new food on century

[beckysoap]

does anyone know if they have started the new menu changes on the century. i am sailing in jan. i hope they get rid of the midnight buffet. the buffet on carnival was bad. i read that they will be having brunch instead. i hope so. i really want to eat good food.

[GRBlizz]

They had the new menu on our July Century sailing. They had the Grand Buffet Brunch on the first sea day (second day of the cruise) and we totally missed it. However, the regular breakfast food is so outstanding, I can't imagine what you would want from a "grand buffet" that you couldn't get every day if you wanted it.

 

They also had a midnight dessert buffet as a surprise extra treat one night late in the cruise. I don't know if this is regular or just because of the long (12-night) cruise.

 

In general, I think you will be delighted with the variety and quality of food.

[Albert Ross]

Century 12 menu (June 2008)

 

Day 1

Baked goats cheese and roasted bell pepper tart

Shrimp cocktail

Duck confit with lingonberry

Millefeuille of mushrooms in a creamy herb sauce

 

Oven roased tomato and garlic soup

Japanese vegetable consommé

Chilled Tangerine and Apple

 

Seafood Risotto

Herb crusted South African white fish

Supreme of chicken Saltimbocca

Veal Piccata Milanese

All American Prime Rib

 

Vanilla Creme Brulee

Raspberry Cheesecake with Mango Coulis

Classis Profiterles

No Sugar Added Apple blueberry crepes

 

Day 2

Roasted Mediterranean vegetable and balsamic syrup

Crab cocktail

Oysters Rockerfeller

Baked Anjou Pear and Gorgonzola in filo

 

Cream of chicken soup

French onion soup

Chilled melon and mint soup

 

Bow tie pasta with sun dried tomato

Grilled Halibut

Gulf Shrimp

Roasted Iowa Pork Loin

Tournedos Rossini

 

Pineapple and Mango spring roll

Warm apricot Tart

Chocolate Truffle Cake

No Sugar added lemon tulip with fresh fruits

 

Day 3

Duck and green peppercorn rilettes

Antipasto platter

Escargot

Spinach turnover with emmental cheese sauce

 

Louisano gumbo

Wild mushroom with sherry cream

Chilled Gaspacho

 

Spaghetti Carbonara

Flounder with Crabmeat stuffing

Oven Roasted young chicken

Braised lamb steak

New York steak

 

Tiramisu

Chocolate cake filled with raspberries

Caramelized apple on puff pastry

No sugar added strawberry shortcake

 

Day 4

San Sebastian Prosciutto and melon

Gravlax of salmon

Montrachet goat cheese and potato gratin

Lump crab cake with mango citrus salsa

 

Cream of broccoli

Beef consommé

Chilled Vichyssoise

 

Linguini with Seafood

Salmon Teriyaki

Roast Turkey

Grilled Veal chop

Braised beef short ribs

 

Warm Alsatian apple tart

Crepes Suzette

Chocolate marquise and pistachio sauce

No sugar added chocolate brownies with cappuccino mousse

 

Day 5

Seafood Ceviche

Portobello roast bell pepper terrine

Chicken and leek quiche

Thai curried scallops

 

New England Clam chowder

Vegetable consommé

Chilled Strawberry

 

Penne pasta Quattro formaggi

Fillet of sole meuniere

Dock a l’orange

Pan seared pork medallions

Nebraska Prime Rib

 

Caramelised ear flan

Bittersweet chocolate cake

Kahlua pie

No sugar added gypsy roll

 

Day 6

Chilled beets, feta cheese and frisee

Gravlax of salmon and halibut

Grilled Jalapeno cheese polenta

Greenlip mussels in puff pastry shell

 

Butternut squash with apple

Chicken and torelini

Chilled black cherry

 

Drunken shrimp linguini

Atlantic ling cod

Coq au vin grandmothers style

Grilled Iowa centre cut pork chop

Roast Sirlioin of beef

 

Lemon financier

Poached Anjou pear

Chocolate chiffon pie

No sugar added crepes with sabayon

 

Day 7

Smoked salmon with cream cheese

Carpaccio of beef tenderloin

Vegetarian egg roll

Frogs legs

 

Cream of asparagus

Saffron shellfish broth

Chilled cucumber

 

Rigatoni arrabiata

Filet of drum fish soubise

Roased quail

Rack of lamb Provencal

Filet mignon

 

Toasted vanilla short cake with peach

Passion fruit cheesecake

Chocolate Chambord

No sugar added raspberry citrus Pavlova

 

Day 8

Tuna tartare with truffle oil

Chicken liver parfail

Caprese foccacia tart

Beef and jack cheese empanada

 

Fish bisque

Beef consommé

Chilled avocado soup

 

Fettuccini alfredo

Broiled Fillet of Wahoo

Breast of Long Island duck

Oven roased rack of veal

Broiled tenderloin of beef kebab

 

Macadamia nut biscuit

Chocolate meringue crunch

Bananas foster

No sugar added banana beignet and rum sauce

 

Day 9

Vitello tonnato

Herbed crepe

Chilled seafood terrine

Lobster ravioli

 

Market vegetable minestrone

Sweetcorn and spicy chorizo

Chilled tropical fruit

 

Pappadele con funghi

Sesame seared yellow fin tuna

Almond crusted turkey breast

Savory pork loin

Entrecote cafe de paris

 

Chocolate marbled cheesecake

Almond biscuit with lychee and raspberries

Bittersweet chocolate cigar

No sugar added blackberry anise parfait

 

Day 10

Tuna carpaccio

Shrimp cocktail

Seafood in puff pastry

Crisp sweetbread

 

Chicken and corn chowder

Market vegetable and noodle

Chilled berry and cumin yoghurt

 

Gemelli paste with sun dried tomatoes

Fillet of Atlantic salmon

Broiled lobster tail

Asian roast Cornish hen

Roast prime rib of beef

 

Baked Alaska

Coconut Creme Brulee

No sugar added ricotta cannoli

 

Day 11

Rilettes of salmon

Pheasant terrine

Roasted vegetables and goat cheese crostini

Pike quenelles with lobster sauce

 

Clear chicken broth

Cream of cauliflower

Chiled green pea and mint

 

Penne Pomodori con tonno

Ovenbaked Ling cod

Shrimp Provencale

Colorado rack of lamb

Steak Churrasco

 

Chocolate Merangue with coffee cream

Pear and citrus sayayon

Raspberry sale with mint chocolate sorbet

No sugar added pineapple upside down

 

Day 12

Ceviche of scallops tomato and cilantro

Smoked salmon

Spinach and artichoke ragout

Chicken and jack cheese quesadilla

 

Cream of chicken with carrots and leeks

French onion soup

Spicy tropical gazpacho

 

Penne pasta with tomato concassee and kalamata olives

Poached lemon sole and shrimp

Chicken kiev

Roast leg of lamb

Grilled new York sirloin steak

 

Lychee passion cake

Floating island

Classic opera cake

No sugar added lemon and raspberry roll

[hcat]

Thanks for posting--how were the portions, presentation & quality?

 

No fair to have the rack of lamb & filet mignon on the same night..

[cruisingdelt]

Thanks for posting--how were the portions, presentation & quality?

 

No fair to have the rack of lamb & filet mignon on the same night..

 

Was on the Century in July. The portions seemed more human sized. I was a good boy and ate all my food plus desert and did not feel like I needed to be wheeled out. Believe me, I was not starved but comfortable. I also thought the breakfast and lunch buffets had a greater variety of foods. Lunch included Asian and stir fry.

[giles33]

just get one of each ... or maybe two of the filet's and one rack of lamb.

[Blanco-Grande]

They changed the food and the coffee machines on the April 28 2008 Trans Atlantic Cruise

[c-legs]

Hi,

Celebrity appears to be rolling out,fleet-wide, a brunch buffet as a replacement to the old grand midnight buffet.

Been B2B on Century in June/July and they had started it then.

Superb buffet, splendid idea to present this instead of a midnight buffet which was an obvious waste of food, a tremendous drain on the crew having to rush into its preparation a mere 1/2 hour after the dinner 2nd seating was wandering out of the dining room, very few guests having any appetite left for anything, ....The brunch is instead of lunch ,thus represents a smart crew deployment, and guests armed with the knowledge this brunch is available,simply ''modify'' their early morning food intake and actually look forward to / and/ enjoy the great experience and the fantastic food.

Good move, ==X==.

Makes a lot of sense....and, judging by guests' opinions on board, a ''10 out of 10''.

Cheers

:)

[southerncomfort]

The Brunch Buffet sounds like a great idea. We will be trying it on Century 11/10

[KW_cruiser]

I notice that the menue leaves off all mention of a salad course ??

 

Can anyone comment on this ?

[CathyCruises]

IMO, the salads were by far the weakest link in the dining experience. After the first day, I took two (small) appetizers and skipped salad. Limp, wilted and flavorless are the best descriptions I can come up with up!

 

Granted may have just been that cruise--and this is just MY opinion!!

[KW_cruiser]

Cathy, has that been since the menu change ? Thanks !

[Albert Ross]

I notice that the menue leaves off all mention of a salad course ??

 

Can anyone comment on this ?

There is no salad course because the OP who originally typed up this menu forgot to write down the options! Yes, there is a salad course every night still. The OP apologised for this after it was posted!

[CathyCruises]

No, that was last October on Century. Lots of complaints, things may have changed. Especially the "always available" Caesar was just awful and not worth eating. Looking forward to my next cruise on Celebrity, so obviously it was not a deal breaker!

[happycat Bainbridge Is]

Even though you are a bird and I am a cat, I solemnly promise not to even try for a taste of your feathers as a way of saying thank you for reporting on Celebrity's new chow in such yummy detail!

 

HCBI

[Gonzo70]

They changed the food and the coffee machines on the April 28 2008 Trans Atlantic Cruise

 

I don't believe the coffee machines were changed. My wife brought that up at the Celebrtiy Connections meeting and either the Hotel Director or Guest Relations Manager (forget which one) stated that they have received numerous complaints about the coffee and that this fall Celebrity was doing an overhaul on their coffee fleet wide to upgrade the quality. Hopefully this turns out to be true. Poor coffee was about the only negative experience I had on the TA. I thought the food overall was excellent in all venues (main dining room, buffet area, and Muranos).

[little britain]

Even though you are a bird and I am a cat, I solemnly promise not to even try for a taste of your feathers as a way of saying thank you for reporting on Celebrity's new chow in such yummy detail!

 

HCBI

 

!! Actually I am the OP of the menus, from our trip in July, so as a fellow furry friend I am glad you like the chow. We certainly did.

Purrrrrr in return from this side of the pond !

 

Oh and I am sorry I forgot the salad course - but I could not get excited about different shapes of lettuce!

[hylasgirl]

Just off the July sailing... The food was great. My favorites were the crab cocktail (I could have eaten several!) the seafood puff pastry (really really good!). The French Onion soup the first time they had it was better than the last night (weird, but we all agreed) My husband said all the salads were just so-so... The pineapple mango spring roll was excellent! The creme brulee was nasty (not something that you can make a 1000 of and do justice)The steaks were really pretty decent. The pastas at dinner weren't that great. I ate less pasta on this cruise than any other cruise. The other dishes were better. Our waiters did not know much at all about how things were prepared, or what things were on the menu. You would think they would introduce the whole dining staff on what each item is... how it is prepared... what it is exactly... There were a few potato dishes that I didn't exactly know how they were prepared by the name on the menu, the waiter didn't have a clue. I would ask "Are they mashed potatoes? or fried potatoes? With cheese? He always said mashed...and they never were. It was kind of funny, but with the same menu every 12 days, you would think this wouldn't be a hard thing. The coffee everywhere was the worst. The free coffee was better than the Cova Cafe! I wish Celebrity would go with Seattle's Best like RCCL. You would think they could grasp this concept! Their other line makes it work so well... I have no idea what the problem is. No one could even steam the milk one day... they all were very awkward about it.

 

I don't think anyone could be disappointed with the food. We all thought it was great. Not huge portions, but like one poster said, after the end of the meal, you could walk out of the dining room being well fed, but not miserable.

[c-legs]

Good evening,

:) After 24 days on Century in June & July, my clothing had really shrunk to sizes never before experienced....:rolleyes: so, the food HAD to be good.

I'm sweating a lot in my current attempts to re-size my clothes in time for our next sailing on Infinity in 6 weeks.....Ever tried to stretch a pair of wool pants ?? Lots of work...but the exercize is good !!!

 

Happy eating !!

Cheers

;)

[ohiocruisemom56]

Wow! Dh and I have been doing RCI for the last few cruises; the kids love it. But this winter we're back to Celebrity to try the Solstice (just us two).....and these menus are going to make me glad we're back to Celebrity!

 

Virginia

[happycat Bainbridge Is]

LOL -- it figures it would be cats who are all about the chow (on both sides of the pond)!

 

Of course, this means Albert's feathers are once again fair game ...

 

I read a nice review of the new brunch on a different thread -- really looking forward to seeing (and tasting) first hand the new menu ideas.

 

c-legs, I too am going to have to start hitting the gym to make sure the pants still fit on day 7!

 

Cheers,

 

HCBI