Atlas Ocean Voyages’ ships offer an array of onboard dining options. No matter where your cruise is headed, the included dining options provide some of the best meals at sea. We should know, as we have sailed with the cruise line twice. So, to help ensure your Atlas Ocean Voyages expedition is smooth sailing, we have compiled this comprehensive Atlas Ocean Voyages restaurant guide.
Not only does this guide include all of the Atlas Ocean Voyages restaurant menus, but we also have the bar and lounge menus. One benefit of sailing with this luxe-adventure brand is that all food, a wide array of spirits, and premium nonalcoholic beverages are also part of the cruise fare.
Bon appetit!
Atlas Ocean Voyages Restaurant Guide
Paula’s Pantry
Located on Deck 4 midship is Paula’s Pantry. This onboard café is typically open from about 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM. For coffee lovers, this is your onboard stop for espresso-based drinks and premium teas. The venue also serves freshly made juices and smoothies.
For those wanting a bite to eat, the venue offers a selection of quick grab-and-go light bites. There are breakfast pastries in the morning, like croissants, donuts, and danishes. There are also continental items like yogurt parfaits and fruit. But our clear favorite was the ham and cheese toasty. These warm and gooey handheld breakfast sandwiches were a perfect start to a cold and snowy day in Antarctica! Of course, they tasted just as yummy in the Mediterranean.
In the afternoons, the Paula’s Pantry menu offers some sandwiches and snacks. These items rotate throughout the cruise. Along with finger sandwiches, cruisers can find personal-sized pizzas and mini wraps. Some freshly baked cookies and muffins were also a nice treat after a day of exploring ashore.
Breakfast
The main dining room on your Atlas Ocean Voyages ship offers a breakfast buffet each morning. Usually, breakfast is served from around 7:30 AM or 8:00 AM and remains open for two hours.
The buffet includes a scrambled egg special of the day and a wide array of side dishes, including breakfast meats, grilled vegetables, and breakfast potatoes. There are also cereals, fresh fruit, breakfast pastries, and a full European continental breakfast.
In addition, expeditioners can order from a custom breakfast menu. This menu includes made-to-order omelets, eggs benedict, American pancakes, and French toast.
Atlas Ocean Voyages Breakfast Buffet Menu | Atlas Ocean Voyages Breakfast Entree Menu
Lunch
Likewise, the ship’s main dining room serves a lunch buffet. Typically, lunch is served from around 12 pm to 1:30 pm. The lunch buffet had a salad bar, hot entrees, and daily desserts. There is also a custom Caesar salad bar and a wide selection of baked breads.
Selections typically include a carving station, a pasta dish, and a few international main courses. Some of these options included a suckling pig, herbed chicken breast, vegetable lasagna, braised lamb, or teriyaki chicken.
Sides like white rice or mashed potatoes often accompanied the main courses.
During our Antarctica cruise, the lunch buffet also featured a custom wok station cooking up a daily special. This ranged from sauteed mussels to shrimp pad tai. However, this was not the case in the Mediterranean.
For dessert, there were several ice cream selections and sweet treats like crème brulee, apple tart tatin, or vanilla eclairs.
Example of Lunch Buffet Menus in Antarctica | Example of the Lunch Buffet Menus in Mediterranean
Afternoon Tea
Every afternoon at 4 pm, tea is served in one of the lounges. When in Antarctica, various teas from around the world complemented small sandwiches and canapes that mainly remained the same. We couldn’t help but sample the macrons and tea cakes while enjoying our “Be Cool” and Darjeeling N037 after a few cold afternoons exploring the white continent.
However, on our Mediterranean cruise, the tea service was different. Guests could help themselves to a similar selection of teas and then order sweet treats from a small menu of desserts.
Atlas Ocean Voyages Antarctica Afternoon Tea Menu | Tea Dessert Menu
Dinner in the Atlas Ocean Voyages Main Dining Room
Dinner on an Atlas Ocean Voyages expedition typically runs for two hours. Depending on the itinerary, dinner started at either 7 or 7:30 PM with the last seating a half-hour before the restaurant closes. The restaurant is open seating.
During our cruise, we dined at a table for two on some occasions. On other nights, we joined a larger table and dined with some newly made friends. From our observations, this was true for most cruisers, with tablemates and sizes changing each night. Though, it is nice that guests have the option to dine alone if they choose.
Regarding the Atlas Ocean Voyages restaurant menus, dinner functions like a traditional cruise. The yacht’s main dining room offers a rotational menu each night with different starters, entrees, and desserts.
Further, like many cruise lines, there is also an “Always Available” section. This section of the menu remained the same for the entire cruise. This menu included a Caesar salad, tomato soup, and three entrees during our expedition. There were also several traditional side dishes, like truffle French fries, mac and cheese, and sauteed vegetables.
The cruise line also features a plant-based menu with several starters, a main course, and a different dessert each night of the cruise.
There are also regional specialties depending on the itinerary. On our Epicurean Expedition in the Mediterranean, we were treated to dishes like seared Swordfish from a local market in Sicily. There were also freshly made pasta dishes from Master Chef Marcello Zaccaria. Among the irresistible, al dente selections were the Pasta Alla Norma and the Trofie Alla Pesto Genovese.
While there are fewer selections than on mainstream cruise lines, the options were more upscale. Besides the aforementioned options, some of my favorites included the succulent Black Angus Chateaubriand, the Rack of Lamb, the Mongolian Beef, and Hunan Shrimps.
Example of Atlas Antarctica Dinner Menus | Example of Atlas Mediterranean Dinner Menus
Atlas Ocean Voyages 7 Aft Grill
In warmer climates, there’s the 7 Aft Grill on the pool deck of Atlas Ocean Voyages’ ships. For lunch, this al fresco dining spot features pizzas, burgers, and other handhelds freshly made straight off the grill.
Aside from the made-to-order selections off the menu, many of the same items found on that day’s lunch buffet in the main dining room are also found at this venue’s small outdoor buffet. These selections include a salad bar, continental items, fresh fruit, and small desserts.
The venue then becomes the cruise ship’s signature steakhouse in the evenings. During our Mediterranean cruise, the restaurant was open from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM. With premium cuts of beef, upgraded side dishes, and decadent desserts, it is perfect for an elegant evening out. Among the standout items during our visit were the chef’s cobb salad and the homemade Louisiana crawfish ravioli, as well the ribeye steak.
The venue is complimentary, but reservations are required for dinner. During the cruise, guests can make reservations at Guest Services.
7 Aft Lunch Menu | 7 Aft Dinner Menu
Atlas Ocean Voyages Room Service
The included room service is one thing we love about the Atlas Ocean Voyages dining. Room service is available 24 hours a day. Along with food delivery, cruisers can also order beverages from the bar free of charge. This is in addition to the fully stocked mini bar replenished daily in your stateroom.
When it comes to options, there is a pretty standard breakfast menu offering custom breakfast options that you can enjoy “whenever you wake up”.
My go-to in the morning was the Classic Atlas breakfast, with pastries, a cold cuts and cheese plate, fruit, and egg selection. There were also sides like bagels, hash browns, bacon, and other breakfast accompaniments.
For the remainder of the day, guests can order from a small menu of lunch-type items. Atlas Ocean Voyages did update the room service menu between our two sailings that were six months apart. The menu now includes a chicken Caesar wrap, a new flatbread, and an impressive 6oz WAGYU beef burger, served with perfectly seasoned fries.
Atlas Ocean Voyages Breakfast Room Service Menu | Atlas Ocean Voyages Room Service All Day Menu
The Explorer’s Table
The Explorer’s Table is a new dining experience coming to Atlas Ocean Voyages. This wasn’t available during our sailings with the expedition line, but it will be offered on polar voyages in The Dome. The Explorer’s Table will present global culinary highlights from Spain, Korea, France, Argentina, and North America. This specialty dinner experience will be available only once each sailng for 10 guests and comes with a price of $179.
Atlas Ocean Voyages Bars and Lounges
All Atlas Ocean Voyages ships have three bars. The Deck 7 pool bar is open in warmer climates. When the weather permits, the bar remains open from 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
The forward-facing Dome offers excellent views of the bow forward on Deck 7. It was also home to the late-night scene on our cruise.
Finally, there is the Atlas Lounge on Deck 4. This is a popular pre-dinner drink spot with live music. It was also home to a few live music events after dinner and the crew talent show. These were the closest things to “entertainment” in the evenings.
All of the bars feature a variety of included cocktails, with a few specialties distinct to each venue.
While a wide range of spirits are included in the bar menu, some select beverages are an upcharge. This is also true when it comes to the included wine at dinner. The cruise line features several white, red, and rose wines, but cruisers can pay a la carte for other non-included wines to enhance their meals further.
Any cocktail we could think of was included in the cruise fare. So, most cruisers should have no issues with the included beverages. For those with particular tastes, many of the upcharge liquors were between $7 and $12.
The Atlas Lounge Bar Menu | The Dome Bar Menu | Example of Included Wines | Atlas 7 Aft Pool Bar Menu
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