Specialty Restaurants

For special occasions, we probably wouldn't check the menus. But, I would inquire if that night was a formal night. The food is almost always special for that evening. I wouldn't want to miss that meal. We would go the following night to the specialty restaurant.

This is what I do, also, check the MDR menu before booking the speciality restaurant. If it is a special occasion, though, I don't want to know what I missed, I'll just book unless it is a formal night. Then, we'll wait a day to celebrate in the speciality restaurant. I guess from my replies that not many passengers do that.Sorry to read that the food was not good on the Liberty? I'll bet you look awesome in your bow-tie.

Pinnacle Grill on Holland America . Best restaurant on any ship we've been on.

I always try to find out what's in the MDR and base the decision to eat in a specialty restaurant on how many things I like. Rarely have I been disappointed by my choices in the MDR except on Liberty of the Seas, where I probably left more food on my plate(s) than I actually ate and wished I'd reserved in a for-fee restaurant. Le Bistro on NCL was actually pretty good, worth the extra bucks and a fine place to celebrate a special occasion. Now that I've learned how to tie a bow-tie I always dress for dinner when I cruise regardless of formal or not formal night so it makes no difference to me what's being served where.

i hate to miss out on the better food offered on formal nights so I would not pick those nights for a specialty restaurant visit. I know those nights are easier to book specialty restaurants. At sea days are perfect for specialty restaurants, I agree. They are probably the busiest too, unfortunately. The menus that I want to see are the MDR for the days I might book a specialty restaurant. I want to see what I would be missing. If the menu is really good, I'll wait another day. We rarely do specialty restaurants. On our next ocean cruise, we will do two visits given to us by our TA.

So nice to read that you enjoyed your meal in the Olympic Restaurant. Thanks for replying.

Best meal by far was in the specialty restaurant Olympic on Celebrity Millennium. Service and food were outstanding. However that was in 2010, haven't had a meal quite that good since.

That is a super way to celebrate a special occasion while cruising. It is about the only way I would visit a specialty restaurant on a cruise ship if I were paying the full cover charge.

Hubby always made the reservations, so I don't know whether or not he looked at the menus first. They were for special occasions (anniversary, birthday).

Thanks, this is what I wanted to know. I don't want to miss a formal night because I reserved a speciality restaurant. Nor do I want to miss out on a good meal in the MDR.