Rare LHT28 Posted April 26, 2021 #26 Share Posted April 26, 2021 59 minutes ago, claranda said: Re Mura’s comment about Red Ginger food not being sufficiently spicy (and I assume the Indian food they serve is the same in terms of heat?), do they have fresh chillies on board that I could have on the side? No American cruise ship I’ve sailed on has ever had fresh chilli, which goes some way to explaining the blandness (apologies to all those in the States who like hot curry...). I am pretty sure if you ask for the dish to be spicier they will do it I must have gotten someone else's order in RG as it was so spicy I could not tell that my HOT tea was hot it felt like luke warm tea My mouth was numb from the heat of the curry dish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Harters Posted April 26, 2021 #27 Share Posted April 26, 2021 (edited) We've cruised with O only once - on Marina. The food had been a big selling point - on land based holidays, we put effort into finding good/interesting restaurants. We enjoyed the GDR. The food is about the quality of your local bistro. We used the buffet for lunches and it was fine. It's very much a "plus point" that you are served your food, rather than the free-for-all of most buffets. We enjoy more of a "restaurant experience " for dinners With one exception, we thought the speciality restaurants were very good, bearing in mind where you are.. The exception was Red Ginger where we found the food to be quite bland and uninteresting (next time we do an O cruise, we'll pass on that one). We came away from the cruise very happy eaters Edited April 26, 2021 by Harters 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatbush Flyer Posted April 26, 2021 #28 Share Posted April 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Harters said: We've cruised with O only once - on Marina. The food had been a big selling point - on land based holidays, we put effort into finding good/interesting restaurants. We enjoyed the GDR. The food is about the quality of your local bistro. We used the buffet for lunches and it was fine. It's very much a "plus point" that you are served your food, rather than the free-for-all of most buffets. We enjoy more of a "restaurant experience " for dinners With one exception, we thought the speciality restaurants were very good, bearing in mind where you are.. The exception was Red Ginger where we found the food to be quite bland and uninteresting (next time we do an O cruise, we'll pass on that one). We came away from the cruise very happy eaters There’s no “buffet” on any Oceania ship. Perhaps you mean the casual Terrace Café which includes “a la minute” cooking, alfresco dining and no self-service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted April 26, 2021 #29 Share Posted April 26, 2021 3 hours ago, ORV said: Didn't you say that you passed on eating there? If that's the case then you have no idea what you've missed by not eating there. I think the OP is looking for recommendations here. Well, I can read and hardly any sounded appealing. As I've mentioned here and elsewhere neither fusion nor Thai is my fave among Asian cuisines. And I'm kinda 'into' food. https://www.oceaniacruises.com/Documents/Menus/70445/Red-Ginger-Dinner-Menu.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted April 26, 2021 #30 Share Posted April 26, 2021 3 hours ago, Flatbush Flyer said: Tapatío It's actually made in CA but I like it well enough. In Asian restaurants I like housemade chili oil sauce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted April 26, 2021 #31 Share Posted April 26, 2021 15 minutes ago, Flatbush Flyer said: There’s no “buffet” on any Oceania ship. Perhaps you mean the casual Terrace Café which includes “a la minute” cooking, alfresco dining and no self-service. Didn't we decide last year that it's actually "cafeteria" rather than "buffet"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulchili Posted April 26, 2021 #32 Share Posted April 26, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Harters said: The exception was Red Ginger where we found the food to be quite bland and uninteresting (next time we do an O cruise, we'll pass on that one). The best way to do this and not lose a reservation in specialties that you are entitled to is to book RG (even if you don’t intend to eat there) and then once onboard trade it for another specialty. It’s easier to trade than get an extra reservation. JMO Edited April 26, 2021 by Paulchili 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Harters Posted April 27, 2021 #33 Share Posted April 27, 2021 (edited) 18 hours ago, Flatbush Flyer said: Perhaps you mean the casual Terrace Café I did. But I'm obviously not as much in to semantics as yourself. Maybe a buffet means something different where you are in the world. But that's a buffet to me. Paulchili - thanks for the trade tip. I'll keep that in mind. Edited April 27, 2021 by Harters 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted April 27, 2021 #34 Share Posted April 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Harters said: Maybe a buffet means something different where you are in the world. But that's a buffet to me. So you serve yourself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted April 27, 2021 #35 Share Posted April 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Harters said: I did. But I'm obviously not as much in to semantics as yourself. Maybe a buffet means something different where you are in the world. But that's a buffet to me I say it is an upscale cafeteria 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ToxM Posted April 27, 2021 #36 Share Posted April 27, 2021 There’s a lot of signage on a lot of ships going to have to change if everyone is going to be picky about the definition of a buffet. Maybe the word will die out as nowhere will offer self serve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Harters Posted April 27, 2021 #37 Share Posted April 27, 2021 2 hours ago, clo said: So you serve yourself? Not necessarily. I might serve myself with a buffet. Or, as on O, someone serves you (I much prefer that style ,as I posted earlier). Or it may be a mix. Basically, for me, a buffet is where food is laid out for you to collect, rather than being served to you at your table. That's O. LHT28 refers to an "upscale cafeteria". I had to Google "cafeteria" as I'm not familiar with the word. It tells me I'd probably use the word "canteen". In which case, it would have to be a very upscale affair from my past experiences with canteens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhD-iva Posted April 27, 2021 #38 Share Posted April 27, 2021 49 minutes ago, Harters said:I had to Google "cafeteria" as I'm not familiar with the word. It tells me I'd probably use the word "canteen". In which case, it would have to be a very upscale affair from my past experiences with canteens. Ah, I see you are from across the pond. Next, we shall argue over the meaning of the word “biscuit”! 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted April 27, 2021 #39 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Just now, PhD-iva said: Ah, I see you are from across the pond. Next, we shall argue over the meaning of the word “biscuit”! 😀 Those are the things that websites plant on your computer to track you in Britain, right? 😀 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatbush Flyer Posted April 27, 2021 #40 Share Posted April 27, 2021 43 minutes ago, PhD-iva said: Ah, I see you are from across the pond. Next, we shall argue over the meaning of the word “biscuit”! 😀 Or “football” or “knock me up” (wait, maybe that’s Australia?) or the misspelling/mispronunciation of all sorts of word like “aluminium,” “schedule” ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted April 27, 2021 #41 Share Posted April 27, 2021 10 minutes ago, Flatbush Flyer said: aluminium Now that one drives me nuts(ier)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ToxM Posted April 27, 2021 #42 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Canteen and cafeteria are contextually in the UK lower end scale dining. It would be a disservice to the Terrace to call it either of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatbush Flyer Posted April 27, 2021 #43 Share Posted April 27, 2021 8 minutes ago, ToxM said: Canteen and cafeteria are contextually in the UK lower end scale dining. It would be a disservice to the Terrace to call it either of those. ...as it would be to call it a “buffet” which conjurs up the picture of folks touching the utensils (or the food itself) having just returned from the head where they didn’t wash their hands. (Yes, even some O passengers are nasty little piglets when it comes to personal hygiene and protection of the public health). 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmjh Posted April 27, 2021 #44 Share Posted April 27, 2021 On 4/26/2021 at 11:39 AM, clo said: ... And I'm kinda 'into' food. IMHO ... you are more 'into' disruptive posts - regardless of topic. 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted April 27, 2021 #45 Share Posted April 27, 2021 12 minutes ago, bigmjh said: IMHO ... you are more 'into' disruptive posts - regardless of topic. And IMneverHO, LOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Harters Posted April 27, 2021 #46 Share Posted April 27, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, PhD-iva said: Next, we shall argue over the meaning of the word “biscuit”! I contribute to a food forum which, like this one, has many American contributors (even though I access this one at cruisecritic.co.uk) . In recent days, I've had to make the point that I was referring to British "chips", not American "chips", so as to not have fellow contributors thinking I was eating a wierd meal. Having regularly visited the States since 1980 I speak reasonable American but am certainly not fluent in the language. Edited April 27, 2021 by Harters 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted April 27, 2021 #47 Share Posted April 27, 2021 2 minutes ago, Harters said: I contribute to a food forum which, like this one, has mainly American contributors (even though I access this one at cruisecritic.co.uk) . In recent days, I've had to make the point that I was referring to British "chips", not American "chips", so as to not have fellow contributors thinking I was eating a wierd meal. Here we call then "chips" as well like fish n chips 😄 I understand British pretty well 😉 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Harters Posted April 27, 2021 #48 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Just now, LHT28 said: I understand British pretty well Of course. You're Canadian, not American. You also had "zeds", not "zees" 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted April 28, 2021 #49 Share Posted April 28, 2021 5 hours ago, Harters said: I contribute to a food forum which, like this one, has many American contributors (even though I access this one at cruisecritic.co.uk) . In recent days, I've had to make the point that I was referring to British "chips", not American "chips", so as to not have fellow contributors thinking I was eating a wierd meal. Having regularly visited the States since 1980 I speak reasonable American but am certainly not fluent in the language. Care to share the name of the food forum? Is it British? I'm looking for a new one but probably not British (love the food but rather narrow). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagoffee Posted April 28, 2021 #50 Share Posted April 28, 2021 On 4/26/2021 at 1:39 PM, clo said: Well, I can read and hardly any sounded appealing. As I've mentioned here and elsewhere neither fusion nor Thai is my fave among Asian cuisines. And I'm kinda 'into' food. https://www.oceaniacruises.com/Documents/Menus/70445/Red-Ginger-Dinner-Menu.pdf Looks really good to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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