*** (3 stars)
This restaurant is the best table service choice in Terminal A. Over the past few years the menu has become a bit more conventional. The most welcome change is that they now offer Pepsi products instead of their own weird sodas.
Breakfast is hearty, but the best choices are BBQ and burgers at "dinner", which begins at 10am.
Cask & Larder
1 Jeff Fuqua Blvd
Orlando, FL 32827
**** (4 stars)
They've done a great job of transforming this former counter-serve pasta assemblage place into a nice sit-down dim sum restaurant.
The menu offers a full range of traditional dim sum, with photos to help those not familiar with the cuisine.
We particularly enjoyed the honey glazed roast pork, cucumber with minced garlic, and shrimp pork siu mai.
Service was attentive, and prices are reasonable.
Dim Dim Sum
4700 S Apopka Vineland Rd
Windermere, FL 34786
***** (5 stars)
Wow, this place is HUGE. Fortunately the ceilings are high, so noise levels are reasonable. And the interior decor is very nice, with giant fake trees.
Kudos to management, because opened only three weeks this place was extremely busy, yet running like clockwork.
The menu is extensive. We started with a giant pretzel, and the sauces that came with it were amazing, especially the house sauce, a mixture of mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, and black pepper. The pizza dough was also very good, and the chicken wings, ordered extra crispy, were truly HOT.
This is a real brewery, and offers only their own brews. The four beer sampler is a good deal. They also have a full bar.
New York Beer Project – Orlando
9230 Miley Dr
Winter Garden, FL 34787
https://www.yelp.com/biz/new-york-beer-project-orlando-winter-garden
***** (5 stars)
I realized it has been ten years since I've left a review of Cedar's on Yelp! Blissfully, nothing has changed. It's still the best Middle Eastern food in Orlando. In fact, I've traveled the world and have yet to find better.
The hummus and tabbouleh and baba ganoush can't be beat. The falafel is never greasy, and the pitas are baked fresh and replenished multiple times during your meal.
Service is always friendly, and you can tell they are really happy for your business.
Perfection.
Cedar’s Restaurant
7732 W Sand Lake Rd
Orlando, FL 32819
***** (5 stars)
This is a beautiful restaurant with great food and service. We shared an assortment of appetizers, and they were all very good.
Highlights were the ceviche and the very creative green pea hummus with fried pitas. The grilled shrimp and the Caesar salads were also both very nice preparations. I liked the goat filling in the Yuca nests, but the yuca was a bit heavy.
We went for a late Sunday lunch and it looked like they were setting up for evening live entertainment.
They also have outside dining.
Sajoma Latin Fusion
1600 W Osceola Pkwy
Kissimmee, FL 34741
***** (5 stars)
This is one of those places where they freeze your ice cream to order using liquid nitrogen, and mixing it in a stainless steel bowl. You have your choice of base–regular, sugar free, lactose free, etc– and added flavors and mix-ins.
I've been to some of these where the result is a smoother consistency, but here is turns out rather chunky, sort of like frozen curds, which wasn't my favorite, but if that's your thing then you'll enjoy it. I also thought my lactose free coffee with chocolate chips was very, very sweet. I'm not sure why. But again, if you're getting ice cream with mix-ins, perhaps that's just what you're looking for.
There are bounce houses out back for the kids to further mix their ice cream after consumption,
Abracadabra Ice Cream Factory
520 N Main St
Kissimmee, FL 34744
https://www.yelp.com/biz/abracadabra-ice-cream-factory-kissimmee
***** (5 stars)
We love this place not just for its interesting collection of wines, but for the great food. You really can't go wrong with any of the shared plates. We love the Brussels sprouts, bruschetta, charcuterie, and the pita plate. Caesar salad is excellent.. And you won't find a better pizza crust anywhere–it's imported from Napoli. Service is very gracious and welcoming, and the wine advice is, of course, great.
The Vineyard Wine Bar and Healthy Bistro
4848 South Apopka Vineland Rd
Orlando, FL 32819
https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-vineyard-wine-bar-and-healthy-bistro-orlando
***** (5 stars)
This place is much nicer than I was expecting! The previous tenant was a counter service concept, but this is a full restaurant with table service. And the service provided by our server, Anna, was, indeed, great.
Even greater was the food! I've had Lamb Korma in Indian restaurants all over the world, and I've never had a better, more complex version than this. The Chicken Saag was also good.
We started with Papads, which were delightfully crisp. The Vegetable Samosas were nicely stuffed, and just the right amount of spicy.
Lunch pricing is very reasonable, and the portions are generous.
I'm delighted to have found this great Indian restaurant right in our neighborhood.
Naan Stopp
5845 Winter Garden Vineland Rd
Windermere, FL 34786
***** (5 stars)
First, this restaurant is gorgeous. What a transformation they’ve done on this space! Some of Orlando’s best interior restaurant design.
I admit that Cantonese is not necessarily my favorite Asian cuisine, but I can certainly appreciate how well it is done here, and there are some real standouts.
The dim sum menu is extensive. Our favorite item, as is usually the case, was the chive dumpling. The pan-seared potsticker appetizer was also good.
A fellow at a table next to us ordered Clay Pot salted chicken and fish, and it looked incredible, reminding me of Korean bibimbop, but I couldn’t find it on the menu. I definitely need to check that out next time.
Service was terrific, with constant refills of our drinks, and friendly and efficient throughout.
We definitely want to return and further explore the menu.
YH Seafood Clubhouse
8081 Turkey Lake Rd
Orlando, FL 32819
**** (4 stars)
I've been to Garibaldi before, but this is the first time I've been to this location. I actually like it better than the original.
The menu is very extensive, with all the standard American Tex-Mex offerings. The fiesta sampler offers a pretty good selection of most of the menu, it is a very generous serving, more than enough lunch for two people.
This is one of the most extensive margarita lists in town. The house margarita is by far the best deal, and is an ample serving of a well mixed margarita.
Garibaldi Mexican Cusine
848 Sand Lake Rd
Orlando, FL 32809