Taste Bar on Vista ?......

[monakayk]

Is there a Taste Bar on Vista that serves tiny portions of appetizers from the specialty restaurants? If so where is it located? Thanks in advance.

[BlerkOne]

Taste Bars disappeared years ago.

[2Shoes2Go]

Those are long gone. Even before Covid.

[EngIceDave]

Along with the midnight buffet extravaganza or the midnight chocolate buffet

[Bowman1]

1 hour ago, EngIceDave said:

Along with the midnight buffet extravaganza or the midnight chocolate buffet

I get axing the midnight buffets, but the taste bar is still a mystery to me

 

We always enjoyed the small plates and they always seemed to move the food

[BlerkOne]

IMHO Taste Bar was always a limited engagement marketing effort to introduce the new pay restaurants to likely hesitant consumers. Get a free sample and next time book the restaurant or a cruise on a ship with the restaurant.

[Joe817]

I was not even aware that there was a taste test....on any ship. Damn! I missed my chance for free booze! 

[BlerkOne]

2 hours ago, Joe817 said:

I was not even aware that there was a taste test....on any ship. Damn! I missed my chance for free booze! 

 There is always a free booze taste test or two per cruise in the shops area. The first night for sure.

[2Shoes2Go]

The tasting offered in the galley, with the chef and food manager, was fun. But, not happening now.

[monakayk]

Thanks everyone for this information.

[tidecat]

If Carnival wanted to bring this back, it seems like it would be a good way to promote the Excel-class ships on the non-Excel class ships. For example, offer samples of dishes available at Emeril's, Rudi's, etc.

[BlerkOne]

16 minutes ago, tidecat said:

If Carnival wanted to bring this back, it seems like it would be a good way to promote the Excel-class ships on the non-Excel class ships. For example, offer samples of dishes available at Emeril's, Rudi's, etc.

Considering how popular Rudi's is, I think unnecessary and Carnival already goes one better in  offering Cucina, Guy's, ChiBang, etc as included.