Victoria & Albert's

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Victoria & Albert's
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Victoria & Albert's
Restaurant information
Established1988 (1988)
Head chefKevin Chong [1]
ChefMatthew Sowers [1]
Pastry chef Kristine Farmer [1]
Food typeAmerican
Dress code Semi-Formal/Formal [2]
Rating AAA Five Diamond Award
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Forbes Travel Guide
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TripAdvisor [3]
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   #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]
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Street address4401 Floridian Way
City Lake Buena Vista
State Florida
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 28°24′40″N81°35′15″W / 28.4111836°N 81.5874135°W / 28.4111836; -81.5874135
Seating capacity30
ReservationsRequired [5]
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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]

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Interior of the Victoria Room of Victoria & Albert's

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]

Important information

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Victoria and Albert's - The Chefs". disneyworld.disney.go.com. Disney.
  2. ↑ "Victoria and Albert's - Planning Details". disneyworld.disney.go.com. Disney.
  3. 1 2 "Victoria & Albert's". TripAdvisor.com.
  4. 1 2 McClintock, Karen. "Victoria & Albert's #2 Restaurant in U.S. by TripAdvisor for Second Year". disneyworld.disney.go.com. Disney. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Victoria & Albert's". disneyworld.disney.go.com. Disney. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  6. ↑ "TripAdvisor's 2014 Travelers' Choice Awards Name Victoria & Albert's One of Top 5 Restaurants in U.S." Walt Disney World News. Disney. Archived from the original on May 3, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2024– via wdwnews.com.
  7. ↑ Sharkey, Joe (April 16, 2002). "BUSINESS TRAVEL; ON THE GROUND: In Orlando". The New York Times . Retrieved October 29, 2010.
  8. ↑ "AAA/CAA Five Diamond Restaurants February 21, 2018" (PDF). American Automobile Association. February 21, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  9. ↑ Dunlap, Alex. "Victoria & Albert's Receives Prestigious Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star and AAA Five Diamond Awards". disneyparks.disney.go.com. Archived from the original on February 23, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Disney Eats: Disney Receives First MICHELIN Star for Victoria & Albert's". Disney Parks Blog. April 19, 2024. Archived from the original on April 22, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Disney World bans children from fanciest park restaurant". Ocala Star Banner. Associated Press. January 6, 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Victoria and Albert's will reopen later this year at Walt Disney World". WDWMagic. March 15, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022. 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.
  13. ↑ "Victoria & Albert's Restaurant Reopens in Disney World". Disney Food Blog. July 28, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.

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