You’ll find “gifts fit for any paleontologist” and even Build-A-Dino® By Build-A-Bear Workshop®! This family restaurant serves a variety of American fare for lunch and dinner, and even has its own Dino-store so you can bring home souvenirs for the family. Note: Orbitz compensates authors for their writings appearing on this site.Disney sure knows how to create a memorable experience! You’ll feel like you’ve gone back to the dinosaur era when you dine at the popular T-Rex at Downtown Disney. Samantha Chapnick is a New York writer who scours international destinations looking for what hasn’t been found. For example, their signature dessert: a mind-blowing four huge squares of brownie, with caramel sandwiched between, would taste far better with a simple switch to a premium ice cream like Haagen-Dazs instead of the relatively flavorless current selection.īut all in all, with careful meal selection, this becomes an incredible immersive experience that doesn’t insult the diner’s intelligence or break her bank. With that said, there are some small changes that would immeasurably improve the dining quality that I’d like to see implemented. As a vegetarian, I found this spectacularly accommodating in this high volume environment. If a party has a vegetarian, any allergies or intolerances, the chef himself will come out to see what he can make and then bring it out personally to ensure you get what you ordered. The flatbread and bruschetta being two, and Silenzio is focused on meeting diverse eating needs. It would easily sweepthe awards in the “chain theme” category. The food is unquestionably a good value for the experience you are getting. But it also isn’t Denny’s or Planet Hollywood. This ain’t Per Se and it would take all of the hydroponically grown, organic sugar snap peas harvested in a year to meet the needs of one evening here. It works.Īs a gourmand who appreciates local, organic, fresh foods, I do manage my expectations of the food. His attitude - that the staff need to have fun if the diner’s experience is to be fun - is boosted through his cheerful personality, in-house giveaways (iPods, gas cards are a few of the random gifts), and lack of ego. That sign tells, how old, it is, how long it was, and when it lived.Ĭhef John Silenzio is equally as passionate about visitors, his staff and quality, albeit within given constraints. Kids know all this, everything about dinosaurs. “That’s an anatomically correct adolescent. “Every single piece was made by hand - see the bright colors, the detail!” he says of the coral reef adorning the walls and encircling the bar. Pride more than profit emanates from Keith Beitler, the Landry’s Restaurants COO, as he shows us around T-Rex. Located in Downtown Disney and done in partnership with Walt Disney World, it retains the standards of the King of Illusion but adds the efficiency of a company that respects its customers’ time constraints and intelligence.įrom its life-size dinosaur skeleton (cast from genuine dinosaur bones) to the meteor showers blowing over diners’ heads, this restaurant was as lovingly crafted as a Cuban cigar. And for at least one family, ours, it has almost completely done so. T-Rex Cafe, Orlando’s newest and hottest theme restaurant, opened today, seemingly determined to blast that stereotype. Even forgiving the food, the prices, lines, noise and force-fed commercialism seem disproportionate to the experience promised. Most parents greet theme restaurants with at least a minor groan - especially those with more refined ta stebuds and already ailing wallets.
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