Favorite restaurants outside WDW?

[brown eyed girl]

There will be several nights when we will be eating outside the park. Besides the unusal chains, has anyone have any good recommendations?

 

[DISNEY1975]

There will be several nights when we will be eating outside the park. Besides the unusal chains, has anyone have any good recommendations?

Mings Court is my absolute favorite outside the park (On International Dr)

www.ming-court.com


Sheraton Hotel is great too, for a buffet...
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/property/dining/index.html?propertyID=1162

 

[eapgourmet]

Ming Court is a great suggestion. We also like Emeril's Tchoup Tchoup and Cafe Tu Tu Tango (all in the general I-Drive area).

 

[Kae]

Another vote for Cafe Tu Tu Tango. And city walk is a great place to check out.

Kae

 

[kaytieeldr]

Vote number three for Cafe Tu Tu Tango http://cafetututango.com/menu.html

 

[KatMark]

We love Emeril's and go every single year. We didn't think we were going this year because friends are going with us so we were sticking strictly to Disney. But as I was reading this, it dawned on me that we are driving to Daytona for four nights after we leave Disney and we can stop at Emeril's and have dinner on the way to Daytona. I'm so excited...going to make my ressie right now.

 

[rcgal2]

Race Rock is a fun place to go.

 

[LuvMickey36]

We like Chevy's in the Goodings Plaza (I think that is the name of the shopping center). I am not sure if it is a chain or not, that is the only one I have seen.

 

[Nghe]

Mings Court is my absolute favorite outside the park (On International Dr)

Does Ming Court still offer a buffet choice or no? Their website doesn't indicate that.

 

[maryrego]

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co @ Universal City Walk

 

[choirchic]

Emeril's Tchoup Chop is great, as is his restraunt at City Walk.

If you're in the mood for an intimate dinner and don't mind the drive to Tampa (it took us about an hour when we went...) There is an AWESOME steakhouse called Berns!

The BEST steak you will ever have (outside of WDW of course!)

The also offer tours of their kitchen and wine cellar, as well as a private Dessert lounge....makes me drool just thinking about it!

Check out their website...
http://www.bernssteakhouse.com/

 

[Orlando313]

Chevy's is some good Americanized Mexican food. You might try heading up to City Walk at Universal to try out Margaritaville or Bubba Gump Shrimp Company. Bubba Gump has the best shrimp I have ever tasted in my life. Landry's also has good seafood (and really good garlic bread).

 

[winterman]

Celebration Town Tavern - Great fresh New England seafood at reasonable prices. Also, take a walk around the center of Celebration.

Have a great trip.

 

[wdwthanksgiving]

Ming's is great - Tchoup Tchoup is great
Perkins is a chain but the food is okay and very reasonable
We ate at Pebbles several years ago and it was good

check out the celebration, florida website --- there are several good restaurants there and you can walk around afterwards (there are shops that are open where the restaurants are)

 

[TheRustyScupper]

Our Favorite Non-Chain Restaurants
. . . Bergamo's Fine Italian, International Drive - singing waiters from 7:00pm
. . . Key W Cools, Rt-192 (just 1-mile from AKL) - great steaks and sea food
. . . Dux, in Peabody Hotel, International Drive - fine dining
. . . Amura Japanese, Sand Lake Road - fine Japanese

Our Favorite Chain Restaurants
. . . Ruth Chris's Steak House, Sand Lake Road - super steaks
. . . Morton's, Sand Lake Road - super steaks
. . . Bonefish Grill, Sand Lake Road - seafood
. . . Roy's, Sand Lake Road - famous Hawaiian fusion

NOTE: Sand Lake Road is known as Restaurant Row in Orlando. Follow signs from Disney to I-4 East. Sand Lake Road is just below the Universal Studios exits.

 

[Uncleromulus]

To the Celebration Town Tavern I'd add Cafe D'Antonio in Celebration.