Le Cirque

[elizabeth612]

I know nothing about Le Cirque, is this the acrobatics show during dinner?

 

Is there a charge and is it worth it?

 

How long does the show normally run? Is it dinner only?

 

Thanks for any and all answers. :confused:

[Olney]

There is no acrobatic show unless the wait staff has had too much to drink. It is strickly a one night during a 7 day cruise to replicate the great New York restaurant. There are mixed opinions as to the quality of the meal at the cost. The price at the moment is $39 per person. If you want to try it I would suggest reservations be made before the cruise date. It seems to normally fill up. The HAL website gives all the information.

[taxmantoo]

Just use the "Search" feature and you will find over 100 threads on the subject...

[elizabeth612]

Thanks for the response and sorry for being an idiot, lol.

[geoherb]

Here's the menu on HAL's website. We ate there on the Westerdam in December and have it booked for the Veendam next month. DH said it was one of the best meals he has ever eaten. I'm looking forward to trying something different, perhaps the fish, although the lamb chops were very tasty last time.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Le Cirque is from a famous restaurant in New York and Las Vegas -- very pricey.

It is a special dinner held one evening in the Pinnacle Grill. There is special menu for this evening. The cost is $39 per person.

We have gone quite a few times and enjoy it very much.

You will read that some like it and some don't.

Only you can decide it is worth the money.

[Krazy Kruizers]

 

Le Cirque Menu -- it is $39 per person -- held in the Pinnacle Grill -- can be booked online, on the ship or through Ship Services at 1-800-541-1576

Appetizers:

Lobster Cocktail - poached lobster with haricot vert and citrus

Le Trio - caviar, smoked salmon and Pate foie gras

Caesar Salad - interpretation of the classical salad

 

Soup:

Butternut Squash with Huckleberries - with sage Chantilly

Chilled Yogurt and Mellon with Shrimps

 

Main Courses:

Seared Alaskan Black Cod - leek, red wine beurre rouge

Rack of Lamb - goat cheese panisse, artichokes and arugula

Chateaubriand - horseradish flan, sweet and sour baby beets

Three Cheese Ravioli - fresh basil tomato

Chicken Under a Brick - sauteed vegetables ginger honey jus

 

Dessert:

Creme Brulee Le Cirque

Chocolate Souffle - traditional chocolate souffle with vanilla gelato

Napoleon with Fresh Berries

Assortment of Sorbet

 

[Krazy Kruizers]

If you decide to do the dinner, when you return to your cabin there will be a cute little box on your bed.

 

 

 

Inside the box are 2 tiny drawers -- each containing a chocolate:

[RuthC]

Here's the menu on HAL's website.

Thanks for posting the link to the menu.

[elizabeth612]

Cute box, and thanks for posting menu!

[Aruba]

Le Cirque Menu

Appetizers:

Lobster Cocktail - poached lobster with haricot vert and citrus

That should be Lobster Salad, not Lobster Cocktail. I like my martinis but a lobster cocktail would have to be an acquired taste. :eek:

 

The Lobster Salad IMO is the most delicious salad on the ship (or if I wanted to be melodramatic, the world). I get it at every Le Cirque event.

[Aruba]

PS - I know you meant Lobster Cocktail as in Shrimp Cocktail, not mixed drink. I was just making a joke.:D

[Beachnut53]

Bummer...we were there as a guest of a 4-star Marnier ...perhaps she got all the chocolates for our party of 8? Try the pasta - it was fabulous!! It is well worth the additional charge IMO.

[Krazy Kruizers]

The box delivered to our cabin with the 2 chocolates -- this was the first time we have gotten that box.

Since this was a longer cruise, there were 2 Le Cirques - so we got 2 boxes -- one for each time we were there.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Cute box, and thanks for posting menu!

 

 

You are welcome.

[Boytjie]

Bummer...we were there as a guest of a 4-star Marnier ...perhaps she got all the chocolates for our party of 8? Try the pasta - it was fabulous!! It is well worth the additional charge IMO.

 

The box delivered to our cabin with the 2 chocolates -- this was the first time we have gotten that box.

 

Since this was a longer cruise, there were 2 Le Cirques - so we got 2 boxes -- one for each time we were there.

 

We treated friends to a Le Cirque dinner on Eurodam in February and both cabins got the chocolates.

[aussietraveller58]

 

Le Cirque Menu -- it is $39 per person -- held in the Pinnacle Grill -- can be booked online, on the ship or through Ship Services at 1-800-541-1576

Appetizers:

Lobster Cocktail - poached lobster with haricot vert and citrus

Le Trio - caviar, smoked salmon and Pate foie gras

Caesar Salad - interpretation of the classical salad

 

Soup:

Butternut Squash with Huckleberries - with sage Chantilly

Chilled Yogurt and Mellon with Shrimps

 

Main Courses:

Seared Alaskan Black Cod - leek, red wine beurre rouge

Rack of Lamb - goat cheese panisse, artichokes and arugula

Chateaubriand - horseradish flan, sweet and sour baby beets

Three Cheese Ravioli - fresh basil tomato

Chicken Under a Brick - sauteed vegetables ginger honey jus

 

Dessert:

Creme Brulee Le Cirque

Chocolate Souffle - traditional chocolate souffle with vanilla gelato

Napoleon with Fresh Berries

Assortment of Sorbet

 

Thanks for posting the menu: I am salivating already! The Lobster Cocktail is clearly a winner. What to choose...Creme Brulee, or Choc Souffle. As my kids would say: #firstworldproblem

[elizabeth612]

We treated friends to a Le Cirque dinner on Eurodam in February and both cabins got the chocolates.

What was in the center, or were they truffles?

[Typhoon1]

I know nothing about Le Cirque, is this the acrobatics show during dinner?

 

Is there a charge and is it worth it?

 

How long does the show normally run? Is it dinner only?

 

Thanks for any and all answers. :confused:

 

Cirque du Soleil perhaps?

[RedmondCruiser]

I know nothing about Le Cirque, is this the acrobatics show during dinner?

 

Is there a charge and is it worth it?

 

How long does the show normally run? Is it dinner only?

 

Thanks for any and all answers. :confused:

 

I think your confusing Cirque d Solie with Le Cirque. No theres no acrobats but any dinner in the Pinnacle is always worth it.

[jlp879]

We recently enjoyed dining at an evening at Le Cirque on the April 14th sailing of the Nieuw Amsterdam. Alas, we received no little box of chocolates on our return to our room that evening. It was our first time at Le Cirque, but not the first Pinnacle experience for us. Should I ask them to mail me the delicious-looking chocolates?

[Boytjie]

What was in the center, or were they truffles?

 

IIRC they were truffles.

 

[Krazy Kruizers]

There were no truffles on our Westerdam cruise -- either for the regular Pinnacle dinner or Le Cirque.

[world~citizen]

We didn't find that the food or presentation of Le Cirque was worth worth it - or at least it didn't measure up to the hype. We highly recommend the PG though on a regular night.

 

However, if you don't try for yourself, you will never know for certain given the mixed revues so by all means try it and let us know what you think..

[sapper1]

We didn't find that the food or presentation of Le Cirque was worth worth it - or at least it didn't measure up to the hype. We highly recommend the PG though on a regular night.

 

However, if you don't try for yourself, you will never know for certain given the mixed revues so by all means try it and let us know what you think..

 

My curiosity has been piqued so we have signed up for LeCirque on the Prinsendam next month.