Untouchables on MDR menu

[Matt]

If you haven't seen, Royal Caribbean is revamping MDR menu. So which items should absolutely remain on the menu?

[WAAAYTOOO]

Lamb shank (for Dan)

[WAAAYTOOO]

Savory bites.  Oh wait....

[JLMoran]

Escargots!!!! MY GOD, DO NOT THINK ABOUT TOUCHING THE ESCARGOTS!!!!!

 

EDIT: Unless there's actually a way to make them better. I mean, this is the head chef who actually made Sorrento's pizza fairly decent. Imagine what he can do with something that's already at the level of "OMG!"

[CruisinForABruisin]

Nothing, burn it down

For real tho, it would be cool to see what they came up with, with no limitations on what they could get rid of. They'd have a lot more ingredients to work with.

[Lovetocruise2002]

MDR? What’s that? #teamCK

[SpeedNoodles]

4 hours ago, JLMoran said:

Escargots!!!! MY GOD, DO NOT THINK ABOUT TOUCHING THE ESCARGOTS!!!!!

^^^^ THIS.  THIS. A THOUSAND TIMES...THIS!!! ^^^^

[R111cha]

Please don't remove the plain roast chicken, my wife has allergies and is quite a fussy eater. Chicken every night of the cruise without fail.

[Pima1988]

I second the lamb shank.

[HeWhoWaits]

16 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

Lamb shank (for Dan)

But it was SO much better when the lamb was lamb chops. The shanks range from wonderful to inedible due to the excess fat.

[Mrs. Thomas]

20 hours ago, JLMoran said:

Escargots!!!! MY GOD, DO NOT THINK ABOUT TOUCHING THE ESCARGOTS!!!!!

 

EDIT: Unless there's actually a way to make them better. I mean, this is the head chef who actually made Sorrento's pizza fairly decent. Imagine what he can do with something that's already at the level of "OMG!"

I hope they don't. I've never tried them and would really like to. I hope they leave the steak, shrimp cocktail, and the chicken caesar salad. You gotta have some "normal" things on the menu when you have kids and un-adventurous eaters. Though I do love all three of those things myself. :D

[Pooch]

20 hours ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

MDR? What’s that? #teamCK

Oooooh Harmony Sky Class 3/22.  I am so looking forward to joining team CK!!  And I just found your HOTS review.  I don’t know how I’m gonna make it that long. Up at 5AM watching YouTube videos!!!!

[FManke]

On 7/30/2020 at 9:06 PM, Lovetocruise2002 said:

MDR? What’s that? #teamCK 

It's the main dining facility for the common folk.

[Yo2slick]

Leave the French Onion Soup alone!!!

[TempoGL]

15 hours ago, Yo2slick said:

Leave the French Onion Soup alone!!!

wait...do you like French Onion Soup?  We can't be sure LOL

[twangster]

@Matt 's "perfect" MDR menu:

 

[DublinFC]

On 7/30/2020 at 4:11 PM, JLMoran said:

Escargots!!!! MY GOD, DO NOT THINK ABOUT TOUCHING THE ESCARGOTS!!!!!

 

EDIT: Unless there's actually a way to make them better. I mean, this is the head chef who actually made Sorrento's pizza fairly decent. Imagine what he can do with something that's already at the level of "OMG!"

 

On 7/30/2020 at 8:42 PM, SpeedNoodles said:

^^^^ THIS.  THIS. A THOUSAND TIMES...THIS!!! ^^^^

never had escargots, was planning to try it on our cruise we had planned for this year.  I guess I am going to have to wait until next year.

[Jolly Ogre]

Snails are disgusting slithering creatures and I will continue to do my part in their demise. 

We MUST keep them on the menu for the sake of the planet and those that loath all things slimy!... Just trying to do my part!

[JennyB]

#teamescargot

the reason I cruise.  LOL

[melmar02]

Escargot, Goat Cheese and Tomato Tart, Duck A' L'Orange, Lamb Shank, Rack of Lamb, Hazelnut Chocolate Cake, Grand Marnier Souffle, and Cherries Jubilee. 

 

[Katy H]

Lamb shank, french onion soup, all of the chilled soups, the dinner rolls with the pumpkin seeds!!  Crab legs instead of Lobster!

[FManke]

On 8/4/2020 at 11:59 AM, Jolly Ogre said:

... Just trying to do my part!

As am I!

[FManke]

It's funny to think that people get so excited about lobster night on a cruise and that at one time lobster was so cheap and plentiful that they used to feed it to prisoners! Yep, prison food! 

[CruzOnBye]

22 hours ago, Katy H said:

Lamb shank, french onion soup, all of the chilled soups, the dinner rolls with the pumpkin seeds!!  Crab legs instead of Lobster!

I forgot about those rolls!!!! Those are the BEST. By night 3 the waiter gets the point and makes us a special basket with just those LOL

[WAAAYTOOO]

I love those pumpkin seed rolls, too !

[HeWhoWaits]

3 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

I love those pumpkin seed rolls, too !

They're not bad, but they'll never be savory bites.

[marti314]

On 7/30/2020 at 5:11 PM, JLMoran said:

MY GOD, DO NOT THINK ABOUT TOUCHING THE ESCARGOTS!!!!!

I could actually do without the 8 tablespoons of butter per serving.  I know I know crazy!!!

[marti314]

On 8/2/2020 at 6:59 PM, Yo2slick said:

Leave the French Onion Soup alone!!!

I have to agree here.  7 night cruises, french onion EVERY night, that thick chunk of cheese is just amazing.

[JLMoran]

3 hours ago, marti314 said:

that thick chunk of cheese is just amazing

And oh so much better for you than the 8 tablespoons of butter on the escargots. 

[FManke]

3 hours ago, marti314 said:

I have to agree here.  7 night cruises, french onion EVERY night, that thick chunk of cheese is just amazing.

 

16 minutes ago, JLMoran said:

And oh so much better for you than the 8 tablespoons of butter on the escargots. 

I see people are concerned about thick cuts of cheese and copious amounts of butter, but nobody is talking about all the calories consumed from the deluxe beverage package. HMM?  

[CruisinForABruisin]

3 minutes ago, FManke said:

 

I see people are concerned about thick cuts of cheese and copious amounts of butter, but nobody is talking about all the calories consumed from the deluxe beverage package. HMM?  

I think my 10+ whiskey on the rocks per day is still only about half the caloric intake of the French onion, thank you very much 

[JLMoran]

19 minutes ago, CruisinForABruisin said:

I think my 10+ whiskey on the rocks per day is still only about half the caloric intake of the French onion, thank you very much 

And my morning Bloody Mary, mid-day and post-lunch margaritas, 2 glasses of wine with dinner, and Baileys on the rocks with espresso shot don't hold a candle to that butter or cheese! 

[SpeedNoodles]

17 hours ago, marti314 said:

I could actually do without the 8 tablespoons of butter per serving.  I know I know crazy!!!

I don't even know who you are!!!

[Quilter620]

On 7/30/2020 at 6:11 PM, JLMoran said:

Escargots!!!! MY GOD, DO NOT THINK ABOUT TOUCHING THE ESCARGOTS!!!!!

 

EDIT: Unless there's actually a way to make them better. I mean, this is the head chef who actually made Sorrento's pizza fairly decent. Imagine what he can do with something that's already at the level of "OMG!"

I enjoy Royal Caribbean's escargot, but it would be so much better if they added more fresh parsley.

[teddy]

On 7/30/2020 at 2:48 PM, WAAAYTOOO said:

Lamb shank (for Dan)

I had Lamb Shank for the first time ever on Vision last fall.  

I'm pretty unimaginative when it comes to eating, so I asked our waiter to choose something for me, and he recommended it.  I'm glad he did because it was awesome.  He brought another out for me without even asking because I ate the first one so quickly.  

As a butcher for 30+ years, I've sold a ton of lamb shanks but never thought about eating one before this.

[Dan Curtis]

Escargot, prime rib and the strawberry cheesecake. 

[Jolly Ogre]

On 8/6/2020 at 5:05 PM, marti314 said:

I could actually do without the 8 tablespoons of butter per serving.  I know I know crazy!!!

Mod... ban this creaton from the boards post haste!!

[FManke]

Although there are a lot of things on the MDR menu I enjoy, one of the things I like most about it is the chance to try something I don't eat at home. I always try something I haven't or wouldn't normally eat at home. Whether it is an appetizer, salad or entrée. Being that the food is already paid for, I don't feel like it's a waste of money to try something I might not like.  

[RickinSTL]

On 8/6/2020 at 7:57 PM, FManke said:

 

I see people are concerned about thick cuts of cheese and copious amounts of butter, but nobody is talking about all the calories consumed from the deluxe beverage package. HMM?  

Calories from the DXP don't count at sea! lol 

[RickinSTL]

Shrimp Cocktail. French onion soup.. Lamb Chops. and Can I get a risotto more than once per cruise? please?? lol