Our Chef

Fred Vlachos

Chef Fred Vlachos is the imaginative and creative head chef at the Everglades Restaurant. He makes sure the menu always has something new and different while still maintaining the essence of Florida by infusing other cuisines with our Floridian ingredients. His char grilled halibut has a signature twist, served with fire roasted corn, tomato, and green onion in a black garlic sauce and topped with salmon caviar.

The menu is always offering fresh specials cooked up by Chef Vlachos, made from a daily supply the freshest Florida seafood. His regular menu items are a favorite among visitors as well as Orlando locals. Without him, we would not have our signature Alligator Bay Chowder, which is now an Everglades menu staple. 

The Everglades restaurant has proudly called Vlachos our Head Chef since 2006. As a classically trained chef at the Johnson & Wales Culinary School in Rhode Island, he has worked at many fine Orlando restaurants over his 30-year culinary career such as Disney’s Swan and Dolphin resorts. Chef Vlachos and his culinary creations delight our visitors and keep the locals coming back.