I've eaten at both and definitely prefer upstairs to down. If you look at the menus on Allears.net you will see that they are different and upstairs has a higher caliber of food. As the OP said, upstairs is more expensive--if that matters to you. I've eaten at both places using the regular and deluxe dining plans, so I never worry about cost. I really go there for the awesome carrot cake, so anything else I eat is really icing on the cake.