Bistro Desserts

[Monica887]

What's the best dessert at the Bistro?

[debenson0723]

You are going to get as many answers as people on this board since food is so subjective. At Le Bistro, I personally usually get the Marquise au Chocolat, which I really enjoy. My travel companion would disagree and he gets the Fraisier. So really the best is what is right for you on that day at that time. 

Enjoy your cruise!

[Sand and Seas]

I love the Pear Helene😋 

I still miss the chocolate fondue with fruit from the prior menu, but this one is great!

[ggTexasGal]

2 minutes ago, Sand and Seas said:

I love the Pear Helene😋 

I still miss the chocolate fondue with fruit from the prior menu, but this one is great!

I love the Pear Helene, also!

[RocketMan275]

1 minute ago, ggTexasGal said:

I love the Pear Helene, also!

So did I.  I've always wanted to try it  and I finally got the chance on our last cruise.

[The Traveling Man]

56 minutes ago, Monica887 said:

What's the best dessert at the Bistro?

They eliminated my favorite a couple of years ago, the Chocolate Napoleon.  Of the ones currently offered, I usually select either the Marquise au Chocolat or the Poire Belle-Helene.  But then again, I'm a chocoholic.

[schmoopie17]

We have Le Bistro booked for December. I'll probably go with the Fraisier.

 

If they're out of the Fraisier, I'll see if I can substitute the Niles.

[hallux]

I get the Marquise Au Chocolat as @debenson0723 does.  When I dined at Le Bistro on my last cruise there was a party just getting their desserts as I was being seated.  That dessert got some 'colorful' comments lol...

[Monica887]

I had narrowed it down to the marquise, the strawberry, or the flottante. 

 

My aunt is getting the flottante, so now I just need to decide between the chocolate or the strawberry. Decisions, decisions....

[BirdTravels]

In May, we ordered strawberry ice cream. 

[wally4ever]

Both times I've gone, I've gotten the Marquise.  Next time, I may go for the Assiette de Fromage for something completely different; I always get a dessert but really I prefer savory to sweet.

[cruiserbear55]

 

  Back before covid, the wives would order the chocolate fondue with fruit, and the hubbies would each get an order of Profiteroles. To the four of us, those were the finest desserts Le Bistro ever offered. Subjective, I know. The good old days!

[tonit964]

3 minutes ago, cruiserbear55 said:

 

  Back before covid, the wives would order the chocolate fondue with fruit, and the hubbies would each get an order of Profiteroles. To the four of us, those were the finest desserts Le Bistro ever offered. Subjective, I know. The good old days!

I completely agree. 

[AKR2011]

Another vote here for the Marquise au Chocolat 🙋‍♀️

[Monica887]

Ahh, I forgot about the profiteroles! Yes, those were the best! 

 

We just ordered the flotette and the marquise. I was unimpressed by both 🫤

[BenDover]

Marquise au Chocolat with a glass of port 😋

[quack2]

The Marquise is rather phallic in its shape.

[hallux]

16 minutes ago, quack2 said:

The Marquise is rather phallic in its shape.

Hence the 'colorful' comments I referenced in my previous post...

[ExArkie]

20 hours ago, debenson0723 said:

You are going to get as many answers as people on this board since food is so subjective. At Le Bistro, I personally usually get the Marquise au Chocolat, which I really enjoy. My travel companion would disagree and he gets the Fraisier. So really the best is what is right for you on that day at that time. 

Enjoy your cruise!

Possibly MORE answers than people, since I have difficulty choosing just one favorite. 

[BunnyHutt]

Poire Belle Helene is definitely my favorite French ice cream dessert so I’m glad to hear it’s good on the ships. 
 

I tried Ile Flottante for the first time last month when I was in Paris. Was intrigued when we went to cafeteria at the Galleries Layfayette and it was *really* good. Think of it as like a French flan. Ordered it again at an amazeballs fondue joint and was so unimpressed that I stopped after one bite. So I think there’s enough margin of error/variation in that dessert that it can really be hit or miss. 

[laudergayle]

I fell in love with the Ile Flontante …it was just heavenly. 

Edited August 13, 2023 by laudergayle