Portofinos & Chops - Vegetarian?

[Colorado Kat]

The specialty restaurants sound wonderful! But since I'm a vegetarian, will there be any choices of entrees for me? (I do eat dairy & eggs)

 

Thanks.....Kathy

[reallyitsmema]

I would go with Portofino. There is an eggplant appetizer and a wonderful pappardelle pasta with mushrooms. The tuscan bean soup might be vegetarian, I would check that out too, my son loved it. I had a beautiful salad with candied pecans. There is more that I am forgetting but I bet they would work with you. Chops is good too but it is a steak house. I don't remember any entree that was meatless.

[lcguy]

The specialty restaurants sound wonderful! But since I'm a vegetarian, will there be any choices of entrees for me? (I do eat dairy & eggs)

 

Thanks.....Kathy

I'm assuming (bad thing) that you do not eat chicken or seafood... if that's the case there are items at Portofinos and Chops that could work for you, but none of the main entrees. Perhaps you can request an entree sized portion?

 

There are plenty of vegetarian options elsewhere on the ship.

[mcca2]

The specialty restaurants sound wonderful! But since I'm a vegetarian, will there be any choices of entrees for me? (I do eat dairy & eggs)

 

Thanks.....Kathy

 

My sister is vegetarian and we have eaten there. They have wonderful salads and I believe a great mushroom pasta. Although this is not up to date it will give you an idea of the choice you will have. Enjoy. It is wonderful especially the Tiramisu. :)

 

http://cruiseforums.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=276364

[reallyitsmema]

http://www.royalcaribbean.com/content/en_US/pdf/Portofino_Menu.pdf

 

Here is a link to the current menu for Portofino. The other link has a menu from 2006 and it has changed significantly.

 

 

Editted to add link to Chops menu

 

http://www.royalcaribbean.com/content/en_US/pdf/ChopsGrille_Menu_Eng.pdf

[nanfromatlanta]

Following are the newly updated menus for Chops and Portofino as of September this year. ;)

 

NEW CHOPS & PORTOFINO MENUS

 

Chops

Appetizers

Shrimp Cocktail

Dungeness crab and shrimp cake

Beef tenderloin and eggplant tower

Lobster Capaccio

Star anise cured fish trio

Roasted portabella caps

 

Soups

Cheese and onion soup

Forest mushroom soup

 

Salads

Not so traditional Caesar

Beefsteak tomato and purple onion

Chops signature

 

Entrees

Alaskan halibut

Herb crusted jumbo shrimp

7 or 10 oz filet mignon

New York strip steak

Broiled veal chop

Roasted rack of lamb

Beef rib eye

Boneless beef short rib

Free range chicken breast

 

Sides

Baked potato

Whipped potatoes

Roasted potatoes with proscuito and parmesan

Sauteed broccolini

Crimini mushrooms and leeks

Baby bok choy and shiitake mushrooms and oyster sauce

Steamed asparagus

Fried onion rings

Succotash

 

Desserts

Chocolate mud pie

Passionberry duo

Caramel apple slice

Uptown cheesecake

 

Portofino

Appetizers

Prawn risotto

Beef carpaccio

Buffalo Mozzarella

Smoked duck salad

Eggplant roulades

Calamari Italian style

 

Soups

Tomato and avacado cold soup

Tuscan bean soup

 

Salads

Gorgonzola salad

Caesar salad

 

Pastas

Penne with beef ragu and plum tomatoes

Pappardelle with porcinni mushrooms

Spaghetti with shrimp and scallops

 

Entrees

Sauteed tiger shrimp

veal saltimbocca

Grilled filet mignon

Grilled halibut

Marinated chicken breast

Lobster and shrimp skewer

 

Desserts

Tiramisu

Pistachio pannacota

Apricot ricotta pie

Flourless chocolate cake

[tiamar]

The specialty restaurants sound wonderful! But since I'm a vegetarian, will there be any choices of entrees for me? (I do eat dairy & eggs)

 

Thanks.....Kathy

 

We were on the Independence in January and ate at Chops. DH and DS are huge meat eaters so Chops was definitely on our list of things to do. When we got there and I informed them that I didn't eat meat, they were so incredibly accommodating. They prepared something for me off the menu, which I can't remember what it was offhand, but the food was fabulous as was the service. I highly recommend going there and talking to someone about what they can do for you specifically and you might be pleasantly surprised. Amber

[Colorado Kat]

Thanks for all the help! I'll probably only go if I'm with a group that wants to go, and I want to stay with the group. But I feel confident that I'll be able to find something. They do say that the food is cooked to order....

 

Thanks! Kathy