Like Cape May Cafe I had not had Spoodles in my original intinerary, but due to it's location, and positive reviews, I replaced Olivia's Cafe, (and sooner or later I will get around to eating there,) with Spoodles, since I would be spending the evening in Epcot.
I had a 5:20 ADR, but arrived early, and was seated as soon as the restaurant opened at 5:00. Something I noticed in the waiting area was a digital slideshow of pictures of the desserts. I thought it was a little tacky, since it was similar to Pop Century's food court's pictures of the menu items, and it just seemed out of place at a table service restaurant.
My server this evening was Nathan. He was good, and made some wonderful recommendations. I was a bit lost as to what I wanted to order for my appetizer, for two reasons, one, because I'm not a huge fan of Italian food, I can really take it or leave it, and two, I don't think I was hungry enough to really care.
I was debating whether or not to get the calamari, but Nathan suggested the Mediterranean dips, since it was a sampling of several different dips, and it was a "fun" appetizer. It came with hummus, tzaziki, hitipi, and chermoula, as well as marinated olives and pita bread. I also got a basket of the house bread and dipping sauce.
The hummus was a very good basic hummus, and I enjoyed it. The tzaziki was a creamy dip with a sour cream type base with cucumber and dill, this was all right, but I don't really care for dill, so I didn't use much of this. The hitipi was another cream-based dip, except this one was made with feta and garlic. I really liked this one, and I was delighted to find the recipe for it in one of my Disney cookbooks when I got home. The chermoula I liked, but it was a little too spicy for my taste, and I didn't eat much of that one either. The marinated olives I didn't care for, but I don't really like olives that much, as I don't like the salty flavor most of them have. The dipping sauce that came with the house bread, was a mix of oil, olives, and carrots. I didn't really like this either, as I said, I don't like olives, otherwise I probably would've.
The two breads, the pita bread that came with my dips, and the house bread that everyone gets, were both very good. The pita bread was wonderful, and the house bread, which was some kind of focaccia, was great as well.
With my appetizer I had a glass of sangria. It was probably the best sangria I've ever had, and although I only had a glass, it is also available as a pitcher for $18.75, which seems like a great deal to me.
Even though I had trouble deciding on an appetizer, (and also on dessert,) I knew exactly what I wanted for my entree, one of the specials for the day; lobster ravioli.
There were seven, (my lucky number,) nice-sized raviolis, with a sweet lobster filling. It was served in a citrus cream sauce, and sauteed shrimp. It tasted great, though the sauce had the consistincy of water, and was not thick at all, but it had a very nice flavor.
For dessert I listened to Nathan's recomendation and had the tangy yogurt panna cotta, which was especially nice since it was a light dessert after that very carb-heavy meal.
The panna cotta was topped with an orange-honey glaze, and served with a piece of chocolate-dipped almond biscotti. The dessert was good and reminded me a lot of the Greek yogurt with honey I sometimes buy at the local supermarkets. (Though for whatever reason my store doesn't sell it, so I always have to go looking for it elsewhere, very annoying.)
I really liked Spoodles, and if I wish I had eaten here last year when my mom was with me, since she really likes Meditteranean food, and she would've probably really liked this restaurant.
