Deam Chef's table, Steak house or both?

Hubs and I will be on the Dream next August and we love good food! I've read great reviews for the Chef's table and the Steak house. Would you chose one over the other or splurge and do both?

Hubs and I will be on the Dream next August and we love good food! I've read great reviews for the Chef's table and the Steak house. Would you chose one over the other or splurge and do both?

If you can afford it and it is within your budget, I would recommend doing both!

Definitely the Steakhouse. The Chef's Table is a toss-up. I've done it on Royal Caribbean, and it was very nice, but Carnival charges more (I guess because you get a galley tour).

Both are very good but chefs table is more special

I would book both - they're totally different experiences, but both do have (typically) excellent food. We paid $75 pp for the Chef's Table a few weeks ago, but I'm guessing the Dream has the new menu and higher price? Even at $95, I would still book it. And the steakhouse on the first night is a great way to kick off the cruise (and get 50% off an amazing bottle of wine!).

We had a wonderful Chef's Table experience on Carnival Liberty, however last Nov we did a Chef's table on the Dream and were not impressed.... The steakhouse has always been fantastic!

If you can afford it do both you are vacation. Treat yourself.

My problem with the Chefs Table is the duration. 3 hours? I can't sit still that long. I canceled our CT res after hearing that.

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My problem with the Chefs Table is the duration. 3 hours? I can't sit still that long. I canceled our CT res after hearing that.

 

 

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A part of that is spending time in the galley during dinner service and that was fascinating. Never knew what servers went thru to fill orders.

I'm doing both on my upcoming cruise. I'm on vacation.

We plan to do both also. Once we know what night the chef table is on then we will still try to get a reservation for the steakhouse. Like Siora7777 said "I'm on vacation".

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Hubs and I will be on the Dream next August and we love good food! I've read great reviews for the Chef's table and the Steak house. Would you chose one over the other or splurge and do both?

Do both and don't forget about the Italian restaurant which is the best.

On the chefs table is it a "menu selection" that you get to choose or is it "what they give you". I am somewhat of a picky eater and I am curious about the menu.

On the chefs table is it a "menu selection" that you get to choose or is it "what they give you". I am somewhat of a picky eater and I am curious about the menu.

It's a set menu and you are served each course. The Chef will make substitutions if you note allergies or preferences, such as vegetarian, beforehand.

If cruising with just DH, we would do both. If our boys are along, we pass on CT and only do Steakhouse. At 13 and 19 they are old enough to appreciate a good steak but not yet adventurous enough for the gourmet tastes of CT.

It's a set menu and you are served each course. The Chef will make substitutions if you note allergies or preferences, such as vegetarian, beforehand.

Ok - Thank you so much for the information. I would eat steak and chicken but no fish. I think I will stick to the steakhouse.

Ok - Thank you so much for the information. I would eat steak and chicken but no fish. I think I will stick to the steakhouse.

This is part of why I have passed on Chef's table. I do not eat lamb, venison, veal, duck, or seafood (except shrimp and lobster). I feel like I would be rude to just skip a course because of this, so I only do steakhouse.

This is part of why I have passed on Chef's table. I do not eat lamb, venison, veal, duck, or seafood (except shrimp and lobster). I feel like I would be rude to just skip a course because of this, so I only do steakhouse.

They will tailor a course to your dietary needs. I don't eat chocolate, so I get a different dessert...and not the ones from the MDR...