| One of the pleasures of any vacation is trying out the | | | | the biggest café of this worldwide chain and |
| cuisine of a particular locality. If Orlando is your | | | | also has the largest collection of rock memorabilia in |
| vacation destination then you will have a wide choice | | | | the entire chain. If you like munching on a hamburger |
| of restaurants to choose from. It would never be | | | | and gazing at an original guitar from one of your rock |
| possible to give a complete survey of the dining | | | | heroes, then be sure to visit Orlando's Hard Rock |
| possibilities in Orlando or any city in only one article but | | | | Café. |
| here is a sampling of low budget and high budget | | | | Now let's look at some of the higher-end restaurants |
| restaurants that have proven popular with visitors to | | | | that are popular with local residents and visitors alike. |
| Orlando. | | | | Hemingways |
| Since I am writing this during a time of economic | | | | As long as you are in Florida then you might as well |
| recession let me start with the low budget restaurants. | | | | get into the magic of one of Key West's most famous |
| These are places where you can get a good meal but | | | | residents, the writer Ernest Hemingway. Hemingway's |
| not dent your wallet too much. | | | | is decorated with the rods and reels, stuffed trophy |
| Bubbalou's Bodacious Bar-B-Cue Ribs | | | | fish and nautical trinkets of the writer who gave us the |
| Bubbalou's Bodacious Bar-B-Cue Ribs are the main | | | | classic "The Old Man and the Sea." The cuisine is |
| dish here, and this restaurant has been voted as | | | | regional and includes coconut shrimp and paella. A |
| Central Florida's best barbecue restaurant by readers | | | | typical meal will cost you about $40. The restaurant is |
| of the Orlando Sentinel. The food is cooked on an | | | | located at Lake Buena Vista 1 Grand Cypress Blvd |
| open pit and there is more than just spare ribs on the | | | | California Grill |
| menu. You can also get barbecued chicken, lamb and | | | | If you want to go to a restaurant voted as Orlando's |
| smoked turkey. Beware of the special hot sauce that | | | | most popular, then this is the place for you. You can |
| is served here, it is really hot! You can find this | | | | find it on the 15th floor of Disney's Contemporary |
| barbecue restaurant at: 5818 Conroy Rd., Orlando, FL | | | | Resort. The cuisine is supervised by a famous chef, |
| 32819 | | | | Cliffor Pleau, who is constantly at work creating new |
| Thai Thani | | | | dishes. In addition to fine dining you also get a bird's eye |
| The food here is not native to Central Florida, but it is | | | | view of the entire Disney theme park. The attire is |
| authentic Thai food served up in an atmosphere that | | | | strictly informal and you can dine in your shorts and |
| will transport you to Thailand. If you are already a fan | | | | Disney tee shirts. The price of a typical meal is $40. |
| of Thai food then you will want to dine at this | | | | Christini's |
| restaurant, and if you would like to try out Thai food to | | | | As long as we are talking about high-end dining let's |
| see what it is all about, then this is a great place to do | | | | finish with a restaurant where the prices are high even |
| it. | | | | by expense-account standards. This restaurant is |
| Hard Rock Cafe Orlando | | | | known for elaborate meals and its huge wine list. The |
| If you have been to the other Hard Rock Cafes | | | | dining takes place in an extremely romantic setting with |
| around the world then you will know what to expect | | | | musicians strolling about. You will think that you having |
| here, reasonably priced food in a rock 'n' roll themed | | | | a night out in Italy. If you want to impress someone and |
| environment. Orlando's Hard Rock Café is | | | | can afford to spend around $50 for a meal, then head |
| located in the Universal Studios CityWalk area and it is | | | | on out to South Orlando 7600 Dr. Phillips Blvd. |