WASHINGTON — “Traditional dining” — with chef-prepared meals, glassware and linen tablecloths, and new meal options — has returned to the Silver Meteor, Amtrak announced today.
The announcement means both New York-Florida long-distance trains now offer full traditional full dining-car service — albeit only for sleeping-car passengers — and formalizes the “pilot” of traditional dining car service that had been offered on the Silver Star since mid-March [see “Amtrak launches Silver Star traditional dining …,” Trains News Wire, March 15, 2023].
Menu options will include Amtrak Signature Railroad French Toast or a three-egg omelette at breakfast; a Monte Cristo grilled sandwich, natural Angus burger, or vegan chili bowl at lunch; or Amtrak Signature Flat Iron Steak; Atlantic Salmon, or Rigatoni Bolognese for dinner. Meals are included in sleeping-car fares.
Information including the full menu is available here.
The two trains had seen full dining-car service replaced by “flexible dining” meal-in-a-bowl service in 2019. To that point, coach passengers could also purchase dining-car meals.
Café service, which is now the only onboard dining available to those in coach, also features an updated menu.
“We are making significant improvements throughout our network to create a modern and dynamic travel experience,” Fred Gazzolo, Amtrak vice president of product development, said in a press release. “Traveling by train offers a one-of-a-kind journey and the addition of this new service on two legacy routes is something we think our First Class customers will enjoy.”
The two Silver Service trains join Auto Train and five Western routes — the California Zephyr, Coast Starlight, Empire Builder, Southwest Chief, and Sunset Limited — in offering traditional dining. The latter train also includes through service between San Antonio and Los Angeles for Texas Eagle passengers.
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