Inventions.

[wideeyes]

2 weeks to go and I still have not decided where to eat during our stay, I can not decide if we should do Inventions, as I read that it was mostly sea food?
Can somebody give me an example of foods which is served on the buffet?

Thank you.

 

[Sarah Sarill]

Morning Wideeyes,

We ate there at Christmas and have to be honest and say it was the most dissapointing meal we booked.

The hotel and restaurant itself is lovely. The character interaction is really good. The CM's were goodthe night we ate there (6pm) but I was very very dissapointed in the food and did not feel the range was good VFM.

Its is very seafood based but very basic seafood with not as much choice as say the Blue Lagoon which IMHO is a far better choice for ambience and food (but of course lacks the character interaction if tht is what you are looking for).

Whilst there ws a children's area, that too was very limited. We are very lucky as our daughter will try almost anything (and did) but for all of us it was a bit of a dissapointment for the 120 euros its cost the 3 of us.

If you are a seafood lover and dont want a vast choice then the food was well cooked and presented.

I'm sure someone else will be along soon to give their opinion but please remember this is only my take on the place - your eating out experiences will be based on a lot of things which may not be issues for someone else.

Good luck with your choices.

 

[jillrobinson]

Oh dear - I was really looking forward to trying out Inventions, I was basing it on what information there is on DLP food guide, seafood, salads, hot and cold meals, roast meats - is that not the case ?

I don't want to spend that sort of money if the boys aren't going to find anything they like, especially as Jamie's classed as an adult.

 

[Sarah Sarill]

Hi Jill,

There were a few cold meats as a starter choice which you could have with some dressing and I think hot Veal in a wine sauce was an option as a main.

Plain salad was an option for all courses although IMHO if you want to eat a cold meat salad with vinegarette dressing then dont pay that sort of money for it.

The three of us thought it was not a 'dining experience' but more of a 'have done it' one but as I said, its horses for courses and we all felt let down by the choice of food for the cost. Maybe we were just unlucky and the array of food was poor the night we were there.

I am glad we did it but given there are some really wonderfull dining experiences to be had in the resort, probably would not go again. The California Grill sounds so much better for food

Its only my opinion Jill - you may go and love it , as so many others have done.

Besides the hotel itself is spectacular and well worth having a pre-meal cup of coffee in the lounge waiting area outside

 

[Dr.JumbaJookiba]

Oh dear - I was really looking forward to trying out Inventions, I was basing it on what information there is on DLP food guide, seafood, salads, hot and cold meals, roast meats - is that not the case ?

I don't want to spend that sort of money if the boys aren't going to find anything they like, especially as Jamie's classed as an adult.

There are salads and cold meats etc. to start then a cold seafood selection, and a selection of hot dishes which always includes a roast of the day, a fish dish, a chicken dish, a pasta dish and other hot specialswith a selection of potato and veg sides. There are also a couole of kids selections which normally include pizza, potato smilies and nuggets etc. a dessert a cheese selection are available to finish off with. It's not the best value meal in DLRP IMO but character interaction is quite good.

 

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[Dr.JumbaJookiba]

Thank you for the welcome

 

[sjaakie]

We had dinner on Chrismaseve and had at least choice out of 4 kinds of hot meat.

This was the dinnerlist.



INVENTIONS - MENU FOR 24 DECEMBER 2006
OUR STARTERS
Suckling pig stuffed with pistachios and chestnuts
Pigeon terrine with foie gras
Crab tartar with diced vegetable confit
Aoste ham with "poire tapées" (dried pears)
Salmon selection
(Smoked horseradish cream, marinated in fennel, cannelloni with cucumber cream)
Chef’s own duck foie gras with fruit chutney
Pheasant and pistachio galantine
Chilled melon
Green asparagus with its sauce
SALADS AND CONDIMENTS
Endive salad with smoked duck breast and walnuts
Celery remoulade with citrus fruits
Cherry tomatoes and quails eggs
Rocket and young sprout salad
SEAFOOD SELECTION
Fines de Claire oysters
Langoustines and marinated mussels
Maine lobster
King prawns
OUR HOT BUFFET
Served in slices: rib of beef with a demi-glace meaty flavoured glaze and cep mushroom oil
Stuffed boudin blanc (white pudding) with calvados and apple jus, spices and cinnamon
Turkey with Christmas stuffing and a foie gras sauce
Small venison steak with red berries and mulberry cream
Grilled veal piccata with a balsamic vinegar jus
Roast loin of lamb in a pistachio crust prepared with sage
Seafood stew with a lobster cream sauce
Pork medallions with morel mushrooms
OUR VEGETABLES AND ACCOMPANIMENTS
Potatoes and chestnuts roasted with honey and nutmeg-flavoured meat jus
Wild mushrooms and pine nut stew
Green beans sautéed in a garlic confit
Basmati rice with saffron flavouring and dried fruits
Conchiglie, cream of pumpkin and vegetable balls
Medley of mini vegetables with herb butter
Children’s snacks
OUR BUFFET OF DESSERTS AND FARM CHEESES
Christmas fruit basket
Selection of Yule logs
Mini red berry and lemon tart
Mini pecan and chocolate tart
Christmas sweets and children’s desserts
Chocolate and jelly fruits
Coffee
Selection of white and red wines and Champagne

Vittorina Hetherton

It was great and for every taste something.
If you wish to know what`s on the normal menu just call Inventios but I`m pretty sure the choice of meat will be not just one kind.

 

[jillrobinson]

Thanks for that info Dr.JumbaJookiba - I like to book the table service restaurants to avoid the chicken nuggets/smilie faces fayre, from what you've said I'm sure the boys will find something - they aren't fussy eaters but none of us (myself included) would choose seafood as first choice, it seems there will be plenty of alternatives.

The alternative would be Cafe Mickey, which incidently by comparison has had some very good reviews on DLP foodguide recently, and I couldn't fault the meal or service we had there - I'll let you know what we decide.

 

[marcus.ka]

We ate there in September 2004. And back than it was the best buffet we ever had! The food is great! We ate there for 2h. And my boyfriend said this was the most perfect food selection he ever had!
And don't forget the great character interaction!