Few hotels in the world can match the quality and creativity of The Peabody Orlando's banquet services. It is rare, indeed, that stand-alone restaurant quality, menu and carte du vin diversity can be created and maintained for 3,000 discerning guests. That is precisely the standard of banquet services at The Peabody Orlando. Menus are meticulously created and orchestrated, wines carefully selected and paired to enhance and complement the flavors, aromas and textures of food. Service is smooth and unobtrusive, yet elegantly choreographed to maximize dining pleasure.

How does The Peabody Orlando achieve such excellence? It all begins with a banquet staff of consummate professionals, a finely tuned team of event organizers and designers, chefs who are specially trained in banquet cuisines, banquet setup managers, wine and beverage experts, all working under the direction of one of America's most highly-respected catering and convention services directors, Eddie Maddox, CMP.

Banquets at The Peabody Orlando are uniquely tailored to each group, and range from a simple American Continental Breakfast of fresh Florida fruit juices, oven-warm breads, croissants and brioches from our in-house bakery, a European breast of smoked ham and German sausage, or some American favorites such as eggs benedict or steak and eggs.

Lunch menus are thoughtfully designed to suit all needs and palates, such as flaky croissant with smoked ham, Thai beef salad, Norwegian salmon salad, or an international deli plate. Another favorite is a subtly aromatic tarragon chicken, turkey and vegetable chili, or sliced roast sirloin.

For dinner, the sky's the limit. There are sophisticated soups such as essence of wild mushroom, truffle and quenelle en croute, pheasant consomme, hearty Key West conch chowder, an arugula, endive and red oak salad, or a spinach and mushroom salad with apple cider hazelnut dressing. Then, it's on to an entree of boneles cream of chicken with marsala sauce, beef wellington, roast lamb loin and lamb chop.

Dinner entrees can be preceded by palate-cleansing sorbets, and the dessert finales are the delight of chocoholics or lovers of Florida key lime pie and the best tiramisu west of Italy, followed by liqueurs and a selection of coffees.

This in banqueting, The Peabody Orlando way. Bon appétit!