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The only exception to this is if you come in with 3 or 4 diners in your party — you’ll generally be seated together without anyone else at your table. Kev has been traveling with Amtrak since 2012, celebrating his tenth year this year. Over those years, he has been on over 700 trains covering over 200,000 miles of rail. Kev enjoys helping others achieve their travel dreams by assisting them to get started.

• Per health and safety regulations, consumption of personal food is not permitted in the Café Car.
• You can bring alcoholic beverages, too, but only if you have a private room.
• Knowing your food options before starting an Amtrak adventure is a great way to prepare.
• I bring a water bottle with me and fill it up on the train.
• Long travel days and the hangar that follows can be one of the most stressful parts of getting from point A to point B, but on Amtrak, you’re covered.

I make sure to wake up and watch the sun rise every morning on a train trip. So, this thing was particularly challenging to free from its plastic prison, but once it was out it really made its porky presence felt. The layers of sticker-clad plastic it comes in were extremely difficult to pry open, which was alarming given the clearly questionable cheesy liquid inside just waiting for me to enjoy (?) it. Once freed, I had before me a “panini” that looked more like a burnt orange quesadilla someone painted grill marks on. Look, no one’s expecting a train to be whimsically firing up a panini press.

The Dining Car Will Soon Return To Amtrak Trains

I will need to drain the chick peas though before eating. Not sure in a plastic container or large zip lock bag and serve it. Not sure this will be lunch or dinner due to trying to keep things cold & not spoiling.

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But more importantly, it has a cafe car you can visit whenever you damn restaurants morpeth well please. Nope, there’s no “seat belt” light that tells you when you can and cannot move about the train (towards the cafe car!). Fares, routes, schedules, and services are subject to change without notice. Amtrak, Surfliner, and Pacific Surfliner are registered service marks of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation and used with permission. Must be 21 or older to purchase or consume alcohol.

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Valid photo identification required for all alcoholic beverage purchases. If you’re planning your next ride on the rails, check out our ultimate guide to Amtrak routes (regional and long-distance) as well as the best ways to book cheap Amtrak train tickets. After departure, an attendant will serve you the beverage of your choice, followed by a snack mix at lunch and dinner meal hours. Remember, all the food in the cafe car is prepackaged. Cafe car attendants can warm up the food you bought but not the food you brought. The cafe car will make announcements throughout the journey reminding you where the cafe car is and when it is open to get your snacks and more.

When we had a baby with us on the train that needed formula we brought bottled water. I wouldn’t trust tap water out of a spigot on a train. And you can buy single serving tuna in pouches, already seasoned. They do have a microwave available in the snack car however they won’t allow you to use it for your own food, they can only use it for something you buy.

Other Tidbits On Eating On Amtrak

Essentially, your food will be plated, wrapped, and served in a to-go-style bag with the drinks included. Eating in your room is great if you prefer to eat with your companion and don’t want to participate in the traditional communal dining car service. I often get asked about coffee on Amtrak, so here is what you need to know. In the sleeping cars, Amtrak offers percolated coffee.

For late morning departures, you can choose from either the breakfast or lunch menu. Currently, dining cars are not open to coach passengers, but they could be available to business class passengers to ask onboard staff to verify. Feel welcome to bring your own food and non-alcoholic drinks onboard the train to consume at your seat. Per health and safety regulations, preparation and consumption of personal food is not permitted in the Café Car. Consumption of personal alcohol is not permitted on-board. Alcoholic beverages may be consumed on-board only if purchased in the Café Car.