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Sunday 13 December – part three: Paradiso 37... and spam scones
Then we were heading up the river to Old Key West and catching glimpses of the Treehouse Villas on the way. One day, we are going to have to stay in these. That would be so neat.
It was about this time that I realised that I had said to Jennifer that we would meet up with them at 11.45 for our lunch with them, but that time was fast approaching, so I texted her to say that we would be there more like 12.00 instead. We dropped the boat back and even though we had had it for 40 minutes, we got no extra charge, which was good.
By now, it was getting pretty hot, just as they had predicted on the weather forecast, so we took our time getting over to Paradiso 37. We saw Jennifer, Alexander and Marta outside and Alexander was in seventh heaven with the pirate ship that his Fairy Godmother Marta had bought for him. This would gradually be unpacked during the course of the meal.
We walked in and I was immediately impressed with the atmosphere of this place. Despite the dark furniture, it’s very light and airy in here, thanks to the huge glass windows they have. There’s a massive tequila bar, but their big draw as far as alcohol goes appears to be beer, as they made a big thing of serving the coldest beer.
The menu was pretty impressive, certainly not what I’m used to on Disney property these days, with some genuinely ethnic food on offer. I really wasn’t going to have a starter, but when I saw the salsa sampler that included pineapple salsa, I just had to give that a go and Marta said she would share it with me. Perfectly, she wanted the hot dip, the fire roasted salsa Diablo, which was the one I wasn’t interested in, so that worked out fine for me. It was very good and I polished off all the pineapple salsa. It was very different, but very nice.
Ok, why that photo has come out so large, I do not know...
Mark had the Caribbean crab and fish fritters for appetiser and I tried some of his and couldn’t fault those either. They were excellent.
For main course, I was spoilt for choice, as there were a lot of fish dishes on the menu, which made for a pleasant change. I went for the southern fish fry, while Mark had the Colombian style whole crispy hen. A lot of hilarity ensued when that arrived, as you can see from these photos:
Mine had a decadent selection of fish, including shrimp, salmon and scallops in it. Although it was breaded, it didn’t say anything on the menu that I saw about it having a tang to it and it did, which meant that I struggled to eat it, as it was a little too hot for my liking. I made a valiant effort, but it was just too much for me and I’d say too much for one person. Mark found that his dish had been deep fried, so this is not an option for those who are health conscious.
Our server wasn’t great. OK, so we were chatting away, but I thought it said something when Jennifer asked if she had missed him bringing us the bill or asking us if we wanted dessert, but no, she hadn’t, je had just gone to ground completely.
As for the company, we had a great time. Alexander’s pirate ship was gradually completely unpacked. We couldn’t believe how much packing it came with! It took almost the whole meal to get into it, but Alexander seemed to love it – and that’s the most important thing.
We also presented Jennifer with a book on spam, as I saw it and knew she and Dave would appreciate it, as they have to deal with that stuff on the boards from time to time. The recipes in there are classic, especially the spam scones! Not something I ever want to be served with. :
Paradiso 37:
Appetiser 9 6½
Entree 7½ 7
Service 5 4
Atmosphere 8 8
Value for money 7 7
Average score: 6.90
Eventually, it was time to leave, but they didn’t chase us out of there and it was pretty busy in there, busier than I was expecting anyway, bearing in mind that it’s quite a new place and I thought it would still be a virtually unknown place.
Next: this is much better than our part of the resort
I'm sorry to hear your meal(the food or the waiter) weren't what you expected at Paradiso 37. The Salsas look delicious though. It looks like you and Mark had a wonderful time with Marta, Jennifer, & Alexander. Your boat ride looked like so much fun and relaxing too. More please!
Just catching up and enjoying your updates! First, how wonderful you were able to spend that special time with Wendy. Sounds like another memorable trip is in the making for next Spring! And that PP meet must have been loads of fun. What a crowd! Sorry you had to endure such horrible crowds for the Lights. I would not have handled that well.
That photo of Mark and piglet totally cracks me up! They have quite the history, huh?
Love your close-up shot of the treehouse villa! I'd love to stay there one day but with just hubby and I right now, I can't really justify spending all the points.
Your meal at Paradiso 37 looks great. Glad to hear you had a good time!
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