Koningsdam De Librije?

[OmarOak]

I've seen little written about this. Any experiences? Is it worth it?

[OlsSalt]

2 minutes ago, OmarOak said:

I've seen little written about this. Any experiences? Is it worth it?

 

We tried it when  De Librijie first rolled out on the Rotterdam a number of years ago. I would not do it again.

[tjcox9]

Did it on the Kdam in Oct/Nov. While it was interesting, we also would not do it again. It seemed to be prepared more as a visual experience than a food experience. Glad we did it the one time though.............

[OmarOak]

We did the De Librijie Dinner on Koningsdam during our 1/4 - 1/13 cruise and thought it was absolutely phenomenal. Extraordinary complex food preperations executed flawlessly - this far exceeded our expectations. 

 

The evening was well worth it.

[ottahand7]

We tried De Libijie on the KD in September.  My friend and I are both foodies but in our opinion just a very strange meal.  We had the "oysters" whose shells were made of fois gras.  One of the most bizarre meals I have ever had.  The old Le Cirque was a much better value.   We did enjoy the Sel de Mer Cafe which might be a nice option instead of the Pinnacle.  

[OmarOak]

12 minutes ago, ottahand7 said:

We tried De Libijie on the KD in September.  My friend and I are both foodies but in our opinion just a very strange meal.  We had the "oysters" whose shells were made of fois gras.  One of the most bizarre meals I have ever had.  The old Le Cirque was a much better value.   We did enjoy the Sel de Mer Cafe which might be a nice option instead of the Pinnacle.  

 

I come at it from the POV of being a partner in multiple restaurants that are known for doing similarly offbeat/innovative preparations (Foie Gras Veal Marsala, for example) and really enjoyed the Oyster/Foie dish. 

 

I ate at the original De Libijie in Holland a few years ago and thought it was marvelous and was surprised that they would lend their brand name to a venture they didn't directly oversee.

 

I was impressed that the kitchen could pull off something that innovative and true to the original restaurant on ship.

 

I also enjoyed both Pinnacle and Sel de Mer. Both were solid.