Victoria & Albert's | |
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Restaurant information | |
Established | 1988 |
Head chef | Kevin Chong [1] |
Chef | Matthew Sowers [1] |
Pastry chef | Kristine Farmer [1] |
Food type | American |
Dress code | Semi-Formal/Formal [2] |
Rating | AAA Five Diamond Award Forbes Travel Guide TripAdvisor [3] #2 Fine Dining in US [4] #1 Restaurant in Orlando Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence Santé Restaurant Awards Grand Award Winner [5] [6] (Michelin Guide) |
Street address | 4401 Floridian Way |
City | Lake Buena Vista |
State | Florida |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 28°24′40″N81°35′15″W / 28.4111836°N 81.5874135°W |
Seating capacity | 30 |
Reservations | Required [5] |
Website | Official website |
Victoria & Albert's is a restaurant in Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa at Walt Disney World Resort, named after Queen Victoria and Albert, Prince Consort. The restaurant opened in 1988, and the restaurant's menu changes seasonally but may vary nightly. [5]
Victoria & Albert's has received AAA's Five Diamond Award every year since 2000 and is currently one of three Florida restaurants to receive the award. [3] [5] [7] [8] Victoria & Albert's is also ranked as the number two fine dining restaurant in the United States by TripAdvisor, behind only Daniel in New York City. [4] In February 2018, it received the prestigious Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Award and is currently the only restaurant in the state of Florida to receive both the AAA Five Diamond and Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star awards. [9] In 2024, the restaurant became the first Disney-owned and operated restaurant and the first restaurant located in an American theme park resort to receive a prestigious Michelin star. [10]
As of January 2008, children under ten can no longer dine at Victoria & Albert's. Disney said this was done in response to diner surveys. [11]
Victoria & Albert's remained closed during the phased reopening of Walt Disney World as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. [12] It reopened on July 28, 2022. [13]
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Victoria & Albert's closed alongside Walt Disney World in 2020 due to the global pandemic, and did not reopen with Disney's Grand Floridian Resort.
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