ladytaekwondo Posted December 3, 2014 #1 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Has anyone tried Qsine on Celebrity Summit? It looks intriguing--I looked at the menu. What do you actually get for the $45? Do you select an appetizer, soup/salad, and entrée or just one item for the menu? Would my very traditional 77 year old parents enjoy it? ANY comments would be most welcome. My DH and I are foodies and would like to try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaurdem Posted December 3, 2014 #2 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Has anyone tried Qsine on Celebrity Summit? It looks intriguing--I looked at the menu. What do you actually get for the $45? Do you select an appetizer, soup/salad, and entrée or just one item for the menu? Would my very traditional 77 year old parents enjoy it? ANY comments would be most welcome. My DH and I are foodies and would like to try it. If you are serious foodies, go for the show, not for the food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinaS Posted December 3, 2014 #3 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Has anyone tried Qsine on Celebrity Summit? It looks intriguing--I looked at the menu. What do you actually get for the $45? Do you select an appetizer, soup/salad, and entrée or just one item for the menu? Would my very traditional 77 year old parents enjoy it? ANY comments would be most welcome. My DH and I are foodies and would like to try it. There is a sample menu on the Celebrity website. From what I have read, it appears you can select as many courses as you like from the menu (on an iPad). Some are for two or more people. http://www.celebritycruises.com/onboard-celebrity/cruise-restaurants-qsine I don't know about your traditional 77 year old parents. I know my 85 year old dad wouldn't be interested in anything like that :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismakris Posted December 3, 2014 #4 Share Posted December 3, 2014 If you're a foodie like myself, Qsine is really good and a must try. If your parents enjoy a good quality meal you should take them as well. It is a tapas style restaurant where you order items to share. The portions are of a good size. They say you should order between 4 or 5 different items per couple. But if you take your parents I think you could get away with 7 items between all of you. I would order them two at a time or three if you go with your parents. When the second/third item comes then order two more. I found that you need to space the food out a little more than ordering all at once. My wife and I when we went ordered 6 items and we were stuffed. Mind you we did somehow find room for dessert. :p We enjoyed most of them. The ones we didn't were still good but I wouldn't order them again. We're looking forward to trying it again in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ghstudio Posted December 3, 2014 #5 Share Posted December 3, 2014 It certainly isn't traditional and there isn't an alternate (traditional) menu. You each are handed an apple ipad where you select the "dishes" you would like for dinner (you can always order more later). There is a wide assortment of items, all prepared and served in creative ways....for example they put sushi pieces on the end of sticks and call them sushi lollipops. It is a fun meal and each item is interesting. If your parents are meat and potatoes folks, they probably won't like the restaurant. If they like various nationality foods and trying different things, then they'll enjoy it a great deal. I don't think you need to book before your cruise. You can wait and check out the restaurant when you get on board and decide then. Depending on the cruise, they sometimes have some discount offers that you can't get before the cruise. On our last cruise, we dined there for 50% off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themutis Posted December 3, 2014 #6 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Here is a great summation of Qsine http://luxuryexperience.com/restaurants/cruise_restaurants/qsine_onboard_the_celebrity_cruises_-_eclipse.html We really enjoyed QSine on the summit, so much that we went back a second time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patty1955 Posted December 3, 2014 #7 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Different stroke, huh? We weren't impressed by the ambiance and thought the food was only so-so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioDogLover Posted December 3, 2014 #8 Share Posted December 3, 2014 We did it twice on Summit in October, 2013. We had a great time both times. I think your parents will have fun. Get the lava crab and chocolate tombstone. ohiodoglover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lois R Posted December 3, 2014 #9 Share Posted December 3, 2014 The food question. It is totally subjective. Some folks really enjoy it, others folks think it is corny and not good and not worth the $. But it is not your typical appetizer, entree, dessert by any stretch. There are at least 20 categories on an I-PAD and different food under each category. I have eaten there several times, including on Summit and always have a good time:).......I ate at Qsine last month on Reflection with 6 cruisemates from my roll call and we all had fun:) Again, what one person loves, another person can't stand......we can all only give you our own opinon about it. But we all have different ones, about all the restaurants on board;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayneair Posted December 3, 2014 #10 Share Posted December 3, 2014 We did it twice on Summit in October, 2013. We had a great time both times. I think your parents will have fun. Get the lava crab and chocolate tombstone.ohiodoglover Hands down my most favorite two items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamcruzin Posted December 4, 2014 #11 Share Posted December 4, 2014 In my opinion Qsine is a chain restaurant like T.G.I Fridays with an upgrade for presentation. The food was so so and not worth more than a $20 up charge. My 82yr old parents would probably like it because they always share a meal when they go out to dinner. It's actually perfect for them. They like to pick on different appetizers which is kind of what Qsine is about. I enjoyed the whimsical atmosphere but it was by no means worth the the price they were charging for sliders and french fries. We tried the Treseviche and didn't care for it. The meatballs were dry and heavy but flavorful. The best dish was the painter's Mignon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lois R Posted December 4, 2014 #12 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I thought the meatballs were totally moist and delicious, just my opinion. I think the menu is nothing like a chain.....and Friday's? yes, they have sliders and fries.....that is why I don't order them when I go to Qsine......... I don't know any chains that serve some of the items on the menu. The M's.....all Mediterraean choices:)......I don't think Friday's serves them:D I guess the original poster will have to decide if she and her family want to try it;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patty1955 Posted December 4, 2014 #13 Share Posted December 4, 2014 The night we went, we were the only people in the place except the wait staff. They're weren't anything out of the ordinary. I'm not sure what the "experience" is supposed to be, but I don't think we got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lois R Posted December 4, 2014 #14 Share Posted December 4, 2014 The night we went, we were the only people in the place except the wait staff. They're weren't anything out of the ordinary. I'm not sure what the "experience" is supposed to be, but I don't think we got it. Patty, you were the only 2 people in the place? WOW:eek:...every time I have ever eaten there, there have always been other folks.......that is strange!:confused: Are we talking about the same place?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gail8 Posted December 4, 2014 #15 Share Posted December 4, 2014 We went twice and weren't impressed. Food was ok, atmosphere ok, service ok. Wouldn't do it again. But we enjoyed Normandie and love Bistro on 5 Gail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribsun Posted December 4, 2014 #16 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I did not enjoy the experience, first they hand me a Ipad to place my order. I told the waiter I have no experience with a Ipad and asked for a regular menu. Waiter said no menus but I will show you how to use the Ipad. I got lost and told the waiter to just bring me a salad, steak, potato and a cup of coffee. :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patty1955 Posted December 4, 2014 #17 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Patty, you were the only 2 people in the place? WOW:eek:...every timeI have ever eaten there, there have always been other folks.......that is strange!:confused: Are we talking about the same place?? Yeah, it wasn't what I expected from what I've read here on CC. We were the only 2 people for most of the meal. They put us all the way in the back and the only people we saw were staff. When we were just about done, some other people came in but they were seated several tables away. There was very little interaction with the wait staff; they took our order and brought the food. That's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortinweb Posted December 4, 2014 #18 Share Posted December 4, 2014 (edited) If you want to have a bit of fun, go. If you take life too seriously to relax and enjoy some whimsy, don't go. Although not on Summit, we liked the experience so much on Reflection that we went again. One of the husbands did not want to go the first time - he's in the "too serious" group - and we had to force him to go. He enjoyed himself so much that he's the one who suggested going a second time. Edited December 4, 2014 by fortinweb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladytaekwondo Posted December 4, 2014 Author #19 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Thank you so much for all of your opinions and recommendations! It was very helpful, especially the links! I think my DH and I will definitely go and since we are doing a B2B, try it ourselves and then see if the parents want to do it on the second cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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