edawn Posted September 21, 2017 #26 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Some of the desserts are just ok but the pecan pie is especially dreadful. Sent from my Moto G (4) using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpcdds6 Posted September 21, 2017 #27 Share Posted September 21, 2017 The hamburger and hot dog rolls at Topsiders should be used for bait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefgirl Posted September 21, 2017 #28 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I enjoy most of the food I've had on NCL ships, but I don't understand how they manage to make their desserts taste so blah. I would take a dessert back to my room after dinner to savor it before bedtime. They would look so delectable but were invariably tasteless and not worth the calorie splurge. NCL, read and heed. Please. You have time to fix this over the next 7 months till my next cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachys Posted September 21, 2017 #29 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I concur about the desserts! With the exception of a few they are tasteless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perditax Posted September 21, 2017 #30 Share Posted September 21, 2017 The tasteless desserts thing absolutely has to be an intentional strategy to keep people from eating a lot of them. And I guess cost-saving in the sense that gelatin is cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Wheels Only Posted September 21, 2017 #31 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Lobster...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rjm11 Posted September 21, 2017 #32 Share Posted September 21, 2017 but the desserts always look so gooood! I'm fooled every time.... until I try them. I didn't think about their being gelatin. That makes sense because that's what it tastes like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyhanek Posted September 21, 2017 #33 Share Posted September 21, 2017 NCL does a crap job with desserts. They always have actually. NCL food now is good but the desserts still continue to be blah. I also don't love the pasta in La Cucina. Maybe it's the tomato sauce on the pasta but everything with pasta and red sauce isn't great either. Olive Garden is better by a lot! All other food on NCL has improved so much that I like literally everything. Steaks have improved, the lobster when it was around last year was delicious (and I'm from New England the pickiest of judges there!), I like the lunch items, the Ahi sandwich, Eggs benedict, cinnamon roll french toast.......everything is really good now. The food is just good. I hope they keep it this way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packer99 Posted September 21, 2017 #34 Share Posted September 21, 2017 The internet ate my detailed post. Grr. Abbreviated list of waste of calories: -Ice cream/gelato. I'm from Wisconsin and am picky. I don't like the soft serve, hand dipped or gelato. But whether it's soft serve or hand dipped, people clamor for this stuff on ships. . Yes, this!! They need custard!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyMom Posted September 21, 2017 #35 Share Posted September 21, 2017 The Chocoholics buffet is fun to watch and look at, but don't eat everything! I thought they stopped doing the chocolate buffet. Don't remember seeing it for several years now, then again, I haven't really been looking for it. I do agree that many items are not worth the calories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveH2508 Posted September 21, 2017 #36 Share Posted September 21, 2017 On a day visit to the Breakaway - we saw a bagel lying on the deck with a bite taken out of it. Saw a seagull walk up to it, take a peck and walk on. If a seagull won't eat it, it must be bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefgirl Posted September 21, 2017 #37 Share Posted September 21, 2017 maybe part of the problem is that they often have so many desserts to choose from. Perhaps they should consider limiting the variety and focus on flavor. Just my humble opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcruisin77 Posted September 22, 2017 Author #38 Share Posted September 22, 2017 I've been enjoying the replies. Thanks to all for the advice and chuckles! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare All-ready2cruise Posted September 22, 2017 #39 Share Posted September 22, 2017 On a day visit to the Breakaway - we saw a bagel lying on the deck with a bite taken out of it. Saw a seagull walk up to it, take a peck and walk on. If a seagull won't eat it, it must be bad! You are so funny, I love it.. thanks for the laugh, needed it. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayhil3 Posted September 22, 2017 #40 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Don't order the fried chicken in the dinning room. It tasted like cardboard, and the lasagna was very strange as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orygungirl Posted September 22, 2017 #41 Share Posted September 22, 2017 The food in the Lotus Garden was bad on the Pearl. Didn't want more than a bite of anything I tried, and I generally love any Asian cuisine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davy jones Posted September 22, 2017 #42 Share Posted September 22, 2017 I find that baked buffet desserts are pretty tasteless on all of the mainstream cruise lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
300dtc Posted September 22, 2017 #43 Share Posted September 22, 2017 I agree desserts in the buffet are pretty bad, but we love soft serve ice cream and the hand scooped ice cream. One evening they brought out a blueberry cobbler and with ice cream on top was pretty darn good. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeDemonBlond Posted September 22, 2017 #44 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Any dessert with the word flan in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BostonGal35 Posted September 22, 2017 #45 Share Posted September 22, 2017 the buffet curries are excellent. the green chicken curry in the MDR is always bland. not sure why i always order it, hoping it will be better. the cornish hen in the MDR is the WORST! i actually like that the desserts are so bad, because then i dont eat them! saves more calories for booze (i highly recommend the Bushwhacker for dessert). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellasmomanddad Posted September 23, 2017 #46 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Not a fan of the broccoli cheddar soup in the mdr. My reason is probably because it's not panera. I also didn't care for burrito in Los lobos my wife says I'm spoiled because I eat a top notch burrito weekly at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellasmomanddad Posted September 23, 2017 #47 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Thought of another 1 brownies are always dry with no fudgee texture always cake like. I love brownies so if you know a good spot let me know I will bring my own ice cream if necessary lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaja Posted September 23, 2017 #48 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Not really fond of the desserts.....(as others have said...)....except for the chocolate croissants. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonmom Posted September 24, 2017 #49 Share Posted September 24, 2017 It is so strange to me that everyone always hates on NCL desserts. I could eat chocolate lava cake all day and all night... And I'm not even a dessert person! Sent from my Nexus 5X using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paf910 Posted September 24, 2017 #50 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Here's a tip....last year's cruise on the Dawn, I found myself seriously wanting cookies. It was long after dinner and the buffet was still open. Searched the entire buffet...No cookies to be found! I saw one of the servers by the desserts and asked about cookies. She went in the back and a few minutes later returned with a plate full of cookies. Just out of the oven!! I grabbed some milk and hurried back to my cabin before someone snatched the plate out of my hand. People in the elevator couldn't stop looking at them and I was getting very nervous. Made it back to my cabin with the coveted cookies intact and hubby and I ate the entire plate! They were the BEST oatmeal raisin cookies I've ever had! So, if there is something you are craving, just ask. You just might get it with a big smile! Sent from my SM-T357T using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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