Award-winning

Knife & Spoon

Name: Knife & Spoon
Address: 4012 Central Florida Pkwy, Orlando, FL, United States, 32837
Telephone: (407) 393-4333
Price range: $50 and over
Rating: 4.6

4.6

1002 Reviews

$50 and over

Steak

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Knife & Spoon is the signature steak and seafood restaurant in the Ritz-Carlton Orlando Grande Lakes led by Chef Tyler Kineman. The restaurant was awarded a coveted MICHELIN Star in the 2022 edition of the MICHELIN Guide Florida.

Resort Casual: Please refrain from wearing athletic apparel and swim attire or cover ups in the main dining room.

Corkage policy: Guests are invited to bring in up to two 750ml bottles with a $50 corkage fee per bottle. The wines cannot be featured on our wine list.

Knife & Spoon is conceived by Chef John Tesar who was called "the single most talented cook I ever worked with" by Anthony Bourdain. Tesar came up as a chef in New York City at 13 Barrow St, 44 & Hell's Kitchen, Vine, and the Supper Club. He then went on to open two restaurants in Dallas that have been named among the best in the country by Bon Appetit, Eater and Esquire. He has garnered praise from Food and Wine, and The New York Times and is a two-time contestant on Bravo's "Top Chef."

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Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Dec 11, 2023

7:00 PM

Booked 32 times today

Experiences are available.

Additional information

Dining style
Fine Dining
Price
$50 and over
Cuisines
Steak, Seafood, American
Hours of operation
Dinner Daily 5:30 pm–10:00 pm Bar Daily 5:30 pm–11:00 pm
Phone number
(407) 393-4333
Website
https://www.knifeandspoonrc.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Resort Casual
Executive chef
John Tesar
Private party facilities
Grande Lakes Orlando - Event Request (tripleseat.com)

Location
4012 Central Florida Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32837
Award-winning
1. MICHELIN 1 Star 2023
2. MICHELIN 1 Star 2022
Neighborhood
I Drive / Sand Lake
Parking details
Valet
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Experiences

Merry Christmas from knife & spoon!
Dec 25, 2023 only
Indulge in a unique Christmas a la carte menu combined with steakhouse favorites and sustainable seafood specialties. Features include a decadent white truffle risotto, a succulent 48-hour short rib and don’t miss the bliss of the chef’s dessert! Monday, December 25th from 5:30pm-10:00pm Reservations are required and can be made by emailing reservations.orlando@marriott.com or calling us at 407-393-4034. Enjoy a cozy and elegant dining experience with your loved ones this Christmas. We look forward to serving you.

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What 1,002 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6

4.6 based on recent ratings

4.5Food
4.6Service
4.6Ambience
4.1Value

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1,002 Reviews

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OpenTable Diner
Exclusive
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 1 day ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
4th time eating here. Love it so much we fly from NY to stay the weekend at eat here. Place is amazing.
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OpenTable Diner
Atlanta Metro
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Wonderful stuff and great service. My fish was oversalted :/ The rest of food was good but not amazing. Definitely not a Micheline Star restaurant.
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OpenTable Diner
New York Area
7 reviews
vip
4.0
7 reviews
Dined 7 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 1
It’s a Michelin rated restaurant the food was good. The service excellent. The presentation of the food was a little gross see pic.
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HarrisonK
New York Area
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on December 3, 2023
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Dined here for the first time. Very good, but not great. We were seated promptly at a high-top and found the chairs fairly uncomfortable for a lingering dinner (which is the pace of the dining experience provided). The restaurant, even when fully seated, was quiet enough to easily converse - a big plus. I split a wedge salad with my wife, which made the portion size perfect, and the salad was truly outstanding. The aged NY strip, although cooked to a perfect medium rare, was oddly dry and lacking in flavor. I would not order it again. The sides (onion rings, potato purée, kimchi sautéed spinach) were delicious and well-sized for sharing with our party of four. The desserts were also delicious but significantly undersized. The staff wonderfully walked the line of being present to attend to any needs/requests without being obtrusive. A memorable evening with excellent company, but I’m unlikely to return.
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JohnM
Chicago
40 reviews
vip
3.0
40 reviews
Dined on December 2, 2023
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 5
Decent restaurant, but just not close to a Michelin star experience. Food was ok, but not great and servers seemed inexperienced.
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JoelM
Washington DC
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on December 1, 2023
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
They don't deserve their star. Food and service was just ok. Really expected more based on the hype.
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OpenTable Diner
Chicago
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 30, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Food and service was outstanding! Great experience
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wingfwd
New York Area
14 reviews
vip
5.0
14 reviews
Dined on November 29, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Service and food were top notch. An outstanding experience from the moment we exited our car. Does come at NYC prices.
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RachelM
Indiana
14 reviews
4.0
14 reviews
Dined on November 28, 2023
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The staff was professional and kind. All the way around, except my husband had to ask several times for his coke before he got it. As any expensive restaurant, the food was good but overpriced but that’s what you get to employ all the people to wait on you. My husband loved the bolognese, we weren’t crazy about the himachi. We eat a lot of jalapeño himachi but this himachi seemed a little fishy, Also, my scallops were a little cold when I got them. The bread service was delicious and great. The cheesecake and caramel dessert were outstanding Overall, the experience was delightful and one of the best we have ever had but not sure we would go back again as felt the pricing didn’t reflect what we got for our meals.
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RonD
Greater Boston
55 reviews
vip
5.0
55 reviews
Dined on November 28, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We enjoyed a wonderful meal here. The bar staff were especially kind and gracious. The drinks were fantastic. This is a beautifully designed dining space. I highly recommend it.
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JulianaT
Orlando
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 24, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Everything was very good for us: food, service and ambience.
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OpenTable Diner
Orlando
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 23, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Good service. Food taste well. Medium well steak was a little bit burned and was welldone. Mash potato a little to salty.
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WendyG
West Palm Beach
58 reviews
vip
5.0
58 reviews
Dined on November 22, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food was great and the service amazing. The steak and hamachi wee prepared to perfection!
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SamK
Orlando
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 22, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We celebrated our nephew’s 18th birthday here. Staff was wonderful and very attentive to every details. Food was great and really good ambiance.
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DubyaK
West Palm Beach
29 reviews
vip
5.0
29 reviews
Dined on November 20, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 5
They sat all tables at the same time. Hurt them and the experience.
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pop77
Las Vegas
19 reviews
vip
2.0
19 reviews
Dined on November 19, 2023
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
I keep asking my self, how they have 1 star?……its a fair-good restaurant with an extremely overpriced wine list…
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OpenTable Diner
New York Area
1 review
vip
3.0
1 review
Dined on November 19, 2023
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 1
Felt like a restaurant on Disney property. Loud and lots of children. Food was good but not worth the lack of ambiance.
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JoshuaH
Coastal Georgia
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 18, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Had a fantastic anniversary dinner here. Service is top notch. Heavy char on the steak which I love. The tortellini was amazing! And every cocktail we ordered was delicious.
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OpenTable Diner
Orlando
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on November 18, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
From our arrival, valet drop, and prompt seating, we were treated with nothing but exceptional and warm hospitality and service. Our team of staff took great care to explain the menu and take care of our every need throughout the night. The food was brought to us with perfect timing and was exceptional. I highly recommended the iberico and octopus carpaccio. We enjoyed our mains as well: The whole pompano was perfectly cooked, buttery, and had amazing, crispy skin. The medium-rare aged ribeye was also perfect for sharing and had some earthy flavors that made it really enjoyable. Everything they serve is sustainably sourced, and the team had a masterful understanding of the dishes. One minor drawback was the noise level, which made it sometimes difficult to enjoy a conversation with my girlfriend, or even sometimes with the staff. Overall, though, we enjoyed Knife and Spoon on our special occasion. It was about a 2 hr experience including espresso after our desserts to finish our meal.
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JeffH
Orlando
10 reviews
vip
2.0
10 reviews
Dined on November 17, 2023
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Was surprised by several things at what is considered a Michelin stared restaurant. We had a salt box for our butter but they never said what types of salt were in it. I had the scallops that were served in a soup bowl. They didn’t give me a plate for the mashed potato side so I had to use my butter plate. The fact that the mashed potato and the desserts that came with the coffees were the best part of the meal is disappointing. The onion rings were way over breaded, the wagyu beef was medium, not medium rare, and had almost no char. My scallops were soft and unremarkable. Nothing was particularly interesting or prepared at a level that made it exceptional. The shrimp cocktail was very good but, at a Michelin stared restaurant, I shouldn’t be hunting for dishes that were better than average for a review
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JosephC
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 14, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
What an experience, for sure more than just a meal. I do not usually write reviews but the job the team at knife and spoon did cannot go uncommended. Every food item and every drink we're perfect and we could not have asked for more
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daisyf
New Mexico
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 13, 2023
1. Overall 3
2. Food 1
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
The food was not good. We went there because it has a Michelin Star but was disappointed.
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OpenTable Diner
Atlanta Metro
7 reviews
vip
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on November 12, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Top 10 steak experience, desserts were solid as well.
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Heather
Charleston
2 reviews
vip
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 12, 2023
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Great food and amazing service. We tried the tasting menu with wine pairing and the 32oz rib-eye, both outstanding. My only complaint is that you have to remember this is near theme parks, which means lots of children. Unfortunately, the table next to us had a child running around in circles. I love children, but this was a bit much and very disturbing to those around them.
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AiramB
Orlando
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on November 11, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The best restaurant that has a Michelin star in Orlando and by far, the attention is out of this planet, the food and the place are brought to a concept that makes you fly. Thank you for this magnificent dinner.
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AriG
Orlando
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on November 11, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
My husband and I came here for his birthday dinner and were blown away by the quality of food and service! We ordered a bottle of wine and shared several dishes to share. The aged rib-eye was one of the best steaks we’ve had. Other dishes we shared including the hamachi crudo, uni cacio e pepe, and kimchi creamed spinach were amazing as well. It’s definitely reserved for special occasions, but I wouldn’t hesitate going back again.
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CarltonC
Caribbean
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 11, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Good menu, good food. Loved the creamed spinach. Great steak and lo ster as well.
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MarilynM
Philadelphia
26 reviews
3.0
26 reviews
Dined on November 9, 2023
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
For the cost of the meal, I don’t see the value. The food is good. Not fabulous. But it is really costly. If you want the roast chicken, which I did, the wait time is one hour. The steaks are good but no better than any other steakhouse. It just cost more. The noise level ruined it for me. The staff is five star. I wouldn’t go back. Our dinner for 2, two drinks, no wine, was $470 before tip.
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Debora
Seattle
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on November 9, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Incredible wine/paired tasting menu. Met the chef. Outstanding service. Beautifully presented food! Honored my gluten-free needs.
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OpenTable Diner
Washington DC
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 8, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Overall we were very impressed by the entire offering (ambiance, food, service, etc). Ritz’s cocktails alway top notch. Noise level is quite high maybe to reflect festive vibe. We are fine with that. The difference of service between Knife and Spoon and CAPA at four seasons ( both are Michelin one star) is that K&S is by a team of waiting staff and CAPA is by a dedicated waiter. They are just different. Both are excellent.
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jeffw
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 8, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Exceeded all expectations. Will definitely be back again.
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OpenTable Diner
Chicago
13 reviews
5.0
13 reviews
Dined on November 6, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent service and food. My husband enjoyed the flat iron steak and I thoroughly enjoyed the fish of the day - pompano. Everything was fresh, well seasoned and very good.
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MimiS
Los Angeles
8 reviews
5.0
8 reviews
Dined on November 5, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Amazing service and food. We had a memorable experience.
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Thom
Denver
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 4, 2023
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 1
I am not a negative person, but I have been to numerous Michelin Star restaurants, and how Knife & Spoon got a star is beyond me. The ambience was like that of a cafeteria, extremely noisy to the point of not being able to have a conversation. The food was underwhelming. It was fine, but similar to a Texas Roadhouse! Service was adequate, but nowhere near what I expected. Overall, very disappointed, but they have a captured audience. I would go, but just don't have any expectations of fine dining.
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BRYANL
Atlanta Metro
12 reviews
5.0
12 reviews
Dined on November 4, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Our dinner was excellent. The food and the staff were amazing as well. My wife and I came for our anniversary and had a really great time. We knew the prices would be more than a normal date night but for special occasions it’s worth it. Our steaks were amazing and the Steak Taretare was the best we have ever had. Highly recommend going here for fancy dinner. The staff was very helpful and accommodating as well.
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MykM
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 3, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
The individual courses of the meals were served separately on a cleared table with replaced table settings. Each dish was described in detail. The individual courses appeared effortlessly, but we were never rushed through our meal. A truly great dining experience.
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OpenTable Diner
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on November 3, 2023
1. Overall 1
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
Awful service. It took 3 hours to get in and out which would be fine if we weren’t waiting 30 mins on both sides of the meal to get our server to show up and take the order and bring the check. Food was ok but not great. Probably the worst Michelin Star restaurant I’ve been to.
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MarilynG
Montreal
2 reviews
vip
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 2, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Everything was perfect! Thank you for the amazing experience!
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MarcyN
New York Area
14 reviews
vip
5.0
14 reviews
Dined on November 2, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food and the staff are both fabulous highly recommend
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OpenTable Diner
New York Area
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on October 31, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent service and fantastic food ! Best steak I have had in a long time. Staff was incredible .
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FAQs

Knife & Spoon is rated 4.6 stars by 1002 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Dec 11, 2023

7:00 PM

Booked 32 times today

Experiences are available.

4012 Central Florida Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32837

Additional information

Award-winning
1. MICHELIN 1 Star 2023
2. MICHELIN 1 Star 2022
Neighborhood
I Drive / Sand Lake
Hours of operation
Dinner Daily 5:30 pm–10:00 pm Bar Daily 5:30 pm–11:00 pm
Price
$50 and over
Cuisines
Steak, Seafood, American
Dining style
Fine Dining
Dress code
Resort Casual
Parking details
Valet
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
John Tesar
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
https://www.knifeandspoonrc.com/
Phone number
(407) 393-4333
Private party facilities
Grande Lakes Orlando - Event Request (tripleseat.com)

Knife & Spoon

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Announcing Florida's 2022 MICHELIN Selects

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Experiences

Merry Christmas from knife & spoon!

Popular dishes

Wedge Salad

Diver Scallops

Pappardelle Bolognese

Menu

What 1,002 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

FAQs

How is Knife & Spoon restaurant rated?

Is Knife & Spoon currently accepting reservations?

Make a reservation

Additional information

Featured in

Announcing Florida's 2022 MICHELIN Selects

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