Tamarind specials

[Krazy Kruizers]

learning lots of tricks and hints from these boards! We are going Eurodam in november. So this Timarind is a must? at least once? is lunch better to go to than supper? would like to try every experience at least once> thanks! any additional tips for this ship are GREATLY appreciated!

 

 

Tamarind dinner is much better than lunch as you have choices. Lunch is a set menu.

Menus coming up.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Tamarind Dinner - $15 per person -- can be booked online, via Ship Services at 1-800-541-1576 or once on the ship.

 

When you sit down at the table, a couple of servers will come to the table -- one will pour Jasmine tea while the other one gives you a HOT towel to cleanse your hands. Then you are given your menu. There are already 4 small sauce bowls on the table -- there is a soy sauce; a sweet-sour sauce; a garlic-chili pepper sauce; and a Japanese horseradish sauce (very hot). You are brought a basket of Shrimp Crackers.

 

SOUP:

Yin-Yang Scallop Consomme’ - tender sea scallops & julienne cut squash in a ginger infused shellfish broth sprinkled with minced scallions

 

Jewels of the Sea - delicate shrimp filled won ton with sliced baby bok choy in a fragrant lemongrass & sesame broth

 

Chicken Pho with Wild Lime & Rice Stick noodles - shredded chicken & rice noodles in a coconut milk broth flavored with lime leaf, cilantro, galangal, mint, bean sprouts & Serrano chilies

 

 

 

Appetizers:

 

Trail of Spices Satay Sampler - Malaysian-spiced lamb, Chinese pork, Thai -spiced beef, Indonesian-spiced chicken & Vietnamese-spiced shrimp served with Asian pickled vegetables & 2 traditional dipping sauces

 

Shrimp Tempura Indochina - sweet, fresh shrimp dipped in a light batter & fried and served with a tart-and-sweet green papaya salad & garlic chili sauce

 

Shanghai Ribs - five-spiced rubbed baby-back pork ribs, served over a Chinese pickled cabbage salad with a Tamarind chutney

 

Streetside Pot Stckers - succulent lobster, pork and chicken dumplimngs, shallow-fried till crispy on the bottom and served with a vinegar-soy ponzu dipping sauce

 

Spring Roll Delights - a trio of spring rolls: crispy duck, vegetable and a rice paper wrapped lobster roll, served with plum and sweet chili sauces

 

Thai Beef Salad - rare-seared beef, tossed with scallions, tomatoes, onions and cucumbers -- presented on salad greens and sprinkled with fresh mint, chilies and a lime-leaf dressing

 

Green Papaya Salad - freshly shredded raw vegetables and spinach, tomato, water chestnuts and papaya tossed with lime juice & palm sugar

 

Sushi & Sashimi Menu

 

YOUR CHOICE OF 6 ITEMS AS AN APPETIZER OR 12 AS AN ENTRÉE

 

Sashimi - tuna, salmon, snapper. Octopus

 

Nigiri Sushi - tuna, salmon, snapper, Octopus

 

Sushi Rolls:

Rainbow (reversed California roll topped with an assortment of fish)

 

California - crab and avocado

 

Salmon Tsutsumi - salmon, avocado, cream cheese

 

Tuna Tsutsumi - vegetable roll topped with tuna slices

 

Yozo - snapper, masago, asparagus, Japanese mayonnaise

 

Yoshi - tempura snapper, avocado, scallion, Japanese mayonnaise

 

Wraps - Indonesian vegetable, seafood, lettuce, chicken

 

 

 

Entrees:

 

Water:

 

Hoisin-Lime Glazed Sea Bass - Golden pan-seared fish crowned with crisp wok-seared Asian greens

 

Asia-Pacific Hot Pot - A one-pot surprise consisting of shrimp, scallops, Manila clams, rock fish, crab legs, squid, scallions, shallots, garlic, lemon grass and coriander leaves all braised in a flavorful stock

 

Baked Snapper in Rice Paper - Snapper marinated in a sake and citrus liquor, then golden baked and served atop ginger and garlic steamed Asian greens

 

 

Wood:

 

Wasabi & Soy Crusted Beef Tenderloin Steak - Served on an oak wood cedar plank and complimented with tempura-style onion rings and vegetables

 

Scallops & Prawns with Garlic, Ginger and Chili - steamed to perfection and presented in a bamboo basket and drizzled with a light soy sauce

 

Cantonese Duck & Hainan Rice - roasted, served on a bed chicken borth infused rice and garnished with flakes of fresh chili and cilantro

 

 

Fire:

 

Shrimp Szechuan with Thai Basil - Shrimp sauteed with chili peppers, Asian spices, straw mushrooms, sweet bell peppers and scallions glazed in a light chili sauce

 

Penang Red Curry Coconut Chicken - A mild spicy dish consisting of chicken cubes braised with Chinese pea pods, eggplant, green zucchini, red pimiento, opal basil, lemon grass and lime juice - presented in a bath of red curry and coconut milk

 

Vietnamese-Style Lamb with Mint - Thinly sliced lamb loin quickly sautéed with bell peppers, shiitake mushrooms, fresh spinach leaves, minced garlic and scallions

 

 

Earth:

 

Five-spice Seitan & Tempeh - quickly seared with thinly sliced red bell pepper, enoki mushrooms, asparagus, broccoli, scallions, garlic, ginger and soy sauce - served with lime wedges

 

Sesame Udon Noodles - flat Japanese wheat noodles, stir-fried with tofu, scallions, vegetables, sesame oil and chilies, and sprinkled with toasted peanuts and sesame oil

 

Sweet and Sour Vegetable Tempura - asparagus, broccoli, mushrooms, green beans, and carrots dipped in a light batter and fried - garnished with fruits and served with Tamarind glaze

 

On The Side:

 

Steamed seasonal garden vegetables with red miso garlic sauce

 

Steamed Jasmine rice OR Brown rice

 

Stir-fried cucumber, snow peas, mushrooms, scallions and chili with sesame seeds

 

Bok Choy with oyster sauce

 

Sake-braised oyster and ****ake mushrooms

 

 

 

Desserts:

 

Tamarind Chocolate - a bittersweet chocolate shell filled with a rich Tamarind & chili flavored chocolate and ginger mousse served with a red raspberry and black raspberry compote

 

Mango Cloud - a light egg white souffle served with a mango sorbet

 

Tempura Ice Cream - coconut & Javanese coffee with infused lemon grass sauce anglaise

 

Chocolate Almond Fortune Cookie -- an almond baked tuile with a surprise filling of chocolate panache -- served with a scoop of coconut ice cream

 

Ginger Banana Bread Pudding - with tempura bananas and caramel sauce

 

Trio of Sorbets - passion fruit basil, lychee green tea and cube with shaved fruit juices

[Krazy Kruizers]

The Tamarind Lunch is free -- can not make reservations until you are on the ship.

 

It is a set menu -- only get to choose dessert:

 

 

Hot and Sour Soup

 

Asian Herb Szechuan Sesame Salad

 

Steamed Classic Dumplings:

Chicken

Asian Pork

Steam Vegetable

Spinach and Mushroom

Shrimp 'Shu Mat'

 

From the Wok:

Vegetable Spring Roll

Spicy Crab Sushi Nugget

Shrimp Won Ton Sticks

Shrimp Spring Roll

Spicy Crab Rangoon

 

Holland America Line Culinary Fusion Sauces:

Bora Bora BBQ - tomato, ginger, aged vinegar, soy sauce

Mirin Pesto - sweet wine, soy, fresh basil, garlic, lemon grass

Coco Churri - coconut, cilantro, chili, lime

Shoyu Sabi - classic flavors of soy and wasabi

 

Choice of One Dessert:

Mango Sirbet

Coconut Ice Cream

Egg Tart

Green Tea Tiramisu

[m steve]

but those served at lunch are not very good. The other offerings are fine. Prefer dinner.

[DiploTraveler]

On the Eurodam last year, we booked the Tamarind before we got onboard for the night we were in San Juan and pretty much had the place to ourselves. The food was pretty spicy. I loved the shrimp tempura but if you don't want your tongue to burn, ask for not so spicy. But, we were in the Silk Den several nights later and there didn't appear to be a lot of activty that night either. I dont' know if everyone was eating lunch there or just didn't favor the food. The atmosphere was wonderful. It probably depends on your cruise. The Pinnacle seemed to be doing a bustling business every night.

 

On my last cruise, we loved the food at Canaletto and wanted to make another reservation, but they were booked for the rest of the cruise. I kept an eye out and never saw it more than 40-50% full. It seemed like such a waste with so many people on the waiting list.

 

I wonder if they run Tamarind the same way...

[Krazy Kruizers]

On my last cruise, we loved the food at Canaletto and wanted to make another reservation, but they were booked for the rest of the cruise. I kept an eye out and never saw it more than 40-50% full. It seemed like such a waste with so many people on the waiting list.

 

I wonder if they run Tamarind the same way...

 

All of the speciality restaurants are run the sam way. They allow only so many reservations for each time slot -- that way they are not rushed in preparing individual meals. You will never see any of the speciality restaurants 100% full at any given time.

[wildwoods]

Last year we did a back to back (7+7) cruise N.Amsterdamn and all passengers that were on the back to back were given a free meal at the Tamarind :D as a treat. Very impressed

[Krazy Kruizers]

Last year we did a back to back (7+7) cruise N.Amsterdamn and all passengers that were on the back to back were given a free meal at the Tamarind :D as a treat. Very impressed

 

We also did a back-to-back cruise (Collector's) on the Nieuw Amsterdam -- no one was given a free dinner at the Tamarind. But I do know of people who were on the second segment of our cruise as well as the following week and they were given this.

Sure wish we had been offered something like that.

[OVgirl]

This past B2B on NA we were also given a dinner at Tamarind. I think this replaced the luncheon that was given in the diningroom for B2B cruisers that we had 2 years ago on Noordam. It might depend on the number of people doing the B2B. Both were enjoyable, but we did prefer the Tamarind reservation.

[cruz chic]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought that lunch was underwhelming in the Tamarind. The dinner is excellent!

[Carol28]

We have eaten at the Tamarind three times and are always happy. We have lunch on port days when the ship is empty. This time we booked the Tamarind on the last night as the MDR gets a bit confused with all of the hoopla, so we opted out of it this time.

 

Dessert - The forturne cookie is memorable.

[liketraveling]

The Tamarind Lunch is free -- can not make reservations until you are on the ship.

 

It is a set menu -- only get to choose dessert:

 

 

Hot and Sour Soup

 

Asian Herb Szechuan Sesame Salad

 

Steamed Classic Dumplings:

Chicken

Asian Pork

Steam Vegetable

Spinach and Mushroom

Shrimp 'Shu Mat'

 

From the Wok:

Vegetable Spring Roll

Spicy Crab Sushi Nugget

Shrimp Won Ton Sticks

Shrimp Spring Roll

Spicy Crab Rangoon

 

Holland America Line Culinary Fusion Sauces:

Bora Bora BBQ - tomato, ginger, aged vinegar, soy sauce

Mirin Pesto - sweet wine, soy, fresh basil, garlic, lemon grass

Coco Churri - coconut, cilantro, chili, lime

Shoyu Sabi - classic flavors of soy and wasabi

 

Choice of One Dessert:

Mango Sirbet

Coconut Ice Cream

Egg Tart

Green Tea Tiramisu

 

Thanks KK! Dinner really looks good! Wish my Dad would eat this because I would really like to try this!

[cruz chic]

Dessert - The forturne cookie is memorable.

That's for sure:D. It was huge! I love my dessert on a cruise but I could only eat half. Of course I took a doggie bag for the other half.

[puli]

If one has made a reservation on a designated "Formal " night will this dress code also apply to the Tamarind Restaurant or can "Smart Casual" suffice?

[RuthC]

If one has made a reservation on a designated "Formal " night will this dress code also apply to the Tamarind Restaurant or can "Smart Casual" suffice?

The dress code extends throughout the public areas of the ship, so, yes, the Tamarind is included on formal nights.

 

The only areas not included in the dress code on any night are the Lido restaurant, balance of the Lido Deck, and the outside decks.

[Frankie Sue]

I think it says to book online reservations no later than 3 days prior to departure (or some similar language). I'm under the impression that you can start booking online once you have a confirmation number from HAL. Am I correct?

 

This board is wonderful..... I too was going to wait until 3 days before departure, so thanks to you, I have now booked all our specialty dinners ............. Cruisecritic is the best....

[Boytjie]

learning lots of tricks and hints from these boards! We are going Eurodam in november. So this Timarind is a must? at least once? is lunch better to go to than supper? would like to try every experience at least once> thanks! any additional tips for this ship are GREATLY appreciated!

 

I'd recommend dinner over lunch; then again I am spoilt with great dim sum in New York. ;)

[cruz chic]

I'd recommend dinner over lunch; then again I am spoilt with great dim sum in New York. ;)

No, I don't think you are spoilt. The lunch is mediocre at best. Love the dinner!

[Boytjie]

No, I don't think you are spoilt. The lunch is mediocre at best. Love the dinner!

 

Yes, I was not impressed with lunch either, but still believe I am spoilt!

 

Lunch was also tediously long, dim sum should be either leisurely or a quick thing - as in NYC there are for those that want to linger, chat read etc. and can be there for hours whereas others want to grab a quick bite of various things and get out.

 

Dinner in Tamarind is very good, but I can get similar and better in NYC on that too. Well, that goes for just about any food... but I don't want to sound like a New York food snob, its just the reality. I do still enjoy good food anywhere and my Pinnacle steaks have been as good or even better than what I have had in New York.