Queen Anne Menus

[bluemarble]

I've seen yesterday's Britannia dinner menu for Queen Anne posted elsewhere. I'll transcribe it here.

 

Dinner

 

Appetisers

 

Terrine of Marbled Game

Golden raisins, capers and thyme crackers

 

Risotto of Wild Mushroom

Pancetta bacon

 

Crab and Shrimp Skagen

Papaya and sourdough crisps

 

Toasted Heirloom Carrots

Ginger and lime

 

Salad

 

Green Salad

Dijon mustard vinaigrette

 

Soups

 

Potato, Truffle and Goat's Cheese Soup

Chervil

 

Billi Bi Soup (Saffron Mussel)

 

Entrées

 

Paillard of Beef

Stilton tarte Tatin, port wine glaze, cherry tomato and broccoli

 

Medallions of Pork Fillet

Wrapped in bacon, sautéed wild mushrooms, pommes dauphinoise, green beans,

pearl onions and Sherry mustard sauce

 

Broiled Cod and Cherry Tomato Orzo Pasta

Celeriac purée and lemon butter sauce

 

Potato Gnocchi

Basil, roasted aubergine, courgette and

sun-blushed tomato sauce

 

Pithivier of Spiced Cauliflower

Wilted spinach, coconut curry cream and parsnip purée

 

Desserts

 

Warm Cherry Clafoutis Tart

Raspberry sauce and vanilla ice cream

 

Chocolate Marquise

Brown butter powder and orange gel

 

Vanilla Cheesecake

Strawberry and vanilla salsa

 

Choice of Ice Cream:

Coconut, mint chocolate chip, mango sorbet, with cherry sauce

 

Selection of Cheese and Biscuits

 

Coffee and Petit Fours

[bluemarble]

Here's what I've seen posted for yesterday's Gala Evening menu in Britannia on Queen Anne. Perhaps a few items I don't recall seeing on a Britannia menu before.

 

In celebration of Queen Anne

 

Appetisers

 

Duck Liver and Madeira Parfait with Smoked Duck

Sultana and raisin brioche toast with onion and mandarin marmalade

 

Cold Smoked ChalkStream Trout

Fennel and apple remoulade and burnt apple purée

 

Lyburn Old Winchester Cheese and Saffron Arancini

Crispy chili and sofrito

 

Mushroom Pâté and Wild Mushroom

Artisan bread and mustard seeds

 

Soups

 

Lobster Bisque with Aged Cognac

 

Butternut Squash and Lentil Velouté

Turmeric, coconut, pumpkin seed and pistachio granola

 

Salads

 

Heirloom Tomatoes

Bocconcini, basil jelly and balsamic dressing

 

Celeriac and Apple Salad

Frisée, red radish, pickled walnuts and grain mustard dressing

 

Entrées

 

Duo of Beef

Glazed Rioja short rib, peppered chateaubriand, forest mushrooms, truffle Dauphinoise,

asparagus and sauce Béarnaise

 

Grilled South Coast Lemon Sole Fillets

Baltic shrimps, samphire, capers, creamed leeks, crushed Jersey potatoes and sauce Nantua

 

Roasted Rack of 'Red Gum Creek' Lamb

Braised shoulder, potato purée, cos lettuce and bacon

 

Pithivier of Spiced Cauliflower with Wilted Spinach

Coconut curry cream and parsnip purée

 

Braised Miso Asparagus

Spelt, mushrooms, grilled gem, tofu dressing and pumpkin seed pesto

 

Desserts

 

Pistachio Soufflé

Served with cherry ice cream

 

Peanut Butter and Milk Chocolate Crémeux

Passion fruit, espresso sponge and salted caramel parfait

 

Vanilla Cheesecake

Strawberry and vanilla salsa

 

Choice of Ice Creams:

White chocolate, cherry and Madagascan vanilla ice creams,

pineapple sorbet and praline chocolate sauce

 

Selection of British Cheese and Biscuits

Cunard 'Stowaway' ewe's milk cheese, Smoked Blyton and Stilton

with multigrain-crusted rye bread, quince jelly, fig and fennel chutney and biscuits

 

Coffee and Petit Fours

Edited May 5 by bluemarble

[Host Hattie]

I've moved the menus to a new thread 

[foodsvcmgr]

No apparent effort to force the unwilling into the extra tariff restaurants that I can see.

Looks good.

Thanks for posting.

[Winifred 22]

Definitely some new items there. 

[King Amo]

Pithivier of spiced cauliflower clearly gave leftovers for the following night...

[Mickb]

Can anyone post PG menu please?

Hope are all enjoy the Maiden Voyage!

[Selbourne]

I’d be very interested to see the a’la carte additions for Britannia Club and whether they remain the same for the entire cruise (as they did when we tried PG on QM2) or vary by day.

 

If the food is as good in the standard Britannia restaurant as it sounds on the menus then we have a lot to look forward to. 

[bluemarble]

Here's a transcription of a menu for the second Gala Evening on Queen Anne's maiden voyage. I believe this is from the Princess Grill which would explain some of the details such as caviar and flambé. I have been able to verify several of the entrées and desserts were also on the Britannia menu.

 

Gala Dinner

 

Appetisers

 

Slow Cooked Pork Belly with Crayfish

Candied apple and purée

 

Scottish Smoked Salmon

Served with classical garnish and brown bread

 

Sweet Onion and Goat's Cheese Tart

Piperade of vegetables

 

Roasted Peppers

Sumac yoghurt, charred courgette and

toasted almond

 

Salads

 

Pea, Broad Bean Salad

 

Pickled Vegetable Quinoa Salad

Radish and coriander

 

Soups

 

Roasted Cauliflower Soup

Lyburn cheese croûte

 

Chicken Consommé

Poached chicken and vegetables

 

Entrées

 

Fillet of Beef Wellington

Roast potatoes, asparagus and glazed vegetables with sauce Perigourdine

 

Duck à l'Orange

Hazelnut croquette potatoes and garden vegetables

 

Sea-Bass Fillet

Buttered and roasted leeks, Lyonnaise potato, shellfish bisque with caviar

 

Roasted Tomatoes Filled with Couscous

Wild mushrooms and pine nuts with a goat's cheese soufflé and balsamic

 

Miso Grilled Aubergines

Sticky rice and pickled cucumber kimchi

 

Desserts

 

Baked Alaska

Morello cherries flambé

 

Carrot Cake Cheesecake

Toffee sauce

 

Dark Chocolate Mousse

Mango, coconut and coriander

 

Prune and Armagnac Sticky Toffee Pudding

Caramelised apple purée and Earl Grey cream

 

Choice of Ice Creams:

Turkish delight and strawberry ice creams

with mango sorbet and kiwi sauce

 

Selection of Cheese and Biscuits

 

Coffee and Petit Fours

[rakkor]

Looking at that menu and reading some of the recent QM2 reviews, I struggle to see how people find the food boring and tasteless on board - I know food is subjective, but I'd happily order everything one that menu except goats cheese tart, since that is the work of the Devil

[exlondoner]

55 minutes ago, rakkor said:

Looking at that menu and reading some of the recent QM2 reviews, I struggle to see how people find the food boring and tasteless on board - I know food is subjective, but I'd happily order everything one that menu except goats cheese tart, since that is the work of the Devil

No, that is cauliflower - which seems to appear a lot. 😀

[elmsliebev]

1 hour ago, exlondoner said:

No, that is cauliflower - which seems to appear a lot. 😀

no - green beans are the work of the (squeaky) devil! 

[lincslady]

I thought green beans were the curse of P and O cruises, did not realise it was infectious.

[Megabear2]

13 minutes ago, lincslady said:

I thought green beans were the curse of P and O cruises, did not realise it was infectious.

Perhaps Carnival own a bean field.

[exlondoner]

42 minutes ago, elmsliebev said:

no - green beans are the work of the (squeaky) devil! 

I like green beans. But I also dislike spinach which seems to occur a lot. It is slimy.

[Windsurfboy]

I note 40% ie 2 out of 5  of the main courses are vegan or vegetarian.  So for the 89% of the population who are not vegan/vegetarian (maybe a higher % in cruising age group) there is only a choice of 3 main courses. Hardly an extensive menu. But this is not unique to  QA.

 

PS I know  everyone  will say there is the a la carte but that doesn't change 

[BigMac1953]

4 minutes ago, Windsurfboy said:

 

PS I know  everyone  will say there is the a la carte but that doesn't change 

 

In QG it changes every week.

[exlondoner]

39 minutes ago, Windsurfboy said:

I note 40% ie 2 out of 5  of the main courses are vegan or vegetarian.  So for the 89% of the population who are not vegan/vegetarian (maybe a higher % in cruising age group) there is only a choice of 3 main courses. Hardly an extensive menu. But this is not unique to  QA.

 

PS I know  everyone  will say there is the a la carte but that doesn't change 

Yes, I think it is extraordinarily disproportionate, considering that there is a separate veggie menu.

[Windsurfboy]

It must be a coincidence that vegetables are cheaper than meat or fish. 

[exlondoner]

15 minutes ago, Windsurfboy said:

It must be a coincidence that vegetables are cheaper than meat or fish. 

Of course. 😀😀

[King Amo]

It seems somewhat obvious to state that vegetarian food is not just for vegetarians, but the wording of some of the posts above seem to suggest that these could never be an option for a meat eater. 

 

Yes, it generally is cheaper to produce than meat or fish dishes (although not always), but the change will also be driven by Cunard's (and Carnival's) sustainability targets.

 

I think it's a good thing, as vegetarian options on cruise ships have been historically poor and very samey. 

[exlondoner]

7 minutes ago, King Amo said:

It seems somewhat obvious to state that vegetarian food is not just for vegetarians, but the wording of some of the posts above seem to suggest that these could never be an option for a meat eater. 

 

Yes, it generally is cheaper to produce than meat or fish dishes (although not always), but the change will also be driven by Cunard's (and Carnival's) sustainability targets.

 

I think it's a good thing, as vegetarian options on cruise ships have been historically poor and very samey. 

Of course non vegetarians choose the veggie options, just as a surprising number of so called vegetarians seem to think fish is a vegetable. But, and this is completely subjective, I really don’t think anywhere near 40% of the people around me at dinner choose the veggie dishes. 

[NE John]

2 hours ago, BigMac1953 said:

 

In QG it changes every week.

And PG too. 

[D&N]

I'd probably just have a main, a dessert and the Petit Fours from that menu, but if I had a starter it would probably be the Goats Cheese tart, which I would hope would be quite strongly flavoured. I'd take the salmon if it was Pacific. Scottish doesn't taste the same. I'd be disappointed with it.

 

The two veggie mains look fine to me and if that was all there was I'd be happy to eat either, but with the choice of other three....  What I'd probably prefer would be one of the veggie dishes with a piece of Beef Wellington, Duck or Sea Bass plonked on top, and do without the boring potato accompaniments they offer.

 

 

[alc13]

I wonder if the larger number of vegetarian items is meant for younger cruisers, who might be eating less meat for health and/or environmental reasons.  

 

PS  I thought that cauliflower pithier sounded delicious, first or second night.