Buffet or Main Dining Room

[Bridge Maven]

When you aren't in a rush to make a shore excursion do you prefer having breakfast and lunch in the buffet or the main dining room?

[dkjretired]

When you aren't in a rush to make a shore excursion do you prefer having breakfast and lunch in the buffet or the main dining room?

 

I prefer dining room, wife prefers buffet so guess where we eat. Exception was when we had AQ and then we ate in Blu.

[TraceyP]

Buffet for sure. Great selection (made to order eggs/omeletes, eggs benedict bar and WAFFLES!), and easy to get.

 

The main dining room is table service but can be very slow as you wait for other to get to the table, order, and like dinner--go through several "courses" which you may not have ordered.

 

I guess if you have mobility issues then maybe the MDR.

[reklawr]

We prefer the MDR but most of the time we end up in the buffet. :(

[SusieV]

We like room service for breakfast or the MDR. Lunch we like the Aqua Spa cafe.

[anonymouscruiser1]

Room service breakfast, then a variety of buffet, mdr, or aqua spa for lunch depending on our mood and what looks/sounds yummy.

[cb at sea]

The dining room is SOOOOO much nicer for breakfast. At the buffet, you get your food, and then have to find the condiments...jelly, syrup, butter, etc.....while your food is getting cold! In the dining room, everything you need will be on the table, so you get to fix up your plate and eat! And, no searching for a table! No juggling plates, utensils and cups!

It's ever so much more "civilized" than the buffet!

[BroncosFan2010]

I prefer MDR for dinners, and buffets or other dining venues for breakfast and lunch. If we are out on an excursion during lunch, we have either booked one that includes lunch, or we make sure to get back to the ship.

[kelmac]

Just got off the Queen Mary 2 and one of the really, really great things about the MDR on Cunard -- "it's open for breakfast, Lunch and Dinner" every day. At seas days or port days, doesn't matter -- the MDR is open.

The food in the MDR was outstanding, which was great, as the buffet was mediocre at best.

 

Enjoy!

Kel:)

[Infi]

MDR for breakfast and lunch. I just wish they opened the MDR for lunch on port days like other cruiselines do.

[Jade13]

We prefer Blu (Soltice) class. You also did not give a room service option.

 

You should have done two separate polls, one for breakfast and one for lunch, with simpler options: MDR, Buffet, Room service, Aqu Spa, Mast Grille, BLU (AQU), Michael's Club (Elite)

[franma]

Generally split between buffet and dining room for breakfast. It sometimes depends on when we get up in the morning. Lately, we've been eating in the dining room more...less hassle with plates and DH's coffee.

 

Almost never eat lunch in DR...go to one of other venues for something in afternoon.

[tip]

The dining room is SOOOOO much nicer for breakfast. At the buffet, you get your food, and then have to find the condiments...jelly, syrup, butter, etc.....while your food is getting cold! In the dining room, everything you need will be on the table, so you get to fix up your plate and eat! And, no searching for a table! No juggling plates, utensils and cups!

It's ever so much more "civilized" than the buffet!

 

So those of us who can find our own table, get what we need, and eat in less than 60-90 minutes are "uncivilized":rolleyes:

[Blue46]

We usually use room service for Breakfast. Lunch we vary between all the venues on the ship.

[C-Dragons]

Room service breakfast on our verandah, lunch at the buffet or Aqua Spa or Bistro on 5. :D

[sharkwl]

The main dining room is table service but can be very slow as you wait for others to get to the table, order, and like dinner--go through several "courses" which you may not have ordered.

 

I agree! Who has an hour for breakfast? The ship is usually pulling into port so we like to eat quick and get exploring . . . ! :)

[We're The Groupnors]

We like to have breakfast on our balcony (thank you, Concierge Class, for the expanded room service menu), then lunch in the dining room on sea days, or on shore on port days. If there are no good restaurants near the port (or on our excursion), then we head to the Aqua Spa Cafe.

[g8rfan94]

So those of us who can find our own table, get what we need, and eat in less than 60-90 minutes are "uncivilized":rolleyes:

 

Only when juggling plates :)