I have the Plus package and used one of the meals for lunch yesterday at the pizza joint. The other lunch choice is sushi, but eating fish bait is usually not my first choice. That leaves another pizza or dinner at Vines. I chose Vines
But back to lunches - the menus for the other seaday lunches are not overly exciting with mostly the same with a few differences. YMMV. On this ship there isn't a separate Pub Lunch - I was told it is part of Lido lunch one day. The MDR did have fish and chips on one lunch menu.
I really don't want the thread hijacked on this nonsense. It has to do with taxes. A cruise line could pay them and pass them on to the customer or could try to lower costs. A cruise line isn't going to just absorb them.
Back to the near beginning...
Concerto Dining Room is the only dining room open for Breakfast, Lunch (Embarkation and Sea Days) and Dinner. Symphony is the other dining room.
The Embarkation Lunch is the best choice.
Cruise lines don't make Texas laws. If it is a problem for some, I suggest they fill their tank before boarding. You can pre-order bottled water for your cabin at prices cheaper than Carnival.
I believe they did give me a $25 credit which more than covered my consumption. If you are Elite the minibar should be stocked.