Zen
1500 Masters Blvd, Champions Gate, FL, 33896
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Address :
1500 Masters Blvd
Champions Gate, FL, 33896 - Phone (407) 390-6664
- Website https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/orlando-championsgate/dining/zen
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Opening Hours
- Mon :6:00 pm - 10:00pm
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : Yes
Delivery : No
Take-out : No
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Bike Parking : No
Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Noise Level : Quiet
Alcohol : Full Bar
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : No
Waiter Service : Yes
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Allen D.
Born and raised in NYC I have been lucky to eat at the best known and hidden gems and this place is right up there with them. A strong contender of delicious sushi rolls and pieces. Sushi pieces with wasabi done right with extremely fresh fish. Ate here while on vacation and will come back before we leave. Expensive? Yes! But that's what you pay for quality.
(5)Joe B.
Over priced and pretentious. Not surprised since it's in a resort but it doesn't make me feel any better about overpaying for pretty average food.
(2)Allison F.
5-star experience from start to finish. Ambiance: warm, dark colors create an incredibly beautiful and modern Asian-Fusion space. Cozy, but still upscale. Service: one word: impressive. From the moment we walked in, we were immediately greeted by smiling faces who brought us to our table. We were then blessed to get Wally, who was honestly the most attentive, funny and efficient waiter I've ever had -- and we eat out a lot. Wally was quick to make great recommendations of the menu, including the best sushi rolls for our tastes and the perfect sake to warm us up. He continuously checked on us and was just generally fabulous. Total asset to the team. Food: we ordered three rolls -- a tornado roll with three types of raw fish, a zen experience roll with lobster, salmon, and blue cheese aioli and a tuna roll topped with tuna (because you can never have too much tuna). All three were incredibly fresh and delicious...so much so that we savored every bite over a 20-minute span rather than scarfing down the rolls in our typical five minute fashion. We also got a side of veggie fried rice which was of huge value. For $7, the "side" portion is large, yummy and filling. Just when we thought the experience couldn't get any better, Wally surprised us with two chocolate-covered fortune cookies. We won't hold Zen accountable for the actual fortunes inside since they were sooo weird but the cookies themselves were delish. Amazing. Wish we lived closer and this could be our regular sushi spot.
(5)Kate S.
We eat here often because we live a half mile down the road. The last time we went the hostess (who didn't look more than 18) was extremely unprofessional upon our arrival. Add that to overpriced average food and you have a recipe for disaster.
(1)Melody O.
Ate at Zen during my stay at the Omni - I only had items from the sushi menu. I started with edamame and miso soup - both were just average, nothing spectacular. The edamame weren't the best quality and the miso soup was somewhat bland. I had 2 pieces of scallop nigiri - they tasted good, but I thought they were a little on the small side with way too much rice. I also had the spicy tuna, Hawaiian and the Zen roll. I liked all 3 rolls - they were just all overpriced. Spicy tuna roll was $10, zen roll was $15 and Hawaiian was $13 Service was outstanding - very attentive and friendly waitress. Restaurant was clean and food arrived fast. They also accommodated babies/kids. This sushi dinner for 1 person was $84 with tax and tip! No alcohol - just water to drink.
(3)Tom S.
I wish I could give it zero stars. What a horrible place. You can get better food from the Chinese place in a strip mall....and not feel raped by the prices. Stay away from the sushi....it's even worse. At least the salad was good....it's really hard to screw up a salad.
(1)Laura M.
While staying at the omni I ate at zen. All of the restaurants are pricey here, so, yes the prices are high. I had sushi, and was very happy with what I got. The menu is not huge, and not full of imagination but things I had we're good. I had sashimi, and a rainbow roll, dumplings and noodles. The staff was very attentive and helped to make sure I understood all items ordered.decor was very nice, all in all it was very good.
(5)Marisa M.
Zen would get four stars easily if not for the astronomical prices of every menu selection. Yes, the entrees tasted fine, but if you placed my tofu and veggie dish in front of my face right next to the same item ordered from a Chinese take-out restaurant, I could not tell them apart. The reason Zen can get away with such sky-high prices is that it is one of the few overpriced restaurants inside the isolated Omni resort in Orlando. Basically, if you want to eat during their stay, guests can either pay through the nose inside the resort's borders or walk almost a mile to Subway in a dodgy shopping center. I'll begin this portion of the review with the positives. Zen's atmosphere is romantic with dim lighting and gorgeous Asian-inspired decor. Even the chop sticks were fancy and came with a little chopstick-rest for when they weren't in use. The waitress was friendly, and so was the girl who bussed our table. The cocktail I ordered, called The Buddha or something with "Buddha" in the title, featured a sensational combination of complimentary flavors including lychee fruit, and was not overly sweet as many mixed drinks tend to be at restaurants. Also, the California roll tasted fresh and the portion was almost reasonable for the price. The fortune cookies presented after our meal were dipped in chocolate and delicious. Now the bad. As we discovered the second day of our stay at Omni, slow service was the norm (maybe they just really want their guests to relax?), but we did not realize this fact while dining at Zen. Heck, the place IS called Zen, which I guess could be viewed as a foreshadow for their lack of attentiveness. Personally, I do not like waiting ten minutes plus for a cocktail and another 20 plus minutes for my dinner. But maybe that is just a symptom of belonging to the Millennial generation. As I mentioned at the start of this review, the entrees tasted just like Chinese delivery meals but were about 3 times more expensive. I ordered the tofu with mixed veggies and asked for brown rice for which they charged an additional dollar. Seriously? I have to pay more for brown rice, the less-processed food in its natural state that probably costs the equivalent to its less-healthy counterpart? Those are my list of grievances off the top of my head. Consider yourself warned- the food is okay, but you will probably drain a good portion of your bank account at Zen.
(3)Joan M.
Our servers were great tonight! Thanks Tom. The kitchen was on a different pace but it was not that long of a wait. If this place would get it together they could serve way more people.
(4)Judy B.
Service and food were great. Started off meal with Serenity drink! Yummy, but bit pricey, tempura sweet orators and ginger salad were very good. Shrimp with black pepper sauce mediocre. Sushi was good. Would go back
(4)John O.
Pretty good. Really enjoyed the food with a great wine list carrying some very good value wines. Convient if your staying there. Great service and the Sinagpore Mei Fun was fantastic
(4)Robert C.
Zen rocks!! My wife and I come here about once a month and always have a good experience. The food and service are always great. Try the avocado and shrimp salad and the orange peel pork!
(5)Joanna T.
I would probably give Zen 2.5 if I could. It's definitely "ok" and will appeal to those who want something vaguely ethnic but are intimidated by anything more complex than the Empress Plate at Wongs Wok.. They have a regular menu which is mostly Chinese classics like Kung Pao Chicken and Lo Mein Noodles (plain = $18!!! Are you shitting me?). There are a very few creative options like Asian Grouper but for the most part it's the same dishes you can get at home from #1 Chinese Takeout or whatever. Sure, the presentation is nicer but can you really get upscale on Sweet and Sour Chicken? There is also a rather limited sushi menu with maybe 10-15 rolls and some sashimi. Though I would have liked more choice I would rather a place focus on doing a few things right. I had a shrimp tempura roll which was nicely crunchy and definitely tasty, and a smoked salmon roll that also was pretty good. Both were "good" but a $12+ for one roll, I expect a little more. The dining room is nicely decorated with hints of Asian flair, but not too much. Our server was good too - very attentive. My main gripe with Zen is the price. Yes, I get that this is a resort and I'm paying a premium because the only restaurants nearby are Cracker Barrel and Wendy's. Still - $18 for plain Lo Mein noodles? You must be out of your mind.
(2)Nicole P.
For the price and the service AND the cuisine I give this restaurant one star. Everything was below substandard. Total bummer.
(1)Kelli M.
We ate at Zen a couple of nights during our stay at the Omni. For as long as our family has been together, in twenty years we have never dinned out for Thanksgiving. Its luck we ended up having our holiday dinner at a Japanese restaurant. Zen shares a kitchen with David's Club, so we were able to eat off of both menus. Both restaurants were offering special Thanksgiving menus. We ordered the Thanksgiving Fried Chicken with Gravy off the Zen menu. It was fabulous and surprisingly a great deal for $16. The rest of the family ordered the $40 Thanksgiving Holiday Prix Fixe menu from David's Club. We had a memorable holiday meal. While we did enjoy our meal and the setting was relaxing; towards the end a group of golfers came in and decided to eat, drink and drop f-bombs loud enough to be heard at our table. Luckily we were almost done so our night wasn't completely ruined by bad manners. My husband did ask them to tone it down, and they were receptive. I can see how this being a convention hotel, a situation like this could happen. We enjoyed our dinner so much the night before (sans the rude customers) we thought we'd try again for a date night. This time we were seated in a back booth for more privacy. Zen has a nice wine list and offers a number of specialty drinks. For those into Sake they offer some quality options. This time around we enjoyed some of the specialty sushi items and the Tofu with Shitake Mushrooms off the regular menu. All were quite tasty. The dinner can get pricey with entrées priced in the $20-$30 range. Though there are a handful of entrées priced under $20 and the sushi wasn't expensive. Zen is a nice choice while staying at the Omni. The setting was lovely with comfortable seating and "Zen" like ambient music. The food was good and the service while it could have been more personable was fine. I look forward to eating here again if we venture out to the Omni for another visit.
(4)Sarah N.
I'm slightly embarrassed to admit how many times I ate at Zen during my 9-day stay at the Omni ChampionsGate for a conference, so let me just say that I ate there more nights than I didn't. The ambiance here is great, the tables are comfortable (although they keep the restaurant quite chilly) and the staff is very attentive. Each time we ate here, we came in pretty famished and jumped right into the starters - the dumplings are great, the soups were well received by my dining companions, the short ribs were out of this world and the ginger-honey salad is so delightful (I had it each time I ate here). We didn't have a bad main the entire visit but the highlights were the stir-fried beef with ginger and onion (I know saying melt-in-your-mouth is overrated, but it really did melt in your mouth!), the sweet and sour ginger shrimp (the shrimp were huge), the szechwan duck and the cashew salmon. We also enjoyed the sea bass but found it surprisingly rich for fish. Other people I dined with loved the basil chicken (sorry, basil just isn't my thing) and the kung-pao chicken (I also pass on the spicy food). I never had sushi here but those I ate with who did said it was normal but they would have rather opted for the warm dishes. Overall, great experiences here and a solid dining choice.
(4)Will C.
We had dinner at Zen while we stayed at Omni over the past weekend. this is a casual feeling restaurant because it is in a resort. We dressed up for dinner but there certainly doesn't seem to be a need to do so. We began by ordering the house specialty roll which I thought was good. Then we had the dumplings with peanut sauce. These were just ok. They were not bad they just didn't taste like anything amazing. When they put the dumplings on the plate they left them a bit wet and then added the peanut sauce so when you went to pick one up the sauce was a bit diluted by the water. Next we split a beef dish and it was more than enough food for the two of us. This was my favorite dish of the evening. We finished up by having a piece of carrot cake and I am happy we split it because it was huge. I refrained from ordering coffee because it was $10 a cup and while it would have been nice it just wasn't worth $10. Overall it is a nice restaurant but once again overpriced because it is in a resort. As a side note I do believe our server was one of the best we have had a in a long time.
(3)Tony P.
Zen is a great dining choice while staying at the Omni Resort hotel at Champions Gate Florida. We started off with the wonton soup, dumplings, then on to several of their Maki rolls. the atmosphere is inviting, great privacy at tables, and even better in their booths. The service was great, very attentive. Food was so good, we went back a second tome during our stay. A great convenience to grab some sushi to go and enjoy it poolside. If you like sushi, you can't miss at Zen.
(4)Joe A.
This place is located within the Omni. We got a chance to have dinner here one night during our stay. We had a large group. The service was a little slow but that's to be expected when you're feeding 20 plus people and everyone is on a separate check. Good times!! However, the servers were friendly and the food was fantastic. I really enjoyed the orange beef w/ rice along with the hot and sour soup. A couple of Japanese brews to top it off and overall a great time was had by all.
(3)Janene H.
There are so many good sushi places in town and this isn't one of them. The rolls are bland, the fish doesn't look very fresh and it is expensive! We also had the dumpling app which was overpowered by the peanut sauce accompanying it. I had a mixed drink which cost $9 and was filled to the brim with ice. I think I managed to get 5 sips out of the thing. They do have a "Zen Experience" which is a fixed price ($46pp) that allows you to sample multiple items from the menu. Maybe this would be a better option. If we had the time and willingness to stuff ourselves we would have probably have tried this option. The service was decent and the restaurant itself looks chic and hip. We have eaten here before while killing time waiting for the line to get into the Margarita Ball to die down. I was kind of surprised to see the place still open. On a Saturday night at 7pm there were plenty of open tables, which is not a good sign. Maybe if we get out this way next year there will be a new, improved restaurant in Zen's place. One bonus- $10 valet is validated!
(2)Howard S.
Nice mood lighting. Sat at a table in the back and first thing noticed dried white rice on it. The lomein noodles tasted burnt from the wok they were cooked in. Betcha the pan is burnt. Can't really say anything good about the food. Really was hoping for something nice in this really nice resort.
(1)Nicole F.
I'm going to give Zen five stars all the way. Their food, staff, service and ambiance were on point. The calamari and seaweed salad that we ate for our appetizers were really good. The calamari didn't come in your traditional "rings". The breading was light and had a sweet taste to it. Yum! The sushi rolls and sashimi were fresh. Our server was very attentive and always made sure to check on us.
(5)Tim H.
I was staying at the Omni and decided to try out Zen. I ate there twice. One time I just had sushi, the other time I had sushi and their hot food menu. Zen has over priced mediocre sushi. If you aren't too pick about your sushi, I think you will be satisfied. Their fish was not too fresh. The fish wasn't spoiled or anything that severe, but you could tell freshness/quality was a bit lacking. I tried several several dishes and had many types of fish, so it wasn't a problem with just one ingredient. The hot food menu was significantly better than the sushi. I tried several dishes and the steamed sea bass was by far my favorite. It was very good and all the other dishes were mediocre. If you have a car and can go elsewhere, do it. If you are stuck at the Omni, Zen is a serviceable option.
(3)Dave B.
Really good sushi, service a bit slow. The concierge at the hotel had a really hard time trying to get us a reservation for a party of 10 -- no idea why it was so difficult. The atmosphere is fun, too.
(4)Penny L.
I ate here twice while staying at the Omni Championsgate. We had the corn chicken chowder, cashew salmon, and the orange sesame beef. It was so delicious we returned for dinner on our last night in the hotel. The decadent chocolate cake with cream filling was great, too, not overly chocolatey, not goopy, just real good chocolate layer cake. Waitstaff was very good.
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