The Costata di Vitello. A 32oz bone-in veal chop with Calvados apple reduction, on the menu since 1984 — exactly as it was. Some things you do not change. Full menu in the reply.
Orlando has chain restaurants. Then it has Christini's — forty years of white-glove Italian dining, and the tablecloths are still pressed before every service.
Most Orlando "fine dining" is a chain restaurant with the lights turned down. Authentic fine dining is rare here. Christini's Ristorante Italiano has been the exception since 1984.
Most "fine dining" in Orlando is a chain restaurant with softer lighting. A handful of rooms still genuinely transform an evening. Fewer guests seem to know which ones every year.
Chains have long dominated Orlando dining. Christini's has been serving authentic Italian since before Restaurant Row existed. Some reputations are earned one table at a time.
The Costata di Vitello. A 32oz bone-in veal chop with Calvados apple reduction.
Bob Hope spoke of it on national television. Guests have ordered it for forty years.
Some dishes simply endure. Full menu in the reply.