GoofySon'sMom
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Oct 11, 2007
We tried Flying Fish in 2009 and it was one of the worst meals of our trip. But, we had a late reservation, we were cold & tired (it was Christmas week) and when we asked if there was any way to be seated early, the hostess was less than nice. By the time we got to eat, we were just done. Our waiter wasn't the best mostly due to being busy. For the most part, we did like the food though. With all the great reviews FF gets here on the Dis, I felt we owed it another chance when we were in a better frame of mind.
We were seated shortly after checking in near the back of the restaurant. A very large and loud group was seated behind us. Thankfully they left right around our appetizers. Our waiter's name was Tony, but I believe he was from Taiwan. Very efficient, a bit hard to understand. Overall we were very pleased with the service.
I started with the Spanish White wine tasting ...
I love Spanish whites and was thrilled to get a sampler. The Albarino was my favorite and I ended up getting a glass of that with my meal. As a side note, the gentleman that owns our local wine store in town used to work at the Grand Floridian. We told him about the wine and is going to try to order it for us.
Our food started with the bread
We all enjoyed this ... nice & crusty. Yummy sea salted butter.
For appetizers, I was very happy to see the BLT soup. Crispy smoked bacon, Epcot land pavilion bibb lettuce, chive creme fraiche, tiny tomatoes and chive infused oil - $12.00
This is something I have seen on the menus and really wanted to try. I expected a tomato based soup and was surprised it came out green! But it was really delicious. Just the right amount of smokey bacon. I would love to recreate this at home.
DS had the Chef's Special Degustation of worldly Artisanal Cheeses - Five Tastings Portions Raisins on the Vine, Membrillo, Italian Fig Torta and Marcona Almonds - $16.00
This is really an excellent cheese plate and something we remembered loving from our last meal here. It did not disappoint.
DH had Fresh Mozzarella di Bufala - Yellow Beefsteak, "Ugli Ripe", and Tiny Heirloom Tomatoes, Balsamic Glaze, Exotic Peppercorns, Petite Basil, and Sicilian Olio Verde $15.00
I did not taste but DH said it was really good. Soft cheese, fresh tomatos.
For entree, I knew I had to try the Signature Flying Fish Cafe Potato-wrapped Red Snapper - Leek Fondue with a veal glace, red wine and Cassis butter reduction - $36.00
Neither DS or I eat much fish or seafood but he had this last trip and loved it. So did I this trip. Not really fishy at all. Everything married well and the wine was just perfect with it.
DS had Rainforest Pepperberry-grilled Kurobuta Pork Tenderloin - leek, fontina and truffle-laced pasta Mac n Cheese, grilled asparagus and a cherry port wine, balsamico, carmelized onion and trumpet mushroom compote $37.00
This was also very, very good especially the mac & cheese. I only had a small taste, he ate every bite.
DH had the "Thunder" fish of the evening and I am not seeing it on any of the menus.
I think maybe it was swordfish? Of course I know so little about fish, I just don't know. Anyone that was there with us and has the menu, I would love to know! I didn't try it but he really enjoyed it.
We had a side of the Grilled Asparagus - with Sauce Foyot $8.00
I got this mostly because I was afraid I would hate the fish! It was really good ... a very smokey charred flavor.
DH has the wine pairings with each of his courses.
On to dessert ... first I had Earl Grey tea
This is my favorite tea to have at the end of a great meal ...
I don't see any of our desserts on the current menus online here on the Dis, on Allears or on the WDW site.
DS had a chocolate dessert but I am not sure that it is the trio one on the current menus
This was really good but really rich. He ate it all but I don't know that I would have been able to.
DH had a creamy strawberry dessert ...
Again, very tasty ... not too sweet.
And I had the trio of Boardwalk favorites...
I was really happy to see this still on the menu as it was really the main reason I pushed to go to FF instead of Citricos once we made the decision to cancel Brown Derby. I was not disappointed. The "cake" hamburger was a bit on the dry side but still very good. The popsicle was very tart due to the lime. But the popcorn dessert was overall the best. Very creamy, a bit salty. I just loved this presentation.
So our 2nd trip was a huge success. I put this 4th for the signatures this trip just a smidge behind Le Cellier but well ahead of Jiko and Flying Fish. Right now I have it as a must do next trip but we'll see what happens with the menus as the time to make reservations nears!
Total dining plan cost was $206.98. OOP cost for the wine was $51.25 (Yikes!). We were not charged for the side of asparagus. Not sure if FF includes the sides with the DxDDP as AP used to. Would have loved to try the risotto if we had known!
We were seated shortly after checking in near the back of the restaurant. A very large and loud group was seated behind us. Thankfully they left right around our appetizers. Our waiter's name was Tony, but I believe he was from Taiwan. Very efficient, a bit hard to understand. Overall we were very pleased with the service.
I started with the Spanish White wine tasting ...
I love Spanish whites and was thrilled to get a sampler. The Albarino was my favorite and I ended up getting a glass of that with my meal. As a side note, the gentleman that owns our local wine store in town used to work at the Grand Floridian. We told him about the wine and is going to try to order it for us.
Our food started with the bread
We all enjoyed this ... nice & crusty. Yummy sea salted butter.
For appetizers, I was very happy to see the BLT soup. Crispy smoked bacon, Epcot land pavilion bibb lettuce, chive creme fraiche, tiny tomatoes and chive infused oil - $12.00
This is something I have seen on the menus and really wanted to try. I expected a tomato based soup and was surprised it came out green! But it was really delicious. Just the right amount of smokey bacon. I would love to recreate this at home.
DS had the Chef's Special Degustation of worldly Artisanal Cheeses - Five Tastings Portions Raisins on the Vine, Membrillo, Italian Fig Torta and Marcona Almonds - $16.00
This is really an excellent cheese plate and something we remembered loving from our last meal here. It did not disappoint.
DH had Fresh Mozzarella di Bufala - Yellow Beefsteak, "Ugli Ripe", and Tiny Heirloom Tomatoes, Balsamic Glaze, Exotic Peppercorns, Petite Basil, and Sicilian Olio Verde $15.00
I did not taste but DH said it was really good. Soft cheese, fresh tomatos.
For entree, I knew I had to try the Signature Flying Fish Cafe Potato-wrapped Red Snapper - Leek Fondue with a veal glace, red wine and Cassis butter reduction - $36.00
Neither DS or I eat much fish or seafood but he had this last trip and loved it. So did I this trip. Not really fishy at all. Everything married well and the wine was just perfect with it.
DS had Rainforest Pepperberry-grilled Kurobuta Pork Tenderloin - leek, fontina and truffle-laced pasta Mac n Cheese, grilled asparagus and a cherry port wine, balsamico, carmelized onion and trumpet mushroom compote $37.00
This was also very, very good especially the mac & cheese. I only had a small taste, he ate every bite.
DH had the "Thunder" fish of the evening and I am not seeing it on any of the menus.
I think maybe it was swordfish? Of course I know so little about fish, I just don't know. Anyone that was there with us and has the menu, I would love to know! I didn't try it but he really enjoyed it.
We had a side of the Grilled Asparagus - with Sauce Foyot $8.00
I got this mostly because I was afraid I would hate the fish! It was really good ... a very smokey charred flavor.
DH has the wine pairings with each of his courses.
On to dessert ... first I had Earl Grey tea
This is my favorite tea to have at the end of a great meal ...
I don't see any of our desserts on the current menus online here on the Dis, on Allears or on the WDW site.
DS had a chocolate dessert but I am not sure that it is the trio one on the current menus
This was really good but really rich. He ate it all but I don't know that I would have been able to.
DH had a creamy strawberry dessert ...
Again, very tasty ... not too sweet.
And I had the trio of Boardwalk favorites...
I was really happy to see this still on the menu as it was really the main reason I pushed to go to FF instead of Citricos once we made the decision to cancel Brown Derby. I was not disappointed. The "cake" hamburger was a bit on the dry side but still very good. The popsicle was very tart due to the lime. But the popcorn dessert was overall the best. Very creamy, a bit salty. I just loved this presentation.
So our 2nd trip was a huge success. I put this 4th for the signatures this trip just a smidge behind Le Cellier but well ahead of Jiko and Flying Fish. Right now I have it as a must do next trip but we'll see what happens with the menus as the time to make reservations nears!
Total dining plan cost was $206.98. OOP cost for the wine was $51.25 (Yikes!). We were not charged for the side of asparagus. Not sure if FF includes the sides with the DxDDP as AP used to. Would have loved to try the risotto if we had known!