I am looking for good seafood/lobster buffet and seafood/sushi buffet in Orlando area, bonita springs or west palm beach area in FL.
I will be staying at Marriott's Lakeshore Reserve, then Marriott's Ocean Pointe, and then Hyatt Coconut Plantation.
Any good restaurants recommendation (not just buffet style) in those areas would be appreciated!
Hello Yumdrey,
I lived in orlando for more than 10 years, and I love the tourist area, and visit there at least monthly (I live in Tampa). I will let you in on some of the best restaurants in the tourist area. Most of these are not buffets, though there are many in Central Florida almost all of them are not worthwhile.
If you are looking for good sushi in the tourist area, I would try Kobe Japanese Steakhouse, or Thai Thani. Both are reasonable. Thai Thani is exceedingly cheap for the tourist area, and the food is an excellent value. Kobe is similar to Benihana, though 10 times better. If you visit them you will NOT go back to Benihana. Look for the fancier Kobe, not the plain jane strip mall location.
For Chinese food, I would try Ming Court (high end) or Kim Wu, an excellent value impeccable service, and a locally owned business to boot.
For seafood you can't do much better than McCormick & Schmick's (pricey) or Landry's (reasonable). High Tide Harry's (cheap) is also good, and good for kids . Stay FAR away from Crab House (yuck). Please do not be suckered into going to Angel's Buffet, you will just encourage them.
For steaks, I would recommend Morton's (very expensive and worth it), Del Frisco's (expensive), Charley's (pricey), Cattleman's (moderate) and of course there are always the chains- Longhorn, Outback etc. Stay away from Black Angus (terrible), or Salt Island (crooks).
The best deal on Breakfast you can get in the tourist area is Shoney's on Kissimmee-Vineland Road. This is an exception to my buffet rule and is cheap, fast and good. Grab a visitor's guide from the rack in front to get a dollar off per person coupon. Sizzler (yes they still exist) is distant second, but very cheap, $3.99 at last count. Could use better coffee though .
The best Lunch deal in the tourist area is, hands down, Earl of Sandwich at Downtown Disney.
If you remember one thing about eating in Central Florida remember this- Do NOT eat at any restaurant on US 192 (Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway). Not only is the food inedible, they are absolutely the worst tourist traps in Florida. For that matter, I would be reluctant to eat at any restaurant in Kissimmee or St. Cloud.
