Disney’s Boardwalk Inn offers guests the nightlife and entertainment in a classic Coney Island style! New to this already exciting area is a new Italian restaurant,  Trattoria al Forno! 

Trattoria al Forno delivers authentic Italian dishes, inspired by farms in the countryside and includes an open kitchen. The family-friend menu of course includes pizza and pasta, but they also serve hand-crafted mozzarella, imported charcuterie & cheese. The wine list is 100% Italian wine- which includes 70 different wines from the 20 Italian wine regions. Signature cocktails, Italian beers and sodas will satisfy your thirst and signature-blend Italian coffee will comfort your soul.

Chicken Parmesan

Disney has created an enchanting backstory to this wonderful new addition. Imagine this- a modest tavern and boarding house on the boardwalk with an Italian family working hard to expand to this popular restaurant. Supporting this story of the restaurant being hand down, generation by generation- each adding their own special touch to items and the design. The story begins in the Entrata, an aged keystone medallion on an arched brick wall introduces the traditional building materials used when the restaurant opened! Along, the back wall- authentic regional wines are displayed in a custom wine cabinet. Take a moment to look over the vintage family photographs hanging on the wall that introduce you to each generation and their story. With lush decor, a communal table in front of the open kitchen, and boarding house rooms turned dining rooms the story and building blend together.

Chef Dee Foundoukis

Chef Dee Foundoukis leads the kitchen and created a menu that echoes the diversity of Italy. From Sicily- veal Marsala, Campania- pizza, Lazio- spaghetti alla carbonara, Emilio-Romagna- parmigaino reggiano and finally from Lombardy- risotto. The “Sunday Gravy” is the pride of Chef Foundoukis. This “gravy” is a simple tomato sauce made with chicken stock, fennel, herbs and das of red pepper flakes, served with spaghetti and 100% beef meatballs. Other favorites are the beef Bolognese, Chicken Parmesan and house made ciabatta.

Lasagna

All of those amazing dinner dishes are great- but that’s not all that Trattoria al Forno serves. Breakfast includes waffles with espresso-mascarphone cream, caramel apple crumb pancakes, poached eggs with fennel sausage, parmesan and tomato gravy over soft polenta. This menu blends American favorites with classic tastes of Italy. Even simple dishes like oatmeal are enhanced with vanilla-blueberry flavors with maple syrup and scrambled eggs with fresh mozzarella, tomatoes and seasoned with basil.

Trattoria al Forno is open 7:30 a.m.-11 a.m. for breakfast, 5 p.m.-10 p.m. for dinner, and accepts the Disney Dining Plan. For reservations, call 407-WDW-DINE or www.disneyworld.com/dine.