I absolutely love a great Italian meal! The deep garlic smells and tastes, the hearty tomato aromas and of course the many cheeses that top off many Italian dishes make the meals so memorable. The only thing that could make an amazing Italian meal even better would be to have that meal while sitting at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World, and that is exactly what Tony’s Town Square restaurant will do for you.
Tony’s Town Square Restaurant is themed around Disney’s Lady and the Tramp animated feature. To start, the restaurant itself is just beautiful. As you enter the Magic Kingdom, it is located just to your right as you come through the rightmost tunnel entrance. I’ve never been able to quite figure out why, but there is seldom a very long wait to get into Tony’s, so your chances of getting a walk-up reservation are always very good. The minute you enter the restaurant the authentic Italian smells will waft over you and get your saliva glands moving. While your waiting for your table to be ready, why not look over the menu, shall we?
The menu is pretty much the same for lunch as it is dinner, but as in all Disney restaurants, the prices at lunch are about half the prices you will pay for dinner, so I always recommend that you try to sneak in for a lunch if at all possible. The portions will be a little larger for dinner, but in the end, not worth the doubling of the prices. Speaking of prices, Tony’s is a little on the expensive side, even for lunch. As you can see, the spaghetti and meatballs meal is $16.99. Here is what that looks like:
This is a nice sized portion and I have to tell you that the meatballs are probably some of the best, most zesty meatballs you will ever try. If you go to Disney with any regularity, you just come to know that on average, any lunch meal will cost you between $15.00 and $25.00 dollars a person pretty much wherever you go in a sit down restaurant such as Tony’s. You should keep in mind that you will NOT leave Tony’s feeling hungry in the least and the atmosphere makes the meal a total experience and well worth the money.
There are many paintings, statues, sculptures, and animation cells all throughout the restaurant from the Lady and the Tramp movie, and of course they are playing many of the songs from the movie, including the beautiful “Bella Notte” which is the song that plays while Lady and the Tramp share the strand of spaghetti. 
The entire inside of the restaurant just reminds you of any restaurant that you might walk into if you were in Italy itself.
You will begin you meal with some complimentary Italian breads with virgin olive oils for dipping in. I dare you not to go through at least 3 baskets of this bread during your meal. If your smart, you’ll even do what we do and ask for some to go as well so that you can enjoy some more later in your room!
As you can see from the menu, most of the popular Italian dishes are represented here. Lasagna, pastas, salads, spaghetti, and calamari are all here. You simply can’t go wrong with any of these choices. They even have a steak on the menu for those who do not prefer Italian, and of course there are always the kids menu choices of chicken strips, burgers, and pizzas as well.
My family always starts off with the calamari with marinara dipping sauce and we devour it very soon after it gets delivered. It is a very healthy portion that is more than enough for the four of us. Sometimes calamari can be very stringy and sometimes can have an overly oily taste. Not at Tony’s though. It is always very fresh, very crisp and only the finest calamari are used. This is without a doubt one of my families favorite appetizers at Disney World. Via Napoli in Epcot also has a great calamari as well, but since we always visit the Magic Kingdom first, we always tend to have the calamari at Tony’s first.
The lasagna has such a wonderfully full and fresh taste to it. The tomato sauce does not overpower the dish in any way. The lasagna pasta itself is amazingly light and just falls apart with the push of your fork. This is a triple layered lasagna and is spiced just right. The grated cheese on top really gives the dish the taste that will keep you coming back for more. The portion size is just right, especially after the generous helping of the break you have already had!
Here you can see that even the kids glassware is excellently themed to Lady and the Tramp.
This is what the steak looks like and as you can see, this too is a very generous portion. I have not yet had the steak but I am told that it is very delicious and always cooked perfectly to order.
Of course no meal is complete without dessert and Tony’s fills that bill as well. They have many different options for dessert and they have chosen to leave them a mystery. Because they are made fresh daily, they will have the waiter bring a tray to your table and show you the offerings of the day. Here you can see the chocolate puff pastry with creme filling:
Imagine the coldest, freshest, chocolate covered eclair with a flaky crust on it and that is exactly what this amazing Italian dessert tastes like! I have never been able to eat the entire thing myself just because it is way too rich. You simply must share this with others in order to have the entire thing eaten. Other options included a gellato in various fruit flavors, tiramisu, and regular options such as ice cream sundaes and cones.
As I said earlier, I just cannot figure out why Tony’s never has a wait to get in? The food is top notch and the quality and portion size is second to none. The atmosphere could not be more authentic Italian and the way they have themed it to Lady and the Tramp is simply perfect. Sure the prices are a little high, but that is par for the course for a Disney restaurant, and Tony’s value for the food dollar is very high. Well whatever the reason for the short waits, I will not complain because that just means I will be able to get to our table sooner and start enjoying the meal that much sooner.
Finally, some table have an amazing view of Main Street USA since the restaurant sits right off of it, and this makes for some amazing picture opportunities if you are lucky enough to land one of them. Of course you can ask to sit at one when you make your reservation, but that can mean a longer than normal wait as there are not many of these tables with a view.
To summarize, Tony’s Town Square Restaurant is an authentic Italian experience that is not to be missed. You will be very pleased with the portions and quality of the food. You will bask in the atmosphere and the attention to detail of the Lady and the Tramp theme that runs throughout. And finally the price is very much on par for a Disney sit down restaurant where I am sure you will be taking some food home with you.
Well now that I am totally hungry, I’m off to have some dinner myself! I hope you enjoyed our trip to Tony’s today and hope you will give it try on your next trip to Walt Disney World.
As always thanks for spending some time with me today, and if you have any questions, comments, feedback, trivia, or anything you want to share with me, please feel free to email me – komgenick2@hotmail.com, or feel free to leave your comments below.
Have a very blessed day and I’ll see ya real soon at Ton’t Town Square Restaurant. I’ll be the guy ordering a wheel barrow to have myself wheeled out of the restaurant after eating way too much as usual!
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