iujen94 Posted February 27, 2016 #1 Share Posted February 27, 2016 In your experience, how long does dinner at Chops normally take? We wanted to catch a 7:30 show and so thought instead of going to the MDR for our 6pm seating, we'd do Chops at 5:30pm so we'd have a little more time to eat before the show. When I tried to book it, though, the RCI website wouldn't let me because of the "conflict" with our 7:30 show booking (the website showed it as a 7:15 show, which is I assume when we need to be there or our reservation will be given away). Does it really take that long to eat at Chops? I recognize that it may vary from group to group, but we are just a group of 4 (us and our 2 kids), and we are normally fairly fast eaters. I'm thinking about calling RCI to see if they can do some kind of "override" and book us at Chops despite our show reservation, but wanted to make sure I wasn't grossly underestimating how long it would take us to eat at Chops. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champagne123 Posted February 27, 2016 #2 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Ours was 1 and 1/2 hours.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted February 27, 2016 #3 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Around 2 hours for us the last time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelerThom Posted February 27, 2016 #4 Share Posted February 27, 2016 If you have a time goal, mention it to the waiter and you should have no problem doing it in an hour and a half. Many people want leisurely service, some want fast service - don't expect your waiter to read your mind. If they know, they generally will make every effort to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookwife Posted February 27, 2016 #5 Share Posted February 27, 2016 we average about 2 hours and we do not even get all the courses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
depplep Posted February 27, 2016 #6 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Ours was about 1 1/2hrs as well for two people with appetizers and desserts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclop Posted February 27, 2016 #7 Share Posted February 27, 2016 About 1 1/2 hrs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted February 27, 2016 #8 Share Posted February 27, 2016 It was about two hours for us most nights at Chops. We prefer not to be rushed when having dinner there. Will also mention, we were on a RCCL ship once and had a "play off" game we wanted to watch so told our waiter and the food came quickly. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39august Posted February 27, 2016 #9 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Just tell your server that you need to be done in time to make the 7:30 show. We do this nearly every time we eat in a specialty restaurant and have always been accommodated with no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinkachu Posted February 28, 2016 #10 Share Posted February 28, 2016 We ate at Chops twice on Allure in December. The first meal took 2 hours, but the 2nd time we told the waiter we were heading to a show afterward. He had us out of there in 1 hour and 20 minutes. Let your server know you want to get to a show. Ask to see the menus right away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summerknight Posted February 28, 2016 #11 Share Posted February 28, 2016 We were there twice this week. It was 2 hours each time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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