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The ship has a pair of more upscale restaurants: Portofino's and Chops Grille. Portofino's is the better of the two. The Italian restaurant is also the most romantic onboard, and service is as excellent as the cuisine. The cost is $20 per person, and dishes include starters like risotto with tiger shrimp, caprese salad and soups. There's also a pasta course, and though the menu varies, choices on my visit included spaghetti with lobster, penne pomodoro with prosciutto and pappardelle with mascarpone and mushrooms. Entrees are rich and substantial, with choices like tenderloin (and truffle mashed potatoes), saltimbocca, halibut and chicken. The tiramisu is, as would be expected, exceptional as a dessert choice, but you can also order panna cotta and other Italian favorites, or opt for a cheese course.
Portofino also offers a once-a-cruise wine dinner. At $54.50 per person, the five-course meal was fantastic. It started with tuna carpaccio, moved on to pan-seared scallops with a sweet-and-meaty chunk of lobster, a light salad and beef medallions, then finished with mascarpone and strawberry crepes. Each course was matched with a different wine (included in the price), though the pairings seemed rather disconnected; there was no significant explanation about why we were eating each course with the chosen wine. Ultimately, what was fun about the event was the chance to meet fellow passengers who were enthused about food and wine.
Chops Grille was a disappointment all around. It's the ship's steakhouse restaurant, and it's the most expensive alternative eatery with a service charge of $30 per person. The menu is steakhouse-influenced with starters like shrimp cocktail -- nice, fat ones! -- and Caesar salad; various cuts of meat, including filet mignon, lamb and pork; and family-size side dishes, such as succotash and mashed potatoes.
The menu is fine but the quality of the service was appallingly bad on my visit, beginning with a chilly greeting on arrival and proceeding downhill from there.
Dithering between ordering lamb chops or braised short rib, I asked the waiter for his recommendation. "One's grilled, and one's braised, so what you order depends on the preparation," he said rather curtly. Actually, no: One's lamb, and one's cow. On his way out, another diner stopped at the maitre d's station to calmly express his disappointment about the experience, calling the night "diabolical." And yet another complained about his romantic table-for-two that was slammed right up against a boisterous group of a dozen people who overwhelmed the room.
Note: You can make reservations at both Portofino and Chops Grille before your trip, via Royal Caribbean's Web site. (If you have a special date in mind, I highly recommend you do so, as both restaurants regularly "sell out.") A heads-up, though: When you book pre-cruise, you're required to guarantee with a credit card, and the charge is put through immediately, rather than being added to your onboard account.
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ORISKA писал(а) 03 июн 2014, 17:23:Ах, сколько вкусностей, тут и у сытого проснется аппетит!
Jana_ писал(а) 03 июн 2014, 20:52:а столик в ресторане у Вас был на сколько человек?
Jana_ писал(а) 03 июн 2014, 20:52:И расскажите, хотя бы вкратце, о посадке на корабль. На чем ехали из Лондона в Саутгемптон? От автовокзала (или ж/д вокзала) в порт как добирались? В каком доке стоял корабль и как узнали номер дока?
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