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]
Website Official website OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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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