Reviews of Mama Melrose’s Lunch/Dinner
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Reviewed by Imjustababyduck Review Date: 11/25/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
We ate here on 11/11/13. This has been our pick for dining in DHS for some time. The food is consistently good (and sometimes better than good) and our service has always been good as well. This time was no exception. I had the magical star cocktail, caprese appetizer, the strip steak with mac and cheese and cheesecake for dessert. My DH had soup, osso buco (I think off menu) and gelato for dessert. All of mine food was really good. The drink, however, had so much ice that I feel like I paid #12. for less than an ounce of liquid total. I think I drank it all in one sip. My husband said his soup was ok, the osso buco was fantastic and what can you say about a bowl of ice cream. The kids had soup, pizza and a sundae. They said it was all good. I tried the soup and it was fine.
We usually eat here in DHS and will eat here again, but we will be adding The Hollywood Brown Derby as well. Yummy!!!
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NoneReviewed by wattage Review Date: 11/20/2013
Rating: (6) Recommended
We ate at Mamma Melrose’s on Saturday, November 2, 2013. We had ADR’s for 1:30 and we were seated with in ten minutes of checking in with the hostess. Our server was from Birmingham, UK and had a 5 year service pin on his name tag.
Chef Bea from the Brox came to our table to discuss my tree nut allergy. While she was there, I asked if the Clams Oreganatta was back on the menu, she said it was not but that they had a spicy mussel dish as an appetizer that she thought was very good. When I told her I could not stand spicy food, she offered to make me a mussel dish from scratch. What she made was a fabulous dish with white wine and garlic broth with mussels that is one of the best dishes I’ve ever had in any restaurant. It was so good I used my straw to suck up the broth after I ate all the mussels.
Unfortunately, the rest of our meal was not so spectacular. My wife and I ordered the Charred Strip Steak with Mac & Cheese. The Mac & Cheese was very good, but had a few pieces of pasta in it that were burnt. The steaks were tough, much tougher than we’ve had before. My steak had so much fat and gristle that over half the steak was inedible!!
We’ve eaten at MM several times in the past and this is our favorite restaurant in all of WDW. We’ve had the Strip Steak several times in the past and it was excellent, but this time is was terrible!! Because of our past experiences with MM, we’ll be back, but it might be a while.
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Service and Main CourseReviewed by retired605 Review Date: 11/11/2013
Rating: (7) Recommended
My husband loves this place but I have never been a fan. Food is good but I never can find something I really want to eat. This time he had chicken parm and I had chicken campanele(sp?) We both liked our dinners. Atmosphere is loud and service is so-so. Restaurant is pricey.
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atmosphere, menu selectionsReviewed by HOBBES Review Date: 10/29/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
We came here several years ago as a substitue for Sci-Fi which had unexpectedly closed the day of our reservation. We always felt that as we had not chosen to come here we maybe judged it a little harshly so we arranged to come this time to give it another shot. I'm pleased we did. After a short wait (ADR was for 7.40) we sat down and our order was taken quickly and served quickly (but not too quickly!) We both had the minestrone and bread which were very tasty but not too filling. DH had the penne alla vodka and I had the chicken campanelle. Both came in enormous portions but were very tasty. Can't remember what we had for dessert but we enjoyed it. Price was very reasonable and we were out just in time to make the 9pm Fantasmic which I didn't think we would. A great experience and we wont leave it so long befopre our next visit.
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nothingReviewed by DisneyJen Review Date: 10/05/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
Ate here for the first time on Sept 1, 2013 using the Fantasmic Package. We found this to be a great value b/c an appetizer for each adult was included with the package- something the dining plan does not offer at any other restaurant and because we paid out of pocket for the DDP this trip, we were looking for value. We had the calamari for appetizer- the best calamari we ever had! I had the chix parm and my husband had the pasta dish with all the seafood, they were both wonderful. One of our fav meals this trip.
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Great food, fun atmosphere, Fantasmic packageCons:
noneReviewed by BigDisFam Review Date: 09/24/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
I have no idea how this place got so many negative reviews. 9 of us dined here on the dining plan, we reserved the Fantasmic package. Our waiter was knowledgeable, friendly and efficient.
Me and my son decided to share our meals so we could try more stuff. I got the calamari and chicken parm, he got Caesar salad and the steak. The Calamari was flavorful and tender, the dipping sauces were excellent. The Salad was fresh, crisp and had a lot of flavor, but not too much dressing-perfect. I loved my chicken but the steak with mac and cheese was maybe one of the top ten foods I ever put in my mouth. Steak was chard on outside and perfect medium-rare inside, so tender it just meted without hardly a chew, mac and cheese was rich and creamy- very tasty. Everyone else loved their food also, they brought trays of desserts which were yummy and the Fantasmic seats were good. A great value on the dining pan abd our new favorite restaurant in HS.
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long wait for tableReviewed by BermudaJen Review Date: 09/01/2013
Rating: (7) Recommended
We ate at Mamma Melrose for the first time in August 2013 as part of the Fantasmic Dinner Package. The food was ok - not the best but certainly not the worst. The restaurant was super busy and this was evident in the service. Our main courses were delivered before they had cleared away the appetizer plates creating some juggling for us and the server. However, looking around the restaurant, we saw several tables with dirty dishes. To my surprise, the servers were also bussing their own tables. So, not only were they required to attend to occupied tables, they were clearing and setting vacant tables. I don't think it takes a rocket scientist to figure that you could hire some bus people to clear dirty dishes and set tables to keep them turning over quicker and perhaps alleviating some of the wait time.
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ServiceReviewed by Mich97 Review Date: 08/30/2013
Rating: (8) Recommended
We ate here for the first time this past July and were pleasantly surprised that the food was good. Normally I stay away from Italian food when in WDW since I find it usually isn't that good. But we were all happy with it. DD & I got the spaghetti with chicken and DN got the Pollo di Forno. Our server was also very friendly and attentive.
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—Reviewed by jdnwebster Review Date: 08/21/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
Went in to use Fantasmic package. Sooooo glad that we did. For $37 pp, you get an appetizer, entrée and a shared dessert. I had the tomato, mozzarella and basil with balsamic reduction for appetizer. Chicken parm for dinner. The chicken was fork-tender and delicious. The pasta with the chicken was not a smooth shape. Hard to explain but if you are a texture eater then this might be weird for you too (or not). For dessert, a preselected sampler was offered but, unfortunately, had some form of raspberries on everything. Of course, I'm allergic. 🙁 Waitress did not miss a beat and brought out something raspberry free for me (cheesecake) and it was awesome. We got our Fantasmic passes as we left. The seats were great. Middle area, halfway up...perfect view. Great experience that I would consider doing again.
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pasta was "weird"Reviewed by JJPrice Review Date: 08/17/2013
Rating: (5) Recommended
We decided to eat here because of the Fantasmic seating, which was excellent and we didn't have to wait too long for Fantasmic to begin.
The service was painfully slow. The food was pretty bad too. It looked like it should taste good, but it was pretty disappointing. I don't know if we'd go back, even though the Fantasmic seating was very convenient, which is the only reason I didn't give Mama Melrose a failing grade. Without the Fantasmic package, it would have been more like a 2/10.
My daughters spaghetti was plain, no sauce at all. The chicken was dry and inedible. The pizza was poor and lacked flavour. The penne a la vodka didn't taste very good either. Really disappointing dinner.
