best food on Hal

What is your favourite food on Hal?

The bread pudding -- just delicious. :)

Their breads; I just love their croissants at Breakfast! They seem to be consistently very good.

Filet Mignon and Chocolate Volcano cake in the Pinnacle.

On the ships that have the Tamarind -- Jewels of the Sea Soup, Shrimp Tempura, Chocolate Almond Fortune Cookie, Thai Doughnuts.

At breakfast -- fresh pastries (like the chocolate croissants) and waffles hot off the iron.

Pain au Chocolate in the mornings -- I love the pastries, but the chocolate croissants are my favorite.

Schnitzel in the Lido -- we plan our lunches around Schnitzel Day in the Lido!

The Wafer Cookies that come with ice cream desserts in the dining room -- I always ask for extra because I like them so much.

French Onion Soup in the Main Dining Room -- several nights I have ordered just two bowls of the soup for dinner.

The Dive-In Dog -- one of the best hot dogs I've had!

And I have to give an honorable mention to the Taco Bar & Pasta Station in the Lido -- unless it's Schnitzel Day, my standard Lido Lunch is the Taco Bar and I miss it when I'm home.

I love schnitzel and we are booked for the Tamarind, will have to be on bread and water before I go on board. I heard the raisin bun is excellent . :)

I love schnitzel. We are booked for the Tamarind and I have heard the raisin buns are excellent. It all,sounds delicious

I love schnitzel. We are booked for the Tamarind and I have heard the raisin buns are excellent. It all,sounds delicious

The raisin buns are delish IMO.

HAL's breads are deadly good :evilsmile:

And let's not forget the escargots.

I love schnitzel. We are booked for the Tamarind and I have heard the raisin buns are excellent. It all,sounds delicious

You are going to love the Tamarind.

I also get their Filet Mignon there -- excellent!!

The Dutch pea soup is wonderful and uniquely HAL.

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The French fries at the Dive In are AWESOME!

Have you tried the sugar free deserts?

I like the rack of lamp very much:).

Have you tried the super free deserts?

The sugar free cheesecakes are good.

The cinnamon buns in the Explorations cafe if they still make them.

Filet Mignon and Chocolate Volcano cake in the Pinnacle.

On the ships that have the Tamarind -- Jewels of the Sea Soup, Shrimp Tempura, Chocolate Almond Fortune Cookie, Thai Doughnuts.

At breakfast -- fresh pastries (like the chocolate croissants) and waffles hot off the iron.

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:evilsmile::preally enjoyed the salad bar in the lido. Great variety of all fresh produce. Also enjoyed the lido eggs bennidicts in the morning with the muesli that is in the lido and offered for room service.

The Dive In also impressed with the fries and dip/sauce and the shroom burger (sandwich really).

In the MDR the eggplant rolls (not sure of official name) were superb. As were the desserts. Another fave is the fruit/cheese in puff pastry appetizer.

Didn’t care for the Mexican food in MDR or lido.

My mom who eats far less sugar than myself really liked some of the SF desserts. While I can’t say I agree. :evilsmile:

I love schnitzel. We are booked for the Tamarind and I have heard the raisin buns are excellent. It all,sounds delicious

I would have two Raisin Buns every morning for breakfast. They are the best! :)

I like the rack of lamp very much:).

Rack of lamb :D:D:D:D

The Cannonball at the Dive-In. Best burger ever imho.

The fries at the Dive-In and the muesli for breakfast (which I really hope they haven’t enhanced away - I’m looking forward to both on my next cruise).

Oh, creme brulee. And the bleu cheese crusted filet in the Pinnacle at lunch.

I've been on only one HAL cruise so far (booked for 2 more), so I don't have broad experience. However, the most memorable dishes from my 14-day Alaska cruise:

1) The Club Sandwich I ordered via room service the day we left Seattle. The best I've ever had anywhere (other posters here have had a different experience with this, so this may have been a lucky fluke).

2) The maple-lacquered duck breast on the first Gala night in the MDR -- absolutely perfection! Perfectly cooked, perfect sides/veggies -- and my introduction to candied baby figs. Heaven on a plate!

3) Most of the fruit crisps are excellent, although I thought the strawberry one was a bit too sweet.

4) BREAD! all of them are superb.

5) Pea soup on deck while cruising close to Hubbard Glacier. Probably a combination of the scenery, weather (overcast and chilly), and the soup itself, but it was the perfect treat in the perfect setting.

Canaletto was excellent both times I ate there, too, especially the desserts.

The most disappointing meal was the final MDR meal before we docked in Seattle -- the one featuring dishes from all the famous chefs on HAL's culinary council (or whatever it's called). Very pedestrian, very ordinary stuff with fancy names.

Looking forward to my next HAL cruise (next summer).

Are the pastries with the fruit in the center still offered at breakfast? Used to love those!!

The Dutch pea soup is wonderful and uniquely HAL.

 

 

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One of my favorites too!