Questions & Answers about Lei mi chiede dov'è l'appuntamento ideale.
Why is the word order in dov'è l'appuntamento ideale exactly the same as a direct question?
Does the verb in the indirect question need to be in the subjunctive mood?
No, the regular indicative mood (è) is perfectly fine here. While you might occasionally see the subjunctive in indirect questions to sound more formal or to emphasize doubt, the regular present tense is standard and natural, especially since the main verb (chiede) is also in the present tense.
I thought the Italian word for date was data. Why does this sentence use appuntamento?
Why does the sentence use the pronoun mi before chiede?
The verb chiedere means to ask, but it grammatically works as asking something to someone. Therefore, it requires an indirect object pronoun. Mi means to me, and it is placed immediately before the conjugated verb.