Address | 24 E. Washington St. |
City | Orlando |
Phone | 407-650-4950 |
Price | $ |
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Address | Portofino Bay 5601 Universal Blvd. |
City | Orlando |
Phone | 407-503-1415 |
Price | $$$$ |
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Dinner at Bice is not an inexpensive night out. But when you consider cost vs. quality, you’ll find that Bice is not overpriced.
Just consider the restaurant’s signature dish, ravioli stuffed with beef short ribs and spinach. The pasta was delicately thin and tender, and the braised meat inside had a rich, fatty mouthfeel that blossomed with the sauce of mushrooms and Marsala wine. Absolute heaven.
Or another from the list of primi piatti, big, fat tortellini filled with spinach and ricotta and dressed with a sauce of butter and sage.
From the secondi my companion had the scalloppine di vitello, flattened medallions of veal sauteed with a darkly rich mushroom sauce and served with a timbale of potatoes similar to a potatoes Anna dish.
I chose a special of the evening that featured sea bass in parchment. Enclosed inside the envelope with zucchini, yellow squash, red and green peppers, and a few salty olives, the fish took on all the vegetable flavors while maintaining a fresh and moist texture. The taste was buttery and absolutely delicious.
Desserts are worth lingering over.
... Read moreAddress | Epcot Germany Pavilion 1700 Epcot Resorts Boulevard |
City | Lake Buena Vista |
Phone | 407-939-3463 |
Price | $$$ |
Address | 15502 Stoneybrook West Parkway |
City | Winter Garden |
Phone | 407-654-3279 |
Price | $$ |
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The atmosphere at Big Easy is casual to the point of having a diner feel. The kitchen is open (you could easily see a row of stools there) and there are more windows than wall space for decorations, it seems. The bare-topped tables are a royal purple. Of course, some of the best food in New Orleans can be found in uber casual spaces.
But nothing I tasted at Big Easy had me longing to return. The gumbo was a more watery version, which is how many Louisianans prefer it -- less thickening in the roux. But it also didn’t have much characteristic flavor.
Neither did the jambalaya, which was also overly dry. Estelle’s crawfish etouffe (no, no idea who Estelle is) looked the way it is supposed to, more of a brown gravy. But it was just bland. Both entrees were served with cornbread that had a texture similar to pound cake, smooth rather than crumbly.
... Read moreAddress | 8046 Via Dellagio Way Dellagio Town Center |
City | Orlando |
Phone | 407-615-8888 |
Price | $$$ |
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Address | Disney's BoardWalk |
City | Lake Buena Vista |
Phone | 407-560-0253 |
Price | $$ |
Address | 1501 International Parkway |
City | Lake Mary |
Phone | 407-995-7053 |
Price | |
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Address | 1618 N. Mills Ave. |
City | Orlando |
Phone | 407-270-5085 |
Price | $$ |
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