Address | 4105 N. Alafay Trail |
City | Orlando |
Phone | 407-207-4700 |
Price | $$$ |
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Address | 325 S. Orange Ave. Grand Bohemian Hotel |
City | Orlando |
Phone | 407-581-4700 |
Price | $$$$ |
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The Boheme has grown into a more consistent fine dining experience but now is trying to position itself as more accessible. Try the Kessler calamari, a silly name for a delicious appetizer, and follow with the lamb duet or the Chilean sea bass. The kitchen also has a way with scallops.
A special treat about dinner here is that most nights there is entertainment in the rotunda just outside the dining room, and the music easily wafts in. If you arrive early, have a seat in the lounge, listen to the music, and enjoy the stories of the affable bartenders.
It should also be noted that the Boheme (and by the way it's pronounced boh-HEEM and not like the name of the Puccini opera) also serves a very nice Sunday jazz brunch.
... Read moreAddress | 5174 Dr. Phillips Blvd. |
City | Orlando |
Phone | 407-292-0333 |
Price | $$ |
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Just a small mom-and-pop sushi place with good (if not traditionally authentic) sushi. Nigirizushi is expertly prepared. Be sure to try the Dr. Phillips roll (note: does not contain Dr. Phillips).
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Address | 220 Brevard Ave. |
City | Cocoa |
Phone | 321-639-8343 |
Price | $$$ |
Cafe Margaux, a French restaurant in Cocoa, is an odd little place with delicious food. It wants to be an elegant restaurant, but it isn't, at least not one along the lines of a Victoria & Albert's or a Venetian Room. Let's just say its chic on a shoestring. But if the decor is a bit florid, the food is decidedly upscale, not really classic French, but with French tones that enhance a creative style. The best of the entrees was the melange of fresh fish, offered each evening as a sampler of the three fish specials. When I visited, the chef had prepared poached salmon, snapper with a potato crust and blackened dolphin. My guest liked the dolphin best because the blackening seasonings were perfectly balanced with the mild taste of the fish, giving just a bit of cayenne spiciness. I liked the crispiness of the shredded potato crust on the snapper. This is the sister restaurant to Ulysses' Steakhouse, also wonderful.
... Read moreAddress | Pointe Orlando 9101 International Drive |
City | Orlando |
Phone | 407-370-4392 |
Price | $$$$ |
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One of Darden Restaurants’ most recent acquisitions, and easily their most upscale. The steaks here are very good, and the service is attentive if not downright solicitous. I had the Delmonico, basically a bone-in ribeye, that was had a flavorful, well-seasoned crust and beautiful red center. The higher fat content of the cut made it juicy and tender.
My companion chose the Kansas City sirloin, offered as a special on the night I visited. Also a bone-in cut, the steak had a characteristically coarser texture but was cooked just as perfectly as the other and was every bit as flavorful.
Atmosphere is clubby and posh.
... Read moreAddress | 4200 Conroy Road Mall at Millenia |
City | Orlando |
Phone | 407-351-2210 |
Price | $$$ |
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Address | 1412 Alden Road |
City | Orlando |
Phone | 407-887-4255 |
Price | $$ |
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Address | 6967 Lake Nona Blvd. |
City | Orlando |
Phone | 407-955-4340 |
Price | $$ |
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