Norwegian Cruise Line NCL Jade Main Dining Room Dinner, Menu, Video of Food

[Iluvcruising2]

We sailed on the Norwegian Jade, on a 10Night Cruise out of Civitavecchia (Rome), to ports in Greece (Katakolon for Olympia, Piraeus for Athens), Kusadasi for Ephesus, Istanbul overnight, Naples and back to Rome). This sailing was early December 2014.

 

This is a rather long compilation of the food we enjoyed in the Main Dining Room, largely in the Grand Pacific Dining Room, but also a couple of times at Alizhar Restaurant. Both are complimentary restaurants on NCL Jade and their menus change every evening. We were told that NCL Jade just got new menus a couple of months back!

 

Video Link:

 

This was our first time on the NCL Jade and first time trying out the Freestyle Dining concept, after many cruises on other lines like Royal Caribbean. We loved Freestyle Dining!

 

We had heard many things about NCL Main Dining, and most of what we had heard was not good. Therefore, we went into this cruise with rather low expectations. We turned out to be pleasantly surprised. I think the Main Dining food on the Jade was very comparable to Royal.

 

Many thanks to my family members who put up with my video taping antics. All of them had to wait for me to finish recording the video clips before they could tuck in.

 

Before I continue, I would like to give all thanks and praise to our good Lord Jesus, for a wonderful year, which included exciting holidays like this cruise. Indeed, one ought to be thankful for all the blessings, big and small. It was a great privilege to have such good food and service on the NCL Jade. Blessed Christmas to one and all.

 

Now, back to the review.

 

We dined at the Main Dining on NCL Jade 7-8 times and had the chance to try many menus. We tended to eat early, around 6pm. The restaurants were not busy then. Peak period is around 7pm, but even then, it didn't feel overwhelmingly crowded.

 

Here are some direct links to what is contained in the video. (S) for starter, (M) for main, (D) for dessert. I grouped them into Dinner A, B, C for convenient. There were no names given for each menu, but I show you the dishes within each set.

 

Dinner A

0:26 - Menu

0:47 - Sushi/Nigiri (S)

0:53 - Caesar Salad (S)

0:58 - Mixed Greens (S)

1:02 - Spanish Chorizo and Fingerling Potatoes (S)

1:08 - Yankee Beef Pot Roast (M)

1:14 - BBQ Shrimp Burger (M)

1:19 - Szechuan Chicken served with Fried Rice (M)

1:24 - Broiled Salmon, Chef's Signature Dish (M)

1:28 - Warm Chocolate Volcano (D)

1:32 - Pecan Pie (D)

1:36 - Creme Caramel (D)

1:42 - Coconut Pudding with no sugar added (D)

1:45 - Banana Split (D)

 

Dinner B

Menu - 1:48

2:12 - French Onion Soup (S)

2:21 - Bouillabaise Soup (S)

2:26 - Vegetable and Pork Spring Roll (S)

2:31 - Lemon and Black Pepper Tilapia (M)

2:44 - Bahamian Crab and Fish Cake (M)

2:52 - Chicken Gordon Bleu (M)

2:57 - Sweet and Sour Pork (M)

3:01 - Whole New York Striploin Roast (M)

3:06 - Warm Chocolate Volcano (again!) (D)

3:12 - Tiramisu (D)

3:18 - Carrot Cake (D)

3:23 - Another look at the Tiramisu (D)

3:28 - Warm Bread Pudding (D)

 

Dinner C

3:59 - Menu

4:14 - Smoked Duck Salad (S)

4:22 - Mixed Greens (S)

4:30 - Roasted Butternut Squash (S)

4:37 - Vegetable Tempura Roll (S)

4:45 - Chicken Tikka Masala (M)

4:52 - Roasted Pork Belly (M)

5:02 - Garlic Shrimp Alfredo, Chef's Signature Dish (M)

5:28 - White Wine Poached Pear (D)

5:36 - Classic Blackforest Cake (D)

5:42 - Pear and Blueberry Jubilee (D)

 

Dinner D

5:53 - Menu

6:21 - Braised Short Rib Ragu (S)

6:26 - Beef and Noodle Soup (S)

6:31 - Baby Shrimp Louis (S)

6:41 - Beef and Noodle Soup again (S)

6:48 - Chicken Kiev (M)

6:54 - Veal Scaloppini Oscar style, Chef's Signature Dish (M)

7:00 - Spaghetti Bolognaise (M)

7:08 - Shrimp Bisque (M)

7:17 - Broiled Mahi Mahi (M)

7:23 - Duo Chocolate Eclair (D)

7:30 - Caramelized Strawberry Napoleon (D)

7:38 - Apple and Pear Tartin (D)

 

Dinner E

8:32 - Menu

8:48 - Loaded Corn on Cob (S)

8:57 - Italian Cheese Tortellini Soup in a Chicken Broth (S)

9:13 - Hungarian Beef Goulash (M)

9:19 - Grilled Corvina (M)

9:25 - Grilled Chicken Breast (M)

9:32 - Cured and Braised Pork Shanks (M)

9:39 - Linguine and Little Neck Clams, Chef's Signature (M)

 

Dinner F

9:53 - Menu

10:11 - Red Leaf and Boston Salad, comes with 2 pot stickers (S)

10:20 - Beef Tenderloin Teriyaki (M)

10:31 - Grilled Grouper (M)

10:41 - Tofu and Spinach Scrambled Egg (M)

10:48 - Shrimp Newburg (M)

10:58 - Cuban Roast Chicken (M)

11:15 - Snicker Doodle (D)

11:25 - Two desserts that I couldn't reconcile their names (D)

 

Dinner G

11:44 - Menu

12:03 - Shrimp Creviche (S)

12:11 - Mediterranean Grilled Vegetables (S)

12:21- Pasta and Italian Meatballs (M)

12:32 - Mixed Grill (M)

12:38 - Breaded Cajun Shrimp and Braised Short Ribs (M)

12:46 - Opera Cake (D)

12:54 - Chocolate Nutella Pot de Creme (D)

 

Dinner H

13:02 - Menu

13:40 - Bread Dumpling (S)

13:46 - Chicken Noodle Soup (from the Kids' Menu) (S)

13:55 - Chicken Parmigiana (M)

14:04 - Beef Burger (from the Kids' Menu) (M)

14:12 - Whole Roasted Prime Rib (M)

14:20 - Baked Cod Fish (M)

14:23 - Grand Mariner Souffle

 

Here is the video link again

 

Take note that the video is available in HD. If you are watching, I encourage you to watch in HD as the video is rather dim. If you turn HD on (using the cog wheel on the bottom right of the video screen), you should be able to see the dishes fairly clearly.

 

Thanks for watching!

Edited December 23, 2014 by Iluvcruising2

[jolgro]

Great video. Also on other threads, we are on the Jade in september 2015

 

 

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[Demonyte]

There were no names given for each menu, ...

 

Yes there are, you need to lift the bottom of the menu a little bit from the holder if the menu identifier doesn't show in the bottom. :)

 

Edit: The identifier is something like "fleet italian" (for Italian restaurant) or "fleet aft mdr dinner [number]" (for aft MDR) etc. There is also a last updated date (version) in mm/yy format.

Edited December 23, 2014 by Demonyte

[Iluvcruising2]

Embedding the youtube video to make it more user friendly.

I just figured out how to make this work today!

 

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[Iluvcruising2]

Great video. Also on other threads, we are on the Jade in september 2015

 

 

Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app

 

Hope you have a great cruise ahead!