Thrive Cocktail Lounge & Eatery

Went to Thrive Cocktail Lounge & Eatery to celebrate my birthday with my neighbor Victoria and had an amazing brunch experience. There’s no street parking, so we paid $15 for 3 hours at a lot up the street. I highly recommend making reservations, especially on weekends. We went early to beat the crowd. Our waitress Mia was great very friendly and attentive. We started with waters and a few shots, then ordered several tapas-style dishes to share: Up To Dumpling, Breakfast Bao’s, Let’s Have A Toast (VG), and Takes Two To Mango*. Everything was absolutely delicious and full of flavor. For dessert, we had Can’t Go Wrong, which was the perfect way to end the meal. The drinks were good, the food was amazing, and the service was excellent. Overall, a great spot for brunch and special occasions!

We received an immediate greeting upon arrival and the service by our waitress was awesome. Attentive and helpful. The Fire Fries were crispy and fluffy on the inside. It tasted like a sushi roll made of French fries, very delicious. The Bonito flakes were cool, they sort of swayed as if they were alive bc of the heat of the fries. My friends were creeped out lol. The shrimp on the Double Play dish was perfectly seasoned and crunchy; the Big Shrimpin’ roll with the tempura flakes + spicy mayo was *chefs kiss* The dumplings were so good, short rib inside was tender and juicy. I definitely would return!

This was our first time visiting Thrive. We came for happy hour. The mezcal margarita was excellent. I had two. We also tried several bites. We ordered the Sprout Chaser (not on the HH menu but so delicious and worth it), drunken belly (I’ve had much better pork belly but it was tasty), and mochi wangs. My fav of those were the mochi wangs. By the way, they have Saratoga water as their still bottled option but don’t charge a ridiculous amount for it. It’s definitely worth a stop in.

My boyfriend and I went to Thrive on a Saturday for brunch and WOW. I wasn’t expecting what we got. The vibe here is 10/10, the music was great (hip hop and r&b from early 2000’s), the entire place was just pretty and definitely a place I would visit often if I lived in Orlando. I got the steak and eggs with sweet potato tots and it was absolutely amazing, the steak was cooked to perfection, the eggs were nice and fluffy and the tots had the perfect crisp. I did have the Juicy J which was pretty good and since they didn’t offer bottomless mimosas we just got a bottle of champagne and juices were brought over. Our server Mia was fantastic and never let too much time go by before checking on us which was great. If you’re thinking about coming here, do it!! I don’t have a single complaint.

Love a trendy tapas restaurant! What an eclectic menu, full of MANY flavor profiles, everyone’s favorite cravings - upscale sliders screaming MAJOR flavors (foodie’s dream), sushi, bao buns - you can get a little bit of everything here, and we did!! Definitely share with your party so everyone can get a lil bit of everything. Thrive did not disappoint, definitely MAKE a reso - it’s not a large restaurant! We walked right in and others had to wait 2 hours on a Sunday evening.