Experts' Choice Award Primo
What the experts agree on
Chef Melissa Kelly's farm-to-table Italian gem showcases seasonal, locally-sourced ingredients in an elegant Tuscan-inspired room. Refined yet relaxed, with inventively prepared dishes and notably warm service.
“Maine chef Melissa Kelly shares her seafood expertise with Orlando.”
– Gayot
DK Eyewitness "From free-range lamb to homemade sausages, care is taken with every ingredient and the result is deliciously successful."
Fodor's "James Beard Award winner Melissa Kelly cloned her Italian-organic Maine restaurant in an upscale Orlando hotel and brought her farm-to-table sensibilities with her." Full review
Zagat4.5
"“excellent”, “inventively prepared” cuisine highlights local ingredients; further incentives include a “warm, knowledgeable” staff and “beautiful” Tuscan-style dining room." Full review
Where "The warm, woodsy restaurant provides seasonal dining with items such as grilled duck breast with roasted beets, greens, quinoa pilaf and wild Maine huckleberry jus." Full review
Michelin Guide0 Stars
"Expect contemporary cooking with Italian and Mediterranean accents...it's an appealingly updated room with soft, muted colors, a smattering of booths, banquettes and tables" Full review
Forbes Travel Guide Recommended
"A simplified menu of Italian classics that would make any nonna proud...airy interiors that blend the best of Southern Italy with Central Florida to give the venue a unique and relaxed sense of place" Full review
Fodor's "James Beard Award–winning chef Melissa Kelly's ode to her Italian-American roots and farm-to-table sensibilities received a Michelin Recommended award in 2022. The homemade pastas and..." Full review
