The 2023 Easter Brunch Menu at Rosen Center Orlando

Easter is in April this year. Yay!  It's April 9th, 2023 to be exact, and Café Gauguin in the Rosen Center, Orlando is hosting a pretty big Easter Brunch Buffet spread.

Let's see if we can unpack some of the details before looking at the menu… the Brunch takes place on April 9th, 2023 and there's seating available from 11:00am - 4:30pm. There's a couple different prices though… if you make a reservation and pre-pay, it's $58.95 (plus tax, plus service fee) per adult, children 4-12 are $24.95 (plus tax, plus service fee), and children 3 and under are free.

However, if you make a reservation and choose to pay in-person, on Easter Sunday (or don't make a reservation, and just try to walk-up to the restaurant) that adult price rises to $65.05 per person (plus tax, plus service fee) … and the children's prices remain the same. Interesting.

Self-parking is free and Valet Parking is discounted to $15. Reservations are highly recommended, and if there's six or more people in your party… reservations are actually required. A credit card is required to hold reservations for all party sizes.

Champagne and Mimosas are bottomless (aka "unlimited"). Sorry if that felt like an abrupt change in my narrative, but I didn't want to burry one of the main perks. There's nothing quite as fun as a brunch with bottomless mimosas.

Café Gauguin is normally a buffet style restaurant, with plenty of seating and this Easter Brunch event is no exception. Let's take a look at the menu for the 2023 Easter Brunch Buffet…

Soups

• Smoked chicken and corn bisque (GF)
• Vegan chickpea and lemon soup (V, GF)

Market Salads, Fresh Seasonal Fruits and Berries

• Fresh salad greens with assorted toppings and dressings
• Rosen Centre seafood salad (GF, DF)
• Roasted cremini salad, candied pecans, berries, and arugula in raspberry vinaigrette (V)
• Cucumber watercress salad with tzatziki and feta (Veg, GF)
• Jerk chicken and golden pineapple salad with baby kale, spinach, trio of sweet peppers, mango-pineapple dressing (GF, DF)
• Fresh-cut cantaloupe, honeydew, pineapple, watermelon, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, and cracked coconuts

Antipasto Display

• Roasted red and yellow peppers, marinated artichokes, asparagus, olives, Peppadews
• Pesto-marinated heirloom tomatoes
• Tropical mahi-mahi escabeche
• Capicola, mortadella, salami
• White bean hummus with toasted naan bread

Local and Imported Cheese Selection

• Cheddar, Swiss, provolone, Gorgonzola, Cahill’s Porter, ruby port, Boursin Festival Stilton, manchego, sage Derby

Seafood Station

• Jonah crab claws, Gulf shrimp, New Zealand green shell mussels
• Cocktail sauce, Kick ‘N’ Bayou Sauce, lemons, limes
• Smoked salmon with accompaniments

98Forty

• Made-to-order steak tacos with green apple slaw, queso fresco, and avocado sauce
• Chef Tello’s Mexican street corn dip with festive tortilla chips

Banshoo Sushi

• California roll, spicy tuna roll, shrimp tempura roll
• Pickled ginger, wasabi, soy sauce

Pasta Station

• Rigatoni pasta, spinach, roasted peppers, and tomatoes with Italian sausage Bolognese
• Four-cheese tortellini with mushrooms, artichokes, rapini, and black pepper Alfredo sauce (Veg)
• Spanish paella with chicken, chorizo, shrimp, clams, peppers, green olives, and peas (GF, DF)

Breakfast Station

• Omelets made to order, smokehouse bacon, breakfast sausage
• Tri-color potatoes, eggs Benedict
• Buttermilk waffles, candied pecan pancakes with chocolate pearls
• Flavored butters, maple syrup, strawberry syrup
• Assorted breakfast pastries to include coffee cakes and fruit Danishes
• Mini croissants and muffins

Carving Station

• Slow-roasted leg of lamb (GF, DF)
• Garlic lemon-thyme marinade, pan sauce, mint jelly

From the Hot Buffet

• Skillet-seared chicken breast with kale and smoked almond pesto (GF)
• Roast sirloin of beef with balsamic cipollini and honey-bourbon sauce (GF, DF)
• Baked cod fish with coconut curry sauce (GF)
• Chef’s spring medley of local vegetables (GF, V)
• Parmesan au gratin potatoes (GF)
• Roasted corn risotto (GF, Veg.)

Children’s Buffet

• Crispy chicken tenders, buttered corn
• Mac and cheese, mini marinara meatball mozzarella

Sweet Indulgences

• Mini pastries and petits fours, chocolate Easter eggs and jelly beans
• Snickerdoodle cupcakes, sweet shots, spring babas, little chick lemon tarts
• Mississippi mud pie, chocolate cream torte, pineapple upside-down cake, Key lime pie, cannoli cake
• Mocha java torte, Southern pecan pie, white chocolate cheesecake, tropical coconut cake
• Lavender shortbread cookies, chef’s bread pudding
• A selection of no-sugar-added desserts
• Soft serve ice cream with toppings
• Made-to-Order Crêpe Station
• Chocolate peanut butter crêpes
• Chocolate custard, peanut butter sauce, whipped cream, salted caramel pearls

Like most dining events at the Rosen Center, I have the hardest time actually finding any way to buy tickets for them online. There's generally a micro-site or web page just for the event, with a "make reservation" button — which simply takes you to an "Open Table" booking system for normal dining and not specifically the Easter Brunch event.

I do however, have a phone number for this one. It's (407) 996-3969. I'm not sure if that's the hotel concierge, or a "dining reservations" hotline, but that's the only official number I have!  If anyone happens to find a direct link to tickets or reservations to this specific event online… please let us know!