Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano

Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano is a restaurant in the Grand Avenue area at Disney's Hollywood Studios.[1] Located near Muppet*Vision 3D and Star Tours,[2] the restaurant specializes in Italian cuisine, serving such dishes as ossobuco, wood-fired flatbread pizza, and grilled salmon and sausage grinders.[3] A Fantasmic! dinner package is available that grants restaurant guests quicker access to this show.[4] This package is also offered at two other restaurants in the park: the Hollywood Brown Derby and Hollywood & Vine.[5] Ron Douglas included the recipe for Mama Melrose's cappuccino crème brûlée in his cookbook America's Most Wanted Recipes: Just Desserts.[6]

Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano
The exterior of Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano
Restaurant information
Owner(s)Walt Disney Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products
Food typeItalian cuisine
CityBay Lake
CountyOrange County
StateFlorida
Postal/ZIP Code32830
CountryUnited States
Coordinates28.3545657°N 81.5591489°W / 28.3545657; -81.5591489
WebsiteOfficial website

Mama Melrose's is decorated with film memorabilia and Italian bric-à-brac.[7] The restaurant's background music consists of songs sung by such Italian-American singers as Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra.[8]

Italian-American Restaurant Music

California Dreamin’ - Mama’s and Papas

Walk of Life - Dire Straits

It Never Rains in Southern California - Albert Hammond

That’s Amore - Dean Martin

Bella Notte - Instrumental

References
  1. Shumaker & Saffel (2003), p. 78.
  2. Sandler (2007), p. 256.
  3. Tunstall & Tunstall (2004), p. 120.
  4. Hess (2009), p. 140.
  5. Miller (2007), p. 228.
  6. Douglas (2012), p. 178.
  7. Veness & Veness (2012), p. 238.
  8. Goldsbury (2005), p. 289.

Bibliography
  • Douglas, Ron (2012). America's Most Wanted Recipes: Just Desserts. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 1451623364.
  • Goldsbury, Cara (2005). The Luxury Guide to Walt Disney World Resort: How to Get the Most Out of the Best Disney Has to Offer. Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 0762739576.
  • Hess, Jennie (2009). Fodor's 2010 Walt Disney World: Plus Universal Orlando and SeaWorld. Fodor's Travel Publications. ISBN 1400008549.
  • Ingersoll, Doug (2005). Plan Your Walt Disney World Vacation in No Time. Pearson Education. ISBN 0789734028.
  • Miller, Laura Lea (2007). Walt Disney World & Orlando For Dummies 2007 (7 ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0470112743.
  • Sandler, Corey (2007). Walt Disney World Resort: Also Includes Seaworld and Central Florida. Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 0762741694.
  • Sehlinger, Bob; Menasha Ridge; Len Testa (2012). The Color Companion to Walt Disney World (2 ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 1118225465.
  • Shumaker, Susan; Than Saffel (2003). Vegetarian Walt Disney World and Greater Orlando: The Essential Guide for the Health-Conscious Traveler. Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 0762727039.
  • Tunstall, Jim; Cynthia Tunstall (2004). Frommer's Walt Disney World & Orlando with Kids. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0764569929.
  • Veness, Susan; Simon Veness (2012). The Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World Planner: A Complete Organizer, Journal, and Keepsake for Your Unforgettable Vacation. F+W. ISBN 1440528101.
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