A brand-new, celebrity chef-led restaurant is now open in Disney World!

Bourbon Steak by Michael Mina has just opened at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort, and this new restaurant offers a reimagined modern take on the quintessential American steakhouse. We recently got a sneak peek at this new spot, but now, we’re bringing you our FULL review!

Atmosphere

Bourbon Steak offers a reimagined modern take on the quintessential American steakhouse with premium cuts of beef and seafood infused with global flavors, along with decadent signature desserts, and world-class beverage offerings.

Chef Mina is a well-known chef who owns more than 40 restaurants worldwide. He has multiple Michelin stars and currently has other restaurants in Florida, including Bourbon Steak in Aventura and Prime 54 in Miami Beach. We’re excited to see what Chef Mina is bringing to Orlando!

This place is SWANKY, and we love the dark vibes that go along with the richness of a steakhouse. There are a few different areas of the restaurant, which makes things feel really intimate no matter where you’re seated.

But enough about the restaurant — what’s on the menu here?!

Menu

At Bourbon Steak, you’ll find a wide range of steakhouse-inspired selections including chilled seafood and caviar, soups and salads, tartare and ceviche…

…along with plenty of steak offerings like a 32-ounce porterhouse and wagyu.

Sides include delicious-sounding eats like roasted mushrooms with garlic herb butter, jalapeño creamed corn, and black truffle mac and cheese. And, of course, there’s plenty for dessert — including BEIGNETS!

The Bourbon Steak Lounge will also serve “handcrafted cocktails, fine wines, and rare spirits.” You can find plenty of cocktails along with an extensive wine list.

And now, onto the main event — the food!

Eats

Soon after we ordered, a complimentary Fry Trio was brought out to us! Don’t expect free bread service here. It’s even BETTER. It is a complimentary fry flight, a fry trio. Our server explained that Michael Mina loves to do things in trios, and he loves little flights of things, so this was naturally like 3 fries, 3 sauces, kind of a great idea.

There were Truffle Aioli fries with a truffle aioli to dip in, regular Herbed Fries with regular ketchup, and then Paprika fries with the housemade bourbon barbecue sauce. All three of these were awesome. Our favorite was the truffle aioli — we completely killed them. The flavor is super strong, but not so strong that you wouldn’t want the aioli with it. Both were just kind of buttery, and the umami was incredibly intense, yet delicious. The herbed fries were perfectly seasoned with the sweetness of ketchup, a classic fry experience. Then, the paprika fries were really tasty on their own, and the barbecue sauce here is smoky and has a little bit of kick to it. It’s almost like a mesquite with just a little bit of kick, where it’s not spicy, but it’s enough to add some interest.

We kicked things off with the Black Truffle Bread for $14.

This was maybe some of the best bread we’ve ever had at Disney World, and we’ve had LOTS of bread at Disney World over the years. We don’t love the idea of paying $14 for bread, but after eating this — we would do it again in a heartbeat. They’re basically Parker House rolls with black salt, herbs, and truffle butter soaked into the bread. One of our reporters ate four pieces of this and had zero regrets. Imagine a super elevated garlic knot — it was SO good.

Next up, we ordered the Onion Soup Gratin with caramelized onions, a trio of cheeses, and a garlic baguette, which is available for $15.

This was an elevated French Onion Soup, and it really wowed us. There’s a little bit of veal broth in addition to beef broth, which helps to cut kind of the saltiness and make it a little bit richer compared to your typical French onion. This is, again, probably one of our favorite French onions we’ve ever had. Everything in this was so delicious — it had big, bold, oniony flavor and almost a gravy-esque, like Thanksgiving-esque flavor to it. It was incredibly rich and cheesy, and we would have been satisfied if our meal ended here. But, we’re SO glad it didn’t.

We also got the Jumbo Lump Crab Cake for $26, served with a pink peppercorn tartar sauce, Old Bay, and Florida citrus.

This was outstanding. We were a little concerned when it was brought out, because it didn’t look like a traditional crab cake with a bunch of breading and everything. It was just kind of like a lump of crab, but it was so good. It did have some crunch on the outside, but there were also some really nice fresh peppers and lots of microgreens in it. The problem with most crab cakes is that they tend to be mostly filler — but that’s not the case here. It’s basically just giant lumps of crab with a pepper aioli sauce.

For our first entrée, we ordered the 10-oz Center Cut Filet Mignon, which is $69. We opted for Chimichurri ($6) and Béarnaise ($8) sauces on the side.

This was an INCREDIBLE steak. One of the best we’d had in years — in or outside of Disney parks. There was a beautiful crust on the outside with a pleasant saltiness, and it was perfectly cooked to order at medium rare. We’ve had some medium rare filets lately that had a bit of a chewiness, and this had NO chewiness. It was like butter to cut through and chew. Incredible flavor. If you want a steak in Disney World, we think you need to come here. It is classic steakhouse style, so you get pretty much just the steak.

We got béarnaise sauce and chimichurri at our server’s suggestion. We love chimichurri, but this was a bit too oily for our taste, and we found it a little overpowering for the filet. But, our server said “béarnaise and filets were made for each other,” and he was right. Holy smokes. It was like this buttery smooth, rich elevation of what was already a delicious steak.

OH BOY. This was NUTS. The Maine Lobster Pot Pie is $82 and is definitely an experience. This is served with market vegetables, russet potatoes, black truffle, and brandy-lobster cream.

They roll up to your table with this massive pot pie dish, carve the top off perfectly, and then reconstruct the lobster tail and claws on top of the crust, then ladle on the veggies and pot pie filling all around it. Flavor-wise wise this was a TON of lobster — especially for one person. There were beautiful, huge, meaty pieces that pulled apart easily. The filling of the pie was basically like a rich buttery sauce that infused all of the veggies with that flavor and paired perfectly with the lobster. Add the surprisingly durable crust of the pie, and you have a luscious, beautiful dish.

Be warned: It’s extremely rich! This is an indulgent meal. The story with this is that it was Michael Mina’s go-to for dinner parties, and people loved it so much and requested it so often that he started serving it in his restaurants.

On the side, we ordered the Creamy Mac & Cheese with black truffle for $17.

This was a very solid mac and cheese! It was shell pasta with a sauce that texturally reminded us of a Béchamel because it was so creamy and, yes, rich. It was also loaded with a crisper, saltier cheese (Parmesan or Pecorino Romano, probably) that added a bit of a firmer texture and a pleasant sharpness to your bite that cut through the creaminess while keeping things super cheesy. Delicious, but we’ve had a LOT of good mac and cheeses, so it’s hard to be a standout. We didn’t get much of the black truffle flavor here!

Finally, it was time for dessert — so we ordered the Warm Beignets & Dipping Custards for $19. These are served with Macallan 12 Year butterscotch pudding, crème brûlée with fresh raspberries, and milk chocolate pot de crème.

The “sauces” are literally like desserts on their own. A chocolate mousse, a literal crème brûlée, and a salted caramel pudding with Macallan in it. These were so insanely good, but again – very rich and sweet, and please, for the love of everything good, share this dessert. You get a ton of fluffy, hot beignets to dip.  The crème brûlée was pretty standard — if you do a crème brûlée right, they are all pretty good. So this one was pretty good with a creamy custard and sticky, crunchy top.

The salted caramel blew us away as the most unique, with a delicious caramel-like texture that was still kept light. You could certainly taste the liquor and feel a bit of a burn, which elevated this far beyond what you’d expect from a beginner dip.

The mousse was solid as well and honestly genius to dip a beignet into lighter mousse instead of heavy chocolate sauce.

Last, but not least, we also got the Key Lime Napoleon, which was $14. This is described as layers of flaky sugared puff pastry with citrus cream.

We loved this! They said this was a nod to Florida flavors, of course. They were very clear that we needed to crush it to get everything to mix together. The key lime was tart enough to cause that zing in your jaw, but not so tart as to make you pucker, and it was balanced very well by the classic sweetness of the raspberry sauce and fresh raspberry. We sometimes find Napoleon textures a little off-putting, but this one was done very well with the thin, crunchy pastry on top and the lady fingers supporting it. A bit had a good combo of creaminess, crunch, and soft pastry.

Drinks

To drink, we opted for Our Famous Martini ($22). This is made with Grey Goose vodka and Bombay Sapphire, lemon, manzanilla sherry, dry vermouth, and citrus essence.

This was truly an incredible martini. There was no bite or burn at all from the liquor, but you could still taste the flavor of the liquor. It was extremely balanced, and that citrus essence is definitely present and aromatic. It was so drinkable despite tasting extremely liquor-forward, one of the best straight martinis we think we’ve ever had from that perspective. We also loved the presentation of martini accoutrements on the side, including a regular olive, a bleu cheese-stuffed olive, a lemon rind for a twist, and a pearl onion.

Next up, we tried the Blueberry Martini for $18. This one is made with blueberry-infused Hansons of Sonoma vodka, oleo saccharum, saline, and lemon.

Our server told us this was one of their most popular drinks, so we ordered it too. This was interesting because it came with blue cheese-stuffed blueberries on the side. We tried these, and we thought they were SO unique. If you did not like blue cheese, these would be an offense to nature and food, and fruit. The martini itself was another very smooth drinker. Now, contrary to many a popular blue tinnis like the one in California Grill, this one was not overly sweet. You could definitely smell it when you picked the drink up, and when you drank it, but it wasn’t an overly strong blueberry flavor.

Nosh or Not

This Disney World restaurant is a must-visit if…

• You’re looking for new, upscale dining and incredible service.
• You love steak and steakhouse vibes — this was one of the best steaks we’ve had in a while!
• You’re celebrating a special occasion and want a restaurant to match.

You should skip this Disney World spot if…

• You’re looking for a quick bite to eat before heading back into the hustle and bustle of Disney World.
• You want cheap eats that are still delicious. Delicious, yes, but you won’t find cheap eats here.
• You have kiddos that aren’t used to dining in upscale environments.

Overall

This is truly a beautiful restaurant. Feels classic AND modern. Upscale and comfortable. Not to mention, the service was amazing! They had 100% staff retention from Shula’s, and this team rules. It’s certainly expensive, even by Disney standards, so it’s probably best saved for a special occasion. But hey, why not make dinner at Bourbon Steak a special occasion?!

In the meantime, we’ll be on the lookout for more restaurant updates from Disney World and beyond. Make sure you stay tuned to the Disney Food Blog for the latest Disney news and more!

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