Eleven Stories Up: Dinner Above Reunion

Most Orlando rooftops sit on top of hotels in the middle of the action. Eleven sits on top of the Reunion Grande, eleven stories above a gated golf community in Kissimmee, looking out over fairways, villa rooftops and — on a clear night — the distant fireworks over Walt Disney World, about six miles away. That remove is the whole appeal. This is a rooftop for people who have deliberately left the theme-park corridor behind for the evening.

Eleven is Reunion Resort & Golf Club’s rooftop restaurant, on the top floor of the Grande, the resort’s central 11-story tower at 7593 Gathering Drive. In our Best Rooftop Bars in Orlando rankings, Eleven placed No. 2 with a Net Score of 91.4 — a remarkable result for a restaurant most Orlando locals have never set foot in, and a sign of how strongly it performs with the people who do get up there. For comparison, the category’s winner feature profiles Capa, the category winner, over at the Four Seasons — Eleven runs it close from a very different setting.

What the room does

The resort describes Eleven as offering modern steakhouse fare, small plates and craft cocktails, and that combination tells you how an evening here is meant to work. You can build a full dinner out of it, or you can treat it as a long, slow drinks-and-plates session while the light changes over the resort. The terrace is the seat everyone wants: panoramic views across Reunion’s 2,300 acres and out toward Orlando, with the nightly fireworks as the closing act when conditions cooperate.

There is live entertainment in the mix as part of the restaurant’s regular programming, and the resort’s own materials pitch Eleven squarely at celebrations — anniversaries, golf-trip finales, the one dressed-up night of a villa holiday. That framing is accurate. Nobody ends up at Eleven by accident; you are either staying in Reunion or you have planned the drive, the gate and the reservation.

The honest access part

Here is what separates Eleven from every other rooftop on our list: Reunion is a gated resort community, and its restaurants primarily serve resort guests and members. Amenity access at Reunion runs through your booking — guests staying at the resort or through its Preferred Rental Program get the run of the place, while a vacation rental booked through an outside host may or may not carry membership access. If you are not staying in Reunion, contact the resort before you plan an evening around Eleven; availability and entry arrangements for outside diners are the resort’s call and can change.

If you are staying in Reunion, the logistics are easy. The resort runs a complimentary shuttle around the property, which matters more than it sounds — Reunion is vast, and the Grande sits at its heart. Book the rooftop ahead, aim for a table time that lets you watch the sky do its work, and let the shuttle handle the ride back to your villa.

How it fits a Reunion stay

Eleven makes most sense as the peak of a dining ladder that stays entirely inside the gates. Start a trip with something casual at the Clubhouse or Traditions, do the steakhouse night at 7593 Chophouse, and save Eleven for the night you want the view to be part of the meal. Our full rundown of the resort’s tables is in where to eat in Reunion, and the Reunion hub pulls the whole area together.

One more practical note: because the restaurant’s draw is the terrace and the fireworks sightline, weather calls the shots. A stormy evening turns Eleven into a pleasant indoor dinner; a clear one turns it into the best seat in Kissimmee. Check the forecast, book the clear night, and order slowly.

Find Eleven and the rest of the area’s top spots plotted on our Orlando Top Spots Map.

Filed under Fine Dining · Kissimmee · Reunion · Reunion Resort · Rooftop Bars

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