Carnival favorite foods?

[Handsome Dancer]

What are your favorite foods on Carnival cruises? Particularly dining room dinner items. Cocktail recommendations are welcome as well.

[lasekeye]

Chocolate melting cake. If you prefer, they can bake it just a bit more so that it’s not quite so runny inside if you prefer. It usually comes with vanilla ice cream, but you can ask for strawberry or butter pecan ice cream (both yummy). But my absolute favourite is asking for a small dish of peanut butter (and vanilla ice cream of course).

[Saint Greg]

Melting cake is good but other deserts I really liked were the s’mores parfait and the grand mariner soufflé

[cshellz]

Creme brûlée

 

 

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[tortuga1975]

The spaghetti carbonara that they serve on elegant nights is always a must have.

[FSHLOT]

I look forward to the Escargo' in garlic and butter. They don't have this enough, I think its only one night?

[nchikk]

Vegetarian Spring Rolls

Mushroom Cream Soup

Indian Vegetarian Dinner

Reuben w/ Potato Salad (from room service) (or the Deli)

Most things from the Tandoor

[phinfan63]

Pumpkin Soup. This used to be so good although the last time we tried it, they had changed the recipe or something - not nearly as good. Will order it this time and give it another try.

 

Pizza is always good too!

[Buckimion]

Steak (Filet Mignon) & eggs brunch

[LoungingMcCoy]

For me it was the Salmon Tartar Cornets and the Duck Textures from the Chef's Table.

 

My wife's favorite was the Surf and Turf from the dining room.

[jordanaire]

West Indian Pumpkin Soup

Caesar Salad (every night)

Grand Marnier Souffle

Fried Shrimp

Anything in the Steakhouse

Prime Rib

 

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[jordanaire]

Oh yeah...Guy's burgers!

 

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[crusinpsychRN]

Escargot.

[ABQrobin]

from MDR: the salmon entree, look forward to it every cruise. Appetizer - the pumpkin soup, but almost all of the soups are fantastic. Most of the salads are good.

 

lunch - the Tandoor if they have it (Magic, Breeze, and Splendor I think). Fantastic Indian food, wish it was open at dinner.

[rotchill]

Love the steak and eggs at Sea day Brunch.

[brookeq]

Chocolate melting cake. The fruit cream soups in the dining room. They are like smoothies. Anything at the steak house.

 

 

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[SNJCruisers]

Bitter n Blanc, but I had read they changed the recipe and added pecans to it. :mad: Grand Marnier soufflé.

[crusinpsychRN]

Love the steak and eggs at Sea day Brunch.

 

Best steak on the ship.

[cruzinlisa]

Its been a while since my last Carnival cruise, so I don't know if they have some of these things:

 

Brunch- Steak and Eggs, tomato soup

Appetizers- Baked stuffed white mushrooms, Spring rolls, cream of mushroom soup, strawberry bisque

Main- Chateaubriand, Lobster (but they are tiny), prime rib, petite filet and short rib

Desserts- Black Forest gateau, amaretto cake

Buffet- Guys burgers, pizza

 

Drinks: kiss on the lips, Fun ship special, Miami Vice. There was also this blue drink in the comedy club (not frozen) that was really good. It had something like pineapple juice and/or sweet and sour in it.

 

Edited to add: I just looked up a menu for the comedy club and found the name of the drink. Punch liner- named after the punch line comedy club (imagine that). I only ever saw it available in the comedy club.

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[nchikk]

Its been a while since my last Carnival cruise, so I don't know if they have some of these things:

 

Brunch- Steak and Eggs, tomato soup

Appetizers- Baked stuffed white mushrooms, Spring rolls, cream of mushroom soup, strawberry bisque

Main- Chateaubriand, Lobster (but they are tiny), prime rib, petite filet and short rib

Desserts- Black Forest gateau, amaretto cake

Buffet- Guys burgers, pizza

 

Drinks: kiss on the lips, Fun ship special, Miami Vice. There was also this blue drink in the comedy club (not frozen) that was really good. It had something like pineapple juice and/or sweet and sour in it.

 

Edited to add: I just looked up a menu for the comedy club and found the name of the drink. Punch liner- named after the punch line comedy club (imagine that). I only ever saw it available in the comedy club.

 

 

I bet if you asked for this drink at another bar, they wouldn't tell you 'no'.

 

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[SNJCruisers]

I bet if you asked for this drink at another bar, they wouldn't tell you 'no'.

 

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They probably would unless they have been a bartender at the comedy club in the past. From my past experiences on Carnival, the bartender's usually have blinders on and just make whatever drinks they are supposed to make for whatever bar they are assigned to. The only exceptions to this would be senior bartender's who have had experience at various bars on board and they would be able to go "off menu" to satisfy your need.

 

The best situation for this however is the Alchemy Bar, where the mixologists use fresh ingredients to construct some really nice concoctions, instead of using mixes and sugary premade junk as your drink. There is just more leeway to go off the menu at the Alchemy since the drinks are all 10.95 and the mixologists have jurisdiction as to the ingredients in what you'll be drinking, unlike the bartender's at the other bars who are much more structured with what they serve.

[mark316]

Never had a bad serving Prime Rib.

[Lottacruises]

Penne marisco, cheesecake from seaday brunch, chocolate peanut butter pie from lido.

My go to special order dinner is a large ceasar salad with a flat iron steak on top.

 

They make an apple dessert that is delicious, found on the lido. It's some kind of sliced apples with cinnamon, and a crumble on top. More like a cobbler than cake or pie.

[mjrcruiser]

Penne marisco, cheesecake from seaday brunch, chocolate peanut butter pie from lido.

My go to special order dinner is a large ceasar salad with a flat iron steak on top.

 

They make an apple dessert that is delicious, found on the lido. It's some kind of sliced apples with cinnamon, and a crumble on top. More like a cobbler than cake or pie.

 

 

Yes, yes, yes, to this apple dessert!! :D

[Shaded Lady]

Spaghetti Carbonara as an appetizer (just ask for it!)...

 

Escargot in MDR (less fond of the ones in the steakhouse, believe it or not!)

 

Prime rib WITHOUT the gravy!

 

Quattro Formaggio pizza from Pizza place- I add pepperoni and mushrooms from the other pizzas, and they don't care... they'll make it however you want.

 

Crème brulee and Grand Marnier soufflé.

 

Arnold Palmers- Iced Tea and Lemonade from Lido beverage stations... for a kick, add some vanilla soft serve and mix it up! really good!