Chef's Table Galley tour?

[suzyed]

We enjoy the Chef's Table and it always included a Galley Tour with apps and champagne before dinner.
I imagine that that part of the experience is different?  Has anyone done it lately?

[VibeGuy]

Reports have the apps and Champagne hosted in Vines, rather than the galley. 

[caribill]

13 minutes ago, VibeGuy said:

Reports have the apps and Champagne hosted in Vines, rather than the galley. 

 

One of the changes due to Covid precautions.

[trbarton]

44 minutes ago, suzyed said:

We enjoy the Chef's Table and it always included a Galley Tour with apps and champagne before dinner.
I imagine that that part of the experience is different?  Has anyone done it lately?

I requested one for my October 31st cruise on the Ruby but it was never held. Haven’t heard if any other ship has had one. I’m going to request another one for my December 17th cruise on the Ruby. In the past they have done one just for our group. 
 

Having the pre dinner cocktails & hors d’oeuvres in Vines is great as the hors d’oeuvres add to the whole experience. 
 

Tom😀

[CineGraphic]

5 hours ago, trbarton said:

Haven’t heard if any other ship has had one.

 

It seemed that they had one nightly on the Majestic when we sailed earlier this month.

[Grego]

It was offered almost every night aboard the Emerald Princess during our 10-day voyage.  They did not do the galley tour during the CT nor after the performance of the Head Chef and Maitre'd.  All do to Covid protocols.

 

[suzyed]

1 hour ago, Grego said:

It was offered almost every night aboard the Emerald Princess during our 10-day voyage.  They did not do the galley tour during the CT nor after the performance of the Head Chef and Maitre'd.  All do to Covid protocols.

 

I figured as much.  And of course the price is reduced due to the galley tour being eliminated?  😜

[dogdoc2002]

Still signing up at Passenger Services upon embarkation?

 

[Greysandy]

We just did the Chef's Table on the Majestic Princess a few days ago. No galley tour. We met in the Crowne Grille Bar and were led to the Lumiere dining area and had everything there. They did make us wait a few days before letting us know we could get in for the event, after telling us we were on the "waiting list" at 11:15am once we boarded the ship.

 

FYI, the experience was great, but the food tasted exactly the same as the regular dining room, and was the same lukewarm temperature. The first 4 appetizers were all served at the same time on the same plate. For the next course we had lobster risotto that was exactly the same as what was served in the dining room the night before. For the main course, there was a small filet mignon, a decent sized grilled lamb chop, two scallops and two prawns, all just simply grilled. There was no unique preparation or flavor. I love all proteins but it just seemed odd to just have such a simple preparation for this event. We have been to several high end tasting menu meals on land, and the wine pairing dinners and beer pairing dinners on Holland America, and they were all phenomenal, so we were rather surprised and disappointed by the menu for this one.

 

The sorbet as a palate cleanser and the desserts were absolutely jaw-dropping beautiful, and tasted fabulous.

[trbarton]

1 hour ago, dogdoc2002 said:

Still signing up at Passenger Services upon embarkation?

 

Yes that’s what you do. 
 

Tom😀

[Steelers36]

56 minutes ago, Greysandy said:

We just did the Chef's Table on the Majestic Princess a few days ago. No galley tour. We met in the Crowne Grille Bar and were led to the Lumiere dining area and had everything there. They did make us wait a few days before letting us know we could get in for the event, after telling us we were on the "waiting list" at 11:15am once we boarded the ship.

 

FYI, the experience was great, but the food tasted exactly the same as the regular dining room, and was the same lukewarm temperature. The first 4 appetizers were all served at the same time on the same plate. For the next course we had lobster risotto that was exactly the same as what was served in the dining room the night before. For the main course, there was a small filet mignon, a decent sized grilled lamb chop, two scallops and two prawns, all just simply grilled. There was no unique preparation or flavor. I love all proteins but it just seemed odd to just have such a simple preparation for this event. We have been to several high end tasting menu meals on land, and the wine pairing dinners and beer pairing dinners on Holland America, and they were all phenomenal, so we were rather surprised and disappointed by the menu for this one.

 

The sorbet as a palate cleanser and the desserts were absolutely jaw-dropping beautiful, and tasted fabulous.

Hmmm... a post higher up indicating several of them held.  Perhaps quantity reduces the effort put out.  Ones done earlier is summer/fall had great feedback reports and the dishes looked special compared to regular DR fare.

[Rick&Jeannie]

On the Regal TA earlier this month we did the Winetaster's Dinner.  The food server was absolutely NOT the run of the mill stuff from the MDR.  It was GREAT!  I posted a group picture in the Regal TA live thread (near the end).

[suzyed]

3 hours ago, Greysandy said:

We just did the Chef's Table on the Majestic Princess a few days ago. No galley tour. We met in the Crowne Grille Bar and were led to the Lumiere dining area and had everything there. They did make us wait a few days before letting us know we could get in for the event, after telling us we were on the "waiting list" at 11:15am once we boarded the ship.

 

FYI, the experience was great, but the food tasted exactly the same as the regular dining room, and was the same lukewarm temperature. The first 4 appetizers were all served at the same time on the same plate. For the next course we had lobster risotto that was exactly the same as what was served in the dining room the night before. For the main course, there was a small filet mignon, a decent sized grilled lamb chop, two scallops and two prawns, all just simply grilled. There was no unique preparation or flavor. I love all proteins but it just seemed odd to just have such a simple preparation for this event. We have been to several high end tasting menu meals on land, and the wine pairing dinners and beer pairing dinners on Holland America, and they were all phenomenal, so we were rather surprised and disappointed by the menu for this one.

 

The sorbet as a palate cleanser and the desserts were absolutely jaw-dropping beautiful, and tasted fabulous.

We have done it many times with Princess...always a wonderful experience!  Sorry it wasn't up to snuff for you.

[caribill]

17 hours ago, suzyed said:

And of course the price is reduced due to the galley tour being eliminated?  😜

 

Of course not. 🤣

[atobols]

We did the Chef's table 3 days ago on the Ruby.  The galley tour didn't happen.  We met up in the lounge next to Sabatini's and then were escorted into the private dining area in Sabatini's.  The champagne and appetizers were served once we were seated.  We were charged $95 per person for dinner with wine.  My teen son joined us and he had a reduced price because he isn't old enough to be served wine on the ship.  I don't remember exactly, but it was $80 or $85 for him.

 

I will agree with what Greysandy said about the food.  We had only slight variations to their description of their meal.  It wasn't as good as the Chef's table pre-covid.