Mama Melrose Ristorante Italiano is a great choice when visiting Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park. Italian food just like mama makes is available in this excellent Disney restaurant with a homely atmosphere. Pictures of celebrities who have visited Mama Melrose over the years are all over the walls. Your children may be hard pressed to recognize many of them but the decor all adds to the great atmosphere in this high energy place.
As with all Disney restaurants the theming and attention to detail is excellent. As you are guided to your table you will walk past the very busy open kitchen. Lots of hustle and bustle and if the smell from the wood burning oven doesn’t make you hungry then the great selection of Italian food on the menu certainly will. The walls are bare brick, the seating in comfortable surroundings with vines and string lights overhead.
When we went to Mama Melrose a couple of weeks ago they were particularly good with our special dietary needs. We have gluten free, vegetarians and vegans in our party so have a lot of specific requirements! Disney is excellent with any special dietary requests that you have. It can often be difficult to be trusting in restaurant situations when you have allergies or dietary requests but at Disney you know that you are in safe hands. The chef will always come out and talk to you personally. Frank, the chef who came to talk to us at Mama Melrose was very helpful.
For our vegan daughter he adapted the Mozzarella and Tomato Salad to a very nicely presented Tomato Salad and sent out lots of dishes of nuts for protein. A nice touch we thought. The tomatoes were good and were actually very tasty – something which often you simply don’t find these days. The younger ones had the usual cheese pizza and were, as always, very happy with this. The gluten free amongst us had the flat breads which were very good. The portions were larger than I expected them to be and we really could have shared. The cappuccino to finish was pretty good for a Disney restaurant.
Here is the Mama Melrose Ristorante Italiano
Mama Melrose Menu
The menu and prices are the same for lunch and dinner.
Appetizers
Clams Oreganatta
Oak-fried clams cooked in oregano butter with Italian sausage over toasted focaccia $10.99
Crispy Calamari for Two
Clams topped with peppers and onions, served with a side of spicy marinara sauce $12.99
Fresh Mozzarella and Vine-ripened Tomatoes
Served with marinated sweet onions, balsamic drizzle, extra virgin olive oil and fresh sweet basil $7.99
Mama’s Antipasto for Two
A selection of meats, cheeses, and marinated vegetables $14.99
Caesar Salad
Served with crisp romaine lettuce, Caesar dressing and herb croutons $5.99
Mixed Greens Salad
Served with dried cherry vinaigrette, candied walnuts, fresh pear and imported gorgonzola cheese $7.49
Vegetarian Minestrone
Class minestrone with ditalini pasta $5.49
Entrees
Spaghetti con Vongole
Sauteed Clams and Pancetta tossed with Spaghetti and White Clam Sauce $19.99
Wood Grilled Tuna
Grilled Tuna served over a seasonal Vegetable Risotto, warm Vine-ripened Diced Red and Yellow Tomatoes, and Olive-Caper Butter $21.99
Charred Strip Steak
Served with Italian Roasted Potatoes and Cipollini Onions, Aged Balsamic-Shallot Butter, and Chianti Wine Reduction $28.99
Chicken Campanelle
Wood-grilled chicken over Campanelle pasta tossed with Romanesco, sun-dried tomatoes, fresh spinach and sweet onions in a Four-Cheese Cream Sauce $18.99
with Shrimp $19.99
Penne alla Vodka
Served with Pancetta and Sweet Onion finished with Tomato-Basil Sauce, Cream, Vodka, and Pecorino Romano $16.99
Pork Osso Buco
Braised in Red Wine and served over Fontina Polenta with seasonal Roasted Vegetables $21.99
Oven-Baked Chicken alla Parmigiana
Served over Spaghetti $17.99
Piccata di Pesca
Fresh fish sauteed in a white wine lemon butter sauce with caperberries, spinach, and whole grain pasta $20.99
Hand-rolled Potato Gnocch
Served with seasonal Roasted Vegetables in a Tomato Nage $18.99
Carne D’Italia Flatbread
Flat Bread with Pepperoni, Italian Sausage, Pancetta, and Spicy Marinara Sauce $12.99
Wild Mushroom and Arugula Flatbread
Flatbread with Balsamic Sweet Onions and Goat Cheese Pesto $11.99
Margherita Flatbread
Flatbread with fresh Mozzarella, Tomato Sauce, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, and fresh Basil $11.99
Grilled Chicken Flatbread
Flatbread with Sun-dried Tomato Pesto, Pancetta, Asiago Cheese, and fresh Chives $12.99
Desserts
Mama’s Panna Cotta Tiramisu
Flavored custard with ladyfingers and Cappuccino cream $5.99
No Sugar Added Mascarpone Pound Cake
Served with linoncello-macerated berries and fresh whipped cream $6.49
Chocolate Cannoli Cake
Served with cannoli and nutella filling $5.99
Gelato $4.49
Chocolate Amarettini Cheesecake $5.49
Specialty Drinks
Magical Star Cocktail
Light up your celebration with X-Fusion Organic Mango and Passion Fruit Liqueur, Parrot Bay Coconut Rum, Pineapple Juice, and a souvenir Multicolored Glow Cube $10.50
Bellini Cocktail
Sparkling wine, White Peach, and Raspberry $7.25
Mama’s Margarita
Jose Cuervo Tradicional Tequila, Triple Sec, Lime Juice, Sweet-and-Sour, and Orange Juice $9.50
Italian Surfer
Parrot Bay Coconut Rum, Amaretto, and Pineapple and Cranberry Juice $7.50
Sangria
A taste from the Italian Riviera. Glass: $8.00; 1/2 Carafe: $15.00; Full Carafe: $25.00
Non-Alcoholic Specialty Drinks
Tinker Bell and Friends or Buzz Lightyear Punch
Minute Maid Light Raspberry Lemonade served in a souvenir Fairies or Toy Story Cup with a glowing Tinker Bell or Buzz Lightyear Clip-on Light $6.49
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