Reflection 11/12-11/19 Dining

[W283386]

I am just off the Celebrity Reflection and here is my review of the food.

 

I ate dinner at two of the specialty restaurants Lawn Club and Tuscan), 4 times in the main dining room, and one time at the buffet. All the meals were served at a decent temperature and all the wait staff were commendable.

 

I feel like my top two meals came from the MDR. The beef wellington and the steak and chips with Bearnaise sauce were really tasty. Each came with 3 or 4 good size carrots as well as 4 stalks of asparagus as well as roasted potato.

 

I would rate the Lawn club meal as #3. I had the rib eye as well as the chicken skewers. The baked beans were not to my liking and it is hard to mess up a baked potato. I think that eating in that location maybe heightened the meal a little, but it did get very warm up on the open deck. 

 

The #4 meal was also from the MDR. The oven roasted chicken saltimboca was very good.

 

The #5 meal was the Tuscan Grille. The steak was flavorful and choice and quality of the appetizers were excellent. We ordered to much and did not have any room for dessert.

 

The #6 meal was the buffet. Good choices but we had plans to go to the 7pm show so wanted something quick and easy.

 

The #7 was the MDR. The sirloin was a little dry and it was the first time I used steak sauce all week.

 

All breakfast and lunches (except for one) were from the buffet. The items were served warm to hot and the choices were many. The pizza and pasta bar were both good and many days the items would change. Some of the highlights were the fried chicken and  bbq ribs (both went fast). I think the ribs were served once but the fried chicken was available at least twice. Besides the omelet station there was also a station for eggs benedict.  

 

The burger and fries from the mast grille were good and we would have gone there more, but there was always a line, and it was to hot to sit on deck, and too hard to carry plates to the buffet area.

 

We did not go to Sushi on Five or the Porch. Both were pretty empty most of the time.  I have no idea how busy the Petit Chef was. 

 

So overall I would have to rate the food a solid 7.  We have been on 24 cruises, on 4 different cruise lines, and this was only the second time we tried a specialty restaurant. The specialty restaurants were quieter and the tables further apart than the MDR. The Lawn Club was unique with its outside location. However, I feel that the additional cost on top of what you already paid for the MDR was really not worth the extra money.

 

 

[foodsvcmgr]

Good to hear favorable comments on the MDR food and the return of some better menu items.

Thanks for your report.

[Texed]

Thanks for posting.  😊