Tasm3n Posted February 23, 2020 #1 Share Posted February 23, 2020 I'm considering booking specialty dining for one night of our cruise in July. We have main seating dining and I don't want to have to rush back to the ship when we are in Grand Cayman just to make dinner. My question is: If you had to pick just one specialty dining experience on the Liberty, which one would you pick and why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taglovestocruise Posted February 23, 2020 #2 Share Posted February 23, 2020 23 minutes ago, Tasm3n said: I'm considering booking specialty dining for one night of our cruise in July. We have main seating dining and I don't want to have to rush back to the ship when we are in Grand Cayman just to make dinner. My question is: If you had to pick just one specialty dining experience on the Liberty, which one would you pick and why? I would go with Giovanni's, unless they change it to Jamies. Better sides and more variety than Chop's. Not very many choices on Liberty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBE4 Posted February 23, 2020 #3 Share Posted February 23, 2020 I also vote for Giovannis. Consistently very good. Never been disappointed. While I've had some great meals at Chops, I've also had some sub-par meals there as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogbay Posted February 23, 2020 #4 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Chops , bone in ribeye ,cause cow's eat grass so I'm almost a vegetarian 🤣🥩 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdthird Posted February 23, 2020 #5 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Before our last cruise I’d say definitely Giovani’s because of some bad service issues at Chops, but this last time it was the other way around, and Chops was great and Giovani's just so so. Hard to tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taglovestocruise Posted February 23, 2020 #6 Share Posted February 23, 2020 19 minutes ago, Hogbay said: Chops , bone in ribeye ,cause cow's eat grass so I'm almost a vegetarian 🤣🥩 And don't forget the giant Berkshire Pork Belly appetizer, ordered extra crispy. Pigs are farm fed a vegetarian diet with lots of healthy fruit. happy cruising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nado44 Posted February 24, 2020 #7 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Been on Liberty many times. Definitely Chops! My usual order there is: Forest mushroom soup, colossal shrimp cocktail, black pepper bacon, 9 ounce filet, a pat of horseradish, asparagus, mashed potatoes, and mushrooms. And dessert. Be sure to skip lunch that day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasm3n Posted February 24, 2020 Author #8 Share Posted February 24, 2020 41 minutes ago, Nado44 said: Been on Liberty many times. Definitely Chops! My usual order there is: Forest mushroom soup, colossal shrimp cocktail, black pepper bacon, 9 ounce filet, a pat of horseradish, asparagus, mashed potatoes, and mushrooms. And dessert. Be sure to skip lunch that day. I'm guessing I'll be really boozed and somewhat fooded up from earlier in the day at the Royal Palms. We have a cabana and intend to take full advantage. That meal does sound divine, though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBSteelerfan Posted February 24, 2020 #9 Share Posted February 24, 2020 I would normally say Chops, but after our last Liberty cruise in early Feb, we found Giovanni's was much better this time around. Although you can't beat the black pepper bacon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasm3n Posted February 24, 2020 Author #10 Share Posted February 24, 2020 7 hours ago, JBSteelerfan said: I would normally say Chops, but after our last Liberty cruise in early Feb, we found Giovanni's was much better this time around. Although you can't beat the black pepper bacon! I'll admit, looking at the menu, the black pepper bacon did catch my attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulsacoker Posted February 24, 2020 #11 Share Posted February 24, 2020 I (and others) think the filet at Giovanni's is better than the filet at Chops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelife Posted February 24, 2020 #12 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Giovanni's hands down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenB Posted February 24, 2020 #13 Share Posted February 24, 2020 FWIW: We will be on the Liberty in 2 weeks. I had a reservation at Chops and I cancelled it because the reviews and opinions I read were less than stellar. Now we have a reservation at Giovanni's, most people think it is a better choice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshirt Posted February 25, 2020 #14 Share Posted February 25, 2020 In my opinion, you can’t go wrong with either Giovanni’s or Chops. We did a b2b in December and had a TA provided specialty dining on each cruise. We did Giovanni’s the first week, Chops the second. Both were excellent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulsacoker Posted February 25, 2020 #15 Share Posted February 25, 2020 15 hours ago, GreenB said: FWIW: We will be on the Liberty in 2 weeks. I had a reservation at Chops and I cancelled it because the reviews and opinions I read were less than stellar. Now we have a reservation at Giovanni's, most people think it is a better choice. If I was going to do one it would be Giovanni's but Chops is OK. Love the Osso bucco at Giovanni's 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George C Posted February 25, 2020 #16 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Was disappointed in last few visits to Giovanni’s, Chops was really good last few visits . Definitely chops we eat most meals in specialty restaurants. Also like Izumi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HicksRA Posted February 25, 2020 #17 Share Posted February 25, 2020 2 hours ago, George C said: Was disappointed in last few visits to Giovanni’s, Chops was really good last few visits . Definitely chops we eat most meals in specialty restaurants. Also like Izumi. No Izumi on Liberty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasm3n Posted February 27, 2020 Author #18 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Thanks everyone for the advice. I ended up going with Chops on embarkation day since my aunt already had the Key and we can join her and Giovannis for dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HicksRA Posted February 27, 2020 #19 Share Posted February 27, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Tasm3n said: Thanks everyone for the advice. I ended up going with Chops on embarkation day since my aunt already had the Key and we can join her and Giovannis for dinner. Comment deleted. Edited February 27, 2020 by HicksRA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasm3n Posted February 27, 2020 Author #20 Share Posted February 27, 2020 2 minutes ago, HicksRA said: The Key doesn’t eat at Chops. They eat a Chops meal in the MDR. Seriously? Ugh. Ok. Thanks for letting me know. That would have been no an optimal surprise on embarkation day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HicksRA Posted February 27, 2020 #21 Share Posted February 27, 2020 2 minutes ago, Tasm3n said: Seriously? Ugh. Ok. Thanks for letting me know. That would have been no an optimal surprise on embarkation day. Yes. They eat in MDR. I deleted my prior post as I thought I might have misunderstood your comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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