As promised ... EPIC food pictures!!

I'm not much of a writer, so I do my "reviews" in photos. Many seemed to enjoy my food thread showing pictures from the NCL Star, so I said I would do another one after cruising on the NCL EPIC. All the food we had was very good.

We stuck mainly with the main dining rooms, but as you will see, a couple of the other possibilities are featured.

I will feature everything by WHERE we ate. Enjoy!!

(There are a lot of pictures, so bear with me.)

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First will be featuring just "random" places on the ship ... not specifically a dining spot.

In the atrium, you can get different coffee drinks ... here are the menu boards posted.

You can also get assorted pastries here - for free! (Note: The Orange/Chocolate marble was really good!!)

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Up in the main buffet, there were always several pizzas available. They were pretty good!

One of the chocolate/mousse desserts - this was really yummy.

Outside at the poolside bar, they had the yummy frozen drinks all set to go! Mmmmmm.

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The Manhattan Room (main dining room)

Shrimp Caesar Salad

Shrimp / Potato Salad (it was good!)

Broccoli soup (awesome)

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Scallops

Tilapia

Lamb

Berry Parfait

Apple Tart

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Noodle Bar (A small charge for different dishes. Around $2.50 - $5.00 -- and they gave you a LOT) Everything was very good.

Beef Chow Fun

Fried Rice (one of the available variations)

One of the soups

Spring rolls

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O'Sheehan's Bar and Grill (free restaurant)

Wings

Mozzarella Sticks

Chicken Fingers

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Chicken Pot Pie

Spinach / Artichoke Dip

Strawberry Shortcake

Brownie Sundae

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Room Service

BLT

Tuna Melt

Chicken Fingers

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Taste (main dining room) We ate here most of the time.

Beef (I apologize, I completely forget what this was.)

Black Bean Soup

Carrot Cake

NY Cheesecake

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Pineapple Chicken Skewers

Corn Chowder

Chocolate Mousse

Cream Puffs

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Eggs Benedict

Fried Fish

Grilled Flank Steak (Best thing ever!! SO good.)

Chicken with Gnocci

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Goat Cheese Tart

Gumbo (a bit spicy - yummm)

Key Lime Pie

Lobster and Grouper

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Mushroom Quesedilla

Raspberry Sherbet

Ravioli

Short Ribs

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Basket of fresh breads on table each night. So good.

Shrimp Scampi (appetizer)

Turkey (those are sweet potatoes - not carrots)

Steak

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I'm done. Hope you enjoyed it.

Sorry if I made you hungry ... :D

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I want to go back !!!!!

The baked shrimp/scampi was lovely and my favourite was the spicy pineapple chicken skewers.

I want to go back !!!!!

 

The baked shrimp/scampi was lovely and my favourite was the spicy pineapple chicken skewers.

YES!! Those were SO good.

For the record, I wish I was still there, too.

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I've been weighing either cruising the Epic (a studio on the Dec 18, 2010 sailing) or one of the Carnival ships (I cruised on the Valor and the Freedom this past summer).

Your food pictures are pulling me toward the Epic!

(You should get a commission from NCL when I book.)

Thanks for sharing! :)

Anthony

I've been weighing either cruising the Epic (a studio on the Dec 18, 2010 sailing) or one of the Carnival ships (I cruised on the Valor and the Freedom this past summer).

 

Your food pictures are pulling me toward the Epic!

 

(You should get a commission from NCL when I book.)

 

Thanks for sharing! :)

Anthony

Hmmm ... I rather like that idea!!! :rolleyes:

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WOW!!! That was amazing! Did you eat at any of the specialty restaurants besides the Noodle Bar?

WOW!!! That was amazing! Did you eat at any of the specialty restaurants besides the Noodle Bar?

Nope. We were on a budget.

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Wow!!! Hungry doesn't begin to describe it!!!! You know, I look at these pictures, most of which are from the free restaurants, and I am just amazed at how some people come back and just trash the food. I have been on 6 cruises, all of them had food that looked similar, and in fact I would say these LOOKED better than average. Obviously they could all be clever forgeries, but I think ILIVETOGO would confirm they tasted as good as they look...

So many reviews that say they feed you crap in the free restaurants to get you into the pay ones. Looks like Epic lives up to what I've experienced on my other two NCL cruises and that is that the free main dining room food is what you would expect on a cruise, and you have the option to take a step up to a bit finer dining in the specialties. I for one USUALLY eat in the specialties, but I just plan on that up front, put it mentally into the cruise fare when I plan my cruise, and thus don't feel the least nickelled and dimed, I've just made some choices that affect my cruise ticket price...

WOW!! Thanks SO much! I've been wondering how many food pics I'll be able to get away with before I annoy my DH and friends. :rolleyes:

LivetoGo I think your post qualifies as "cruel and unusual punishment" as I try to lose weight!