We experienced excellent food at the Holland America main dining room (MDR) for dinner. See the entrees, appetizers, soups, salads & deserts we ordered, along with sample menus. There were quite a few items that cater to vegetarians/vegans as well. The offerings were night and day compared to MDR lunch. During our 14 day cruise, there were 3 “Gala” dinners which offered a special menu. You will have to wear formal attire for the Gala dinners.
Overall we must say that the la fontaine MDR dinner quality slightly exceed that of even Princess and Royal Caribbean. Service was very good, and usually the wait to get into dining room, and the time until the first appetizer comes out was relatively quick.
Some of the highlights of the food we tried included:
* Crispy Soft Shell Crab with Asian Slaw
* French Onion Soup with Short Rib
* Grilled Steelhead Salmon with Ginger-Cilantro Pesto
* Sweet & Sour Shrimp
* Baked Crab Cakes with Jalapeno Jack Cheese Grits
* Foie Gras & Rhubarb
* Citrus Tomato Soup
* Thai Chicken & Forbidden Rice Soup
* Filet Mignon with Lobster Ravioli
* Seared Duck Breast with Apricot
* Roasted Rack of Lamb
* Snickers Cake
* Mushroom & Wild Rice Chowder
* Chilled Coconut Nutmeg Soup
* Chile Rellenos
* Hazelnut Crusted Brie
* Braised Oxtail with Cauliflower Puree
* Maple-Lacquered Duck Breast
* Truffled Mushroom Risotto
* Spiced Shrimp with Bacon-shallot & Apple Jam
* Asparagus & Alaskan King Crab
* Lobster & Filet Mignon Surf & Turf with Truffle Polenta
These were from our 2 week Alaska cruise aboard the Holland America Amsterdam in June of 2017. You can see more of what HAL food was like such as at the buffet and more in our Holland America cruise ship food playlist:
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