Winterpark for Lunch

[MarilynE]

I know of only one spot for lunch in Winterpark, the Park Plaza Garden. Does anyone have other suggestions for a group of 8?

[dmfnole]

I like Chez Vincents; Dexters and The Ravenous Pig

[wishbugger]

Go to Houstons. Mollie is my waitress there. Perfect service and perfect food. Bring your wallet.

[Scott Joseph]

I'll be the dissenting voice on Briarpatch -- I've just never gotten the allure, and the food has never been good enough to balance out the poor service.
Luma, sadly, serves only dinner.
Bosphorous is nice if your group is adventurous.
A new restaurant, Circa 1926, would be a great choice, and for something unusual, try Cafe 118, which bills itself as a raw, living cuisine restaurant. It is ultra vegan and the 118 designates that nothing has been raised above that temperature, which, they attest, preserves the integrity of the food. You have to trust me on this one: it's very very good.
I have full reviews of both Circa and Cafe 118 on my site, but the Houndsters get upset when I try to link to them here.

Scott
www.scottjosephorlando.com

[lavenderbeach]

I vote Briarpatch ( get there early) or Luma on Park

[winechic]

Hot Olives is wonderful for lunch, great for a group that size.
https://www.hotolives.com/

I enjoy 310Park South, there is something for everyone on the menu.
http://www.310parksouth.net/

Luma on Park, also nice for a group.
http://www.lumaonpark.com/home.html

Ravenous pig has a nice big table for larger groups on the pub side, love RP!
http://www,theravenouspig.com

Briarpatch is a bit cramped, though people don't seem to mind. The pile them in there! :) Bosphorus Turkish Cuisine, is wonderful.

I hope the weather is nice, allow for some walking the avenue time.

[winechic]

Luma is only open for Brunch on weekends, which I neglected to post!

[starbucksbrew]

Hot Olives is fabulous for a group.

[melpadilla]

Luma (lumaonpark.com), Bosphorous Turkish Cuisine (Bosphorousrestaurant.com), Hot Olives (hotolives.com), Dexter's (dexwine.com)

[Bill Leonard]

Can't go wrong with the Briar Patch on Park Ave, and also Spice Steakhouse on Park Ave as well.

[mountdorahound]

Lunch is premire in Winter park. I used to work there and the choices are limitless. They have everything! AUTHENTIC mexican,thai, middle eastern,carribean, cuban, french and italian. You can even have REAL english pub grub at the Fiddlers green. My coworkers and i would sneak off every friday payday lunch to the fiddlers for a tall pint of esb,,just one of the 23 imports they carry and some of the best Irish cuisine around. People don't think of going there durring the day so you will be seated right away in a spacious dark dining room all to yourself. I reccommend the potato pancakes served with smoked salmon and chive dip.I love the briar patch but if you go there with eight people you might be waiting quite a while for a table. If it is a rainy day you might have better luck.