Eating at Via Napoli today!

[fall08CP]

For special preview event.


Will try to report back later tonight

 

[calypso*a*go-go]

Please do -- we'd love to try it during our next visit if it gets good reviews!

 

[kahblue]

When does it open to the public? Are they accepting reservations yet?

KIM
POP Century 05/25-09/03

 

[WaltD4Me]

When does it open to the public? Are they accepting reservations yet?

KIM
POP Century 05/25-09/03

They aren't taking reservations yet, they will start August 5th or 6th.

Can't wait to hear a review! Try the cantaloupe pizza for me! I'm dying to know how that one is.

 

[DisneyKevin]

Have an invitation to the official opening reception on August 5th.

Will report back after that.

 

[fall08CP]

Don't have time for a full review at the moment, but will try later tonight.

One word: FRESH!! We tried pasta, 3 kind of pizza, a few appetizers, dessert, and coffee. This restuarant is doing something right

 

[tlcoke]

Here is the info on Reservations:

"Advanced Dining Reservations will be available for Via Napoli at the Italian Pavilion in Epcot August 6, 2010 for dates beginning September 10, 2010. There will be a Grand Opening August 5, 2010 but it will be in "soft" opening with only walk-ups until September 10, 2010. The restaurant will participate in the Disney Dining Plan and accept the Tables in Wonderland card."

 

[Joshua_me]

Woo hoo !!

Here's the menu again for anyone that's interested.

The Menu:




Appetizers

Sicilian Eggplant - pickled eggplant with olives, capers, tomato and raisins $8

Contadino Salad - colorful array of farm fresh greens, fagiolini, fennel, radish coins and tomatoes in a red wine vinaigrette $10

Arancini - (fried saffron risotto balls) with mozzarella and meat ragu $10

Calamari Fritti - corn crusted rings served with spicy tomato sauce $14

Minestrone - hearty vegetable soup of fagiolini, zucchini, peas, tomato, cannellini beans and basil pesto $8

Fritto Misto - an assortment of just-fried seasonal vegetables, fish, and cheese to be shared by the table arancini, mozzarella, calamari, melanzane, asparagus, zucchini and carciofi (artichokes), Agro-Dolce sauce; Sweet and Sour Tomato Sauce $24


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Main Course Salads

Calamari - fried corn-crusted calamari with arugula, carrots and fennel with orange vinaigrette $18

Pollo - Chopped Salad with Lemon Chicken, Romaine, cantaloupe, cucumber, red pepper, green beans, vidalia onions, almonds and pasta crisps with honey-citrus vinaigrette $17

Bistecca - chopped mesclun, grilled steak, radicchio, watercress, tomato, red onion, gorgonzola, apple and cucumber with a red wine-mustard vinaigrette $19


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Pasta al Forno

Baked in our Signature Wood-Fried Ovens

Lasagna Verde - spinach, parmesan, besciamella $20

Candele - candle-stick pasta, sausage ragu, polpettine, mozzarella, ricotto $16


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Pasta Di Via Napoli

Mafaldine Amatriciana - ribbon pasta, guanciale & pomodoro sauce finished with pecorino cheese $22

Spaghetti E Polpettine - hand-crafted veal meatballs and tomato sauce $19

Fusilloni Trapanese - large cork-screw pasta tossed in a southern Italian pesto of vine-ripened tomatoes, almonds and basil $17



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Piatti alla Parmigiana

Traditional preparation served with Tomato Sauce topped & Gratineed with Parmesan and Mozzarella Cheese, served with Spaghetti Torta

Tortino di Malanzane - eggplant $18

Pollo - chicken breast $22

Vitello - veal cutlet $26


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Wood-fired Pizzas

Wood-fired Pizza - Made with caputo flour imported from Southern Italy, San Marzano tomatoes, handmade mozzarella and water from a local spring just like in Italy's Campania region.
Three sizes: Individual / large with 8 slices / 20-inch or 1/2 meter to share with 12 slices

Margherita - tomato, mozzarella, basil $15 / $25 / $34

Quattro Stagioni - eggplant, artichokes, prosciutto, mushrooms $17 / $28 / $36

Pepperoni - spicy pepperoni, tomato, mozzarella $16 / $27 / $35

Calamari - fried calamari, arugula, fennel $17 / $28/ $36

Quattro Formaggi - mozzarella, parmesan, fontina, provolone $17 / $28/ $36

Ortolano - tomato, mozzarella, vegetables $15 / $25 / $34

Piccante - Italian Spicy Sausage, brocolli-rabe, tomato, mozzarella $17 / $28/ $36

Carciofi - artichoke, pecorino, mozzarella, truffle oil $17 / $29/ $36

Prosciutto E Melone - fontina, mozzarella, pecorino, prosciutto, canteloupe $17 / $28/ $36


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Dolci / Sweets

Tiramisu - mascarpone cream, espresso coffee, lady fingers and chocolate $8

Gelato Frizzante - ice cream soda Italian style made with San Pellegrino aranciata and Vanilla ice cream $10

Gelati E Sorbetto - vanilla, chocolate, pistachio, lemon sorbet $7

Coppa Di Brutti Ma Buoni - Amarena cherry and vanilla gelato sundae with cookies $10

Traditional Desserts from our Childhood

Torta di Sarena - apple cake with almond sorbetto $8

Zeppole di Catarina - ricotta cheese fritters with whipped cream and chocolate sauce $10


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Beverages, Coffee, Espresso, Infusion

Cafe Americano $3

Espresso $4

Double Espresso $6

Cappuccino $5

Cappuccino "Alla Panna" $6

Cafe Freddo $5

Infusions and Tea $4

 

[summy32]

Is there a seperate kids menu? We are going in September and are on the Regular Dining plan.

 

[mousermerf]

Side note: It's expect to soft open today (Sunday) or Monday.

 

[fall08CP]

Alright I have a few minutes before I have to jet off to work, but I'll get in as much as I can.

We arrived at Via Napoli for our special event around 11:30 am and were the first guests (ever!) to be seated, pretty cool. Managers were around to greet us and everyone was very polite and enthusiastic, welcoming us in Italian.

The inside is lovely, mostly golds and oranges. The windows are strategically placed; you can't see anything outside the Italy pavilion, so you are totally immersed. The back windows are high on the wall so you can only see the clouds. It's very open and bright, although I wonder how this would be at night time. The waiting room is very small; there were two long benches and a couple of chairs. I imagine this will be a problem when they're in the walk-up stage as the line might be very long and the wait outside would be miserable in this heat.

ANYWAYS, onto the food

When we were seated, we were offered drinks (coke products or fruit water). Get the fruit water!! It's light and refreshing and has fruit chunks inside. Sounds weird, but was nice. There were 3 flavors- lemon, orange, or strawberry. They let us sample all three, and we liked strawberry best.

The menu was pre-set so we got whatever they brought out.

Appetizers- We had 2 to share: the Contadino Salad which was so-so. The dressing was nice but it was a boring salad. Wouldn't waste my money. We also had another appetizer that I don't see on the previously posted menu. It had lentils, eggplants, and some other veggies in a sweet sauce. The name started with an "N" I believe, and was served with wafers/dry bread. We all loved it.

Entrees- 4 total: individual margherita which was lovely. Italian pizza is much different than American pizza. There was less sauce; rather the tomatoes were chunky and placed strategically on the dough. The mozzarella cheese was very fresh and was in dollops rather than covering the whole pizza. There was also fresh basil which added a lot. This was my favorite entree. The secon was an individual Quattro Stagioni, which had eggplant, artichokes, prosciutto, mushrooms. I'm not a fan of any of that so I took a bite and passed on that. No of us was too fond. The third entree was a large pepperoni pizza; it had 6 HUGE slices. The waitress said it is meant for 2 but it could easily feed 3-4. This was delicious and will be a crowd pleaser. Something I found interesting was that they used mini, dime sized pepperonis, different than how we do it in America. They had a nice bite to them. This was more similar to American pizza with the sauce and cheese covering everything, but I think you'd miss out on a lot if you only order this. The final entree was Fusilloni Trapanese, and this was lovely. Again, there were tomato chunks rather than a thick sauce and the flavors of every herb and spice could be tasted. Also had fresh parmesan on top which added a lot.

Desserts- 2 to share: the Tiramisu was very rich and creamy, different from the one I had at Tutto Italia. It wasn't as wet as Tiramisu often is, but more sweet and milky. I'm not a big tiramisu fan, but I'd get this again. We also had Zeppole di Catarina, which were like mini donuts with chocolate dipping sauce and whipped cream. They are served warm, and are melt in your mouth. They weren't coated with sugar or any glaze, but they were still a delectable dessert. There were probably about 10 of them total. We were also offered coffee, capuccino, and espresso. I thought the espresso tasted like nail polish removed but hey, I don't normally drink it straight.

There was a long table that seats 20 in the center of the restaurant that they called the community table. They plan to use this for large parties or solo travelers. This would be more of a place for walk-ups who don't mind sharing a table with strangers.

Anyways, all in all we LOVED IT! This would be a great place for a group of ladies to go and share meals and have a few glasses of wine. The eye candy isn't bad either

 

[catne]

thanks for the reviews...I'm already posting links to this review (people on the Dining review thread are clamoring for a review...your's is the first I've seen.)

 

[CanadianPaco]

Thanks for sharing! It sounds amazing!

 

[USAswimmer626]

Thanks for the review! Sounds like you definitely enjoyed yourself!

 

[cannp123165]

Thanks for sharing - it sounds great!

 

[WdwforLife]

I will be trying to eat here in a couple of weeks. This was very helpful!

 

[*NikkiBell*]

Kevin!! Try these and let me know what you think! You know me and my risotto....


Arancini - (fried saffron risotto balls) with mozzarella and meat ragu $10

 

[DebºoºS]

Mmmmm thanks for sharing your review. Really looking forward to it now. I'm going to try and get in on WednesdayHope the line isn't wrapped around the WS.

 

[cdsmom]

Here is the info on Reservations:

"Advanced Dining Reservations will be available for Via Napoli at the Italian Pavilion in Epcot August 6, 2010 for dates beginning September 10, 2010. There will be a Grand Opening August 5, 2010 but it will be in "soft" opening with only walk-ups until September 10, 2010. The restaurant will participate in the Disney Dining Plan and accept the Tables in Wonderland card."

So I understand that this restaurant takes a TS credit. Also reviewed the menu and it has 3 sizes to their pizza. Does anyone know if which size is covered under the DDP/TS credit? Assuming that it would be the entree?

TIA

 

[Ex Cast Member]

So I understand that this restaurant takes a TS credit. Also reviewed the menu and it has 3 sizes to their pizza. Does anyone know if which size is covered under the DDP/TS credit? Assuming that it would be the entree?

TIA

Yes, I don't know why this is so hard to find out., I am so excited to try this place when we go in December!