Volendam Pinnacle Special Menus & Wine Flights

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The Pinnacle does offer a special menu each evening besides the regular one that has been around for ages. You can choose everything on it or just one item.

 

For our cruises:

 

1st night:

 

Smoked Salmon Tartare - with grilled asparagus and a fresh ginger and sesame dressing served on new potato slices.

 

Prime rib rack of Veal with lemon thyme glazed and Sicilian style roasted vegetables.

 

Chocolate lemon cream tart - creamy milk chocolate ganache with a hint of lemon in a wafer anise crust.

 

2nd night:

 

Tequila shrimp and avocado cerviche - citrus marinated jumbo shrimp spiked with tequila and served with Peruvian aji.

 

Grilled rack of Veal Chop with lemon thryme glazed 7 Sicilian style roasted vegetables (the only difference between these 2 -- first night -- 3 small veal chops compared to 1 big chop).

 

Tiramisu flavored panna cotta - a rich combination of 2 classic Italian desserts served with passion fruit sorbet.

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3rd night:

 

Grilled Sea Scallops with marjoram pomodoro coulis served on top of curried hollandaise spinach with fried capers.

 

Chef Rudi's Fillet Mignon with a brandy-spiked green peppercorn demi sauce.

 

French vanilla souffle classically served with a Grand Marnier sauce.

 

4th night:

 

Caribbean spiced Tuna Sashimi - island spiced ahi tuna accented with sesame oil, spicy sambal, sake and seaweed salad.

 

Lemon and Rosemary scented free range roasted half chicken with wild mushroom risotto drizzled with truffle oil.

 

Zinfandel-poached Bartlett pear with Italian mascarpone cream.

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5th night:

 

Warm Maine lobster salad with grilled asparagus, fresh mesclun greens tossed in citrus dressing and pink grapefruit.

 

Peppercorn-crusted Monkfish with mustard vinaigrette on braised fingerling potatoes. DH tried this and loved it. There were also mixed vegatables - very good. Apparently DH was the first person to order this dish as the chef kept asking the waiters what he thought of it -- he had to come out and ask DH about it himself.

 

Chef Rudi's chocolate toque - our Master Chef's famous signature dish, rich chocolate Grand Marnier mousse served with strawberry compote and ornage scented cream. This is the same dessert that is served at the Master Chef dinner in th dining room.

 

6th night:

 

Fire-grilled baby romaine salad with gorganzola, five-spiced candied walnuts, Asian pear vinaigrette and port syrup.

 

Pan-roasted pear and pecan bread pudding with orange muscat vanilla cream sauce.

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7th night:

 

Butternut squash soup with carmelized apple and crispy fried sage.

 

Grilled Diver scallops with wok-seared vegetables in Thai green curry, jasmine rice and sweet orange leek marmalade.

 

Frozen souffle Glace Grand Marnier with fig compote.

 

 

For day 8, you go back to day #1. I will post the dates of each meal.

 

As you leave the Pinnacle, look for the mints in a little bowl to the right in the display case.

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Specials were served as followed:

 

#1 -- served on Oct 24, Oct 31, Nov 7

 

#2 -- Oct 25, Nov 1, Nov 8

 

#3 -- Oct 26, Nov 2, Nov 9

 

#4 -- Oct 27, Nov 3, Nov 10

 

#5 -- Oct 28, Nov 4, Nov 11

 

#6 -- Oct 29, Nov 5, Nov 12

 

#7 -- Oct 30, Nov 6

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This was also new. Under the evening's specials was something called "Pinnacle Grill Wine Flights".

 

They were the same each evening. You got 2 ounces of 4 different wines.

 

Washington World Class Whites -- $12

Johannisberg Riesling, Chateau Ste Michelle

Chardonnay Reserve, Argyle

Chardonnay, Chateau Ste Michelle

Chardonnay, Columbia Crest Ground Estates

 

Reigning Whites Washington -- $17

Reisling, Eroica, Dr Loosen & Chateau Ste Michelle

Viognier, McCrea Cellars

Sauvignon Blanc, Horse Heaven, Chateau Ste Michelle

Chardonnay, Apex

 

Shades of Northwest Reds -- $15

Pinot Noir, Van Duzer

Merlot, Canoe Ridge, Chateau Ste Michelle

Merlot, Columbia Crest Grand Estates

Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Crest Grand Estates

 

Washington's Red Treasures -- $29

Merlot, Maghie

Cabernet Sauvignon, Apex

Merlot, Seven Hillsm I'Ecole N 41

Cabernet Sauvignon, I' Ecole N 41, Walla Walla

[tjcox9]

In October on the Westerdam, we were told the specials were a package deal. But, if you wanted to add a starter or a side to the special from the regular menu, you could do that, but they wouldn't break up the special. :confused:

 

I did have the Shades of Northwest Reds wine flight which was quite nice for the $$ with generous pours. Would have done it again on the second visit, but we chose to have a bottle instead.