Sorry but it’s aweful

[sxphil]

Midway through a 7 nighter on Fantasia 

 

The food even the fabled pizza is well below par imho 

 

tonight all the maitre d could do is shrug his shoulders when I challenged him on the quality 

 

yes  I know food is subjective but MSC first and last time for us

[Até]

I wonder if it has anything to do with the new VP of Food & Beverages from Celebrity?

[Cruisergal1208]

40 minutes ago, sxphil said:

Midway through a 7 nighter on Fantasia 

 

The food even the fabled pizza is well below par imho 

 

tonight all the maitre d could do is shrug his shoulders when I challenged him on the quality 

 

yes  I know food is subjective but MSC first and last time for us

Ask to speak with the executive chef. 

[Spidybabe1]

Wow, we sailed on 3 different MSC ships, seaside 2x, and all the food was great. Divina had the best pizza ever, and we are from NY where the pizza is good. 

So sorry it's not good on your sailing.

Safe sailing 

[sailco]

Sorry to hear you're so disappointed with the food. Hope you've enjoyed the ship and the ports of call.

[BermudaBound2014]

Oh drats.... while I found the food on MSC to be 'average' at best, we never went hungry but there was nothing truly outstanding. I was more frustrated with inability to cook an over easy egg in the YC restaurant for an entire week. It Seriously, it could NOT be done haha.

 

Truth is, I haven't ever sailed any line that I thought the food was exceptional. Some lines are much better than others, but when you cut it to the bone, it's banquet food designed to feed the masses. Even specialty restaurants have limits.

 

We did LOVE the pizza on MSC and thought it was the best at sea.  That coupled with the budget prices we paid lessened the blow. 

 

Hopefully things will improve! 

[gmbhardy]

5 hours ago, sxphil said:

Midway through a 7 nighter on Fantasia 

 

The food even the fabled pizza is well below par imho 

 

tonight all the maitre d could do is shrug his shoulders when I challenged him on the quality 

 

yes  I know food is subjective but MSC first and last time for us

 

Great post. Very informative. Thanks for your opinion.

[sxphil]

Thankyou

[xcell]

Not sure who's more sarcastic? Southern or Sxphil?

 

In any case, I'll chime in on the "average" food on MSC Seaside YC but I'm happy just eating and someone serving me, well, that's a bonus!!!

[daisy-mae]

Awefull -- as in filled with awe?

[numberguy]

53 minutes ago, daisy-mae said:

Awefull -- as in filled with awe?

 

Yes, very tricky way to get people to read your post.  "Did s/he misspell it, or is a cute headline intended to get excited readers?"

 

Guess we'll never know...

 

--Michael

[Markanddonna]

Perhaps aweful is more properly translated as "full of awe."   Wouldn't that be an antonym for awful? I make occasional errors, but the writer needs to be more careful when complaining.

[thetaro]

Maybe some pictures and explanations would help.

 

I think MSC food is quite mediocre but I am okay with it. I don't want to overeat anyway. It's mass-produced food disguised as fine dining. I am just happy to have a warm and filling meal waiting for me after a day of excursion.

 

I actually lost 2 lbs after 7 days on Divina and I am happy. I was walking a lot with a 30lbs baby on carrier. Every-time I was in the Buffet, I I wonder why all these people eat like they haven't eaten for days. I remember reading that food waste is about 30% in the industry. I hope cruise line can do better on the waste and cater for better quality instead of quantity. Probably not gonna happen until people change this "get your money's worth" mindset.

[sxphil]

15 hours ago, Até said:

I wonder if it has anything to do with the new VP of Food & Beverages from Celebrity?

I hope not we are trying Celebrity soon

 

spoke to another maitre d this morning and he apologised 

promised us an exceptional meal tonight showed us the menu seemed genuinely concerned 

fair Play  to you msc 

 

Lets try try again tonight 

[sxphil]

I’ll give you an example

 

the lasagna that was served tonight was slopped onto the plate

 

it looked like canteen food

[capriccio]

11 minutes ago, sxphil said:

I’ll give you an example

 

the lasagna that was served tonight was slopped onto the plate

 

it looked like canteen food

 

More importantly to some, how did it taste?

[Fredric22]

Love the food on MSC.  The fresh pastas and fish dishes cannot be beat.  Also, the desserts are a step above other cruise lines.  If you are looking for American food (big steaks, chops, etc.), then definitely not the cruise line for you.  If you want to immerse yourself in Mediterranean and Italian cuisine, then you will be in heaven.  

[sxphil]

23 minutes ago, capriccio said:

 

More importantly to some, how did it taste?

It was ok!

 

if presented well with an offer of parmigiana or black pepper it would have been passable

 

 

 

[citizenfrank]

55 minutes ago, sxphil said:

It was ok!

 

if presented well with an offer of parmigiana or black pepper it would have been passable

 

 

 

Smashing

So crisis over then?

[sxphil]

5 minutes ago, citizenfrank said:

Smashing

So crisis over then?

Never said there was a crisis

 

just said the food was awful ( now spelt correctly for the spelling police)

 

the issue is I am not meant to be in a canteen

[floridian1]

You may have seen my post about the poor experience we had with food..even in the yacht club. 

 

We did LOVE the pizza though on the seaside and the very fresh baked goods. 

 

Did you try another pizza?..they had like 6 different ones on our cruise...

[thetaro]

I am from NYC and we have plenty of Italian pizza around. I think the MSC Pizza is pretty good. The pasta is not the best and could use some plating. I also like the freshly baked pastries. Buffet is repetitive and I hope they have theme night buffet like NCL. MSC has better desserts though.

[sxphil]

1 hour ago, citizenfrank said:

Smashing

So crisis over then?

Never said there was a crisis

 

just said the food was awful ( now spelt correctly for the spelling police)

 

the issue is I am not meant to be in a canteen

 

and they keep replaying a video of a 3star Michelin chef preparing food with tweezers instead of slapping the food on a plate

[sxphil]

4 hours ago, Markanddonna said:

Perhaps aweful is more properly translated as "full of awe."   Wouldn't that be an antonym for awful? I make occasional errors, but the writer needs to be more careful when complaining.

Perhaps you should get of your high horse

[1fifthavenue]

Sorry you're not enjoying the food Phil... do try Ramon Freixa's duck royale on one of the two gala nights - it's on the left hand side of the menu - I think that's what you've seen on the video?