gs627 Posted April 1, 2016 #1 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Interested in trying a specialty dining restaurant on the Oasis. I narrowed it down to Chops Grill or Giovannis. Which should I pick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted April 1, 2016 #2 Share Posted April 1, 2016 We prefer Giovanni's over Chops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zdad59 Posted April 1, 2016 #3 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Giovanni's hands down. We were not impressed with Chops. I've had better steaks at Outback. Come hungry for Giovanni's. Portions are large and served family style. If they have the lamb chops as an entrée ask them to bring it out as an appetizer.....FANTASTIC. Also the gnocchi are super. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George C Posted April 1, 2016 #4 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Not even close go to Giovanni's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MommaBear55 Posted April 1, 2016 #5 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Another vote for Giovanni's because of the creativity of the dishes. DH really preferred the steak in Giovanni's over Chops. Not to mention it is $14 a person cheaper. (Unless Giovanni's is more than $25 now...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted April 1, 2016 #6 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Giovanni's !!!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkkunk Posted April 1, 2016 #7 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I'm not the OP, but thanks everyone for your input! We went to Giovanni's the first time we were on Allure and we all really liked it. We knew we would go back when we do our Allure cruise in May but were also thinking about trying Chops. I think we will just skip it. Our son is a pasta lover anyway! (And we can try the steak there instead) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookwife Posted April 1, 2016 #8 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Interested in trying a specialty dining restaurant on the Oasis. I narrowed it down to Chops Grill or Giovannis. Which should I pick? slight edge to Giovanni's but you can't go wrong with either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joandian Posted April 2, 2016 #9 Share Posted April 2, 2016 (edited) Always Giovanni's! My husband also says the steak at Giovanni's is better than Chops. Edited April 2, 2016 by joandian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooseman52b Posted April 2, 2016 #10 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Giovanni's is the better choice. The strip sirloin steak in Chop's is the same cut you get in the MDR. The atmosphere is nice, but an extra $25-$30 for the same cut of meat (you can also get a small filet mignon for the cover charge price). If you want a T-bone or Porterhouse you pay a hefty upgrade price. I don't see the value. We did Chop's on the Oasis in February on Valentines Day and they badly overcooked my Medium Rare sirloin 2 times (medium well first time, and well the second) and overcooked it the third time as well (close to medium well). Nancy had completely finished her meal by the time the third sirloin was brought to our table. I will not do Chop's again. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gs627 Posted April 2, 2016 Author #11 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Thank you everyone! I will try Giovannis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted April 2, 2016 #12 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Giovanni's, Chops is no longer worth the cost to us anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsanTom Posted April 2, 2016 #13 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Giovanni's is Tops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclop Posted April 2, 2016 #14 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Interested in trying a specialty dining restaurant on the Oasis. I narrowed it down to Chops Grill or Giovannis. Which should I pick? Do both if not Giovanni's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtopia Posted April 2, 2016 #15 Share Posted April 2, 2016 I agree with the rest as well. Each time I've went to Giovanni's, I've had a great experience and an amazing meal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbgd Posted April 2, 2016 #16 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Giovannis I don't no why but the same Filet at Chops and Giovannis always tasted better at Giovannis :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poz222 Posted April 2, 2016 #17 Share Posted April 2, 2016 The ossobucco at Giovannis is to die for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summerknight Posted April 2, 2016 #18 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Giovanni's ...we went there twice the past two cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooseman52b Posted April 2, 2016 #19 Share Posted April 2, 2016 (edited) Giovannis I don't no why but the same Filet at Chops and Giovannis always tasted better at Giovannis :confused: Cooked in Olive Oil? By the way, no late lunches before eating at Giovanni's. We made that mistake and had to be rolled out only having half eating our main course and skipping desert. Edited April 2, 2016 by mooseman52b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armyspouse Posted April 2, 2016 #20 Share Posted April 2, 2016 We actually just ate at Giovanni's on the Oasis last night and didn't have a great experience. The waitstaff must have been short handed because it took forever to get initially served and between courses. The steak was very good. My DH had the lamb chops and they were okay. The cannolis for dessert were yummy. Not sure I would go back on a future cruise. We did eat at Chef's Table one night and that was amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooseman52b Posted April 2, 2016 #21 Share Posted April 2, 2016 We actually just ate at Giovanni's on the Oasis last night and didn't have a great experience. The waitstaff must have been short handed because it took forever to get initially served and between courses. The steak was very good. My DH had the lamb chops and they were okay. The cannolis for dessert were yummy. Not sure I would go back on a future cruise. We did eat at Chef's Table one night and that was amazing! What is does DH stand for? I have seen this in quite a few posts. It's not a sports community so it can't be "Designated Hitter" :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathie13 Posted April 2, 2016 #22 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Dear Husband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark22mac Posted April 2, 2016 #23 Share Posted April 2, 2016 What is does DH stand for? I have seen this in quite a few posts. It's not a sports community so it can't be "Designated Hitter" :confused: Or darling husband which my wife refers to me as. [emoji16] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNcrzr4life Posted April 2, 2016 #24 Share Posted April 2, 2016 DH and I usually eat at both. I'm not a steak lover but do love my shrimp (appetizer and main course [emoji51]) so chops is awesome for me. That being said, Giovanni's is just another level of awesomeness from start to finish and everything in between! Whatever you do leave room for dessert[emoji7] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joandian Posted April 3, 2016 #25 Share Posted April 3, 2016 I've been known on several occasions to skip the main so I will have room for the amazing Tiramisu. It's so easy to fill up on the amazing appetizers. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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