Is there a need for 4 Italian restaurants in DS?

[BEASLYBOO]

We have only one Melting Pot here (S. FL) they closed the other location, they have trouble getting people in. It’s a long process with not enough other menu choices to appeal to the Disney masses needing to be fed. Personally, I could eat my weight in cheese fondue, however... But Greek fried cheese is a perfect way to start a meal and right now Mediterranean cuisine is the hot lick, as well as Thai. The draw of Italian cuisine, kids love it just buttered, easy choice for parents!

 

[Ben E N]

I hate tomatoes and fennel, so that really cuts down what I'll eat on an Italian restaurant menu! I mean I'll eat tomato sauce, but I don't particularly enjoy it (raw tomatoes are a definite no). Pasta just does nothing for me. I'll eat it, but I wouldn't miss it if I never had it again. So yeah, if I'm picking a restaurant Italian would be towards the bottom of the list.

I view pasta noodles as candy that doesn't taste nearly as good, as nutritionally it's the same thing. You and I are in the great minority of people who don't like Italian food, though. I'm sure there are people who find a 6 foot tall mouse quite upsetting, but it doesn't mean that Disney has any plans of removing Mickey.

 

[Freeroam]

I couldn’t agree more! Disney needs to take the cannoli lol.

 

[JerseyJanice]

I hate the Melting Pot! First off, I don’t eat at a restaurant to cook my own food. I cook plenty of food at home. Secondly, it takes too long in between bites. I like to chow down when I eat. I don’t want to cook a bite for 2-3 minutes, then cook another bite 2-3 minutes—it’s maddening!

That said, I avoid most Italian at Disney. They don’t do it well and I have excellent Italian food at home. I still find plenty of other food to eat at Disney. I also have zero interest in visiting Disney Springs.

 

[DISNEY1975]

Yeah, how about a Greek restaurant? Or a Thai restaurant?

My 2 favorites! Where were you when they were in the planning stages ?? !!!!

 

[VeggieFruitFruit]

I would love if they added a Greek restaurant. I used to go to this great Greek place in San Pedro, CA where the entire evening was filled with live entertainment. The owner and some of the wait staff would do traditional Greek dancing, and sometimes teach people how to do some of the easier dances with them. They would break plates on the floor and get everyone to shout "Opa!" (and a guest or two would be invited to break a plate). They had a belly dancer and someone who did some type of soft shoe dancing. They had singers and musicians. It was a real *experience.* Disney could definitely pull that off (maybe not the guests breaking plates for liability's sake), and price the meal like they would any other dinner show. They could serve less adventurous fare, like souvlaki (chicken skewers with roasted peppers), biftekia (burgers), roasted potatoes, and greek salad and slightly more adventurous foods like moussaka and pastitsio and cover a wider range of diners that way. Heck, if they made it family style, people might even be more inclined to try something new knowing that they aren't "stuck" with a meal they won't like. I think setting it up as a full entertainment experience would help draw in people who might otherwise be less inclined to go to a Greek restaurant, based on cuisine alone. (Can you tell I've been thinking about this for a while?)

 

[DaisyDuck001]

My 2 favorites! Where were you when they were in the planning stages ?? !!!!

Would have been happy to suggest, if only they had asked for my recommendations.

I would love if they added a Greek restaurant. I used to go to this great Greek place in San Pedro, CA where the entire evening was filled with live entertainment. The owner and some of the wait staff would do traditional Greek dancing, and sometimes teach people how to do some of the easier dances with them. They would break plates on the floor and get everyone to shout "Opa!" (and a guest or two would be invited to break a plate). They had a belly dancer and someone who did some type of soft shoe dancing. They had singers and musicians. It was a real *experience.* Disney could definitely pull that off (maybe not the guests breaking plates for liability's sake), and price the meal like they would any other dinner show. They could serve less adventurous fare, like souvlaki (chicken skewers with roasted peppers), biftekia (burgers), roasted potatoes, and greek salad and slightly more adventurous foods like moussaka and pastitsio and cover a wider range of diners that way. Heck, if they made it family style, people might even be more inclined to try something new knowing that they aren't "stuck" with a meal they won't like. I think setting it up as a full entertainment experience would help draw in people who might otherwise be less inclined to go to a Greek restaurant, based on cuisine alone. (Can you tell I've been thinking about this for a while?)

That would be great. The Cat Cora Greek place at the Boardwalk ended up not working out, but your idea has potential. I like most Greek restaurants I've tried, but at Cat Cora, I found the cheese much more pungent than at other Greek restaurants I've been to, which kept me from being a fan. If the new place could avoid overly pungent cheese, it could be awesome.