The MSC Grandiosa offers a number of dining options from complimentary snacks in the Sky Lounge through to Spanish Tapas in Hola! The speciality restaurant by two-Michelin star chef Ramon Freixa.
So… let’s have a look at some of the different options available!
Every ship will have at least two complimentary options. Bella and Fantastica guests on MSC Grandiosa will be assigned a dinner table in one of the Main Dining Rooms on deck 5 or 6.
Here’s a video to give you a feel for this area of the ship.
Aurea guests have their own dining room, a new addition to MSC Grandiosa. This is conveniently located on deck 7 by the Champagne Bar! (Note Aurea comes with the Easy drinks package which does not include the Champagne, you’d need Premium Plus for that, or pay as you go!)
MSC Yacht Club guests dine in the exclusive restaurant on Deck 17, reached from the Top Sail Lounge by the line’s signature Swarovski crystal staircase
So this leads us on nicely to the Speciality Dining options. We dined in two of them, The Butchers Cut and the L’Atelier Bistro.
L’Atelier
L’Atelier, as we mentioned in our other post about Grandiosa, is situated on the Galleria Grandiosa and features distinct seating areas including a private dining space. Not to be missed is the collection of original Degas paintings!
The escargots in here were amazing and probably the best I’ve ever had.
Sitting in the bistro and sipping an absinthe whilst listening to the cool melodies you can transport yourself to Paris.
Butchers Cut
The Butchers Cut steak house is the most popular speciality dining in the fleet and MSC have recently converted the speciality dining option on their Fantasia class ship to Butchers Cut!
Sitting outside the restaurant on deck 7 means you get to people watch and observe the fantastic dome shows!
Kaito Sushi and Teppan Yaki
Right next door to the Butchers Cut is the Oriental speciality option. We didn’t eat here but loved the Teppan Yaki on the Meraviglia so much we went twice! Important to note is that Teppan Yaki is no longer included in the Diamond Card perk, however Sushi is.
Hola!
The Tapas bar on deck 6 offers a selection of authentic Spanish tapas and fine wines including dreamy Rioja!
Masters of the Sea pub
The pub offers a small selection of bar snacks, including burgers, hot dogs and fish and chips. We shared a hot dog one day and it was delicious!
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Read more about MSC Grandiosa here: Greatness At Sea
Tim Thorpe Travels 
Both the wife and I have had some perilous experiences dining on some of the larger ships. Glad to see you seem to have figured out a few tricks. We like to grab our food and go out to the aft pool area at night. Usually everyone is at dinner or getting ready so we have the area to ourselves and can relax in a hot-tub afterwards. Great blog btw!
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