Reviews of Tony’s Town Square Lunch/Dinner
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Reviewed by lcjens Review Date: 01/30/2015
Rating: (6) Recommended
The food was average but it was served within 5 minutes of ordering, super fast.
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Seated within 10 minutes, nice atmosphere and staffCons:
food is averageReviewed by mmfan Review Date: 10/07/2014
Rating: (8) Recommended
Not sure why this restaurant gets poor reviews at times. We had dinner there before the Halloween party, and had a nice experience with good food. It was not very busy when we arrived as our reservation was for 4:50pm. but it was very busy when we finished. Although we felt a little rushed to order, we just took our time and the wait staff adjusted to our pace. My DH had a lovely cioppino that he really enjoyed, my chicken parmesan was very good with a chunky marinara sauce. The warm bread was delicious. Our drinks were refilled promptly, service was very good. While not a signature dining experience for sure, it was a fun place to eat with predictable Italian food and good service and atmosphere.
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good food, relaxing atmosphereCons:
meal was rushed a littleReviewed by emjaysull Review Date: 09/10/2014
Rating: (7) Recommended
I went in to Tony's with fairly low expectations based on reading other reviews, but ended up having both dinner and lunch there during my last trip.
The theme (Lady & the Tramp), location and set up/décor are wonderful. I love the waiting area, where kids can gather to watch L&D on TV, and there are giant jugs of water/cups for all - perfect in the August heat!
The food exceeded my expectations. Coming from Boston, I'm not going to pretend that it's comparable to anything we can find in the North End. However, I thought the Chicken Marsala Ravioli I had was excellent as was the caprese salad. The portions were small based on the price. I wish I had been able to try dessert as they looked delicious!
The dinner service was terribly slow (hard for us with three small kids). Lunch service later in the week was much better.
I know that only BOG dinner allows beer and wine, but I find it odd that they still won't allow the same at Tony's. It does not feel right eating expensive ravioli and washing it down with a diet Coke!
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Food generally good, nice theme and locationCons:
Expensive, slow serviceReviewed by jiminy Review Date: 06/12/2014
Rating: (10) Recommended
My husband and I have eaten at Tony's several times and have always been impressed with the service and the food. I tried the Cioppino and it was the best I have ever had. My husband had the Cannelloni and loved it. We usually don't get dessert but I had to try the Pistachio Creme Brulee and my husband tried the Chef's Signature Cheesecake. We were so happy that we ordered dessert! Perfect ending to a perfect meal. If you haven't eaten at Tony's, try it. You won't be sorry.
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Food was delicious and the service was outstandingCons:
NoneReviewed by BabieO Review Date: 05/18/2014
Rating: (6) Recommended
The food here is just ok, not anything spectacular. My son & I had Chicken Parm, it was Meh. The sauce was not that great. My husband had the cannelloni he said it was delicious. They brought foccacia which spiced olive oil to the table, that was good. We also shared an order of fried zucchini, very small portion for a table of 3 adults, but the flavor was good. The desserts were good
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beautiful atrium roomCons:
food is just good, not spectacular like others on propertyReviewed by mkymouse4ever Review Date: 05/17/2014
Rating: (9) Recommended
Chef came out for allergies. Was excellent. They have changed the meatballs again. It was a little similiar to the 1st edition meatball.
Wanted to take our time and they where very accomadating. Food warm and great!
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Chef, staff, theming, foodCons:
crowdedReviewed by fdmarks Review Date: 04/26/2014
Rating: (10) Recommended
My family thought we would try Tony's for lunch since my DD loves Lady and the Tramp. This place is a dining gem. My wife and had the mozzarella tomato salad and we thought it was excellent. My DD and DS each ordered the calamari and were not disappointed. The portions were generous for the price. My DD had the multi grain pasta and liked it a lot. My DS ordered the shrimp scampi and said it would have been better with a little more garlic. However, he said it was a winner that he would order again. My wife and I both had the chicken parm. We agreed that this was one of the best renditions of this Italian classic that we have ever had. The chicken was very moist and the sauce had to be from a secret recipe. During our meal we tried the cappuccinos and in our opinion, they were as good as it gets. This lunch with tip was With am little over twenty percent tip, which our attentive waitress truly earned, the bill came to $200. Not bad for a great lunch in an enjoyable themed setting. We will return.
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Great place for Italian food, super serviceCons:
limited menuReviewed by JennaDeeDooDah Review Date: 02/03/2014
Rating: (7) Recommended
My husband and I had dinner at Tony's on Saturday, January 25. We had scheduled our ADR for 30 minutes prior to the Main Street Electrical Parade in hopes of watching the parade from the patio while we dined. We checked in 45 minutes before our ARD to request a seat on the patio. They told us that, unfortunately, they would not be able to accommodate us as those seats were already taken as the people currently sitting out there had requested them for the parade. I was a bit surprised to find out that people would sit out there for over an hour prior to the parade starting after they had all finished their meals, but no big deal. We headed tot he room to wait for our names to be called.
It is cute how they call out, "Attenzione! Attentzione!" before they call your name for a reservation. We got to hear it a lot, actually, as we were seated 20 minutes past our ADR. I suppose that was to be expected, though, as there were many people who weren't going to be leaving their table until after the parade. We were pleasantly surprised to be seated in the front room where we ended up having a rather good view of the parade. It did get a bit crowded as some people tried to come in the room to watch the parade. The staff at Tony's was good at having them take seats to keep from blocking the view of those of us at tables. the room was quite lovely as it was mostly made of glass and the roof was almost 100% skylight. I loved the fountain of Lady and the Tramp as we walked through the restaurant, as well.
My husband and I had read reviews of this place and decided to stay away from main dishes with red sauce. We ended up ordering the calamari as an appetizer and it came with a red sauce and an olive relish, so we were able to sample the red sauce. It really wasn't bad. It was the kind of thing you would have from a Buitoni, Prego, or Ragu jar, but certainly not as disgusting as many have made it out to be. The olive relish was very good.
My husband ordered the shrimp scampi at the recommendation of our waiter (who was excellent, by the way, and very good at making recommendations). He enjoyed it, but didn't think that there was much shrimp on the dish. I ended up having the soup of the day and the tomato mozzarella salad. The soup was butternut squash and was quite good. It tasted different than any other butternut squash soup I have had as it seemed to have significantly more spices, but I did enjoy it. The salad was good, as well, with large cuts of mozzarella.
Halfway through our dinner, a couple came in who had just gotten engaged. Tony's made the meal special for them by laying out a checkered table cloth and lighting a candle in a Chianti bottle for their table. I loved that little touch. In all, I'm sure we would eat here again, but it isn't at the top of our list. The food was decent and the atmosphere lovely, but there are other restaurants we enjoy more.
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Service, parade viewCons:
crowdingReviewed by maddox4 Review Date: 12/30/2013
Rating: (8) Recommended
First off...this is not the best food at Disney World but it is not the worst either. Tony's is sort of a tradition with our family since Lady and the Tramp is our favorite Disney movie. That being said, my husband and I had the cannelloni and other than being a little light on the sauce, it was good. Our 27 year old mildly autistic son has some food issues but they accommodated him with no problems and he pretty much cleaned his plate. He raved about the raspberry sorbet and the mint cheesecake was really good, too. I think they could be a little more creative with the bread they serve for dipping...
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family favoriteCons:
sort of noisyReviewed by mcassidy1 Review Date: 11/16/2013
Rating: (7) Recommended
Our party of 8 dined here for dinner on 11/8/13 prior to MVMCP. We checked in 15 minutes early and were seated at our 5:55 ADR time. I was a little apprehensive to eat here based on some reviews I've read but our server Linda made our experience a very positive one. While the food is not the best on Disney property, her attention offset any misgivings I may have had. She was very attentive and sodas and requests were presented quickly. The food was OK. 6 of our party had the Chicken Parm while I had the New York Strip w/ 1 finicky eater getting pasta w/ butter. One of our party raved about the Pistachio Crème Bruelle dessert. Based on this experience I would eat here again in the future.
