Eden Restaurant good but overpriced

[Liao]

31 minutes ago, George C said:

Just got off the phone with my sister who finished a Norway cruise from England last week, they didn’t care for Eden at all , his salmon was filled with bones , her steak was mediocre. They were on apex. 

Something happened with whoever or wherever they procure their product.  While I have, at least one year ago, heard people say they did not care of the menu choices, almost to a person folks said that the food was fabulous.  The past several months the feedback has really turned.

[jbcallender]

On 6/30/2024 at 8:13 AM, PTC DAWG said:

Much more overhead involved on a meal at sea than on land…

Not really.  A good decent sized restaurant does 200 or 300 covers a night.  The ship does 5000 per meal including staff meals and specialty restaurants.  And the same cooks prepare the specialty meals in the same kitchen on the same equipment for the most part.  Your fixed costs are spread over a much larger meal base than in a typical shoreside restaurant.  The infrastructure costs are paid in your cabin fare.  Celebrity also negotiated large volume discounts with food and equipment suppliers that shoreside restaurants can't get.  Ang labor costs onboard are much lower than a shoreside US restaurant.    .   

[sonnycruises]

On 6/30/2024 at 4:40 AM, Liao said:

On Virgin Atlantic every dining venue is included.

No upcharge on Viking for specialty restaurants. 😉

Edited July 2 by sonnycruises
Typo

[PTC DAWG]

36 minutes ago, jbcallender said:

Not really.  A good decent sized restaurant does 200 or 300 covers a night.  The ship does 5000 per meal including staff meals and specialty restaurants.  And the same cooks prepare the specialty meals in the same kitchen on the same equipment for the most part.  Your fixed costs are spread over a much larger meal base than in a typical shoreside restaurant.  The infrastructure costs are paid in your cabin fare.  Celebrity also negotiated large volume discounts with food and equipment suppliers that shoreside restaurants can't get.  Ang labor costs onboard are much lower than a shoreside US restaurant.    .   

Sure..it’s on a billion dollar ship..the Eden restaurant is open air, not tied to other kitchens..that said, the price is clear, and no one is coerced to eat there…

 

Myself, I like the pasta bar at the buffet just fine,,

Edited July 2 by PTC DAWG