There’s something about getting dressed to the nines for an upscale evening with your other half. Steakhouses are the perfect excuse to step up date night or celebrate in style. The two of you can bond over indulgent cuisine while living in a special moment of time. Plus, there's no need to worry about cooking or clean-up!
We've gathered a few of our favorite Orlando steakhouses (and a few beyond) to add to your “must-try” list for a romantic night out.
Updated June 2024 by Meghan Roth
10 Romantic Orlando Steakhouses
1. Kres Chophouse
17 W. Church St., Orlando, FL
(407) 447-7950; kresrestaurant.com
This favorite date night spot is housed inside of a historical building. Kres Chophouse strives to deliver modern creativity to classical favorites. Beef and seafood are sourced as locally as possible, offering the best quality at a more budget-conscious price. The atmosphere is sultry and warm with low lighting and intimate tables. The dining room offers modern sophistication and the scenery is filled with pops of bold red to entice your eyes and appetite.
The menu is updated seasonally, keeping each visit fresh. Options abound from New York Strip to roasted duck and lamb chops. Try one of the hand-crafted cocktails to accompany your feast. Vegetarian and gluten free dishes are available.
2. Christner’s Prime Steak & Lobster
729 Lee Rd., Orlando
(407) 645-4443; christnersprimesteakandlobster.com
Christner’s Prime Steak and Lobster is one of the community’s favorite fine dining institutions and one of Orlando's oldest restaurants. They recently celebrated their 30th anniversary!
With dark hues of reds and browns, the dining area feels more like a private club where you are provided impeccable service and mouthwatering cuisine. The beef is prime USDA cuts and the cold water lobster is imported. Sip on one of the 4,500 wines offered to accompany your meal.
Christner’s is a family-owned restaurant dedicated to providing memorable dining experiences. They even offer temperature-controlled lockers for patrons to rent and store wine for an annual rate. No corking fees when you are ready to pop the top! Two lounges are available for guests to relax: the piano lounge and traditional lounge.
3. Linda’s La Cantina
4721 E. Colonial Dr., Orlando
(407) 894-6415; lindaslacantina.com
Ok, so this one isn't exactly swanky, but Linda’s La Cantina is a staple in the Orlando community. It’s been serving locals and tourists since 1947! Having been through their fair share of history and tragedy of a restaurant engulfed in flames, the family members in charge of La Cantina have persevered with their vision for a steak lover's oasis.
The steak is USDA choice beef and cooked to secure the tasty juices within. Walking into the dining room is like walking into a beloved family member’s home. It’s adorned with chandeliers, murals, pictures, and checkered tablecloths. Note that it can be noisy at times due to the open plan. The lounge features a sunken seating area around a fire fountain. How retro!
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4. Bull & Bear
14200 Bonnet Creek Resort Lane, Orlando (located inside Waldorf Astoria Orlando)
(407) 597-5500; bullandbearorlando.com
Taking its look from the original Bull and Bear in New York City, the dining area of this resort steakhouse is full of rich tones of brown and tan against a backdrop of wood and glass. The menu showcases trendsetting epicurean fare of Chateaubriand steak, Tomahawk steaks, and Wagyu beef. Patrons can even choose their style of flavoring from peppercorn sauce, Bull & Bear steak sauce, foyot sauce, truffle red wine sauce and spiced chimichurri.
Save room for a taste of a decadent dessert. After dinner, go for a stroll around the resort grounds for a romantic end to your special evening. Reservations for this upscale establishment are recommended.
5. Shula's Steakhouse
1500 Epcot Resorts Blvd, Orlando, FL 32830
shulassteakhouse.com/location-walt-disney-world/
You'll feel like a champion at this steakhouse on Walt Disney World property. Shula's Steakhouse is located within the Walt Disney World Dolphin hotel, and it is absolutely legendary.
Dine among rich, dark wood and crisp white table clothes. The wine list is one of the most impressive at any Orlando steakhouse. Go ahead and order a whole bottle so you can take advantage of the unique offerings. You can always have the bottle recorked and packaged up so you can finish the bottle later.
Before your juicy, expertly prepared steak is served to you, a selection of top-notch steak knives is presented. After your indulgent, luxurious steak dinner, walk out to the boardwalk area and watch the Disney fireworks.
6. Capa
10100 Dream Tree Blvd., Lake Buena Vista (located inside Four Seasons Resort Orlando)
(407) 313-7777; fourseasons.com/orlando/dining/restaurants/capa
Listed on the Best 100 Wine Restaurants in the U.S. by Wine Enthusiast magazine, Capa is a lover’s retreat for dining. It is located on the 17th floor of the Four Seasons Resort Orlando and offers contemporary Spanish cuisine. Dine on seafood fresh from the Floridian coast or a prime cut of beef. There’s also an extensive tapas menu.
All of this is served alongside an elevated view of the dark horizon lit up by bursting fireworks from Walt Disney World. Plan accordingly so your taste buds can indulge in dessert while your eyes indulge the spectacular scenery.
Related: MICHELIN Guide Restaurants in Orlando
7. A Land Remembered
9939 Universal Blvd., Orlando
(407) 996-1956; landrememberedrestaurant.com
Named after the bestselling novel by Patrick Smith, A Land Remembered is a premier Orlando steakhouse inside the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort. The decor isn’t the only thing paying homage to the book’s setting of the old Florida frontier days; the food does as well. The beef is sourced from Linz Heritage Angus and seafood comes from our own shores.
Dine in a plantation-style dining room and served filet, ribeye, surf and turf, salmon, and other upscale cuisine. Join the email list to receive periodic specials.
Erika from Orlando wrote on OpenTable, “This was our third time dining at A Land Remembered, and like the previous two visits, our experience was top-notch. Kareem was our server, and he was fantastic – attentive, knowledgeable and an absolute pleasure. The food is sheer perfection, the ambiance is relaxed and inviting, and the service from start to finish is exceptional. Highly recommend it for a wonderful steak or seafood dinner!”
8. 7593 Chophouse
7593 Gathering Dr., Kissimmee (located inside Reunion Resort)
(844) 204-6382; reunionresort.com/7593chophouse.htm
Located on the main floor of the Grande building, just off Reunion Resort's beautiful lobby you'll find 7593 Chophouse. The steakhouse is the resort's fine-dining restaurant. The menu boasts a selection of USDA prime steaks, craft cocktails, and an extensive wine list.
The restaurant was built on the concept of quality over quantity, offering 7 incredible sides, 5 savory enhancements, 9 proteins, and 3 signature sushi rolls. The menu has changed since its opening, but there are plenty of perfect pairings to make this a marvelous Orlando steakhouse.
The stunning resort and golf course seals the deal on the ultimate date night atmosphere.
9. Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse
9150 International Dr., Orlando
(407) 351-5074; delfriscos.com
Expect to splurge at Del Frisco’s located on I-Drive. This multi-level restaurant features two bars, five private dining rooms, a dimly lit dining room and patio for a classic steak dinner. They are known for their 45-day dry aged steaks, which are cooked to perfection and melt in your mouth.
The seating area is contemporary and open-concept. Private dining rooms are accessible by reservation with the most intimate maxing at 12 occupants.
10. Yachtsman Steakhouse
1700 Epcot Resorts Blvd., Orlando
(407) 934-3818; disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/yacht-club-resort/yachtsman-steakhouse
Plan your escape to New England just a hop, skip, and jump away from your backyard. Yachtsman Steakhouse at Disney’s Yacht Club Resort is a mature eatery serving premium steaks and seafood. The beef is aged in-house and cooked to order over an oak-fired grill.
Expect the tailored Disney service we all know and love in a beautifully designed atmosphere. Plus, once dinner is complete, feel free to stroll around the resort to make the evening last a little longer.
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BONUS: Sear + Sea Woodfire Grill
14900 Chelonia Parkway, Orlando
407-919-6300; Sear and Sea
Imagine a balcony view with dimly lit lights as you nibble on fine dining bites from a woodfire grill. This is the scene at Sear + Sea Woodfire Grill located at JW Marriott Orlando Bonnet Creek Resort. It is even listed as a recommended restaurant in the 2024 MICHELIN Guide.
Take in the modern decor in an upscale setting without the stuffy, pretentious atmosphere. Begin your culinary adventure with the octopus before diving into a delicious dry-aged prime angus beef. There are generous options of sides, accompaniments, and sauces to enhance your palate. The staff are delighted to suggest a wine pairing for your meal.
Keep an eye out for their special wine-pairing dinners and events. Each dish is a masterful blend of flavors, textures, and presentation, expertly paired with an exceptional selection of fine wines. This is a great opportunity to step out of your comfort zone and check out all the amazing dishes, and wines, Sear + Sea has to offer.
Also try:
- STK Orlando
- Matthew's Steakhouse (Winter Garden)
Beyond Orlando
Orlando is home to many worthy options for fine dining. Should you decide to venture beyond the metropolis and discover something new, here are a few options worth the drive.
Bern’s Steakhouse – Tampa
1208 S. Howard Ave., Tampa
(813) 251-2421; bernssteakhouse.com
You would be hard pressed to find a dining experience like the one offered at Bern’s Steakhouse. The hour and a half drive from Orlando to Tampa will be worth every minute. The menu displays pricing of cuts by thickness and weight, ensuring you get a perfect piece of beef cooked to your liking every time. A special “Kitchen within a Kitchen” menu changes monthly to offer the freshest seasonal ingredients for other entree dishes.
The Bern’s family also has a farm in North Tampa used specifically for growing vegetables for the restaurant.
No visit to Bern’s is complete without the royal treatment offered inside the Harry Waugh Dessert Room. The Dessert Room houses 48 private booths for winding down the evening while partaking in your choice of over 50 handmade desserts and more than 1,000 dessert wines and spirits. Each booth includes a phone for contacting the restaurant’s pianist to request a tune. There are six channels of various music selections played by the pianist piped into each booth for a customizable setting. This evening will be one you and your love will not soon forget.
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Whispering Oaks Winery – Oxford
10934 N. County Rd. 475, Oxford
(352) 748-0449; winesofflorida.com
It will take just over an hour to arrive at Whispering Oaks Winery. Owned by Holland-native Johannes Vanderwey, this local winery produces and processes the blueberries used to create the nine varieties of blueberry wine made onsite. A benefit to this blueberry wine? A 2012 study by UF revealed that Vanderwey’s batches hold more antioxidants than white and most red wines. I’ll toast to that!
While all of that sounds lovely, what does it have to do with steak? Steak night is now Friday and Saturday nights with reservations between 5-8pm. Menu includes choice of ribeye, dual beef filet medallions, surf & turf, chicken or fresh fish with plated soup or salad, baked potato, fresh vegetables, baked beans and freshly baked bread. All for $32 per person.