sc_wildman Posted July 22, 2010 #101 Share Posted July 22, 2010 The one bad meal i can ever remember having in the MDR was Seafood Nueberg (sp). I thought one of my table mates was going to pass out from laughing. He said the look on my face when i took that first bite was the funniest thing he had ever seen. Folks, it was sho nuff nasty. Not sure if it was just a bad batch or not, but never had the courage to try it again. Not a big fan of the CMC either, but i absolutely love the Bitter & Blanc. Wish they had it every night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmiller Posted July 22, 2010 #102 Share Posted July 22, 2010 The one bad meal i can ever remember having in the MDR was Seafood Nueberg (sp). I thought one of my table mates was going to pass out from laughing. He said the look on my face when i took that first bite was the funniest thing he had ever seen. Folks, it was sho nuff nasty. Not sure if it was just a bad batch or not, but never had the courage to try it again. Totally agree. I could NOT eat the Seafood Newburg. I won't say what I thought it tasted like... :eek: The new Pasta Station was more exciting and would have made an excellent place to have dinner if it were open longer hours. I wish they'd offer a pasta with a choice of sauces each night as part of the classics. Even if it were just one type of pasta that got rotated on different nights and the sauce choices remained the same. I do agree that the Pasta Station should be open in the evenings - it was great! umm... doesn't the MDR offer pasta every night already?? What are you looking for dif there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulandfran Posted July 23, 2010 #103 Share Posted July 23, 2010 The one bad meal i can ever remember having in the MDR was Seafood Nueberg (sp). I thought one of my table mates was going to pass out from laughing. He said the look on my face when i took that first bite was the funniest thing he had ever seen. Folks, it was sho nuff nasty. Not sure if it was just a bad batch or not, but never had the courage to try it again. Not a big fan of the CMC either, but i absolutely love the Bitter & Blanc. Wish they had it every night. Seafood Newburg, I remember that now. I think I had blocked it from my memory it was so awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPEvans Posted July 23, 2010 #104 Share Posted July 23, 2010 The one bad meal i can ever remember having in the MDR was Seafood Nueberg (sp). I thought one of my table mates was going to pass out from laughing. He said the look on my face when i took that first bite was the funniest thing he had ever seen. Folks, it was sho nuff nasty. Not sure if it was just a bad batch or not, but never had the courage to try it again. Not a big fan of the CMC either, but i absolutely love the Bitter & Blanc. Wish they had it every night. On the Dream last year the Newburg was served in a half of a lobster, and it tasted very fishy. I couldn't eat it. not sure if it was me because of the of the lobster shell or what. But a fellow CC member raved about the dish. :eek: Also many years ago on the Ecstasy's maiden voyage I ordered a warm peach melba. When the waiter put it in front of me, it was frozen solid. :confused: I didn't know what to say. A year later on the same ship I ordered it again and it came out warm. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAcruiser25 Posted July 23, 2010 #105 Share Posted July 23, 2010 I think the tres leche cake is consistently yucky - maybe it is cooked correctly and I just don't like it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfadj Posted July 23, 2010 #106 Share Posted July 23, 2010 The one bad meal i can ever remember having in the MDR was Seafood Nueberg (sp). I thought one of my table mates was going to pass out from laughing. He said the look on my face when i took that first bite was the funniest thing he had ever seen. Folks, it was sho nuff nasty. Not sure if it was just a bad batch or not, but never had the courage to try it again. Not a big fan of the CMC either, but i absolutely love the Bitter & Blanc. Wish they had it every night. Love the Bitter and Blanc Also the Grand Marnier souffle. Have asked and have gotten Bitter and Blanc a second time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonian77082 Posted July 25, 2010 #107 Share Posted July 25, 2010 I got off the Ecstasy yesterday. Most of the food I had in the main dining room was good. I got the Mahi Mahi one night and sent it back after two bites. It was the driest fish I'd ever tasted. Our waiter was great when I sent it back and said that he never recommended the Mahi Mahi. As far as the beef dishes, I think its all in the way it is cooked. I got the flat iron steak on the last night, medium rare. It was quite tender. Someone else at my table ordered it medium and kept commenting on how tough it was. On formal night, he brought out 2 or 3 prime rib dishes so that my dad would be happy with how it's prepared (he likes his meat really rare). With 9 people at the table that night, there was very little prime rib left over, even with all that extra. Our waiter was wonderful. Each night, he let us know about the best dishes on the menu for the following night. He also told us which desserts were good and which weren't as good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonian77082 Posted July 25, 2010 #108 Share Posted July 25, 2010 Love the Bitter and Blanc Also the Grand Marnier souffle. Have asked and have gotten Bitter and Blanc a second time. Yes, the grand marnier souffle was unbelievable! I think that may have been the best dessert I ate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozz Posted July 25, 2010 #109 Share Posted July 25, 2010 wouldn't the taste of the items on the menu change from boat to boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernCaribbean Posted July 25, 2010 #110 Share Posted July 25, 2010 wouldn't the taste of the items on the menu change from boat to boat Not really, about the same as if you went to any chain sit down restaurant, there might be a slight change, mixed with the subjective nature of food. Most the items are pretty consistent fleet wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fern1226 Posted July 25, 2010 #111 Share Posted July 25, 2010 Seafood Newburg. After 1 or 2 bites I sent it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Circus Posted July 25, 2010 #112 Share Posted July 25, 2010 I concur with the majority about Seafood Newburg. Smelled terrible, like a bait shop. :eek: I have good and bad experiences with the Flat Iron steak. The flat iron really needs to be cooked medium rare or less to keep it tender. So for those asking for medium well they are asking for trouble. Of course, asking for a certain temperature and getting it isn't 100% guaranteed. I have usually had very good luck getting the prime rib to the doneness I like. Order it every cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missabbi Posted July 25, 2010 #113 Share Posted July 25, 2010 Great idea about the pastas! Carnival, are you listening! That would be a nice option to have each night. Twice on my last Miracle cruise, I didn't see anything I really wanted on the menu and the waiter let me order pasta with marinara sauce. It was delicious. The waiter also brought me a nice salad to go along with it. I love all the "diet" desserts except the pumpkin pie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nagster Posted July 25, 2010 #114 Share Posted July 25, 2010 I can't remember what it was but it was covered in a light brown sauce. It looked like a baby diaper complete with a hard poo in the middle. DH and I just looked at eachother and laughed at the sight of it. It didn't taste good either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingraycityslicker Posted July 25, 2010 Author #115 Share Posted July 25, 2010 Twice on my last Miracle cruise, I didn't see anything I really wanted on the menu and the waiter let me order pasta with marinara sauce. It was delicious. The waiter also brought me a nice salad to go along with it. I love all the "diet" desserts except the pumpkin pie. I find that cruise lines are virtually able to serve you anything in the dining room, even if it isn't on the menu that night, and you can order a dish exactly the way you want it. And I agree about the pumpkin pie...or whatever it was. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Buffettfan 225 Posted July 26, 2010 #116 Share Posted July 26, 2010 What is it with chocolate melting cake? I have only had it once but my wife orders it EVERY night on every cruise. Some nights it is like soup while other nights it is dry and overcooked. Maybe one or two nights out of seven it is actually cooked correctly. Despite this she still orders it every night... The best way to get choc melting cake is lido buffet. I found them in water bath trays on buffet. MDR consistency is hit or miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan40 Posted July 26, 2010 #117 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Twice on my last Miracle cruise, I didn't see anything I really wanted on the menu and the waiter let me order pasta with marinara sauce. It was delicious. The waiter also brought me a nice salad to go along with it. I love all the "diet" desserts except the pumpkin pie. Carnival has an "Always available" section to the MDR menu and I believe pasta is one of the always available dishes. And pasta is on the children menu every night and the children's menu is available to all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOMOFTHREE68 Posted July 26, 2010 #118 Share Posted July 26, 2010 I loved all but one thing that I had in the MDR. I had to go look it up, and it was called Penne Mariscos. It had a couple of shrimp in it, but mostly tasted like noodles tossed in tomato sauce. No spices or other flavor...just tomato. Was nasty. Still, I made lemonade out of lemons. I had been dying to try the cheese plate, so I left my main dish, saved some bread and ordered 2 desserts that night. I had a sweet dessert and the cheese plate with my bread. I love bread and cheese, and I managed to get plenty full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan40 Posted July 26, 2010 #119 Share Posted July 26, 2010 As far as getting something I didn't like is concerned, I have sent a few dishes away and ordered something else. I have a very adventurous palate and a cruise is a perfect place to try something new. Most of the time I enjoy the new experience. In the rare occasion when I don't, it is so simple to get something else that I cannot see it as a disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfadj Posted July 26, 2010 #120 Share Posted July 26, 2010 I always order multiple appetizers and soups so by the time the entre comes around not all that hungry so no big deal if I am not thrilled with the entre. However never had a bad meal on Carnival or even RCCL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LemurCat Posted July 26, 2010 #121 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Fruit cake cupcake. Don't know who thought *that* would be a good idea. I don't even think dousing it in rum would have salvaged it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Race Gal Posted July 26, 2010 #122 Share Posted July 26, 2010 I finally convinced my "beef n' taters" DH to try the escargot and it was served cold - I mean CHILLED! I told him that was not the way it was supposed to be served, but I could never get him to try it again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearwatergirl Posted July 26, 2010 #123 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Flat Iron Steak: my two were as hard as a iron---Carnival must be buying up Golden Corral's rejects.Easy to see one of the major cut backs is the quality of the beef---I miiss the Filet Mignon,T bones, etc. I had the same problem with the Flat Iron Steak. Sent it back twice and finally ordered something else. This was the only dinner I couldn't eat and I've cruised several times. Must have been one tough cow :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LemurCat Posted July 26, 2010 #124 Share Posted July 26, 2010 I had the same problem with the Flat Iron Steak. Sent it back twice and finally ordered something else. This was the only dinner I couldn't eat and I've cruised several times. Must have been one tough cow :eek: How are you ordering it? Flat Iron is best down in the rare-medium range. Anything more and it becomes rubber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone9044 Posted July 26, 2010 #125 Share Posted July 26, 2010 I'm an adventurous eater, I'll eat just about anything...I typically will order the weirdest thing on the menu at restaurants. BUT.... I just could not handle the "Chili Relleno" Oh man..I dont know if it was the grease soaked batter, or just the way the pepper disintegrated when I tried to cut it with a fork I just couldn't do it... Tried it 2x now a couple years apart and it was the same :eek: Other than that, I've generally had great food on Carnival and the service is usually outstanding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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