Dining on W/B Magic - disappointing.

[geffric]

we were on the EB and DH thought the food was terrible and many nights he ate the kids menu.. one of the soups were over salted and no one at the table ate it..

I thought the food was okay.. I have had better on DCL..

 

[Joan1]

we were on the EB and DH thought the food was terrible and many nights he ate the kids menu.. one of the soups were over salted and no one at the table ate it..

I thought the food was okay.. I have had better on DCL..

We actually thought the food was better then in previous DCL cruises

Maybe it also has to do with what each person ordered. Was everything excellent? NO, some things were, most of what we ate was very good with one item that I ordered which I didn't like the flavor of the seasonings and one that DH ordered that he didn't care for the flavor either but other then that we have to say we really enjoyed our meals this time around

Our veggies were cooked perfect, not over cooked, I like my cooked veggies to have a little crunch to them but not that they are still raw.

We thought the kids menu could have used improvement. The kids ordered from there the steak once because they didn't want a big piece and when we asked for it to be cooked medium we were told it was only cooked one way. It came out well done and covered in some gravy that didn't taste very well. After that if the kids wanted steak we would ask for a small piece off whatever was available off the adult menu

The chicken strips were the same as on deck 9 so those were good. Other then that the kids menu was blah. I think Disney really undermines the pallets of children and teens now a days. Yes they do need to keep the staples of hot dog, burgers, etc for the picky eaters but they can definitely offer additional items that are better quality.

We probably wasted more food then we are comfortable with but the kids enjoyed the adult menu way more but the portions were sometimes too much for them.

 

[ragdoll]

I was not happy with the food on the WB repo. I actually lost weight. It was still the best cruise ever, though! And I was always able to find something decent to eat somewhere so it really wasn't a terrible problem. In 14 DCL cruises we finally discovered the joys of room service. We used room service several times and the food was always hot and delicious. So something good did come out of it.

 

[Skallywag]

Hs anyone who has complained to DCL about the food quality received a reply. I received one but it did not address the real problems and just said they are waiting to hear from everyone so they can assess the problems.

 

[ga9497]

DH and I talked at length with the new executive of the food department. DH is a chef. She told us that a lot of the kitchen staff on the ships changes every 4 months. Some are on vacation some go back and forth between the two ships and some contracts are not renewed (either if it was by Disney or by the individual).

 

[Tarabra]

I know I can't be a good judge of taste when I am onthe ship -- I have to wear the patch. ANd it gives me really bad *dry mouth*. I drink water constantly and it is still dry on the cruise. I don't mind the not being able to really taste things as much as I mind the fact that I know it gives me bad breath! LOL! Which is why I also carry gum with me on the ship.

That's funny you mention the bad breath part. DH for some reason always took dramamine on the plane. He hasn't thrown up since 1974 so not sure why, but his breath was always so bad on the plane. I'd always tell him to grab a piece of gum.