Italy, being one of the 11 World Showcase countries, has been a staple at the EPCOT International Food & Wine since its inception in 1996. “Relish the simple elegance of cucina italiana, with some of the world’s best-loved food and wine.”
This year, the 2024 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival runs from August 29 – November 23, 2024.
Menu for the Italy Global Marketplace at the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival
Food:
- 🆕 Italian Style “Nachos”: Homemade Beef Ragout, Pasta Chips, Tomato Sauce and Dried Ricotta Cheese – $9.25
- 🆕 Polpettine Toscane: Beef Meatballs, Rosemary Focaccia and Pomodoro Sauce – $8.50
- 🆕 Vanilla Cheesecake: Vanilla Cheesecake, Whipped Cream and Fresh Strawberry Sauce – $7.75
Beverages:
- Prosecco – $11.50
- Moscato – $12.00
- Chianti – $11.00
- Italian Red Sangria – $12.00
- 🆕 Bellini Spritz – $14.00
- Italian-inspired Blood Orange Margarita: Tequila, Triple Sec and Blood Orange Liqueur – $12.00
- Peroni Pilsner (5.1% ABV) – $11.00
The margarita this year offers a new flavor profile, as blood orange liqueur and triple sec replace limoncello.
Photos of Menu Items for the Italy Global Marketplace at the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival
*NEW* Italian Style “Nachos”: Homemade Beef Ragout, Pasta Chips, Tomato Sauce and Dried Ricotta Cheese – $9.25
Every year, the Italy booth does something gross. There have been a couple of times recently when they had edible dishes. This, however, looks like something you would feed to your dog. We really didn’t want to eat this. If you had not described this as Italian, and you told us that a child put the menu together, we’d think it was okay. The seasoning on the meat is more akin to school lunchroom taco meat rather than Italian seasoning. We also don’t think there are enough chips to account for the cost of these nachos and to balance the amount of meat in the dish. Plain and simple, this is gross.
Rank out of 7: 1
*NEW* Polpettine Toscane: Beef Meatballs, Rosemary Focaccia and Pomodoro Sauce – $8.50
This dish is also reminiscent of school lunchroom food. The sauce is so powerful, that it almost tries to mask the meatball. The meatballs themselves are dry, over-seasoned, and almost too salty on the inside. The rosemary focaccia is serviceable.
Rank out of 7: 1
*NEW* Vanilla Cheesecake: Vanilla Cheesecake, Whipped Cream and Fresh Strawberry Sauce – $7.75
We wish this had some kind of crust, but instead, it’s just a coin of cheesecake. It’s not a bad cheesecake but still is to the level of school dessert to us. The portion is terrible for the price.
Rank out of 7: 2
Italian Red Sangria – $12.00
Have you ever put red wine in the microwave? That’s what this is. We thought sangria came with ice and fruit, but this was just a room temperature liquid. The flavor was fruity, so it could have been really good, but as it got hotter, it was just too warm to drink.
Rank out of 7: 2
*NEW* Bellini Spritz – $14.00
The Bellini Spritz is a little syrupy, sticky, and perhaps too sweet, but is likely what most people would want. It’s very crisp and dry.
Rank out of 7: 3
Italian-inspired Blood Orange Margarita: Tequila, Triple Sec and Blood Orange Liqueur – $12.00
We would ask how this is Italian, but considering we just ate Italian nachos, we’re probably beyond that question. It tastes like pink lemonade. It’s super tart, like there’s a pound of sugar in one cup. It’s barely passable, which makes it the best thing from the Italy booth.
Rank out of 7: 3
Peroni Pilsner (5.1% ABV) – $11.00
Peroni Brewery describes their beer as “a crisp and refreshing beer with a delicate balance of bitterness, citrus and spicy aromatic notes, combined with a fast and clean finish.”
Location of the Italy Global Marketplace at the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival
The Italy Global Marketplace is located across from the Italy Pavilion on World Showcase Promenade. You can find it at number 17 on the map below.
More Information
- You can read our review of all the new items for this year here, and our review of everything at the festival here!
- All of our 2024 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival coverage is available from our landing page!
- Previous coverage:
- REVIEW: EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival’s New Italy Menu for 2023 is ‘A Small Step Above SpaghettiOs’
- REVIEW: After Years of Inedible Food, Italy Introduces New Menu for 2022 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival and One Item Was Actually Good
- REVIEW: Italy Marketplace Has One Good Item at the 2021 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival
- REVIEW: Italy Disappoints Once Again at the Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival 2020
- REVIEW: Italy at Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2019
- REVIEW: Italy at Epcot International Food and Wine Festival 2018
- VIDEO: Food & Wine Review, The Price is Right Force Friday Edition and More on WDW News Tonight 2017
- TONIGHT on WDW News Tonight (9/21/16) – Food & Wine 2016 Review, Goodbye Stitch, & The Price is Right
- All-New WDW News Today: The Radio Show Tonight (10/01/15) Food and Wine Review ETC.
- Full Epcot Food & Wine Festival Review and We Play The Price is Right, Tonight (9/25/14) on WDWNT: The Radio Show
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- REVIEW: Every Food and Beverage Item Available at the 2024 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts
- REVIEW: An All-New Menu Featuring Montanara, Dolce Pizza Debuts at Tuscany Holiday Kitchen for the 2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays