Dishin with Janet (A Star Class Foodie Live Review) Allure Sept. 30th

[janetmojo]

I haven’t been posting breakfast pictures. We have eaten each morning in the Coastal Kitchen and it’s good, hot breakfast food. Just nothing exciting. All of the eggs have been cooked to proper temperature.

 

Tuesday for lunch we visited Sabor. I was actually impressed. I went in with kind of a meh attitude since the lunch menu is fairly limited.

 

We enjoyed the chips and very fresh guacamole (it tasted homemade.)

 

 

They brought pico de gallo and a habanero sauce (VERY hot) but no actual “salsa”.

 

(Once again it is only letting me post one photo per post.)

 

 

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[janetmojo]

Next up we each got a plate of the bacon wrapped jalapeño chicken bites (I had heard good things about them and I didn’t want to share.). I’m glad I had my own!! Very yummy. All I needed was a giant bowl of queso to dip them in.

 

 

 

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[janetmojo]

We both got the same entree, the steak and cheese quesadilla. We could have split one. It was quite large and we each only ate half. I think we were sort of hitting a food wall by this time.

 

 

We got some jalapeño pinto beans with them and some roasted tomatoes and sour cream automatically came with it.

 

The flavors in all the food here were fresh, not greasy, we will probably return (or have some sent to our room lol.)

 

 

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[janetmojo]

Quick note and maybe it is because this is our first time on an Oasis ship but we’ve been so busy!! We haven’t even opened our books and magazines and at the same time we feel like we haven’t even explored many areas of the ship. It might be because we are in this giant suite with our own hot tub. Plus we have our own bar up here so we haven’t been around to explore the other areas. It’s nice in a way because we are far away from all the crowds all the time but it’s also weird to feel isolated on a ship with 5000 people onboard.

 

Back to the food :)

 

Tuesday night we ate at Chops. When we got there we were still full from lunch but we didn’t let that deter us from trying a bunch of stuff. Hubby ordered the shrimp cocktail and they brought him two. (Btw I get that they are trying to be nice but he had ordered a few appetizers and really didn’t need two of them.) But he managed to choke them down ha ha!

 

 

 

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[janetmojo]

I ordered the crab cake, I’ve had it before. It was good but didn’t have any kind of large pieces of crab in it or anything. Just fairly standard. Needed more sauce as it was a bit dry.

 

(This was also the night I brain farted and almost everything else we ordered we took bites of before I took a picture oops.)

 

 

It also appears I took blurry pictures this night but it was quite dark in there.

 

 

 

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[janetmojo]

I also tried the pork belly which was kind of like a giant piece of bbq bacon but it was just ok.

 

 

And hubby ordered the ahi tuna. (He reminds me that he also ordered the beef carpaccio but it never showed up.)

 

 

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[janetmojo]

 

The tuna (well 1/2 of it.)

 

Next up we had ordered the 1 1/2 lb lobsters. This is normally an up charge but not for star class. We also got baked potatoes (they were nice and small which was good) and hubby got some mushrooms that I don’t think I photo’d.

 

 

 

 

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[janetmojo]

 

The lobster was cooked well, good texture although the sauce on top was a bit heavy. Just the butter and lemon would have been ok. We didn’t do them justice, we could have split one.

 

But of course we managed to share a dessert. The warm chocolate cake with berry sauce and ice cream.

 

 

 

 

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[Hypo]

About handicap access to Chef's Table. They take you from the library around to a crew door on the port side of the ship. There is a crew elevator in that area that they use to take you up to the deck where the actual Chef's Table is located. You then come into the room from the port side, right where they bring in the food from the galley.

[A&L_Ont]

Janet, I have been thinking about your photo posting limit to one. Are you posting with the CC branded app, or through the Tapatalk App? There was a period of time on the branded app would not let you post one pic as an attachment, but on Tapatalk you could post up to 6. Don’t know if this helps but I thought I’d throw it out there.

 

We return to Allure in April in Star Class so you food porn is warming me up.:D

[janetmojo]

 

At this point I wasn’t sure how I was going to make it back to the room. I needed someone to roll me or something.

 

I think we headed to the casino for awhile but it’s a little hazy.

 

Great service by the way at Chops, they have quite a large staff and we were also so happy to meet our genie’s husband who is a waiter there.

 

 

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[janetmojo]

Janet, I have been thinking about your photo posting limit to one. Are you posting with the CC branded app, or through the Tapatalk App? There was a period of time on the branded app would not let you post one pic as an attachment, but on Tapatalk you could post up to 6. Don’t know if this helps but I thought I’d throw it out there.

 

 

 

We return to Allure in April in Star Class so you food porn is warming me up.:D

 

 

 

Up until yesterday I had no issues using Tapatalk. Now once I attach one photo to my post the icon that allows me to add a photo disappears.

 

 

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[A&L_Ont]

Up until yesterday I had no issues using Tapatalk. Now once I attach one photo to my post the icon that allows me to add a photo disappears.

 

Hi Janet.

 

I just checked Tapatalk CC App and the CC Branded App on my phone. Both would let me post multiple photos in the Test Forum area. Maybe try the CC branded App and maybe it will let you load 6 pics or you could try deleting Tapatalk and reload it.

 

Very strange... I guess you could see if if you have an App update as well, just incase it didn't automatically download. Hopefully one of those options will help. One pic at at time isn't fun, but you are on a ship.;)

[janetmojo]

I’m baaack! Let’s see where were we? Ah St. Maarten day aka Wednesday.

 

We grabbed breakfast in Coastal Kitchen and headed off on a day long excursion not with the ship. Here are a couple pics to test if I have fixed my photo issues...

 

 

Right before one of these guys bit my hubby.

 

 

So it seems to be related somehow to my Bluetooth keyboard. If I just type old school on the iPad I can post as many as I want.

 

So we did a 6 hour tour with snorkeling from Alan’s tours. Highly recommended. Lunch was included and was a basic sandwich with chips, fruit and pasta salad but we were hungry from being in the water and sun. No pics, I was too wet :)

 

So next up last night’s dinner (our first) in Coastal Kitchen.

 

 

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[janetmojo]

Alrighty let’s see if I can recall. We were actually very up in the air about dinner last night. We had coastal kitchen reserved for filet night but we were a little filet’d out (is that a thing?). But we asked the genie if there were any last min opening for hibachi but there were not. So we asked her for the first fairly crazy request we had had which was could we get some lobster in Coastal Kitchen on non lobster night? She said yes! So Coastal Kitchen it was!

 

So we were seated and brought our wine and a really nice bread basket including cheesy bread and breadsticks (yum). A very nice variety of bread. (My mom would have been happy.)

 

 

I wanted to try the pork belly and burrata so I did! I shared mine with hubby and he ordered a shrimp cocktail. Of course they brought him a whole plate of shrimp!

 

 

My burrata was soooo good, but it only came with a tiny crostini for smearing. It had a delicious pesto underneath. There was no way I could eat that much cheese!

 

 

The pork belly was also a winner. Crispy and much better in my opinion than what I had at Chops the previous night.

 

 

Next up all the entrees!

 

 

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[janetmojo]

First we had the lobster (from Chops it looked like) it was good but a little mushy. No fault of the kitchen sometimes you just get a mushy one, happens at home too. (We ate it anyway [emoji23])

 

 

Next the filet (yes we got one anyway). It was slightly over our medium rare request but still good and the truffle mashed potatoes were great!

 

 

And then I ordered the duck. I enjoy it and don’t get to have it much at home and it sure didn’t disappoint! Yummy and savory and sweet with the cherry sauce on it. I’d order it again in a heartbeat.

 

 

Finally dessert time...we both shared a creme brûlée and the chocolate hazelnut I think it was torte, like a little pie. They were both very good.

 

 

 

Yeah I was a little late with the photos...

 

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So we were full and tired but wanted to see the comedy show at 10:30 and Susan was saving us two seats (not in the front) so we went to comedy, got a second wind, hit the casino after and went to bed at 2am...again. Oh well we can sleep when we get home!

 

 

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[janetmojo]

Howdy followers (anyone still here? Tap tap tap)

 

Next up another breakfast at Coastal Kitchen, I guess I should be taking pics but it’s been just good yummy, hot, prompt breakfast!

 

Lunch yesterday I left open after we got back from a poorly planned (by me) walking tour of San Juan (omg #sohot). We thought we actually might pass out from heat stroke and once we hit 27 stories and close to 13,000 steps we took a cab back to the ship.

 

I let Les pick lunch since I had hosed up our morning and I thought he might pick Johnny Rockets but it was back to Sabor for National taco day! We mostly ordered the same as the first day but he tried the beef empanada app and I had the chicken tacos instead of the steak quesadilla.

 

 

The chicken is shredded and a little dry but they sent salsa and toppings. The tortillas are thick like a pita though? Odd. Drinks were great, some of the best mixed drinks we have had.

 

Later in the late afternoon for the purpose of this review I tried some pizza at Sorrentos and I’ll be honest it was GREAT! Hot, fresh, didn’t taste like chemicals that frozen pizza does. I need some more as I write this [emoji23]

 

 

Next up 150 Central Park...

 

 

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[bighairtexan]

I'm here. :D I read this every day on an empty stomach. Couldn't you hear it GROWLING?

I got the Ultimate Dining package for my Liberty cruise starting Sunday and I'm committing to memory which to try and which to avoid.

Keep up the lovely photos!

It's a dirty job but SOMEONE'S GOTTA DO IT! ;)

[knon24]

I'm loving this foodie review! Thanks for sharing!

[A&L_Ont]

I’m here too.

[suesnake2002]

In the suite lounge for breakfast, there is a danish if sorts. To me it looks like a monkey face placed on custard. They are awsome!!

 

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[Hopetotravel]

I've been reading every day even though I don't say much. It's sad that the lobster was mushy, that usually means it was dead for a while before they cooked it. My husband is a lobster fisherman and a buyer so we do know lobster. We'll be on this cruise on the 14 th so have been following it closely. Thanks for taking the time to do it.

[tweetylori]

Here too, hoping you'll eat faster!

[MrsBBuffalo]

Loving your posts! Thanks for making the time. Glad you are having so much fun! Did you get to follow all your plans in Labadee?

[janetmojo]

So dinner at 150 Central Park was the meal I was most nervous hubby wouldn’t care for. He’s not a super adventurous eater although he’s gotten better at trying things. The menu was the most limited. Turns out it wasn’t as issue.

 

We started with the very fresh and delicious bread which was served with unsalted butter and six different types of salt.

 

 

 

The smoky black salt smelled like Rome burning (any of my Disney friends will understand this reference.).

 

The onion flavored rolls were my favorite.

 

Next up appetizers round 1, butternut squash soup for me, salad with orange fennel and radish for hubby.

 

 

The soup was very good but had pepitas in it (toasted pumpkin seeds) and I felt like they sort of destroyed the velvet texture of the soup. Les said the salad needed a bit more dressing, he asked me if he could have it with thousand island [emoji849][emoji23]

 

 

 

 

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