I Tried ALL the Food on Norwegian Encore (Honest NCL Dining Review)
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Published 2023-06-25
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I enjoyed sailing with Norwegian Cruise Line for the first time onboard the beautiful Norwegian Encore. The NCL Encore debuted in 2019 and is currently sailing Alaska Cruises from Seattle, Washington.
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I will have many videos already on my channel from Norwegian Cruise Line and Norwegian Encore, including a full dining and food review, a full review of Norwegian Encore, sea day vlogs, and more! This video includes honest opinions on Q Smokehouse, Los Lobos, Cagney's Steakhouse, Ocean Blue, Le Bistro, Taste, Savor, The Local, and more!
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00:00 Introduction
00:49 The Local Lunch
03:21 Le Bistro
06:48 Main Dining Room Lunch
08:02 Taste Main Dining Room Lunch
09:05 The Local
11:05 Cagney's Steakhouse
12:45 The Local Breakfast
14:09 Ocean Blue
17:39 Los Lobos
19:28 Savor Main Dining Room Lunch
20:52 Q Smokehouse
All Comments (21)
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Zach: One reason I like your channel so much is--- well, you are a solo cruiser: NO distraction from a "spouse" or anyone else. You call your own agenda! Some times I have difficulty keeping up with your word pace, but I manage. I honestly look forward to your next post. 73s.
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Very nice detailed descriptions, with video, of your food selections. Thanks for sharing, Zach.
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If you make it back on a Norwegian ship, I highly recommend the Rueben sandwich from the local as well. It's also available on the late nite menu. So good
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Thanks for sharing your experience, and glad you enjoyed the food!
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Wow! The food really looks delicious! Thank you always for your honest evaluation of the foods. I appreciate you. Amen
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We enjoyed all the food on the Encore back in December 2022 and we dined everywhere, too! To each his or her own as they say!! NCL is an incredible cruise line and every service person went out of their way to ensure we were having a memorable vacation. Will be traveling on The Jade to the Caribbean in February 2024. Hubby and I can't wait to get back on board. Cheers!
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Very informative and no unnecessary fluff. Thank you
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I just went on the Encore in November and I loved it! I ate at Onda and Los Lobos, and a bunch of binges at the Garden Cafe, and it was amazing!
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Thank you for providing honest reviews of the food.
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This is great! Nothing like a nice batch of fish fries. Los Lobos might be one of my all time favorites!
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Hey Zach, I pretty much fully agree with your assessment. MDR breakfasts and lunches on NCL are some of the best on any cruise line. In my experience the MDR lunch menus rotate every 3 days or so, it’s not the same every day. MDR dinners, on the other hand, leave a lot to be desired. Tough cuts of meat, no lobster night, no Beef Wellington, etc. And the specialty dining can be hit or miss.
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Excellent dining summary. We'll be on the Encore in December so this is very helpful. Thank you. BTW, we've been on 5 other NCL ships and dining has always been pretty good for the most part. Much more consistency that CCL, RC, Princess and MSC.
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Thanks Zach! We know that your food reviews align with what we like and think. The crab cake, wings, bbq ribs and first burger, Los Lobos Q Smokehouse, and your other highlighted offerings looked great! Clearly Norwegian is capable of delivering stellar results but seems a bit inconsistent. Keep up the great work! We can't wait for your next reviews.
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Just coming off the Encore in April, you are right on in your review, my exception was the service in Cagney’s are food was top notch but i had the Ny strip and the service was wonderful. Loved the Local, only ate lunch, hated the blue cheese burger also...wings wings, wings and the Reuben ..yum. I cant believe you did not have the Rueben Zack😮 Thanks for the review🚢
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I never spend a dime on specialty dining. Was on the Bliss last year and everything included was very good to me.
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I love wings so it’s nice to see there’s a reliable option for them on at least one ship out there. But your Los Lobos meal had me drooling. I love maduros (fried plantains) and elote (street corn) so I’m glad to hear they tasted great. Oh man, that platter! It looks amazing but probably better to share that with one or two other people.
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We just got off rhe 10 day Breakaway Mediterranean cruise. Food was good with NCL. Best part of a cruise is I didn’t have to cook the food. The new food hall they have now on Prima and Viva looks good. Looking forward to going on one of those ships.
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Happy to see the food is still high quality! I was worried with all the other cuts NCL is doing. One night in the main dining room they served steak frites, and you would've thought the steak was an upcharge with how good it was. The only real disappointment I think I had the entire cruise was the calamari at Onda. It was way too greasy and had too much batter. Everything else was good to great.
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Love your video. I had a porterhouse at Cagney Steakhouse and loved it. So very tender and tasty 😋 try that if you do Cagney's again!
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Absolutely superb reviews.Even though I don't eat fish,I was tempted.
