Il Mulino

[lostpro9het]

Holy cow, how are we not talking about this place more! We just left and can't stop raving! The food, service and atmosphere are OUTSTANDING! This place makes Via Napoli look like McDonalds. This may be the complimentary Limoncello talking but dang this place is good and now has a place in our regular rotation! FYI, we went tapas and had the following :
Insaccati Misti for Two
Polpette Al Forno
Bucatini Amatricia

The complimentary breads, meat and eggplant were a great start too!

 

[Sweet Melissa]

Il Mulino really is the best Italian food at Disney World by a country mile. I think the only other Italian restaurant even worth mentioning (though not in the same sentence) is Portobello at Downtown Disney.

 

[Tiggerish]

HEY! Shhhhh...let's not let this little gem get overrun, eh?

We ate there last year for our anniversary, one of the best meal/dining experiences ever had. We are simple people and not used to that level of service!

(Can a moderator delete this thread? Thanks!)

Keep it quiet!

 

[deanaandrich]

I agree. We ate there last month. Great bottle of wine. Love the eggplant with the bread. I had snapper and my husband had pizza. Pizza is better than via Napoli. Calamari is excellent too.

 

[lostpro9het]

It IS good, isn't it? ......

Understatement right there ;-)

 

[von Slapschtick]

Where is it?

 

[Sweet Melissa]

Where is it?

It's at the Swan.

 

[Donal Duck]

Good to hear. We're going in 2 months.
As an Italian from NY, I hope it lives up to my high standards.

 

[freshmanjs]

wow, i am really shocked to see this. we thought il mulino was absolutely horrible.

- service was extremely slow and uneven. took 25 minutes after being seated to get cocktails
- caesar salad was so salty, it was inedible. no one at the table could eat it
- calamari was soggy and had a very strong and gross odor (like old fish)
- veal parm was soggy and tough

my kids still refer to il mulino as "that terrible place"

i've been to il mulino in miami and nyc by the way -- both were much better.

 

[lostpro9het]

Here it has been almost 3 years since our first time at Il Mulino and the place is still AWESOME! I was worried this place would start to degrade over time like many of the other Disney locations but thankfully this place has not been corrupted by the DDP. Had an outstanding meal there Wednesday. They still provide complementary bread, appetizer, and after dinner drink!
Free app:

Bread

Insaccati Misti for Two( this picture came about half way through us eating on it)

Pepperoni pizza:

Manicotti (this is just half of it as the DW and I shared this dish!)

House made limoncello(very strong and very good!)

 

[DisDadWoz]

Funny, we were there last Tuesday. We go almost every time we stay at Epcot resorts. However, this past trip we were at OKW so it didn't hit our radar until we couldn't decide what to do for dinner. Great food as always with my daughter ordering the chicken parmesan for the first time then seeing that it took up the entire plate. The rest of us helped her finish it of course.

 

[NelleBelle]

How difficult is it to get ADRs? We're always looking for good Italian (being vegetarian, we can always find something good and delicious at an Italian joint)! But some of the places we looked at/have had in the parks or at Disney Springs haven't been that great. But this place sounds really awesome!

 

[lostpro9het]

How difficult is it to get ADRs? We're always looking for good Italian (being vegetarian, we can always find something good and delicious at an Italian joint)! But some of the places we looked at/have had in the parks or at Disney Springs haven't been that great. But this place sounds really awesome!

Not hard at all! Since it's not on the DDP and it's located in the Swan your typical Disney guest isn't going there. The free app, pictured above, is a very tasty eggplant, tomato, and parm dish with a side of salami. Obviously you can pass on the salami. Our main dish we had was a spinach and ricotta manicotti.

 

[Sweet Melissa]

I haven't even found it necessary to make reservations at Il Mulino.

 

[NelleBelle]

It's definitely going on the "do" list for this trip! I'm so hungry right now looking/reading everyone's posts! Rats!

 

[Sans Souci]

I have dinner booked here in August. I love the limoncello and the rigatoni con funghi.

 

[HouCuseChickie]

How difficult is it to get ADRs? We're always looking for good Italian (being vegetarian, we can always find something good and delicious at an Italian joint)! But some of the places we looked at/have had in the parks or at Disney Springs haven't been that great. But this place sounds really awesome!

My parents are FL residents and often stay at the Swan or Dolphin when visiting WDW. They go to Il Mulino each trip because the food is great and they've never needed an ADR.

 

[Tiggerish]

I have dinner booked here in August. I love the limoncello and the rigatoni con funghi.

I love the limoncello, and anything at all with funghi.

 

[DisDadWoz]

How difficult is it to get ADRs? We're always looking for good Italian (being vegetarian, we can always find something good and delicious at an Italian joint)! But some of the places we looked at/have had in the parks or at Disney Springs haven't been that great. But this place sounds really awesome!

One of the things to keep in mind is that while you can make an ADR through Disney, there are times when it shows as not available. Such as week after Easter. If you run into that go to Open Table and check or if you are onsite, walk up a day or so before and ask.

 

[NelleBelle]

Great idea about Open Table--thanks! I'm assuming you can also call them directly as well?