Via Napoli and Flying Fish

[mom3sonstt]

I will be eating at both of these for the first time on October. Please share any reviews, thoughts, meal recommendations, pictures, portion sizes...anything you can think of. I'll be joining a small group of new friends, and they made the ADR, so no recommendations to go elsewhere please.

Thanks in Advance!

 

[ChasingLeslie]

Via Napoli was very good. DH, DS, and I split a large cheese pizza, while my DD had pasta in a cream sauce. These were a lot of dishes that sounded delicious, but we'd heard so much about the pizza that we had to try it.

 

[DrivenByDisney]

We just ate at Flying Fish on Monday evening and it is now my favourite restaurant on property! I posted a review with pictures on this board so check that out.

We eat at Via Naploi all the time and the food is very good! Easily one of our top-5 spots to eat at Disney. You will enjoy both I'm sure!

 

[2hapykdz]

Via Napoli has 2 amazing dinners.....the Veal Parm and The Lasagna Verde....spinach pasta with a white cream bechamel sauce! Also the Best pizza on property!

 

[dspads]

We ate at Via Napoli last week. We all really liked the pizza. We also had fried mozzarella which was very good and a small antipasta plate with cheese, salami and olives. Would definitely return.

 

[Linleedo]

We have eaten at the Flying Fish Cafe' every time we went to Disney World. We always enjoyed the food and service. Since it changed names, we look forward to eating there in September. I know the menu is different. But, we like eating fresh seafood and fish. It has always been our first dinner at Disney.
We have also eaten at Via Napoli repeatedly. We prefer the pizza there. The tomato sauce served with the pasta makes my husband imagine that his Italian grandmom just cooked for him!( just like the food critic in Ratatouille). The chicken parm is super thin. It's tasty, but a small portion. The arancini is delicious.The only downfall is the volume. It is so loud that you can't hear the person sitting across from you. We couldn't wait to get done and leave the last time. This is the first year we aren't returning. Our meals are usually around seven o'clock. I'm not sure if the timing contributed to the loudness.

 

[EvilDrPorkchop21]

Flying Fish last night was amazing! Food was great, quiet atmosphere, great service, and the portions were just right. Highly recommend getting an ADR

 

[DaisyDuck001]

We have also eaten at Via Napoli repeatedly. We prefer the pizza there. The tomato sauce served with the pasta makes my husband imagine that his Italian grandmom just cooked for him!( just like the food critic in Ratatouille). The chicken parm is super thin. It's tasty, but a small portion. The arancini is delicious.The only downfall is the volume. It is so loud that you can't hear the person sitting across from you. We couldn't wait to get done and leave the last time. This is the first year we aren't returning. Our meals are usually around seven o'clock. I'm not sure if the timing contributed to the loudness.

Will be having lunch there in November as my first-ever visit to Via Napoli. Hoping their noise level at lunch is quieter.

 

[mom3sonstt]

Thanks for sharing all of your experiences! Our FF dinner got moved back to 7:20, so I guess I'll just focus on that meal instead of trying to eat light in order to get back to Epcot.
And our Via Napoli is at 4, that's a little tougher. About how big are the individual pizzas? Pizza and pasta is pretty filling to be eating right in the middle of F&W hours.

 

[mom3sonstt]

I've been stalking the menus. I'm leaning towards:
Planch-Seared Hokkaido Scallops - Antebellum grits, Brentwood sweet corn, peppadew emulsion

Any reviews?

I think I'll have to wing it at Via Napoli depending on what I've had at the food booths and what my so wants. I'm thinking the 4 cheese pizza sounds good.

 

[Moback]

Flying Fish was awesome before the refurb. We haven't been back since then but expect the same. I would just skip on by Via Napoli. We ate there a few years ago and wont waste our time ever again. I would go to Olive Garden before them.

 

[mom3sonstt]

I can't skip either. I didn't book them, but both are gatherings with a group of online friends. I'm going for good company and hoping for good food.