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The Venetian Chop House - Caribe Royale, Orlando, FL

The Venetian Chop House - Caribe Royale

4.4
4.4
680 Reviews
$31 to $50
Steakhouse
Winner of the prestigious AAA 4-Diamond rating and Orlando Magazine 2020 Readers Choice for 1st place in Most Romantic and 2nd place Best Wine List. Serving steaks, chops, and seafood artfully prepared by Chef Luis Taborda. Pair any of your selections with one of our unique award-winning reserve wine selection and savor the memories of an exceptional dining experience either indoors or fireside al fresco.

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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 16 times today

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style

    Elegant Dining

  • Cuisines

    Steakhouse, Seafood, Wine Bar

  • Hours of operation

    Dinner Mon–Thu 6:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Sun 5:00 pm–9:00 pm

  • Phone number

    (407) 238-8060

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Dress code

    Formal Attire

  • Executive chef

    David Hackett

  • Private party facilities

    Parties of any size are welcome, as are buy-outs of the restaurant. Groups of up to 180 are welcome for buy-outs. We welcome walk-in groups of up to 10 people. For more information please contact us directly.

  • Private party contact

    Gerry Ovesen: (407) 238-8137

  • Neighborhood

    Lake Buena Vista

  • Cross street

    S Apopka Vineland Rd

  • Parking details

    Hotel parking is always validated at the hostess stand.

  • Additional

    Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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What 680 people are saying

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4.4
4.4 based on recent ratings
  • 4.4Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 3.8Value

NoiseModerate

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  • Orlando / Central Florida East

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  1. MattS

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

    overall3food3service5ambience2
    Wife and I went, supposed to be a dress code but people were wearing shorts and flip flops. Very loud not the romantic dinner we were anticipating. Oysters were amazing. Steak was cooked beautifully but not seasoned. The service was top notch. Overall I probably wouldn't return for the price.
  2. TonyW

    Tampa

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food and service was fantastic. Our server Joao was incredible.
  3. OpenTable Diner

    Dallas

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall3food3service3ambience3
    Food was good. Steak was a bit salty and the sides were not great. Service was adequate. Desert was flavorful, but was not as fresh as one would expect. 3 out of 5 stars.
  4. JimC

    Tampa

    17 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    17 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall3food3service4ambience5
    I expect a lot from a restaurant that charges high end steakhouse prices. This was alright. The Tomahawk had a lot of inedible fat. We asked for medium / medium rare but this came out rare, bloody and red through and through. They fixed it, no questions asked. The rest of the food ( steak, crab cake, Brussels sprouts) was good, not really special, but good. Dessert (gelato, ricotta cheesecake) was only okay. Cheesecake was dry. Overall, if I was staying at the resort and didn’t have a car it’s okay. If I had a choice, it’s definitely a better choice to go to Ruth’s Chris or Capital Grill.
  5. ODLT

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Awesome service and assistance. Had free desserts for a birthday and a very attentive waiter.
  6. CJ8181

    Coastal Georgia

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Very good food, extremely pricey. The service was quick.
  7. OpenTable Diner

    Miami

    19 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    19 reviews

    Dined on March 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Waiter was amazing food was delish. A little pricey. But I must say the waiter was beyond friendly and made the experience that much better.
  8. FernandoG

    Dallas

    15 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on March 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Fantastic food! Rashid provided exceptional service. Will return anytime we are in Orlando!
  9. colinf

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 17, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Fantastic service from the staff and the food was incredible, highly recommend
  10. OpenTable Diner

    Tampa

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 17, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Celebrated my birthday here with my boyfriend and we both agree it is the best steakhouse we have ever been too. Started off with the risotto that was super flavorful and honestly the best I’ve had in awhile. We both got the ny strip with the au Groton potatoes, asparagus and lobster Mac and cheese. By the end of our meal our plates were clean! 10/10 would recommend, service was immaculate.
  11. Melanie

    New York Area

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on March 16, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Portion sizes small and underwhelming flavor, etc. for the prices. I don’t mind paying when I’m blown away by flavors and portion sizes but everything was just alright. Not bad but not blowing my mind.
  12. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 15, 2023

    overall3food5service3ambience2
    It took us a while just to get a server. Service was a little slow and our server was just ok. For as much as we paid I was expecting a lot better service. 55$ for a steak I’m willing to pay but this seamed like an outback or a general steak house. Not really a 5 star.
  13. Casie

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We made reservations through the app and didn't have a wait. The staff was excellent, the food was amazing, and the atmosphere was perfect.
  14. bethv

    New York Area

    6 reviews

    3.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on March 11, 2023

    overall3food3service2ambience3
    Requested inside table, was seated outside. Service lacking, food ok.
  15. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 2, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Went to the Venetian Chop House for a date night with my wife. The food, ambiance, and service was great. Our waiter Joao was very personal and made us feel at home. It was a perfect ending to our vacation.
  16. ChadH01

    Orlando

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on March 1, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Phillip was a great server. He’s was Informative, knowledgeable about the menu and attentive. When we return we will request him.
  17. Mike

    Chicago

    79 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    79 reviews

    Dined on February 28, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent selection of food! Wine by the glass choices were limited. Ismael is a great server!
  18. Kevin

    Exclusive

    8 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on February 28, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Anoire ( our server ) was more than amazing ! He made the experience unforgettable and just because of him we will be regular customers ! Food was very good and worth the value .
  19. OpenTable Diner

    Baltimore

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Joao was outstanding! We were celebrating two birthdays and he made it very fun and memorable. Food was great.
  20. OpenTable Diner

    Orlando

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on February 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excelente desde el inicio, la atención, la comida, la carta de vinos todo estuvo genial y delicioso
  21. PaulW

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 24, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Ate on the secluded terrace. Nice ambience and excellent service from the charming Anwar. A good selection of wine and a very good New York strip steak. Thoroughly enjoyed our meal.
  22. OpenTable Diner

    New England

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 21, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Good food and nice service
  23. MaryH

    Louisville

    28 reviews

    5.0

    28 reviews

    Dined on February 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    It was the best meal we have had in a long time .The lobster bisque was fantastic and the scallops we re done to perfection also the lamb chops we’re juicy and delicious. Our waiter Ishmael was courteous ,attentive and very knowledgeable. Kim was the perfect liason between kitchen and dining room ,so personable and friendly.. Overall it was an A+ experience and I woukd highly recommend 👍🏻 The desert gelato was very good too
  24. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Food and service were great. Noise level was fine until the swarm of kids were running in and out of the pool area on the other side of the wall later during our meal. We were sat in the open area of the restaurant rather than inside. But it really was the best food we ate all the time we were in FL! Our server was really fun and helped us have a wonderful experience.
  25. JoeA

    New England

    14 reviews

    3.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on February 16, 2023

    overall3food3service4ambience5
    Did not understand the automatic 18% service charge, was told that was not the tip that was just an additional charge for the rest of the staff, never heard of it food was good even though they brought the wrong order and I had to wait while my wife eat her steak. . Service was excellent except for that mess up.. beautiful place
  26. LolitaB

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Everything we ordered was great. Will come back soon
  27. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 15, 2023

    overall2food1service3ambience3
    Valentine’s Day menu was not good at all
  28. Jasmine

    Orlando

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 15, 2023

    overall2food1service1ambience2
    Location is awesome, hotel is beautiful. Thought it would be a nice place to take my spouse on Valentines Day. I requested inside, they sat us outside, waiter took forever to come to our table. All the food came cold as if it had been sitting in the window for a while. Valet just handed me my keys instead of retrieving my car. Not a place I'd see myself returning to.
  29. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 15, 2023

    overall3food3service5ambience5
    We went for our anniversary and this happens to be on Valentine’s Day. Great service and love the ambiences. But the single menu for Valentine’s Day was kind of weird. My wife does not like her meat cooked the same way I do. I probably never do a single menu again. We spent $400 and it was not worth that. We have eaten plenty of places that are worth it but unfortunately this was not. I am sure this place would have been better if we did not do the single menu on V-day.
  30. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Valentines
  31. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 12, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Joao was hands down the best server I’ve ever had at Any restaurant ever.. I’d come back for the food, but Mostly Joao.. food was amazing service was beyond amazing.. will def visit again next time I’m In town
  32. OpenTable Diner

    Orlando

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    My wife and I enjoyed a nice dinner at the Venetian Chophouse. The ambiance was relaxing and romantic. The food was delicious and our server Joao made the experience even better. Joao was very attentive, informative on the different types of wine, and was very friendly. I would return because of the way we were treated by Joao.
  33. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had a great time and the food was very good!
  34. OpenTable Diner

    Atlanta Metro

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on February 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Joel, our waiter was very attentive and took great care of us. My companions had seafood and it looked good. I had the bison short ribs and they were fantastic. I try to stay with grass fed and finished beef for both health and taste reasons, and I’ve never had better short ribs. Like most high-end steak places the entree plates are very spare, and the side offerings are separate, but generous enough to share. I barely touched the sides because I didn’t want to leave any of the short ribs behind. The wine list is long, but pricy, with very few by-the-glass options, sort of forcing you into an overpriced bottle and depriving guests of individual choice about what they would like to drink. My main complaint, however, was the background music, which was so loud I could barely carry on a conversation. I asked that it be turned down, which they did, ever so slightly, but they must have a standard setting, because it wasn’t long before the volume went back up. This is incongruous with the quality of the food, the service and the pricing.
  35. AnyceB

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Joao, was very kind and he took his time understanding the needs of everyone at the table. He was friendly and made great conversation with us fellow New England peeps. Thank you for being you Joao!!!!!
  36. AmyPhilly

    Philadelphia

    27 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    27 reviews

    Dined on February 3, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience4
    Classic steakhouse menu and prices (a la carte).Sorry I didn't take a picture of the beautifully presented and delicious lobster bisque!
  37. JasonB

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 3, 2023

    overall2food3service5ambience2
    First, our server was excellent. This is in no way a reflection upon Joao. He was great and frankly, the saving grace. We wanted to have a nice date night, which is rare with having 4 children - and also take advantage of traveling for work. We decided prior to making the reservation that it was a rare event to sit outside in February (we are from PA), so we opted to sit on the patio. The physical ambiance of the chop house patio was nice and what you would expect from a highly rated, expensive chop house. Sort of. Evidently there was a pool party approximately 20 feet away, so we listened to a blend of classical/jazz from the chop house and a very loud and abrasive techno type music from the pool. The thumbing bass was much louder than the chop house's music. The steaks were on par with Texas Road House, but for about 6x the cost. The brussels sprouts were subpar and bitter. I left more than half of them aside. Trying to look on the bright side and end the meal on a high note, we ordered the creme brulee. Approximately 10 minutes later or so, our server asked if we received the dessert. We hadn't. We waited another 10 minutes or so, when he reappeared to see if we enjoyed it. We didn't receive it still. After another 10-15 minutes we received A dessert, but not ours. A short wait later we had the brulee - though it was cold from top to bottom. The top wasn't prepared, it was simply taken out of the refrigerator and given to us. For spending a few hundred dollars and having a very disappointing date night (which again is rare to have the opportunity TO have a date night), this was an awful experience.
  38. kris

    New England

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on February 2, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Joao was our server tonight(Feb2) and he was funny, attentive and helpful. He had quite a few tables outside but treated everyone like they were his only guest. So rare these days. We had an amazing meal ( I had salmon, hubs had veal chop that was perfectly cooked). Outside seating was lovely.
  39. DavidA

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 1, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    We chose an outside table alongside the gas "fountain". Light music also played. Romantic setting. Each course was brought out as we requested adding to a special evening.
  40. Anne

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 1, 2023

    overall2food4service5ambience1
    My guest and I arrived Promptly for our 7 PM reservation. The hostess stand was on the exterior of the beautiful restaurant. Whispering began between the employees at the stand. The hostess confirmed my reservation and party. She noticed I was accompanied by my professionally trained seeing eye dog in his harness. She asked, would you like patio seating? I explained that my reservation was confirmed for inside dining at 7 PM. We did not request outdoor dining. I knew immediately it was because of the dog. I politely told her she could ask two questions. Was that a service dog and what service did he or she perform. She went to talk to the manager and after a few embarrassing minutes we were seated inside. Although I was pleased to be taken inside, we were escorted to a private dining room away from other diners. They even made suggestions of where my guide dog should lay down. This was very humiliating to not be able to sit with other patrons, this is extremely upscale restaurant, and I’m sure they were worried about what other patrons might say. We were totally discriminated against. The waiter could not have been more kind. He went to the managers office and got a braille menu for me. The service was excellent and the food was good. This did not change the fact that we knew what was going on. my amazing guide dog lay quietly throughout the entire meal. We were probably there at least one and 1/2 hours. We spent a large amount of money. after we paid the tab, the waiter came to the table and offered that if we would come back the following night with a reservation that he would give us free appetizers and free cocktails. We would only need to buy an entrée. We politely declined. I feel that this restaurant needs to better train staff and management about the rules of the Americans with disability acts and professionally trained and certified Guide Dogs can do and how that he is my eyes and he is assisting me he’s not a pet.

Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitizing

    • Surfaces sanitized between seatings
    • Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
    • Sealed or wrapped utensils used
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily
    • Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
  • Physical distancing

    • Distancing maintained in common areas
    • Extra space between tables
  • Screening

    • Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

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The Venetian Chop House - Caribe Royale is rated 4.4 stars by 680 OpenTable diners.

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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 16 times today
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8101 World Center Drive, Orlando, FL 32821

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Cross street

    S Apopka Vineland Rd

  • Neighborhood

    Lake Buena Vista

  • Hours of operation

    Dinner Mon–Thu 6:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Sun 5:00 pm–9:00 pm

  • Cuisines

    Steakhouse, Seafood, Wine Bar

  • Dining style

    Elegant Dining

  • Dress code

    Formal Attire

  • Parking details

    Hotel parking is always validated at the hostess stand.

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Executive chef

    David Hackett

  • Additional

    Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

  • Phone number

    (407) 238-8060

  • Private party facilities

    Parties of any size are welcome, as are buy-outs of the restaurant. Groups of up to 180 are welcome for buy-outs. We welcome walk-in groups of up to 10 people. For more information please contact us directly.

  • Private party contact

    Gerry Ovesen: (407) 238-8137

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