I hadn't been to Flying Fish since my birthday 2007, wgich was a total disaster. Service was wierd, not even a Happy Birthday, the food was just ok, we were leaving to drive back home that day, Mike and I were fighting and I finally broke down and cried over the loss if my dog two months earlier. Like cried right in the middle of the restaurant. Like I said, total disaster.
I really wanted to go after the restaurant rehab, and we got the extra annual passholder discount, so we decides to go. How emotional could I get there, after a whole decade, right?
Nothing to worry about. Everything was fantastic! Our server had a bit of a Lurch (think Adams Family) thing going on, as he was tall and lanky with a slow deep voice. He was attentive and made great wine recommendations though. We were happy with our service. Unfortunately, we were a bit rushed this meal because of La Nouba. I wish we could have taken time for wine pairings and dessert. We will go back to do that soon.
My phone was out of charge, so all these photos were from the menu at all ears. Each dish looked exactly like the photo.
Anyways, we started off with soup. The soup of the day was tomato. Little did I know, Joaquin loves tomato soup. Personally I hate it, but he was really very pleased. Mike and I got the lobster piquillo bisque. I am fussy about lobster bisque. I don't like it too creamy or too sweet, and it must have lobster in it. This fit the bill. It tasted wonderful. You could really taste butter, tarragon and lobster paired with the pepper, which gave it a whole other depth of flavor. This clearly had sherry in it, which is a must have for amy lobster bisque IMHO. I have only enjoyed about 4 lobster bisque out of about 20 I have tried in my lifetime. This was number 2. I wish I could have licked the bowl.
On to entrees. Mike and Joaquin had
Wood-fired Spanish Octopus, Chilean Sea Bass and Key West Pink Shrimp - Bomba Arroz, Peruvian sweet peppers, house-made chorizo. The octopus had the largest tentacles i have ever seen on a plate. In fact, it had just two large tentacle portions. The octopus 2as so tender, it melted like butter in my mouth. I didn't get a bite of the bass, but they both said it tasted fantastic. The rice was also tasty.
I had the
Ocean's Bounty Sustainable Fish - harvest vegetable melange, savory potato beurre blanc. This was grouper, which I love. The potato Buerre Blanc was pure buttery goodness. The veggies were crisp, plain with the perfect amount of salt so the veggie taste could shine through. I could get this again.
Sally ordered the steak, as she does at least oi nce per trip. She is such a good BFF. She isn't a seafood eater, yet she follows me blindly to all of these seafood restaurants. She always orders the steak, and is always happy. Disney restaurants ate really good about having a non fishy option at all its restaurants. She ate
Wagyu Filet Mignon - fingerling potatoes, asparagus, rainbow carrots, demi glace. I tasted it, as she is always good about sharing. Besides, this was a huge steak, and Mike helped her finish it. The steak was very tender and cooked perfectly medium to her taste. The only thing I didn't live was that either the steak or sauce were seasoned pretty heavily with rosemary. That is just an individual taste thing though . I preder rosemary with chicken to beef. Sally loved the rosemary. In fact she likes rosemary so much she gave me a rosemary tree for Christmas to encourage more cooking with rosemary. Mike really liked the steak and sauce too. Just leave me to my fishes please.
I am happy we tried this place, and now think more of the many fond memories than that evil birthday dinner. We enjoy this place and will go again, since we stay at our home resort Boardwalk at least a few nights every year.