tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258898908823124702.post-31971387715651015942008-03-02T19:15:00.000-08:002008-03-02T19:43:08.486-08:00I spent the last five days on a <a href="http://www.royalcaribbean.com/gohome.do">Royal Caribbean</a> cruise. While the cruise was fun, the service was great and the ship's workings amazing, the food was medicore at best.<br /><br />Basically there are two places you can eat on the ship: the main dinning room and a buffet service cafe.<br /><br />So, let's start with the buffet. Think Old Country Buffet. I ate every breakfast I made it to there and three lunches. While the food there was bad, I did have a couple things there. The eggs and bacon were good and I had a decent lamb curry at lunch. Otherwise the food was pretty bad.<br /><br />So, the main dinning room. This is where we had all the dinners and two lunches. Blah. Meat was overdone. One night duck was on the menu. I asked if it is medium rare. I got a strange look and was told it was well done. Yeah, of course it is. The waiter still talked me into getting it. It was overcooked and dry. Boo to that.<br /><br />I did have a very nice escargot appetizer. It was made with a garlic herb butter sauce and were done perfectly. I also had a tasty onion soup with gruyere toast. The desserts were also passable, though not amazing like they should have been.<br /><br />The best meal we had was off the boat, after the cruise. We had a lot of time to kill in Fort Lauderdale. We stopped by some tourist trap fish place. I got the best fish and chips of my life. Well, the chips weren't that great, but the fish was awesome. Of course, I lost a tooth filling during the meal, but I guess it was worth it to have the first good meal in six days.Kassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07568862613072207217noreply@blogger.com