Tutto Italia - who has eaten there?

[ROEDISNEY]

Has anyone eaten there recently? How did you like it? What did you order? are you big Italian food lovers? I am considering trying it, but as someone who really loves authentic Italian, I am wondering how the food there compares?

Yes we have and it was great! We are Italian and loved it ! The gravy was really good. Were going back again. I would definatley say go

 

[mom2cinderella]

FYI: It was fabulous!!! Yummy food and excellent service. And eating outside while the sun was setting? Heavenly!


Michele

 

[minnie56]

We did not enjoy Alfredo's at all so we are sooo hoping for a great meal at Tutto, from all the reports I have read we will be enjoying one....
Can't choose from the menu so guess I will wing it when I get there!

Bev

Me either? Went to Alfredos in Rome back in Oct tho...wow-what a difference!! Was the most fabulous place I have ever eaten!

Maybe I should give Tutto a try!

 

[Disnsyncey]

ok, this is a strange question....but I am diabetic....so I just assume I shall skip Tutto, but if its as great as a place as ya'll say, I don't want my parents to miss it.......do ya'll think that there is enough interesting good food there for me to order w/o getting a plate full o carbs? I want my p's to have some good italian for once.......

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

I must be the one person in the world who didn't like the place. DH and I loved Alfredo's and found the food there to be much more "authentic" than what we had at the new Tutto. In fact what we had at Tutto was prepared poorly and was what I'd describe as gross. The ham in my meal was grissly pieces of meat, the peas seemed to be canned, the cream sauce from a jar and DH's lasagne noodles were complete mush. We were very disappointed with both our meals.

Can't figure out why people are liking it here.

Ok - I'm the 2nd to say I don't like it either. We ate there on 11/18 and I felt like I was very crowded (there were only 2 of us so we got one of the little tiny tables) and to quote my husband "it tasted like chef boy r dee out of a can".

I just told DH there is a 3 page thread of nothing but GOOD things about Tutto! We didn't like it, either.

We ate there in August. The food was fine - nothing horrible, nothing fabulous. We were on the DxDDP so the prices weren't a problem, but if you are paying OOP be prepared! The kid's meals are over $20! Yes, the same sort of meal that is $7.50 everywhere else! DS ate calamari at about 5 different restaurants and he said Tutto was his least favorite - the sauce was straight out of a jar.

The restaurant was PACKED and the atmosphere was very hectic. I think we were in and out in about 50 minutes. Overall we prefer the signature restaurants, but that's just us.

 

[BCV23]

We've enjoyed several dinners at Tutto. Can't wait to go back.

Disnsyncey, there are quite a few meat and fish entrees...it's not all pasta by any means. And WDW is great about working with dietary needs. If the dish comes with potatoes but you ask to substitute a veggie without carbs...they'll work with you.

Someone mentioned the lasagne being "mushy." It's not typical American lasagne for sure...no thick, wavy, pasta. The noodles are thin, flat and delicate. We love the lasagne at Tutto. Light in texture but sooo rich.

 

[ScottJoseph]

This was from a previous post I did:



I’m not sure why, but I stopped by Tutto Italia at the Italypavilion. It almost seems unnecessary because this restaurant is essentially a placeholder for a different flagship restaurant that will open later this year, although no one knows when.

But that restaurant -- and Tutto, too -- will be operated by the Patina Group (not a Disney production), so I figured this restaurant would give a clue as to what we might expect.

The first thing that should be noted is that there is no fettuccine Alfredo on the menu.

That would have been amusing given that the previous occupant was Alfredo d’Originale di Roma, an offshoot of the restaurant that invented the dish. Maybe the Patina people wanted to keep their menu more authentic and didn’t want to add Alfredo, which is largely an Americanized dish.

But that didn’t stop them from delivering the bread basket with a dish of olive oil, which is largely an American practice.

I started my lunch with a bowl of pasta e fagioli, the beany soup with bits of pasta blended in. It was fairly bland, but I fixed that by spooning in some of the olive oil meant for the bread.

For my entrée I had the dish with the unfortunate name stinco di maiale, which is more aromatic than it sounds. It was a massive pork shank braised into tender submission. It was quite good, and the portion was ample. In fact there was too much to finish in one seating, and at $24 I hated to waste it. (Wouldn’t it be nice if you could have doggie bags waiting for you at the front gate like purchases from gift shops so you don’t have to lug them around?)

I had also shelled out $8 for the lunch contorno, which was a braised fennel. Actually, it had to be a joke the kitchen was playing. No serious chef would have sent out a hunk of raw fennel with some melted cheese on top.

Service, which, like most of the pavilion restaurants, is proffered by natives of the sponsoring country, was affable but not very attentive. The most authentic part of the dining experience!

The atmosphere of Tutto Italia is boisterous. The main dining room is a huge space that wants to look elegant but just can’t, not when it’s filled with ill-clothed tourists – not a fault of the restaurant.

Still, it would be nice if the permanent restaurant that will eventually take over could make some improvements on the experience.

Scott
ScottJosephOrlando

 

[myladyisatramp]

We just ate there also the food was great. Everyone enjoyed their meal.