Disney World now has a Michelin-star restaurant
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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 achieved the culinary honor, Disney said.
- Victoria & Albert's pre-fixe menu starts at $295 per person.
Looking for Michelin-rated fine dining? Now you can get it at Disney World.
Disney World is probably best 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, denoting greatness in the restaurant industry.
It's the first time Disney has ever gotten a Michelin star, the company said in a blog post Friday, and 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 that while getting a reservation is "by no means an easy … the reward is a kind of magic rarely seen these days."
"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 states.
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 multi-course meals helmed by chef Matthew Sowers, as well as pairings with more than 500 wines from 35 different 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 $295 per person — though its prices have garnered criticism in recent years.
Guests have to be over the age of 10 to attend.