Restaurant option within 10 miles of MCO

[Denversail]

We will be landing at noon in Orlando on a Thursday. We will be picking up a rental car at the airport. We are driving to Cocoa Beach but I know we will be starving. Any suggestions on where to stop for lunch on the way? Preferably within a 10 mile radius of the airport. We will make dinner reservations in Cocoa Beach so don’t want to eat lunch late. 

Edited March 23 by Denversail

[Capt_BJ]

https://www.rockandbrews.com/

 

I eat here on occasion. big open place - very informal <to say the least> - wide ranging menu of sandwiches, salads, pizza, more .... https://www.rockandbrews.com/files/orlando-pdf-2.pdf

 

maybe 3 miles from the terminal .... there are several choices off Semoran ... just follow signs for north exit and stay on Semoran. Easy to get back to 528 for the run to Cocoa / port

 

 

stop here or you have little choice but to wait til Cocoa .... there's virtually nothing between '417' and the outskirts of Cocoa. Only 40 miles but ....

 

 

p.s. for dinner in Cocoa Beach there aren't many places that take reservations ... this IS a beach town. The popular places in the port don't: Grills, FishLips, Rusty's, Gators.  Which is better? Ask 10 locals and you'll get 15 opinions. I like Grills because less of their food is fried ... the portcanaveral web cam sits on Fishlips ....  Grills deck: 

Edited March 23 by Capt_BJ

[Denversail]

Thank you! We are considering Gregory’s for dinner.

[Capt_BJ]

as a local, if you want to spend that kind of money I'd recommend https://www.thefatsnook.com/ 

 

Emeril came here

 

and I can't remember any local recommend Gregory's . . . 

Edited March 23 by Capt_BJ

[Capt_BJ]

if you plan to do a heavy meal for dinner, maybe you want a light lunch. Continue down Sem' to WAWA and get a sub to eat in the car!!!!

[Denversail]

46 minutes ago, Capt_BJ said:

as a local, if you want to spend that kind of money I'd recommend https://www.thefatsnook.com/ 

 

Emeril came here

 

and I can't remember any local recommend Gregory's . . . 

Thank you for the recommendation! While I love seafood my traveling companion does not. I would like to find a place with a more steak seafood balanced menu.