Rjbobalou Posted November 16, 2023 #1 Share Posted November 16, 2023 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39august Posted November 16, 2023 #2 Share Posted November 16, 2023 What ship, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinboy Posted November 16, 2023 #3 Share Posted November 16, 2023 It was available every night in the Normandie dining room on the Edge this past March. One serving is excellent-- two even better !! Preceded by 2 shrimp cocktails--- followed by creme Brulé for desert--- and, to enjoy the rest of the evening----bypass the Casino !!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinsusin Posted November 16, 2023 #4 Share Posted November 16, 2023 (edited) It was available as a "chef special " in the MDR on one night on recent Solstice cruise. Edited November 16, 2023 by cruisinsusin spelling edit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare May B Posted November 16, 2023 #5 Share Posted November 16, 2023 45 minutes ago, cruisinsusin said: It was available as a "chef special " in the MDR on one night on recent Solstice cruise. And was it great? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the penguins Posted November 16, 2023 #6 Share Posted November 16, 2023 1 hour ago, cruisinsusin said: It was available as a "chef special " in the MDR on one night on recent Solstice cruise. Also on Reflection on the same night as the Lobster. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare keesar Posted November 16, 2023 #7 Share Posted November 16, 2023 I had it on Beyond and was not impressed. However, tastes are subjective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinsusin Posted November 16, 2023 #8 Share Posted November 16, 2023 48 minutes ago, May B said: And was it great? It was excellent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wineaux007 Posted November 17, 2023 #9 Share Posted November 17, 2023 4 hours ago, cruisinsusin said: It was available as a "chef special " in the MDR on one night on recent Solstice cruise. It wasn't on the menu. Our waiter told us they had a "special" that evening, Beef Wellington. It certainly wasn't filet in that pastry dough. I could barely cut it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted November 17, 2023 #10 Share Posted November 17, 2023 11 hours ago, Pinboy said: It was available every night in the Normandie dining room on the Edge this past March. One serving is excellent-- two even better !! Preceded by 2 shrimp cocktails--- followed by creme Brulé for desert--- and, to enjoy the rest of the evening----bypass the Casino !!! Fine point -- they call it Beef Sirloin En Croute the French version of Beef Wellington,even though it is probably the same thing. They sure look the same. The good thing is you can order any of the 4 restaurants themed items in any of the 4 MDR's. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royal3 Posted November 17, 2023 #11 Share Posted November 17, 2023 It was on the Eclipse last week on the same menu as lobster during the 2nd chic night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelayne Posted November 17, 2023 #12 Share Posted November 17, 2023 16 hours ago, Pinboy said: It was available every night in the Normandie dining room on the Edge this past March. One serving is excellent-- two even better !! Preceded by 2 shrimp cocktails--- followed by creme Brulé for desert--- and, to enjoy the rest of the evening----bypass the Casino !!! On the Edge now and the Beef Wellington is now Beef Sirloin En Croute. It is similar but lower cut of beef and not a good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotonmom55 Posted November 17, 2023 #13 Share Posted November 17, 2023 That’s disappointing! We were on the Apex last year in Nov and was tenderloin, not sirloin. The Normandie specialty was better than the steak in Fine Cuts or Le Petite. We Saul on Beyond in 4 days! I noticed Beef Wellington on the regular menu for chic night - hope that one is better!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare terrydtx Posted November 17, 2023 #14 Share Posted November 17, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, jelayne said: On the Edge now and the Beef Wellington is now Beef Sirloin En Croute. It is similar but lower cut of beef and not a good. Interesting, is this part of Celebrity's returning to the old menus? Can't Imagin a sirloin cut being any good in this dish. We will be on the Edge in January for 22 days and I have also seen in the app that Prime Rib is back in Normandie one night too. We all know it will not be a "prime" grade and should be called what it is "Rib Roast". We were so very disappointed with the quality of beef on the Apex in September. Celebrity needs to provide sharper steak knives if they continue to buy the same quality of beef, LOL Edited November 17, 2023 by terrydtx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinboy Posted November 17, 2023 #15 Share Posted November 17, 2023 8 hours ago, jelayne said: On the Edge now and the Beef Wellington is now Beef Sirloin En Croute. It is similar but lower cut of beef and not a good. Absolutely correct -- A Texan can tell a good cut of meat anytime. No comparison to the Beef Tenderloin I ate " almost " every night on the Edge until " you know who " etc etc ---- How was I to know that eating tooooo much red meat is not good for me ? What the hell--- If it tastes good, it's good for me !! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinboy Posted November 17, 2023 #16 Share Posted November 17, 2023 13 hours ago, Jim_Iain said: Fine point -- they call it Beef Sirloin En Croute the French version of Beef Wellington,even though it is probably the same thing. They sure look the same. Not really the same thing. Beef Wellington is made with tenderloin as opposed to sirloin that they are now serving. " En Croute " a French name meaning wrapped in a crust--- sounds more expensive adding a French name. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crown Vic Posted November 17, 2023 #17 Share Posted November 17, 2023 Regular menu item on Ruby Princess. Plan to enjoy a portion this evening. Looking forward to it on Celebrity next week… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare terrydtx Posted November 17, 2023 #18 Share Posted November 17, 2023 (edited) I also looked at the Luminae menus for our January Edge cruise and found some nice changes over the ones we had on the Apex in September. Here is a sample of what I see added for the 12 night cruise Cold water Poached lobster-2 nights Veal Chops First night Fillet (not seen since our Equinox cruise in 2021) Rack of Lamb-2 nights Venison loin Pork Tenderloin and the above mentioned Beef Sirloin En Croute, not really beef Wellington. Edited November 17, 2023 by terrydtx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted November 17, 2023 #19 Share Posted November 17, 2023 7 minutes ago, Pinboy said: Not really the same thing. Beef Wellington is made with tenderloin as opposed to sirloin that they are now serving. " En Croute " a French name meaning wrapped in a crust--- sounds more expensive adding a French name. You of course are correct but - recently Celebrity has been packaging their En Croute as Wellington. Especially in Luminae they do that a lot. Iain's pet peeve is the Guinea Hen - It's a Cornish Hen - anyone that has ever seen a guinea hen knows it not the same - also a Guinea Hen is the size of a Chicken. Their meat is also slightly gamey like a pheasant. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CruisinShips Posted November 17, 2023 #20 Share Posted November 17, 2023 Please forgive me if this sounds too snarky, but it never ceases to amaze me to read the things people seem to care about when taking a cruise vacation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare terrydtx Posted November 17, 2023 #21 Share Posted November 17, 2023 8 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said: You of course are correct but - recently Celebrity has been packaging their En Croute as Wellington. Especially in Luminae they do that a lot. Iain's pet peeve is the Guinea Hen - It's a Cornish Hen - anyone that has ever seen a guinea hen knows it not the same - also a Guinea Hen is the size of a Chicken. Their meat is also slightly gamey like a pheasant. I agree with Lain, the Guinea hen we had on the Apex was the size of a Cornish game hen. I was not impressed at all with the way is tasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare terrydtx Posted November 17, 2023 #22 Share Posted November 17, 2023 (edited) 12 minutes ago, CruisinShips said: Please forgive me if this sounds too snarky, but it never ceases to amaze me to read the things people seem to care about when taking a cruise vacation. Food quality is probably the #1 thing most cruisers care about. Edited November 17, 2023 by terrydtx 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CruisinShips Posted November 17, 2023 #23 Share Posted November 17, 2023 21 minutes ago, terrydtx said: Food quality is probably the #1 thing most cruisers care about. Agree. I was referring to absence of a specific menu item. I am not begrudging anyone their own opinions as to what is important to them...I was just commenting that for me, it's not that important. I wasn't seeking to offend anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted November 17, 2023 #24 Share Posted November 17, 2023 30 minutes ago, terrydtx said: I agree with Lain, the Guinea hen we had on the Apex was the size of a Cornish game hen. I was not impressed at all with the way is tasted. On Silhouette we had a terrible poultry chef. Luckily he left after the second cruise. I ordered the Cornish one night and it was the size of a quail. On top of that it was like Texas Road Kill baked in the sun. I told the maitre d' it was worse than a road runner hit by a truck. When I ordered poultry he would go back and supervise the chef and at least I got poultry that was edible. Luckily once he was replaced all the poultry were at cooked properly and back to the normal Luminae standards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare terrydtx Posted November 17, 2023 #25 Share Posted November 17, 2023 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said: On Silhouette we had a terrible poultry chef. Luckily he left after the second cruise. I ordered the Cornish one night and it was the size of a quail. On top of that it was like Texas Road Kill baked in the sun. I told the maitre d' it was worse than a road runner hit by a truck. When I ordered poultry he would go back and supervise the chef and at least I got poultry that was edible. Luckily once he was replaced all the poultry were at cooked properly and back to the normal Luminae standards. Now Jim, how do you know what a road runner hit by a truck or Texas road kill baked in the sun tastes like? LOL Edited November 17, 2023 by terrydtx 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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