ozzyboy Posted March 10, 2012 #1 Share Posted March 10, 2012 does anyone have any input on eating dinner at the buffet and not in the dinning room?? is the food the same as dinning room and what about dress code? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmoo here Posted March 10, 2012 #2 Share Posted March 10, 2012 does anyone have any input on eating dinner at the buffet and not in the dinning room?? is the food the same as dinning room and what about dress code? thanks Dinner at the buffet is a sit-down table service with a limited menu pulled from the menus available in the other MDRs. Dress code, I believe, is the same as everywhere. I've read reports that some people enjoyed eating there, fewer diners, quieter. The servers/cooking staff are trainees, so sometimes there are problems with the service. Sometimes, people cannot eat at their assigned dining time and opt for the "buffet". It's come-whenever-you-want. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducklite Posted March 10, 2012 #3 Share Posted March 10, 2012 I believe the dress code for the buffet in the evenings is relaxed. No swim suits, cut offs, tank tops, bare feet, but otherwise anything goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneParticularHarbour 71 Posted March 11, 2012 #4 Share Posted March 11, 2012 I just wanted to add to read your Navigator carefully. We were on the Wonder a few weeks ago and a couple of nights the Beach Blanket buffet was indeed a buffet and not a sit down meal. If it is going to be a sit down meal it will say "ala carte". If it will be a buffet, it said "buffet" in the Navigator. I thought it was always a sit down meal for dinner and was quite disappointed when we skipped our dining room that night and showed up to Beach Blanket to find a buffet line! Dress is very casual, shorts are fine. There were a few little ones in there in their pjs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatloafsfan Posted March 11, 2012 #5 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Dress code is relaxed. On the Dream, it was a la carte (when it was open - not on the first night and not on the last night of a cruise). We found the food better than the dining room because it was hot and freshly made to order. For instance, we had had the pasta pursettes in the dining room and they were good but the sauce had kind of congealed on them and they were just warm. In Cabanas, they were hot, and the sauce was still liquidy and flowed around them - they were incredible. Same with the risotto - in the dining room it was thick and congealed and only warm - in Cabanas, it was practically sizzling just out of the pan, super fresh and creamy. There were I think 4 different options for steaks (again cooked exactly to order) plus lots of good other choices. Our service was outstanding because, while they were "in training", they had a lot fewer tables to serve and were very eager to please. They checked mutliple times to make sure everything was to our liking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipmaster Posted March 11, 2012 #6 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Its been decades but the only reason I'd do the buffet is if I lost my watch and missed the sitdown. The rotating sit down dinning was one of the best cruising service experience I've had sailing, food well that was better than most too, buffet is buffet does anyone have any input on eating dinner at the buffet and not in the dinning room?? is the food the same as dinning room and what about dress code? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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