It’s a given that most theme park vacations will include overpriced items like $12 cheeseburgers, and $5 pretzels, but if you’re really looking to splurge on your dining, you can easily spend hundreds on a single meal.
Check out these exclusive and expensive options around Orlando.
1. Victoria and Albert’s Chef’s Table Dinner, Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort
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Victoria and Albert’s is well-known for being the pinnacle of fine dining at Walt Disney World. If a regular table at this restaurant just isn’t enough, you can book the Chef’s Table for an even more exclusive experience. Only one party can enjoy this experience each day. Guests must be 10 years of age or older to participate in this 3-hour dinner. At the Chef’s Table, you will enjoy a 10-course dinner prepared just for your party, complete with the sommelier’s vintage pairings for each item on the menu.
Cost: Prix Fixe menu, $250+ per guest; wine pairings $105+ per guest, not including tax and gratuity
2. Citricos Chef’s Domain, Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort
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Citricos is an elegant Mediterranean-inspired restaurant at the Grand Floridian. Even a regular meal includes multiple courses with entrees that range from $30 to $40 alone. If you really want to go the extra mile with this meal, book the Chef’s Domain dinner. You’ll enjoy a private culinary tour of the Mediterranean seaside with a special six-course menu created exclusively for your party. You’ll dine in a private room at a table for 12.
Cost: $650 minimum per party, not including tax and gratuity
3. Flying Fish Café Chef’s Tasting Wine Dinner, Disney’s BoardWalk
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The Flying Fish Café at Disney’s BoardWalk specializes in gourmet seafood. If you want to experience the very best this restaurant has to offer, book the Chef’s Tasting Wine Dinner. This special dining experience is available for parties of up to six guests. Children age 10 and over are welcome to attend as well. This meal includes five courses with perfect wine pairings for each.
Cost: $120+ per guest, not including tax and gratuity
4. Bice Ristorante, Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando
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Bice is an Italian restaurant with Old World charm. Located in Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at the Universal Orlando Resort, this dining location serves dinner daily. The pasta is made fresh for an experience that goes far beyond your average plate of spaghetti. With everything from spaghetti in a slow braised Bolognese meat sauce to braised veal shank with saffron risotto, there’s something to please any palette. Though the dishes are generous, a splitting charge of $5 applies to any food you want to share.
Cost: $60+ for an appetizer and main, not including tax and gratuity
5. Emeril’s, Universal Orlando’s CityWalk
For an exquitise meal at Universal’s CityWalk, Emeril’s Orlando is the most popular pick. While the meal promises to be exquisite, it will naturally come at a price. Fortunately, the menu has a wide range of options, including roasted salmon or Atlantic swordfish, duck confit and spaghetti, a grilled ribeye, and Statlet Farm chicken breast. Dishes are small, so you’ll want to order multiple courses to really fill up.
Cost: $60+ per person for a four-course meal, not including tax and gratuity
6. Sharks Underwater Grill, SeaWorld Orlando
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SeaWorld isn’t known for its food, but if you’re after a fine dining experience in the park, there’s really only one place to go. Sharks Underwater Grill is set amidst giant fish tanks teeming with sharks. Dim lighting in the restaurant makes it easy to see the surroundings, creating a truly unique ambiance if you get a good table. The menu is naturally heavy on the seafood, but also includes lamb chops, stuffed chicken, and T-bone steak if you’re not in the mood to dine on the same types of creatures you’ve been admiring all day.
Cost: $35-$60 per dinner, not including tax and gratuity
If dining on a dime isn’t for you and you’re ready for a splurge instead, opt for one of these high priced picks at Orlando’s biggest theme parks.
