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I'll have to be honest with y'all. I probably had the BIGGEST reservation about going outside of the parks and eating at boardwalk with the two kiddies! Adults as they are, DD & DS love the atmosphere of the parks and for DS to give up Hollywood & Vine buffet too a little convincing when I was making ADR's. but I made them and stuck with them. So we left MGM about 5 pm for the boardwalk and 7:30 reservations @ Spoodles.
Was I ever wrong about my reservation. This was probably our second favorite evening, not just restaurant, but evening!!! Our waiters name was Wayne. And Wayne was a riot. He is one good old southern boy who knows his restaurant and the food prepared. Not just the taste, mind you, but it's preparation! And he was just plain FUN!!!! He asked if we were on the DDP and yes we were, so he went through the litany of what we could order on the plan. Went through the drinks and got to the iced tea. It was unsweetened iced tea. But if we wanted "sweet tea", he'd fix it for us. Thus started the conversation about how he made his sweet tea. Well, I don't normally sweeten my tea and I've had sweet tea before when it is just sugar water. But Wayne's sweet tea was WONDERFUL!!! Then on to the appetizers. I decided I'd ASK Wayne for his recommendations since this was totally new to us. And he told us. He didn't just give one or two. He gave the reasoning behind his recommendations and really only left off one or two. We all followed his recommendations and weren't lead astray by any of them. DS had the mussels, which I can't handle, but there were 18 of them and DS ate all of them. They were in this sauce that looked like butter and cream. Wayne suggested we dip the bread he brought to the table in it and OH MY!!!! Just wipe it on my thighs!!! DD had the flat bread which was great (for breakfast too!) DH had the lamb kabobs and I had the shrimp. Wayne didn't suggest the dips as they tend to be spicy!
On to the main course, sweet tea still coming and bread still coming --oh the bread!--I had the pork chop-- or roast (some of that went back for breakfast) DD had the steak kabobs, DH had the red snapper. Then Wayne came to DS, who asked about the Shrimp linguine. Wayne answered him--"Did I recommend the shrimp? Did you hear me say Shrimp linguine. No I said, and he repeated his recommendations. Then he went on to say why he didn't recommend the shrimp linguine. It's cooked with lemon, but according to Wayne, when lemon is used and cooked to long, you lose the lemon flavor and the bitterness is left. So, DS got the kabobs as well! WOW!!! Second course is as good as the first.
Now for dessert. DH & I did the dessert platter. That was great! Just a little sweet of most of their choices to clear the palate. Creme brulee and chocolate cake were what the others ordered. I still remember laughing! We laughed so hard and so long that it hurt. It was clear that Wayne totally enjoyed his job and the people that he served.
After dinner, we walked the Boardwalk, watched the entertainers and did a little shopping. We walked through one of the hotels and out to the bus stop. We were in no hurry to get back to the room, even though we were tired.
Back to the room and my ration of diet coke (CF) and a dip in the pool.
Moral of the story and of the day. If you want a good meal and a lot of fun conversation, eat at Spoodles and try to get Wayne for your waiter. Spend time wondering the Boardwalk and night and enjoy the entertainment. There's none better!
We've been to Disney now three times and I have never been disappointed in their quality. I may not always enjoy the entertainment, but that's taste. The quality is never in question.
Well, I think I've brought the trip report up to our last full day which would slip us back to Saturday, so next time I write, I will go to our clean up day.
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