Rare david,Mississauga Posted August 11 #176 Share Posted August 11 The scones we had on the QE in the Queens Room, Princess Grill and the Lido were apparently of the same diameter. But they were not identical. Most of them were a little lopsided, some very much so. Some were taller than others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExArkie Posted August 11 #177 Share Posted August 11 On 8/9/2024 at 8:39 AM, QuestionEverything said: Thanks for sharing! I have had the impression for some time that more and more food on ships are now mass market, pre-made, frozen and thawed - that includes Oceania. I have notice this much more since covid - so I assume it is a cost savings move. Sigh. Keep well! I believe you are right about more food “shortcuts” from all lines following the shutdown. We were on another line for Greek islands late last year and found the food quality noticeably lower than it had been pre-COVID. Probably worth pointing out for the general discussion that, considering how many scones are consumed daily on a Cunard ship, even if they are made on board, they are still “mass produced.” 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted August 11 #178 Share Posted August 11 4 minutes ago, ExArkie said: I believe you are right about more food “shortcuts” from all lines following the shutdown. We were on another line for Greek islands late last year and found the food quality noticeably lower than it had been pre-COVID. Probably worth pointing out for the general discussion that, considering how many scones are consumed daily on a Cunard ship, even if they are made on board, they are still “mass produced.” Of course they are. At least it means they are made by people who have plenty of practice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare RK-NC Posted August 11 #179 Share Posted August 11 2 hours ago, 3rdGenCunarder said: I have never been served tea from a large steel pitcher on Cunard. In the Queens Room, the waiters always carry china teapots (used to be Doulton, now Wedgewood). I have watched several recent YT videos of afternoon tea in the QM2 Queens Room and tea is served in a stainless steel pitcher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted August 11 #180 Share Posted August 11 8 minutes ago, RK-NC said: I have watched several recent YT videos of afternoon tea in the QM2 Queens Room and tea is served in a stainless steel pitcher. Not a teapot? How strange? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winifred 22 Posted August 11 #181 Share Posted August 11 10 minutes ago, RK-NC said: I have watched several recent YT videos of afternoon tea in the QM2 Queens Room and tea is served in a stainless steel pitcher. I thought a pitcher was a jug ? I have never seen tea served in a jug ? Only ever seen it served in a teapot or a coffee pot if it was coffee. Even hot chocolate when you have room service comes in a pot . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare RK-NC Posted August 11 #182 Share Posted August 11 I checked the board guidelines and didn't find anything about posted YT videos so hopefully this is OK to post. It's entertaining and you can see how the tea in served. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winifred 22 Posted August 11 #183 Share Posted August 11 1 minute ago, RK-NC said: I checked the board guidelines and didn't find anything about posted YT videos so hopefully this is OK to post. It's entertaining and you can see how the tea in served. That’s a teapot. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted August 11 #184 Share Posted August 11 25 minutes ago, RK-NC said: I checked the board guidelines and didn't find anything about posted YT videos so hopefully this is OK to post. It's entertaining and you can see how the tea in served. Loved this. And he pronounces scone correctly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 3rdGenCunarder Posted August 11 #185 Share Posted August 11 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Winifred 22 said: That’s a teapot. The person in the video seemed to struggle to spread the cream on top of the jam. That's why I do cream first. I forget which is Devon and which is Cornwall. Nice big china teapots on QE last month. Edited August 11 by 3rdGenCunarder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare RK-NC Posted August 11 #186 Share Posted August 11 6 minutes ago, 3rdGenCunarder said: Nice big china teapots on QE last month. I find it interesting how things can vary from ship to ship within the same cruise line. Either type of pot is fine with me! Counting down until we sail....12 days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted August 11 #187 Share Posted August 11 27 minutes ago, 3rdGenCunarder said: The person in the video seemed to struggle to spread the cream on top of the jam. That's why I do cream first. I forget which is Devon and which is Cornwall. Nice big china teapots on QE last month. However, the cream did definitely look clotted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 3rdGenCunarder Posted August 11 #188 Share Posted August 11 1 hour ago, Winifred 22 said: I thought a pitcher was a jug ? I have never seen tea served in a jug ? Only ever seen it served in a teapot or a coffee pot if it was coffee. Even hot chocolate when you have room service comes in a pot . Yes, a pitcher is a jug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Megabear2 Posted August 11 #189 Share Posted August 11 Stainless steel is far easier to clean at high temperatures. Depending on when the sailing took place it may have been an 'elf and safety procedure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Victoria2 Posted August 11 #190 Share Posted August 11 44 minutes ago, *Miss G* said: Loved this. And he pronounces scone correctly! No he doesn't! 😂 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare D&N Posted August 11 #191 Share Posted August 11 This was the cream that we had and saw. It was nice but not clotted. It appeared today on a YT video of sixth day of a Westbound Crossing on 9th June. Same stuff on those treacle tarts as served in the little dishes for scones. As an aside. I do jam followed by cream for practical reasons. I'll only want a coating of jam of a few millimetres thick to start with, but I then want as many inches of cream piled on top of that as I possibly can! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Victoria2 Posted August 11 #192 Share Posted August 11 (edited) Oh my. Forget your scon/ scowns. Those chocolate brownie thingys are absolutely delish. Edited August 11 by Victoria2 iPad auto spelling! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT1101 Posted August 11 #193 Share Posted August 11 Cunard has spoken to this before and even shown it off on kitchen tours - everything is made fresh on board. It even makes sense as the raw ingredients take less space to store, have a longer shelf life and cost less than buying ready made items. As to them looking alike they should - I've worked bakery before and part of being good at it is consistency - dough patted / rolled out to the same thickness and cut properly and baked uniformly. There are some exceptions - like some American style buttermilk biscuits for example where they are scooped and dropped onto the pan - but uniformity is generally the rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NE John Posted August 11 #194 Share Posted August 11 2 hours ago, RK-NC said: I checked the board guidelines and didn't find anything about posted YT videos so hopefully this is OK to post. It's entertaining and you can see how the tea in served. Great Cunard marketing! As an American, I’d never order coffee during an Afternoon Tea…”savages” line was classic. I love British humo(u)r. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemorvan Posted August 11 #195 Share Posted August 11 1 hour ago, Victoria2 said: Oh my. Forget your scon/ scowns. Those chocolate brownie thingys are absolutely delish. We call that a mug of builders tea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare elmsliebev Posted August 11 #196 Share Posted August 11 On 8/8/2024 at 12:32 PM, QuestionEverything said: I was on the QM2 in June. The "scones" were dry, pre-made and the "clotted cream" was something white/yellow thick paste. Suffice it to say ourselves and our tablemates never returned to Afternoon Tea. A total disappointment. You want a real Afternoon Tea - try Oceania - now that are ship made scones and real clotted cream and fabulous sandwiches and tortes etc. Sorry to say this, but it is reality. We were on QA in June and had proper clotted cream. We go on Oceania in October - I'll definitely be trying their afternoon tea, thanks for the recommendaton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare D&N Posted August 11 #197 Share Posted August 11 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Lemorvan said: We call that a mug of builders tea. At home my wife doesn't drink anything else, and often fills it twice from the pot. Edit: In a china mug of course! Edited August 11 by D&N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestionEverything Posted August 12 #198 Share Posted August 12 22 hours ago, 3rdGenCunarder said: Where on QM2 did you go to tea? Were the scone and cream pre-plated, or they did they spoon the cream onto your plate from a larger container? I don't recall seeing scones pre-plated with the cream on the plate, but I suppose the buffet might do that. I have never been served tea from a large steel pitcher on Cunard. In the Queens Room, the waiters always carry china teapots (used to be Doulton, now Wedgewood). I have seen the box of tea bags brought around on other lines, but not on Cunard. Greetings. Was on the June 23 westbound crossing QM2. Was in the Queens Room. Was at a table for 4. Given an empty plate and wait staff came around and placed a scone on the plate. Another waitstaff came around and spooned a wedge of something on the side of the plate. The wait staff did Not carry china teapots, they carried steel pitchers with hot tea. I have in the past had the waitstaff walk around with a box of tea bags and you pick, then they pour hot water from china teapots into your glass. It seems to me that the service has evolved over the years but that a change has happened lately - many people were complaining about the afternoon tea on the way out. No one at our table was impressed and none of us went back to the afternoon tea. Guess the mystery continues! Keep well and enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare david,Mississauga Posted August 12 #199 Share Posted August 12 On my trips on the QM2, the teapots were silver-plated, not stainless steel. From the few videos I have seen, they appear to be silver-plated. When we travel in Britannia or Britannia Club I request a teapot from room service as I don't like making tea in a mug. They have always been silver-plated except once, many years ago, when it was stainless steel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted August 12 #200 Share Posted August 12 49 minutes ago, QuestionEverything said: Greetings. Was on the June 23 westbound crossing QM2. Was in the Queens Room. Was at a table for 4. Given an empty plate and wait staff came around and placed a scone on the plate. Another waitstaff came around and spooned a wedge of something on the side of the plate. The wait staff did Not carry china teapots, they carried steel pitchers with hot tea. I have in the past had the waitstaff walk around with a box of tea bags and you pick, then they pour hot water from china teapots into your glass. It seems to me that the service has evolved over the years but that a change has happened lately - many people were complaining about the afternoon tea on the way out. No one at our table was impressed and none of us went back to the afternoon tea. Guess the mystery continues! Keep well and enjoy. I assume you are not serious that they really served tea in a glass on a past voyage. That really is bizarre. And those things may not be china but they are teapots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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