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Choice
of restaurants
There are four full-pledged restaurants on the Regent Seven Seas Voyager. Each has a distinct decor and menu.
Compass Rose Restaurant
Signatures Restaurant
Latitudes Restaurant
La Veranda Restaurant
Restaurants
tips & insights
Overall
 Food
quality is high on Regent Seven Seas Cruises Voyager.
Most
Voyager passengers have sophisticated palates and dining preferences.
Consequently, portion
sizes are modest. For guests with heartier appetites, waiters are more than
happy to
serve them two appetizers, entrees or desserts.
You
have a choice of four major restaurants. Which is best? I surveyed a number of guests and discovered that there was no runaway consensus winner.
So dine in all four and decide for yourself.
No
need to bother signing chits and calculating tips. Simply sit down, dine and
leave. Your cruise fare covers food.
It
also covers beverages. The house wines were consistently commendable on my
voyage. For those with connoisseur tastes who are
willing to pay extra, there is a wine cellar stocked with illustrious wines
including Chateau Lafite Rothschild.
There
are tables for two. However, if you are a couple (and not honeymooning), I suggest that you ask the maitre d'
to seat you at a large table so you can meet other passengers. I do this most
nights because I get to know and share experiences with interesting people over a leisurely dinner.
Compass Rose
This
is the main and largest dining room on the Regent Seven Seas Voyager.
The
room is large, allowing for well-spaced tables.
The
Compass Rose has open seating. This means that you are not chained to a table or seating
time. Reservations don't exist. You can eat whenever, wherever and with
whomever.
This
restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
The
decor is classy contemporary with white linens (even at breakfast),
comfortable chairs, and amply spaced tables. The room is particularly attractive
at night when lights are dim.
There
are many tables by the windows for sea gazing.
The
Compass Rose menu is basically Continental. Try the Tournedos au Poivre entree -
many guests praise it. Lobster Tails is another popular choice.
The
restaurant also has vegetarian and no-salt menus.
If
you crave for a particular entree that's not on the menu, the chefs will try to
make it for you, providing they have the necessary ingredients aboard.
Signatures
Regent
Seven Seas Cruises has teamed up with the famed Cordon Bleu cooking school
of Paris to create this upscale restaurant.
The
menu is classic and traditional French cuisine with creative touches.
Don't
miss the Cassoulet d'Escargot appetizer and the Tournedos Rossini main entree.
The Rack of Lamb is also a good choice.
If
there's one criticism of Signatures restaurant, it's that the service at times
was a bit pretentious. I heard other passengers express the same feeling.
The
Signatures
restaurant is open for dinner only.
Jackets are required
and ties recommended, even on casual-dress nights. On formal nights, it's
strictly formal.
There
are not that many tables, so the reservation book fills quickly. Book early.
Latitudes
It
has the most visually stunning food and setting of the four Voyager restaurants.
Latitudes specializes in
Indochine cooking with Vietnamese focus. The food is creatively prepared and
presented.
The menu
is fixed (no choices), though many preparations are brought to your table.
The
food is served family style. The dishes are set in the middle of the table and
each tablemate serves himself. This communal approach creates a fun, friendly
dining experience.
Culinary
standouts
include the Haipong Grilled Pork Ball appetizer and the Aromatic Lobster entree.
As
in Signatures, Latitudes is open for dinner only and tables are limited.
Reservations are usually a must.
La Veranda
This
is the most casual of the four restaurants.
Like
Compass Rose,
La Veranda does not take reservations. It's open seating (arrive anytime and seat
anywhere).
La
Veranda serves a bountiful buffet spread for breakfast and lunch. If you enjoy alfresco dining, sit
at a table on the open deck (weather permitting). See
photo above.
At
dinner, La Veranda changes into a spirited Italian trattoria. The Italian fare
is augmented with
Moroccan, Greek, Spanish, French and other Mediterranean culinary specialties.
Dinner
has waiter service, but don't miss going to the plentiful self-service antipasto
buffet for appetizers. For the main course, ask your waiter for the Bistecca di Manzo or
the Osso Buco all Piedmontese.
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