Any "not to be missed" food items on HAL?

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We are sailing next week on NA. This will be our first HAL cruise. I know that on previous cruises on Princess I always liked their Fettuccine Alfredo and it could be ordered as an appetizer any day. Is there something "special" on NA? TIA

[sail7seas]

One of my all time favorite HAL dishes is Stuffed Quail with apricot. I don't know if they still serve it.

[jtl513]

Some people insist you have to try the bread pudding in the Lido, but it's "meh" for me. :) DW tries the Osso Buco every chance she gets, but last time she said it was a little disappointing.

[Btimmer]

Don't miss eating in the Tamarind. Terrific Asian cuisine.

[2ptu/000]

Let's start with breakfast. Fresh squeezed OJ is a treat. Try the muesli. It's so delicious. Also try the eggs benedict. I think there are six different kinds. Waffles on one side of the Lido. Eggs benedict on the other. Have them make your favorite omlet. Oh, the pastries. Everyone has a favorite. We like the sticky buns.

[ChicagoCruisin]

My wife got the Jaque Torres chocolate tarte four years ago and still talks about it to this day, her favorite dessert of all time.

[sppunk]

HAL does lamb terrifically well. Be it in the main dining room, Pinnacle or Tamarind, I've never been disappointed by a lamb dish on HAL.

[sail7seas]

My DH also enjoyed HAL's lamb.

[Despegue]

Mango spire..:)

 

All the Asian corner items at the Lido Market

 

Steaks are mostly very good for Banquet style food in the MDR.

 

The Sweetbreads starter during the last formal evening, followed by the Lobster surf&turf.

[RuthC]

The chilled soups and the prime rib in the dining room.

A hamburger (or cheeseburger ;) ) at the Dive-In. Yum.

[rafinmd]

The chilled soups and the prime rib in the dining room.

A hamburger (or cheeseburger ;) ) at the Dive-In. Yum.

 

Personally not a big fan of Dive-In (try it and see for yourself). My personal HAL favorite is the Chilled soups. Also HAL Lido's pancakes and waffles are the freshest at sea.

 

Roy

[OlsSalt]

Cheese fries at the Dive-In.

The Tropa-Mango-Mojito for a sail away.

Sumatra coffee at the Indonesian tea and those little green crepes

Royal Dutch high tea- with sausage flaky pasty rolls

 

Powder sugar donuts

Chirstmas stollen during the holidays.

ANZAC biscuits on their Aus/NZ cruises

 

Agree, they do lamb well, esp when the Pinnacle used to do lamb kabobs - bring 'en back!

Indonesian specialties with some extra sambal

 

Egg-white frittata on the dining room breakfast menu, with extra goat cheese

French onion soup and club sandwich from room service

Chocolate cake with raspberry coulis from room service

 

Okay, I'm ready to get back on board ......

[durangoscots]

Loved the chilled soups. Sometimes I have them as starters, and sometimes I warn my waiter I want one for dessert.

 

Susan

[esimon]

My husband has smoked salmon every morning. Yes on the musilex I do like the bread pudding Chilled soups and most anything I don't have to clean up LOL

don't forget Room service coffee in the morning

[taxmantoo]

Another vote for "chilled soups" :D

[106f]

Lunch in the pinnacle grill. The bistro steak is my favorite. It's seasoned just right then covered with bleu cheese crumbles. The charge is $10 and well worth it. Just don't plan on a large dinner the same day. I tried to do all 3 meals in the pinnacle and regretted it.

[T8NCruise]

Creme brule

 

Prime rib

 

Anything with smoked salmon :)

[POA1]

There are cinnamon rolls on the breakfast buffet in the Lido. I try to find them early on in the cruise. After that, I try to avoid them. (They call out to me, but I cover my ears and sing, "La la la la.")

[scm1848]

I second the above recommendation of the sweetbreads. I love them so much I ordered them as a main dish, and got a double order that way.

 

Also, HAL does duck in many variations, but I have never tasted a bad recipe. All are wonderfully done.

[SJSULIBRARIAN]

There are cinnamon rolls on the breakfast buffet in the Lido. I try to find them early on in the cruise. After that, I try to avoid them. (They call out to me, but I cover my ears and sing, "La la la la.")

 

They call out to me too but I can't ignore them.

[swin26]

Although some people complain about the Canaletto, the short rib gnocchi we had there was fantastic. In fact we liked it more than anything we ate in the MDR, Tamarind or the Pinnacle Grill.

[sapete]

I'm a fan of the bread pudding,

[Just_a_cruiser]

Love the bread pudding and dive in.

[Loreto]

Another vote for the chilled soups!:) I am also fond of the crab cake appetizer in the Pinnacle. I have seen it in the MDR, too. Sadly the coffee bombe has been eliminated from the dessert menu.:(

 

Karen

[mysticsailor]

I enjoy the Dinner salads in the main dining room...so many interesting combinations and dressings. Often I order double portions!

 

And definitely a 'hi five' to everything in the Pinnacle. Have never been disappointed there.