Christini's Ristorante Italiano

Excellent service; food is 10+++

Best Italian restaurant in the southeastern US, great food, wine selection and staff.

Always a treat. One of the best restaurants around. Be back soon.

We ate at Christini’s 3 days ago and the more time goes by the worse I feel about it. Service and food were fantastic! So, why the low score? Value. Plain and simple. Christini’s is very, very expensive. It is simply not worth the price. $15 stuffed mushroom appetizer - you get 2 small mushroom caps. $52 veal sambocca - portion size was also very small. Caesar salad was great. Beet salad even better. Wines marked up much more than necessary.
It was $200 for the two of us not including our $125 bottle of wine. I left a little hungry. For this price, they could have included a little pasta between courses. That is a lot extra. For pasta!

So, $360 for dinner for 2. The absolute feast we could have had at many other fine dining establishments with better food. Great food. Great service. Way too proud of themselves. Don’t mind paying a high price at all but the establishment has to deliver.

We are from New York, and travel often to Orlando and make it is point to dine at Christini’s. A true gem of an Italian restaurant.

The overall experience from entering the restaurant, being attended to by thoughtful and caring personnel, the food, the presentation and ambiance made this a very memorable experience.
This will be cherished for many, many months.

One of the most memorable dining experiences of my life!
From the moment we arrived we were treated with gracious hospitality and attention to every detail. The Eggplant Parmesan was the lightest and most flavorful I’ve ever had. So tender!
Nicolas gave us exceptional service. His wine recommendations were impeccable! Thank you, Nicolas, for topping off a spectacular evening at Cristini’s!

Two women on business dinner. We found the service to be cloying and excessive. The food was overly sauced with unsophisticated sauces. Dinner was pricey for the quality. Would have preferred not to be serenaded by accordionist - but weren’t asked first and felt wrong to ask him to stop. Restaurant obviously works VERY hard to create an experience and to have plenty of service- it was just WAY too much. Ordered zuppe de mare. Waiter suggested might like it spicey- “diavalo”. In fact this meant bland, thickened red sauce with a big bowl of pepper flakes on the side.

Always fun to come back to Orlando and eat in this fine establishment Truly old style dining as we like to remember it Music,roses,atmosphere It’s all here

Fine Italian dining. Excellent food. Wonderful service. Great smbiance. Strolling accordian player takes requests. Red rose given to ladies in party at end of meal. Rather expensive.

Excellent service. The taste of food was second to none. Very romantic setting, will be there again soon

Quite a nice experience. Enjoyed the service, ambiance, and food was priced appropriately. My seafood fra diavolo was nothing earth shattering to be honest. Dessert was extraordinary. Wine list was very well curated. We were there for a special event and it went well.

A classic not to be missed

Beautiful and elegant. Very attentive waiters and outstanding cuisine. Very very pricey for pasta, though. We were a bit surprised that it was more expensive than the best restaurants in New York.

The accordion player is a bit too loud for the small area. When he plays by your table you can’t talk to your dinner companions. We had good service to begin with but were surprised that the waiter cleared some of the guests plates while others were still eating. But the worst thing about the restaurant are the prices!!! $49.50 for veal piccata; $39.50 for CHICKEN piccata!?!? $13.50 for asparagus? Come on - it wasn’t the quality that can command those prices as the food wasn’t really that great. Can’t recommend or visit again.

Favorite Orlando restaurant for 20 years

Nice restaurant, excellent service. Food was good but not great. The waiter said the calamari was the best in Florida, I highly disagree it was acceptable but I have had so much better. The wine was excellent but priced way more than at comparable restaurants. 2 people, 1 bottle of wine ($65) we had 1 appetizer and 2 dishes (Chilean sea bass and a frutti di mari fra diavolo) and the bill was over 215 dollars before gratuity. There are restaurants locally that for half that price will bring you back to Italy, (where I spent many months studying there).

Arranged a dinner with Christini's for friends in Orlando for convention who have Italian restaurant who feed me well and often. Management was easy and awesome to work with. My friends had incredible experience.

Find a reason to go to Christini's!

One of Italy's best restaurants. It's a very good way to bring Italy to Orlando, Fla! Great guys, awesome food!

Can’t tell that place is fantastic. Only service is good

I have been many times and love it. NYC quality Italian which is tough to find in Florida. My only critique was the last time I went they automatically added a 20% tip. Our table was only 6 people and we had about $600 in liquor/wine on the bill. I probably would have tipped more than 20% anyway but I like it to be my decision.

We celebrated my wife's birthday here. It is a great place for a special celebration or just when you want an excellent meal in a romantic, quiet atmosphere. The service was also good and the staff are very knowledgeable about the food. All in all, it was a very nice evening and we will definitely be returning.

The staff made my daughters 17th Birthday special..

The service is amazing the food is great!!

Attention to detail, food quality, and ambiance were outstanding. Always see Mr Christini and he makes sure to stop by the table. A must when dining in the Orlando area.

We first visited Christini’s 2 years ago when visiting Orlando and absolutely loved it. Back in the area again this past week and had to go back to Christini’s and will any time we are in the area. Awesome staff, ambiance and food. A++

There simply is not a better Italian restaurant in Orlando!
Everyone and everything is exceptional.
Both of my picky daughter absolutely loved it.
Been going there for years and never are disappointed.
Bravo!

This is not in the typical tourist area of Orlando so thought it would be a nice change while visiting. This was a holiday weekend, Saturday, December 30th, 2018. The reviews of the restaurant were good, the food was pricey though, but it looked charming. We sat down the place was as charming old school Italian restaurant. Wine & the appetizers were ordered as well as the entrée. Wine & appetizers arrived promptly were good as was the bread they set on the table. Twenty minutes had gone by since we had finished our appetizers & no sign of our waiter. He never came to check how were the appetizers. We then go to 30 minutes and no sign of the waiter or our entrée. We got up and ask the Maître D to please call our waiter as 30 minutes had gone by and no sign of the waiter or food. The Maître D came back to the table saying our food would be out in a few minutes but no waiter still. 45 minuets had now gone by and the entrees were nowhere to be found once more to the Maître D & it will be out in three minutes. At this point we are no longer hungry. He comes finally ten minutes later with our food. Then having the nerve to say the food is here and if you go somewhere else still we would wait. Everything is made to order was his catch all. We pointed out that the people that were seated behind us arrived 10 minutes after we had ordered. They have been through there appetizers, entrée & on desert while we just got our entrée. We tried the food and it was okay but after such a long wait we really weren’t hungry. We asked him for the check. He wanted to give us desert we said no, we really didn’t care for desert. He then said he would adjust the bill. No adjustment was done. I have never left zero tip when dining. We are generous tippers 20%+ when dining. No waiter no tip. I can’t really recommend them, if you must wait 1 hour between your appetizer & your entrée it’s a bit much. A great review is my favorite thing to write here not the case.

Enjoy this restaurant very much the staff was unbelievable the food was exceptional the wine was also exceptional we had a marvelous time

Great food and service was great again. Sommelier was apparently having an off night however that happens to us all. Highly recommend once again.

Fantastic as always. Will be back for sure. This visit the food came out more slowly than usual.

Awsome date night with my wife.

This restaurant is our favorite. It is our first choice when coming in from New York. Outstanding every time!!!!

The service and the meal was top notch. I am very pleased. Guillermo did an exceptional job for my birthday. The food wasn’t plenty but, we were satisfied. Will visit soon.

It had been more than 10 years since my wife and I had dinner at Christini’s but it was every bit as excellent as it was then. Authentic great tasting Italian food with the atmosphere to match.

If our are seeking a fabulous dinner where you and your guests are treated to fantastic food and service get on the list at Christinis. When we visit Orlando we make sure this is one of our first stops. Highly recommend the sea bass and well everything else. The Eggplant dipping sauce for the bread should be sold by the gallon. It is sooooo good. We love this restaurant. You will love it too.

Everyone, from Vito, the maître d', to Claudia, the bartender, to Philippe, our waiter, and the other attending staff were all extraordinarily professional and made us feel special. The food was impressive (the best veal osso buco I have ever head!) and the wine list extensive. We will be sure to come each time we are in town.

A second time for my wife and I to eat there. A wonderful service, excellent servers, delicious food, great envIronment. We will go back again and take friends with us.

Outstanding all ways

the food and service are impeccable. once inside the restaurant you are transported to a high end Italian bistro.