Flying Fish was great surprise

RCharnay

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I know you guys recommended it but I have to say our meal at Flying Fish was the best surprise of our recent trip. We enjoyed the calamari, the scallops, the crab cake, the potato wrapped snapper, the mussels-it was all wonderful. Tim, our server, was excellent (even offered my husband his glasses when he had trouble reading the wine list) and the atmosphere was quiet without being stuffy. We will definetly make it a must during our next EPCOT visit.

We also had a great steak at Yachtsman's-the filet mignon. My husband decided to splurge on the $57 special that evening and was very disappointed he didn't get the filet. His tasted more like a marinated sirloin we would throw on the grill at home compared to the melt-in-your-mouth filet the rest of the table enjoyed.

This was our first time to try to Cobb Salad and grapefruit cake at Brown Derby. Cobb Salad is something we order regularly so we were looking forward to the original. We really liked the flavor but the wet consistentcy of the tiny chopped lettuce was slightly strange--not bad, mind you--just very different. But I would order it again. The Grapefruit cake-not for us. I had read so many great reviews but I don't know if it just isn't too our taste or if we got a bad one. The cake was a bit dry, the icing was hard and pretty tasteless. The only thing with flavor was the grapefruit sauce on the plate and it was very sour. But if you soaked it up with the cake it was edible. Won't try that one again.

All in all- a nice tour around the worlds with good food to be found everywhere.
 
Flying Fish was also the best surprise for my DH and I last trip. It was the only meal we had minus our DD while the in-law's watched her. We didn't have ADR's but managed to snag some seats at the chef's counter. It was awesome being able to have a nice relaxing meal and watch them cook our fish at the same time. I even told my DH I knew which peice of salmon was his! The salmon was the best I've ever had and I suggested...very stongly suggested...well, made him switch plates with me and he loved my wrapped snapper.

It's the only restaurant on our "must do" list for May. Luckily we'll be staying at BWV so the walk should be nice and easy back to our room!
 
I agree! We ate there on a whim in Oct and it was out of this world incredible!
 

I know you guys recommended it but I have to say our meal at Flying Fish was the best surprise of our recent trip. . . .the atmosphere was quiet without being stuffy.

Glad you enjoyed FF. It is one of my favorites at WDW and I am looking forward to going on our trip next month.

However, I am surprised by your description of the restaurant as "quiet." I have eaten there on many occasions and have always found FF to be somewhat lively and loud (not Cal Grill loud, but certainly a louder atmosphere than many of the other signature restaurants).
 
I also tried FF for the 1st time in December & loved it. We sat at the Chef's Bar as well, and I'd request to sit there again!

I had your exact meal at Brown Derby - the Cobb Salad & the Grapefruit Cake - and I agree with your review 100%. I wouldn't need to get either again!

Here are some pics - scallops & mussels from, FF, Cobb Salad & Grapefruit Cake from BD...
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Flying Fish is definately our favorite on disney property.

Chef Tim is a "celebrity" in his own right...multiple james beard nominations.
He and his staff are spectacular!
 
I'm glad to see all the great reviews for FF. We are eating there for the first time next Saturday!
 
Thanks for the review. When we ate at FF a few years ago it was our favorite place we dined at on that trip.
 
FF is the best signature restaurant at Disney. Jiko is up there but it is too inconsistent.

B.
 












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