4,000+ reviews · Google 4.5 · OpenTable 4.7 · TripAdvisor 4.3
5-8 Min Drive from Dockside Inn to Italian on I-Drive. Handmade pasta, Prime steaks, kids menu. Free valet at ICON Park.
4,000+ reviews · Google 4.5 · OpenTable 4.7 · TripAdvisor 4.3
“We came straight from the parks with three kids still in park clothes. They didn’t bat an eye. The pasta was incredible and valet made it so easy. Best dinner of our trip.”
The Morrison Family, Connecticut · Google
The Menu
Housemade pasta, steaks, seafood, chicken parmigiana, lasagna, cocktails, wine, desserts, and a kids menu — all served in a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere.
Keep reading to learn more about Vincenzo
Dockside Inn guests spend their days sprinting between Universal rides and their evenings trying to find food that is better than what the hotel food court offers. Vincenzo Cucina Italiana is that upgrade. Handmade pasta, USDA Prime steaks, fresh Italian seafood, and a full bar — all at ICON Park on International Drive, a quick drive from your hotel.
The go-to orders for Dockside Inn families are the chicken parmigiana, the fettuccine alfredo with jumbo shrimp, and the potato gnocchi with burrata. Parents who want a proper dinner order the ribeye, the seared salmon, or the veal marsala. Everything is made from scratch.
The homemade tiramisu is the closer — espresso-soaked, creamy, and consistently praised in 4,000+ guest reviews. Kids love it. Adults love it more.
This is the Italian dinner that Dockside Inn guests did not expect to find on I-Drive: locally owned, handmade, and served by people who actually care about what you eat.
Handmade Pasta & Italian Classics
Every dish is made from scratch, every night. This is what dinner at Vincenzo looks like.
Vincenzo was built by the Navarra Group — a family with over 33 years in the hospitality industry. They opened on International Drive in 2014 to give visitors something the I-Drive corridor was missing: an Italian restaurant with soul. Not a franchise, not a themed experience, just real food made by real people.
Dockside Inn families connect with that approach. After a day at Universal, nobody wants to sit through a formal dining experience. At Vincenzo, you walk in wearing whatever the park left you in, and nobody cares. The servers are warm, the kids are welcome, and the food arrives without fanfare — just quality.
That easygoing nature is not laziness. It is the result of 33 years of understanding what hospitality actually means: make people feel like they belong, feed them well, and let the food do the talking.
For Dockside Inn guests looking for a restaurant they will remember long after checkout, Vincenzo delivers that experience every night.
Hands down the best Italian spot in Orlando. The service was impeccable, the food was absolutely incredible. The lobster ravioli was out of this world.
Jennifer, Orlando • OpenTable
Black Angus from Creekstone Farms
Hand-cut, cooked to order, served with truffle butter and fresh sides every evening.
Dockside Inn is near Universal, and Vincenzo is at ICON Park on International Drive — a short drive south that takes just a few minutes in evening traffic. Complimentary valet at the restaurant means you hand off your keys and walk straight to your table.
ICON Park is a great setting for a post-Universal evening. The wheel is lit, the area is active, and the whole strip has a different energy from the theme park bubble. Vincenzo sits in the center of it — a real restaurant in a real dining destination.
Show up in your Universal gear. Show up in sandals and shorts. Show up however the day left you. Vincenzo is casual Italian through and through, and Dockside Inn guests appreciate that it never tries to be anything else.
For a quick, easy dinner from Dockside Inn that is miles above the hotel food court, Vincenzo is the answer.
We came after the parks and it was the perfect way to end the day. The gnocchi was unreal and the valet made everything so easy.
Mike & Sarah, New Jersey • Google
The Dishes People Come Back For
Chicken parmigiana with spaghetti. Fettuccine alfredo with jumbo shrimp. Made fresh, every night.
Once dinner is done and the kids are working on tiramisu, the bar at Vincenzo is where Dockside Inn parents get their reward. A cold beer after eight hours at Universal, a glass of Italian wine, or the Espresso Martini that keeps parents going for the second half of the evening — the full bar has it covered.
Happy Hour is Monday all night, Tuesday through Friday 5 to 7 PM: $4 bottled beers, $7 wines by the glass, $10 cocktails. Wine Down Wednesday means half-off wine glasses all night. Arrive from Dockside Inn by 5:30 and you catch the deals at their freshest.
Bigger Dockside Inn groups — family reunions, birthday dinners, team trips — can book the Amalfi Room for 15 to 50 guests with custom Italian menus, AV setup, and complimentary valet. Full restaurant buyouts for 150+ are available for larger parties.
From a simple family dinner to a full private event, Vincenzo handles Dockside Inn groups with the kind of ease that comes from hosting over 1,500 events since opening.
This place is a hidden gem on I-Drive. Not a chain, not overpriced tourist food. Real Italian with real heart. The tiramisu alone is worth the trip.
David, Atlanta • TripAdvisor
Made the Way It Should Be
Homemade lasagna. Meatballs with San Marzano sauce. The Italian food you remember, done right.
Dockside Inn guests keep coming back to Vincenzo because the hotel food options get old fast, and the chains on I-Drive feel interchangeable. Vincenzo is neither of those things. It is independent, it is fresh, and it earns every repeat visit.
Kids menu, no dress code, walk-ins welcome most nights, complimentary valet. Everything a Dockside Inn family needs for a stress-free night out.
It is the one I-Drive restaurant that Dockside Inn guests recommend to everyone: the Italian dinner that makes the whole Universal trip feel complete.
Vincenzo is at ICON Park on International Drive, 5-8 min drive from Dockside Inn Orlando. Address: 8255 International Drive, Suite 112, Orlando, FL 32819. Complimentary valet parking every evening.
Vincenzo is a casual Italian restaurant serving handmade pasta, USDA Prime steaks from Creekstone Farms, fresh seafood, craft cocktails, and Italian wines. Guest favorites include scallop risotto (truffle parmigiano risotto with jumbo sea scallops and porcini mushrooms) and house-made gnocchi (potato gnocchi with pomodoro sauce, fresh burrata, and basil oil).
Yes. Complimentary valet parking every evening. Drive to 8255 International Drive at ICON Park and hand your keys to the valet. No charge.
No dress code. Shorts, park clothes, flip-flops, casual wear — all welcome. Upscale vibes, casual comfort. Come as you are.
Yes. Monday happy hour runs all night 5-10 PM. Tuesday through Friday, 5-7 PM. $4 bottled beer, $7 wine by the glass, $10 well cocktails. Wine Down Wednesday: half-off wines by the glass all night.
Very. Kids 10 and under eat for $13 with a beverage. Options include spaghetti with meatballs, chicken tenders, fettuccine alfredo, cheese ravioli, pizza, and filet tips. No dress code.
Handmade pasta, craft cocktails, complimentary valet. Open nightly 5 to 10 PM.
Vincenzo Cucina Italiana is not affiliated with Dockside Inn Orlando or any theme park, hotel, or convention center properties. Vincenzo is a family-owned Italian restaurant on International Drive, open since 2014. Menu items and prices subject to change. Reservations recommended.