Best food & drink on HAL

[astar12]

What has been the best food and drink you've had on on any Holland America ship?

[fsdj1097]

We love the food in the Tamarind restaurant.  The Grand Dutch Cafe has great specialty coffees and their draft beers are really good.  

[MAVIP]

5 minutes ago, astar12 said:

What has been the best food and drink you've had on on any Holland America ship?

To answer your 1st message on CC: everything I ate at any of the HAL ships I sailed.   

[DaveOKC]

16 minutes ago, fsdj1097 said:

We love the food in the Tamarind restaurant.  The Grand Dutch Cafe has great specialty coffees and their draft beers are really good.  

I agree!  Only problem is that only about half the HAL ships have the Tamarind and only the three Pinnacle class ones have the Grand Dutch Cafe.

 

[albingirl]

2 minutes ago, DaveOKC said:

I agree!  Only problem is that only about half the HAL ships have the Tamarind and only the three Pinnacle class ones have the Grand Dutch Cafe.

 

Truth.  That's why I'm sticking to the Pinnacle class...nice and shiny and new.  Except for the ports of call; sometimes we like to mix it up. But, those mentioned above are fabulous.

[fsdj1097]

1 hour ago, albingirl said:

Truth.  That's why I'm sticking to the Pinnacle class...nice and shiny and new.  Except for the ports of call; sometimes we like to mix it up. But, those mentioned above are fabulous.

I always thought that I liked the smaller ships better....i.e. Zaandam, Amsterdam, etc..  Now that we've sailed the Pinnacle Koningsdam for our first two cruises, post-COVID, the expanded specialty restaurants, stand alone Club Orange, and the overall layout of these ships has changed my mind.  Does HAL have plans to integrate these features in their VISTA, or Signature Class ships?

[TwinMommyByGrace]

In the mdr one of my favorite dishes is the beef stroganoff. I'm very excited anytime I see it on the menu.  For breakfast I love the banana bread french toast. Lido market is the made to order salad bar!

[Taters]

Hands down, I L-O-V-E the bosche bols at the Grand Dutch Cafe!  

[cruisetravlr]

Had wienerschnitzel on the Eurodam in the MDR.  It was delicious but enough for two!  Also, Lido fresh-made crepes with Nutella and powdered sugar for breakfast, or the strawberry-filled crepes with sour cream.  Not big on drinks, but I do enjoy a nice glass or two or three of ice water anytime of day.

[rkacruiser]

A favorite food is Bitterballen.  Difficult to obtain anymore.

 

Best food?  I can't identify just one, but, the Creamed Chicken that was served during the Royal Dutch Tea was the best of that item that I have eaten.  Not surprisingly, HAL's chefs prepare excellent Indonesian entrees.  Nasi Goring being a favorite of mine.  Must not forget Dutch Pea Soup!    

 

Best drink?  A cold mug of Heineken.  

 

 

[BetsyS.]

29 minutes ago, rkacruiser said:

A favorite food is Bitterballen.  Difficult to obtain anymore.

 

Best food?  I can't identify just one, but, the Creamed Chicken that was served during the Royal Dutch Tea was the best of that item that I have eaten.  Not surprisingly, HAL's chefs prepare excellent Indonesian entrees.  Nasi Goring being a favorite of mine.  Must not forget Dutch Pea Soup!    

 

Best drink?  A cold mug of Heineken.  

 

 

Years ago when I was on the Veendam, we were cruising through Prince Christian Sound.   I think I was on the Crows Nest deck. The crew came around and served

the Dutch Pea Soup. It was the best pea soup I have ever had!

[TotallyCruzin]

The Osso Buco at Canaletto and the Mongolian Barbeque Lamb Chops at the Tamarind on the Koningsdam.  What an unbelievable ship, The Best!

[SeeSun&Sea]

The Dutch Pea Soup is greatly improved by adding 5-20% sambal ... sambal oelek, of course.

 

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[fatcat04]

We adore Tamarind. I wish they could find a way to incorporate it into the whole fleet in their upcoming referbs. We love the Pinnacle (we go every cruise) and it is a great place to get a steak and get fantastic service but Tamarind is just special.. service, food, and ambiance. It's kind of a dining event. 

[Euby]

My favorite drink to get is the Frosty Chocolate Mint Buzz.  Think alcoholic chocolate mint shake.  YUM!

[LuAnn]

14 hours ago, Euby said:

My favorite drink to get is the Frosty Chocolate Mint Buzz.  Think alcoholic chocolate mint shake.  YUM!

Can you have the chocolate mint mix without the alcohol? 

[rkacruiser]

19 hours ago, SeeSun&Sea said:

The Dutch Pea Soup is greatly improved by adding 5-20% sambal ... sambal oelek, of course.

 

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I think I prefer mine "straight".  But, I have never tried it with sambal.  

[Cruise Suzy]

2 hours ago, LuAnn said:

Can you have the chocolate mint mix without the alcohol? 

yes

[Petrocelli]

Random question:

 

Dinner at Rudi's:  12 oz. Maine lobster tail or dover sole?

[Crew News]

sole

[Euby]

6 hours ago, LuAnn said:

Can you have the chocolate mint mix without the alcohol? 

I don't know, but I'm sure you could ask the bartender.  

[Vict0riann]

4 hours ago, Petrocelli said:

Random question:

 

Dinner at Rudi's:  12 oz. Maine lobster tail or dover sole?

The whole lobster , if they have it, is amazing!  (No extra charge in Sel de Mer)

[Overhead Fred]

10 hours ago, Petrocelli said:

Random question:

 

Dinner at Rudi's:  12 oz. Maine lobster tail or dover sole?

 

Looks like you will need to make two reservations and report back to us!😁

[Florida_gal_50]

10 hours ago, Petrocelli said:

Random question:

 

Dinner at Rudi's:  12 oz. Maine lobster tail or dover sole?

The lobster tail is amazing in sel de mer stand alone.  I used to order the fish of the day but no more.

[Florida_gal_50]

14 hours ago, rkacruiser said:

 

I think I prefer mine "straight".  But, I have never tried it with sambal.  

Sambal makes everything better 😀.