French Onion Soup, help please

[fourmile.ranch]

Hi folks,

 

Just off Solstice and fell in love with the French Onion Soup (2 a night, 3 on the final night). Rebooked onboard and the ship is Eclipse. Can I expect to soup to be the same? Honestly this soup is a driving reason for booking! Thanks

[C4HCG]

They’ve had it on the equinox the last twice we’ve sailed on it, both last year. Wife loves it too.

[Arizona Wildcat]

Menus and preparation vary only very slightly from ship to ship.  You should be happy on board any ship in the X fleet

[Georgia_Peaches]

Have had the onion soup on every Celebrity ship I've sailed and it always tastes the same...delicious!

[DCPIV]

It was terrific on Reflection a few weeks ago and Equinox a few weeks before that.

[Shiba_Lover]

Ask for the recipe.  I've asked for 2 recipes ( an eggplant thing with a miso dressing and a lentil soup).  I was given both the next evening, scaled down for 6 servings.

[gold1953]

7 minutes ago, ehall said:

Ask for the recipe.  I've asked for 2 recipes ( an eggplant thing with a miso dressing and a lentil soup).  I was given both the next evening, scaled down for 6 servings.

Not a recipe, It is a mix of some sort for the base. they forgot to dilute one time ..lol

[fourmile.ranch]

There was a recipe in the goodie bag we got from the Behind-the-Scenes tour. Can't imagine it would be anywhere near as good!

[JLMcruise]

We love the French Onion Soup and find it very consistent on different Celebrity Ships. Looking forward to  it on our next cruise.  With that said come to Breckenridge - the new French Restaurant on Main Street has the BEST French onion soup we have ever had. The soup and a glass of wine is dinner for us. 

[Moochi]

Had on Millennium and Beyond. They are different (both broth and cheese) but both very tasty.

[Mark_K]

Normally, I love it, but the last time not so much. It tasted like it had been scraped out of the bottom of the pot.  

[Northern Aurora]

We also enjoy the French Onion soup and order it frequently.  While occasionally there will be slight variations it is rather consistent across the Celebrity fleet.  Never have had any real surprises.

[weregoingcruising]

12 hours ago, fourmile.ranch said:

Hi folks,

 

Just off Solstice and fell in love with the French Onion Soup (2 a night, 3 on the final night). Rebooked onboard and the ship is Eclipse. Can I expect to soup to be the same? Honestly this soup is a driving reason for booking! Thanks

There's a support group on all Celebrity ships you might be interrested in going to their meetings.Ask at guest sevices where and when the Friends Of Onion Soup meet.

[Sphynxlady]

It’s the best! Frequently have that and a shrimp cocktail for my dinner with the wonderful bread!

[swjumbo]

Went on a Cunard ship last year in Queens Grill and had their French Onion Soup to compare, needless to say there was no comparison.

Celebrity’s soup won by a landslide!

[OnTheJourney]

Already looking forward to trying it on the Summit in a few months!  Probably had it at some point before but if I did I don't remember it. 

[cheeseheads4ever]

Totally agree!

French onion soup on Celebrity is the best. Very consistent from all the Celebrity ships we’ve been on.

I doubt I could get 3 down. But always get it when I sail on Celebrity….

[aml3679]

Love the onion soup

[Julma]

On Edge class ships, LeBistro's french onion soup at lunch is the best I've ever had.

 

[kathynorth]

I'm another Celebrity french onion soup lover! I always order this on my first night, last night and somewhere in the middle. I've found it to be consistent across ships.

[Shiba_Lover]

17 hours ago, fourmile.ranch said:

There was a recipe in the goodie bag we got from the Behind-the-Scenes tour. Can't imagine it would be anywhere near as good!

This actually looks like a pretty standard French Onion soup recipe.  The key will be to really cook the onions low and slow to really caramelize them.   Also, the better quality (ie rich tasting) the stock, the better the soup.  Give it a go!  They do seem to be missing out the cheese topping.  Don't forget that!

 

Edited March 24, 2023 by ehall

[Orator]

I found the Onion soup to be inconsistent at best. Sometime its very, very good while sometime its very, very poor. One time thy forgot to add the onions and cheese. Tuscan Grille at one time had the best Onion soup, It was a cream base rather than water.My wife orders it with double cheese. I usually try it on the first day of the cruise as a sample.

Edited March 24, 2023 by Orator

[DaKahuna]

My DW loves French Onion Soup and on our last cruise ordered it five out of seven nights. 

She hardly ever eats the cheese or onions just loves the broth all by itself.  If I am lucky and ask quick enough, I might even manage to get a taste every now and then. 

 

 

[BazingAu]

Is the French Onion on Celebrity the same as the one on Royal Caribbean? That one was quite good, except once where it was like someone tossed in a salt shaker. Maybe this will be an unpopular opinion in this thread, but I do prefer the mushroom soup though. If that was offered every night, I would get that instead.

[DaKahuna]

@BazingAu  My wife says she finds the French Onion Soup on Celebrity and Royal Caribbean to be almost the same.