Orlando Magical Dining 2025: Overnight Packages and More

There are two things we love most about this time of year: back-to-school and the return of Visit Orlando's Magical Dining. This annual celebration of Orlando eateries features 150 Orlando restaurants offering a three-course, prix fixe menu for $40 or $60 per person. Totally worth the trip on I-4! Magical Dining is scheduled for Friday, August 15 – Tuesday, September 30, 2025. 

You can view the full list of restaurants, along with their menus, here. 

What is Orlando's Magical Dining?

This annual celebration of Orlando eateries offers a three-course, prix fixe menu for just $40 per person, and an upper tier for $60 per person.

For many diners, it's a way to experience a special restaurant that may not normally fit within their budget.

The deliciousness begins on Friday, August 15, 2025, and continues through Tuesday, September 30, 2025. This year, diners can indulge at over 160 participating local restaurants, including 25 new and exciting additions. Participating eateries span six main districts, including Winter Park, Restaurant Row, Downtown, and even all the way to Disney.

Please remember to request the special Visit Orlando's Magical Dining menu upon arrival at the restaurant. Also, note that tax and gratuity are not included in the $40 or $60 per person.

For every $40 prix-fixe meal served, $1 is donated. For every $60 prix-fixe meal, $2 is donated. The primary beneficiary is the REED Charitable Foundation, which focuses on early childhood literacy and closing the literacy gap.

Full list of Magical Dining restaurants plus all the menus.

Looking for the perfect, easy, and fun overnight date? There are multiple Orlando hotels offering Magical Dining Stay Packages. These typically include discounts of 15-30%, bundled meals, or resort credits.

Proceeds also support six other local nonprofits. Since 2009, the program has raised over 3 million dollars for local causes.

MAGICAL DINING 2025: OVERNIGHT PACKAGES

Returning for 2025 is Visit Orlando's Magical Nights, offering couples exclusive hotel and resort offers to extend the dining experience at participating hotel restaurants.

Here are a few of our favorite options:

• Evermore Orlando Resort: 30% off your stay
• The Delaney Hotel: 5% off, plus parking and a $25 nightly credit
• Lake Nona Wave Hotel: Save 20% on stays using the new promotional code
• ette hotel Orlando: Package includes Magical Dining experience for two, queen room, and complimentary buffet breakfast.
• Caribe Royale Orlando: Package includes one-bedroom suite, Magical Dining experience for two at the Venetian Chop House, and Complimentary self-parking
• Orlando World Center Marriott: $50 nightly resort credit when using the special booking code
• Rosen Hotels (multiple locations): save 15% on Best Available Rates

ette hotel Orlando

Treat yourselves to an unforgettable evening with a sumptuous Magical Dining experience for two at Salt & the Cellar By Akira Back located within the immaculate ette hotel. A true hidden gem amidst the concrete jungle of I-4, ette stands for “earthy. true. timeless. elegant” and it is all of those things to a T. Even if you can't stay overnight, Magical Dining is the perfect excuse to take your date for a luxurious evening spent at ette and Salt & the Cellar – but stay overnight if you can.

Salt & the Cellar reflects the ultra-modern + earthy vibe of ette, blending Asian inventiveness with innovative Mediterranean cuisine. Every dish was truly beautiful and matching in taste – to be expected from a Michelin Starred Chef – but never to be taken for granted.

As with meal presentation, the bar service at Salt & the Cellar is worlds above. This is not your typical bar. The bartenders are legit and cocktails at Salt & the Cellar are real (and some even living) masterpieces, adorned with live fungi, moss, smoke, ice, plants, flowers and other earthly inspiration.

As such fanciness typically does, all that Wow-factor comes with a price tag and these cocktails do not come cheap. Perhaps you're able to splurge since Magical Dining is such a great deal, just be prepared since the price tag also has Wow-factor. The cocktail I chose was delicious – and $40. Bottles of wine start around $80.

After your meal, relax and unwind in the serene oasis of ette with an overnight stay in a beautiful True Queen bedroom. Each room is meticulously stocked with every detail considered; the hotel even has its own (amazing) signature scent. From garment care, to umbrellas, shaving and mending kits to fresh fruit and flowers in your room, there's even flossing and mouthwash stations in the main floor bathrooms. Ette excels at pampering its guests.

Here are Magical Dining top picks for date night:

• Reel Fish Coastal Kitchen – Celebrate the flavors of Florida and the south with Seafood Fritters, Grilled Red Rainbow Trout, and more
• The Ravenous Pig – Always a favorite each year! Lots of vegetarian and gluten-free menu options
• Market to Table – Winter Garden restaurant, highlights include Mozzarella Burrata and gluten-free options like Braised Beef Short Rib
• Chez Vincent – Head to Hannibal Square in Winter Park for French cuisine and award-winning food
• VINIA Wine & Kitchen – One of our favorite wine bars and restaurants in Winter Park, wine flight upgrades for menu and dessert, live music on Thursdays
• AVA MediterrAegean – gluten-free options for each course including Creekstone Farm Hanger Steak

Additionally, multiple restaurants on the list are recognized by the MICHELIN Guide, including AVA MediterrAegean ($60), BACÁN ($60), and The Pinery ($40), Kabooki Sushi East Orlando ($40), The Ravenous Pig ($40), Nami ($60), Sushi Saint ($40), Four Flamingos, A Richard Blais Florida Kitchen ($60), Bar Kada ($40), and Kaya ($40).

DETAILS

Visit Orlando's Magical Dining Magical Dining is scheduled for Friday, August 15 – Tuesday, September 30, 2025. 

Over 150 participating local restaurants, each offering a three-course, prix fixe dinner menu for just $40 per person, or upper tier $60 per person. Takeout options are available at select restaurants.

This year's primary beneficiary is the REED Charitable Foundation.

For more information and to view menus, go to our Magical Dining Guide at OrlandoDateNightGuide.com or the official site, MagicalDining.com.

Looking for more food-focused date night ideas? Try these:

• Guide to Tampa Bay Cooking Classes
• Tampa’s Most Romantic Restaurants
• Kid-Friendly Tampa Bay Restaurants for Date Night

Feature image courtesy of Visit Orlando