Today, Mother's Day, was our planned lazy day, so we stuck with the plan. I hadn't made a lunch ADR for us because I figured we'd just do B&C or maybe somewhere at DTD. Once I finally got my crew out of bed for the day, we decided on Beaches and Cream. I think it was Mike's idea. Did someone say "ice cream?"
We stopped by the Beach Club gift shop first and bought a few things, then we wandered over to B&C. Mike and I got there first, and there was an empty booth that needed cleaning, so we asked for that. It was like 2ish. Note: Go to Beaches and Cream at 2. We didn't have to wait, and there were empty tables!
Mom and Mike both ordered onion rings, which you can see a pic of in an earlier post. I swear they were bigger orders, though. Mike's were so hot you could barely eat them, so I munched on Mom's. I got, of course, the chicken noodle soup. There was no way we could finish all those onion rings. I don't know what those monkeys were thinkin!
For our mains, Mom and I got the hot dog with cheese and chili...
The chili was loaded with beans, which I don't usually like in my chili, but I was distracted by the delicious hot dog. Yum-o. No pickle yuckiness this time, either. My mom and I both enjoyed these, and it's probably what I'll order next time, too. Oh, tip: eat it with a knife and fork!!
Mike got the cheesesteak again, also pictured in an earlier thread. This time the waitress brought au jus, but he chose not to dip. He enjoyed it again, though he said the one he had before was a little juicier (dip, man!).
Now on to the good part... dessert!
Mike got the brownie a la mode...
The cherry fell off before I got the pic, but Mike doesn't like cherries anyway. Actually. Has he ever *had* a cherry? I honestly don't know. Anyway. He loved this and ate the whole thing, but after he was *stuffed*. It's a really big brownie.
Mom and I split the No Way Jose...
I'd never had one of these before! We always get the Fudge Mud Slide. It was deleeecious. I really liked the chocolate ice cream. So good. Mike declined, because he finds peanut butter "revolting." What kinda weird peanut butter do they have in Wales?? Mom and I ate every bite.
We were so full after, and it was pretty late, so I changed our Flying Fish ressie from 6:25 to 9:45. It was the next earliest time they had. Unfortunately by the time we got there, they were out of one of the Mother's Day specials, but at 6:25 we wouldn't've been able to enjoy it anyway!
Have I mentioned that I love Flying Fish? I do. It's so good.
Mom and I see cool, fun restaurant... Mike sees wall.
First, the bread...
It's very crusty, sourdough wheat. Mike made the mistake of starting with a heel piece. It took him about a week to chew, so I advised him to seek out a middle piece next. He was like, "Now you tell me..."
I started with the she crab soup...
It had poppy seed puffed fritters on top. This was excellent. Nice amount of crab, creamy, good flavor from the brandy (as opposed to the more traditional sherry). I enjoyed it, and it was a lighter start to the meal than I usually choose.
Mike got the crabcake...
He asked for the two sauces on the side, and look what they did! How cuteness. He liked this, but he when he tried the sauces (ancho chili remoulade and roasted red pepper coulis) they were way too spicy for him, and he was very glad he'd gotten them on the side. This crabcake is pretty substantial, and he didn't finish it.
Mom got the shrimp cocktail...
That sounds so... eh. Shrimp cocktail, whoop-dee-doo. I beg to differ! The shrimp cocktail here is like from another planet. The shrimp are amazing, and it's served with the wonderful chive olive oil... I loove it!! Between the two of us, Mom and I finished this one off.
For our mains, I ordered the scallops...
Look, it's like seaweed! Wow. This dish. Wow. Perfectly grilled scallops served over green pea risotto with porcini mushrooms and Serrano cracklins. This is my normal reaction to green peas:
I can't stand them. This risotto is the *only* way I will eat green peas! It's so delicious. Savory, yet sweet, and just a bit spicy, then you get the salty from the cracklins and the earthiness from the mushrooms... fantastic. I say the mark of a truly great dish is when elements I normally don't like can combine to create a really wonderful bite. This dish had that - I don't like mushrooms, either!
Mike ordered the steak...
Our server, Didi, suggested he order his steak medium because of the char on the outside. He said medium well might get him a burned steak, but if it came and wasn't cooked enough, he'd be glad to have it cooked more. Mike agreed, and it came out perfect. He ordered the foyot on the side, of course.
He said the steak was good, but a little dry. Honestly, I love this steak, but I think because of the charred outside it's better cooked more medium rare. That's just my opinion.
Mom got the pumpkin-seed crusted mahi mahi...
My mom isn't a big fish fan, and normally she gets the steak. She said this was the best fish dish she'd ever had. The toasted pumpkin seeds added a wonderful smoky, nutty flavor to the dish. It was a squash/zuchinni ragut that it rested on, and she enjoyed that, as well. It was a really big piece of fish, and she wasn't able to finish it.
For dessert, I had the strawberries three ways...
Ahhh, where do I begin with this sublime arrangement of Heaven on a glass plate? From left to right we have a sort of strawberry shortcake, and it tasted like the strawberries had been marinated in mint. In the middle is a warm strawberry banana goodness of the gods wrapped in phylo dough. The right is strawberry gelato with a crumble topping. The middle one was my favorite - warm, not too sweet, crispy phylo. I wish I had some now!! The gelato was great to have a bite of after the pastry, b/c it was cold (obviously) and a good bit sweeter. The crumble was a nice texture contrast. The shortcake was good once you got into it. The cake was seasoned with something, but I don't remember what now, and combined with the sort of minty strawberries was quite good, but the strawberries alone tasted a little... odd. All in all, I LOVED this dessert and finished it all, which left me WAY TOO FULL.
Mike got the chocolate bread pudding...
Isn't the sauce pretty? This was very good, though I think Mike prefers more "oozy" chocolate desserts. I loved the dark chocolate gelato on top, but I think Mike would've liked dark chocolate gelato *and* an oozy chocolate center. The boy wants it all.
Mom got the molasses-laced pecan tart...
Again, so pretty. You can tell they're having fun in the kitchen. My mom really enjoyed this. She said it wasn't too sweet and tasted fantastic. I didn't have a bite; I was too wrapped up in my strawberries. She finished it off, though, so she must've liked it.
Overall: Flying Fish was probably my favorite whole meal of the trip, though California Grill was a *very* close second. I just love this restaurant!! We'll definitely be back.
My favorite WDW restaurant! I love the pistachio creme brulee especially the chocolate bottom. 
It's my second favorite place of all!!!! We went twice on our last trip and I'd always wanted to order the steak there and finally did it. It was hands down the best steak I've had at Disney, but it does have to be cooked med rare.
, but I love this risotto!
