Eric's Tummy Points
Wednesday, 09 April 2008
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The Pinocchio Village Haus
Magic Kingdom
Walt Disney World
Orlando, FLIf you've been to any popular amusement park like Canada's Wonderland or Walt Disney World, you know there's a crowd of people at every single ride and when it's lunch, every food venue is packed. I just dread lunch and dinner time at an amusement park because I know I'm going to get herded like cattle, I'm going to get gouged on prices, and the food isn't going to taste good. Since it's all going to bad food, I just look for the closest venue serving lunch-like food. I wasn't going to make ice cream my lunch (but I did do that on last trip to Europe where every lunch). One of the closest venues to the entrance of the Magic Kingdom is The Pinocchio Village Haus:
I had no idea what kind of food they served but the venue looked nice and it had a long line.
The ordering booth and fences to guide you to the pick up window:
Good luck finding a seat:
It wasn't that hard to find a seat because no one is going to hang around the restaurant after paying over $100 per day on park tickets.
Pepperoni Pizza:
It came out hot and fresh. It was very cheezy, very oily, and fluffy. For $8 it's decently priced for a park and tasted like what you'd get outside of the park.
Fries with my sandwich:
These were all pre-scooped and had been standing on a counter for a while. Not fresh or hot. Tasted like fries you'd get at Burger King but without a load of salt.
Grilled Turkey & Bacon Panini - Smoked turkey, bacon, roasted red peppers, tomato and basil on multi-grain bread:
The panini after I spiced it up with crushed peppers:
I don't think it was panini. It seemed more like a regular slice of bread. The panini was pretty good with fresh bacon. The bacon wasn't crisp but more soft (which I prefer) and hot. There wasn't a lot of tomatoes but the turkey amount was decent. For $7.29 including the fries, it was average for a lunch. I'm glad it was hot and the bread was toasted.
I was expecting something German from The Pinocchio Village Haus like sausages, sauerkraut, and schnitzel so I was a bit disappointed that they served the above food. The service was very quick and I was very impressed at how quickly they processed the line of people. Prices were reasonable for in the park food and I didn't feel gouged after my meal. I did feel heavy from all the oil I consumed from the pizza however. If you're in the area of the Pinocchio and need a quick bite then I'd recommend coming here. Otherwise I wouldn't intentionally come here.
Eric Tummy Points 2 out of 5
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i'm the cashier in the pic you have! haha! awesomeness
the reasoning for the italian-styled food is because, although the word "haus" suggests a german-esque restaurant, the movie "Walt Disney's Pinocchio" took place in central Italy. The name of some characters from the movie are "Stromboli", "Gepetto", and "Figaro", all of which are common Italian names. The outside structure of The Pinocchio Village Haus, along with the themeing of all fantasyland, is supposed to suggest an air of the German/Swiss Alps. The Swiss Alps were Walt Disney's favorite mountain range, of which he has travelled to on several occasions. It is also because of this that he created The Matterhorn attraction at Disneyland in California. The Matterhorn is an almost exact replica of a mountain also named The Matterhorn located in the Swiss Alps