Christini’s: The Dr. Phillips Room That Still Sets Orlando’s Fine-Dining Bar
Christini's Ristorante Italiano takes No. 1 in our Fine Dining rankings with a Net Score of 97.2 — why it won, and what to get when you go.
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Christini’s Ristorante Italiano is the No. 1 fine dining pick in Orlando — not by our say-so, but by the numbers. In Orlando Citizen’s Top Businesses rankings, it posted a Net Score of 97.2, the highest in its category, on a blended 4.9★ drawn from 5,546 public reviews. This is the winner’s profile: why it won, what to get when you go, and the details that make it a Dr. Phillips fixture.
Why it won
Our Net Score blends a business’s public ratings across the review sources we could retrieve — here: Google 4.8★ (339), OpenTable 4.9★ (5,207) — weights them by review volume, and then applies Bayesian shrinkage (m = 200) so a handful of five-star reviews can’t outrank a proven track record. Christini’s Ristorante Italiano cleared a field of 20 ranked businesses in Fine Dining. It was a photo finish: No. 2, Capa, landed at 97.2. Scores compare only within a category, and the underlying ratings were retrieved November 14, 2026.
What to order
The veal chop, the osso buco, and the fagottini alla pera — pear-stuffed pasta that reviewers treat as the house signature.
Worth knowing
A dress code is enforced and the check lands in true special-occasion territory.
The local detail
A Dr. Phillips institution: live accordion in the dining room, a complimentary rose for the ladies, and dinner served late.
The essentials
- Find it: 7600 Dr Phillips Blvd, Orlando, FL 32819
- Directions: Get directions
- Neighborhood: Dr. Phillips
- Hours: Daily 6 p.m.–10 p.m. (as listed in November 2026 — confirm before a special trip)
- Phone: 407-345-8770
- Online: official site
See the full list: The 10 Best Fine Dining Restaurants in Orlando — every ranked business in this category, with scores.
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