Restaurants in Ft. Lauderdale

[Logoladytcs]

Was wondering if any of you had suggestions for a restaurant around the Renaissance Plantation in Ft. Lauderdale - We're coming in the day before our cruise on the Volendam on April 1st - so it's a Saturday nite and I thought perhaps we should make reservations.

 

Thanx

Barbara

[mr_alex2]

Was wondering if any of you had suggestions for a restaurant around the Renaissance Plantation in Ft. Lauderdale - We're coming in the day before our cruise on the Volendam on April 1st - so it's a Saturday nite and I thought perhaps we should make reservations.

 

Thanx

Barbara

 

Not sure if you were looking for, but here is a great place to go... Lot's of dining choices!

 

Take a cab from the port to Riverwalk. http://www.riverfrontfl.com Make sure to check out all the links on the site. Plenty do to.

 

Night time - PARTY? Not sure if you want to party or not, but downtown fort lauderdale is very hot. If you do decide to party, check out Capone's. (my personal fav). You can pretty much party will the sun comes up...

 

PS - its less than 5 miles from the port to Riverwalk.

 

Map - http://www.mapquest.com/directions/m...&2z=33316-4202

 

Alex

[bububr]

'La bonne crepe' opens early for breakfast and has the best crepes, not to mention everything else . Its very small so the service is great, and the prices are reasonable.

 

'Mangos' is our favorite for lunch. We like to sit outside and people watch.

 

Dave:eek:

[McDebbie]

The Renaissance in Plantation is quite a long way from Las Olas and the beach, it's pretty much in the west suburbs of Ft Lauderdale. There is Broward Mall just north of that hotel and beyond that is the Fashion Mall which is anchored by a large Sheraton Hotel. The Sheraton has a nice roof top restaurant and the Fashion Mall has another nice place but I can't remember the name. Most other places around there are Red Lobster, Chili's those kind of places that won't require a reservation. One place we really like is over on University (the next major street to the east of where you are staying) called Cafe Laredo, it's a mexican place with very good food and they make a quacamole dip right at your table that is to die for.

Will you have a car or are you going to be taking cabs?

[Logoladytcs]

We're coming in from California - a day early cause I didn't want to take a chance of missing the boat!!

 

So we will be using cabs -

 

I was hoping to find something that we didn't have out here - the Mexican restaurant sounds great. Even tho we have a ton of them out here - they're always good!

Barbara

[Bequia]

This should help you:

SE 17th Street Restaurants...

 

Tara Steak & Lobster is right next door to Extended Stay America... http://www.tarasteakandlobsterhouse.com/

 

Carlos and Pepe's (Mexican) & Durty Harry's (bar with food) are in the same shopping center as Tara. There's also a small diner in that strip mall that I've been told has an excellent breakfast.

 

Einstein Bros. Bagels is across the street from Holiday Inn Express/Extended Stay America... http://www.einsteinbros.com/

 

Bimini Boatyard and Bravo (great Italian restaurant) are both across the street from Holiday Inn Express/Extended Stay America, and about a block east, opposite the Renaissance Hotel... http://www.bravoitaliano.com/

 

Jack Jackson's new restaurant FISH is across the street from the Renaissance hotel, attached to the Convention Center complex at the entrance to Port Everglades... http://www.fish-fl.com/

 

Chuck's Steakhouse... http://www.chucksflorida.com/

 

And Waxy O'Connors are both across the street from Embassy Suites, a long block west of Holiday Inn Express/Extended Stay America... http://www.waxys.com/

 

Outback Steakhouse and Del Rio Tex Mex are just west of Embassy Suites, and Quarterdeck is across the street and a block north of Embassy Suites on Cordova Road, just beyond Winn-Dixie... http://www.quarterdeckrestaurant.com/

 

Kelly's Landing is a great New England style seafood place in a strip mall on Cordova Road, across the street from Winn-Dixie.

 

If you want some excellent ice cream, Aspen Ice Cream is next door to Office Depot, in the large yellow strip mall across the street from Tara and Carlos and Pepe's... http://www.aspenicecream.com/

 

There are 3 large strip malls around Holiday Inn Express/Extended Stay America - More or less across the street, next door, and behind, as well as several smaller ones. There are at least a dozen other small restaurants scattered throughout those strip malls, plus a number of fast food and carry-out places in the area as well... You'll never go hungry along that section of SE 17th Street, there's something for every taste and budget.

 

Publix grocery store is in the large strip mall a block south on Cordova Road, behind Embassy Suites.

 

Barnie's Coffee & Tea is in the same strip mall as Publix, a few stores to the west, next to Carvel Ice Cream... http://www.barniescoffee.com/

 

Crown Wine and Spirits is across the street from Embassy Suites, behind the Chevron station, and 67 Wine & Spirits is across the street from Crown.

 

Winn-Dixie grocery store is next door to Crown, and there's a CVS drug store in the same strip mall as 67 Wine & Spirits.

 

Walgreens drug store is a block east of Holiday Inn Express/Extended Stay America, across the street from the Renaissance hotel.

 

The restaurants above are just those that you can easily walk to. If you take the Water Taxi you can easily get to dozens more. The nearest Water Taxi stop is 2 long blocks east, under the SE 17th Street Bridge, in front of the Marina Marriott hotel... http://www.watertaxi.com/FortLauderdale/FLLHome.Asp

 

Some popular places easily accessible by Water Taxi are...

 

15th Street Fisheries... http://www.15streetfisheries.com/

 

Jackson's Steakhouse... http://www.jacksonssteakhouse.com/

 

Shirttail Charlie's... http://www.shirttailcharlies.com/

 

Fort Lauderdale Riverhouse... http://www.ftlauderdaleriverhouse.com/

 

Downtowner Saloon... http://www.downtownersaloon.com/

 

Shooter's Waterfront Cafe, and at the same stop Taverna Opa... http://tavernaoparestaurant.com/

 

Charlie's Crab... http://www.muer.com/locations/chcrab...ab-ftlaud.html

 

The many many restaurants and shops along beautiful Las Olas Blvd... http://www.lasolasboulevard.com/

 

And Las Olas Riverfront... http://www.riverfrontfl.com/

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[Logoladytcs]

Thank you so much - if I can't find something from all of these I've got problems!!

 

That was very nice of you to go to all that trouble.

 

Barbara

[Bequia]

I would make a reservation at the hotels restaurant, Bin 595. It's an excellent restaurant with rave reviews. It's difficult to get reservations but as a guest you should have no problem. Their Sunday bruch is awsome but you'll probably be on your way to the ship by the time the doors open. Try Bin 595, you won't be disappointed, a great way to start your cruise vacation. ;)

http://www.renaissanceplantation.com/bin595.cfm

[Old As Dirt Mom]

Logolady, sorry to "barge in" on your thread, but I was hoping that Bequia could recommend restaurants either in or near the Lago Mar resort. We will be staying there for two nights prior to our cruise. Thank you very much.

[Bequia]

Mom, all of the restaurants posted are less then a mile from the Lago Mar. I'd spend the $5 for the cab ride over the 17th street drawbridge though. When it's hot and humid the trek can be a bear. ;)

[Old As Dirt Mom]

Mom, all of the restaurants posted are less then a mile from the Lago Mar. I'd spend the $5 for the cab ride over the 17th street drawbridge though. When it's hot and humid the trek can be a bear. ;)

 

Great, thanks Bequia! Muchas Gracias!