Johnnies Hideaway
Disney/Lake Buena Vista / Orlando
Johnnies Hideaway is an excellent choice for a restaurant close to the Disney property that isn't a chain and serves great food. I'll admit I was a bit concerned about this recommendation while trying to find restaurant as you drive down a strip mall road passing several chain restaurants. My fears were quickly dissolved as we were greeted by a smiling valet. As we're "Yankees" and it was a beautiful 80 degree early March night, we opted for the deck outside. Be sure to block out the highway on one side & the strip mall traffic on the other and focus on the hour hour menu!
Giant Shrimp cocktail, mussels, oysters, shrimp & lobster fritters available to order per piece could be a meal in itself! Absolutely amazing. Throw in a nice dirty martini with blue cheese stuffed olives, made to perfection, I might add, and you have perfection!
The menu includes a huge selection of seafood options, this is the restaurant's specialty and I suggest you make your selections in this direction. My dining partner had an enormous grouper with crab cake special, it was incredible. I on the other hand choose the filet and crab claw add on. The steak was what you'd expect for a chain restaurant, quite a disappointment. The baked potato with your selection of toppings at table side was quite good but as big as your head. The crab claws were good but difficult to crack. We learned that Mondays bring a full on crab feast, that would be worth coming back to Johnnies to experience.
For the area, I'd say Johnnies is a winner! Pick the seafood & enjoy!
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