When I first chose to go with the Bohemian Bar and Grill and saw it on the website I thought it was the location downtown, come to find out there was a Bohemian Hotel in Celebration, Fl area. I knew of the area from when I worked at Disney, but had never actually been to the area and I was pleasantly surprised. When you drive into the area it is like nothing else in the Orlando area, the houses all were very small town architecture from the 50’s and the whole town of Celebration makes for this very nice, quaint little town on a lake, with this gorgeous hotel on the back end of it all. Honestly if it wasn’t for the menu peeking my curiosity I would still never know that this little gem is even back there. This is the place you go to impress that girl that said yes, that special night out with that special someone, or just need a night out where you feel like you aren’t in Orlando and instead someplace in another time.

When you walk up to the hotel it is stunning, with a beautiful white exterior and this grand sign on the side of the hotel. There was all these classic cars in the front and just a very elegant driveway in the valet area. When you walk in you can see all the artwork and fine decor and interior that you can only get from a hotel like the Grand Bohemian. The lobby isn’t very big mind you and the bar and restaurant are out in the open as part of the lobby, but it still looks elegant and makes you feel like you are walking into one of those hotels you see in old black and white movies. There is also a big porch area that they use for the restaurant and all the decor in and out are wicker chairs and tables with glass tops, wooden floors and bar. The whole place was well lit and classy.

When I sat I arrived just in time for happy hour and was immediately handed the magical dining menu on top of their regular menu. It was a simple one page menu and their regular menu was just two pages, there bar menu on the other hand was a few pages in a separate book. The happy hour was extremely reasonable, and I noticed that the magical dining choices were straight from their regular everyday menu, not some watered down menu, with minimal creativity.

For my three items I decided to go with the filet mignon eggroll, roasted salmon, and chocolate lava cake.

The best course out of the three was the eggroll hands down. The plate was clean, flavor was exquisite, the garnish and presentation was amazing, not at all what I was expecting from a eggroll appetizer with filet and boursin cheese. The papaya lotus root slaw was a excellent accompaniment, to this very tender and creamy, crunchy delight. They finish it with cilantro for flavor and color, after they flash fry it and finish in the oven. Would easily go back just to have another rum runner and this appetizer.

The second course was the roasted salmon, with a garden ragout of sweet corn, edamame, petite green peas, and pearl onions, and topped with a pesto lemon. It was a very pretty dish, with excellent technique, and everything was cooked perfectly. I forgot to order my salmon medium, so it is my fault it was a little dry for my taste, but a good dish none the less.

My last dish with the chocolate lava cake. Unfortunately this was the most depressing of the dishes because there was no molten center, the cake was dry, and the chocolate flavor was ok. I asked my server if it was a outside product and unfortunately the answer was yes.

Overall this was the best of my experiences during the magical dining.  my server was well educated with the menu and didn’t look down on me because I ordered off the magical dining menu. Would definitely go back and enjoy the location and happily pay full price. Probably would go to the café down the street for the dessert course.