Cafe D’Antonio Celebration

Fantastic authentic Italian food with great service! I had the lasagna, it was with a bouglianese sauce that complimented the layers of lasagna pasta, Magnificent!

I love their spinach and cheese ravioli! As a Celebration local, it is one of my favorite places in town.

Love it! From a family that is 100% Italian, I can tell you that the food is excellent and sitting in the sunroom is a great experience where you can view the town of Celebration while you dine. Definitely a hidden gem if you are visiting the Disney area!

Incredible … Im a local that lives in celebration an visit this restaurant very offen, the waiter come to us and we order 2 drinks, 2 anti pasti, and 2 main dinners, i order the veal chop ($ 33.00) it comes with brocoli and mashed potatoes which i really want to pass on it… and i see that there are other plates which have rissotto as a side … I ask if i can substitute my side order which as a food cost is expensive that rice and the server went to the chef and they said no. Cost 13 dollars more i said ok do it. The rissotto was awful, runny, bland, no flavor at all, the veal dey, and i ordered medium. Its awful that you come tona restaurant and soend easily $ 150.00 and treat you like crap … Not comming back …

Beautiful restaurant, incredible food and amazing service. My parents dine here every time they’re in Florida, and my brother and I joined them last night. I was expecting a good meal, but was blown away by the service and how delicious the food was.
I started with the crab cakes, followed by the spinach and cheese ravioli and finished with the coconut cake. Everything was phenomenal. Other members of my party had rigatoni with beef tips, the veal t-​bone and osso buco and were equally impressed.
If you want delicious Italian food, incredible drinks and prompt service without feeling rushed, you can’t beat Café D’Antonio.

I finally went there after talking about for two years. I am glad I did, service excellent, restaurant very clean and nice, waiter was very good. The food was better, and will go back again before we move. Wish we had gone sooner

Service was amazing, they doted over us and we’re very friendly and attentive. Food was delicious and ambiance very romantic. We will definitely be back again when in town. It is so hard to find good quality food in Florida but this evening did not disappoint

Café D’Antonio just refused to seat us because our entire party wasn’t there yet. My kids were starving and we weren’t even offered something to drink. In 11 years we’ve lived in Celebration this was the worst restaurant experience here to date… Not cool.

Not impressed with my first experience here. Ordered takeout. The $ 8 bruschetta looked like someone else’s leftovers. Four measly pieces. The pizza was okay. Would not recommend based on this.

Quite disappointed. Used to come here years ago, and it was great from what I remembered. But unfortunately it has changed completely. To start, we had the beef Carpaccio and it was flavorless. Then, each person at our table (4 people) ordered a different entrée and every one of them was left half uneaten.
I hate to say this, but the best part of the meal was the bread. We left the place hungry. Very unfortunate.

I’ve lived in this area for over 10 years and Café D’Antonio was the only restaurant in Celebration that I had never tried. I know this makes no sense because I’ve eaten at all the others multiple times and even been to a few that have come and gone while this one has been here all along. All, I can say is that I’m sorry I waited so long.
We went here for lunch on a Saturday afternoon. We sat on the patio as it was a really lovely day outside. We were brought menus and a wine list. I wish the wine list had a few more Italian whites.
Our server brought out bread with olive oil and spices. I love when Italian restaurants serve bread with olive oil instead of butter, but am disappointed when the olive oil is bland and unseasoned. This is not the case here. The olive oil has some lovely flavors and spices to it and the bread was fantastic.
For lunch we had chicken marsala and chicken piccata. Chicken piccata is one of my favorite dishes ever and this particular recipe did not disappoint. The lemon butter sauce was perfect. I kind of wish I had a spoon to eat more of the sauce. It came with 2 thinly pounded chicken breast, so it was a good portion for lunch, but not an overwhelming one. It came with a side of vegetables, which was definitely the healthier way to go, though I must say that I much prefer pasta with my chicken piccata.
Finally, I thought the food was very reasonably priced, at least for lunch. The chicken piccata and chicken marsala both ran about $ 12.95.
I hope to return to Café D’Antonio soon.

The food is good here. I usually get the rosemary chicken or the caprese salad. Both are excellent.

Beautiful restaurant, easy to make reservations however service was very slow and the food took forever. I ordered my daughter’s meal first and they even asked if I wanted it beforehand, which I replied yes. Well her meal came AFTER our food arrived, which in itself took over 30 minutes. The pizza that my mom and I shared was soggy on the bottom however the flavors were good.
I won’t be going back because I don’t like to wait so long for my food to come out. There weren’t many apologies either which makes me believe this is a common thing. For a family with young children, I wouldn’t recommend it.

I have been coming to Café D’Antonio since 2005, and have yet to experience anything I would gripe about. I was first turned onto this place when I was a hotel concierge. This was the closest Italian restaurant outside of my hotel.
The restaurant itself is located across from the lake in Celebration. The outdoor patio provides a nice view over to the lake, but short of actually being «lake view.» The restaurant has come a long way into making the patio more of an indoor/​outdoor fixture, allowing it to be used during the hot months and inclement weather. I almost always prefer to sit outside if possible.
The entire menu is very reasonably priced for as upscale a restaurant as it is. There are only a few dishes over $ 30 (typical lamb, steak.) and most dishes are in the $ 16 – 18 range. and not just the pasta. Chicken and fish dishes are reasonably priced.
My staple when I visit Café D’Antonio is the Veal Scallopini. I do not think this has ever actually been on the menu, but is always prepared when I ask for it, and prepared perfectly. The veal and prosciutto are just right, with the meat holding just enough moisture and the prosciutto providing just enough salt. My wife is pretty well set on going for the risotto, which is never a letdown. I have tried a variety of other dishes on the menu, and again, none have disappointing.
Desserts are always fresh and delicious. I love getting a shot of grappa and one of the tangerine or lemon sorbet. If you do the same, you will not be disappointed.
Service is always top notch. The management has always been very accommodating and servers are always the best. I have a few regulars that I always seem to get when I come in.
My new found love for this restaurant is utilizing it as a takeout pizza joint. While one would think the restaurant would shine in the sit down foods, they also make a mean brick oven pie. The prices are right on par with Upper Crust (across the street) and quality blows it out of the water. We have literally been ordering out every two to three days as work has been hectic lately. I am a big fan of the Rustica pie :)
If given the opportunity, do not pass up this restaurant. It has always been better than its shuttered counterpart on Sand Lake, and a completely different (yet equally great) animal than it’s sister up in Maitland.

I came here with my bf on our last night before we fly out of Orlando.
We didn’t know what to expect and the people at the hotel told us this was the better place of the few that was in Celebration. We wanted some traditional Italian food and I would think this is the place to go in the area.
The atmosphere was really nice inside. The place was nearly packed on a sunday night during rush hour. They had some dim lights on to give you a classy restaurant kind of vibe.
I ordered a lasagna and my bf ordered a pasta of some sort. Both of them were pretty meh. Nothing special about it. They served us some bread to start the night off. But man was that bread hard like rock. Even when dipped in olive oil it was still pretty hard. My assumption is it was leftover bread that was reheated too many times.
Serve was pretty meh too. The guy barely came back to check up on us. We spent about 1.5 hours in there and he checked up on us like once. Took us a while to order, get our food and get the bill.
Overall, I don’t think it’s a place I will come back because there isn’t anything special about it. But then again there aren’t a lot of choice in Celebration downtown anyways.

Had a wonderful date night here with my boyfriend while on Vacation in orlando. Beautiful white tablecloth dim lighting elegant restaurant on the corner in Celebration. The bread!!! and pastas were delicious! Next time I would love to try to pizzas! The waiters were fabulous. We had an early dinner and were able to walk around town before sunset.

We were greeted with extreme exuberance the minute we set foot through the door. That’s always nice. Seated right away. Luckily we got there a bit before the dinner rush. Our waitress was attentive, friendly and quick. It got pretty busy towards the end of our meal so we had to wait a bit for our check, again not a huge deal breaker.
I tried the Braised Short Ribs with cheddar polenta. It was divine! It has a balsamic bbq sauce not too sweet just the right amount. I was stuffed and still have half a plate left. The portions are more than ample.
I tried out the house sangria ($ 8 a glass) it’s ok not the best I’ve had. Still pretty good.
The table bread was good if you skipped the chewy crust. The olive dip that accompanied was really good. I wanted to lick the tiny plate.
My husband had the chicken parm he said it was good. Wouldn’t give up any other details.
The menus and entry carpet are a bit run down but honestly I’m not eating off of them so really who cares. I’ll be back for sure. I like that they box the leftovers for the table.

So I’ve been coming here for years. When you judge this place you have to try not compare it to the sister restaurant in Maitland. It’s not even close, Maitland is better but this place has done good food.
We love their Eggplant rollatini, the best in Orlando. Not crazy about their pizza.

As an 11 year Orlando resident, this is one of my absolute favorite restaurants. I lived in celebration for 3 of those 11 years, and we are regulars at Café D’Antonio. We routinely pick this restaurant for special occasions, even dining here on Christmas Eve. The ability to make reservations and always be seated promptly is a big draw in a busy tourist area.
The food is fantastic. We’ve never ordered anything we didn’t love. The pizza is exceptional, but after discovering the spinach and cheese ravioli prepared in a cream sauce, I almost never order anything else. That is what I want if I ever go to prison as my last meal. It is fantastic. The bread is good, the buffalo mozzarella is good. It’s all good. My Italian husband agrees.
And, if you’re a fan of cannoli, don’t miss the ones the serve here.

I am still licking the plate in my head. I was in a party of 18, celebrating a wedding. All of the staff members took care of us. I loved the fresh, warm bread dipped in oil. The food was excellent. I had better service here in a large group than hubby and I have had alone. This is a wonderful area to walk around afterwards. Parking might be an issue but we were with Floridians who knew the area. Yum nummy.

The place has a very nice atmosphere.
Me, wife and kid (9), had for lunch. We think that is better go to lunch than dinner, because the lake landscape. Ask for a balcony table, because inside is too dark. The food is very good and the service too. Price is fare. Really a good option.