Emperor Norton Posted November 2, 2015 #1 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Here's a menu from 27 Oct 2015 on the Odyssey. Coming from a wee sister perspective the restaurant menu seems shortchanged (at least I recall more options being available on the Pride and Legends cruises). Fruit of the day: Pears The Restaurant: Appetizers - Seared Veal carpaccio > young greens, pesto vinaigrette, parmesan shavings Seafood salad with green apple gelee > apple chips, extra virgin olive oil Portbello Raviolo > forest mushrooms and sabayon Roasted Eggplant Soupt > rosemary brioche croutons Watermelon, orange & frisee salad > sherry shallot dressing Main Courses: Citrus Crusted Baramundi > creamy mashed potato, white asparagus, white wine buerre blanc Caramelized Sea Scallops > linguini, crab and lemongrass emulsion Slow roasted spring jidory chicken > cream cabbage roll, pommes fondant, poultry jus Grilled Rib Eye steak > boulangere potatoes, grilled vegetable lasagna, peppercorn sauce Crisp Feta Cheese Cannelloni > potato gnocchi, spinach sauce Sweets: Layered chocolate & peanut butter mousse > chocolate brownie cookies Oven baked brioche French toast > fresh apple compote, vanilla sauce Classic Floating Island > vanilla anglaise Hot Poire William Souffle > bittersweet chocolate sauce Vanilla Apricot Ice Cream Mango Sorbet Blueberry Frozen yogurt sauce: butterscotch, chocolate, strawberry R2 Chef's Cocktail > crispy foie gras, port wine splash Appetizers Lobster Roll, yogurt caviar sauce Bacalaito fritter, avocado & tomato salad Soup White Asparagus Vanilla Cappuccino, mushroom toast Mains Drunken Halibut, porcini & swiss chard, hazelnut vinaigrette Tuscanny braised veal, mascarpone mashed potato Dessert Dark chocolate ganache, espresso citrus panna cotta, condensed milk ice cream, chocolate foam The Colonnade (Steak House) Appetizers: Seared beef tataki > pickled vegetable, ponzu jelly, tahini puree Crispy Corn Crusted Prawn > fennel slaw, romesco sauce Roasted Garlic Soup > chive chantilly, crunchy rosemary brioche Mains Rib Eye Steak Fillet of Beef Tenderloin Veal Chop Atlantic Salmon fillet with lemon butter sauce Vegetarian Crisp Feta Cheese Cannelloni > potato gnocchi, spinach sauce Dessert Fresh strawberry cheesecake > graham cracker, walnut tuille Patio Grill Appetizers (from the buffet) Buffalo Mozzarella, Roma Tomatoes, aged balsamic, extra virgin olive oil Seared beef carpaccio > pickled artichokes, pesto, citrus dressing Pasta Fettuccini Alfredo > red bliss potatoes, snow peas From the Grill Pancetta wrapped veal tenderloin Grilled branzino Lamb rack chops 10oz Sides Asparagus, tomato paprika ragout, lyonnais potatoes Sauces Bernaise, Balsamic jus Desserts Assorted Cheeses Merengata Di Lemon Fresh Fruits Ice Cream & Sorbet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Able Seaman H Posted November 2, 2015 #2 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Don't forget that alongside the items listed there will be the same again by way of the Classic offerings which are the same each day. I suspect you are quoting the in room menu listing of specific items for that day. You can also mix & match. On several occasions I chose a main course dish as a starter. Henry :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARIANH Posted November 2, 2015 #3 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Here's a menu from 27 Oct 2015 on the Odyssey. Coming from a wee sister perspective the restaurant menu seems shortchanged (at least I recall more options being available on the Pride and Legends No TK that Day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigella Posted November 2, 2015 #4 Share Posted November 2, 2015 (edited) Posted like that, it appears shortchanged for the big sisters too.That's my only frame of reference. Disclaimer - What I write following here relates only to MDR. On Sojourn a few weeks ago we noticed that the menu layout was different and that there was less choice. The menu that you've posted is fairly typical as to the type of food available during that cruise. (Uninspiring). Once seated in the MDR, in addition to the menu as posted here, the always available menu was on the right hand side. So the menu as posted here appears to be the daily changing menu, as printed in the Herald. In addition there is the always available but we noticed there wasn't as much choice on there as previously. We were told that the usual dishes were all available, just not displayed on the menu. :confused: Our server joked with us about it and suggested that if couldn't memorise it, we could bring the room service menu to dinner each evening so we could view the entire choice. Edited November 2, 2015 by Nigella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Able Seaman H Posted November 2, 2015 #5 Share Posted November 2, 2015 As already stared the original post is factually incorrect. There will be at least as many dishes again on the MDR menu. In terms of "uninspiring". One thing I noted last week was that often dishes appeared uninspiring when described on the menu but actually what turned up was anything but. I often saw food turn up and thought to myself,"I didn't see that on the menu" due to the way it was described. My bathroom scales confirm at no point did I go hungry :) Henry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigella Posted November 2, 2015 #6 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Emperor Norton, I'm assuming you know someone who was onboard Odyssey recently. Did your contact say that the menu choices on Odyssey were reduced, because of the TK menus? That's what I was told by friends who just got back from Odyssey. I have no reason to disbelieve them, although I appreciate that their opinion does conflict with others here. They also attributed slower service to the implementation of the TK menus, and slow service was mentioned by a first timer on another thread. Would be interested to know if you're hearing what I'm hearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Norton Posted November 3, 2015 Author #7 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Yes, the person was on from Athens to Florida. I'll ask about the shrunken menus (I think someone in a different thread mentioned that even the all the time options have shrunk). I should have the other menus from the trip around the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigella Posted November 3, 2015 #8 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Thank you. I thought I heard about the time options too, but I'm getting information from several sources and can't remember where it was mentioned. If at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2SailingNomads Posted November 7, 2015 #9 Share Posted November 7, 2015 We were on the Odyssey for 39 days and here is what we observed: the menu delivered to your room was not the full de jour menu offered in the MDR. Every night when we dined in the MDR we would see dishes listed that were not on the in-room daily menu. On many, but not all, nights there was also a 4 course TK insert. The SB always available standards were there, although they did seem to have less offerings than in the past. Also at the start of the cruise I believe there were 5 chefs on-board and the menus were often in a strange arrangement, ordered by each chef's suggestion I suppose, as opposed to all appetizers, all main courses, etc. grouped together. You would see an app, a choice of mains and a cheese and desert together. That changed after about a week and it went back to being ordered by course. As for the question about service timing: we did not notice any extended waits, although more than one waitress told us the TK dishes take longer to come out of the kitchen, but since we don't like to rush our dinner we did not notice. (Getting my food with no wait between courses is something I would not be happy with, although I know some people like to eat and be gone in an hour or less.) When the MDR was full the service could be somewhat slow - but that is the usual case - when it is busy and we typically do not arrive until after 8 so we avoid the rush of people who head there earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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