Thanksgiving Dinner in Orlando 2026: Where to Eat Out, What It Costs and the Order Deadlines That Matter

November 15, 2026 Simone Parker

Thanksgiving Day is Thursday, Nov. 26. The Orlando tables worth booking, what they cost, and the to-go order deadlines — one closes Nov. 20.

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The facts first. Thanksgiving Day is Thursday, November 26, 2026. Orlando’s hotel dining rooms have published their holiday menus and prices, and the booking decision is really two decisions: a table on the day, or a cooked meal to take home — and the take-home decision has a deadline. Four Seasons Resort Orlando closes its Thanksgiving To-Go orders on Friday, November 20. Everything below is priced as the restaurants and Visit Orlando published it this month; taxes, service charges and gratuities are extra unless a listing says otherwise.

The deadline table

Nov. 20 — Four Seasons Thanksgiving To-Go orders close. Packages are $440 for up to five people or $650 for up to eight, on sale since October 9.
Nov. 23 — Rosen Centre’s cancellation deadline: its Thanksgiving buffet requires a credit card to hold, and Orlando Magazine’s roundup of the holiday reports cancellations must be made by Monday, Nov. 23 to avoid a $25-per-person fee.
Already closed — the to-go window at Chef Art Smith’s Homecomin’ at Disney Springs ran Nov. 1–14, per Visit Orlando’s guide. If you wanted that one, the moment has passed.
Nov. 26, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. — the Thanksgiving Day pickup window the incumbent’s guide lists for The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes’ to-go orders.

The big I-Drive buffets, priced

The three Rosen convention hotels on and around International Drive run the corridor’s set-piece buffets, and they are priced like three different holidays. Rosen Centre’s buffet at Café Gauguin runs 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at $79.95 for adults and $39.95 for children 4–12, with children 3 and under free, complimentary champagne and mimosas for guests 21 and over, and complimentary self-parking (valet $15). The hotel’s own menu page describes a spread built from its restaurants — Everglades Steakhouse’s tomahawk carving station, Banshoo sushi rolls, 98Forty tacos, a seafood station and a breakfast station — and notes the price excludes 6.5% tax and a 27% service charge. Rosen Plaza serves brunch in its Grand Ballroom, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at $68.95 for adults and $31.95 for children 4–11. Rosen Shingle Creek is the splurge: brunch at Cala Bella from noon to 7 p.m. at $157.95 for adults and $65.95 for children 4–11, with complimentary valet and unlimited champagne, mimosas, bellinis and Bloody Marys for adults.

Mid-priced rooms on the Drive include The Capital Grille (Pointe Orlando and Mall at Millenia), serving a slow-roasted turkey dinner at $58 for adults and $20 for children, with a sides package to go at $140 for four; Cafe Tu Tu Tango, adding holiday dishes to its regular menu at $39.22 per person; and Rodizio Grill at $59.99 per person. Universal’s resort hotels run buffets of their own — The Kitchen at Hard Rock Hotel ($80 adults, 11 a.m.–9 p.m.) and Islands Dining Room at Loews Royal Pacific ($90 adults) among them. If you are choosing where to sleep as well as where to eat, our guide to where to stay on International Drive breaks the corridor into its three districts, and the International Drive hub maps the area.

The resort splurge, and the to-go alternative

At Four Seasons Resort Orlando, Thanksgiving Day itself offers a character breakfast ($64 adults, $44 children), a buffet at MICHELIN Recommended Ravello ($170 adults, $58 children) and a buffet at Plancha ($150 adults, $58 children), plus an in-room meal for overnight guests at $59 per person — all per the resort’s announcement and Visit Orlando’s pricing. Plancha is a name Citizen readers met this morning: it tops our new Best Cuban & Latin Restaurants ranking, published today. The to-go packages ($440 / $650, orders through Nov. 20) are the deadline that matters if your plan is a resort kitchen’s cooking on your own table.

How does a holiday buffet table compare with the rooms that top our scored rankings the rest of the year? Our Best Steakhouses ranking and Best Hotels ranking are built on Net Scores from public review data, not holiday menus — use them to pick the restaurant, and this page to pick the day.

Sources & notes

Key facts in this article were checked against:

Visit Orlando — Thanksgiving Dining Guide (updated Nov. 13, 2026) — confirms the Nov. 26 date, the Rosen Plaza and Rosen Shingle Creek prices and hours, the Capital Grille, Cafe Tu Tu Tango, Rodizio Grill and Universal hotel prices, the Four Seasons buffet and to-go pricing, and the Homecomin’ Nov. 1–14 to-go window.
Rosen Centre — Thanksgiving buffet page (updated Oct. 12, 2026) — confirms the Café Gauguin buffet hours (11 a.m.–6 p.m.), the $79.95 adult price, complimentary self-parking and $15 valet, and the tax/service-charge exclusion.
Four Seasons Resort Orlando — Thanksgiving dining announcement — confirms Thanksgiving To-Go at $440 (up to five) / $650 (up to eight), orders October 9 through November 20, and the Nov. 26 restaurant program.
Orlando Magazine — Thanksgiving roundup (Nov. 3, 2026) — source for the Rosen Centre cancellation terms (credit card hold; cancel by Nov. 23 to avoid a $25-per-person fee) and the Ritz-Carlton pickup window, reported here as that outlet’s reporting.

Prices checked November 15, 2026 against the sources above; restaurants can change holiday pricing and availability, so confirm when you reserve. Featured image shared with our Best Fine Dining ranking.

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