Choice
of restaurants

There are four full-pledged restaurants on the Regent Seven Seas Voyager. Each has a distinct decor and menu.

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Compass Rose Restaurant

Signatures Restaurant

Latitudes Restaurant

La Veranda Restaurant

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Restaurants
tips & insights

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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