pdurney Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 Is there a charge for dinner service in the Solarium Bistro on Oasis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrysea13 Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 when I was on the O in nov there was no charge but with the trending changes to Royals policies there could be in the future I didn't even find this buffet till the last day of our cruise my next time on this ship I will use this area a lot food was same as the wind jammer pdurney 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garnet21 Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 I ate dinner a few times in the Solarium Bistro on the Anthem last July. There was only a charge for certain dishes, like lobster and filet mignon and at that time it was very reasonable- like $10. You had to make a reservation to guarantee a seat at dinner. I thought the food, variety, and service were great. A lot of people are unaware of it's existence (shhhh!) so it is not overcrowded. At lunch it is a buffet and at dinner it is buffet and also made to order dishes. I am sailing on the Allure in May and from what I understand, the Solarium Bistro serves lunch but it becomes the Samba Grill (Brazilian) in the evening and that is an up charge restaurant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny260 Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 12 minutes ago, Garnet21 said: I am sailing on the Allure in May and from what I understand, the Solarium Bistro serves lunch but it becomes the Samba Grill (Brazilian) in the evening and that is an up charge restaurant. That's correct, we ate there for our last night on Allure in October, the only problem was that I was on food overload by the last night and while the food had good flavor I didn't really eat very much, I would probably go eat there again but move it up in the week. All the meat had excellent flavor and was really tender, typical Brazilian steak house, they just cut you off a few slivers for you to try. Garnet21 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLGooner Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 Yes, Oasis Solarium Bistro is now regarded as a Specialty Restaurant in the evenings and charges a cover.Breakfast and Lunch are still free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDemuth Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 22 hours ago, FLGooner said: Yes, Oasis Solarium Bistro is now regarded as a Specialty Restaurant in the evenings and charges a cover.Breakfast and Lunch are still free. Was complimentary for dinner on our cruise last November and is still listed as no charge for dinner in the Cruise Planner for our cruise later this year. It used to charge a cover but that changed maybe a year ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLGooner Posted April 13, 2018 Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 20 hours ago, DDemuth said: Was complimentary for dinner on our cruise last November and is still listed as no charge for dinner in the Cruise Planner for our cruise later this year. It used to charge a cover but that changed maybe a year ago. Interesting, our recent March 18 sailing on Oasis was charging a $9.95 cover for Solarium Bistro each night so maybe another case of RCL testing the waters??? We never bothered eating there so no idea if it was worth it. Breakfast and lunch buffets were the standard fare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDemuth Posted April 13, 2018 Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 6 hours ago, FLGooner said: Interesting, our recent March 18 sailing on Oasis was charging a $9.95 cover for Solarium Bistro each night so maybe another case of RCL testing the waters??? We never bothered eating there so no idea if it was worth it. Breakfast and lunch buffets were the standard fare. Hmmm. Wonder if it's no charge when pre-purchased, but a $9.95 charge once on board? That would be in line with their charging an additional 18% gratuity for onboard reservations at specialty restaurants, but including gratuity for pre-purchase. Without a cover charge, it's an interesting option over the MDR; quiet and more private than MDR, but IMO the doesn't rise to the level of the other specialty venues such as Chops or 150C. That said, the wait staff were very attentive, so overall for us it was an enjoyable meal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crseabrook Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 On 4/10/2018 at 8:49 AM, pdurney said: Is there a charge for dinner service in the Solarium Bistro on Oasis? We’re sailing Harmony in May and the Solarium Bistro was available for a dinner booking on cruise planner. Just pick the date and time. It went through cart checkout as no charge. The menu did read as mentioned previously that lobster and filet would have a charge. We’ll see what happens when we show up for dinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLGooner Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Cruise Compass for Oasis shows: Specialty Restaurants: ($) Solarium Bistro - Mediterranean Concept Maybe other ships are free, but I've sailed Oasis twice this year and there has been a charge for Solarium for dinner both times. Having said that, the MDR is now so poor that it may well be worth the up-charge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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