That app looks APPsolutely wonderful. I would really like to try that. I'm glad to hear the quality and attention to detail is still in tact and we'll have to fit Flying Fish in on another trip. I've heard you rave about that wine before, it sounds very refreshing. Casey as always is just too cute!
It APPsolutely was (totally gotta steal that one). The wine is delicious (says the girl who may or may not be drinking a glass of Gruener as I type)
I have to agree with you about the nori. It doesn't seem like the right addition to a sour dough bread. It actually sounds like an experiment gone wrong.
I didn't even realize it was sour dough they added it to. I give them credit for trying something different but IMO it just didn't work
How do you think Flying Fish stacks up against Narcoossee? We ate at Narcoossee for the first time last month we were not super impressed. First of all we like our signature dining to be a little quieter and more relaxing. This restaurant either had bad acoustics or noisy people or both. We had the Artisan Romaine salad, which was delicious, but the entrees were just okay. DH had the filet which wasn't amazing. But we are pretty spoiled with good beef here in the Midwest. So are standards are high. The almond encrusted cheesecake was amazing and the highlight of the meal along with the pressed pot of coffee.
We might be hitting up the bar area for dessert on night when we are there in December.
Wow, that is a tough one for me. I think I'd have to give it to Flying Fish but just my a hair. Their food is pretty similar in quality to me, but what I don't like about Narcoossee's is that their menu just doesn't turn over very much and their wine list is pretty bad. Narcoossee's does win the dessert award, but agree the ambiance lacks lacks. All things considered Flying Fish to me is a more complete package.
I would have gone to a dessert party for $25 if it included the booze, too. That sounds wonderful.
Did you know that you would be going to Soarin' ahead of time? That was a nice addition to the evening's event. I like the new Soarin' more than the original, too.
It was wonderful and I didn't even know there would be booze. So totally score. We knew there was a "surprise" at the end but didn't know what it was. This was the first time we got to ride Soarin so with a mostly empty ride it was pretty darn cool.
Chilean sea bass is one of my all time favorite foods! I think I could even soldier through the octopus just for that dish. I find Illuminations a little boring, but those glasses look so cool. You should have just ordered a pizza from Via Napoli and eaten that as your desert
I've never done Soarin' because I'm too impatient to wait in any line over 30 minutes, but everyone raves about the new version so I'll have to put it on my list for our upcoming trip!
I'm a huge sea bass fan too, though I've noticed its not on the menu as much as it used to be. Guess the price has gone up. Have you ever tried octopus? It's very good, pretty similar to squid in flavor and texture if you've had those.
Yeah, I'm with ya on illuminations. It's generally not my favorite but booze and mickey glasses can make up for that.
You'll definitely have to try Soarin and with the new theater the lines aren't quite as long anymore. We did it one day without a fast pass and only about a 15 minute wait. You just have to time it right.
Your meal at Flying Fish looks very delicious, maybe someday I will be able to enjoy a fancy dinner at Disney lol! Sorry you all had an odd back table! I thought the dessert party was good for the money as well. I am with you, I have never had an interest in them because of the cost, so this was very nice for the price. The magical moment of riding Soarin after the park closed was great. Andi loved the Mickey bars, of course! Again, so nice meeting you and your family, it is always fun to meet Disney loving people, and oh yeah people who love eating!
It was definitely a pleasure meeting you both! Thanks again for tipping me off to the dessert party. Definitely a highlight for us.
Looks like you had a great meal at Flying Fish as well! The pork belly is delicious! Your entrees look good as well but yeah - I feel you on your opinions on squid ink pasta!
Cute dessert party you were able to go to for a reasonable price. I'm sure you got your $25 worth of champagne + some
Yes that pork belly was definitely delicious. We tried another one later in the week at The Wave that was quite good too, but didn't have the refinement that FF did.
Yeah, the dessert party was a good time. I don't think Jason and Casey got their money's worth, but champagne and I sure did
$25 for unlimited champagne?!?! Sign me up! The dessert would be a bonus.
Yeah they should have billed it as a champagne party cause that is certainly all I cared about. Though I'm not quite sure if the champagne was unlimited or if they had extra and the lush that I am just kept asking for more
Ohhh, I know all about this. Sadly, I didn't know until I opened the menu. What a mess!
Oh no, you didn't know until you got there. That sucks!!!!! You'd think a menu change so drastic would have at least warranted an email to let you know.
To be clear, Jason and Casey are pretty hilarious. I'm just the sarcastic one with the camera.
Oh, on my recent trip, I got the bad table to end all bad tables... But it was towards the end of my trip, so it will be a while yet before that story surfaces in my trip report!
Yikies. After our fire alarm seat I can't fathom a worse one. Gonna keep my eyes out for that one.
Hi!! I've been on here more recently since I started planning this trip but between my 12 hour work shifts and my kids' after school activities, I don't last too long before I'm ready to pass out and go to bed!
You and me both. Weekends before the rest of the crew get up are about the only time I have. Or of course holidays like today.
Then, we will move to the family suite on the 7th and flying out on the 11th. Just realized we have the exact same dates! I hear you on resort changes- this started out as a mother/daughter trip but has turned into a family vacation so I changed us from POFQ to the family suite, but I am mourning not staying at a deluxe and have been thisclose to switching us to a WL BB room or the Poly, but I just can't give up that extra bedroom and bathroom with a teen and tween!
Yeah with your crew I'm sure the family suite would come in handy. We did suites our first few trips with Casey just so we had an extra bedroom for her when she still napped and went to bed early. It would still be nice, but my wallet couldn't sustain it ; )
Glad to see our trips are colliding. We'll have to compare plans when we get closer (and I of course actually make plans, which I have none of besides the hotel so far)
And the kicker to this whole trip is since we are getting our tickets through the dance package deal, we won't be able to make any fast passes until we actually arrive at the resort and check in!!
That is crazy!!!! Wonder why they do it that way.
How bizarre. It really looks like a corner that was never intended for a table, but someone said, oh, just stick a table there, it'll be fine.
Gotta squeeze as many dollar bills as you can in there
I've never been sure about these dessert parties (especially at full price), but I admit to having a sweet tooth. I could probably get my moneys worth if I ate lightly that day.
This was probably the only one we'll ever do. I've considered the star wars one a few times, largely for the good location. But while I could justify the price for Jason and I as we'd just drink our money's worth, no chance $50 for a kid who'd eat a cupcake could be justified in my brain.
Very cool. I read about these somewhere, but couldn't picture what they did. Good to see you had pictures of the Mickeys.
Yeah, I annoyed Jason because I was taking the pics with a flash on but I thought it was cool to see.
Ugh! Can't believe I'm over two weeks and six pages late to this party!
Oh well, better late than never amirite?!
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SO JEALOUS! I am staying at the Poly for the first time (woo hoo!) in a DVC studio in March for a long weekend with a friend so I will be taking notes on how to maximize the fun (and bevs)
You'll be shocked to know we didn't do too much Poly drinking, but got plenty in other ways!!!!!!
Is there any other way for you?
Nope!!!! Unplanned is my middle name
Still my favorite story about my favorite attraction, and yes, I call it the Pooper at least in my head now too!
Eventually I think I can amass enough people to call it the pooper and they will have to just change the name to the tomorrow land transit authority pooper!
So stinkin cute. Did Jason take these? The photos look great and very professional.
Thanks. She is definitely too stink in' cute (and why you didn't know this the poor kids nickname is stinky too). Jason did take them. He's a great photographer, just hasn't been as in to it the last few years. Especially at Disney, he takes his good camera every year and then leaves it in the room cause he just doesn't want to lug it around.
I love Kari's sommelier school. Definitely learning a lot about wine from your TRs!
I love that Melinda is my first student!!! Speaking of which, we hit up a local winery today and I got to try two new grapes I hadn't had before. The one I really liked was a Tannat which is apparently a lesser known French varietal. It was really spicy and had a lot of tannins which I love. Speaking of loving wine, when are you headed to Sonoma?
Seriously though! Who thought putting it within reach of any child seated there was a good idea??? Otherwise the restaurant looks very nice, although having never been in the "old" one I can't compare. 
