Favorite foods on HAL?

[Willsot]

Sounds like a trend here.

 

For breakfast, we love the made-to-order omelet station in the Lido. I order all the veggies, with jalapenos.

 

For lunch, our favorite choice is the Asian station.

 

I order the chilled soup of the day every dinner. Last month on the Westerdam my favorite dining room entree was the lamb chops. The fish dishes were also very good. I always get the Nasi Goreng (fried rice in Indonesian, which, according to our dining steward is often eaten for breakfast in Indonesia). I had the brie in phyllo for the first time and agree it was wonderful. And I will second the suggestion for Cappuccino Bombe, my wife's favorite HAL dessert.

[fireman845]

That's also the FIRST food I eat when I arrive. Bee-line to the lido and ask for a great big bowl of deliciousness :)

 

Caroline in TO

 

Ditto -- Bread Pudding is the Fantastic!!!

[KimikoPi]

Waffles with peach melba sauce and whipped cream.

 

Lamb shank was amazing on my last HAL cruise.

 

Tiramisu - a classic but they do it so well.

 

Scottish eggs benedict.

 

The free sample of the chocolate volcano cake at the culinary demonstration.

[CruisinTexans]

They do snails better than any I have eaten anywhere, including France. The lamb chops are great too.

[sportsmum]

What an amazing thread!

 

My girlfriend said she would NEVER go on a cruise that wasn't somewhere hot. She asked me why I would go. Told her..........I can eat and eat and eat and not have to worry about stuffing myself into a bathing suit or shorts. Just stick another sweater on and no one knows a thing!

 

Thank you to all who have posted pictures. Foodie heaven.

[rkacruiser]

During Happy Hour, the Bitterballen are hard to resist! YUM!

[Taxguy77]

They do snails better than any I have eaten anywhere, including France. The lamb chops are great too.

Now I'm really looking forward to my 1st HAL cruise!

Last year on AZ, I never even saw escargot and the lobster dinner was a small tail and some salad supposed to have lobster in it.

Lamb chops are unavailable in S. TX but I've had some good lamb on cruises.

My Grandson made some baked Brie in phylo for Grandma and I one PM. Boy, is it good! :) Don't get between me and Brie! :mad:

[Krazy Kruizers]

On our 19 day cruise, Nasi Goreng was on the menu. DH loves it -- sadly it was not on our 7 day Alaskan cruise.

[Krazy Kruizers]

And of course I love the Chocolate Volcano Cake in the Pinnacle.

[vbmom87]

And of course I love the Chocolate Volcano Cake in the Pinnacle.

 

Is this cake available through room service, or only if you eat at the Pinnacle?

 

Is it available for both lunch at dinner at the Pinnacle?

[RuthC]

Is this cake available through room service, or only if you eat at the Pinnacle?

 

Is it available for both lunch at dinner at the Pinnacle?

Only in the Pinncale, and then only at dinner. It's worth the price of admission. :D

[cccole]

My favorite was also the Nasi Goreng. We also loved the surf N turf on one of the formal nights. The club sandwich on the room service menu is fantastic, and the omelets on the room service menu for breakfast are great. My daughter couldn't wait to see what fruit soup was on the menu at dinner....they were always good. Cherie

[alonzo14]

I also liked the club sandwich. The bread pudding is also very good. And the ice crean is great. It's like going to an ice cream parlor!!! The spring rolls are good too.

[shipcutie]

I found the guacamole by the Lido poolside to be very good.

[vbmom87]

We've just booked our 2nd HAL cruise (the last one was 31 years ago, our honeymoon). What are your favorite foods on the menu? Desserts that can't be missed? Or any other favorite things to be sure not to miss? Thanks!

 

 

 

This is a great thread. Thanks so much for starting it!!

[vbmom87]

I look more forward to this blueberry soup than almost anything else on the cruise I have coming up. Pinnacle is great, but this soup is extremely good.

 

Only a little over a month to go... let the puddle of drool begin! :)

 

Is the blueberry soup another Pinnacle Grill only specialty?

[RuthC]

Is the blueberry soup another Pinnacle Grill only specialty?

Happily, no. :) It's coming soon to a dining room near you!

There's a chilled soup on the dining room menu most every night. And they are delicious! :) A long time ago the chef on my sailing told me what was in those soups. No wonder I love 'em! :D

[innlady1]

Oh my, where shall I start?

 

:eek: Chocolate volcano cake and the trio of creme brulee's in the Pinnacle Grille

 

:eek: Escargot

 

:eek: Chilled soups

 

:eek: Parmesean Chicken

 

:eek: Bread pudding

[twinkletoes4445]

The Parmesan Chicken was my favorite. It was really good. The bread pudding was also yummy. :)

[terkatz56]

The chilled soups for sure were my favorite. Being from a land where all I ever had experienced was hot soups, I dared to be different and try the chilled soups....I was hooked! Bought the book (Rudi's cookbook) and have made some at home already.

[LAFFNVEGAS]

I am another vote for the Baked Brie, I love it. I also really like the lunch in the Pinnacle that is the Melted Bleu cheese over a Petite Filet and the for dessert the Lime Panacotta

[twinkletoes4445]

I'd forgotten about the Baked Brie. It was very good. I didn't try any of the chilled soups, but I think I am going to do that next cruise.

[usha]

HAL has a braided pecan pastry in the lido at breakfast that is to DIE for. I could see myself eating enough of them to go into a diabetic coma...:o

[grandmaR]

These are from another thread about HAL food from last fall

 

Maybe they didn't think it was edible. I ate mine. This is the underside of one of them.

Things I liked on the last HAL cruise (which was a long one)

 

We had most of our meals in the main dining room rather than the buffet. They often had breakfast specials such as:

Grilled Brockwurst, hominy grits and two eggs

Chocolate Chip French Toast

Cranberry Pancakes

 

I worked my way through the breakfast menu - one morning I had the Belguim waffles

 

 

 

 

Lunch: Thai Curried Chicken Salad

Quiche Lorraine

 

Belgian endive and baby spinach salad

 

 

Pasta Pasta

 

Appetizers and soups

 

Mussels with ginger, garlic and lemon grass (only if you like mussels of course)

Cold blueberry soup

Cheddar and crab chowder

Chilled pear soup

Oysters Rockefeller

Squash apple soup

Bahama banana soup

Antilles Shrimp Cocktail, which was tiny shrimp on a cantaloupe slice

Brie in phylo dough with apple cranberry compote

Citrus Delight with Amaretto (orange, pineapple and grapefruit with cranberry apple viniagrette

Carpaccio of beef tenderloin

Lobster Medallion Parisenne

Chilled cranberry soup with yogurt in it

 

Had this one twice

 

 

Entrees

Salmon with lemon glaze and rosemary crumbs

Hazelnut crusted black sea mullet

 

Desserts

Bread pudding

Creme Brule in the Pinnacle Grill

Caribbean Pineapple Sundae (with coconut ice cream)

Cappuccino Bombe. This was coffee ice cream coated in bittersweet chocolate and was very good - kind of like a coffee Good Humor

Praline ice cream

Baked Alaska

 

I have all the rest of the food photos posted on Cruise Mates, but they won't let me post a link here. If you search on 'grandma' you will get

 

Breakfast on the Maasdam 20 photos

Lunch on the Maasdam 35 photos

Maasdam Dining Room Dinner 50 photos

[grandmaR]

 

Quiche Lorraine at lunch

 

 

King Crab Legs

 

 

Dining room display at Christmas

 

 

Pinnacle Grill - side of spinach with a cheese crisp

 

 

Strawberry sundae

 

 

We did tend to have the sundaes a lot.