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Angel's Lobster Feast
From steak to seafood, Hwy 192 is king of gut-busting buffet eateries, as well as every fast-food chain known to humans. If you're going to go buffet, Angel's Lobster Feast is truly obscene in the sheer amount of food on offer.
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Arabian Nights
Combine dinner with a show and you usually end up with some lesser version of both; however, a lot of people find the combination fun enough they don't mind. Especially if it has anything to do with horses. (Hint: you probably already have a pretty good idea if you're a dinner/equestrian show type of person or not.)
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Black Angus Steakhouse & Lounge
From steak to seafood, Hwy 192 is king of gut-busting buffet eateries, as well as every fast-food chain known to humans. If you're going to go buffet, the Black Angus Steakhouse & Lounge is truly obscene in the sheer amount of food on offer.
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Cadillac Diner
Quick and easy diner food, with enormous breakfast specials and home-cookin'-style platters like hot roast beef sandwiches.
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Cafe Tu Tu Tango
An explosion of color and artwork cram the adobe walls of this fun Spanish eatery. Food is served 'tapas-style' (small portions), and dining is often interrupted by spontaneous performances of salsa dancing or magic shows. Chicken Cajun eggrolls and oriental steak skewers are the favorites - and don't forget a huge pitcher of luscious sangria.
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Capone's Dinner & Show
Capone's Dinner & Show is an amusing gangland revue set behind the makeshift 'ice cream parlor' in Prohibition-era Chicago. Guests knock three times and say the password to get in to the 'cabaret and speakeasy.' An unlimited Italian buffet, as well as a few campy gangsters and their molls, await inside.
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El Farito Cuban Grill
A standout among Cuban fast food, this mom and pop type sandwich shop whips up traditional bocadillos like media noche (pork, ham and Swiss cheese) and has the best mango batido (milkshake) this side of Havana.
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Farmers Market
The fabulous Orlando Farmers Market takes place downtown in front of the History Center.
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Fiasco's Dinner Show
Fiasco's Dinner Show has so much going on at once, it's hard to concentrate on where the next surprise is coming from. Sets fall apart, actors throw tantrums and then the show goes downhill from there - all in good fun, of course, or at least we think so. Great curry and traditional pub grub selection. Kids are free on Thursdays.
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Giordano's Pizza
The preferred take-out/delivery pizza joint in the area has great stuffed- and thin-crust pizzas plus hearty pasta dishes and a surprisingly wicked eggplant parmesan. They deliver to hotel rooms and vacation homes.
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Guinevere's Coffee House
Housed inside the gallery at Avalon Island arthouse, it has caffeine in all its guises, sugary treats and live acoustic music.
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Havana's Cafe
Includes pepper steak and chicken fillet skillet on the menu.
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Johnson's Diner
Nobody does soul food better than the sweet-talkin' owner, Earlean Taylor. Their calorie-busting meatloaf sandwiches on white bread and homemade sweet potato pie will have you loosening that belt quicker than you can say more collard greens please. Accepts cash only.
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Kosher Korner
Pricey yet unique since it's run by the Chabad Lubavitchers, a faction of Orthodox Judaism that proselytizes within the Jewish faith. But where else are you going to find falafel on Hwy 192?
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Le Coq au Vin
Le Coq au Vin is a local favourite for French food, and chefs from the area are known to frequent it. The place's eponymous signature dish is available year-round. The food is elegant, but the atmosphere is relaxed.
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Little Saigon
Nothing is expensive and everything is good at Little Saigon, an Orlando institution (the menu is on display at the Historical Center). It offers excellent service, quality charbroiled beef and pho (meat and noodle soup), and great spring rolls.
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Mark Two Dinner Theater
Mark Two Dinner Theater does daily performances such as Titanic and Annie Get Your Gun while you eat.
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Medieval Times
Medieval Times takes you back to the Middle Ages, when everyone ate with their hands (kids dig this) while watching jousting tournaments.
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Ming Court Wok & Grille
Probably one of the snazziest venues in which you'll ever eat Chinese food, the interior walls drip architecture and treasures of the great Ming dynasty. The food is equally impressive, with great dim sum, and the 'Eight Treasure Duck' loaded with seafood, chicken and veggies, and smothered with a lip-smacking brown sauce is highly recommended.
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Nature's Table
Good for quick pick-me-ups of breakfast smoothies, gourmet wraps and jumbo-sized salads.
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Passage to India Restaurant
Heaven-sent for vegetarians needing a break from the salad bars. It's a little pricey, but worth it - try the bhaigan bharta (baked eggplant) or tandoori chicken.
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Pio Pio
Don't let the strip mall location deter you from a delightful Colombian food odyssey. The inexpensive Latin cuisine is a well-kept secret, known for its juicy rotisserie selections; don't miss the picada appetizer with its kicky sauces.
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Pirate's Dinner Adventure
This place features a full-sized Spanish galleon where actors swing from ropes, have sword fights and rescue damsels in distress while you eat OK food. It's actually pretty enthralling, especially for kids, who get to participate in all the action. Check the tourist rags for coupons offering 50% discounts.
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Planet Pizza
Perfectly positioned across from a line of bars, it's popular for late-night club munchies. Slices come loaded with innovative and traditional toppings; the white pizza, a garlicky, sauceless pie though is the bomb.
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Primo Hoagies
Not just your ordinary sub sandwiches. The menu is exhaustive, but includes the infamous hard-salami sandwich 'the Viagra,' and the prosciutto, mozzarella, plum tomato 'Roman Empire' that'll conquer any hunger pang.
