Well, we ate there in August 2007 for lunch and I thought the food was quite good - one of the better meals of the trip, quality-wise. None of us got the skillet, if that makes any difference. (I'm generally disappointed in the quality of food throughought WDW so for me to say we had a very good meal is the exception.)
There weren't a whole lot of antics when we went as the restaurant was maybe 1/4 to 1/3 full, but there were some laughs. It helps if you have an idea ahead of time that there will be shouting, stomping, singing, and maybe even a few items thrown around. If you don't like that sort of thing, pick somewhere else to eat.
We enjoyed seeing the lodge as we had family staying there at the time. We were supposed to have stayed there too but our airline ticket prices went up before we could finalize our trip, and we decided to buy the tickets and cut down on the resort, so we stayed at POFQ instead. Overall, we were glad we didn't spend the extra money for WL. It was nice to visit but we preferred FQ.