Food Republic question

[Jetswdo]

  I will be on the Bliss this summer-  I don't eat sushi (hubbie does)---  Are there enough cooked, grilled, items available for a light lunch?  I thought it would be nice on our last day on Alaska cruise--- This ship will just dock at Victoria in the evening for a few hours. I know there used to be a separate lunch menu

 which didn't show any hot items- but I think that had been changed to the full regular menu that is served at dinner. If no cooked items are available, then we will just skip this. Thanks for any info- Anita

[BirdTravels]

Most items are cooked. I don't recall there being a Lunch Menu at FR. Today, it is just one menu available for Lunch (sea days) and Dinner. It was open for lunch on the Victoria Day last year. 

 

 

[Sand and Seas]

@Jetswdo,You really don't need to order sushi to get a nice lunch or dinner.  We like to order the Thai Steak salad or Kimchee Fried Rice which serves as a filling main dish.   Then we add a couple of interesting and tasty items like Pork Belly Bao or potstickers.  Tasty desserts too!

[ChiefMateJRK]

The Pho' is always good!

[The Traveling Man]

1 hour ago, ChiefMateJRK said:

The Pho' is always good!

Pho Shizzle!

[ChiefMateJRK]

1 hour ago, The Traveling Man said:

Pho Shizzle!

DD taught me how to pronounce that.  It's like FU*k.  DD has never uttered the real words in her life.😎

[dexddd]

If the above is current FR menu, then it has been scaled back quite a bit.  Always thought it was a large menu but looks like most of the things we normally got are gone.  I mentioned not long ago think FR days are numbered.

[KeithJenner]

57 minutes ago, dexddd said:

If the above is current FR menu, then it has been scaled back quite a bit.  Always thought it was a large menu but looks like most of the things we normally got are gone.  I mentioned not long ago think FR days are numbered.

The menus for all the restaurants have been cut back with the latest menus. It isn’t specifically a FR thing.

[ray985]

This was the menu aboard the Viva last week. It was very similar to the menu I saw aboard the Prima during the Inaugural cruise in 2022. Had one person in our party who didn't eat seafood/raw food and still have plenty of options. Actually ended up going there twice. 

[dexddd]

Per above and per sample menu which matches ncl website, major cutback and while once favorite place, that menu would not entice us.

[Shidah]

Still looks good for us.  

[KeithJenner]

16 hours ago, ray985 said:

This was the menu aboard the Viva last week. It was very similar to the menu I saw aboard the Prima during the Inaugural cruise in 2022. Had one person in our party who didn't eat seafood/raw food and still have plenty of options. Actually ended up going there twice. 

They are still using the older menu on the Viva by the looks of it. The new menus are being rolled out so don’t expect that much choice to be available next time.

[Travelling2Some]

We ate at Food Republic twice early this month on the Viva. I don't eat fish/seafood of any kind (or anything that touched it, lol) and I found good choices.  Particularly liked the Spicy Korean Fried Chicken.

[Travelling2Some]

On 6/18/2024 at 7:21 AM, dexddd said:

If the above is current FR menu, then it has been scaled back quite a bit.  Always thought it was a large menu but looks like most of the things we normally got are gone.  I mentioned not long ago think FR days are numbered.

I wonder if you will be proved right about FR's days being numbered, at least on ships with an Indulge food hall.  The concepts and experiences are similar.  Since Indulge is complimentary I wonder if people will continue to see value in FR, especially when you compare the ambiance in FR to the specialty dining venues that feel much more upscale. 

[stinkyharriet]

I ate lunch at Food Republic on the Joy last month and I don’t eat sushi.  There were plenty of choices.

[BirdTravels]

Non-sushi examples

 

[Jetswdo]

If there is still grilled beef, then I would do it.  I hate Korean spicing on chicken so I wouldn't order that. Again, this would work for a light lunch which would work for us They used t have little hamburgers that were very good from what I was told.  It looks like that was eliminated from the menu.