Is it true?

I was told by a fellow cruiser that the same dinner served in the MDR is also offered at the Buffet line. Is this true? We always have dinner in dining room or room service. Never tried dinner at buffet on Lido deck.

No. They may have some of the same items, but not nearly all. It's basically lunch, a slight more elaborate.

Not sure about every night, but Christmas dinner seemed to be the same in the MDR and the buffet this past week on the Conquest. I noticed this while cutting through the Lido deck Thursday evening.

Some, but not all.

They may have some similar dishes, but I have never seen lobster or ribs at the buffet.

Was on the Paradise and Fascination. We do the buffet for breakfast and lunch, MDR for dinner. On both, the buffet at Lido was a different ethnic theme daily. The MDR food was not the same or even similar to the buffet.

Yeah, I have never seen Steak of Lobster in the buffet line. Some items might be the same, but not all.

Enjoy the MDR. It's not all that stuffy that it sounds like. Look at it as a great experience.

Several items on the MDR will be simultaneously available at the buffet every night. Not every single item though.

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Some, but not all.

Yes, some BUT absolutely not all. ;)

LuLu

I did'nt think so.

Thanks guys

Yeah, I have never seen Steak of Lobster in the buffet line. Some items might be the same, but not all.

Enjoy the MDR. It's not all that stuffy that it sounds like. Look at it as a great experience.

On our Magic cruise, we saw steak on the buffet one evening. Looked like New York strips.

On both, the buffet at Lido was a different ethnic theme daily.

The ethnic themes (Italian, American, French, Caribbean) are on the Lido buffet for lunch. OP was asking about dinner, which is 'normal' (not ethnic) and will have a few selections from the MDR menu.

Very similar but food in DR much hotter than on lido

Very similar but food in DR much hotter than on lido

My experience is often just the opposite.

OP, prime rib was being carved at the buffet on the evenings prime rib was served in the dining room. Many of the evening lido dessert selections are the same as those being served in the MDR.

The ethnic themes (Italian, American, French, Caribbean) are on the Lido buffet for lunch. OP was asking about dinner, which is 'normal' (not ethnic) and will have a few selections from the MDR menu.

Thanks, my bad. Didn't realize there was a buffet in the MDR on some ships - there wasn't on the two I've been on. Just the menu is all we had.

Thanks, my bad. Didn't realize there was a buffet in the MDR on some ships - there wasn't on the two I've been on. Just the menu is all we had.

The MDR doesn't have a buffet in it, it is sit down service.

And the waiters probably don't lick their fingers before handling your plates as I have witnessed people lick their fingers in the buffet line and pick up the next serving utensil!!!! Uggggg.....grrrrrr....might as well just spit in the food!!' Nasty people!!!

Misslucy01

And the waiters probably don't lick their fingers before handling your plates as I have witnessed people lick their fingers in the buffet line and pick up the next serving utensil!!!! Uggggg.....grrrrrr....might as well just spit in the food!!' Nasty people!!!

 

 

Misslucy01

Really? You honestly believe that the waiters on the ship have never done that?

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Some items may be the same but not all:)

I was told by a fellow cruiser that the same dinner served in the MDR is also offered at the Buffet line. Is this true?

Two items are typically served at both locations on the same day:

Day 1

pan seared fillet of tilapia

tender braised beef brisket in gravy

Day 2

spaghetti carbonara

grilled fillet of corvina

Day 3

jerked pork loin

baked meatloaf with gravy

Day 4

farfalle with roast turkey breast

beef stroganoff

Day 5

lasagna bolognese

fried shrimp & fries

Day 6

braised basa fillet

roasted half spring chicken with gravy

Day 7

panko crusted jumbo shrimp

bacon mac n’ cheese

On the Glory, Thanksgiving dinner, Lido had actual carved Turkey, delicious. C/C comments had the MDR mass sliced turkey, not great at all.

The night MDR has lamb shank, the buffet has leg of lamb! Much better.

While some of the entree items might be the same in the buffet, they certainly don't taste as good when you slop them onto your plate. Without the fancy MDR garnishes and artful plating, it's just "meh".

CeleBrat

The night MDR has lamb shank, the buffet has leg of lamb! Much better.

Absolutely, and if you get one of the better ones doing the carving you can even get him to slice it right. Same thing on prime rib night, they slice it to order on the buffet, it's hot and the horseradish and baked potato fixings are right there, no waiting for the MDR waiter to go find the stuff while your meat gets cold. They have roast something every night.

Will the nightly dinner menu for the buffet and MDR be available somewhere on board?