As stated in the earlier post, DS & I really enjoyed our meal at Tony's Town Square! It was basically a step above the Olive Garden, only with a really cool, Disney-esque atmosphere. The Lady & the Tramp theming is awesome.
Based on food quality, value, service, and atmosphere, I would give it an 8.8 out of 10.
Our server was terrific. His name was Casey and he was from Boston, I think. Anyway, he and my son were chatty throughout the meal. DS thought he was the best server we had all week. He was great with making suggestions, filling our drinks, and staying attenative to the larger group from the U.K. sitting behind us.
I had looked over the menus for all of our restaurants on the allearsnet site prior to our trip, and I had my heart set on the spinach & artichoke dip. Unfortunately, they had changed the menu and the spinach & artichoke dip was no longer on it. They did have a "Tastes of Italy" antipasto plate that said, "serves two." I asked our server if it would be possible to get that plate for just one. He said, "absolutely!" He said he wished they would have stated that a single person could order that item. Anyway, that is what I ordered for my appetizer and it was wonderful!
DS had never eaten calamari, but he's a big fan of all the seafood he has tried so far in his 11 years. He decided to order it. Our server told him that there was an olive relish that usually comes on top of the calamari, but that he would make sure to bring it out on the side just in case he didn't like it. When the plate came out, the olive relish wasn't on the side, it was on the calamari. The server apologized sincerely and offered to take it back. DS decided he like the olive relish...so we kept it as it was served.
As with everything else so far, he devoured it!
For our entree, DS said that Tony's was "famous for their spaghetti and meatballs"....so that is what he ordered. The meatballs were overcooked, but the pasta was perfect. After eating most of that HUGE plate of calamari, DS couldn't finish the spaghetti. I tried it and it was very tasty....but the meatballs were definitely overcooked.
I had the catch of the day, which was grilled salmon. It was cooked to perfection and provided a nice alternative from my usual beef-like ways. The asparagus was fresh and crispy. The glaze over the fish was sweet and tangy. This was a nice, well-cooked, healthy meal.
For dessert, I had the chef's special dessert. I forgot what it was called, but it had chocolate and expresso beans. If you look closely, you can see the Lady & the Tramp chocolate powder stencil on the plate. That was cool! I ate every last bite of this dessert, even though I was stuffed already.
DS had the Ice Cream Bomb. Even though he didn't finish his pasta because he was so full, do you think he ate this? You guessed it....he devoured it. When our server asked him, "how did you enjoy your ice cream bomb?", DS told him, "it was Da Bomb!" (He's 11 and a little comedian in the making!)
Overall, we had an awesome father-and-son dinner at Tony's. We left our server about a 30% tip for such wonderful service. When we go back to the Magic Kingdom, DS & I will make it a tradition for us to eat at Tony's together.
.We have never eaten in the Castle but i am really considering doing the breakfast one for our dd who will be 8 whilst were over there.I was also told the food is'nt great but you do it for the experience.I reckon our girls would love it+money does'nt seem to matter to much when your in WDW-as it's those precious memories that are completley priceless.Can't wait for more.x.
, your DD look's adorable all ready for her dinner date at CRT. We ate there on our 1st morning last year and we all really enjoyed it 
. It also looks as though your DS enjoyed his 1 to 1 time
, this is something that I think is really special 
Encore 
