mworkman Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 But it will do any day of the week! @Lovetocruise2002 JLMoran and Lovetocruise2002 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 @mworkman why must you torture me like this??? 63 days and counting! KristiZ, Neesa, JLMoran and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mworkman Posted January 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 17 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: @mworkman why must you torture me like this??? 63 days and counting! I’m making sure that you get to see what you’re planning for. Sort of warming up those tastebuds before the taste actually happens JLMoran, Lovetocruise2002 and Ogilthorpe 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 11 minutes ago, mworkman said: I’m making sure that you get to see what you’re planning for. Sort of warming up those tastebuds before the taste actually happens Oh I am well aware! Lol. mworkman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjac Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: 63 days and counting! Spring Break or Winter Thaw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 1 minute ago, rjac said: Spring Break or Winter Thaw? Spring Break. rjac 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mworkman Posted January 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 CK was awesome tonight! Filet Mignon was the dish..sorry I didn’t take any pic’s Ogilthorpe, WAAAYTOOO, JLMoran and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mworkman Posted January 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 Here’s desert, best I can do for now. Lovetocruise2002 and Ogilthorpe 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mworkman Posted January 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 What to have? I think I might have made a mistake booking CK and should have went with MTD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mworkman Posted January 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 I must say that I’m impressed.. I had the Tuna and found it to be an excellent dish! Kudos to CK for knocking it out of the park JLMoran 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baked Alaska Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 My DS (15yrs) will be all over that tuna! I hate to ask this, but! Can multiple entrees be ordered in CK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 11 hours ago, Baked Alaska said: My DS (15yrs) will be all over that tuna! I hate to ask this, but! Can multiple entrees be ordered in CK? Absolutely! Either for yourself or to share with your tablemates. I had one night where I ordered two appetizers, two entrees, two glasses of wine, and two desserts. No decision making skills required! Of course, I was in a bit of a food coma after all that, and I was giving penguins lessons in proper waddling technique... mworkman, WAAAYTOOO, SpeedNoodles and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 13 hours ago, Baked Alaska said: Can multiple entrees be ordered in CK? Most definitely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG1209 Posted January 26, 2020 Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 Ok, so I have to ask... What is so special about the CK filet? Everyone is raving about it on day 1. I am going on a cruise in March and just might have to check it out. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted January 26, 2020 Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 54 minutes ago, JG1209 said: Ok, so I have to ask... What is so special about the CK filet? Everyone is raving about it on day 1. I am going on a cruise in March and just might have to check it out. Thanks Simply put...it’s perfection. You have to try it to really understand it. Lol #teamCK JG1209 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baked Alaska Posted January 26, 2020 Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 9 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: Simply put...it’s perfection. You have to try it to really understand it. Lol #teamCK Cannot wait! Planning on lunch and dinner the first night. Other venues will see us, but definitely mostly at CK. Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted January 26, 2020 Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 13 hours ago, JG1209 said: Ok, so I have to ask... What is so special about the CK filet? Everyone is raving about it on day 1. I am going on a cruise in March and just might have to check it out. Thanks I'll try and guess at a little more detail than @Lovetocruise2002 gave. The tl;dr summary is that, for me, the Chops filet is what I get when I go to Outback or maybe a place like Longhorn Steakhouse; pretty good, but rarely stellar. CK filet is what I get when my mom goes to the butcher and has him hand-pick a filet for her, and she has my brother cook it up medium-rare on the grill that same day with no / minimal seasoning; truly melt-in-your-mouth good, not a tough bit to be found, and rich flavor that can't be beat. Now the longer version. CK is a suites-only restaurant and has its own galley, and I'm betting that part of the difference is that their chefs are getting first choice of every single filet that gets delivered on embarkation day. They can do this, not only because they're a suites-only restaurant and have to offer the best to those guests, but because they only offer the filet on one night. True, they'll serve it two nights if it's a sailing longer than 11 days, but note how @twangster said that second filet was perceptibly not as good in his recent 11-night Anthem blog. The other difference to my palate is the seasoning they use. I happened to have both CK filet and Chops filet on the same sailing, and Chops' was very noticeably saltier than CK's. That's going to affect the cook (draws out more moisture from the meat while its cooking), as well as the final flavor. Final factor I can think of is that the CK galley is cooking for relatively few passengers at any given time, and every meal is made to order and paid close attention, so it's a lot harder to mess it up. Chops' galley is serving far more passengers at any one time, and the chefs just can't pay as close attention to every individual meal. Mistakes, even tiny ones like cooking it a bit closer to medium than medium-rare, are going to happen. Lovetocruise2002, Baked Alaska, Ogilthorpe and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted January 26, 2020 Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 1 minute ago, JLMoran said: I'll try and guess at a little more detail than @Lovetocruise2002 gave. The tl;dr summary is that, for me, the Chops filet is what I get when I go to Outback or maybe a place like Longhorn Steakhouse; pretty good, but rarely stellar. CK filet is what I get when my mom goes to the butcher and has him hand-pick a filet for her, and she has my brother cook it up medium-rare on the grill that same day with no / minimal seasoning; truly melt-in-your-mouth good, not a tough bit to be found, and rich flavor that can't be beat. What?! This was the short version? All jokes aside, I agree with @JLMoran on each of his points. The CK filet is better in terms of cut, flavour, and overall texture. I tested this last year on Harmony. I had the Filet in CK on Night 1 and then Chops Filet Night 2. Huge difference. The Chops filet was not as flavourful, more dry, and harder to chew. Ogilthorpe and JLMoran 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted January 26, 2020 Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 Just now, Lovetocruise2002 said: What?! This was the short version? Have you read all of my posts since I joined? Ogilthorpe, SpeedNoodles, rjac and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG1209 Posted January 26, 2020 Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 6 minutes ago, JLMoran said: I'll try and guess at a little more detail than @Lovetocruise2002 gave. The tl;dr summary is that, for me, the Chops filet is what I get when I go to Outback or maybe a place like Longhorn Steakhouse; pretty good, but rarely stellar. CK filet is what I get when my mom goes to the butcher and has him hand-pick a filet for her, and she has my brother cook it up medium-rare on the grill that same day with no / minimal seasoning; truly melt-in-your-mouth good, not a tough bit to be found, and rich flavor that can't be beat. Now the longer version. CK is a suites-only restaurant and has its own galley, and I'm betting that part of the difference is that their chefs are getting first choice of every single filet that gets delivered on embarkation day. They can do this, not only because they're a suites-only restaurant and have to offer the best to those guests, but because they only offer the filet on one night. True, they'll serve it two nights if it's a sailing longer than 11 days, but note how @twangster said that second filet was perceptibly not as good in his recent 11-night Anthem blog. The other difference to my palate is the seasoning they use. I happened to have both CK filet and Chops filet on the same sailing, and Chops' was very noticeably saltier than CK's. That's going to affect the cook (draws out more moisture from the meat while its cooking), as well as the final flavor. Final factor I can think of is that the CK galley is cooking for relatively few passengers at any given time, and every meal is made to order and paid close attention, so it's a lot harder to mess it up. Chops' galley is serving far more passengers at any one time, and the chefs just can't pay as close attention to every individual meal. Mistakes, even tiny ones like cooking it a bit closer to medium than medium-rare, are going to happen. Well it is a good thing that I am in a suite and can experience CK. Now I just have to tell my mom this is where we are eating the first night LOL Celebrating my 40th bday so I will use that as my leverage... ! Honestly, my plan was to eat in CK a lot- try things new.. instead of the same routine of the MDR. I am super excited.. I now know where I am eating on my first dinner-- and my last dinner (we are going to try Sabor). Thanks for the short and long version ! JLMoran and Ogilthorpe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted January 26, 2020 Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 1 minute ago, JG1209 said: Honestly, my plan was to eat in CK a lot- try things new.. instead of the same routine of the MDR. If you have access to CK, you effectively have your own specialty restaurant with a rotating menu each night. I personally feel that once you have that, there's no reason to eat in the MDR or the WJ. And if you're in a Sky Class suite or better, you get access for breakfast and lunch, too. I haven't gotten to experience that yet, but @Lovetocruise2002 and others seem to all agree that breakfast is great as long as you're not in a rush, but lunch is nothing to write home about. Ogilthorpe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted January 26, 2020 Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 13 minutes ago, JLMoran said: Have you read all of my posts since I joined? I may have skimmed some here and there. LOL! JLMoran and Ken23 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG1209 Posted January 26, 2020 Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, JLMoran said: If you have access to CK, you effectively have your own specialty restaurant with a rotating menu each night. I personally feel that once you have that, there's no reason to eat in the MDR or the WJ. And if you're in a Sky Class suite or better, you get access for breakfast and lunch, too. I haven't gotten to experience that yet, but @Lovetocruise2002 and others seem to all agree that breakfast is great as long as you're not in a rush, but lunch is nothing to write home about. Yup, in Sky Class... so that is good to know.. I am looking forward to this cruise. I have always gone on the smaller ships- but this time we will be on the Harmony. Thats a big change I have the My Time Dining for the Mai Dining Room, but I have a feeling that we will not be there- unless there is something on the menu that we want. This trip is about going out of my comfort zone, trying things new, and taking advantage of all the suite perks! Ogilthorpe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairlynew Posted January 26, 2020 Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 (edited) I may in the minority, but while I agree that CK breakfast and dinner are outstanding, I also enjoyed their lunches. The menus are limited and repetitive, but it is an enjoyable option on a leisurely sea day. Edited January 26, 2020 by Fairlynew Used wrong word Ogilthorpe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.