TRAVEL THERE: DINNER AT THE SEADUST STEAKHOUSE
In the three days we were at the Seadust Cancun Family Resort, we didn’t have the opportunity to visit all the restaurants, but that’s OK. You can tell us about them if you go. Here’s what happened at the steakhouse.
Getting a Table Before the Show
I had finally discovered a spot in the lobby where a monitor showed the activities of the day. Too bad I didn’t find it until our stay was almost over. I learned the evening’s entertainment would be at 8:30 in the theater we’d discovered on the first day – a theater with no information anywhere about when it opened or what was playing.
That night’s show was a Broadway Revue, which could be bad or good. The Broadway-themed show on the Vision of the Seas had been pretty awful. Still, we didn’t want to miss it, so we went down fairly early to catch dinner before the show.
Bill suggested the Maison d’ Michelle, which might have been a better choice, but I wanted to try something new. The Mexican food and the Sushi at the Buffet indicated those wouldn’t be the best options, so we gave the Big Ben Steakhouse a try. According to the information I had been able to locate, it was supposed to be even more popular than the French Restaurant.
The restaurant was full when we arrived, so we put our names on the list. Almost immediately a crowd of other patrons showed up to also get on the list. Maybe this was going to be OK. As the crowds grew, Bill began showing signs of antsy-ness. Thankfully, called our name before he wandered off.
Here We Go
We were welcomed into the restaurant, shown a table in the center of the room and handed a couple of menus. Tonight the only white wine available was a Chardonnay, so I opted for a Margarita. Foul ball! Bill was thrilled to discover he could have a Cabernet Savignon. When the waiter returned with the bottle, Bill encouraged him to go ahead and fill it up a little more. Then he took his first sip. Strike One!
If there were appetizers, I don’t remember them. I ordered a cut of medium rare prime rib. Bill chose bbq ribs. Bill loves ribs. He usually orders them when they are on the menu, even when steak is another option. I would not have ordered ribs in an English-themed restaurant in Cancun, Mexico.
Dinner was served. Strike Two! Did you see what they were calling a medium rare cut of prime rib. It was more like an overcooked round steak. I admit, I started giggling. I would have preferred the duck chunks or the mediocre fried seafood, but I didn’t say a word. I didn’t want to set Bill off on his catalog of disappointments.
Bill attacked his ribs and claimed they were pretty good. He just didn’t like the sauce. I thought it was funny that there was a sauce at all. Sauces, gravy and condiments seemed to be in short supply. The fact they’d prepared a sauce was amazing. We’ll just call this a foul ball.
Dessert was paraded by in a glass-enclosed cart and I was disappointed to discover the coconut pie, which had been listed on the menu, was not among the available selections. However, there was chocolate and I like chocolate. The dessert was delivered. I liked it well enough, but Bill called it a strike and wanted to go to the buffet to check out the selections there.
At the dreaded buffet Bill scored some acceptable dessert bites and once he’d topped off his meal with them, we headed off for the theater. Come back next week and enjoy the show.
jane sadek 