StuartThere are many restaurants on MSC Meraviglia including 3 places in the Yacht Club where you could get food (apart from room service) – the One Pool Deck, the Top Sail lounge and the restaurant. You could also book in to one of the speciality restaurants although we didn’t do this as the food was so good in the Yacht Club.
Main buffet
We ate in the main buffet twice and we had no problem getting a seat. The button on each table to ask for drinks was a really nice touch and the service was quick and friendly. Food here was nice although there were some strange combinations of food which made it difficult to have a complete meal. However, you could get burgers, hot dogs and pizza here.
Yacht Club One Pool Deck
Here you could have casual breakfast, lunch and afternoon snacks. We had roast beef, chicken parmigiana and salmon amongst others and the food was generally good. This place is great if the weather was good but you couldn’t eat up here if it was cold. You also had a full range of drinks including some very nice wines such as Chablis and Pinot Grigio.
Top Sail lounge
There was a small buffet of cold snacks such as sandwiches, cakes and nuts. You could also get sushi here and they had canapes before dinner. You could also take high tea here between 4-5pm where you had a 3 tier cake and sandwich stand with a selection of sandwiches, cakes and scones with jam and real clotted cream. If you wanted any other sandwiches, you only needed to ask and they would get you some. They also had a selection of loose leaf teas which were served from the trolley. A very civilised experience.
Yacht Club Restaurant
This was open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The first night was really good and Ajay was efficient. However, the second night started out as a disaster, so much so that we tried to walk out.
It took an age for the menus to arrive, we didn’t get any drinks and the waiter couldn’t understand what we wanted. When we walked out, we were stopped by the Restaurant Supervisor Massimo who was very concerned and persuaded us to stay. He seated us in another section of the restaurant and our new waiter, Miljan, was amazing. He served us for the rest of our cruise and we didn’t want for anything. He got to know what wines we liked and recommended some new ones which were good to try. He also tailored the dishes and had a really good sense of humour. He knew how to tailor the service based on our personality and attitude. We never had an issue getting a table bar one night (tables were available but not in Miljan’s section) so we were asked to go to the Top Sail lounge and Massimo came to collect us as soon as a table was ready. He generally got us the same table every night which was nice. Joyce, the Assistant Waiter, was also really good remembering that we liked still water and what type of bread we generally like. Miljan and Massimo really made our cruise special and we were quite emotional when we left the last night. Massimo also organised an anniversary meal for us with a specially cooked dish and a bottle of champagne.
Alternative restaurants on MSC Meraviglia
There are a number of alternative restaurants that you can eat in for extra cost. These include:
The Butcher’s Cut
This is an American-style steak restaurant including filet mignon, rack of lamb and sirloin steak. This also has a set 3 course menu for 39 Euros. You can either eat inside the restaurant itself or one of the tables overlooking the promenade.
Kaito Teppanyaki and Sushi bar
As the title says, this serves sushi and sashimi. They have a tasting menu and al a carte pricing. You can sit at a bar around the chef and watch them cook your order.
Masters of the Sea pub
This is a British-style pub which not only serves a range of beers and other drinks but also has a pub menu which includes burgers and fish and chips at extra cost.
Other places to eat
Other restaurants onboard are the crepe and gelato bar, the deck grill for burgers and pizza, and the Jean Philippe chocolate bar. You can also get complimentary tapas at the adults-only Sky Bar.
