Jayreb84 Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 My husband and I are booked on Serenade of the Seas for a 7 night cruise of New England & Canada October 2019. We are celebrating a wedding anniversary and booked the chef’s table and mystery dinner. Does anyone have experience with these two specialty dining options? Also per the descriptions on the planner, it says wine pairing with the meals. Does this mean that the wine is included or is there an extra fee per glass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 The wine pairing is included with the meal. I have done the Chef's Table and it is an elegant and excellent experience. I believe @JLMoran did a nice write up of his experience here: mom2mybugs and JLMoran 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 We did the Mystery dinner MANY years ago and enjoyed it but it is a very different experience from Chefs Table. Chefs Table is elegant and very food and drink intensive. The Mystery theater dinner was rather chaotic and a bit in the cheeky side. I enjoyed both but they are very different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2mybugs Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 I would like to do mystery dinner but it has never worked out. We have done chefs table twice and it is amazing. Be careful standing up after the included wine pairings!!! Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellcee Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 Chef's Table is incredible. I had a great group of people, we all reminded one another to drink water in between the wines. The food is very good and it's great experience. mom2mybugs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobwebber Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 Happy anniversary! For what it’s worth...we did Mystery dinner (during our cruise to celebrate our 25th anniversary), and I did not enjoy it. My husband and I were seated with a family where 3 of the 4 attendees seemed to have been signed up against their will. They didn’t participate in the conversation, and it made for an awkward evening that I wouldn’t want to repeat. Other tables seemed to be having a great time, so perhaps it depends on who you are with (and what you are drinking). Here’s hoping you have a great time! Hoski 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoski Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 We would love to try the mystery dinner but haven't found it yet. Which ships is it offered on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FManke Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 On 7/18/2019 at 9:10 AM, Jayreb84 said: My husband and I are booked on Serenade of the Seas for a 7 night cruise of New England & Canada October 2019. We are celebrating a wedding anniversary and booked the chef’s table and mystery dinner. Does anyone have experience with these two specialty dining options? Also per the descriptions on the planner, it says wine pairing with the meals. Does this mean that the wine is included or is there an extra fee per glass? We took that exact cruise for our 27th wedding anniversary in 2017 although we did not do either of those. We did do regular dinners in Chops, Giovanni's and Izumi's. I hope you love it as much as we did! Feel free to send me a message if you have any questions or suggestions I could make. Happy cruising! Jayreb84 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holidaygal1 Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 Question For the chefs table, my DH is very allergic to shellfish, can we signup for the chefs table or is shellfish a big part of the menu? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellcee Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 52 minutes ago, Holidaygal1 said: Question For the chefs table, my DH is very allergic to shellfish, can we signup for the chefs table or is shellfish a big part of the menu? There was definitely lobster and I can't remember what else but I remember one of our group was pregnant and couldn't eat certain things, they worked around it for her. It's not the same as an allergy so hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2mybugs Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Holidaygal1 said: Question For the chefs table, my DH is very allergic to shellfish, can we signup for the chefs table or is shellfish a big part of the menu? You can...I want to say the amuse Bouche at the beginning was shrimp but I would think go talk to the dining room before hand. You can totally do the table with this allergy. Entrees were fish or red meat. Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 3 hours ago, Holidaygal1 said: Question For the chefs table, my DH is very allergic to shellfish, can we signup for the chefs table or is shellfish a big part of the menu? When I did Chef's Table, we had scallops carpaccio as the appetizer and a Maine lobster salad. Rest of the courses were non-seafood or at least not shellfish. Honestly, if your husband is very allergic then I would advise emailing specialneeds@rccl.com and making them aware of the situation now, then following up with the maitre'd and your waiter in the MDR when you board. This way they can not only make sure that the Chef's Table courses prepared for him are not cross-contaminated; they can also make arrangements so that your meals in the main dining room also include non-shellfish options and are prepared in the special kitchen they have for those with food allergies. Hoski and mom2mybugs 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pen Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 What kind of menu is served at a Mystery Dinner? Is it standard or just depends on ship or sailing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted July 20, 2019 Report Share Posted July 20, 2019 19 hours ago, Pen said: What kind of menu is served at a Mystery Dinner? Is it standard or just depends on ship or sailing? I wish I could remember what was served...I just remember that it was a set menu from Portofino's (the Italian restaurant of the day). I do recall that the meal was ok but not great. The show, however, was a hoot. Hoski and Pen 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayreb84 Posted August 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 thank you for your responses! I have another question regarding the chef's table. This is our first cruise and I booked the specialty dining experiences on sea days. Our chef's table is currently booked for the last night of the cruise. Is this a good idea or should I try to move it to a night earlier in the cruise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mworkman Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 @Jayreb84 Here is the menu we had, can't seem to locate the Serenade Chef's table yet. Chef's Table.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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