Celebration Town Tavern: Hidden Celebration of Quality Seafood

I am about to spoil a secret.

Expertly hiding in the middle of Kissimmee is a beautiful, beautiful piece of Florida land that remains relatively untouched by Tourist Country. Celebration is a gorgeous, albeit slightly restrictive and expensive town that is chock full of happy faces and plenty of good spirits as well as dozens of amazing-looking houses that are built smack dab in the middle of Southern nature. Yep, I mean there will be big gators in each of those lakes.

Celebration Town Tavern is a wonderful secret inside the secret. The locals that live here are all over this place, but to the common outsider not only is it a minor mission to find it, it’s a minor mission to locate a parking space close to the vicinity. Started up by New Englanders (Because fun fact: Florida is the top state for New Englanders outside of…New England), this place ships most of their seafood from your Boston waters while simultaneously deliver a bar with over 100 beer options ranging from locals to imported to some Michigan beer called Dirty Bastard (Never change Michigan).

The restaurant itself is mostly outdoors, and is one of the few spots I’ve been to that had the customer nucleus preferring to be outside. Finding a spot indoors was pretty easy, and I got to pass by the kitchen that was laying out some killer looking dishes on top of a large counter waiting to be picked up. The menu is extensive without being too overwhelming, and since it was a Friday I was able to try out their lobster chowder.

“Sometimes people refuse to go in if we aren’t selling the chowder.” ~~My Waitress.

The lobster chowder was amazing, from start to finish. I stupidly asked for the smaller size, knowing full well I should have tackled the larger size. Chunks of potatoes and hearty lobster meat are the main attraction in this brothy blend of awesome seafood and assortments. It was great, but I was filled with regret concerning the size. Next up was one of their most popular items, which is their fish sandwich known as the Fishwich. This beauty is three chunks of lightly fried fish, tartar sauce, and fresh bread, nothing more. Doesn’t seem like much but the fish has a northeastern taste, and makes up for the lack of added ingredients.

Finally for dessert I decided to try another northeastern classic: boston cream pie. Warm topping, cool center, overall its rich, filling, and oh so bad for you. The pie here doesn’t look or act like a pie but delivers just as impressively as the tastiest of desserts. And just $6.

Bottom Line: Celebration Town Tavern is fantastic food served in a fantastic setting. Appealing to the northeastern crowd as well as your pub raiders and seafood fantatics, this place offers a little bit for everybody. All the dishes here look great, and the food I did get to try was enjoyable. In the midst of Tourist Kissimmee, this place doesn’t have an ounce of fake, an ounce of cater-to-the-masses syndrome that you will find in most spots in the nearby area. Whatever your craving is, I am sure this place will satisfy it---and it won’t cost you much either.



Final Verdict: Highly Recommend


Celebration Town Tavern
721 Front St
Celebration, Florida