Hollywood Brown Derby
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
Phone: (407) 939-3463
- Price:
- $$
- Hours:
- Daily, 11:30-3pm , 3:30pm-park close
Editorial Review for Hollywood Brown Derby – by Jason Clampet
The Scene
The theme park's representation of various Hollywood landmarks extends to its kitchens, too. The mundane waiting area cries out for a bar, but the barrel-vaulted banquet hall impresses with dark wood accents and a large, sunken dining area. Leather booths and tables for two surround the room on a raised dais. Walls are covered with copies of the original Brown Derby's black and white line portraits of Golden Age stars, moguls and movers (Gable, Goldwyn, Parsons). Service is attentive and eager.
The Food
The Cobb Salad was the original restaurant's contribution to culinary innovation, and here the finely chopped romaine, egg, avocado, chives, Roquefort and bacon are arranged in a bowl in parallel rows before being tossed by a smiling waiter. Other dishes are slight twists on steakhouse standards-most notably the basic New York strip steak with mashed bonito-but still well suited to the no-nonsense 1930s concept. For dessert choose the rich cheesecake.
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Insider Tips
Where to SitRequest a seat along the raised outer rim of the dining room---tables are more private and the din of conversation is muted.
When to GoIt's best to make a reservation at the same time you reserve a hotel room. Lunch and dinner hours are always packed.
The ExtrasBrown Derby mixes Disney-MGM's best cocktails. Although there's no bar, you can commandeer a table in late afternoon for a pre-dinner rush cocktail hour.
User Reviews for Hollywood Brown Derby
04/13/2008 Posted by cutebirdie
We patronized this restaurant back in 2004. That was our first experience w/ the Hollywood Brown Derby. The dinner was very delicious. However, we returned this year (2008) and ate lunch at this same restaurant. Ick! I ordered the bbq chicken and it was WORST than the one I make at home (I am not a very good cook). It was evident that whoever was cooking that day, just brushed some bottled bbq sauce (preprocessed?) and baked the chicken. I had to lick the sauce off the chicken (which was easy to do since the sauce just sat lamely on top of the meat) to get any flavor from this meal!! I would go so far as to say that this dish was comparable to the school lunches my students are served at school.
Pros: Atmosphere
Cons: Over priced for mediocre food
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