QE2 Restaurants

[Isabelle Prondzynski]

Hi there I was working in the Mauretania back in 1987 I am left of the picture the cute white guy hehehe

Cute indeed, Kevin -- and thank you for letting us see you in all your elegance!

Looking forward to more stories and memories of your time there .

[Alan Snelson]

Club Atlantic lasted until at least 1976 / 1977.

The first ever world cruise I worked on was in 1979 and I remember being called upon to photograph a passengers private cocktail party in the Club Atlantic. I am fairly sure it was in place until the refit in Bayonne in '79.

Not the party obviously! Just the bar.

[Alan Snelson]

On the subjects of restaurants I came across these pics of myself and my sister (seated centre) with two charming South American young ladies; Margaret Jordan from Brazil and Christina Perry from Argentina. As you can see, quite a crowd had gathered and they werent there for me!

[Lynda Bradford]

If you have dined in the Princess Grill this video will bring back lots of memories.  Enjoy a walk round the PG and down the spiral stairs into the PG Bar. 

[June Ingram]

Absolutely wonderful video, pictures, and commentary.  The spiral stairs are a treasure !

[Isabelle Prondzynski]

... and like QE2's Caronia, is it open seating other than for Dinner?

Eh? If memory serves me right, we sat at our allocated table for every meal... but that is now over 15 years ago, and memory is no longer so fresh.

[Lynda Bradford]

Good video that Isabelle Prondzynski posted (post 118) showing a walk through of the Queen Grill Restaurant and lounge. 

Here is a new (to me) video of the Queen's Grill restaurant and lounge :

To me, it really brings out the atmosphere of the place. The Queen's Grill, where we dined for one voyage only, was not my favourite restaurant -- but seeing this video makes me go all nostalgic...   

Description: You tube video “The Queens Grill Restaurant onboard QE2” uploaded by CruiseDotCo showing the  Queens Grill Restaurant and walk through the Grills Lounge

See also You tube video: 

Description:The Queen Grill and Lounge uploaded by airships 129

[Rob Lightbody]

That made me laugh... if you listen carefully, the lady passenger is asking if she can walk through the restaurant - a question that must have been asked a thousand times.

[Tony]

I have eaten in two reiterations of the Caronia.
Columbia, then Mauretania and finally

The restaurants were named as follows:

CURRENT CARONIA

Columbia Restaurant (1969 - December 1994)
Mauretania Restaurant (December 1994 - April 1997)
Caronia Restaurant (April 1997 - today)

CURRENT MAURETANIA

Britannia Restaurant (1969 - December 1977)
Tables of the World (December 1977 - April 1987)
Mauretania Restaurant (April 1987 - December 1994)
Caronia Restaurant (December 1994 - April 1997)
Mauretania Restaurant (April 1997 - today)

The change in 1994 was to move the former first class restaurant to a higher deck - aspirational etc and share the bar facilities with Grills. QE2 was 'classless' from 1995.

The change is April 1997 was done to appease those regular Columbia passengers who complained about the loss of "their" bar (Midships Bar / Chart Room). They did not like having the Crystal Bar forced on them!