only hope
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jun 7, 2014
I know there’s been a bit of talk about whether or not Tony’s has improved since the chef changed, so here’s a review. We ate there for the first time a few weeks ago. Sit downs are a rare treat for us as they are so expensive (we normally just pack all our food as we’re locals) and we just never got around to Tony’s before. We nearly did in May but canceled after reading reviews. The reviews improved and AP’s got 20% off last month so we gave it a try.
The free bread and olive oil are fine. Not bad, but nothing special. The fried mozzarella is very good, but extremely overpiced. Three tiny pieces maybe half the size of a normal cheesestick were served on a small saucer plate covered in a slightly spicy red sauce. It was some of the best fried mozzarella I’ve ever had, but $11 for three tiny pieces of cheese is ridiculous, even by Disney standards. It should have been $4 or three times as much cheese.
I was afraid to try anything with red sauce and paying what Tony’s charges for pasta, which is a very cheap food, wasn’t appealing. So we split the potato gnocchi with chicken. The upcharge for the chicken was a bit much; they only put two small pieces on top. But taken as a whole, it was a fairly good value. The menu said it came with fresh vegetables. We thought there’d be a small scattering of veggies with a ton of gnocchi. Instead, there was about a dozen different veggies that filled the plate, with slightly less gnocchi than we’d expected. Fresh veggies are expensive and it would take a long time to prepare a dish like that, so we felt that the dish was very nearly worth it’s price, which is saying something for Disney. It was very good, but we’d never had gnochhi before so have nothing to compare it too.
We ordered the canolli, of course. I’d never had canolli before. It was very, very good. They brought two pieces so it is very easy to share. The price isn’t bad on this either, as the serving is so large.
It took the expected 15 minutes to get a table. Once seated, service was prompt and our server was very friendly. The bill was brought between courses and returned promptly. The main room itself was nice, and we enjoyed the paintings and fountain. We did feel the wall paint was a bit plain compared to the rest of the decor.
The free bread and olive oil are fine. Not bad, but nothing special. The fried mozzarella is very good, but extremely overpiced. Three tiny pieces maybe half the size of a normal cheesestick were served on a small saucer plate covered in a slightly spicy red sauce. It was some of the best fried mozzarella I’ve ever had, but $11 for three tiny pieces of cheese is ridiculous, even by Disney standards. It should have been $4 or three times as much cheese.
I was afraid to try anything with red sauce and paying what Tony’s charges for pasta, which is a very cheap food, wasn’t appealing. So we split the potato gnocchi with chicken. The upcharge for the chicken was a bit much; they only put two small pieces on top. But taken as a whole, it was a fairly good value. The menu said it came with fresh vegetables. We thought there’d be a small scattering of veggies with a ton of gnocchi. Instead, there was about a dozen different veggies that filled the plate, with slightly less gnocchi than we’d expected. Fresh veggies are expensive and it would take a long time to prepare a dish like that, so we felt that the dish was very nearly worth it’s price, which is saying something for Disney. It was very good, but we’d never had gnochhi before so have nothing to compare it too.
We ordered the canolli, of course. I’d never had canolli before. It was very, very good. They brought two pieces so it is very easy to share. The price isn’t bad on this either, as the serving is so large.
It took the expected 15 minutes to get a table. Once seated, service was prompt and our server was very friendly. The bill was brought between courses and returned promptly. The main room itself was nice, and we enjoyed the paintings and fountain. We did feel the wall paint was a bit plain compared to the rest of the decor.
