Great Places to Eat in Orlando


Central Florida is home to thousands and thousands of restaurants.  There are so many choices to dine here that one wonders if they could eat at every place here in a lifetime.  Below is a list of restaurants that we have experienced and have enjoyed.  We suggest you do to while you are here.  If you have experienced a great place to dine and it is not listed here, please email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with "suggestion" in the subject line and we will be happy to add to our site for all future visitors.  Click on the logo's to go to their websites where you will find menus, addresses and driving directions.

 

Buca di Beppo Italian Food

 

Buca di Beppo is an authentic Italian restaurant that offers flavorful Italian dining. Dine with family and friends while enjoying the Italian traditions of food, friendship and hospitality. In the spirit of Italian culture, the dishes are served family style and are meant to be shared.  The food here is fantastic at great prices.  Located at the Florida Mall just a short 15 minute drive from our vacation homes.
 

Golden Corral Steak Buffet

Golden Corral® family-style restaurants offer the biggest and best buffet and grill available anywhere. Their famous buffet contains an array of food choices including hot meat options, pasta, pizza, fresh vegetables, salad bar and a selection of carved meats at dinner and on Sundays.  This is a huge buffet and a small price, a few locations just minutes from our vacation homes.
 

Cheesecake Factory

The Cheesecake Factory menu features more than 200 menu selections made fresh from scratch each day – using only the highest quality ingredients – which combines to create remarkable tastes.  Don't forget to try the desserts...oh so good!  Located at the Mall of Millenia just a short 25 minute drive from our vacation homes.
 

Charley's Steakhouse

Charley's Steak House, a 2003 DiRoNa Award recipient, is family-owned and has operated since 1974. They offer a fabulous menu of typical and not-so-typical steakhouse fare. Charley's selects only three-year-old USDA prime and choice Angus steers, ages them for four to six weeks for tenderness and flavor and handcuts the steaks daily to ensure consistent quality. The steaks are then flame-broiled over oak and orange woods in a custom-built pit.

Charley's secret has to be the pit. Steaks, chicken, chops and fresh fish are cooked over a 1,100-degree fire. The flavor from the wood is marvelous, with an aroma that will make your mouth water.  Charley's is located on highway 192 just minutes from our vacation homes.

 

 

Ale House

 

When an Ale House Restaurant opens its doors, it quickly becomes identified within the local neighborhoods as the ideal meeting ground for people to come and relax, have an enjoyable lunch or dinner, socialize with friends, watch a sporting event or bring the entire family in for a great meal and fun. In fact, the Ale House motto represents that the Ale House is a "reel great place to catch a good time!"  The ale house is located on 535 just 10 minutes from our vacation homes.

 

 

Texas de Brazil Steakhouse

Come and enjoy a nonstop parade of deliciously seasoned grilled meats, served tableside by a troop of  roaming gaucho-clad carvers from large sword like skewers, accompanied by Brazilian style side dishes and an extravagent 40-item salad area fit for a king.  Located near I-Drive just 20 minutes from our vacation homes.

 

Bahama Breeze

Bahama Breeze brings you the feeling of a caribbean escape, featuring caribbean-inspired seafood, chicken. and steak, handcrafted tropical drinks in a vibrant island atmosphere.  This restaurant is a great spot to take a loved one, the outdoor patio has live caribbean style music.  Located just minutes from our vacation homes on highway 535.

 

Maggiano's Italian Restaurant

 

If you've never been to Little Italy, then the ambiance in Maggiano's Little Italy® might seem a little contradictory.  Soft lighting, rich dark wood and images of our Italian-American heritage surround you while the buzz of great music and conversation fills the air.The passion in our food comes from the passion of our Chefs. Their food is prepared lovingly with only the freshest of ingredients, authentic recipes and pride. Maggiano's is located on I-Drive in Orlando.  Just a 20 minute drive from our vacation homes.




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