Café Osceola

I had previously written a much longer note than this so I’m just giving fellow Unilocalers an update. We have visited Café Osceola and been served by Zebrina twice since our Easter visit.
The next time was their normal Sunday brunch. Normal isn’t really a fair word for this place. After experiencing Easter, you’d think this experience wouldn’t match up. Certainly this was the eggs and bacon and French toast selection but to be fair, at almost $ 50 less per person, it again was a great experience! Zebrina was great, always attentive and we love chatting with her. Never overbearing, just nice and ensures we are always well taken care of.
We were just there on Sunday for Mother’s Day. Bravo — another fantastic experience. Very similar to the Easter Buffet but with it’s own twists, we were overwhelmed by the variety and wonderfully prepared dishes. Zebrina was there again (she must be getting tired of seeing us!) and did a wonderful job. The displays were beautiful, the food was hot and fresh and so tasty and the staff was smiling and sweet and were there with whatever we needed.
Mr. Rosen swung through again offering my wife a Happy Mother’s day. Zebrina gave my wife Sherry the pretty plant from the table (if this gets her in trouble — SHE DIDN’T DO IT! lol). which we’ll be sure to plant.
So that’s it. I can’t wait to go back again. The next time we need to stay at the resort. I really hate to leave!
Mike

Has Easter brunch with the family. Food was excellent and had great variety for the young ones to chose from. Our server was attentive without being intrusive.

We had breakfast and dinner at Café Osceola and were very pleased. It is immaculately clean, has terrific service, and is a beautiful restaurant. Breakfast buffet was $ 18, which included coffee and a variety of juices (a spinach, honeydew, pineapple smoothie was AMAZING). The buffet had beautiful fruit, cereals, pastries, eggs, omelets, meats, smoked salmon, pretty much anything you could want. The dinner buffet was $ 25 and had a full salad bar, carving station, seafood, several vegetables, pastas, and pretty desserts. It is pricey, but considering it’s at a vacation resort and has such a variety, we were happy. We went back 3 times while we were there! The tips are included at all the Shingle Creek restaurants, remember to check!

Yooooo!!! This is what you call a hidden gem. My wife bought a
coupon from this place. Usually that’s a bad sign. Thankfully this place is the exception to the rule.
This restaurant is at Rosen Shingle Creek. They validate your parking, so don’t forget to give them your parking ticket when you pay.
This place was surprisingly good. Everything was fresh and served at the right temperature. And the flavors were on point! The salad bar had a great selection, and the hot foods were original and tasty. Not sure that there’s much here for kids, but that’s a good thing. Why shouldn’t there be at least one restaurant that caters to adult tastes?
If the
coupon is still available, you owe it to yourself to give this Café Osceola a try.

The Rosen Shingle Creek hotel is beautiful. So I had high expectations for Café Osceola. It’s located downstairs with a couple other shops, so we made our way down the staircase.
The entrance opens directly into the restaurant without any doors (or ceilings, for that matter, as you can look into the restaurant from the second floor).
We were seated at two tables for our group of 8. There was the option of ordering off the menu or the buffet line, and after a quick walkthrough of the buffet offerings, we ended up eating from the buffet.
The buffet has four main components: the soup and salad bar, the cold bar, the hot bar and the dessert counter. Each is substantial and has a bit of everything.
There were two soups to choose from and a salad bar that had many of my favorite salad toppers — win. I dove right into the minestrone, which wasn’t bad. After that, I got a huge plate of the Caprese. That fresh mozzarella, though. Now, if they had some basil to add that, it would have been perfect. There was a shrimp cocktail station, which started out with some plump fresh shrimp. Once it ran out, it was refilled with some soggy shrimp that just didn’t look as tasty, which was pretty disappointing.
The hot bar had plenty of meats to choose from. Everything here was good, but not super memorable. The hot sliced prime rib and the BBQ pork were big hits at my table. The fish dishes were a bit overcooked and not very appetizing.
The dessert bar was probably the most disappointing. With all the delicious looking and sounding cakes on display, you would have thought they would have all been delectable… The Black Forest cake was just a simple chocolate cake, not the moist and rich Black Forest I was expecting. The other cakes were also just simple and standard, not exciting. The guava cake was probably the best — light but sweet and a little exotic.
Overall, the buffet wasn’t bad. I suppose for a hotel restaurant, I can’t complain.

I dined here a few nights ago with my good friend for the first time. I purchased a
gift certificate for this place to try it out. The place is located inside the main lobby on the floor below. The place is like under the main floor of the hotel. The interior of the restaurant is nice; however, I think it is too open. In other words, the place can get can loud because you can hear all the commotion from the lobby area. Also, the wide open space with no barriers can create dust, lint, dirt, insects, and other stuff in the air towards the buffet area. With this said, I saw insects on the buffet items. No joke!
Now it’s time to explain my rating on this business. Positive effects: Friendly staff members, wonderful service, wide variety of food on the buffet and on the regular menu, clean area, comfortable seats, and somewhat reasonable prices. I do what to say the staff here was extremely positive including our waitress: Brandy. Brandy ensured our dinner was excellent and was very sweet. Thank you again Brandy for being wonderful.
There is an automatic 18% Gratuity to your bill no matter party size. I read the posted sign before entering the restaurant. I was fine with it to a certain extent. If the service is horrible, they will receive 18% no matter what. I was on edge, but Brandy did prove me wrong because she was very attentive and kind. I thought she deserved more than 18% Gratuity.
Now on to the negative aspects: Some food items were cold, dried out, deserts had insects flying around them, there was no chef to crave the Prime Rib, too much noise from the lobby area, and I thought the price of the buffet was too high for what it served. The price was $ 25.50 per person for the buffet. I don’t mind spending the money; however, I thought the food was very disappointing.
The Swordfish was very dry, cold, and bland in taste. I don’t know how long the food items were sitting on the buffet. There were not much people eating off the buffet, so the food was just sitting there in the open area. I think if there are not enough people eating the buffet, then there should be no buffet. I mean, that food was sitting there for a very long time before we got there and I didn’t see anything get switched out. The deserts were just horrible. They tasted like dried out cake with insects on them.
I’m not picky or cruel, but this place just left a horrible taste in my mouth, literally! If you do visit this business, I highly recommend ordering something from the menu, not the buffet. I have another certificate to come back to this business. I will try ordering off the menu. I have to agree with other Unilocalers on their reviews. This place was just a huge let to me. The staff here was nice, that is why I give it 2 stars not 1 star.

Café Osceola is the main «resort-​style» restaurant in the Rosen Shingle Creek. I’ve had breakfast here several times. This is a typical resort restaurant, with that hotel restaurant feel, just below the main lobby, but also with a wall of floor to (two-​story) ceiling windows with a lovely view of the vast pool areas and golf course. The breakfast is typical and just but average, with above average prices.
After learning the layout of the resort, we opted for the less grand, but much more affordable breakfast options at the deli, 18 Monroe Street Market, i.e. single serve cereal for the kiddo, croissants, muffins, and fresh fruit.

AMAZING lunch buffet. I can’t speak to the cost/​value, as I have always visited as part of a work event, but as far as buffets go, this spot is top notch.
Located in the gorgeous Rosen Shingle Creek resort, the restaurant is bright and airy, located on the lower level of the resort with multi-​story ceilings and a wall of windows looking out onto the resort grounds.
The buffet features a great mix of high quality foods, including a soup and salad bar, prepared salads, a sandwich making station and a hot line with a variety of high quality proteins and sides. Dessert offerings are expansive and delicious as well!
You can also count on prompt service at your table for drinks and plate clearing! On my most recent visit, there was a large convention in the resort creating a long lunchtime line, but the staff at Café Osceola were able to keep things moving and keep their guests happy!
A five star buffet!

If you want to try multiple cuisines. If you love cioppino, antipasto, paella, seafood, veal and all excellent food, check this out on the holidays. Have been for Mother’s Day Christmas, Thanksgiving and have never been disappointed. Desserts are a showstopper, usually on holidays a choice of 30. Service is excellent. Great chocolate fountain. You really should check this out, it’s a bit of a local secret. (oops!)

The food was not very hot on the buffet. the server ask if things were alright, we siad not really. but instead of offering something
else, she insisted on deserts. Not worth 25.00 per person on a limited buffet at this price. do not waste your time or money on this restaurant.

This is worst buffet i have ate in a long time. The lettuce was not filled for five min, the shrimp was old and the prime rib was the end piece. Then went back to try a second round of prime rib and it was not even cooked. So the guy put a piece on a grill and it was burnt. I then went back for dessert and they had three items out but had 8 signs for dessert.
Would not recommend for dinner Buffett

My husband and I ate here while staying at the resort and were very pleased with the selection and quality of most of the food.
The price of the buffet however ($ 25) did not match a portion of the buffet, namely the dessert options. They appeared to be and tasted like boxed pre-​frozen items.

Café Osceola is a large restaurant in the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort. It is probably one of the more expensive options here, but at least for breakfast it was well worth it. The price was $ 17.50, but believe me, I have seen many hotel breakfast buffets that were more expensive and the quality was not as good.
At least during the week the items were all breakfast related (no hot lunch entrees) but there was lots to choose from. There was one station with cereals, yogurt, and other cold items that I did not even get to.
The next station was my favorite. It had tons of fresh fruit, sliced meat, cheese, charcuterie, smoked pepper salmon, honey smoked salmon, and smoked mahi. I tried all the smoked fish and it was delicious. This station also had hot cereals and an «oatmeal mousse» atop muesli. I gave this interesting looking dish a taste but I thought it was a bit strange. Cold oatmeal just did not float my boat.
A third station offered breads, muffins, pastries, and cake. I had a bagel but none of the sweets although they looked fresh and delicious.
The last station had omelets made to order and several hot items. Besides omelets, the omelet man made a really mean Benedict with thick bacon and perfectly cooked fried eggs. Most of the hot dishes were pretty traditional: scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns, tater tots. The whole grain pancakes were a nice touch… they had texture, taste, and the whole grain at least made them seem a bit tastier than the average pancake. The blintzes, with a creamy cheese filling, were served on an apple compote. They were more like a dessert and tasted heavenly.
Servers were friendly, polite and on top of filling coffee, juice, and other assorted beverages. I would definitely not hesitate to return to Café Osceola for breakfast or to try any other meal.

This is the quintessential resort/​hotel restaurant at the Rosen Shingle Creek. There are numerous dining options here, but this is the backbone of the hotel. It’s your typical Vegas-​style buffet restaurant with an a la carte menu as well.
The dinner buffet was $ 25 per person which is pretty expensive for the offerings available, but if you buy a $ 25 certificate from
, it brings the price in line.
You’ll find the usual suspects on the line: salad bar, peel-​and-​eat cocktail shrimp, soups, desserts, prime rib, chicken, pork, potatoes, etc. Nothing particular local about the food with the exception of the gator stew.
There is enough selection to keep your whole party happy. Some dishes were hits, some were not, but you definitely find something to satisfy you.
The décor of the place could definitely use an update. When you’re sitting at your table, you definitely know you’re in a hotel restaurant. Old carpet, dull colors. You could be anywhere in the country.

Went here for a business lunch. It was in the hotel we were all staying.
There was a buffet. It was an average buffet. We were all a little disappointed. Although we cannot say it was bad, it was just A-​OK.
The service was very good. The price was reasonable.

Our Group arrives with the US Chess Federation (around 5000 attendees)
The first day we were quoted a price 8.95 by the waiter (ABUEL) for BREAKFAST BUFFET but when we went back it was $ 17.95! with a 18% tip per check, we were two checks so the waiter received a 36% tip!!! ON 1 TABLE. Its no wonder they were pushing the buffet instead of the menu, as a matter of a fact they did not even give us a menu they sat us and said help our selves at the buffet.
We instead on telling the US CHESS FEDERATION about our experience and recommended a different location to have our National chess tournament. We will definitely NOT RECOMMEND Café Osceola… unless you don’t mind getting ripped off and the manager of the restaurant Danny Salsa or the Hotel manager Kenny seemed to be surprised with my complaint.

Slow service with hardly anyone here. My burger was ordered medium well and it came well done. I didn’t get the water I ordered initially. The glass they gave me for my beer had dishwasher water in it. Nice hotel though.

Great dining option in Rosen Shingle and the best bang for your buck in the resort. I’m not sure how often they have the buffet out but when they do it’s a fantastic deal. I’ve done breakfast and lunch here a couple of time and never been disappointed. They have 4 stations and each one has a different specialty. Save room for the sweets bar as they usually have some good options.

Our main reason for coming here is that we were staying at the Shingle Creek resort. They are also currently offering restauarant certificates on
so it is worth trying!
I ordered the ribeye with garlic mashed potatoes. The steal and mashed potatoes were the best part of dinner! And as an appetizer we had the spinach artichoke dip. The dip was great but the accompanying chips could have been better. On the menu it says «garlic crostini» but they only gave us a few garlic crostini’s and a basket of chips.
As for dessert we had the «peace offering», it was delicious. The only thing I would change is to have a warm brownie at the bottom.
Service was incredible and all the food was beautifully presented. I would still eat here again if I was staying at the Shingle Creek resort. And the entire grounds of the hotel are beautiful.

I love going here. It’s a beautiful property, lots of natural sunlight. Stepping down into the main dining is nice — even on holidays when it’s crowded, it doesn’t feel cramped. The food is really good. Lots of artisanal cheese, decent raw seafood selection, simple but fresh sushi & plenty of desserts I only take pictures of because I ate all the cheese. Great for Thanksgiving and other holidays when you recoil in horror at the thought of shopping/​cooking/​cleaning.

For $ 12.50 per person, it was ok. Normally the buffet costs $ 25.00 per person which I would find overpriced. This is hotel food so my expectations were not high. This is your basic buffet that offers salad, cold shrimp, an array of meats and very limited desserts. They have a carving station that offers Prime Rib but the quality is not very good. The Flat Iron steak was extremely spicy and overcooked. The desserts consisted of a dry cake with a small chocolate sculpture on top and Flan. The Flan was not soft and creamy as it should be.
Service was confusing. Our waiter came over with waters and never asked what we wanted to drink. I had to ask one of the others for a glass of soda. I don’t think they offer a full drink menu because every table I saw had soda, iced tea or orange juice but someone should explain that so people are aware.

Our family had spent the night at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort and wanted to experience one of the several dining offerings they have here. When you arrive, the first thing I noticed was how clean and organized everything was. Not only in the dining room but at the several buffet stations.
All of the food looked absolutely gorgeous. I know, I know, it looked pretty but how did it taste. Everything was very flavorful, tasty and fresh.
They had a salad station, which I enjoyed. A cold cut station, go ahead make that Dagwood sandwich. Also a hot food line. There was pork loin, cod fish, chicken in an amazing citrus sauce that was dee=lish, beef loin etc, etc, etc.
Dessert were beautifully presented also.
As a family, we are always looking to bring the tribe to celebrate birthday’s, anniversaries, etc and the price not be over the top. It was an excellent value for the price.
Enjoy!!!

Went here for the Easter Sunday buffet. What they did have was pretty good but I was expecting some prime rib or similar meat option. Sushi and seafood paella were the main selections instead. The waiter was very attentive and always kept our glasses filled with champagne. The desert selection had a wide variety and included everything from cakes and pies to fresh fruit. They validated the valet parking too.