In all of the tourist areas in Florida, visitors and locals alike have trouble finding fresh food that doesn’t have a ridiculous price. Many visitors of popular theme parks such as Walt Disney World and Universal Studios feel trapped into eating at greasy on-site locations because they are stuck in an expensive tourist trap and don’t know where else to go. When looking for something that is not fast food, Simply Capri is the perfect choice for visitors in the tourist district who want to get away from high prices and enjoy an authentic family meal. Simply Capri opened in November 2023 with one goal in mind: bringing the taste of the food from the island of Capri to the Orlando area.
Simply Capri offers a taste of authentic Italian cuisine with waiters greeting guests at the door. Throughout the entire dining experience, the wait staff spoke to diners in fluent Italian, guiding visitors through the menu. If choosing one dish from the menu is too difficult, bring your family in for a traditional Sunday dinner with a pre-selected course of dishes ready to be served with music.
What makes Simply Capri so good? Why is their food better than that of other restaurants near the parks? When guests walk through the doors, they are greeted with views of murals depicting the coast of Capri. There are vases filled with rolling pins and flowers lining the walls and the tops of the chandeliers. One recommendation is the Cherry Blossom which is a mocktail made with lemonade, cherry syrup, and a splash of vanilla. The menu is loaded with many different appetizers, but the waiters will always recommend the Burrata and the grilled octopus.
The dishes are presented beautifully. The Burrata dish is served over olive oil and blistered tomatoes with a bit of basil and cracked fresh red pepper. Opening the Burrata is an experience worthy of an Instagram reel, but the creamy cheese over the crispy blistered tomatoes is life-changing, with the two different flavors coming together and complementing each other. The dish also comes with bread which is perfect for building your own sandwich. The octopus, however, stole the show with its crispy char and delicious simple vinaigrette salad. The dish is served with a bed of cherry tomatoes over arugula lettuce with a honey vinaigrette. However, good ingredients do the talking in most Italian dishes, and the octopus was simply cooked with pepper and olive oil. It was something so simple but so delicious. The octopus melts in your mouth leaving you in a sense of awe.
However, the dinner was a whole different dining experience. With something as simple as a Margarita Pizza, it is hard to go wrong. It boasted fresh mozzarella and an eight-hour sauce with a flakey, crunchy crust topped with fresh cracked red pepper. The Margarita Pizza is a must-share dish with everyone in your party. However, pasta is what everyone comes for, and it did not disappoint. Two of the most popular dishes are served with seafood. The Linguine Alle Vongole Veraci and the Scialatielli Dei Faraglioni were incredible. The linguine was a freshly made pasta cooked in a garlic olive oil sauce with fresh clams, Calabrian pepper, and cherry tomatoes. It was then lightly coated in parsley. The pasta is made fresh in the kitchen with every dish and perfectly portioned to let the sauteed clams carry the dish. A slight saltiness brought the flavor of the cherry tomatoes mixed with the parsley, which balanced perfectly with the fresh clams.
The Scialatielli was the best dish of the night with fresh egg pasta cooked with fresh shrimp, clams, muscles, cherry tomatoes, parsley, and fresh red pepper. The dish was the perfect size to share with plenty of seafood on the pasta the dish, giving everyone a taste of the fresh, salty, and flavorful seafood. The freshly cooked egg pasta was easy for everyone to enjoy over the conversation.
As the dining experience was coming to an end, the waiter handed a small menu filled with espressos and different types of desserts. The Delizia al Limone is the most popular dessert. It is a form-shaped sponge cake with a lemon glaze that is not sour. However, it has the tangy sourness of a lemon and the sweetness of fresh cane sugar. Even so, the dish was not overly sweet. The sponge cake was perfectly moist and was the perfect end to the dining experience.
Without a doubt, Simply Capri is a new favorite Italian restaurant in the area and a perfect place to go after visiting the theme parks. It offers quality food without having to pay a hefty price tag for a meal. With exceptional customer service and a great dining experience, Simply Capri is a new find that will welcome new flavors and tastes. So say, “Ciao” to this restaurant the next time you go to the Disney or Universal parks.
