Best Italian at WDW

We love the pizza at Via Napoli ... the melon/prosciutto pizza was amazing!

We also like Via Napoli.. Chicken Caesar salad and pizza are favorites of ours. Going to try Tutto Italia in November, we ate there when it was Alfredos and really enjoyed it.

Take it from me, a NYC born Italian American.
There is no edible Italian food south of New Jersey.

For real Italian we go to Tutto Italia. The food is always great. We just ate there last week and were again totally blown away.

The servers are beyond approach and the atmosphere is of fine Italian Dining without being a signature restaurant.

Via Napoli it good but just does not have the atmosphere of Tutto Italia.

Hope this helps...:mickey:

Via Napoli is pretty good. I've had some good food at Tutto Gusto since it opened, the wine bar section of Tutto Italia, mostly small plates. And Il Mulino in Florida (Swan) is pretty much the same as Il Mulino in New York. I wouldn't expect delicious authentic Italian food at Tony's, and I've never been to Mama Melrose. But you should be able to get good meals at a few places in WDW (plus a new one opening up where Kouzzina is now).

We love Tutto Italia! On our last trip we were on the free DDP and we got the Candlelight Processional dinner package so we got the works. Everything was delicious! I enjoyed the olives so much, our server, Paulo, got me a to go container with enough to last the rest of the week. :thumbsup: I highly recommend it! We aren't going to eat there on our upcoming trip. :( Everyone wanted to try some new restaurants, so we are trying Mama Melrose's with the Fantasmic Dining Pkg. I hope we enjoy it.

Another vote for Via Napoli here! The pizza with cantaloupe on it is delish! :thumbsup:

It changes for us, but right now Mama Melrose is the best at WDW. Via Napoli is good but not as good as MM. That hasn't always been the case, as MM went through a few bad years. :thumbsup:

There's also Portabello's at Downtown Disney for Italian.

I had a fantastic Eggplant Parm at Tony's on our last trip. There are days when that dish is all I think about.

Just ate at Tutto Italia last week and it did not disappoint. My wife had the Ravioli di Ricotta and it was amazing.

Via Napoli!!!!

We prefer Via Napoli over Tutto and Portobello

PETE FROM NYC;2432743 wrote: Take it from me, a NYC born Italian American.
There is no edible Italian food south of New Jersey.

DITTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One could also argue that there's very little edible Italian north of Rhode Island as well haha (I now live in MA)!

I'd go with Tutto Italia, I think they do a good job with a decent amount of the menu items. It's the closest to authentic Italian in WDW. Haven't tried Via Napoli, but from the reviews, I'd say it's also a good potential to try for Italian. I'd RUN away from Mama Melrose and Tony's.

Mfarquar;2434023 wrote: DITTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One could also argue that there's very little edible Italian north of Rhode Island as well haha (I now live in MA)!

This idea is just crazy wrong. It's not the location of the restaurant but who is running it, cooking in it. There are Italian Americans all over the USA with absolutely amazing restaurants. Paul Manno's in St. Louis, for example, is as good Italian if not better than some that I've had in NYC and Boston's North End. Il Mulino at the Swan is exactly the same as Il Mulino in NYC, with even some of the same staff has worked at both. Yes, there is a lot of bad "Italian" food out there, and some of it is even in NY, NJ, and Boston.

Location isn't what makes it great. You can't possibly claim to have tried every Italian place outside of your home region (or even in it) to even know what you're talking about. Yes, the Northeast is fortunately rich in great Italian food, but that doesn't mean that there isn't any to be found anywhere else. Perhaps you simply haven't found it yet. Don't be afraid to try.