Reviews of Mama Melrose’s Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by seahawk7 Review Date: 06/20/2014
Rating: (8) Recommended
We had the Fantasmic package which included an individual appetizer, entree, and shared dessert plus reserved seating for the first Fantasmic show. We all really liked our meals and the dessert was very good. I would say the quality is better than Olive Garden and a good choice for Hollywood Studios. The reserved seating was directly in the front and I think the package is worth the price if you order carefully. The service was very good.
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fantasmic package, decent italian foodCons:
noneReviewed by MVClause Review Date: 06/06/2014
Rating: (8) Recommended
My DH and I LOVE Mama Melrose's. We really enjoy the food and the atmosphere. My DH ordered the Penne a la Vodka and added chicken. YUM! It was delicious, flavorful, filling--PERFECT. I ordered the marghertia flatbread. I was pleasantly surprised. For about $13, I received a great sized pizza on flavorful crust. The sauce was great, the sun-dried tomatoes were flavorful, and the mozzarella was delicious. We are always pleased with our experience at Mama Melrose's.
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---Reviewed by Snemma Review Date: 05/29/2014
Rating: (9) Recommended
This was an excellent meal. We had salads for our appetizer, they were well done. My charred steak entree was excellent.
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Service, food quality Fantamic PackageCons:
NoneReviewed by Snemma Review Date: 05/24/2014
Rating: (9) Recommended
Had 6pm ADR, and everything went smoothly. Had the steak, and it was excellent.
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Service, fantasmic packageCons:
NoneReviewed by MIDisney Review Date: 05/20/2014
Rating: (1) Not Recommended
First off, had a reservation for late dinner. When we arrived, we were told they were running 15 minutes behind on reservations. What is the point of making a reservation then?
We were seated surprisingly quick. Waitress seemed to have had a long day and did not want to be there. Ordered our meals, salads came quickly and bread came when it was out of the oven. Is a bellini supposed to be a frozen drink? Theirs is served in a small champagne glass not frozen. We were asked if we wanted another drink, we asked, how long till dinner. Response was "tomorrow". How true that was!!! We waited for an hour, then watched the table next to us that was seated 20 minutes after us be served entrees. We got up and asked for a manager. The waitress, noticing we were leaving, raced after us to make sure I guess we did not skip out on the bill. The manager introduces herself, I explain the experience we had to her, and her first words were to turn to the waitress and say "how did this happen". No I am sorry to us.....won't be back.
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Service Poor, No entrees every arrivedReviewed by shorebound910 Review Date: 05/07/2014
Rating: (8) Recommended
We did Mama for the Fantasmic Package, so to be frank that was the only reason we ate here. This helped out BIG as the show was filled to capacity and we walked right in 20 min. before the show and had great seats.
Mama was a nice surprise, the food was very good and service was excellent. Not much to choose from, but good nonetheless. Great place for pasta/Italian lovers. The only small negative is where it is located. Mama is next door to Muppets and Studios doesn't have the best layout for traffic flow. Very small negative, but if your running late it comes into consideration 😉
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Good Food, Good ServiceCons:
LocationReviewed by slpayne Review Date: 04/01/2014
Rating: (6) Recommended
This was an average meal. DH and I shared a salad and the chicken pasta dish. It wasn't anything great, just typical Italian and not authentic by any means. There's other places we like better, we probably won't return.
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—Reviewed by ljbevis Review Date: 02/03/2014
Rating: (10) Recommended
We had an early dinner here on January 29th. We had originally had Fantasmic reservations, but canceled for a regular dinner. I had read the reviews and wanted to have a choice of deserts and am so glad I did. This was the best meal we had all week and we had 17 table service meals during our week. I had mussels and everyone else had calamari. It was wonderful. For our entrees we had the seafood, steak, chicken parm, pizza and the shrimp pasta. It was all fantastic. The homemade sausage on the pizza was fantastic, but quite spicy. We voted this as the not to be missed restaurant on our next visit. The only issue we had was with the children and the fact that they didn't have french fries available as a substitution.
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—Reviewed by JennaDeeDooDah Review Date: 02/03/2014
Rating: (10) Recommended
My husband and I love Mama's and eat here every trip to Walt Disney World. Our most recent time was on Sunday, January 26. We checked in 10 minutes before our ADR and were promptly seated. I love looking at the photos of all of the stars who have dined there that grace the walls when you first walk in. I also really enjoy the theming. I think it is quite pretty in there and my husband and I have found that it is an excellent restaurant for a romantic dinner for two, or for a fun family meal.
We were on the Fantasmic Dining Package, so my husband and I each had an appetizer and an entree with a dessert to share. My husband had the mussels and I had the calamari. My husband loved that the mussels were in the seafood arrabbiata sauce, but didn't care for the mussels themselves. He had trouble shelling many of them. The calamari was good. I enjoyed the red sauce that came with it more than the red sauce at Tony's, but not as much as the red sauce at Via Napoli. The second dipping sauce was a pesto-based sauce that I didn't care for. The calamari itself was good.
My husband opted for the charred strip steak and I had the margherita flatbread. The flatbread was no bad, but I prefer the wild mushroom flatbread. With the margherita, the cheese didn't cover the entire pizza. Wherever they put a tomato slice, there was no cheese. That is not the case on the wild mushroom flatbread. My husband raved about his steak. I had a bit and had to agree. It practically melts in your mouth. I highly recommend it.
The dessert platter that we shared had the seasonal panna cotta with a mango compote, chocolate amaretti cheesecake, and something else that I can't really remember. The cheesecake was both of our favorites and we didn't care for the panna cotta.
Overall, it was a nice meal and we will certainly continue to return here. It's not as well themed as Sci Fi Dine In or 50's Prime Time Cafe, so your children might prefer one of those restaurants, but I do highly recommend Mama's, as well. The food is always good, the waitstaff is attentive, and the theming is lovely.
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Not as themed as other resorts in the same parkReviewed by deedeebee Review Date: 02/02/2014
Rating: (2) Not Recommended
First off we had to wait for over an hour to get out table, yes we had an ADR. Service was slow but that was somewhat understandable. The food on the other hand was terrible! We won't ever go back, no reason to return.
