"Blech!" in a word.
We had the opportunity to visit the new restaurant in Epcot's Italy in early August, just prior to the official opening and were very disappointed.
The food was not very good -- we had one of their pizza's. The crust felt like it was dipped in water and the taste left lots to be desired.
My six-year-old son wouldn't even finish it and he loves pizza! Additionally, the service was not quite up to Disney standards. It was very difficult to understand or hear the wait staff -- it was extremely loud and their accents were difficult to parse.
Overall, the physical appearance of the restaurant was very cool with brick/stone pizza ovens and an open-air style and brightly lit natural environment.
You can see the names of Italy's three main volcanoes, which each oven represents.
The ice cream we had for dessert was fantastic and my son gulped it down like it was water -- then again, how do you mess up ice cream?
Here's some more pics we took from the visit.
I really wanted to like this place. Maybe it was the fact that it is still working out the kinks and we need to give it another shot. What were your thoughts? I know I've seen tweets from people that really liked it. I would love to hear from someone that enjoyed it -- if for no other reason than to steel myself up to try it again. 
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