Treat dad to a celebratory meal this Father’s Day. Several Central Florida restaurants are serving up deals and specials just for the fathers, grandfathers, and father figures out there. Here’s where to go for father’s day 2023 in Orlando. (Want to cook for dad instead? Check out our recipe archive for inspiration!)
Steaks, Seafood and Chops
STK, the Disney Springs steakhouse, has some “rare” Father’s Day Sunday specials including one you need to pre-order. That’s “Dad’s Australian Steak & Egg,” a 50-ounce Carrara Farms tomahawk steak topped with truffled ostrich scrambled egg and served with duck fat fries, umami parmesan, and ciabatta bread. A couple more options are the caviar bone marrow steak tartare or the Wagyu sampler and egg.
Also at Disney Springs, Paddlefish has “Papa’s Boil” for $39 with Cedar Key littleneck clams, Prince Edward Island mussels, andouille sausage, red potatoes, sweet corn, and cornbread. If your dad is a bourbon man, the $20 Knob Creek flight includes an extra shot of Paddlefish’s own Knob Creek Single Barrel.
Norman’s in Dr. Phillips is usually closed on Sundays, but Chef Norman Van Aken is staying open to offer Dad a $125 three-course prix fixe dinner. Options include compressed watermelon salad, Brazilian shrimp and mussel chowder, or octopus papa rellena for a starter; New York strip, salmon, or pappardelle with wild morel ragout as an entrée; and vanilla flanchoco cake, chocolate crème brûlée, or pistachio sponge cake for dessert. Wine pairings are an extra $55. Prices are before tax and tip.
Columbia in Celebration is also adding a few special menu items for Father’s Day Sunday. That includes $10 chorizo and Manchego cheese buñuelos, a $38 14-ounce tomahawk pork chop in sherry sauce, and $12 churros “Gustavo” (a churro doughnut with house-made vanilla ice cream, candied almonds and ganache).
Both Saturday and Father’s Day, David’s Club inside Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate is serving up a special $175, 32-ounce angus tomahawk steak for two with twice-baked potato and asparagus.
The Wharf inside Promenade at Sunset Walk in Kissimmee will have a $65 Father’s Day Sunday surf and turf special with 14-ounce New York strip and bourbon sauce, a shrimp/pepper/onion skewer, loaded baked potato, asparagus, and one free beer.
Global Flavors
Tapa Toro at ICON Park and Kavas Tacos +Tequila at Pointe Orlando are offering a free beer for dad with the purchase of an entrée (like the lamb chops from Tapa Toro up top) on Father’s Day Sunday. Taverna Opa at Pointe Orlando will feed Dad lunch for free, 11 a.m. 3 p.m., when a table of four or more orders from the family-style menu.
All four local locations of Tabla Indian Restaurant are offering dad a free pani puri on Father’s Day Sunday; the crunchy, spicy street food will come with a little 21+ kick. Tabla also has a list of special Father’s Day menu items, now through Sunday night including $10.99 methi fish pokora (fried fritters) with chef special chutney, $23.99 tandoori salmon with dahi pachedi (coconut yogurt sauce), and $9.99 rosewater firini (doughnuts).
At Terralina Crafted Italian at Disney Springs, the Father’s Day Sunday special is a $35 braised bone-in short rib with gorgonzola mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus. A Dad’s old-fashioned is $13.
Burgers and BBQ
TooJay’s, the locally owned New York-style deli has a “brews and burger” dine-in special with a TooJay’s Double Stack Burger (sautéed onions, cheese, pickles, tomato, lettuce and special sauce) and a beer (Budweiser, Bud Light, Michelob Ultra or Yuengling) for $16.99. The special is available Friday to Sunday at all TooJay’s locations.
The Enzian cinema café is combining a screening of the 1989 baseball comedy Major League with a barbecue buffet and a free beer for Dad. The buffet starts at 11:30 a.m. and the movie at 12:30 p.m. Admission for two is $70 or four for $140 with the option to upgrade to a reserved table and unlimited select beers for $100 or $200.
Lizzie’s BBQ in Promenade at Sunset Walk will also have a couple Father’s Day Sunday specials: a $14 maple-bacon old-fashioned and a $44 sampler platter with one small bone rib, four ounces of pulled pork, four ounces of brisket, two sides and cornbread.
Something Sweet 
The Dolly Llama in Winter Garden has a Father’s Day special, Friday – Sunday. Buy two waffle and ice cream combos, “build your own” or “signature creation,” and get a third for free.
