Disney World now has a Michelin-starred restaurant

Geoff Weiss
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  • Disney's Victoria & Albert's restaurant just earned the company its first Michelin star.

  • It's the first time a US theme-park restaurant has received the culinary honor, Disney said.

  • Victoria & Albert's pre-fixe menu starts at $300 a person.

Looking for Michelin-rated fine dining? Now you can get it at Disney World.

Disney World is well known for its viral and eclectic assortment of park food. But now, the park's Victoria & Albert's restaurant — which it calls its "culinary crown jewel" — has earned a coveted Michelin star, which denotes greatness in the restaurant industry.

It's the first time Disney has gotten a Michelin star, the company said Friday in a blog post, as well as the first time a restaurant owned and operated by a US theme park has done so.

In its review of the restaurant, the Michelin Guide said: "This restaurant is by no means an easy reservation, but the reward is a kind of magic rarely seen these days."

It added: "The setting is intimate, and the pacing is that of a leisurely, three-hour waltz orchestrated by a gracious brigade of veteran servers."

The review singles out the restaurant's "delicate tarts set with New Zealand langoustine, striking 'sandwiches' made with venison carpaccio and red cabbage, and bold sauces like cherry-cola bordelaise."

Victoria & Albert's has been open for over 20 years at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa.

It offers multicourse meals helmed by chef Matthew Sowers, as well as pairings with more than 500 wines from 35 regions.

"Everybody on our team earned this Star, from our stewards to our culinarians to our pastry chefs," Sowers said in a statement, "and we hope to inspire future generations of culinary professionals to follow their dreams."

The restaurant's decor is inspired by Queen Victoria's jubilee celebration, according to its website, which notes that its prix-fixe menu begins at $300 a person — though its prices have garnered criticism in recent years.

Guests have to be over the age of 10.

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