Thanksgiving in Orlando?
Looking for a relaxing Thanksgiving in Orlando? Then we have the answer for you!
Thanksgiving on Thursday 23 November should be a day spent with family and friends, being thankful for the bounty and blessings we enjoy, feasting on fantastic food and drink and celebrating being together.
Luckily, there is a huge choice of top restaurants and events all aimed at making sure you have the most memorable Thanksgiving in Orlando. Here is a selection of options:
Seniors First Turkey Trot 2017
A Thanksgiving tradition now in its 28th year. Over 5,000 runners, joggers and walkers take part at beautiful Lake Eola early on Thanksgiving morning to burn off some calories before the feast! The event at 512 E Washington St, Orlando, FL 32801 lasts from 8am-10am.
Dining under 2 million lights
Experience a wonderful home-cooked meal at Villa de Flora from 10:30am-7pm at Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, 6000 W Osceola Pkwy, Kissimmee, served under an amazing 4.5-acre glass-atrium with more than two million twinkling lights.
Thanksgiving buffet
Join the Thanksgiving buffet Lisbon at Night Restaurant and Lisbon Café, which is said to be the Best Portuguese Fine Dining Restaurant in Florida. Bookings from 11.45am-8pm, at 101 Palm Harbor Pkwy, Palm Coast, FL 32137.
Celebrity Chef’s Restaurant
Celebrate Thanksgiving in Orlando at celebrity chef Art Smith’s Homecoming Kitchen, in Disney Springs. The menu features fresh-carved smoked turkey, country stuffing with minced fresh vegetables, gravy with herbal nuances, pole beans, a buttery cheddar biscuit, and house-made cranberry chutney. The price is $28 for adults. The restaurant is at 1602 East Buena Vista Drive, Orlando, FL 32830.
Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner and Other Options
Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse at 9150 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819 is known for its prime-aged steaks. During Thanksgiving, it is serving a three-course prix fixe menu including a choice of savory butternut squash soup or holiday salad, turkey with sweet onion apple-sausage stuffing and all the trimmings. Finish the meal with pumpkin cheesecake or classic pecan pie a la mode. This is ideal for families where not everyone wants a traditional turkey dinner.
Oh, la la! Go French for Thanksgiving
The new French-inspired DoveCote Brasserie in Downtown Orlando at the Bank of America Building, 390 North Orange Avenue, Suite 110 hosts its first Thanksgiving dinner from 1-6pm. The family-style meal prepared by Chef Proprietor Clay Miller will feature DoveCote signature dishes plus Thanksgiving classics. These include hors d’oeuvres like Chicken Liver Pate, Frisse Salad, Pork Terrine Plate with Pickles, Pain Maison and Baked Brie & Red Wine Soaked Raisins, as well as Harrison Farm Roasted Turkey with Turkey Gravy & Cranberry Port Chutney with Whipped Yukon Potatoes, Green Bean Casserole, Braised Kale, Bacon, Chili & Garlic, and Cornbread Stuffing.
A Caribbean Thanksgiving
Give thanks with sunshine and good times at Bahama Breeze at 8160 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy Orlando, FL 34747. Feast on sliced turkey, jerk pork and all its island fixins’, callaloo, green beans, cornbread stuffing, cranberry-pineapple chutney and a choice of mashed potatoes or cinnamon mashed sweet potatoes.
Of course, for those who prefer to host Thanksgiving in Orlando at home, there is nowhere better than the luxury lakeside destination of Balmoral Resort Florida.
Its top-class townhomes and villas, which comfortably accommodate up to 14 people, are each equipped with the latest kitchen appliances, so you can cook your own turkey, if you prefer.
Developer and manager of the recently-opened Haines City resort, Feltrim, even offers a Grocery Shopping Service, so you can order the food you need and have it waiting when you arrive.
Each luxury vacation home also has a private pool, for all the family to enjoy the sun. All rooms are beautifully furnished and equipped with the latest Smart TVs and appliances. Parking spaces are provided.
The resort is set in a 113-acre private gated community, with tranquil parks, gardens and walkways, so you can take a stroll and walk-off the effects of the marvellous meal.
A choice of top amenities at Balmoral Resort Florida will help the whole party enjoy the day. These include a water park with resort-style pool, clubhouse, restaurant, wedding pavilion and games room featuring the world’s largest Pac-Man arcade console.
Balmoral Resort Florida is within half an hour of Orlando, so it is quick and convenient for seeing the city’s world-class theme parks, attractions, boutiques and shopping outlets and restaurants during your Orlando Thanksgiving holiday.
