Brummel Posted July 8 #1 Share Posted July 8 Anybody have experience with the food and wine pairing lunches offered on Cunard? I'm on the August British Isles tour aboard the QM2 and booked two of these special lunches. There is another scheduled on the Southampton to NYC crossing, but before booking that one I'd like to sound the board as to whether the $80 charge is worth it. Also, I assume they won't duplicate the wines and food pairings. True? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 57eric Posted July 8 #2 Share Posted July 8 I did one last year and wouldn't do it again. The food and wines were good, but not $80 good. The biggest problem was that there was a long talk before each course, in all instances by a struggling non-English speaker. This event was only offered once (12 days). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummel Posted July 8 Author #3 Share Posted July 8 Thanks for the response. Not considerting the cost, would you say you learned anything about the wines and pairings that was especially insightful? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 57eric Posted July 9 #4 Share Posted July 9 No. I had too much difficulty understanding the speakers. I was sitting with my back to the center of the room, which didn't help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummel Posted July 9 Author #5 Share Posted July 9 Again, thanks for your comments. I'm at the point in my wine education that I didn't expect to hear anything I didn't know anyway. I'm glad to hear the wines and food were good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Victoria2 Posted July 9 #6 Share Posted July 9 I don't need to go to a tasting. I know Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc goes with everything, well apart from cheese and then Ice Wine sorts that out. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted July 9 #7 Share Posted July 9 This was the menu from September 2022 on Queen Victoria. We enjoyed it and didn't have any trouble understanding the Sommeliers. English may not be their first language but they were certainly competent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted July 9 #8 Share Posted July 9 1 minute ago, Host Hattie said: This was the menu from September 2022 on Queen Victoria. We enjoyed it and didn't have any trouble understanding the Sommeliers. English may not be their first language but they were certainly competent. And I assume you sat down to a large dinner that evening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted July 9 #9 Share Posted July 9 6 minutes ago, exlondoner said: And I assume you sat down to a large dinner that evening? We were on second sitting dinner but my comments suggest we gave it a go - We didn't really do justice to the menu but it was still a nice meal. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted July 9 #10 Share Posted July 9 Just now, Host Hattie said: We were on second sitting dinner but my comments suggest we gave it a go - We didn't really do justice to the menu but it was still a nice meal. Wow. Brave woman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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