Louby-Lou Posted November 22, 2011 #1 Share Posted November 22, 2011 We're just back from 27 days on Regatta where the 'Tapas on the Terrace' never made an appearance :mad:. The food and beverage staff had a Q & A session and when asked what had happened to it the Manager (like a politician) never gave a satisfactory answer other than it wasn't being done! He did say that there would be one BBQ but I didn't see it. In the evening the Terrace Cafe was just a regular buffet. We were so looking forward to it. Lou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted November 22, 2011 #2 Share Posted November 22, 2011 I am not sure what you were expecting :confused: They do have "small bites" at the buffet as you enter the buffet line Get your plate take outside (weather permitting) I have never seen a BBQ on Oceania but we could have missed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louby-Lou Posted November 22, 2011 Author #3 Share Posted November 22, 2011 According to reviews we understood that food was cooked to order - not just a regular buffet. Previous cruisers on Regatta were expecting more hence the question to the Food and Beverage Manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKS Posted November 22, 2011 #4 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Marina has a large cook-to-order station, but none of the R-ships have the ability for this. Did you get your ships mixed up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted November 22, 2011 #5 Share Posted November 22, 2011 According to reviews we understood that food was cooked to order - not just a regular buffet. Previous cruisers on Regatta were expecting more hence the question to the Food and Beverage Manager. The only cooked to order for dinner in the buffet that I am aware of is the pasta station You must had read reviews on the Marina as suggest by TKS No wonder the restaurant manager was confused by your question Try the Marina or Riveria the The Terrace is exceptional Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louby-Lou Posted November 22, 2011 Author #6 Share Posted November 22, 2011 The only cooked to order for dinner in the buffet that I am aware of is the pasta stationYou must had read reviews on the Marina as suggest by TKS No wonder the restaurant manager was confused by your question Try the Marina or Riveria the The Terrace is exceptional It wasn't my question to the F & B Manager, it was from a passenger who had cruised Regatta before. The manager wasn't confused by the question he replied that the tapas wouldn't be provided but wouldn't say why. Other passengers were expecting the service as well. I didn't read any Marina reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted November 22, 2011 #7 Share Posted November 22, 2011 It wasn't my question to the F & B Manager, it was from a passenger who had cruised Regatta before. The manager wasn't confused by the question he replied that the tapas wouldn't be provided but wouldn't say why. Other passengers were expecting the service as well. Ok then I am confused They always had small tapas type foods at the beginning of the line in the evenings Maybe that has changed since last summer Lyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floridiana Posted November 22, 2011 #8 Share Posted November 22, 2011 I have just come back from the 27 day Amazon cruise on Regatta. Tapas are snack food and there was plenty of it during High Tea and in the evening as well. In addition, the evening buffet had a pasta made-to- order station, a wok station, a sushi station and a meat station. Did you see the suckling pig? One night, the French chef cooked fresh fish to order and the Italian sous-chef made fresh pasta while we were watching. Now, I have to go on a diet before the next cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvgal Posted November 25, 2011 #9 Share Posted November 25, 2011 We love Tapas in the Terrace for the chocolate fountain. YUM YUM. Can hardly wait until Dec. 16.;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondorner Posted November 26, 2011 #10 Share Posted November 26, 2011 "Tapas On the Terrace" is the name of the restaurant at dinner time. It's called the Terrace Buffet at breakfast and lunch. The "terrace" includes the al fresco dining and the inside tables. Tapas are small appetizer-type snacks. They may be cold or hot. Every night, as you enter the buffet, there is a decent selection of these bite-size snacks, in addition to the regular offerings of the buffet. You may have seen them, and even tried some of them, without being aware they were the tapas. Entrees cooked to order are features of Oceania's sister cruise line, the luxury line Regent Seven Seas, but on just two of their three ships (Mariner and Voyager), not Navigator as it is smaller and the kitchen is not equipped for "cook to order". Oceania Marina does have a grill where several items are cooked fresh in front of you, but the closest thing that any Oceania ship has to "cook to order" is the pasta station -- and even that is limited to the ingredients they put out on any given evening. You seem to have raised two separate issues, Tapas on the Terrace and Cook to Order. I suggest your friend s who mentioned the Cook to Order were either thinking of Regent or simply confused. As for the tapas, I'm sorry you didn't realize what they were, and I can't begin to fathom the answer given you. By the way, BBQ's on the pool deck are a regular feature of Regent, not Oceania. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulchili Posted November 26, 2011 #11 Share Posted November 26, 2011 "Tapas On the Terrace" is the name of the restaurant at dinner time. It's called the Terrace Buffet at breakfast and lunch. The "terrace" includes the al fresco dining and the inside tables. Tapas are small appetizer-type snacks. They may be cold or hot. Perhaps the poster was expecting typical Spanish Tapas - such as those served in Tapas bars in Spain? I think the term here is used more loosely, as Don indicated, to mean small hot or cold appetizers (though some may actually be Spanish Tapas on occasion, but not regularly). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lulu Power Posted December 6, 2011 #12 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Terrace Cafe looks messy at all times...never enough staff and this shows on the buffet...:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floridiana Posted December 6, 2011 #13 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Terrace Cafe looks messy at all times...never enough staff and this shows on the buffet...:confused: I disagree completely. Plenty of staff, not messy at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepawa Posted December 6, 2011 #14 Share Posted December 6, 2011 We have found the Terrace Café buffet to be the best organized with the best staff of any of the ships on which we have sailed. The most impressive thing is that the staff always serve you and in fact discourage passengers from serving themselves. Thus, a neat, not messy dining area. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atraveldeal Posted December 6, 2011 #15 Share Posted December 6, 2011 We have found the Terrace Café buffet to be the best organized with the best staff of any of the ships on which we have sailed. The most impressive thing is that the staff always serve you and in fact discourage passengers from serving themselves. Thus, a neat, not messy dining area. Don And in doing so they reduce the chances of the Noro virus as well as other possible illnesses. A buffet served by staff rather than each passenger serving themselves is the only one we go to, we can always ask for more of something if needed. And, yes, as Don said, cleaner and neater too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aohkay Posted December 6, 2011 #16 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Well, at least Louby Lou and Lulu Power have gotten us off the "All you can drink packages" for awhile. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted December 6, 2011 #17 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Terrace Cafe looks messy at all times...never enough staff and this shows on the buffet...:confused: Are you serious:confused: Are you sure you were on Oceania ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imagineer Posted December 7, 2011 #18 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Terrace Cafe looks messy at all times...never enough staff and this shows on the buffet...:confused: ...it's very easy, via the wonders of the internet to come on a board like CC and post comments like this, I doubt there's a shred of truth or any actual experience to back this comment. We were just on the Insignia and ate well over half of our meals in the Terrace Cafe, it was NEVER messy at any time, there were staff always ready to serve you, and the buffet always looked great, the selection was very diverse and the quality was excellent... cheers, the Imagineer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimandStan Posted December 7, 2011 #19 Share Posted December 7, 2011 ...it's very easy, via the wonders of the internet to come on a board like CC and post comments like this, I doubt there's a shred of truth or any actual experience to back this comment. We were just on the Insignia and ate well over half of our meals in the Terrace Cafe, it was NEVER messy at any time, there were staff always ready to serve you, and the buffet always looked great, the selection was very diverse and the quality was excellent... cheers, the Imagineer Yes, and this LuLu Power. who posted that comment, joined Cruise Critic TODAY :cool: Doesn't say which cruise she was on- Doesn't say which Ship she was on- Something is off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleCow Posted December 7, 2011 #20 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Yes, and this LuLu Power. who posted that comment, joined Cruise Critic TODAY :cool: Doesn't say which cruise she was on- Doesn't say which Ship she was on- Something is off Wonder why this troll has it in for O. She's posted this on a roll call: Disaster ship! Quote: Originally Posted by Bcsmith46 I just booked this Rio to Buenos Aires. This is my Oceania cruise.. Great price with the airfare..any advice. Well, good luck! Insignia is a disaster ship! Crew are very mean and disappointed. Enjoy anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondorner Posted December 7, 2011 #21 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Are you serious:confused: Are you sure you were on Oceania ?? I suspect there is a bit of a language barrier, or at the least a culture barrier. Look up the other posts from this new poster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no fuss travel Posted December 7, 2011 #22 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I think Lulu's glass is half empty. She must have gotten out of the wrong side of the bed today.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted December 7, 2011 #23 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I suspect there is a bit of a language barrier, or at the least a culture barrier. Look up the other posts from this new poster. Or maybe just a troll ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceans&Rivers Posted December 7, 2011 #24 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Returning to the topic of this thread, i.e. "Regatta—Tapas on the Terrace", the original post stated that it was not being done, that it "never made an appearance." Depending on how that statement was meant, there may be some truth to it. Towards the end of of our August 26, 2011 cruise to Alaska on Regatta we decided to have dinner for the first time at "Tapas on the Terrace" and one of the managers told us that the name had been changed to "Terrace Café in the Evening." We didn't stay to have dinner there that night (only dined there a couple of times, and only during the day), and I don't know whether the name change (and/or concept change) was only temporary or whether there is no longer any "Tapas on the Terrace." What is the experience of Regatta cruisers recently (after the Alaska season)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimandStan Posted December 7, 2011 #25 Share Posted December 7, 2011 It appears that the Tapas idea is being abandoned, as it is no longer mentioned on the Oceania Web Site, or in any of the current literature. This quote is from the 2011-2012 Winter Collection brochure: "Informal and carefree, The Terrace Cafe is wonderfully inviting any time of day. First thing in the morning, the room is infused with natural sunlight from the floor to ceiling windows, stimulating the appetite for the sumptuous breakfast selections. Come lunch, the expansive menu of international dishes changes entirely, beautifully complimented by flavorful roasted and rotisserie meats, and the magic of the pizzeria's oven. Feel Free to dine inside or alfresco at one of the shaded teak tables on the terrace. Evenings, the impeccably clad wait staff shines, and the cuisine takes on a local flair. Tomorrow, an entirely different series of menus awaits tthe opportunity to delight you." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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