Florida Guide - Dining - Page 3

Afternoon tea at the Grand Floridian Hotel
Afternoon Tea at the Grand Floridian Hotel Last year, 2009, because we had a friend who is a fellow tea lover with us, we decided that we would visit Disney’s Grand Floridian Hotel for afternoon tea, we didn’t know what to expect but gave it a...
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Harry's Seafood Bar - St Augustine
One afternoon in St Augustine when we got off our Trolley Bus on its final session of the day it suddenly started to rain heavily. Opposite our trolley stop was Harry’s Seafood Bar and Grille and we decided to dive for cover in there. It was ...
Viewed 664 times since 22 January 2010.

Eating/Dining at the Loop
The first time my Mother and I tried to go to The Loop without my Father we must have spent two hours driving up and down the 417 trying to find it. So much so we expected the sheriff’s car to pull us over after reports of two women behaving strangel...
Viewed 724 times since 22 January 2010.

Daiquiri Deck
We had originally visited Daiquiri Deck some time ago when we visited Siesta Key and were impressed with it. On one of our day trips to Madeira Beach we decided to eat here before returning to our villa in Orlando. I was fascinated by their e...
Viewed 892 times since 17 January 2010.

Characture Dining
Character dining at Disney The choice is great Mickey Mouse, Donald and friends, a Disney princess maybe! A Walt Disney character breakfast would set the kids up for the day and what a way to start. Character meals are generall...
Viewed 662 times since 14 January 2010.

EATING OUT – MID PRICE RANGE
OK, so perhaps you’re bored with all the usual eating places and want to try something different for a change? Applebees – There’s one on the 192 near Sam’s Club. As well as being a sports restaurant, this has some unusual food to try. Like t...
Viewed 685 times since 13 January 2010.

Economy Family Dining
First of all, be assured that portion sizes are so large in the US that economy doesn’t mean still hungry! If there are a lot of people in your group or you have small kids, then eating out can be relatively expensive (but not as expensive as...
Viewed 867 times since 13 January 2010.

Bubba Gump - Treasure Island
We had previously eaten at the Bubba Gump restaurant at Universal Studios but on a recent day trip to Treasure Island we decided to eat at the newly opened one at St Johns Pass at Madeira Beach. St Johns Pass is a turn-of-the-century fishing ...
Viewed 1233 times since 12 January 2010.

The Cheesecake factory
Oh my gosh, you absolutely have to eat here! The first time we entered the Cheesecake Factory, it was with only dessert in mind. We had enjoyed a great evening out and decided to finish off with a great dessert as our dinner had now gone down. We wer...
Viewed 746 times since 12 January 2010.

Italian Restaurants in Orlando
The Olive Garden At the Olive Garden the servers are some of the friendliest in Orlando, and in a place where the service is always very good, this is saying something. The food is exceptional and you will struggle to eat it all. All t...
Viewed 632 times since 12 January 2010.

A Tale of two buffets.
In this article we are going to look at two buffet restaurants, both offering slightly similar choices. Cici Pizza and Sweet Tomatoes both offer (amongst other things) pizzas and salads, so there is some similarity. There are some immediate d...
Viewed 893 times since 11 January 2010.

Dining at Non Disney Restaurants
Some people like to have most of their meals in Disney restaurants to keep the magic but they should consider other places such as the ones in Downtown Disney, the Crossroads Shopping Center or other locations. These usually have the same theming as ...
Viewed 706 times since 9 January 2010.

Longhorns Steaakhouse
We were introduced to Longhorns Steakhouse on our first visit to Florida several years ago and we now make sure that we pay at least one visit to this excellent restaurant each time we visit our villa. If you like steak (and you have to if yo...
Viewed 565 times since 8 January 2010.

Kres Restaurant
We normally do not go to Downtown Orlando to dine but we were invited to dine there by some American friends when we were last over at our villa. Kres Chophouse is located in Church Street Orlando it serves lunch Monday to Friday 11:30am to 5...
Viewed 714 times since 6 January 2010.

Outback Restaurant at Orlando Airport
Before we return home on our transatlantic flight to the UK from our villa in Orlando we usually have one last meal at the airport. Over the last few years we have eaten at the Outback Restaurant at Orlando International Airport. Outback is l...
Viewed 761 times since 4 January 2010.

House of Blues – Part II
About half an hour or so after we had been seated, and made good inroads into the buffet, the house singer, an African American lady with a superb voice, came on stage. Her role was to get the audience warmed up prior to the main act, and it wasn’t l...
Viewed 617 times since 3 January 2010.

House of Blues – Part I
I have quiet an eclectic musical taste, from King Crimson to Simon & Garfunkel and The Rolling Stones to Coldplay with a bit of Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby thrown in for good measure. So in many respects it is a bit surprising that it has taken...
Viewed 672 times since 3 January 2010.

The Big River Bar and Grille
The Big River Bar and Grille at the Boardwalk offers both lunch and dinner and it is a particularly good place to go if you are a beer fan as they have a good selection. The first time we visited we had lunch here after meeting up with some f...
Viewed 687 times since 1 January 2010.

Gospel House of Blues Brunch
We had wanted to go to the House of Blues in Downtown Disney, West side for some time. Here there is a Gospel Brunch every Sunday and it is billed as “A musical celebration of the ' good news, ' praise & thanksgiving, with a delicious all...
Viewed 681 times since 1 January 2010.

Atlanta Bread Company
One of the things we love about Orlando is that there is always somewhere new to try when it comes to eating! You will certainly never starve! So, on a recent trip to the Super Target on the OBT (Orange Blossom Trail), we noticed the Atlanta ...
Viewed 807 times since 31 December 2009.

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