seat38a
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Not sure if I'm late to the party but it seems the menu's have changed. I'm really liking the new dessert options! Pecan tart, pumpkin cheesecake, chocolate raspberry tart, and a cheese plate.
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I got the info through http://www.amtrakfoodfacts.com/Some of the main dishes such as shrimp biryani sounds interesting.Anything pumpkin is good! And the tart sounds lovely!
Does anyone have a link to the new menus? (Amtrak's list of menus still seems to have the old one as of now.)
Unfortunately, they do not have the chicken quesidillas for lunch any more. They have mussels, which I do not eat. I had a burger for lunch today.Penny, do they still have those chicken enchiladas or whatever that was at lunch?
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Unfortunately yes, as most trains now share a standardized menu. But at least on paper the newest offerings look interesting....I'm a member of a few Amtrak Facebook groups and on one of them, somebody posted a photo of the updated menu and said that it's for all routes. Is that true?
At this point nearly every route and direction has the same generic menu with little thought or concern for repeat travelers. When it comes to breakfast and lunch there's literally nothing I find appealing or appetizing anymore. Really disappointing to anyone who isn't big on scrambled eggs and precooked frozen burger patties. I've visited tiny food trucks with more options and higher quality food than this. Salads are fine if they're big and plentiful, but these smaller examples with cold proteins are nothing to get excited about.Unfortunately yes, as most trains now share a standardized menu.Somebody posted a photo of the updated menu and said that it's for all routes. Is that true?
I expect the breakfast ones are a pre-made package with the eggs and sauce. Can't really separate it apart for lunch.It seems odd that Quesadillas would be offered for breakfast and not lunch though.
On the one hand I think they're honestly trying to do the best they can with what they have available to them, at least in the case of the dinner menu. On the other hand, I can't remember the last time I saw a $40 surf & turf entree that featured a shredded seafood cake as the surf. I also don't see where the pasta is ever offered with actual meat; looks to be a vegan only plate for some reason. Where I come from it seems odd to call tortillas and cheese a quesadilla unless it's made with pico de gallo, but I suppose that's probably beyond Amtrak's practical abilities at this point.This menu looks really good actually. Perhaps they listened to customers? The dinner menu offers a great seafood choice (salmon), plus a pasta that can be served with or without meat, plus a vegan friendly pasta. (I'm not vegan but I eat mostly a pescitarian diet and appreciate when various diets are considered). It seems odd that Quesadillas would be offered for breakfast and not lunch though.
Sorry.. I read the menu pretty quick and thought the Butternut Squash Risotto was a pasta dish.I also don't see where the pasta is ever offered with actual meat; looks to be a vegan only plate for some reason.This menu looks really good actually. Perhaps they listened to customers? The dinner menu offers a great seafood choice (salmon), plus a pasta that can be served with or without meat, plus a vegan friendly pasta. (I'm not vegan but I eat mostly a pescitarian diet and appreciate when various diets are considered). It seems odd that Quesadillas would be offered for breakfast and not lunch though.
I'll be willing to bet that most crews won't serve it at lunch time anyways.You can now get the continental breakfast for lunch? That's odd.
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