This inexpensive, casual downtown restaurant offers indoor and outdoor seating amid the bustling surroundings. Carved from a former auto body shop, Anthony's Pizza Cafe is a haven for downtown denizens looking in search of a quick Italian fix. Cheese garlic bread is a popular option with the restaurant's pasta options but those looking for lighter fare might opt for submarine sandwiches and pizzas.
The Mellow Mushroom can be found in the welcoming town of Winter Park only a few miles north of downtown Orlando. It provides a very colorful setting with unusual mural paintings on the wall and some of the best pizza around. It is family friendly and offers a lot more than just pizza on the menu, including a variety of munchies, salads, calzones and hoagies that are each prepared with the freshest ingredients. You can choose to eat outside, at the full-service bar or at one of the comfy tables. The Mellow Mushroom features live sporting events on the numerous flat-screen televisions throughout the restaurant.
When you're in the mood for great Italian food at affordable prices, Giordano's is the place. Located on easy-to-find Apopka-Vineland road and convenient to numerous hotels and apartment complexes in the Lake Buena Vista area, Giordano's is a no-nonsense pizzeria with a pleasant atmosphere, friendly staff and a heady mix of stuffed pizza, thin crust pizza, pasta, sandwiches and salads. Beer, wine and cocktails round out the menu, and carry-out and delivery are available to accommodate the theme park crowds.