The Garden Cafe is open long hours for breakfast, lunch and dinner, but is not open between meals or late at night for snacks. You won't find an outdoor terrace (though there is some table seating on the pool deck), but the forward-most seating area has lovely views out the Observation Lounge's two-deck-high floor-to-ceiling windows. You can find it at the far forward of the buffet on the left side. We particularly enjoyed the Indian station, which offered excellent dishes for all three meals, with many vegetarian choices. It's huge, with some repeating stations and some surprise standalones, so make a full pass of all the stations before loading up a plate. It is located on the pool deck but manages to look as elegant as the sit-down venues onboard. Garden Cafe (Deck 16): The Garden Cafe is the Norwegian Encore buffet restaurant. In addition to the main desserts, passengers can order a fruit plate, cheese tray or selection of ice cream or sherbet. Entrees include classic choices (like rotisserie chicken and New York strip steak) that are always available, plus featured selections for that day, with meat, seafood, chicken and vegetarian options. Menus offer an extensive array of appetizers, including salad, soup and other starters. Lunch has several course options, ranging from soups and salads to sandwiches and more substantial fish, pasta and meat entrees.Īt dinner, the lights are dimmed and the restaurants display a casually elegant (but not stuffy) feel. You don't need to make reservations for these venues, unless you're in a party of six people or more.īreakfast (in Taste and Savor only) is a nice sit-down alternative to the buffet, where you can order a wide variety of breakfast items, both hot and cold. You'll get that in the Manhattan Room, with two-story-tall ceilings and a more cavernous space. Because of their size, there's more of a feeling of dining in a specialty restaurant than of being in a cruise ship banquet hall.

Taste and Savour are small, more intimate venues across the hall from each other with a bar separating them. Taste and Savour (Deck 6) and the Manhattan Room (Deck 7): Norwegian Encore has three main dining rooms, each of them with the same menus. (If you choose a dining package as a free booking perk, you will also be required to pay the 20 percent gratuity on the line's estimated retail value of the package.) In short, dining on Norwegian Encore is great, but it can add up.

(Many of the vegetarian options are pastas or fried, so not particularly healthier than the other choices.)Īll extra-fee restaurants tack on a 20 percent auto-gratuity on the final bill, so factor that cost into your dining budget for the ship. If you have food allergies, however, you will likely want to talk to the individual restaurants to see how they can accommodate your needs. Most Norwegian Encore restaurants have options marked for vegetarians and gluten-free diners. If you want to walk in, go early or late. You will need to make reservations - the earlier, the better - if you are determined to eat at specific venues at preferable times. You'll want to choose one of the Norwegian Encore specialty dining packages as part of your Free at Sea booking perks if you're a foodie or someone who loves choice this is a ship where you could very well have FOMO if you stick to the included venues only. The bad news? Norwegian Encore’s specialty restaurants are enticing - and expensive, with most having a la carte charges, as opposed to a set cover price. The good news is that the quality of the included venues is reasonably good in recent years, the line has improved the food and decor of its main dining rooms. Norwegian Encore menus range from casual Texas-style barbecue to high-end Italian cuisine, so there’s plenty of choice for everyone. The good news is tWith more than 20 places to eat onboard, passengers can enjoy dining in a different restaurant every night. With more than 20 places to eat onboard, passengers can enjoy dining in a different restaurant every night on Norwegian Encore.

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