kirsty_r Posted November 5, 2015 #26 Share Posted November 5, 2015 mmmm!! hopefully these will make their way to EPIC in the new year... yummy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cclarke12 Posted November 5, 2015 #27 Share Posted November 5, 2015 These look pretty good, I'm just a little sad that they have taken lasagne off the everyday menu. There are items that my kids will eat on all of these menus without having to resort to kids menus, but they will all eat lasagne anytime and I never make it at home so I was looking forward to them being able to fill up on it while we were on vacation. My kids liked the spaghetti bolognese on the old menu. There are fewer things they would eat on these new menus. The kids menu was poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMSACE6 Posted November 5, 2015 #28 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Thank you Sid and thank you Gambee! This all looks good to me. I am one who has not yet ever eaten in an upcharge restaurant on a ship, and I dont rule it out, but so far have not found the need to. Looking forward to trying some of these foods.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gram1943 Posted November 5, 2015 #29 Share Posted November 5, 2015 I don't know if that particular item was already on the previous menu, but a more charitable way to look at it is that they are trying to offer a different take on the traditional caprese. They need to make up their mind between carpaccio (thin slices) and tartare (chopped up fresh tomatoes). I assume that both of these things are easy to understand for American English speakers, but which is it? I have no idea what they mean by "cream of mozzarella". I tend to have the same reaction as luvtheships, it does not sound appetizing, but who knows? Creamed mozzarella is called Barrata. The outside is mozzarella and the inside is filled with soft creamy curds. When you cut into this small ball the inside is soft and creamy. Very relish with tomatoes and some crusty bread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeyetlse Posted November 5, 2015 #30 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Creamed mozzarella is called Barrata.The phrasing in the menu is "cream of fresh mozzarella", which sounds like maybe the inside of a burrata, but it could also be some mozzarella-based sauce as luvtheships feared. It was suggested above that NCL has to "dumb down" the language on their menus, but I don't particularly find this to be the case. If they were really serving burrata, I think they would have written "burrata". Hopefully someone on Escape will order this and post a photo. I would be very pleasantly surprised if they were somehow able to serve fresh burrata in the MDR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryLS Posted November 6, 2015 #31 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Do they offer kid's menus? If so, I'd ask for one if I didn't see anything I liked. Does anyone know what is on the kid's menu? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.S.Oceanlover Posted November 6, 2015 #32 Share Posted November 6, 2015 menus seem pretty interesting to me. I saw at least a couple choices each day I'd have to decide on. hmmm Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jancruz Posted November 6, 2015 #33 Share Posted November 6, 2015 While it doesnt look terrible at first glance and it will be interesting to try out Just realize that all or at least most of the names they have pulled out of thin air for these new dishes just hide the fact that you are definitely going to get less food and cheaper food Creamed mozzarella? Really Ok so they now take a minuscule piece of mozzarella and blend it with more milk so they can pour it over chopped tomatoes? Really I prefer a real slice of mozzarella and a nice slice of beefsteak tomato with oil drizzled over it but by doing it the new way they can feed 4 people with the nice slice of mozzarella and thick slice of tomato that I prefer all to myself. lol Presentation will look nice I'm sure and the vast majority of cruisers will be impressed...me probably too.... But please don't kid yourself....it's just cheaper food...less food prepared in a way to stretch it ....and reuse it the next day Enjoy it but please it's not fine dining. It's just dressing up cheap food in a way to fool you. Sorry but true but it will impress the novices The food on NCL is now costing more not less and you are definitely getting better quality.. Jancruz1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jancruz Posted November 6, 2015 #34 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Looks ok, I noticed they did away with the everyday available steak but the chef's special was a form of beef every night but one. Still disappointed prime rib is only if you pay extra. Maybe they will still have a smaller cut in O'sheens one night. I just realized "Steak Frites" means "steak and fries". So "some form of steak" will be available. I guess it sounds more upscale if you say fries in French. Or maybe it's a shorter way of saying "French Fries" Sorry Steak Frites mean large french fries.. Jancruz1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMTOMRN331 Posted November 6, 2015 #35 Share Posted November 6, 2015 In an earlier thread I saw the menus listed as day 1, 2 ,3 etc. Do the menus go through the same rotation cruise to cruise or are they random for which night they are assigned: confused:? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lachelli Posted November 6, 2015 #36 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Is there any word on when these are expected to be rolled out on the Epic ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Don Posted November 6, 2015 #37 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Sorry Steak Frites mean large french fries..Jancruz1 No. Steak Frites is what French bistros have been calling steak and fries forever. It is usually a less expensive cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeebean Posted November 6, 2015 #38 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Oh no, they're still calling it "Escargot Cassoulet" :eek: According to the menu, this dish does not have the garlic butter sauce that is nice to dip bread into. It is not the same recipe as has been on the menu in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeyetlse Posted November 6, 2015 #39 Share Posted November 6, 2015 According to the menu, this dish does not have the garlic butter sauce that is nice to dip bread into. It is not the same recipe as has been on the menu in the past.You're right, it's snails cooked in mushroom sauce and served in a puff pastry shell. It was already on the previous menus we saw this past summer. They did have a "Scallops Gratin" appetizer on the lunch menu which was small scallops served escargot-style in lots of garlic butter in the ceramic plate with holes… We haven't seen the new lunch menus, so hopefully that dish is still being offered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvtheships Posted November 6, 2015 #40 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Sorry Steak Frites mean large french fries.. Jancruz1 You are confusing that with steak fries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Don Posted November 6, 2015 #41 Share Posted November 6, 2015 In other news beefsteak tomatoes have been thoroughly analyzed and found to contain no beef. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maywell Posted November 6, 2015 #42 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Sorry Steak Frites mean large french fries..Jancruz1 No, it's the French/Belgium wording of Steak with fries (Steak frites), not the other wording of a verison of French fries (steak fries aka potato wedges). Sent from my SM-N910T3 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boopsahoy Posted November 6, 2015 #43 Share Posted November 6, 2015 No, it's the French/Belgium wording of Steak with fries (Steak frites), not the other wording of a verison of French fries (steak fries aka potato wedges). Sent from my SM-N910T3 using Tapatalk You are correct however I think NCL is using it for Steak Fries LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikkar Posted November 6, 2015 #44 Share Posted November 6, 2015 These look pretty good, I'm just a little sad that they have taken lasagne off the everyday menu. There are items that my kids will eat on all of these menus without having to resort to kids menus, but they will all eat lasagne anytime and I never make it at home so I was looking forward to them being able to fill up on it while we were on vacation. I agree, I will also miss the lasagna. This was the only vegetarian item on the Classic Favorites menu and it was what I ordered when the other vegetarian selection didn't look good to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayjaypea42 Posted November 6, 2015 #45 Share Posted November 6, 2015 The problem is that by putting things with odd french here and there, a lot of diners will have no flippin' clue what they're ordering. Would adding a picture and/or description be such a burden? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeyetlse Posted November 6, 2015 #46 Share Posted November 6, 2015 You are correct however I think NCL is using it for Steak Fries LOLDo you mean if you order the "Steak Frites" they will only bring you a plate of thick-cut french fries with a grilled tomato, watercress, and herb butter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregor4500 Posted November 6, 2015 #47 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Sorry Steak Frites mean large french fries..Jancruz1 That's what I thought when I posted, but after posting googled it just to be sure. Thinking they might mean fried steak. Then I edited my post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayjaypea42 Posted November 6, 2015 #48 Share Posted November 6, 2015 See what I mean? I might quite like steak and fries, but fried steak? Not so much... Sent from my SM-N910T using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garnet115 Posted November 6, 2015 #49 Share Posted November 6, 2015 The new menus look interesting, but I am supremely disappointed that the salmon tartare is no longer an every day appetizer option. :( That was my absolute favorite. The "Dorado ceviche" is not going to do it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeyetlse Posted November 6, 2015 #50 Share Posted November 6, 2015 (edited) Mmm, fried steak, why aren't they charging extra for that??? :p As Jane Don and maywell explained above, "steak frites" means steak (of unspecified cut/quality/preparation) and fries. It is the kind of shorthand you would find in a cheaper French restaurant — I would describe it as "lunch counter language" if lunch counters were still a thing — and the fact that they don't bother identifying the meat or how they prepare it means that it is probably nothing to be proud of. And they want to give themselves the option of serving you whatever they happen to have on board. Edited November 6, 2015 by hawkeyetlse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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