Inspiration - Lunch

[kapcruiser]

What is for lunch in the dining room? Our there courses or just one thing?

 

Inspiration - August 2004

[Guest]

There is a menu posted outside the dining room every day. Not as large of variety as dinner, but good.

[momofmeg]

I found the stuff in the bistro pretty decent but I did dine in the dinningroom 2 or 3 times. Once it was a buffet and about the same quality as the bistro. (Brazierre I think they called it-up on the Lido) The other days it had nicer things more like dinner but not as many courses.

 

One thing that was hiliarius to me is my daughter ordered anitpasto. When she rceived it it had a little baby squid on it and she lost her appetite wouldn't touch the salad. It was too funny because normally at home about as upscale as we get when going to an Italian restaurant is Olive Garden and there are no squid in the antippasto there. Don't think she will order that on a cruise again.

 

Carnival Tropicale 10/15/98 Western Caribbean

RCCL Sovereign of the Seas 11/22/99 Bahamas

Carnival Fascination 09/23/00 Southern caribbean

HAL Statendam 05/20/01 Alaska

RCCL Sovereign of the Seas 11/08/01 Bahamas

Pacific Princess 09/29/02 Bermuda

Carnival Inspiration 12/14/03 Western caribbean

Carnival Miracle 04/09/04 Bahamas

[jedgar]

Below is the dining room lunch menu. They only list 4 days as the dining room is not open for lunch on port days (the lido buffet and other venues are).

 

Luncheon Menu - Day 1

 

Starters and Salads

California Roll

SC Caribbean Pepper Pot

Chilled Avocado Soup

SC Medley of Garden and Field Greens

 

 

Main Courses

Mongolian Steak Salad

Oven Fresh Sun Dried Tomato Baguette

Spaghetti Zia Tereasa

SC Pan Fried Fillet of King Clip Nicoise

V Vegetable Fajitas

Create your Own Burger

 

 

Desserts

Strawberry Banana Mousse

Chocolate Gateau

Creme Carmel

Ice Coupe Black Forest

Ice Cream - Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry

Sherbet - Orange, Pineapple

 

 

Luncheon Menu - Day 2

 

Starters and Salads

SC Seasonal Fruit Platter

Jamaican Red Bean Soup

Chilled Curried Apple Soup

Medley of Garden and Field Greens

 

 

Main Courses

Chicken Caesar Salad

SC Oven Fresh Focaccia

V Spinach and Ricotta Cheese Ravioli

Fish n' Chips

Barbecued Baby Back Ribs

Create Your Own Burger

 

 

Desserts

Lemon Mousse

German Chocolate Cake

Bread Pudding Chantilly

Ice Coupe Belle Helene

Ice Cream - Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry

Sherbet - Orange, Pineapple

 

 

Luncheon Menu - Day 3

 

 

Starters and Salads

Antipasto

Old Fashioned German Lentil Soup

SC Chilled Orange Sory

SC Medley of Garden and Field Greens

 

 

Main Courses

Neptunes Chefs Salad

Oven Fresh Whole Wheat Baguette

SC Hay and Straw

Pan Fried Fillet of Idaho Rainbow Trout Almondine

Chinese Pepper Steak

Create Your Own Burger

 

 

Desserts

Gingerbread Cake

Apple Hollander

Tropical Fruit Terrine

Chocolate Sundae

Ice Cream - Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry

Sherbet - Orange, Pineapple

 

 

Luncheon Menu - Day 4

 

 

Starters and Salads

Fried Calamari Rings

SC Cream of Spinach Soup

Chilled Essence of Fennel and Celery

SC Medley of Garden and Field Greens

 

 

Main Courses

Nicoise Salad

Philly Steak Sandwich

Linguini Gigetto

SC Salmon Paillard

Chicken Parmigiana

Create Your Own Burger

 

 

Desserts

SC Pina Colada Cake

Chocolate Eclair

Grand Marnier Cheesecake

Ice Coupe Jacques

Ice Cream - Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry

Sherbet - Orange, Pineapple

 

 

SC - Spa Carnival Cuisine: These items are lower in calories, sodium, cholesterol and fat. Salads are prepared with diet dressing. Desserts are are prepared with Sweet'n Low or NutraSweet instead of sugar.

V - Vegetarian Entrees

 

©Carnival Cruise Lines 2004. All rights reserved.

 

[This message was edited by jedgar on 05-02-04 at 07:24 PM.]

[kapcruiser]

thank you very much, this is very helpful.

 

Inspiration - August 2004

[pazooter]

When we were on Inspiration there WAS one dining room open for lunch. We ate on board for every meal and enjoyed them very much. Inspiration has been our favorite ship and cruise so far. Enjoy yourselves! Cathy

 

 

 

 

Until our **STAR** search

Seattle to Alaska on NCL Star

June 27, 2004

 

Fantasy 12/25/03

Inspiration 4/13/03

NCL Majesty 12/27/02

Jubilee 3/23/02

Norwegian Sea 11/23/01

[jennraycruise]

Thanks for all the info. I am leaving on inspiration on 5/16 and can barely stand the excitment. We are spending 2 days pre cruise in Tampa. And these lunch menus sound great. Thanks everyone...

 

Jen and Ray's First Cruise together. Inspiration

[Orcrone]

The Brassiere can be a bit more convenient, but I enjoyed the atmosphere, service and food in the main dining room a lot better for lunch (dinner and breakfast too).

 

1/1990 - RCCL Song of America

4/13/2003 - Carnival Inspiration

10/30/2004 - Maasdam

[tef43]

The dining room certainly *is* open for lunch on port days.

 

Tom <--- Curmudgeon of the Seas

Eleven cruises so far. Up next:

Shhhh, it's a surprise!

And then:

Carnival Spirit 12/10/05 Mexican Riviera

Perhaps something else in the works as well. Watch this space.

Dance like it hurts, love like you need money, and work when somebody's watching.

[PINEVIEW01]

We went to the dinning room on the first port day. But, they had a buffet. So, as you had to stand in line anyway, we at on the Lido the other three port days

 

Melody

 

Paradise, 9-5-04

Holiday, 4-10-04

Inspiration, 11-30-03

Inspiration, 1-26-03

Victory,3-31-02

Sensation, 11-28-98

Holiday, 3-19-94