Reviews of Mama Melrose’s Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by LiaElf76 Review Date: 10/18/2017
Rating: (4) Not Recommended
I’ve eaten at Mama Melrose’s several times over the last few years and remembered the food being good. When I was there this past weekend, I was treated to a disappointing experience. I ordered my food and drink at the same time. About a minute later, before my drink order had been filled, my order of chicken parm arrived. It was barely warm, the chicken was dry, and there wasn’t much sauce.
When my waiter came with my drink and inquired about the food, I told him that I felt like the chicken parm had been sitting around and I was the unlucky one to order it. He told me that no, in fact the food does come out that quickly. But he took my plate back for a new one regardless.
Sure enough, about a minute later he was back with a fresh plate. Yes, it was warmer, the chicken was juicier, and it had more sauce. All good things. But it still was a rather bland dish overall. It wasn’t any better than what you could get at a chain Italian restaurant but at least there soup or salad would be included with the meal!
Needless to say, I won’t be rushing back. The food at PizzaRizzo that I had to pass on the way smelled just as good.
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Food arrived quicklyCons:
Food wasn’t very goodReviewed by DanInNH Review Date: 10/10/2017
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
We ate there last week. We sat for quite a while before any server stopped by the table. We finally ordered drinks and our food while we had her - the server said she would be back with drinks and bread. She was gone for quite a while and before she returned, our 3 plates of food arrived. The two Chick-parm meals were, at best, barely warm. And very little sauce - really dry. The penne alla vodka came hot at least. All three meals were bland. Reminded us of cafeteria quality. Shan't be returning there anytime soon.
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Food arrived quickly once we were able to order.Cons:
Food arrived too quickly, food qualityReviewed by mbelerique19 Review Date: 10/10/2017
Rating: (8) Recommended
With this being one of the few tableservice meals in Hollywood Studios we were excited to try this place. The pizza is literally the star of the show here. You can watch them hand roll the dough and fire the pizzas in the brick ovens while you wait for your table. My husband had the chicken parm and liked it but not as much as my pizza. The only bad thing about this restaurant is its a little too dark for me but other than that it was great!
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Great themingCons:
A little too darkReviewed by RAIN Review Date: 08/25/2017
Rating: (9) Recommended
My family of 6 adults ate here on August 8 for a 12 noon seating for the Fantasmic Package.
The food was delicious but way too much. We had so much food we could not eat it all. The steak diner is excellent as well as the chicken parm. We started out with the flatbread which is very good but filling. By the time dessert came we were all to full to eat much of it. We have been here several times and have never been disappointed.
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Setting and FoodCons:
too much foodReviewed by Tammie613 Review Date: 07/24/2017
Rating: (10) Recommended
Celebrating our 25th Wedding Anniversary at Mama Melrose our waiter Kevin was by far the best waiter we have ever had. Kevin was very attentive and went above and beyond for our family. The food was amazing. Would Highly recommend.
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Waiter/ foodCons:
noneReviewed by minniemouse50 Review Date: 07/20/2017
Rating: (10) Recommended
My daughters and I dined here on Sunday, July 2nd. We booked the fantasmic package. The food was served hot and delicious. Holly was our waitress and she was awesome. She made the dinner fun and gave us great suggestions to help us with our order. Holly is a perfect example of all that is wonderful and magical about Disney. We will definitely eat here again
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Food and serviceCons:
NoneReviewed by SKNJ Review Date: 07/17/2017
Rating: (9) Recommended
We have debated eating here several times using the Disney Dining plan. Now that our kids are little older and out of the character experiences we decided to give it a try. Everything exceeded our expectations. All the food was great and the service was very good. We left there and wasn't hungry for hours.
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great foodCons:
expensiveReviewed by allec999 Review Date: 07/07/2017
Rating: (7) Recommended
Had dinner here with my daughter recently; we did the Fantasmic! package, which, as it turned out, didn't work out so well as the weather forced the show to be canceled that night. So it ended up being some pretty expensive chicken parm and spaghetti. Food was good, as was the service, and it's certainly not the restaurant's fault that thunderstorms showed up and ruined everything, but still, will associate my disappointment with Mama Melrose's, nonetheless.
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Food was goodCons:
ExpensiveReviewed by lauri Review Date: 06/26/2017
Rating: (9) Recommended
We were fairly surprised we enjoyed eating here. Every one in my party thought the inside was cute, and found the menu to have something for everyone. Our server was extremely helpful and friendly. We were on the dining plan and she suggested we do the Fantasmic dinner package, so we could all enjoy appetizers. I had not really considered this option, and took her up on her suggestion. My only complaint is the desserts are not terribly interesting, but for good, basic Italian food, we all really enjoyed it! I would have no problems returning!
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Good food and Good ServiceCons:
dessertsReviewed by margarita Review Date: 06/24/2017
Rating: (9) Recommended
One of our best food experiences during our trip the week of June 12th. The following was ordered by our party of 7:
2 steak entrees
chicken parm
penne with vodka sauce and shrimp
the special-pork tenderloin saltimbocca
kids pizza
kids penne with meatballs
I had the penne with vodka and shrimp-best I've ever ate and ended a meal with the cannoli dessert-3 small ones-perfect ending to a great meal. The rest of the table raved over their food and the rest ordered the sample dessert combo. Overall a great experience. Service was pleasant as well.
