Address | 1130 S. Highway 17-92 |
City | Longwood |
Phone | 407-834-9872 |
Price | $$$$ |
Scott's Review |
Enzo is gone, but his restaurant continues on. Let your server put together an antipasti selection from the table in the dining room.
One of my favorites is bucatini alla Enzo, which features fat, hollow pasta tossed tableside with prosciutto, peas, bacon and mushrooms plus a little sprinkling of freshly grated parmesan. All the ingredients meld together to flavor a buttery sauce that coats the noodles. With prosciutto and bacon in the mix the taste is a decidedly salty one, but not unpleasantly so. Because they’re so fat and unwieldy, bucatini noodles are impossible to be eat gracefully. So just dive in the best you can.
Costaletta di vitello, was as good a veal chop as you’re likely to find anywhere in town. The thick chop was as tender as you expect a veal chop to be – and as tender as you are justified to demand at that price. It was cooked to a perfect medium-rare and seasoned with butter that had just the slightest hint of white truffle essence.
Go before sunset and enjoy the gardens before going inside.
... Read moreAddress | 1560 E. Buena Vista Drive |
City | Lake Buena Vista |
Phone | 407-560-3696 |
Price | $$$ |
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Address | 2420 Curry Ford Road |
City | Orlando |
Phone | 407-751-5697 |
Price | $$ |
Address | Westin Imagine 9501 Universal Blvd. |
City | Orlando |
Phone | 407-233-2950 |
Price | $$$ |
Scott's Review |
After a shaky start, this casual Italian situated in a newish hotel behind the Orange County Convention Center is finally finding its way, thanks in no small part to Robert Mason, who took over the kitchen. Mason, formerly of the Boheme, has given the menu something it didn't have before: consistency.
The oven-roasted grouper was a thick fillet served on top of thick, round noodles. It had a delightful crisp crust and was topped with a stack of rich crab meat.
Filetto con Gorgonzola, a certified black angus tenderloin of beef, was grilled to a perfect medium-rare and finished with tangy blue cheese, accompanied by baked tomato, cipollini onions, asparagus and fingerling potatoes.
The setting is OK, but you never get over the feeling that you're sitting in a hotel, because you are. One irritating thing: there is no self parking, you must use the valet service, which is free (if you don't count the tip).
... Read moreAddress | 9801 International Drive |
City | Orlando |
Phone | 407-345-4570 |
Price | $$$ |
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Address | 400 S. Orlando Ave. |
City | Maitland |
Phone | 407-960-5533 |
Price | $$ |
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Address | 528 S. Park Ave. |
City | Winter Park |
Phone | 407-636-7222 |
Price | $$ |
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Address | Disney World Swan 1200 Epcot Resort Blvd. |
City | Lake Buena Vista |
Phone | 407-934-1299 |
Price | $$$$ |
Scott's Review |
If you know Il Mulino New York, you’re going to be surprised by Il Mulino New York Trattoria. You'll also be disappointed.
But if you've never been to the original -- and if you ever get the chance you really should go -- you'll find the food here pleasant enough.
The dentice and veal saltimbocca are good. So is the pasta fagioli.
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