jules815 Posted November 2, 2012 #1 Share Posted November 2, 2012 My husband and I sailed on Dream last week, and despite the rough conditions, we ate lunch at the Tandoor out at the aft pool almost every day. Some of the best food on board. We were talking about future cruises with Carnival, and we both agreed we'd want a ship that had Tandoor. So curious, which ships have this available? Is it always an outside station? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadieN Posted November 2, 2012 #2 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Splendor has a Tandoor. It is located in a semi sheltered alcove just aft of the main buffet. Open only for lunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clt9488 Posted November 2, 2012 #3 Share Posted November 2, 2012 The Magic does as well and it is wonderful - my favorite ship by far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_duck Posted November 2, 2012 #4 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Carnival Freedom has one. Strangely, it is located where other Conquest class ships have the burger grill/Guy's Burgers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie562 Posted November 2, 2012 #5 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Freedom Splendor Dream Magic Breeze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchikk Posted November 2, 2012 #6 Share Posted November 2, 2012 If you like the tandoor, you should definitely get the Indian dinner in the MDR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goofycruiser Posted November 2, 2012 #7 Share Posted November 2, 2012 The Breeze also has the Tandoor place. They have an Indian meal every night in the MDR. I don't mean the vegetarian option that is printed on the menu. This is something that you have to order a day ahead. We have had it twice and it is amazing. You get whatever they make for you that day. If you like Indian food, give it a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules815 Posted November 3, 2012 Author #8 Share Posted November 3, 2012 The Breeze also has the Tandoor place. They have an Indian meal every night in the MDR. I don't mean the vegetarian option that is printed on the menu. This is something that you have to order a day ahead. We have had it twice and it is amazing. You get whatever they make for you that day. If you like Indian food, give it a try. I didn't know about this! My husband and I will have to check it out on our next cruise! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrcjr98 Posted November 3, 2012 #9 Share Posted November 3, 2012 I guess I'm not "cultured" - what is a Tandoor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruisin4cruisin Posted November 3, 2012 #10 Share Posted November 3, 2012 It is Indian food. Yummy! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NASCAR Bubba Posted November 3, 2012 #11 Share Posted November 3, 2012 I guess I'm not "cultured" - what is a Tandoor? I thought we had Beigedoor! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mainescout Posted November 3, 2012 #12 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Was so excited to eat there on the Freedom earlier this year, but was very disappointed both times because the food was very dry and I felt very mildly seasoned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_k63 Posted November 3, 2012 #13 Share Posted November 3, 2012 I didn't know about this! My husband and I will have to check it out on our next cruise! :D I was assigned to the US Embassy in India, and developed a love of Indian food. When we were on a recent cruise on the Conquest - I met the Food and Beverage manager, Sundeep and we talked about New Delhi, Indian food and culture - and low and behold. One night in the main dining room, I had, to my complete surprise - a complete Indian meal delivered to our table. It was fantastic! Just ask, and you won't be disappointed. Sorry, this threat was not exactly about tandoor, but i fell like sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natdalton Posted November 3, 2012 #14 Share Posted November 3, 2012 There is a restaurant here in Tulsa, that i think is Indian.. whatever it is, i love it. Does the Tandoor on the ships have Chicken Tikka Masala. Is that Indian food? Yes i probably spelled that wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thephantomsgirl Posted November 3, 2012 #15 Share Posted November 3, 2012 I love palek paneer! No Indian cuisine places near me so haven't had much besides that. But loved it when I lived in Sedona, AZ as there was a really good place there. Went at least once a month if not more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMSACE6 Posted November 4, 2012 #16 Share Posted November 4, 2012 (edited) There is a restaurant here in Tulsa, that i think is Indian.. whatever it is, i love it. Does the Tandoor on the ships have Chicken Tikka Masala. Is that Indian food? Yes i probably spelled that wrong. I have only been on one Carnival ship (Freedom) that had the Tandoori grill. I cant say exactly if it was Chicken Tikka that they had there, but it was very similar in flavor. Every day, at lunch, only open at lunch time, 1200 to 2pm, they had a chicken, beef, and a seafood dish, with rice, plain and pilau, and lettuce/cucumber, pickled onions ( I loved those ), several chutneys, and naan bread, and the thin crisp breads, forget the name of those. My cruise was an 8 day, and was two years ago, but out of the 8 days, I ate lunch there four times. Would have eaten lunch there everyday, but three days were port days, and I ate lunch in port. For buffet Indian food it was sooooo good.! Edited November 4, 2012 by SMSACE6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseFlicks Posted April 17, 2014 #17 Share Posted April 17, 2014 I love palek paneer! No Indian cuisine places near me so haven't had much besides that. But loved it when I lived in Sedona, AZ as there was a really good place there. Went at least once a month if not more. Quite a few places in the Orlando area. Where exactly are you located? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAMOM4 Posted April 17, 2014 #18 Share Posted April 17, 2014 I had no idea what Tandoor food was either ..... they had it on the Dream and the Freedom ..... I tried the corn .... even though it was cold I thought it was good ... and I ate some of the flat bread ... but my husband and I had NO idea what anything was at the Tandoor station ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keel Haul Posted April 17, 2014 #19 Share Posted April 17, 2014 (edited) A Tandoor is like a giant clay flower pot that is set into insulation. Traditional Tandoor's use red hot charcoal for heat. Meat is threaded onto long skewers so they sit above the coals, naan bread is slapped on the side of the tandoor.This means it will cook suitable food very quickly. The Scots claim they invented Chicken Tikka Marsala for me its just a type of Murgh Makhani.The majority of Indian food cooked on ships is batch cooked which is not a traditional method. Edited April 17, 2014 by Keel Haul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseFlicks Posted April 17, 2014 #20 Share Posted April 17, 2014 This post has turned into a ramble. Oh well ... I can say what a tandoor is definitely not, sure - it is not the entrance to the Spa! ;-) That said, as an Indian American, I don't have a clue when I last ate - or how often I have ever eaten - food cooked in a tandoor (never had the desire to go behind the scene and check out the restaurant's cooking method). I can honestly say that I have never - in my house or in friends', as a kid - seen a real live tandoor in action. But then again, this could just be me. Besides, Indian cuisine is so vast and varied that I am pretty sure I have not tasted all the different varieties - that too, as a vegetarian, I would have missed half of them regardless. In the USA, South Indian restaurants are fewer than the North Indian ones - different cuisine entirely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slybear Posted April 17, 2014 #21 Share Posted April 17, 2014 On the Dream by the aft pool----yummy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvetwater Posted April 17, 2014 #22 Share Posted April 17, 2014 There is a restaurant here in Tulsa, that i think is Indian.. whatever it is, i love it. Does the Tandoor on the ships have Chicken Tikka Masala. Is that Indian food? Yes i probably spelled that wrong. The chicken tikka itself is Indian but the Masala sauce is a western addition for those that like sauce with their food. I never got to try the Indian food on board but I was told they have a lot of Indian chefs and it was very good (MDR offerings). Being a Brit I am surrounded by Indian restaurants but its never as good as my friends homemade stuff. :) Things like Chicken tikka are easy to make at home and work especially well when grilled on a BBQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMSACE6 Posted April 17, 2014 #23 Share Posted April 17, 2014 I wonder if the Freedom will lose it's tandoor grill after the upcoming drydock and upgrades. Since they are putting in a guy burger and blue iguana, I suppose they will need that space where the grill is situated now. If that happens, I will miss it on my next cruise. I am not a fan of burgers/beef, so guy's burgers do not appeal to me, but I will look forward to the blue iguana addition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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