Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant - Orlando (FL)

4 /5 J J: Enjoyed our meal at Cooper’s Hawk. The Bleu Prime Skirt Steak Salad was really good — crunchy, well-seasoned, and very satisfying. Ellie’s Chicken Piccata was light and flavorful, and the lemon butter caper sauce was the highlight, pairing nicely with the capellini pasta. The lobster bisque was a bit on the salty side, and the bread & butter served with the meal didn’t quite compare to what you’d expect from other steakhouses. Overall, a nice dining experience with some standout dishes.

4 /5 Merline Rameau: Reservation is needed. Dress casual. I went to the one on international Drive Fl. Menu has variety of options to choose from. I had the salmon which was ok. I had a blueberry sparkling wine with my food. Absolutely delicious wine. You can taste wine but didn’t know to do it before I was seated. When done with the dinner they were closed. Would go there again so I can do some wine tasting. Good portion , the crispy calamari with sweet chili was great. I was giving a treat for my birthday.

3 /5 A P: This is a mixed review. Went there for magical dining / a friend has a membership there. Informed waitress of a raw tomato allergy I had from beginning. (Cooked is fine , raw is bad ) . Wife ordered the meatballs as an app. They’re were great and had great taste. I ordered the chicken tortilla soup which for some odd reason came out twice and looked different presentation twice . Wife also ordered the short rib croquettes which were tasty but not your average composed croquettes. Where dinner derailed is that I ordered the pretzel encrusted pork tenderloin and it came out with raw tomato in the sauce under the shrimp but wasn’t able to see the brunoise cut sized tomatoes until two had already been consumed. Informed waitress and she apologized for it all and at that point I just took the pork piece and some mashed potatoes onto small plate since they did not contact the tomato. During this whole ordeal did the manager stop by to check and see what was going on. I do have to give credit to the server as she made sure it was corrected , but you could tell that they were understaffed and spread thin. After I had finished my mini meal of pork and potatos did the other half of the dish come out , and it was barely above room temperature so I declined it. Management if you’re reading this. You need to work on food safety / allergies IE ServeSafe standards in there , need to work on your expo people and for getting the right dishes out , and hire more staff.

1 /5 Heather Thomas: I am a member and I was extremely disappointed with my dinner on 11/30. Our waiter was inattentive, ignored our request for sparkling water and Coke Zero for my husband, we were brought flat water. I asked again for the drinks we ordered and I it took him 30 minutes to bring. I have a gluten and dairy allergy. I order the same appetizer, dinner and gluten free bread every time I go for dinner. This time even though I informed him of my allergies he choose to bring me the meal the way it comes without the modifications. Not only could I not eat it when my husband took a bite it was a soggy mess. I always order a double side of the roasted vegetables, it was mainly all purple onions and the onions were raw. Normally this is my favorite thing and the flavor is unsurpassed, but not this visit. I had wine samples on my account and I asked to try the two new wines, the response was oh you won’t be ordering a glass and then I got a huff. No I don’t order wine that I haven’t yet tried and I absolutely would have ordered a glass once I tried but he never asked me if I wanted a glass post the tasting. As a long time club member I was confused and frustrated by the inability to use my bottle credits to get both a sweet and red anniversary bottle. Apparently there is a new rule about this. I inevitably always have guest who want sweet wine but new rules so we must have a different membership and this was not announced to members. I have canceled my membership and won’t be returning.