LOVED Spoodles and Flying Fish (again)

[ILoveMyDVC]

5 of us dined at Spoodles and with the exception of DD, who was having a bad day, loved everything brought to the table. We loved the appetizers (flatbread w/dip was one), house bread (especially the olive oil dip), meals, pitcher of sangria, and desserts. The pitcher of sangria has much to do with my not recalling what we ordered as well as the fact that it was day 2 of the DDP (nearly 2 weeks ago) but I am certain that we all enjoyed it. It was the favorite of the group whenever we took a poll this year and last.
Just DH and I dined at Flying Fish. This was our second time here as well. He had the artisan cheese plate ( 5 kinds. I liked the one from the happy cows in Oregon and he liked the blue cheese the best). I had the fabulous crabcake. I ordered the NY Sirloin with the sauce on the side and it was wonderful. Charred on the outside and a perfect medium rare on the inside. DH had the salmon and ate every bite as well as the roasted onions from my plate. The 'lava' cake was good but not the best of breed. DH had the cherry tart and liked it but wished he had chosen something else. We will definitely go here again. We felt that it had the most realistic price/quality ratio. It was pricey but it was what you would pay for this level of quality at home. Tracking the value of the DDP really brought this home to us. We felt that although it appears you 'beat the system' with the DDP, the food is just really over priced and of mediocre and sometimes poor quality in most of the WDW restaurants.

 

[BethR]

I am glad that you enjoyed the FF.

We ate at the Flying Fish 3 weeks ago and had a WONDERFUL experience there. I had the argula, pears, and candied walnut salad. YUM! I had the steak as well. It was VERY good. Passed on dessert, but tasted DH's sorbet. It was a perfect end to the meal.

The service was great, the food was outstanding. I would recommend this to anyone.

 

[wildernesslodgelover]

We also dined at FF...for the first time ever this past May. We loved it! We also had the salad...and that charred strip steak. YUM!

We have only had dinner once at Spoodles, and it was many years ago. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't anything exciting. I have been hearing some good things about it lately, so we may have to give it another try.

 

[Dis Ohana]

Thanks for telling me about this review, I must have blinked and missed it. Glad to hear you enjoyed spoodles. I'm still on the fence about FF. I've read only good about it, but the menu seems rather limited.

 

[Ron from Michigan]

Thanks for the reviews. We will be dining at both places in December.

 

[Dana49]

Thanks for the reviews. Spoodles has always been a favorite of ours, especially the sangria.