the bacon. I don't eat bacon, but I had read lots of reports that Disney's bacon is...bizarre. This was like tissue paper!! It was actually see through! True story, we played with our food at the table. I am sorry if, by default, your child learned inappropriate table etiquette from me, but I couldn't get over this bacon. It shattered when you grabbed it with the tongs. No, not crumbled like bacon you would use for a salad, but actually shattered, like it was a sheet of very thin glass. So, another vote in the Disney has weird bacon column.
After this we did order omelettes (which I forgot to take a picture of!) I had a ham, mushroom, and swiss. I don't remember what Adam had, but he was upset they didn't have sour cream on the buffet for omelettes, just salsa. I think that most people don't enjoy sour cream with their omelette. Am I right? The guy that made our omelettes was not very friendly at all. Not rude either. Just the type that really seemed to hate the fact he was making omelettes for people. But I did see him making eggs over easy for a guy. I wouldn't have thought to ask for eggs to order as well.
We had another fantastic meal here this year. I hope that we get to go back in the not so distant future!
