dakrewser Posted December 11, 2015 #1 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Fodor's just picked the "10 Best Specialty Dining Options on Cruises" and Le Cirque came in at #2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avian777 Posted December 11, 2015 #2 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Thanks for posting this info - very pleased (though not surprised) to see Le Cirque rated so high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tom O. Posted December 11, 2015 #3 Share Posted December 11, 2015 At $49 pp extra it had better be highly rated. And that is $49 plus you are giving up your regular MDR meal. I figure that the MDR meal you are passing on is worth around $35 pp. So that means total cost of Le Cirque is about $84 per person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruz chic Posted December 11, 2015 #4 Share Posted December 11, 2015 At $49 pp extra it had better be highly rated. And that is $49 plus you are giving up your regular MDR meal. I figure that the MDR meal you are passing on is worth around $35 pp. So that means total cost of Le Cirque is about $84 per person. There is no way that the meal you are passing on is worth $35. I've seen it posted on here, to feed a pax for the day is around $10. This info is from people that actually work on ships. When I saw the list I wasn't terribly impressed with it. I do not care for Le cirque, its too pretensions for me but others do enjoy it. I think the regular menu is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheWASide Posted December 11, 2015 #5 Share Posted December 11, 2015 At $49 pp extra it had better be highly rated. And that is $49 plus you are giving up your regular MDR meal. I figure that the MDR meal you are passing on is worth around $35 pp. So that means total cost of Le Cirque is about $84 per person. And yet as far as cruise line dining spots go it isan't even in the top 10 for most expensive I don't believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted December 11, 2015 #6 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Thank you for the link. We love Le Cirque -- glad it made #2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tom O. Posted December 11, 2015 #7 Share Posted December 11, 2015 There is no way that the meal you are passing on is worth $35. I've seen it posted on here, to feed a pax for the day is around $10. This info is from people that actually work on ships. When I saw the list I wasn't terribly impressed with it. I do not care for Le cirque, its too pretensions for me but others do enjoy it. I think the regular menu is better. I didn't mean that the meal cost $35 for HAL to serve it. I meant that if you went to a nice restaurant and ordered a meal similar to a MDR meal it would cost you about $35. Especially when you consider that the meal includes desert and a beverage such as coffee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheWASide Posted December 11, 2015 #8 Share Posted December 11, 2015 (edited) I didn't mean that the meal cost $35 for HAL to serve it. I meant that if you went to a nice restaurant and ordered a meal similar to a MDR meal it would cost you about $35. Especially when you consider that the meal includes desert and a beverage such as coffee. What kind of restaurant are you imagining going into? If I ordered an appetizer, soup or salad, a steak entree (just using the "everyday steak" in this scenario... now just imagine if I was picking prime rib, quail, rack of lamb, etc) and a dessert and beverage I'd be well over $35... and I'm not picturing any super fancy place. Edited December 11, 2015 by InTheWASide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boytjie Posted December 11, 2015 #9 Share Posted December 11, 2015 (edited) I read that Todd English is going away on QM2. Now that restaurant was overrated, I thought (we only had lunch there) Edited December 11, 2015 by Boytjie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tom O. Posted December 11, 2015 #10 Share Posted December 11, 2015 What kind of restaurant are you imagining going into? If I ordered an appetizer, soup or salad, a steak entree (just using the "everyday steak" in this scenario... now just imagine if I was picking prime rib, quail, rack of lamb, etc) and a dessert and beverage I'd be well over $35... and I'm not picturing any super fancy place. You're right. Maybe I should have said at least $35. I think it would be in the range of $35 to $65 - depending on what was ordered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheWASide Posted December 11, 2015 #11 Share Posted December 11, 2015 (edited) I read that Todd English is going away on QM2. Now that restaurant was overrated, I thought (we only had lunch there) and I heard dinner was a la carte? They just released the new designs a couple days ago. It will be the Verandah Restaurant as is the case on QV and QE and WAS the case on the original QM Edited December 11, 2015 by InTheWASide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catl331 Posted December 11, 2015 #12 Share Posted December 11, 2015 At $49 pp extra it had better be highly rated. But Disney's Remy at $85 pp only made 7th place! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted December 11, 2015 #13 Share Posted December 11, 2015 I didn't mean that the meal cost $35 for HAL to serve it. I meant that if you went to a nice restaurant and ordered a meal similar to a MDR meal it would cost you about $35. Especially when you consider that the meal includes desert and a beverage such as coffee. We dined in the Le Cirque Restaurant some years ago and even 'back then', the meal was a lot more than $84 pp. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
take us away Posted December 11, 2015 #14 Share Posted December 11, 2015 (edited) What kind of restaurant are you imagining going into? If I ordered an appetizer, soup or salad, a steak entree (just using the "everyday steak" in this scenario... now just imagine if I was picking prime rib, quail, rack of lamb, etc) and a dessert and beverage I'd be well over $35... and I'm not picturing any super fancy place. as 'they' say - location, location, location. We have UT and Seattle discussing price so it is a bit of apples and oranges and imagine what it would cost in NYC. Interesting that Pinnacle did not make the list. Edited December 11, 2015 by take us away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tom O. Posted December 11, 2015 #15 Share Posted December 11, 2015 as 'they' say - location, location, location. We have UT and Seattle discussing price so it is a bit of apples and oranges and imagine what it would cost in NYC. Interesting that Pinnacle did not make the list. Very true. I recently moved from So. Calif. where restaurant prices were much higher than here in Utah. In my new hometown, I don't think you could manage to make your restaurant bill higher than $35 pp no matter where you went or what you ordered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted December 11, 2015 #16 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Thanks for sharing their selections. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare POA1 Posted December 11, 2015 #17 Share Posted December 11, 2015 (edited) We dined in the Le Cirque Restaurant some years ago and even 'back then', the meal was a lot more than $84 pp. :) Parking at Le Cirque in Manhattan costs almost as much as dinner does on the ship. :D Le Cirque in NYC isn't quite as expensive, relatively speaking, as it used to be. A couple can probably get 4 courses each for under $150 per person. (Not including wine, tax, or tip.) We think Le Cirque is a great deal - at least for us. To the person who asked why the Pinnacle Grill didn’t make the list - It appears that the list always uses the most high end offering that a cruise line has. Edited December 11, 2015 by POA1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheWASide Posted December 11, 2015 #18 Share Posted December 11, 2015 as 'they' say - location, location, location. We have UT and Seattle discussing price so it is a bit of apples and oranges and imagine what it would cost in NYC. Valid point but I was even thinking along the lines of chain restaurants which for the most part have standardized pricing nationwide. Take Olive Garden for instance as an example... Appetizer probably about $10-12 for an order Were I not using this restaurant as an example (realizing as I'm typing this LOL) soup or a side salad would likely by $5-6 each for something the approx size of what HAL would give you Entree could range $15-23 per person Dessert about $7-8 per person Coffee/Iced Tea/Etc $3 each (used something HAL serves for free) Add it all up and it's going to average in the low $40's depending on what specifically is ordered But yes, food and restaurants in general I'm sure are far more when not nationwide chains on the west coast than in Utah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted December 11, 2015 #19 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Wow, we have always enjoyed Le Cirque but am still surprised it beat out some of the luxury lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainmare Posted December 11, 2015 #20 Share Posted December 11, 2015 I think a better way of looking at basic dinner pricing is to price out a wedding reception price pp instead of any restaurant because that is essentially the type of mass produced food in the MDR. Le Cirque is closer to a restaurant experience hence the upcharge and I think the list only considers the top offerings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted December 12, 2015 #21 Share Posted December 12, 2015 (edited) Very true. I recently moved from So. Calif. where restaurant prices were much higher than here in Utah. In my new hometown, I don't think you could manage to make your restaurant bill higher than $35 pp no matter where you went or what you ordered. I went to dinner tonight with a couple and I took the check. It was a mid range sort of very good restaurant but not downtown Boston prices. The tip for the check was more than $35. None of us are big drinkers so liquor did not push the check up. I think maybe there were 3 glasses of wine and one beer. Edited December 12, 2015 by sail7seas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisemom42 Posted December 12, 2015 #22 Share Posted December 12, 2015 I'm slightly surprised by some of the restaurants on their list and some that were not... I'm not a huge fan of specialty restaurants on ships anyway, as many seem to be heavily focused on steaks. (Not my favorite.) I'd prefer a Tamarind any day to a Pinnacle Grill. I did enjoy Murano on Celebrity, probably the best of the admittedly few specialty restaurants I've tried (on Princess, Celebrity and HAL). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denatravels Posted December 13, 2015 #23 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I have lived in NYC and never been to Le Cirque. Booked it for my HAL cruise, as well as Jamie's Italian and crown grill on two other upcoming cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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