duquephart Posted January 29 #51 Share Posted January 29 On 6/28/2023 at 4:00 PM, Jim Avery said: So this is all your fault???🍸 If the description and photo are accurate there is no fault. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CCWineLover Posted January 29 #52 Share Posted January 29 1 hour ago, gailellen12 said: Where can I find a copy of the most recent Manfredis menu? Leave on the Viking Sea to West Indies in two weeks. Thanks This was a month ago on the Viking Neptune. Others have posted that their Waiters/Restaurant Managers recently have said they are trying out 4 slightly different Manfredi's menu. But we've only seen this one new one in 3 cruises in 2023. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squawkman Posted January 29 #53 Share Posted January 29 We had this menu on the Mars earlier this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gailellen12 Posted January 30 #54 Share Posted January 30 17 hours ago, CCWineLover said: This was a month ago on the Viking Neptune. Others have posted that their Waiters/Restaurant Managers recently have said they are trying out 4 slightly different Manfredi's menu. But we've only seen this one new one in 3 cruises in 2023. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canberra601 Posted January 30 #55 Share Posted January 30 19 hours ago, Squawkman said: We had this menu on the Mars earlier this month. So did we on the Saturn earlier this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukefan Posted January 30 #56 Share Posted January 30 (edited) It is always disappointing when a favorite gets dropped for the menu at a restaurant you enjoy. I was sad to see steak tartare dropped from the Mamsen's menu during the pandemic. Edited January 30 by Dukefan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FetaCheese Posted January 30 #57 Share Posted January 30 Menu pictured above is same as we had on Hawaiian Islands Sojourn, Star, 28 Dec 2023. Was also told they have 4 different menus, but only this one was offered. Regrettably no Osso Bucco, and no Amarone Chocolate dessert. Had the new Castanea dessert, and it was fabulous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mich3554 Posted January 31 #58 Share Posted January 31 Above menu currently on the Venus right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miami mama Posted January 31 #59 Share Posted January 31 Hope this menu is offered in the summer. I do love the chicken parm. The risotto with gorgonzola looks good as does the dessert FetaCheese mentioned, Castanea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millybess Posted February 2 #60 Share Posted February 2 On 1/29/2024 at 10:48 AM, CCWineLover said: This was a month ago on the Viking Neptune. Others have posted that their Waiters/Restaurant Managers recently have said they are trying out 4 slightly different Manfredi's menu. But we've only seen this one new one in 3 cruises in 2023. The same menu on Viking Sea for the past two weeks. Still yummy. 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missmelisk Posted February 20 #61 Share Posted February 20 1 hour ago, SantaFe1 said: We tried the new menu in Manfredis last night, menu #4. And like most others really missed the old menu. This is most definitely NOT Italian. We were told that about 90% complained about the change in menu. I hope we get another menu in May for our BIE cruise. Thanks for your report! Do you have a picture of the menu? Can you provide more info regarding what made it "NOT Italian?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheJourney Posted February 20 #62 Share Posted February 20 (edited) On 6/27/2023 at 1:12 PM, Iloveketo said: He just had it 3 months ago. As far as I'm concerned, they can take it off. I love the food we've had there - except for the one time with chicken parm. It was more like a big chicken pattie (like you'd buy in the frozen grocery section) with sauce and cheese on top. Not at all what I expected. I never got it again since. Glad to hear it has apparently improved. Edited February 20 by OnTheJourney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jondfk Posted February 21 #63 Share Posted February 21 18 hours ago, OnTheJourney said: As far as I'm concerned, they can take it off. I love the food we've had there - except for the one time with chicken parm. It was more like a big chicken pattie (like you'd buy in the frozen grocery section) with sauce and cheese on top. Not at all what I expected. I never got it again since. Glad to hear it has apparently improved. It was offered and I ordered it a few nights ago on Star. It was exactly as you describe, a disappointment, I’d never order it again and would gladly see it replaced with just about anything else. We had a nice meal at Manfredi but the chicken parm was by far the low point of the meal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantaFe1 Posted February 21 #64 Share Posted February 21 37 minutes ago, jondfk said: It was offered and I ordered it a few nights ago on Star. It was exactly as you describe, a disappointment, I’d never order it again and would gladly see it replaced with just about anything else. We had a nice meal at Manfredi but the chicken parm was by far the low point of the meal. My husband also had it and didn’t bother to finish it. A big, dry slab of meat on the plate. I only tasted a small bite, but the tomato sauce had the distinctive taste of being canned. My seafood risotto, which is a favorite, was also just inedible. They served it on a flat dinner plate instead of a shallow bowl, so it did t look very appetizing to begin with. And the rice was just tasteless, and the seafood almost nonexistent. It was like eating the proverbial wallpaper paste. Now I make risotto in some form almost once a month, straight from recipes from Marcella Hazan. And we go to Milan just to eat risotto, so I think I know real Italian risotto. But I’m sure some liked both of these things, so each to their own. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRH Posted February 21 #65 Share Posted February 21 My favorite, risotto with escargot, has apparently also been removed. It is delicious! You could actually taste the snails. The chef offered to make it specially for me when I asked why no longer on the menu. I do think Viking has cheapened the food—hence the drastic changes in something basic like chicken parm. In addition, it so depends on the chef as we sailed the same ship back to back when there was a chef change—you could tell. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheJourney Posted February 21 #66 Share Posted February 21 1 hour ago, jondfk said: We had a nice meal at Manfredi but the chicken parm was by far the low point of the meal. Wow...so it hasn't improved! They're not investing much money on that entree. It really reminded me of a frozen patty. We make those at home in the microwave for a quick supper 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheJourney Posted February 21 #67 Share Posted February 21 1 hour ago, SantaFe1 said: A big, dry slab of meat on the plate. lol....with a bunch of sauce and melted cheese on top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare WanderingBrit Posted February 21 #68 Share Posted February 21 It looks as if the Gnocchi is back to a more traditional recipe rather than the Polenta patties we had last summer? Quite a disappointment after how good the Gnocchi had been previously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippeedee Posted February 22 #69 Share Posted February 22 7 hours ago, WanderingBrit said: It looks as if the Gnocchi is back to a more traditional recipe rather than the Polenta patties we had last summer? Quite a disappointment after how good the Gnocchi had been previously. That is not polenta, it is Roman Gnocchi, made with semolina. We make it every Christmas. I much prefer to the other gnocchi varieties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinetodd Posted February 24 #70 Share Posted February 24 On 1/30/2024 at 9:12 AM, FetaCheese said: Had the new Castanea dessert, and it was fabulous. I found it really disappointing - ever since I spent a week in Corsica, I've been dreaming of chestnut-flavored everything (seriously, chestnut yogurt, chestnut bread, chestnut spread...) Manfredi's Castanea isn't awful, but the chocolate really clanged - completely overwhelmed the chestnut. It might as well have been Nutella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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