Address | 621 E. Central Blvd. |
City | Orlando |
Phone | 407-930-2002 |
Price | $$ |
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Address | 305 Park Ave. N. |
City | Winter Park |
Phone | 407-331-1400 |
Price | $$$ |
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A splashy and elegant restaurant with a hip vibe that befits its Park Avenue milieu. Short rib massamam featured a large beef short rib, braised and then sautéed with potatoes and small pieces of sweet bell peppers with a chili sauce and a bit of roasted peanuts. That the meat was not the most tender hunk of rib I’ve had – a bit more braising might have helped – does not detract from the overall enjoyment of the dish.
And part of the enjoyment of this entrée, and indeed most every dish served here, was the elegant presentation, which almost invariably included luminous purple orchid blooms as plate garnish. (Yes, orchid petals are edible, but frankly I enjoy looking at them much more than ingesting them.)Short rib massamam and yellow curry with chicken are a couple of menu highlights.
... Read moreAddress | 407 E. Central Blvd. |
City | Orlando |
Phone | |
Price | $$ |
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Address | 1670 Buena Vista Drive |
City | Lake Buena Vista |
Phone | 407-934-2628 |
Price | $$$$ |
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Address | 13586 S. John Young Parkway |
City | Orlando |
Phone | 407-251-5107 |
Price | $$$ |
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I'm prepared to call this the best Cuban restaurant in Central Florida, it's really that good. A family operation out of South Florida, Padrino's features both traditional Cuban dishes and some more stylized "bistro" items, and they're served in a pleasant, bright dining room.
My guest and I started our dinner with the classic empanadas, crisp, flaky pastries filled with a spicy ground beef mixture. They were served with a wonderful guava chutney that I could have eaten by the spoonful.
We also had a selection of tostones topped with ropa vieja, ground beef and chicken. The shredded beef of the ropa vieja was a favorite.
For my entree I chose Mayi’s mahi mahi, a colorful dish of red, green, orange, yellow, golden and white that featured a fresh-tasting fillet topped with fresh mango and pineapple chutney, served with mashed sweet potatoes and fresh vegetables.
The owners are usually at the restaurant tending to the customers and making sure that everything is first-rate. And it usually is.
... Read moreAddress | 216 S. Park Ave. |
City | Winter Park |
Phone | 407-629-7270 |
Price | $$ |
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Address | 1502 N. Semoran Blvd. |
City | Orlando |
Phone | 407-745-4226 |
Price | $ |
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Address | 136 Park Ave S |
City | Winter Park |
Phone | 407-647-9103 |
Price | $$ |
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