Chef Table?

[surfclam2003]

We will be on the Spirit in Oct and they Jewel next Aug. Do they have Chef Tables?

[ChiefMateJRK]

What's a chef table?

[mkerewski]

They used too, but stopped it about 5 years aho

 

[Raleigh Traveler]

We attended two of these before they stopped so I will answer the question about what they were. There are a couple restaurants in our area that offer these, a table for 2-4 in the kitchen, multiple courses, wine and visits by the chef and pricey. NCL played off this. Both times it was a special event in a separate room with 10-12 participants. Multiple high level courses paired with drinks. A lot of wait staff and visits by kitchen staff. Premium price of course.

[complawyer]

chiefmate....  it's obviously where the chef eats! LOL!

[HBCcruiser]

1 hour ago, ChiefMateJRK said:

What's a chef table?

Royal Caribbean and Princess offer them. The price ranges from around $80-$100. Usually they serve a multiple course meal with wine pairings. One of the chefs describes and presents the food. Great food and wine but a lot of it! On Princess they also give you a signed cookbook. Pretty cool. 
A few Photos from the Grand Princess Chef’s dinner April ‘22.;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[BirdTravels]

3 hours ago, surfclam2003 said:

We will be on the Spirit in Oct and they Jewel next Aug. Do they have Chef Tables?

Nope. NCL discontinued the Chef's Table because there was a lack of interest and an inability to generate enough revenue for the space it took. 

[surfclam2003]

Thanks to all! 

[weltek]

Okay, I have to comment on the chocolate shoe above. 🤣 It's a little unappetizing and odd to eat mousse out of a shoe (even an edible one), yes? Mmm, shoe mousse...said no one ever.

[complawyer]

are you also adverse to drinking champagne out of a woman's slipper.

 

how unromantic of you! LOL!

[surfclam2003]

15 hours ago, HBCcruiser said:

Royal Caribbean and Princess offer them. The price ranges from around $80-$100. Usually they serve a multiple course meal with wine pairings. One of the chefs describes and presents the food. Great food and wine but a lot of it! On Princess they also give you a signed cookbook. Pretty cool. 
A few Photos from the Grand Princess Chef’s dinner April ‘22.;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looks wonderful. We did one in Carnival years ago and really enjoyed it. Looking forward to one we will be doing on a Royal Caribbean Christmas cruise next year.

[HBCcruiser]

Just now, surfclam2003 said:

Looks wonderful. We did one in Carnival years ago and really enjoyed it. Looking forward to one we will be doing on a Royal Caribbean Christmas cruise next year.

We did one on the Royal this year too. It was not as good as the Princess one IMO, but it was a little cheaper. This was our Menu:;

 

 

 

LOVED the dessert!!;

 

 

[surfclam2003]

2 hours ago, HBCcruiser said:

We did one on the Royal this year too. It was not as good as the Princess one IMO, but it was a little cheaper. This was our Menu:;

 

 

 

LOVED the dessert!!;

 

 

Menu looks good!

[complawyer]

downside, who could possible eat all that food at one sitting, 

[HBCcruiser]

1 hour ago, surfclam2003 said:

Menu looks good!

It had too much seafood and white wine selections for my preference, but seafood lovers would  really enjoy it! My DD loved it.

[HBCcruiser]

40 minutes ago, complawyer said:

downside, who could possible eat all that food at one sitting, 

 

Exactly! They should half the portions IMO. 

[LGW59]

1 hour ago, HBCcruiser said:

 

Exactly! They should half the portions IMO. 

Why?  Just because you’re not able to eat all of it?

[HBCcruiser]

Just now, LGW59 said:

Why?  Just because you’re not able to eat all of it?

Yes. On Princess it felt so wasteful. There were Nine courses! I could have split it with someone but that is not how they serve it.

[chloe173]

We did one on the Sky over a decade ago, and....you're not missing much. We're pretty big foodies, have eaten at multiple Michelin star restaurants around the world, etc., and felt like Chef's Table wasn't much to write home about. I think on our most recent NCL cruises, a meal in Ocean Blue or Cagney's would be very comparable.

 

(Fwiw, we did a cruise on Virgin earlier this year, and their Test Kitchen concept is what Chef's Tables on the other lines aspires to be...it was exquisite. What NCL was offering wasn't this. Good riddance.)

[complawyer]

lgw59;

 

without trying to be snarky, i wouldnt pat myself on the back bragging that i could eat all the food shown. have you never heard of "MODERATION" ?

[LGW59]

10 minutes ago, complawyer said:

lgw59;

 

without trying to be snarky, i wouldnt pat myself on the back bragging that i could eat all the food shown. have you never heard of "MODERATION" ?

11 minutes ago, complawyer said:

lgw59;

 

without trying to be snarky, i wouldnt pat myself on the back bragging that i could eat all the food shown. have you never heard of "MODERATION" ?

LOL where did I say I could eat it all?  As a matter of fact where did I say I’d even go?  I’ll make it easy for you, I didn’t.

[cruiseny4life]

9 hours ago, complawyer said:

lgw59;

 

without trying to be snarky, i wouldnt pat myself on the back bragging that i could eat all the food shown. have you never heard of "MODERATION" ?

I'm a fat cow (I think I've mentioned this before) and was so afraid of not having enough food at meals when I was on NCL. Then, upon being on the ship, I could only stomach two meals a day. So much food is offered at meals - now if I'm paying extra for Chef's Table, I'd be starving myself the entire day (really more like letting my digestive system catch up from the day before) and expect an absolute feast! 

 

Alas...I don't enjoy moderation as told by my large waistline. 

[complawyer]

well, if you love to eat that much, i suggest you gorge yourself at breakfast, lunch and dinner buffets, keep ordering pizza's and go to moderno a few times.  between the salad bar and the choices of meats,you should be able to eat your fill.   also, i understand that o'sheehans is open 24/7, and in the mdr you can also order and eat till you drop.

 

all that being said, however, arent you concerned about your health?  large waistlines are definitely not good for your heart.

 

 

[Oxo]

23 hours ago, HBCcruiser said:

We did one on the Royal this year too. It was not as good as the Princess one IMO, but it was a little cheaper. This was our Menu:;

 

 

 

LOVED the dessert!!;

 

 

We had the same menu on the Oasis OTS May 8 2022 sailing. Very good!

[cruiseny4life]

2 hours ago, complawyer said:

all that being said, however, arent you concerned about your health?  large waistlines are definitely not good for your heart.

Oh I do care....it's that whole will power thing. I did blame it on a stressful job, but now that I don't have that job I'm not sure what to blame it on. 😉

 

Just eating normal meals on the ship made me full! That was part of the point of my post. I think the Chef's Table would be plenty of food (someone seemed concerned about not having enough). I eat a lot, but on NCL one never, ever goes hungry! We ordered room service once outside of meal time. Otherwise, I ate three, then two meals a day. Two meals a day started on day 2 of the cruise. The portion sizes are great and I'm sure Chef's Table is the same way based on those photos.