Villa de Flora — Restaurant in Kissimmee

We 100% recommend this buffet for dinner!

My husband and I and our teenage daughter and her friend went there for dinner last night and absolutely loved the food, service, and atmosphere ❤

We originally thought that it wasn't a buffet and you had to just pick one or two items.

When we got there, we asked to look at the buffet and the friendly hostess allowed us to check it out. There was soooo much food. There were different salads, breads, side items. They had a create your own pasta bar and a choice between different fish, chicken, pork loin, and prime rib (both sliced while you wait). The dessert bar was outrageous! So many choices and bite-sized, so you can have multiple ones.

I started with the charcuterie, then tried a caesar and another salad- both were delicious. I then went back and got a little each of the polenta, garlic mashed potatoes, Mediterranean rice, Mac and cheese, and the sliced prime rib. I went back for seconds of the mac and cheese and prime rib - delicious 😋. I then had Cheesecake, a mini cannoli, and flan! What a way to finish off a delicious meal. My husband loved the fish and had seconds. My daughter and her friends loved the chicken tenders, fries, and of course, the mac and cheese. They had seconds and even thirds of the desserts 🍨.

After a day spent outside in the waterpark, lazy river, and sun 🌞 we were definitely hungry for a substantial, yummy meal and Villa de Flora definitely hit the spot and worth the price!

When we are in the area again, this will be on our short list of places to eat.

The service was wonderful and the ambiance...

I reserved a table and paid in advance over $200 dollars ($80 for each dinner + $17 taxes + $28.8 gratuity) for me and my husband to have a nice family Christmas Eve Dinner... While the food was delicious, there was nothing special for a Christmas Eve dinner, nothing fancy or traditional Christmas dish other than eggnog brought to the table... I give a 5 stars for the food itself because it was well made and delicious!... However, the bad experience started with the hostess... the lady started yelling for the people in line to read the signs, instead of orienting people who already had the reservation to make a different line (it was not crazy busy as well, so she could have been more friendly)... Then, even though I had a QR code to scan at the door, the same lady kept asking for my last name and insisted my last name was not in her list... After spelling 3 times, she found us and let us in... Then, they put us in a table added to their restaurant normal tables, while there was still plenty of the regular tables available in much better spaces, which I felt very inappropriate... I am including a foto of our table for comparison... There was no table cover or anything to make especial for the occasion... Even though it was nice not to cook on Christmas Eve, I would never come back to this restaurant to celebrate a special date...

We visited for Dinner, Brunch and Breakfast. Villa was very good, but not great. There is plenty to choose from, even as a vegetarian (but not for vegans). The tomato soup is one of the best that I have had. The Polenta, fingerling potatoes, Asparagus , broccolini, and cucumber salad, were amazing as well. The hummus, bread, grilled vegetables with balsamic, and other salads were disappointing. For dessert I recommend chocolate cake or Ice cream sundae. I was not impressed with anything else. I was looking forward to the mini Cannoli, however, the shells were soggy since they fill them in advance. Rice pudding- Rice was hard and no flavor.

For brunch, fresh omelettes, Belgian waffles, and oatmeal were the stars. I was most disappointed with breakfast. The selection was smaller. They still had waffles, but they were not as good since they were sitting longer (it was not busy the day that we went). There was a fresh fruit area, but fruit was hit or miss. The melons (cantaloupe and honeydew) were the best. The Overall, enough quality foods to choose from, but you may have to try your way through some "not-so good foods" to find them. The prices were definitely high for the inconsistent offerings. Also, they charge extra for all beverages at dinner. If you order soda with your meal, they will also charge you for coffee...