The Drake Kitchen + Bar opens in downtown Orlando
The Drake Kitchen + Bar — a new restaurant at 361 N. Rosalind Ave. in downtown Orlando — is celebrating its grand opening Feb. 22.
The eatery soft-opened a few weeks ago, starting with dinner only to establish a rhythm in the kitchen and soon adding lunch to attract professionals in the business district.
Owned and operated by Chef Heberto Segura and Pastry Chef Rona Segura, the menu is an extension of the food diners have grown to love from the couple’s food truck, Duck & Drake Kitchen. The truck has had what Heberto calls a “residence” at Digress Wine at 1215 Edgewater Drive. Duck & Drake has been a fixture in the parking lot since 2019.
Some of the flavors and part of the name have migrated to the first floor of the Radius Apartments building. The 2,400-square-foot restaurant has 125 seats.
One of the recipes that made the leap is Madeira Beach red fish, which is served in coconut-tomato curry. “That is a version of the dish my mom would make for us as kids. Obviously, it has a lot of Caribbean accents to it with the coconut curry and plantains,” said Heberto, who's originally from Dominican Republic.
The couple’s Caribbean and global tastes factor into the menu — they have traveled a lot and tried local cuisines wherever they have gone. Plus, Heberto previously was executive chef at Disney Springs’ Ragland Road for 10 years, but always had wanted to have an eatery with his wife where they could “do food the way we like to eat, and share the way we like to share.”
