Koningsdam - Can't miss food or drink

[QuattroRomeo]

Wow, I can see we will be living at the Dutch Cafe!...🍪☕🥣

 

ps Are there any advantages to getting a coffee card? (I think it is called a non- alcoholic beverage card on the upcoming cruises site).

[victory2020]

The ricotta bomboline (sp)? at the NY deli. hot ricotta sweet puffs made to order & topped with chocolate

[leerathje]

On the Koningsdam in March:  DH had a margarita, and I had a Wang Wang!

 

L.

 

[OlsSalt]

HAL blog:  The infamous Wang Wang  and four other to favorite HAL cocktails.

 

https://www.hollandamerica.com/blog/topics/food-beverage/cheers-to-facebook-fans-top-5-holland-america-line-cocktails/

[rsldonk]

the fries at Dive in,  All I need to say really 

[OlsSalt]

18 minutes ago, rsldonk said:

the fries at Dive in,  All I need to say really 

 

You forgot to add which sauce to chose for those fries? Secret sauce or cheese. Or just plain plain.

[rsldonk]

9 minutes ago, OlsSalt said:

 

You forgot to add which sauce to chose for those fries? Secret sauce or cheese. Or just plain plain.

Secret sauce of course!

 

I would probably drink the stuff, so that would also count as a drink I think

Edited April 7, 2022 by rsldonk

[fsdj1097]

Again, at the Grand Dutch Cafe....this: I think its called the Bocce 

[Dreamer115]

On 4/6/2022 at 8:42 PM, leerathje said:

On the Koningsdam in March:  DH had a margarita, and I had a Wang Wang!

 

L.

 

 

[Dreamer115]

Just now, Dreamer115 said:

 

OK what's a wang wang?

 

[Dreamer115]

12 hours ago, fsdj1097 said:

Again, at the Grand Dutch Cafe....this: I think its called the Bocce 

Yummo!  As someone else said I think I will live at the Grand Dutch Cafe.

[Cruise Suzy]

1 hour ago, Dreamer115 said:

OK what's a wang wang?

 

 

The recipe is at the link @OlsSalt provided in post #29

[OlsSalt]

10 hours ago, Dreamer115 said:

OK what's a wang wang?

 

 

Your might call it cleaning out the liquor cabinet with a Vitamin C chaser.

Full recipe in post #29

[mexico8]

We also enjoyed the salad bar in the LIdo.   You get to choose which items to add to the large bowls they serve it in.  We had salad most days for lunch we enjoyed them so much. 

 

Hoping the Rotterdam will also have the salad bar when we cruise in November.

[Florida_gal_50]

3 minutes ago, mexico8 said:

We also enjoyed the salad bar in the LIdo.   You get to choose which items to add to the large bowls they serve it in.  We had salad most days for lunch we enjoyed them so much. 

 

Hoping the Rotterdam will also have the salad bar when we cruise in November.

Every hal ship has the same salad bar, at least in the last several years.  Speaking from my experience.

[mexico8]

2 minutes ago, Florida_gal_50 said:

Every hal ship has the same salad bar, at least in the last several years.  Speaking from my experience.

 

2 minutes ago, Florida_gal_50 said:

Every hal ship has the same salad bar, at least in the last several years.  Speaking from my experience.

Thanks - good to know.   

[chrisbu315]

On 3/31/2022 at 10:05 PM, OlsSalt said:

Hanger Bacon in the Pinnacle - appetizer.

Could not agree more.  Best thing I ever ate on any HAL ship.

[Dreamer115]

48 minutes ago, chrisbu315 said:

Could not agree more.  Best thing I ever ate on any HAL ship.

Don't want to do any specialty dining but I want the bacon, darn.

[kluv2cruz]

7 hours ago, chrisbu315 said:

Could not agree more.  Best thing I ever ate on any HAL ship.

Do you know if you can have it at the lunch?

[Dunmore2]

20 hours ago, OlsSalt said:

 

Your might call it cleaning out the liquor cabinet with a Vitamin C chaser.

Full recipe in post #29

AKA “ Headache to Follow”!

[saturn93]

On Koningsdam now.

 

Just about everything that was mentioned, I tried.  All were really good.  Had the Fries with Mayo and Peanut Sauce yesterday.  That was pretty good.

 

I will be going to the Dive In later this afternoon (surprised I haven't gone there yet, but so many choices).

 

Has anyone tried the Gelato?  I will be trying that at some point.

 

[saturn93]

Deleted as duplicate post.

 

Edited April 18, 2022 by saturn93
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[Florida_gal_50]

I've tried the gelato and it was very good but it's been a while.  I gain weight so easily even though I exercise quite a bit so I stay away from it lately.

[Live4cruises]

The wasabi cocktail from Tamarind bar (you don't have to eat at Tamarind to drink at the bar).  Delicious!  The drink is sweet, not spicy, but beware the lychee ball.  It's marinated in wasabi, and according to my husband inedible!  DH's preferred drink in that venue was the cucumber mojito.  Both of these are included in the standard Have It All drink package.

A further comment on minimizing plastics - for cocktail picks they use pieces of angel hair pasta - uncooked, of course!

[Florida_gal_50]

34 minutes ago, Live4cruises said:

The wasabi cocktail from Tamarind bar (you don't have to eat at Tamarind to drink at the bar).  Delicious!  The drink is sweet, not spicy, but beware the lychee ball.  It's marinated in wasabi, and according to my husband inedible!  DH's preferred drink in that venue was the cucumber mojito.  Both of these are included in the standard Have It All drink package.

A further comment on minimizing plastics - for cocktail picks they use pieces of angel hair pasta - uncooked, of course!

That drink is excellent.  I did eat the lychee..  it was spicy!  They ran out of lychee though and were using canned peaches.  Not the same.