Westerdam Food – Jan. 2018 – Crunchii's Cruise Blog

Overall, I enjoyed the food on Westerdam.

Dinners in Main Dining Room
Dinners in the main dining room were mostly good, I thought. We had early fixed dining, and most of the people there were dressed nicely, even on smart casual nights. I did not see anyone in shorts, and I think I saw only one or two jeans in the dining room in the entire the cruise. On the other hand, I only saw a couple of men in tux on Gala Nights though. Most men were wearing suits or sport coat with tie, and the rest in collared shirts and slacks.

Sorry, I didn’t save the 1st night’s menu!

Day 2 (Gala) Menu

Honey Pineapple

Chicken with Soba Noodles

Baked Ricotta Stuffed Shells

Maple-Lacquered Duck Breast

Chocolate Souffle

Balsamic Strawberries

Day 3 Menu

BBQ Chicken Spring Roll

Classic Caesar Salad

Prime Rib of Beef au Jus

Asian Vegetable Noodles

Fudge Sandae

Day 4 Menu
(We had our dinner at Pinnacle Grill on this day.)

Day 5 Menu

Seafood Deviled Eggs

Yankee Beef Pot Roast

Turkey Roast with Giblet Gravy and Cranberry

Day 6 Menu

Shrimp in Tangerine

Prime Rib of Beef au Jus

Shrimp-Chorizo Jambalaya

Day 7 Menu
(We had our dinner at Canaletto on this day.)

Day 8 (Gala) Menu

Strawberry-Banana-Blueberry

Pineapple Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail

Steamed Alaskan Crab with Garlic-Herb Butter

Filet Mignon with Lobster Ravioli

Diplomat Strawberry Tart

Double Chocolate Cheesecake

Day 9 Menu
(Sel de Mer night)

Day 10 Menu

Orange and Radicchio Salad

Oven-Roasted Chicken

Shrimp and Crab Fried Rice

Day 11 Menu

Penne with Crisp Panchetta

Grilled Flat Iron Steak with Charred Button Onions

Day 12 Menu
(We ate at Lido on this day.)

Day 13 Menu

Chilled Apple Vichyssoise

Cod Puttanesca

Slow-Roasted Strip Loin of Beef

Day 14 (Gala) Menu

Foie Gras with Apple Tarte Tatin

Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail

Apple Pear and Cucumber Salad

Surf and Turf

Warm Flourless Chocolate Cake

Day 15 Menu

Coconut, Carrot, and Radish Salad

Potato Soup with Shrimp

Vegetable Curry with Forbidden Rice

Spiced Crusted Prime Rib and Whipped Potatoes

Caramelized Pear Crepe

Devil’s Food Cake

Dinners in Specialty Restaurants
We tried all of the special restaurants at least once, including the “Sel de Mer” night in Pinnacle Grill. They were all good, but once was enough.

Pinnacle Grill Menu

Lobster Bisque Stage 1

Lobster Bisque Stage 2

Lobster Bisque Stage 3

Caesar Salad

Crab Cakes

7 oz. Petite Fillet Mignon

Grilled Asparagus, Roasted Baby Carrots, Classic Whipped Potatoes

Canaletto Menu

Canaletto Salad

Risotto Zafferano e Zucchini

Potato Gnocchi

Vitello Al Forno

Strawberry Gelato

Sel de Mer Menu

Empty plate 1

Empty plate 2

Rudi’s Seafood Tower – Stacked

Rudi’s Seafood Tower – Unstacked

Steak Tartare

Steak Frites

Whole Dover Sole Meuniere

Apple Tarte Tatin

Profiteroles

Breakfast
We ate most of our breakfasts in Pinnacle Grill. Breakfast in Pinnacle Grill is one of the suite perks. They serve the same food as the main dining room, but we enjoyed the more private and quiet atmosphere of Pinnacle Grill.

Pan Asian Breakfast

Texas Bread French Toast

Dungeness Crab Benedict

Corned Beef Hash and Eggs

Ham and Cheese Skillet

Breakfast Parfait

We also ordered room service breakfast a few times. I wasn’t overly thrilled with the selection (just basic eggs and bacon/sausage type breakfast). When I wanted lighter breakfast and ordered fruits, they were mostly watermelon, which I’m not overly fond of.

Lunch
We had our lunches in the main dining room, Lido, Dive-In, and Pinnacle Grill. We also often had just light snack in Neptune Lounge on port days when it was too late to eat a big lunch.