Awards & Top Honors
Seminole Magazine, Best of Seminole Restaurant Awards, Fall 2009
“Best Restaurant Overall”
“Best Restaurant in Altamonte Springs”
“Best Dessert”
With additional recognition for:
“Best Wine Bar”
“Best Service”
“Best Place for a Special Occasion”
“Best Place for a Business Meeting”
Wine Spectator, August 2009
“Award of Excellence”
Orlando Magazine ”Best of Orlando” Awards, August 2009
“Best Upscale Restaurant”
“Best Wine List”
“Best Restaurant in Restaurant Row”
With additional recognition for:
“Best Casual Restaurant”
“Best Restaurant in Seminole County”
SJ Magazine, Best of South Jersey, July 2009
“Best Dessert”
Orlando Magazine Dining Awards, May 2009
“Best Place to Celebrate”
“Best Place to Take Company”
“Best Healthy Selections”
With additional recognition for:
“Best Restaurant”
“Best Late Night Dining”
“Best Desserts”
“Restaurant Most Worth the Wait”
“Best Power Lunch”
“Best for a Business Dinner”
“Best Wine List”
Sun-Sentinel, March 2009
“Top Restaurant Where The Food Keeps You Healthy”
Orlando Sentinel Newspaper Foodie Awards, January 2009
“Best Overall”
“Best Wine List”
“Best Bar”
“Best Chain”
Orlando Business Journal, Readers' Choice Awards, December 2008
"Best Place To Have Dinner With A Client"
"Best Restaurant Wine List"
Seminole Magazine, Best of Seminole Restaurant Awards, Fall 2008
“Best Restaurant in Altamonte Springs"
“Best Restaurant Overall"
“Best Restaurant for Special Occasion"
“Best Wine List"
“Best Dessert"
With additional recognition for:
“Best Wine Bar"
“Best Romantic Restaurant"
Wine Spectator, August 2008
"Award of Excellence"
Zagat Survey, Atlanta Restaurants, 2008/2009
“Top 10 Most Popular Restaurants"
Orlando Magazine Dining Awards, May 2008
“Best Restaurant"
“Best Wine List"
“Best Place to Celebrate"
“Best Place to Take Company"
“Restaurant that Says 'Orlando' Best"
With additional recognition for:
“Best Appetizers"
“Best Desserts"
"Restaurant Most Worth the Wait"
“Best Service"
“Best Wine Bar"
Southwest Orlando Bulletin, Best of the Southwest, January 2008
“Best Fine Dining"
Buckhead Business Association, January 2008
“Buckhead Business of the Year"
Orlando Sentinel Newspaper Foodie Awards, December 2007
"Best Wine List"
"Best American"
"Best Restaurant to Eat at the Bar"
"Best Chain"
Jezebel Magazine, 100 Best Restaurants, August 2007
“100 Best Restaurants- Seasons 52"
Atlanta Magazine, Best New Restaurants, August 2007
“Best New Restaurant"
Restaurant Forum, Top Twenty Chefs, August 2007
“Chef Cliff Pleau"
Access Atlanta, Best of the Big A, July 2007
"Best New Restaurant"
Nation’s Restaurant News MenuMasters Award, May 2007
“Chef/Innovator,” Cliff Pleau
American Academy of Taste, May 2007
“Master of Taste,” Cliff Pleau
Orlando Magazine Dining Awards, May 2007
“Best Restaurant”
“Best Wine List”
“Restaurant Most Worth the Wait”
Orlando Leisure, Silver Spoon Awards, April 2007
“Most Outstanding Chain Restaurant”
“Most Outstanding Sweet Endings”
“Most Outstanding Fine Wine Service”
“Most Outstanding Atmosphere”
Court of Master Sommeliers, March 2007
Master Sommelier Diploma, George Miliotes
Cheers Magazine, February 2007
“Best Wine Program”
Florida Trend, Great Restaurant Guide, 2006
“500 Best Places to Dine – Orlando”
“Chains of Command – The Finest in Chain Restaurants”
Orlando Sentinel Newspaper Foodie Awards, 2006
“Best Restaurant Overall”
“Best Restaurant to Eat at the Bar”
“Best Wine List”
“Best American”
“Best Chain”
Orlando Magazine, Best of Orlando, August 2006
“Best Restaurant on Restaurant Row”
“Best Wine List”
With additional recognition for:
“Best Atmosphere”
“Best Bar”
“Best Restaurant in Seminole County”
Seminole Magazine, Best of Seminole Awards, Fall 2006
“Best Restaurant Overall – Seminole County”
“Best Service”
With additional award recognition for:
“Best New Restaurant”
“Best Restaurant for a Business Meeting”
“Best Desserts”
“Best Restaurant for a Special Occasion”
“Best Wine List”
Restaurant Forum, Top Twenty Chefs, June 2006
“Cliff Pleau”
Nation’s Restaurant News, March 2006
National “Hot Concept!” award winner for outstanding new restaurant concept
Restaurant Wine, 2006
“George Miliotes named On-Premise Wine Marketer of the Year”
Gold Coast Magazine, 2006
“Best Desserts”
Orlando Magazine, Dining Awards Hall of Fame 2006
“George Miliotes”
Orlando Magazine Dining Awards, May 2006
“Most Worth the Wait”
“Best Place for Cocktails”
“Best Desserts”
With additional award recognition for:
“Best Restaurant”
“Best Wine List”
“Best Wine Bar”
“Restaurant that says “Orlando” Best”
“Best Celebrity Spotting”
Orlando Leisure Magazine Silver Spoon Awards, May 2006
“Best Overall, multiple locations”
“Best Wine Service”
“Best Desserts”
Orlando Magazine, Best of Orlando, August 2005
“Best Restaurant in Seminole County – Altamonte Springs”
With additional award recognition for
“Best Atmosphere”
“Best Restaurant on Restaurant Row – Sand Lake Road”
Orlando Sentinel Newspaper Foodie Awards, 2005
“Best Restaurant Overall”
“Best Place to Eat at the Bar”
“Most Romantic”
“Worth a Wait”
“Best American”
Wine Spectator, 2005
“Award of Excellence”
Orlando Magazine Dining Awards, May 2005
“Restaurant You Are Dying to Visit”
“Best Wine List”
“Best Outdoor Dining “
“Best on Restaurant Row – Sand Lake Road”
With additional award recognition for
“Best New Restaurant – Altamonte Springs”
“Best Desserts”
“Restaurant Most Worth the Wait”
Florida Trend, Great Restaurant Guide, March 2005
“20 Best New Restaurants”
Ft. Lauderdale
City & Shore Magazine, 2005
“20 New Restaurants for 2005”
Wine Spectator, 2004
“Award of Excellence”
Orlando Business Journal, 2004 Readers’ Choice Awards
“Best Wine Selection”
“Best Bar for Folks over 40”
Orlando Sentinel Newspaper Foodie Awards 2004
“Best Restaurant”
“Best Wine List”
“Most Worth the Wait”
“Best Place to Eat at the Bar”
Florida Monthly, Best of Florida Awards, 2004
“Best New Restaurant”
Nations Restaurant News, 2004
General Manager, George Miliotes (**note: George opened our first restaurant on Sand Lake Road)
“Top 50 Managing Partners”
Orlando Magazine
Clifford Pleau
“2004 Dining Awards Hall of Fame”
Orlando Magazine Dining Awards, 2004
“Best New Restaurant”
“Best Wine List”
“Best Appetizers”
“Best Place to Take Company”
“Best Desserts”
“Best on Restaurant Row”
Wine Spectator, 2003
“Award of Excellence”
Orlando Sentinel Newspaper Foodie Awards 2003
“Best Restaurant”
“Best Wine List”
“Most Worth the Wait”
Orlando Magazine, Best of Orlando Awards 2003
“Best Bar”
“Best Restaurant on Restaurant Row”
“Best Wine List”
Orlando Leisure, 2003
George Miliotes
“Orlando Style Setter Honoree”
Restaurant Forum of Central Florida, 2003
Clifford Pleau
“Top Chefs in Central Florida honoree”
WHERE Magazine, 2003
Clifford Pleau
“Emerging Chefs honoree” |
