Favorite foods on RCCL

[Clarea]

10 minutes ago, blueridgemama said:

 

What makes this sandwich so special? Just looking at the picture it looks like an ordinary roast beef sandwich on a bun.

 

Tender and flavorful beef and the bun is not bad either.

[JBSteelerfan]

2 hours ago, Host Clarea said:

 

We saw them most recently on Adventure.

 

1 hour ago, BobbyOrr said:

 

On the Liberty.

 

Thanks for that info!  On Liberty 3 months ago, but I guess we weren't in Café Promenade on the first night. Bummer!

[JBSteelerfan]

51 minutes ago, blueridgemama said:

 

What makes this sandwich so special? Just looking at the picture it looks like an ordinary roast beef sandwich on a bun.

 

Not sure how to describe what makes it stand out.  Just a nice snacky sandwich, with the au jus and horseradish.  Best suggestion.... give a try sometime on Radiance or Oasis class

[HBE4]

On 2/26/2019 at 6:54 PM, Host Clarea said:

 

I've not seen the cold soups for a while.

 

Same here.  It used to be the chilled soups were on the menu every night, now it seems to be rare and random.

 

Love them all. Except the chilled apple soup. It suspiciously looked like, had the texture of and tasted like apple sauce. I think Royal was trying to pull a fast one on me.

[HBE4]

40 minutes ago, JBSteelerfan said:

1 hour ago, blueridgemama said:

What makes this sandwich so special? Just looking at the picture it looks like an ordinary roast beef sandwich on a bun.

 

Not sure how to describe what makes it stand out.  Just a nice snacky sandwich, with the au jus and horseradish.  Best suggestion.... give a try sometime on Radiance or Oasis class

 

That is what is so weird. It doesn't look like anything special but is so tasty.  Bob said it best - tender, flavorful and the roll is good too. Bread always makes the sandwich.

 

Just make sure they are not cutting from the ends, it can be a bit fatty. But they always have a fresh beef standing by. The good severs will know when to switch (or you can just ask).

 

And should you ever have 4 of them in the later afternoon, then the snack just became an early dinner. 😮

 

[Oakman]

Coconut Ranger Cookies. Even found a recipe and now make them at home. Delicious!!!!

 

[#1cruiseaholic]

Just fyi

Carl and I also enjoy the roast beef sandwiches often at the Solarium. They are a takeoff of a roast beef on kimmelweck from Buffalo NY. Known for great roast beef on a hard Kaiser roll with salt and caraway seeds.

Great! Now I am ready for lunch and it is only 10:30.

[JBSteelerfan]

47 minutes ago, HBE4 said:

 

That is what is so weird. It doesn't look like anything special but is so tasty.  Bob said it best - tender, flavorful and the roll is good too. Bread always makes the sandwich.

 

Just make sure they are not cutting from the ends, it can be a bit fatty. But they always have a fresh beef standing by. The good severs will know when to switch (or you can just ask).

 

And should you ever have 4 of them in the later afternoon, then the snack just became an early dinner. 😮

 

 

Yeah, I never think of grabbing one for an afternoon snack.   Great idea!!  Now, if we could get Royal to offer them in the evenings, for a night time snack!!  I might never leave Park Café!

[ladytaekwondo]

The paella served  in Windjammer on day 1

[Clarea]

7 minutes ago, ladytaekwondo said:

The paella served  in Windjammer on day 1

 

One of our favorites too.

[The Fun Researcher]

To name a few of the things I most look forward to:

 

Escargot

 

Lamb Chops

 

Asian taco appetizer (First time I had them was last week, wow!)

 

Beef tenderloin

 

Beef Carpaccio

 

 

[cementhands]

MDR Breakfast the raisin bread. Lunch tutti salad. Solarium cafe roast beef sandwich and chips. Surf and turf lobster tails and beef. Caesar salad with anchovies. Mushroom soup in solarium cafe. Creme brûlée. Cheesecake. Shrimp cocktail.

[prodoc]

Oh yes--their creme brûlée is the best!  One of my favorite desserts in the MDR.

This is making me hungry.

[Cru1s1ng2009]

foodie here!

breakfast in the WJ:french toast, bran muffins, and oatmeal (not in one sitting)

I used to love the tutti salad but it seems to have less and less offerings as the years go by. I prefer to just make my own in the WJ now.

Dinner: onion tart, FO soup, and the cod.

 

I cant wait to go back!

[HBE4]

2 hours ago, JBSteelerfan said:

 

Yeah, I never think of grabbing one for an afternoon snack.   Great idea!!  Now, if we could get Royal to offer them in the evenings, for a night time snack!!  I might never leave Park Café!

 

It would make a nice alternative to my usual midnight  post-casino snack at Sorrentos.

[HBE4]

1 hour ago, ladytaekwondo said:

The paella served  in Windjammer on day 1

 

Is the Honey Strung chicken still around? That used to be a fav in the WJ, on day 1 only.

 

I've avoided the WJ on day 1 for many years now, for obvious reasons.

[Clarea]

6 minutes ago, HBE4 said:

 

Is the Honey Strung chicken still around? That used to be a fav in the WJ, on day 1 only.

 

I've avoided the WJ on day 1 for many years now, for obvious reasons.

 

Have not seen Honey Stung Chicken on embarkation day in years.

[molsonschooner]

3 hours ago, HBE4 said:

 

Same here.  It used to be the chilled soups were on the menu every night, now it seems to be rare and random.

 

Love them all. Except the chilled apple soup. It suspiciously looked like, had the texture of and tasted like apple sauce. I think Royal was trying to pull a fast one on me.

We had chilled strawberry bisque on Harmony 2 weeks ago. Still one of my favourites.

[OceanBlue123]

Savory Bites?

 

We followed the advice on this thread during our recent Anthem cruise and made a special request for Savory Bites in the MDR. Our waiter told us he would have to check, but that at least one other table had made the same request earlier in the cruise and the kitchen was able to make it for them. We felt so special when the next night Savory Bites were delivered to our table. They looked a little plain. Small, wedge shaped bread with poppy seeds. We took a bite and, huh? Chewy yes, but in a familiar not so great sort of way. We tried again and had to think but then we saw it. Savory Bites are nothing more than old bagels! They are not sliced the normal way, but rather cut into about 10 wedge shaped slices (like a pie) and then toasted. No wonder they so often serve poppy seed as they are probably most likely to be left over each morning after breakfast.

 

So there you go. Now you too can make authentic RCI Savory Bites at home.

[Cru1s1ng2009]

On ‎3‎/‎26‎/‎2019 at 1:09 PM, Host Clarea said:

 

Have not seen Honey Stung Chicken on embarkation day in years.

oh man, I forgot about honey stung chicken. I miss it now.

[Cru1s1ng2009]

1 hour ago, OceanBlue123 said:

Savory Bites?

 

We followed the advice on this thread during our recent Anthem cruise and made a special request for Savory Bites in the MDR. Our waiter told us he would have to check, but that at least one other table had made the same request earlier in the cruise and the kitchen was able to make it for them. We felt so special when the next night Savory Bites were delivered to our table. They looked a little plain. Small, wedge shaped bread with poppy seeds. We took a bite and, huh? Chewy yes, but in a familiar not so great sort of way. We tried again and had to think but then we saw it. Savory Bites are nothing more than old bagels! They are not sliced the normal way, but rather cut into about 10 wedge shaped slices (like a pie) and then toasted. No wonder they so often serve poppy seed as they are probably most likely to be left over each morning after breakfast.

 

So there you go. Now you too can make authentic RCI Savory Bites at home.

you have no idea what you started! People are loyal to these.

 

You are 100% correct, they are bagels. You could make your own thread about this and it would trend hot for a while.

[Garmy4]

Someone mentioned crab cake Benedict for break in the MDR.  Does anyone remember what day they had it?

[Nado44]

On our recent March cruise aboard Grandeur from Baltimore, the Kummelwreck sandwich was available at the Park Cafe on maybe only 2 out of 6 days. Turkey and pork loin were served on the other days. 

[lowbass]

We recently returned from our first Royal cruise. We were on Allure doing the 7 night Eastern cruise. The first day seafood Paella in the WJ was a big hit for me. The Escargot in the MDR was a surprise hit. Also the creamy mushroom soup was a favorite too.

 

I also got to try the famous, "KUMMELWECK" sandwich. I'll just say that I was less than impressed. I think the roast beef could have used some Au jus to give it some flavor and moisture. I only went once.

 

Hot dogs at the hot dog stand were good. And the pizza was very good for a late night snack.

 

One thing that we didn't understand was the location of the free ice cream. On Allure the ice cream was on deck 15 by the pools? You have the free pizza on deck 5. The 24hr Promenade cafe' on deck 5. But they put the free ice cream on deck 15? It's almost like they wanted to discourage you from getting the ice cream late at night. 

[Clarea]

26 minutes ago, lowbass said:

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I also got to try the famous, "KUMMELWECK" sandwich. I'll just say that I was less than impressed. I think the roast beef could have used some Au jus to give it some flavor and moisture. I only went once. ...

 

This is surprising as they normally ask if you want some juice on the meat.