Story: Dining Experience On-Board
Episode: 5
Presenter: Trevor Cochrane
Air Date: 12th February 2023

Trevor enjoys a delightful dining experience at Manfredi's restaurant on the Viking Ocean Cruise, savoring the exquisite cuisine served in a luxurious and intimate setting.

• Food is considered to be a significant aspect of the travel experience by many. Whether it's the cuisine experienced during shore excursions, or the food enjoyed onboard, it's crucial to have a fantastic experience each time.
• Viking understands this and creates menus based on the destinations being visited, using fresh provisions obtained along the way to ensure that each restaurant has a taste of the local area.
• The Viking Venus ship houses 101 chefs, cooks, and kitchen staff who cater to 8 dining experiences, including restaurants, cafes, and room service, all of which are included in the cruise fare without any additional costs.
• Among the restaurants, Manfredi's stands out as Trevor’s favorite. The warm, ambient lighting, reminiscent of Italy's cozy trattorias, combined with freshly made pasta and oven-baked breads on the menu, creates a wonderful atmosphere.
• Manfredi's offers the best of Italian cuisine, from farm-to-table Tuscan style to the famous flavours of Rome.
• The pasta served at Manfredi's is all handmade fresh daily to a traditional family recipe, and the menu consists of two parts: the tried and tested staples available every night and nightly specials that change and incorporate ingredients that are in season and sourced at the port where the ship stops.
• The chefs source ingredients from all over the world to create the best dishes, including freshly baked bread, buns, and bakery items made daily onboard.
• The Bistecca Fiorentina, a thick-cut rib eye coated in garlic oil and rubbed with porcini mushroom powder, kosher salt, brown sugar, and red chili flakes, is a specialty that one may dream about while booked to cruise with Viking. The meat is left to soak up the flavours for 24 hours, resulting in a delicious dish.

For more information:
https://www.vikingcruises.com.au/