Via Napoli at Epcot worth it?

[scottmel]

ANy reviews on this new italian place????

 

[SouthJersey]

ANy reviews on this new italian place????

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I was actually just about to post this. I hear good things about the pizza, but haven't heard anything else :-\ Looks like a nice place for some pictures though

 

[Smiling Cheshire Cat]

We enjoyed the pizza there. The smallest size was enough for my son and I to split. I remember wishing they had a more appealing dessert menu.

 

[BABYJOSIE98]

DD and I had an early dinner there back in June and we both enjoyed it very much. It is a cool looking restaurant and our servers were wonderful...Josie and I ordered a single peperoni pizza and split it..I also tried the blood orange drink..YUM! Very refreshing!
I really loved the pizza..I thought everything just tasted so fresh...I would eat there again for sure. Matter a fact I told DD last weekend..Wish I was at Via Napoli eating some of that pizza..

We both had the blood orange drink and the pizza and our bill was around $29.

It was nice too go in an sit and cool off. I say give it a chance...

 

[LuvLuvLuv]

we LOVE it there!! the pizza is fabulous, I loved the spaghetti and meatballs, the apps and desserts were great!! we're going back in november and can't wait!!

 

[scottmel]

Would you pay OOP vs. using the DP?

 

[splashmountainjaxson]

This is one of our favorite restaurants , the apps , the pizza , the desserts --- oh, and I can't forget the drinks! All is tremendous , and what we consider top notch at Disney. My husband is chef , and he has a pretty discerning palette --- this is must do for him. As for OOP v DP , I am not an expert there, have never done the DP , but from what people say , the lunch here can be more expensive , as per the price of the pizza ... so I would gather, that may lean you in the DP direction. I guess it all pends on where else / what kind of other places you'll be eating.

But in short -- GO !!!

 

[psac]

Went there not long after it opened, and it was pretty bad. Worst server we've had in all of WDW. Pizza was decent, everything else wasn't. It generally gets good reviews, though, so it may have gotten better since then, or we caught it on a bad day.

 

[AngelStitch]

I love Via Napoli. We ate there 3 times our last trip. My favorites are the candele pasta and the pepperoni pizza. I love the zeppoles for desssert. The restaurant is so pretty and really great servers.

 

[juliebug1997]

We loved it!!!! I had the blood orange aqua fresca and DH had the strawberry one. Both were so refreshing after being so hot. We enjoyed the arancini and the salami and provolone appetizers and we both loved the pizzas. Lemon sorbet--delicious.

 

[scottmel]

oh I a so glad I made the ADR! Wll keep it for sure! I thought it was just a pizza place but is it more like Tutto? So maybe using the dining plan is a good thing there?

 

[nicole0992]

I love Via Napoli and have dined there numerous times. I have never had a bad meal and everything has been delicious. I would use dining plan unless sharing pizza. Our bills were pretty high and a good use of a credit.

 

[kari B.]

Haven't tried the pizza YET, but the regular entrees were the pits... The Tiramisu was amazing though.

 

[scottmel]

Thanks Karen! That is what I was trying to determine. If I have TS's left I will use the DP on a meal else we will share pizza and pay oop if no credits left. I have booked a lot of TS's this trip b/c I can't say for sure how this will work until the time is closer...thanks!

 

[quirty30]

We really enjoy Via Napoli, but I tend to think it doesn't really work well with the dining plan - unless perhaps you have the DxDP. But even with the DxDP, you can't have the yummy aqua frescas as your beverage - only soft drinks, tea and coffee are offered with any dining plan. Since we like to share appetizers, pizza and dessert, we just used our TiW last trip.

We like to start with the arancini & the calamari and both are excellent. We then like to order a couple of individual pizzas to share. DS likes pepperoni and DD likes sausage - I share with both of them : ) I ask them to go light on the sauce so the crust stays extra crispy. They use fresh mozzarella, so the pizza is very different than traditional pizza here in the US. But we really enjoy it. The pepperoni and sausage both have a nice kick. Have also had the spaghetti & meatballs and the creamy chicken pasta. Both were very good.

We just adore the desserts here - especially the zeppole - yum! The tiramisu was also wonderful, as were the kids gelato sandwiches. We want to try the "Ugly but Good" Sundae next time. But that zeppole is just amazing. It's sweetened, breaded and deep fried ricotta cheese with fresh whipped cream and chocolate sauce for dipping - just amazingly delicious!!!

We also think the servers here are just charming, although sometimes I don't think they understand a word I'm saying. The meals we've had here have been delightful - and we now like to eat here every trip. It's not for everyone, but we enjoy it immensely!

 

[aubriee]

Three of us did a walk up there this past May for dinner. We all three loved it. None of us had pizza though. We shared the Fritto Misto (fried veggies, calamari, and cheese) platter for an appetizer. For entrees we had the linguine Frutti de Mara (seafood pasta) and the chicken and peas rigatoni. For dessert we had the zeppoli and Amarena cherry/vanilla gelato sundae. All were delicous. Service was a little slow though.

We loved it so much that I'm meeting friends there again in Sept and also have a solo reservation there for my Nov/Dec trip. I'm dying to try their pizzas. We had already ordered in May, so couldn't change my order, but the ones they were bringing out looked great. I used the DDP in May (paying for the Fritto Misto platter OOP), but will be paying OOP in both Sept and Nov/Dec.

 

[basketlacey]

This was one of our favorite meals last trip! And the ugly but good sundae was my favorite dessert of the whole trip! My kids loved the zeppole.

For entrees, we ordered 3 pizzas split between the 5 of us. We had the sausage and broccoli rabe and the one with the melon. I can't remember what the third one was. It was more than enough food. It was great pizza. I can't wait to try it again!

 

[tinkandpan]

This was a great meal- and the way we did it, it was a pretty inexpensive meal as well (as long as you weren't thinking about what you were ordering). There were 6 of us. We did the salad that you can order when you get the pizza. We ordered it for 3 people (as we had one person who wasn't eating it) and it was more than enough. The only complaint was there wasn't enough of the yummy fillers in there and a lot of leaves. We ordered one kids meal of spaghetti and meatballs (which my son said was excellent) and we ordered the largest pizza with the spicey sausage. It was enough for us all to share. And i think it was 49 dollars?
The blood orange was great, as was the sangria. We didn't do dessert because we like to walk around and get treats from the other countries.

 

[disneymom1229]

I also have reservations here in Sept. and have never eaten here before. I have really been looking forward to it and after reading through these posts, I simply cannot wait!!!!

 

[pamelaz]

So excited for this place we made it our first dinner reservation for our trip. We'll eat there on arrival day. Woooh!