5 of Orlando's Best Thanksgiving Buffets
Letting someone else do the cooking on Thanksgiving has its perks.
You can skip the hours of prep on Thanksgiving morning, avoid a sink full of dishes waiting to be cleaned, and, if you opt for a buffet, there will be something to appeal to every palate in your family.
If you’re in Orlando this Thanksgiving, you’ll be pleased to know that there are several amazing buffets from which you can choose for your Thanksgiving feast.
Rosen Hotels & Resorts is proud to host five incredible Thanksgiving buffets in Orlando, each one boasting its own unique menu of traditional and exciting new holiday flavors.
Here is a preview of what you can expect from 5 of Orlando’s best Thanksgiving buffets.
Thanksgiving Day Buffet at Plaza Garden at Rosen Inn at Pointe Orlando
4 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Plaza Garden at Rosen Inn at Pointe Orlando is serving up all your Thanksgiving favorites like juicy slow-roasted turkey with warm gravy and tart cranberry sauce, herbaceous stuffing, and fluffy garlic whipped mashed potatoes.
There will also be a variety of harvest-inspired soups and salads, additional entrees like a flaky honey baked salmon with toasted pecans and fresh rosemary, and a Holiday Dessert Extravaganza featuring a variety of pies, cakes, cobblers, and an ice cream bar.
Adults can enjoy this all-you-can-eat buffet for $29.95 per person. Children ages 6-10 are only $20.95, and kids 5 and under eat for free with one paying adult. Seniors 55+ can enjoy dinner with a 25% discount. Reservations are not required.
Thanksgiving Day Buffet at Rosen Inn Lake Buena Vista
11:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Rosen Inn Lake Buena Vista hosts a bountiful Thanksgiving feast every year.
In 2024, diners are invited to enjoy helpings of tender oven-roasted carved turkey, festive sliced honey ham, and seared chicken with a bright cranberry relish served on flavorful corn bread stuffing.
Take a classic holiday side to the next level with a chef-attended mashed potato bar that lets you customize your potatoes with a variety of fun toppings.
If Thanksgiving breakfast is more your vibe, you’ll have to make a pit stop at the chef-attended omelet bar for a brunch-y spin on your feast.
When you’re ready for something sweet, you can stop by the doughnut wall and browse our selection of assorted pies, cakes, and desserts.
For guests over the age of 21, complimentary wine will be served with dinner.
Making reservations ahead of time is highly recommended and can save you a few extra dollars, too. Adults with reservations can enjoy the buffet for $35.95, and children ages 4 to 11 cost only $17.99. Kids ages 3 and younger eat free with a paying adult.
The buffet is welcome to walk-ins based on availability, and the cost for adult walk-ins is $41.00.
Thanksgiving Day Buffet at Rosen Plaza
11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Rosen Plaza’s midday Thanksgiving buffet has an incredible selection of holiday favorites and exciting new flavors to enjoy this year.
The carving station is serving turkey crusted in pumpkin seed pesto and sweet-and-savory bourbon roasted sweet potatoes. There will also be entrees like grilled swordfish with a tangy olive relish, braised Mediterranean beef, and sides like stuffing with dried fruit and a fall-inspired rice pilaf with crunchy granny smith apples, cranberries, and pecans.
The buffet at Rosen Plaza will also feature a Make-Your-Own Pasta Station where you can customize a pasta dish to your liking, and a seafood station with treats like New Zealand mussels and oysters.
There will also be a variety of soups, salads, sides, a Kid’s Buffet, and a huge array of pies, cakes, cheesecakes, and assorted French pastries.
At Rosen Plaza, Adults can dine for $55.95 per person, and children ages 4-11 dine for $23.95. Children ages 3 and under eat for free with a paying adult.
Reservations are highly recommended, as the Thanksgiving buffet at Rosen Plaza is known to sell out early.
Thanksgiving Day Buffet at Rosen Centre
11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Rosen Centre’s Thanksgiving Day Buffet features an assortment of classic holiday favorites, innovative international flavors, and a selection of menu items from the resort’s amazing eateries.
Start your meal with a visit to the impressive display of sliced meats, domestic and international cheeses, grilled vegetables, freshly baked breads, and tropical fruits. Help yourself to hearty soups, autumnal salads, and fresh seafood from the seafood station.
Thanksgiving traditionalists will love the carved roasted turkey breast with a sweet and tart fresh orange cranberry relish. They’ll also be serving sides like a fragrant caramelized vegetable Italian sausage stuffing, fluffy Yukon gold mashed potatoes, and baked sweet potato cakes topped with an irresistible cinnamon-pecan streusel.
Save room for the Everglades Carving Station, which will feature a show-stopping aAngus beef tomahawk chop with a rustic forest mushroom sauce and fingerling potatoes. Harry’s Poolside Bar and Grill will be preparing lobster mofongo with garlicky mashed potatoes topped with succulent lobster meat.
There will also be crispy shrimp wonton tacos with spicy sriracha ranch sauce from 98Forty, and a variety of sushi rolls from Banshoo sushi.
And there’s still more food to enjoy from the Breakfast Station, featuring fluffy pumpkin pancakes and made-to-order buttermilk waffles and omelets. If pasta is your preferred dish of choice, stop by the Pasta Station for the fall-inspired pumpkin mascarpone ravioli sprinkled with crispy pancetta and topped with a heavenly brown butter sage cream.
Last but certainly not least, the dessert station will be stocked with pies, cakes, petit fours, macarons, bon bons, and a chef-attended station serving white chocolate caramel apple spice crème brulée.
Unlimited Champagne and mimosas are also included for diners 21 and older.
You can enjoy all of these phenomenal dishes for $64.95 per adult and $27.95 per child between the ages of 4 and 12. Kids 3 and under eat for free.
Reservations are welcome, as are walk-ins based on availability.
Thanksgiving Buffet at Café Osceola in Rosen Shingle Creek
11 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
The magnificent Thanksgiving Buffet at Cafe Osceola in Rosen Shingle Creek is an incredible display of holiday indulgences and innovative flavors that will leave you wanting more. (Luckily, it’s an all-you-can-eat buffet!)
Indulge your cravings with warm, tasty soups and flavorful market salads like an asparagus and couscous salad tossed with a refreshing lemon and mint vinaigrette, or a roasted beet salad with a zesty horseradish crème fraiche.
Nibble to your heart’s content on a curated selection of domestic and international cheeses, cured meats, and specialty starters like fluffy cornbread topped with brie cheese, apple butter, and caramelized pears.
Enjoy Asian flavors with sushi from Banrai Sushi and delicious dim sum like savory dumplings and yakisoba noodle stir fry.
At the Seafood Station, you’ll find an oyster bar, smoked salmon, and other fresh delights. The Make-Your-Own Pasta station will be serving options like a seasonal butternut squash ravioli and other pasta shapes that you can adorn with your favorite toppings and a flavorful sauce of your choosing.
For entrées, you can help yourself to some juicy Joyce Farms Free Range Turkey, served with a rich giblet gravy and tart cranberry sauce. There will also be slow cooked beef short ribs served with a creamy mascarpone polenta, seared Ora King salmon with a hearty white lentil risotto, an herbaceous chicken saltimbocca with garden sage and prosciutto, and more.
For dessert, dozens of sensational flavor combinations await your plate. If you love the flavors of fall, try an assortment of mini desserts like pumpkin butterscotch gingersnap shots, brown butter creme eclairs, spiced apple cider cake, and maple bourbon cheesecakes.
There will also be plenty of pies, as well as an ice cream bar with vanilla and pumpkin ice cream and a variety of toppings for you to customize your perfect chilled dessert.
Diners 21+ can enjoy unlimited Champagne and mimosas with their buffet as well.
To dine at Cafe Osceola’s buffet this year is $89.95 for adults and $37.95 for children ages 4 – 11. Little ones three and under are free.
Reservations are highly recommended.
Enjoy a Thanksgiving Buffet at a Rosen Hotel this Thanksgiving
It would be our pleasure to share Thanksgiving with you this year. We invite you to join us at one of our amazing Thanksgiving buffets where there’s something for everyone to enjoy – and no dirty dishes to be found.