If you are what you eat, then I only want to eat the Good Stuff

[calderli]

subbin' everything looks sooo yummy. I can't wait to get to the wordl so I can go off my diet for a week!!!

 

[gigicnm]

You're making me hungry

 

[MA pigletfan]

Before we left the MK, we decided to share a dole whip float.

YUM! do you know, i have been to WDW many times and have NEVER had one of these, or there float-less cousin!! i must change that this trip!!

Great reviews..Tutto's fish looks amazing!

 

[calderli]

Before we left the MK, we decided to share a dole whip float.

I am very excited to have one of these. Too bad DD dosen't like pineapple. Oh well all the more for me

 

[Ms. Heimlich]

Ahh, Gov. GoodHair.

She is fine - waiting for Ferris and Sloane White to get back (today!) from Canada where Ferris attended CrankWorks (Mountain Biking Festival) and SW enjoyed being preggers in a cooler climate...Storey is set to start pre-school next week, but isn't quite potty trained yet ("Dada, I'll go pee-pee in the potty, but I will never, EVER go poo-poo in the potty." Sigh....) so we will see. Jack and I will head up to Austin at the end of October for her 3rd Bday (no ACL for us this year.) Thanks for asking, and I hope this wasn't TMI for a food report!

Gov. GoodHair... That is funny!
not TMI!! Kids are funny! The fact they lack the modesty filter makes me howl with laughter sometimes.

subbin' everything looks sooo yummy. I can't wait to get to the wordl so I can go off my diet for a week!!!

I sure did. Hope you don't gain as much as I did...

You're making me hungry

I love your smilies! That is ALMOST a drool icon we keep looking for!

YUM! do you know, i have been to WDW many times and have NEVER had one of these, or there float-less cousin!! i must change that this trip!!

Great reviews..Tutto's fish looks amazing!

This dole whip float was only my second one EVER.
Tutto was good... rest of the review coming up shortly.

I am very excited to have one of these. Too bad DD dosen't like pineapple. Oh well all the more for me

Sharing is not all it's cracked up to be...

 

[Ms. Heimlich]

On with the Food Porn!

Dessert and drinks at Tutto Italia!

Dessert was interesting at the Heimlich table here. We each ordered a dessert, but only one of us had the dessert we started with once it was all said and done. Let me elaborate.

I ordered the Gianduja-Torta Al Cioccolato - chocolate and hazelnut torte with whipped cream, and raspberry sauce - $10




Faith ordered the Coppetta Sottobosco - berries, zabaglione cream gelato, and chocolate sauce - $14




Thomas got the Bugie/Chiacchiere – Tutto Italia’s signature dessert. Anise and sambucca-flavored crisp pastry with chocolate and apricot sauces - $10



Then I ordered some hot tea and Thomas ordered an espresso.





I thought I was in the mood for chocolate. It sounded really good. It looked really good. It tasted really good. It just didn’t do it for me right then. Faith loves berries (Remember what I said about fruit & veggies?) and ice cream. That dessert should’ve been right up her alley. She loved it but again, it just wasn’t floating her boat. I asked her if she wanted some of my torte. I took a bite of her Sottobosco. We promptly traded. I finished hers and she finished mine. All was right with the world.

I stole the chocolate straw off my dessert and she ate the biggest blackberries out of hers, so it was a fair trade, I think.

Thomas was very happy with his dessert. I can “hear” many of you thinking… What’s the big deal? Fried dough strips with some sauce… What gives? First let me say that he was looking for a light dessert. He’s not much of a sweets eater, though he appreciates good desserts. This dessert is so much tastier than it looks. The apricot dipping sauce kicked the chocolate one’s butt! It was very flavorful! The sugar dusting on the pastry is not powdered sugar and it is not granulated sugar. It is somewhere in between those grain sizes. It was different and I feel like he ordered a very unique and memorable dessert.

The hot tea was… hot tea. (I will explain more in a minute why I wanted hot tea in the middle of August in Florida momentarily.) They brought a little pot of hot water, a decent selection of tea and some milk. My only complaints were 1) no sweetener was served with the tea – I had to ask a neighboring table for some and 2) it should’ve been my drink on the DDP and I ended up having to pay cash for it. By the time I noticed #2, we were already out of there and it wasn’t worth the $4 to have to do the whole thing over again.

Thomas’ espresso was good and strong. It was served with a little biscotti that was very good (he let me have a taste). I’m not sure he would order this again… I think he was hoping for something a little better this being an Italian joint.

Ok – onto my overall impressions of Tutto. First, it was FREEZING in there. Both Faith & I were wearing sun dresses and flip flops. We were both freezing our rear ends off!! I am not sure if it is because we were in the little area to the left (as you are entering the place) or if they keep the place that cold so people don’t linger but we sure didn’t hang around!

Second, I was a bit disappointed in the feel of the place. All the pictures I saw and the menu prices pointed to a little finer dining than I feel like we got. For example, the table was covered with white PAPER over the tablecloth. Like at our local BBQ joint. White butcher paper. I felt this was very out of place for the kind of restaurant they are touting Tutto to be. Another example is the feeling of being rushed. I felt the whole time that we were being shooed out of there. Like “are you done yet?” I think it may have something to do with the fact that our waitress seemed a little hurried, but it was a definite impression we all got.

Would we go back??

The answer is yes. The food was good, the location is awesome, and overall I really liked it.

On to the Bean Counter portion of the show:
This meal was $154.96 if we had paid cash. We used 3 TS credits.
Our out of pocket items were: My Cosmo ($12), Espresso ($3.50), Chianti ($7), and Tea ($4) for a total of $28.23 after tax. The suggested tip amounts were $26.19 and $29.10.

 

[disneyfav4ever]

I'm glad you liked Tutto. I think it's the best Italian on property.

 

[MickeyNicki]

Your three desserts...boy we had them all...the one your hubby had...DH loved it too....the one your daughter had I tried as well and it was great..but the one you had originally ordered...ooh baby I loved that one!

I agree about the atmosphere...for the price I would expect the setting to be posh-ier.

 

[*KeepMovingForward*]

On to our first Disney food!! Yipee!

We arrived on Disney property about 8:00 and had made previous plans to eat at DTD. We stowed our many bags in the room and headed out.

Uh. Oh. DTD was a MAD HOUSE. There were people EVERYWHERE and parking was scarce. I didn't even think about the fact that it was Friday night and DTD might be busy... We finally nabbed a spot (way in the boonies) and headed in to Earl of Sandwich!

The line was L O N G. We waited. Since we had not started our Dining plan yet, we paid out of pocket.

This is probably my favorite quick service meal (if you can call it that with their long lines) in Disney. I always look forward to an arrival or departure meal here.

We got to Epcot and made our way back to Tutto Italia.

On to our entrees…

I had the Cannelloni “Al Forno”. Baked cannelonni pasta, spinach, ricotta, bechamel, parmesan cheese $24.00


Thomas got the Filetto Di Pesce In "Cartoccio" - Halibut filet, tomatoes, olives, capers, and vegetables baked in parchment paper. $34.00



This is what it looked like once you got the parchment open.

Faith had the Tortelli Di Vitello Al "Chianti" - Veal and chianti ravioli, parmesan cheese, sage butter, roasted tomato

I'm salivating over all of the entrees. The halibut looks especially good. Now I'm wondering if leaving Tutto off of our dining repertoire this coming trip was a wise idea.

 

[Jeanieblue114]

my first official subscribing to a foodie trip report (no pressure)..hehehehe

I'll be there in a month and my first trip on the Dining plan. So, i'm looking for the good stuff.
on with the show........

 

[MrsSpratt]

Yay! Please, ma'am, we want some more!

Mrs. Spratt

 

[Shenanigoat]

ack- I'm late to this review!

I loved your EOS review, I have still yet to get there and should really get in gear because sandwiches are my favorite food. I'm glad you liked Tutto! It's a shame about it being so cold though, and the Tortelli Di Vitello Al "Chianti" looks sooooo delish.

 

[Pooh&OurHunny]

Great update on Tutto Italia. We can't wait to try it on our December trip. Great pictures.

 

[milmore104]

Loving your reviews. I have to say as much as my DH and I LOVE sandwhiches (live on them in the summer) we have yet to visit EOS. I am making it one of the things we HAVE to do this trip. So I can cross it off our Have NOT done yet list.

 

[whogirl'smom]

Great reviews! Tutto looked especially good, totally different choices than we had two years ago. Your cannelloni looks like cheesy heaven!

 

[oybolshoi]

Tutto looks quite tasty ... my problem as always is with their pricing, which is why we've never dined there. $16 for a salad ??? I know if you're on the dining plan it makes more sense but since we don't use that and since we have so many great Italian places here in Stinktown we always bypass Italy when in Epcot.

However ... we do have a F&W pairing there in October so I am looking forward to trying their cuisine in a different kind of setting and your review definitely has me excited about our choice.

 

[swankybeth]

Loving the reviews so far, keep 'em coming!

 

[ChelleinNC]

Tutto looks quite tasty ... my problem as always is with their pricing, which is why we've never dined there. $16 for a salad ??? I know if you're on the dining plan it makes more sense but since we don't use that and since we have so many great Italian places here in Stinktown we always bypass Italy when in Epcot.

However ... we do have a F&W pairing there in October so I am looking forward to trying their cuisine in a different kind of setting and your review definitely has me excited about our choice.

Same thoughts here, it looks great; but the pricing keeps us away.

Glad you mostly enjoyed your meal Ms. H Can't wait to see what's next!

 

[winterman]

Faith and I both had the All American - Roasted Turkey, Buttermilk Ranch, Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Lettuce & Tomato on the YUMMO EOS bread. The sandwich is supposed to come with cranberries…. We 86’d the cranberries. I mean I love cranberries, but with ranch dressing??? I don’t think so…

You should really try the sandwich with the cranberries. They add a lot to the flavor.

 

[TDC Nala]

I won't pay for Tutto either but that veal tortellini looks awesome.

I also have the Tutto food/wine pairing booked, on September 26. Have done it back when they were Alfredo and it was very good then.