Tasteless desserts on the buffet

[vacruizer]

Cheesecake in all of its many forms on Carnival not worthy of the name.

 

So true. Carnival's cheesecakes - even the steakhouse - are wretched. I am spoiled, though, because my DH bakes the best homemade cheesecakes in the world. Thankfully he usually only makes them for special occasions and around this time of year for gifts or I'd be in trouble! :)

[golfadj]

So true. Carnival's cheesecakes - even the steakhouse - are wretched. I am spoiled, though, because my DH bakes the best homemade cheesecakes in the world. Thankfully he usually only makes them for special occasions and around this time of year for gifts or I'd be in trouble! :)

 

With cream cheese????

[vacruizer]

With cream cheese????

 

And lots of it! No jello to be found.

[Gottafly]

I think they use "filler" such as plain gelatin to make all of the buffet desserts. Most are awful and you learn to bypass them. I think they want you to go to the espresso bar and BUY a dessert, or of course, a flavored boatdrink. I recommend a Some-mores Martini at Alchemy Bar!

[golfadj]

And lots of it! No jello to be found.

 

Dont you live in Roanoke? Can you deliver?

[mawvkysc]

I also really like the chocolate gateau cake on embarkation day. I just don't remember it being mint. Guess I need to go on another cruise to find out for sure!

[CruiseCrAzieS]

This is the ONLY thing on all my cruises that I have even remotely found to "complain" about. I stick to the fruit desserts ONLY which are the best and usually taste good and the cookies and ice-cream are always good but the beautiful cakes are completely a waist of colories as they taste like NOTHING!!! :rolleyes:

[lady_cruiser]

We feel the same. Desserts in the Buffet are tasteless.

[bbiggar]

I noticed depending on the pastry chef the desserts can be hit or miss. I'm hoping my next cruise they are hit! My waistline may thank me though if they are miss. :rolleyes:

[golfadj]

I noticed depending on the pastry chef the desserts can be hit or miss. I'm hoping my next cruise they are hit! My waistline may thank me though if they are miss. :rolleyes:

 

Seems like results are pretty consistent on lido.

[crusinpsychRN]

I've enjoyed the views expressed on this thread. I'm not partial to sweets and have left the MDR many times before dessert is served.

 

On my last 2 cruise I decided to try some of the really beautiful pasteries and others desserts on the Lido taking just a small piece to see what I was missing.

 

I actually really liked a few of the pastry type deserts and the tiramasu. Some I went back to get more! I didn't care for the pies at all. (The awful thing I was served in the MDR you could bounce a basketball off!)

 

Have to agree about the Steakhouse SuperDuperGigantic cheesecake. Horrible!

[vacruizer]

Dont you live in Roanoke? Can you deliver?

 

Yep! :)

[abisha]

I was soooo disappointed in the chocolate buffet..everything I tried had no taste. What a letdown.

 

Will stick to my wcmc and icecream. I tried the chocolate chip cookies and each time they were hard as a rock and dry, which surprised me since everyone raves about them.

[mzloolue]

99% of the desserts do taste lousy.

 

Usually the apple cake, served at embarkation is very good. Ecpecially when it is still frozen, lol.

 

Except for fruit I've almost given up on desserts.

 

Though the chocolate cake from room service is extremely good.

 

Yeah, the apple cake is good.

There are a few others that are good too.

I like a thing that looks like a little piece of cake or a brownie that has a spoonful of a cream cheese like stuff and a piece of candied pear on top.

DH says it is their best dessert.

 

But many of the cakes look gorgeous and are bland.

[Keith Esposito]

I noticed depending on the pastry chef the desserts can be hit or miss. I'm hoping my next cruise they are hit! My waistline may thank me though if they are miss. :rolleyes:

 

They should hire some of the bakers from the good old diners on the east coast. Those folks can make some pies and cakes.

[golfadj]

Yep! :)

 

Thought i remembered that. We ought to meet with respective spouses one day at a coffee shop.

[Keel Haul]

And lots of it! No jello to be found.

with raisins ?

[TabFox]

Golfadj and vacruizer....talk about small world!!! I'm in this area also!!!! Let me know if y'all ever want to meet! Mill Mt. Coffee in Daleville; next to Kroger is good or even Valley View Starbucks....

[golfadj]

Golfadj and vacruizer....talk about small world!!! I'm in this area also!!!! Let me know if y'all ever want to meet! Mill Mt. Coffee in Daleville; next to Kroger is good or even Valley View Starbucks....

 

We live on other side of valley near Tanglewood

[vacruizer]

We live on other side of valley near Tanglewood

 

Same here but work out near the north side of the airport so any old location would be good for me. :) Lots of SW VA cruisers around here!!!

 

We should start a thread over on the cruiser group chat area (don't want to keep hijacking this thread) and would love to all get together.

[jeanneful]

The Pumpkin Pie in the MDR was almost like some sort of jello!! Horrible!!

[Lace]

Has anybody else noticed this? They look great, but, are tasteless. Am I grabbing the wrong desserts from the buffet? Is this just a European (or somewhere else) thing? Maybe I eat way too many Milky Ways...lol.

 

Funny thing about the buffet. I tend to choose food first, and end up filling up so there's no room for dessert. Therefore, I've never tried it up there. But yes, it sure looks good!

[WetToes]

Lace - Stick to that plan. You aren't missing a thing.

[golfadj]

Same here but work out near the north side of the airport so any old location would be good for me. :) Lots of SW VA cruisers around here!!!

 

We should start a thread over on the cruiser group chat area (don't want to keep hijacking this thread) and would love to all get together.

 

Good idea but dont see that their is such a place. If you can find it can you invite the two of us to a group?

[Andoria]

What "you people" should experience is the crepe station on NCL ships. They will make you a crepe with your choice of fillings and toppings. They make making a fresh crepe look easy while you watch.

 

 

I loved the crepes on NCL but hated their ice cream.