sport303 Posted January 25, 2017 #1 Share Posted January 25, 2017 For anyone who has tried Moderno on NCL, how do you feel it compare to any Brazilian steakhouses you've been to on land (Fogo de Chao, Chama Gaucha, Texas de Brazil, Chima, Rodizio, et.)? We're thinking about making some reservations or buying a SDP to include Moderno, but I'm a little hesitant if it's not on par with the churrascarias back home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhawknj Posted January 25, 2017 #2 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Nothing to compare it to only ate Brazilian on BA and it was just sooo much food you should plan not to eat all day before you eat there. Sent from my Nexus 5X using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Liljo22 Posted January 25, 2017 #3 Share Posted January 25, 2017 For anyone who has tried Moderno on NCL, how do you feel it compare to any Brazilian steakhouses you've been to on land (Fogo de Chao, Chama Gaucha, Texas de Brazil, Chima, Rodizio, et.)? We're thinking about making some reservations or buying a SDP to include Moderno, but I'm a little hesitant if it's not on par with the churrascarias back home. I thought everything was excellent and comparable to a Brazilian steakhouse on land. The only difference was they give you the green and red button but each item only comes around once. If you want something again, you have to grab them as they go by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizfish Posted January 25, 2017 #4 Share Posted January 25, 2017 If you are used to "real" rodizios, Moderno is a fair to poor alternative. If you have never been to one, you won't know any better and find it very good. If rodizio is one of your favorite types of restaurants, you will probably want to skip moderno and just have rodizio where you like to. That being said, on Breakaway if I had to choose something other than Cagney's, I would pick moderno because we really disliked Le Bistro and La Cucina and have enough real hibachi restaurants here that we wouldn't bother with teppanaki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oteixeira Posted January 25, 2017 #5 Share Posted January 25, 2017 I thought everything was excellent and comparable to a Brazilian steakhouse on land. The only difference was they give you the green and red button but each item only comes around once. If you want something again, you have to grab them as they go by. Odd, when we ate on the Escape, a side glance would get them to come back. I am a big lamb guy, and they are usually stingy with that, but they were good. I am Portuguese and Brazilian. I have eaten at quite a few of these places on land in the northeast and the mid-atlantic states. Moderno is on par, you will enjoy it. Although, there is no feijoada on the bar, just so you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneWord Posted January 25, 2017 #6 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Nothing to compare it to only ate Brazilian on BA and it was just sooo much food you should plan not to eat all day before you eat there. Sent from my Nexus 5X using Forums mobile app True Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trish1c Posted January 25, 2017 #7 Share Posted January 25, 2017 It was better than expected but it's not like the real thing. They make the meats in some special oven; nothing is cooked over an open flame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinmeme Posted January 25, 2017 #8 Share Posted January 25, 2017 We found the food very good. No way does it compare to our local Texas de Brazil with the variety of choices, especially the salad bar. Not huge eaters just like the variety better at TDB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casofilia Posted January 25, 2017 #9 Share Posted January 25, 2017 The chowder is very good. The salad bar really good. So you could be well fed before you even get to the meat section. We always ask them to leave a menu on the table so we can decide what we want next and what we don't want. Then just ask for what you fancy, it is uncommon to wait too long even if they had served it a little before you ask; especially if they are busy as they have everything on the go. There are a couple of fish dishes you should order when you start. Not my favourite restaurant but we tend to go once a 20 day voyage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidybabe Posted January 25, 2017 #10 Share Posted January 25, 2017 We found it to be very good on the Epic, although alot of the seasoning on the meats tasted the same, and so did some meats. Salad bar is wonderful, so very much food. Go hungry!! Very hungry Safe sailing Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECCruise Posted January 26, 2017 #11 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Just remember that if you gorge on the salad bar and the soup and the cheap meats they bring first, you may be too full when the good stuff arrives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare wilmingtech Posted January 26, 2017 #12 Share Posted January 26, 2017 We had it on the STAR over in Europe and then again on the JEWEL out of LA. The STAR was good. Fresh salad bar and okay meats. Some much better than others. The JEWEL was not so good. Salad was not as fresh. Wasn't bad but rather just lacked the freshness like it had been set once earlier in the night and not refreshed. The meats were not as good as the STAR. Over all its no way comparable to a land based Churrascaria. Much less to choose from, meats are not as good, salad bar is good but not over the top like most land based restaurants. One thing we have found is it is different ship to ship so the Epic may have a way better modernos than NCL JEWEL. -Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Turtles06 Posted January 26, 2017 #13 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Not in the same universe as Fogo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candy Apple 12 Posted January 26, 2017 #14 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Not in the same universe as Fogo. Can you elaborate? I was planning on going there, but if I'll be disappointed compared to Fogo, I may choose another specialty restaurant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise pup Posted January 26, 2017 #15 Share Posted January 26, 2017 It may not be Fogo but it isn't $60. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuiteTraveler Posted January 26, 2017 #16 Share Posted January 26, 2017 (edited) Fogo de Chao was the first churrascaria in the US and we live near their flagship restaurant, so we are spoiled. The Pao de Queijo is not as good, the meats are not as good - remember Fogo de Chao is actually cooking over an open flame in the traditional way with charcoal or sometimes wood and you can't do that on a cruise ship so the flavor is just not the same at all! The cruise ships rely on rubs to impart flavor but without smoke, you cannot make the meat taste the same as on land churrascarias. It's just not possible. The salad bar is good but not as good as Fogo de Chao. That said, compared to the churrascaria on RCCL ships, Moderno is the better of these. However, I mostly preferred the fillet mignon of the meats and so, I just ate that and skipped the other ones. Of the specialty restaurants, we like Le Bistro best - it is a fairly good representation of classic French cooking that has been Americanized, then Raw Bar, Ocean Blue, Cagney's, Sushi, then Moderno, Teppanyaki and we liked La Cucina least of all. Edited January 26, 2017 by SuiteTraveler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LrgPizza Posted January 26, 2017 #17 Share Posted January 26, 2017 It's okay. Just okay. We've done it on NCL 3 times, which is much less than we've done the other specialties. We've visited several of the mentioned chains on land, and we like each of them better than Moderno. The salad bar on Moderno is much, much smaller than any I've seen on land. I do like that they have lamb, which we don't see at most on land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranknBeans Posted January 26, 2017 #18 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Was at Modernos on POA last couple weeks and it's like licking a salt rock, but the salad bar is worth the price alone. So I go eat salad, partner eats the meat. The Brazed pineapple is really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare wilmingtech Posted January 26, 2017 #19 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Braised pineapple is really good. Le Bistro is our favorite as well followed by Cagneys, Teppanyaki (depeneds on the ship) and then Moderno's and last La Cucina. We haven't been to Raw Bar or Ocean Blue. -Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmexicoNita Posted January 26, 2017 #20 Share Posted January 26, 2017 we have eaten at many brazialian steak houses on land: Modernos is almos the same in milni form. Remember we can't expect the same selection we get on land. there are just not enough turn over. what we have gotten on board NCL has been very good overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolatravelgirl Posted January 26, 2017 #21 Share Posted January 26, 2017 My experience was on the Jade and I thought the salad bar looked pretty sad and none of the meats were anything to write home about. I was unimpressed. Maybe it is better on some of the bigger ships but the placement of the restaurant on the Jade seemed like an afterthought crammed into the space. I would not go back, at least not on this ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeyetlse Posted January 26, 2017 #22 Share Posted January 26, 2017 My experience was on the Jade and I thought the salad bar looked pretty sad and none of the meats were anything to write home about. I was unimpressed. Maybe it is better on some of the bigger ships but the placement of the restaurant on the Jade seemed like an afterthought crammed into the space. I would not go back, at least not on this ship.Moderno will most likely be moved up to Deck 13 (where the Star Bar is currently) during the upcoming drydock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenb Posted January 26, 2017 #23 Share Posted January 26, 2017 I am far from an expert but spent a week in Sao Paulo Brazil . Almost all my lunches and dinners were at Charabusco style restaraunts. Moderno did not did not even come close to the real thing. Most of the meats were a little salty. The salad bar was pretty good but they did not have hard boiled Quail eggs like they did in Brazil. This was on the Dawn last March. I would not go back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapcruiser Posted January 27, 2017 #24 Share Posted January 27, 2017 The chowder is very good. The salad bar really good. So you could be well fed before you even get to the meat section. We always ask them to leave a menu on the table so we can decide what we want next and what we don't want. Then just ask for what you fancy, it is uncommon to wait too long even if they had served it a little before you ask; especially if they are busy as they have everything on the go. There are a couple of fish dishes you should order when you start. Not my favourite restaurant but we tend to go once a 20 day voyage. What kind of fish dishes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txagfan Posted January 27, 2017 #25 Share Posted January 27, 2017 I think it's good. If say Fogo is a 9 then Moderno is a solid 7+. Everything is good, but the quality of some cuts suffers compared to Fogo. Find what you like and enjoy that? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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