Primo Piatto Review (with Photos of Breakfast and Lunch Items)

Primo Piatto is the counter service restaurant at Disney’s Riviera Resort. The upscale quick service is on the resort’s lower level. This Primo Piatto review shares several of our dining experiences. Since we’re at Walt Disney World often, we frequent this quick-service restaurant.

We’ve also taken photos of the grab-and-go items available during our last stay. These photos will give you an idea of what’s easily accessible from your resort room. Speaking of accessibility, we almost always mobile order from Primo Piatto. If you stay at the resort, you can take the elevator down when it’s ready. We enjoy most of our meals outside or back in the room.

However, if we are visiting and plan to dine inside, we order our food at the register. This is your best option if you prefer a restaurant-style meal where your food is brought to the table. A server will bring your meal with regular plates and real silverware. Most quick services require eating off a paper plate with flimsy plastic ware. So, this is a more upscale option.

When visiting the resort for lunch, we usually take the Skyliner from Epcot’s International Gateway to the Riviera Resort. After you exit the Skyliner, you’ll be greeted with the area shown in the photo below.

You’ll come through this area from the Skyliner to get to Primo Piatto.

Riviera has a simple design with a boutique layout. You’ll stay to the left under the covered walkway. It will wind around to the resort’s courtyard and lower level entrance. From there, you’ll see multiple doors that lead to Primo Piatto. Once entrance sits near the Bocce Ball court and the opposite is around the corner near the Riviera Pool.

Entrance to Primo Piatto at Disney’s Riviera

Bar Riva, the resort’s lounge, sits directly next door to Primo Piatto. While that location is a lounge, it doubles as the pool bar. I wanted to mention this because Bar Riva and Primo Piatto share a kitchen. However, they have a few varying menu items. We have a separate Bar Riva Review. Here is a photo of one my favorite items, the grilled salmon with orzo. Both locations are excellent dining options that do not require reservations.

Primo Piatoo is open daily between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. During slower times, they sometimes close at 10:00 p.m. A large sign near the entrance showed a few menu items.

We’ll look at a few of the grab-and-go items first. Many of these items get rave reviews like the mini-wrapped loaves of banana bread.

Pastry Case with Riviera’s Famous Banana Bread

Another case had cookies and sticky buns.

Riviera’s signature cookie is another popular item.

Anyone who reads this site, knows I’m not a fan of pre-made items. Primo Piatto has a case that contains lasagna with housemade Focaccia bread. Sometimes they have another item called the Colossal Meatball. I have not tried either. A cast member told me that you are supposed to grab one and heat it in the nearby microwave.

I don’t know about you but heating lasagnas in a public microwave sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. However, I’ve head hear that both the lasagna and meatball are popular. Funny enough, on my last visit a family next to me had ordered the lasagna to share. They enjoyed it but mentioned they ordered it extra because they were unsure of the quality.

I don’t understand why they can’t let guests order this off the menu. They could send it out piping hot with fresh bread on a real plate. I would order it that way.

Primo Piatto has a cooler case that sits along the back wall. It contains sodas, juice, wine, and beer. Since the Riveria is a Disney Vacation Club Resort, you can find more items like this in the resort’s gift shop, La Boutique.

Refrigerated case with Beverages and Pre-Made Items

Toward the end, we have fruit cups, Mickey Dome cakes, and several other refrigerated items.

Most of the salads on the menu are premade. They sit in this cooler. Primo Piatto also has a popular Nicoise salad. It comes with seared rare tuna on crispy greens tossed with potatoes, green beans, olives, tomatoes, hard-boiled egg, and champagne vinaigrette. It is one of the few entrees I haven’t tried.

Like most resorts, Riviera has several ice cream novelties. They even have a few signature resort flavors of gelato.

Riviera Signature Ice Cream and Mickey Frozen Novelties

Here are a few photos of items that are usually available.

Individual bowls of cereal sat next to three packs of Cutie mandarin oranges.

Regular oranges and individual bananas made up the fruit selection.

Lastly, a few gluten-free, organic, or allergy-friendly items were lumped together.

Here is that microwave for heating the lasagna. Technically, you could use it for anything. A toaster was also available.

Primo Piatto has two Freestyle Coca-Cola machines.

Other items included various sauces and condiments.

A few creamers and sweeteners were available for coffee. They also had individual hot cocoa mixes.

Here, we see Twinings tea bags, more sweetener, and complimentary water cups.

You can use the Freestyle machine for ice and water with the complimentary water cups. However, they likely wouldn’t work for other beverages. Most of the cups at Disney have chips. When you purchase a drink, the chip is activated. It’s then good for up to three refills within two hours.

Joffrey’s is the brand of coffee served at Walt Disney World Resorts. If you’re looking for a specialty coffee drink, you’ll do better upstairs at Le Petit Cafe, a coffee shop a few feet off the resort’s main lobby.

Sweet and unsweetened tea were both available.

Additionally, a sink is available for guests to rinse Rapid Fill mugs. Rapid Fill mugs are available for purchase at Primo Piatto. They are $21.99 and good at any resort beverage refill location for the length of your stay. If you’re on the Disney Dining Plan you can pick up your mug at Primo Piatto.

Sink to rinse resort mugs at Primo Piatto

Primo Piatto Menu Items

Here are a few of the menu items at Primo Piatto:

Salad and Soups

Soup of the Day (This is tomato soup every time I ask.)
Tuna Nicoise Salad
Greek Salad

Entrees

Grilled Vegetable Skewer
Sausage and Pepperoni Pizza
Margherita Pizza

Sandwiches

Spicy Italian Sandwich
Croque Monsieur
Bacon Cheddar Burger
Grilled Chicken Sandwich

Sadly, the Riviera Burger is no longer offered.

Primo Piatto Menu Board with Sandwiches and Burgers

Kids’ Meals:

Pasta with Tomato Sauce
Cheeseburger
Sauteed Shrimp
Grilled Chicken Breast
Cheese Pizza
Fried Chicken Strips

Desserts

Classic Tiramisu
Assorted Gelato

Here is the beverae menu.

Primo Piatto Menu Board with Various Beverages

For breakfast:

Croque Madame
Turkey Bagel Sandwich
Ciabatta Breakfast Sandwich with Egg
Blueberry-Lemon Pancakes
Cinnamon Crumble French Toast Bread Pudding
Continental Breakfast
Primo Piatto Breakfast
Mickey-shaped Waffles
Frittata
Plant-based Egg Platter

Kids’ Meals:

Egg White Frittata
Almond Milk Overnight Oats with Fruit
Primo Platter
Mickey-Shaped Waffle

You can preview the prices for these menus. *Primo Piatto participates in the Disney Dining Plan.

Enjoying pancakes from Primo Piatto with a view of the Skyliner.

Primo Piatto Food Photos

To date, I’ve tried the majority of items on the lunch and dinner menu at Primo Piatto. For breakfast, I tend to stick to the pancakes. But on my next morning visit, I plan to try Cinnamon Crumble French Toast Bread Pudding or the Primo Piatto Breakfast. The breakfast comes with scrambled eggs, Mascarpone Polenta, a sweet Brioche Roll, and bacon or Italian Sausage. It sounds delicious.

That said, I’ve got food photos of most of the main entrees I’ve tried. We’ll start with the sausage and pepperoni flatbread. Usually, I’m not a fan of Disney’s flatbreads, but I enjoy this one. Since this item is freshly prepared, it usually takes about 15 minutes for it to be ready. Keep that in mind if you are mobile ordering on your way back from the parks.

Sausage and Pepperoni Hearth Baked Pizza | Primo Piatto Review

My flatbread had a crispy crust balanced with just enough pepperoni and sausage. I noticed my sausage had fennel seeds and wondered if it was made in-house. This has become one of my go-to meals when I’m staying nearby. We were at Caribbean Beach Resort around the start of the holidays and I mobile ordered this for dinner one evening. I placed my order and walked over to the resort. It was ready when I arrived.

On a previous stay, I started my day with the famous lemon blueberry pancakes from Primo Piatto. Since then, I’ve had these pancakes a couple of times. They never disappoint.

Lemon Blueberry Pancakes | Primo Piatto Review

This dish consists of three fluffy housemade pancakes filled with fresh blueberries topped with Mascarpone cream and lemon zest and served with a choice of side. Side choices include eggs, bacon, Italian sausage, and plant-based sausage.

As for these pancakes, they were the perfect Disney breakfast! The lemon zest added the right amount of citrus flavor, while the blueberries balanced the dish with their juicy sweetness.

Syrup comes on the side, but in my opinion, you don’t need it. I recommend at least trying the pancakes before topping them with syrup.

Next we have the grilled chicken sandwich that comes with a choice of side. This sandwich is described as balsamic-marinated chicken with sun-dried tomato relish, spinach artichoke spread, and mozzarella on toasted Focaccia with a choice of side. For this visit, I went with the side salad.

The sandwich was another win. It was just the right size and was oozing with melted fresh mozzarella.

But the real winner was the side salad, which I loved. It comes with crispy greens, tomato, carrot, radish, and champagne vinaigrette.

We’ve also had the Croque Monsieur, a classic French ham and Swiss cheese sandwich. This is an exceptionally rich sandwich. We had it when the resort first happened so I thought I would revisit it along with the Romano and herb fries.

The sandwich is heavy laden with bechamel sauce. It’s not for everyone. Unfortunately, I do not like the fries either. The Romano cheese gives them a pungent taste. You might love them, but I probably won’t order them again.

On another recent visit, I knew I wanted the side salad I had previously and decided to pair it with the kid’s shrimp meal. The kids’ meal comes with two sides and a drink. I chose fries and a cup of fruit.

This was an excellent meal for the price.

I was expecting the same side salad I had previously, but they brought me a bowl of mixed greens. Looking back, I have a feeling that someone forgot to add the toppings at the window. I should have said something, but for whatever reason I didn’t.

Lastly, a few years ago I had the plant-based grilled vegetable skewer. This item is described as eggplant, zucchini, red onion, and Portobello mushroom skewered with Harissa-spiced vinaigrette, dairy-free cucumber yogurt, and bulgar salad served over a grilled pita.

I cannot say enough good things about this plant-based option. It featured a nice variety of vegetables and was a filling meal that didn’t leave you feeling guilty.

Overall, we love dining at Primo Piatto and consider is the best resort quick service restaurant at Disney World. We will probably be back sooner than later!

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