The Best Dinner Decision of Your Theme Park Trip
After a full day at the theme parks, the last thing your family wants is another fast-casual meal surrounded by neon signs and plastic menus. La Quinta by Wyndham on International Drive puts you close to everything, and that includes Ciao Italia Ristorante, a family-owned Italian restaurant that has been the neighborhood secret since 1991.
The Navarra family runs the kitchen and the dining room. The pasta is handmade every day. The sauces are made from scratch. The chicken parmigiana, the veal marsala, the lasagna, the seafood linguine. These are dishes that taste like someone actually cared about making them, because someone did. For over 35 years.
Skip the I-Drive Chains, Thank Us Later
International Drive is wall-to-wall with Olive Gardens, Cheddar's, and Carrabba's. They exist because tourists do not know any better. Now you do. Ciao Italia is a few minutes off the main strip, and it is an entirely different experience. The dining room is warm and inviting. The food is authentic. The service is personal. And the prices are honest.
You do not need to spend a fortune to eat well in Orlando. Ciao Italia proves that every night. The portions are generous, the ingredients are fresh, and the bill at the end of the night will not ruin your vacation budget. That is a combination the chains on I-Drive simply cannot offer.
