Contemporary Dining for Capitol Limited and Lake Shore Limited

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I've been watching this discussion because the next time I take Amtrak from Oregon to visit my sister (south of Boston), I will be taking either the LSL to BOS or the Cap Ltd/NE Regional to RTE. My takeaway from reading the thread and perusing the menu is that I had better bring my home-made granola ("honey-maple gone nuts") for breakfast, because I cannot eat the refined sugar offerings I see on the menu. I love the steel-cut oats on the old menu (still available on western trains, I hope) because they are not full of additives, but I won't eat "flavored" instant oatmeal.

On the EB between Spokane and Portland, they give you a whole box full of sugary junk food, whether you want it or not. And I don't, so I usually go the SSL and give most of it away. Does "Contemporary Dining" allow you to just take coffee or tea and milk?
 
oregon pioneer said:
Does "Contemporary Dining" allow you to just take coffee or tea and milk?
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Breakfast is "buffet" style and you can take what you want. Last time I was on the LSL during breakfast hours, I did not want breakfast since I ate at the hotel. However, I wanted hot tea and ice tea and got both without problems. I enjoyed sitting in the sleeper lounge even though I did not enjoy the sugary breakfast offerings.
 
pennyk said:
Breakfast is "buffet" style and you can take what you want. Last time I was on the LSL during breakfast hours, I did not want breakfast since I ate at the hotel. However, I wanted hot tea and ice tea and got both without problems. I enjoyed sitting in the sleeper lounge even though I did not enjoy the sugary breakfast offerings.
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Oh, thank you! I will be very glad not to have to take anything I would not eat. Doesn't bother me to bring my own. Was there any fresh fruit offered?
 
oregon pioneer said:
Oh, thank you! I will be very glad not to have to take anything I would not eat. Doesn't bother me to bring my own. Was there any fresh fruit offered?
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Since I was not hungry I did not pay close attention, but I seem to recall bananas (but I could be mistaken).
 
Manny T said:
The breakfast menu doesn't appear to list hard boiled eggs as an offering any longer.

Probably not enough added refined sugar and salt to warrant keeping them on Amtrak's menu.
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They were on the menu when I had breakfast on the LSL on Wednesday morning. I’m boarding tonight so I’ll check it out on the morning.
 
tim49424 said:
They were on the menu when I had breakfast on the LSL on Wednesday morning. I’m boarding tonight so I’ll check it out on the morning.
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They are on the current menu. The eggs are missing on the menu that was posted with the announcement of the other trains getting the new "contemporary" meals.
 
I understand....

My stomach suddenly decided it doesn’t like gluten a couple years ago. If I eat gluten, I feel really really bad for a day or 2 and usually lose a lot of sleep. That’s something that is nice to avoid. Simply labeling items as gluten free or “contains wheat” seems simple enough.

I was glad to see items listed as gluten free on the new menu. Small steps.
 
I can confirm from my trip on the LSL earlier this week that hard boiled eggs are no longer served at breakfast. When I asked for them, the attendant, who was surly, pointed and said read the menu. They weren't there (see post #25 above--I knew that, but asked anyway, in case the menu was in error.)

I regret this deletion (and don't understand it), since they were the only item, aside from fresh fruit, on the menu without added sugar and salt.
 

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