"Nothing Could be Finer Than Dinner in the Diner" Thread
Sep 7, 2014, 10:55 am
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Train: 30 (Capitol Limited)
Class: Sleeper
Where: Sleeper
When: September 5, Dinner
First time eating in my room, the SCA was great and even brought the food out in courses. Wish the table was a little bigger though. Note that the alcohol was BYOB
I don't touch green beans but the steak was great, they asked how I wanted it cooked and it was quite close to medium rare. Other entrees were chicken, short ribs (described as "not a lot of food") lasagna or tilapia
Dessert was sorbet, gelato, cheesecake or mousse.
Class: Sleeper
Where: Sleeper
When: September 5, Dinner
First time eating in my room, the SCA was great and even brought the food out in courses. Wish the table was a little bigger though. Note that the alcohol was BYOB
I don't touch green beans but the steak was great, they asked how I wanted it cooked and it was quite close to medium rare. Other entrees were chicken, short ribs (described as "not a lot of food") lasagna or tilapia
Dessert was sorbet, gelato, cheesecake or mousse.
Last edited by CMK10; Oct 14, 2014 at 6:13 am
Sep 7, 2014, 10:56 am
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Train: 30 (Capitol Limited)
Class: Sleeper
Where: Dining Car
When: September 6, Breakfast
Best French Toast and bacon I've had on Amtrak, everything else about this train went wrong (delayed almost 7 hours) but the food was top notch.
Class: Sleeper
Where: Dining Car
When: September 6, Breakfast
Best French Toast and bacon I've had on Amtrak, everything else about this train went wrong (delayed almost 7 hours) but the food was top notch.
Oct 14, 2014, 6:15 am
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Train: 2 (Sunset Limited)
Class: Sleeper
Where: Dining Car
When: October 11, Breakfast
First time I've ever had pancakes on Amtrak, they often end up being subbed out for French Toast. Quite good though, as was the sausage.
Class: Sleeper
Where: Dining Car
When: October 11, Breakfast
First time I've ever had pancakes on Amtrak, they often end up being subbed out for French Toast. Quite good though, as was the sausage.
Oct 14, 2014, 6:19 am
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Train: 2 (Sunset Limited)
Class: Sleeper
Where: Dining Car
When: October 11, Lunch
Burger was good as always...I still miss Haagen-Dasz though.
Class: Sleeper
Where: Dining Car
When: October 11, Lunch
Burger was good as always...I still miss Haagen-Dasz though.
Oct 14, 2014, 6:22 am
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Train: 2 (Sunset Limited)
Class: Sleeper
Where: Dining Car
When: October 11, Dinner
Steak was very good, cooked close to medium rare too. This dessert, a chocolate bundt cake, was new to me and was pretty terrible. Think Little Debbie style. Seafood was tilapia which my Dad said was okay and the light option was a smaller steak (4 ounces).
Class: Sleeper
Where: Dining Car
When: October 11, Dinner
Steak was very good, cooked close to medium rare too. This dessert, a chocolate bundt cake, was new to me and was pretty terrible. Think Little Debbie style. Seafood was tilapia which my Dad said was okay and the light option was a smaller steak (4 ounces).
Oct 14, 2014, 6:26 am
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Train: 2 (Sunset Limited)
Class: Sleeper
Where: Dining Car
When: October 12, Breakfast
The omelet very oddly came filled with asparagus (?) but was still decent
Train: 2 (Sunset Limited)
Class: Sleeper
Where: Dining Car
When: October 12, Lunch
Tried the special which was a "Panko Fried Chicken". Ended up being okay, though I don't think it's worth the premium if you're paying cash...especially as the salad is the same crappy one as dinner.
Class: Sleeper
Where: Dining Car
When: October 12, Breakfast
The omelet very oddly came filled with asparagus (?) but was still decent
Train: 2 (Sunset Limited)
Class: Sleeper
Where: Dining Car
When: October 12, Lunch
Tried the special which was a "Panko Fried Chicken". Ended up being okay, though I don't think it's worth the premium if you're paying cash...especially as the salad is the same crappy one as dinner.
Oct 14, 2014, 10:31 am
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Train: 2 (Sunset Limited)
Class: Sleeper
Where: Dining Car
When: October 11, Dinner
Steak was very good, cooked close to medium rare too. This dessert, a chocolate bundt cake, was new to me and was pretty terrible. Think Little Debbie style. Seafood was tilapia which my Dad said was okay and the light option was a smaller steak (4 ounces).
Class: Sleeper
Where: Dining Car
When: October 11, Dinner
Steak was very good, cooked close to medium rare too. This dessert, a chocolate bundt cake, was new to me and was pretty terrible. Think Little Debbie style. Seafood was tilapia which my Dad said was okay and the light option was a smaller steak (4 ounces).
Oct 14, 2014, 1:25 pm
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Nov 2, 2014, 9:47 pm
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Did you say bonus points for the food loaded onto a really, really late train? I can help you with that!
I was on the 29.5 hour delayed EB #8(16). This is my KFC dinner, which was loaded onto the train in Wisconsin Dells. I believe we had been on the train for over 72 hours by this point.
Also, possibly of some interest is the "chicken fricasse" over rice that we were served for lunch that day. Let's just say it was disgusting. I had a roll with some butter for lunch that day.
You can read all about the whole trip on my blog, trainsacrossamerica.blogspot.com.
I was on the 29.5 hour delayed EB #8(16). This is my KFC dinner, which was loaded onto the train in Wisconsin Dells. I believe we had been on the train for over 72 hours by this point.
Also, possibly of some interest is the "chicken fricasse" over rice that we were served for lunch that day. Let's just say it was disgusting. I had a roll with some butter for lunch that day.
You can read all about the whole trip on my blog, trainsacrossamerica.blogspot.com.
Nov 14, 2015, 11:53 am
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Train: 98 (Silver Meteor)
Class: Sleeper
Where: Dining Car
When: November 13, Breakfast
Very happy to find that this train which departs MIA at 8:10 AM serves breakfast starting at 8:45 or so (after leaving Fort Lauderdale)
Pancakes were very good and we were even offered seconds. Coffee was tasty and hot too.
Class: Sleeper
Where: Dining Car
When: November 13, Breakfast
Very happy to find that this train which departs MIA at 8:10 AM serves breakfast starting at 8:45 or so (after leaving Fort Lauderdale)
Pancakes were very good and we were even offered seconds. Coffee was tasty and hot too.
Nov 14, 2015, 11:54 am
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Train: 98 (Silver Meteor)
Class: Sleeper
Where: Dining Car
When: November 13, Lunch
Special was a grilled cheese sandwich with tomatoes (?)
Burger was good as usual, though I got a way too small portion of lettuce
Desserts were sugar free pudding, ice cream, mousse or cheesecake. My ice cream came over-frozen sadly
Class: Sleeper
Where: Dining Car
When: November 13, Lunch
Special was a grilled cheese sandwich with tomatoes (?)
Burger was good as usual, though I got a way too small portion of lettuce
Desserts were sugar free pudding, ice cream, mousse or cheesecake. My ice cream came over-frozen sadly
Nov 14, 2015, 11:56 am
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Train: 98 (Silver Meteor)
Class: Sleeper
Where: Dining Car
When: November 13, Dinner
Nice to see a far bigger dinner salad, though they only had Lite Italian and Balsamic Vinaigrette dressings
Steak was cooked pretty close to medium well and was very tasty, albeit a little small. Vegetables were better than expected too
Somehow that's "strawberry cheesecake". It was tasteless.
Class: Sleeper
Where: Dining Car
When: November 13, Dinner
Nice to see a far bigger dinner salad, though they only had Lite Italian and Balsamic Vinaigrette dressings
Steak was cooked pretty close to medium well and was very tasty, albeit a little small. Vegetables were better than expected too
Somehow that's "strawberry cheesecake". It was tasteless.
Dec 22, 2015, 3:56 pm
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Train: 48 (Lakeshore Limited)
Class: Sleeper
Where: Dining Car
When: December 21, Breakfast
Special was an omelet, pancakes were okay though as you can tell, a little burnt.
Class: Sleeper
Where: Dining Car
When: December 21, Breakfast
Special was an omelet, pancakes were okay though as you can tell, a little burnt.