Heidi BucoloCelebrity Cruises’ newest ship, Celebrity Beyond, just made her debut in the United States, and we set sail on her first cruise from Fort Lauderdale. Now, we are back and have put together this Celebrity Beyond Restaurants Guide with menus so you can see what is available at the different restaurants onboard this latest Edge Class ship.
Celebrity Beyond Restaurants Guide With Menus
Complimentary Celebrity Beyond Restaurants
There are several dining options on the list of Celebrity Beyond restaurants that are included in your cruise fare. These include not one or two but four complimentary main dining rooms. There is also your typical cruise ship buffet, Oceanview Cafe, as well as the Eden Cafe for sandwiches and the Mast Grill for burgers.
If you are staying in a suite, you will have access to the Retreat and its exclusive Restaurant, Luminae. Similarly, if you are staying in an Aqua Class cabin, you have your own exclusive restaurant, Blu.
Celebrity Select Dining Anytime on Celebrity Beyond
With Celebrity Select Dining Anytime, cruisers have the option to dining at any and all of the four complimentary dining venues. Each of these restaurants features the same list of signature dishes that rotate nightly as well as a list of classic dishes the remain the same throughout the cruise.
Where these restaurants differ is the exclusives section of the menu. This section offers select dishes that are inspired by a certain global flavor. For instance, Normandie’s menu features exclusive French dishes. These options also remain the same for the entire cruise.
These dining venues are open nightly from 5:30 to 9 PM. Cruisers can make reservations pre-cruise or choose to walk up when they are hungry. We did both options and never waited long for a table.
Every morning of your cruise, one of the MDRs is also open for breakfast. The restaurant normally opens around 7:30/8 AM until 9/9:30 AM. This venue serves all your typical breakfast selections in a sit-down format.
Further, the main dining room offers lunch from around noon to 1:30 PM on sea days.
MDR Breakfast Menu | MDR Lunch Menus | MDR Dinner Menus (Signature Menus)
Normandie (Deck 3)
Normandie is the complimentary French-inspired main dining room on Celebrity Beyond. With décor influenced by summertime in Paris, this restaurant features warm pink and red tones, ornate chandeliers, and large accent furniture.
The exclusive menu items include dishes like baked brie, beef tenderloin, pan seared duck, and more.
Tuscan (Deck 3)
Tuscan is the complimentary Italian restaurant on Celebrity Beyond. The venue is designed with influence from modern Italian fashion and film, with mostly black and white décor with pops of yellow.
The exclusive menu items include tuscan shrimp soup, eggplant bruschetta, a tuscan pork chop, strozzapreti carbonara, and more.
Cafe al Bacio (Deck 4)
This coffee house located on Deck 4 of Celebrity Beyond is the perfect spot to grab a specialty coffee (included in the Celebrity beverage packages) and a sweet treat any time of day. All pastries are complimentary and change throughout the day.
Cafe al Bacio features continental breakfast items in the morning to cakes and other items later in the day. Unlike some other atrium cafes, this venue does not offer sandwiches or other such “lunch” items.
The venue is typically open from 6/6:30 AM to midnight.
Cosmopolitan (Deck 4)
Cosmopolitan is the most similar to the typical main dining room experience that you find on most cruise ships. From the walk-through wine display at the entrance to the venue’s warm décor, you will feel right at home here.
Cosmopolitan’s exclusive menu items include salmon gravalax, oxtail, pan seared black cod, and carrot cake.
Cyprus (Deck 4)
Cyprus is the Greek-themed complimentary main dining room on Celebrity Beyond. The color palette has been updated in this venue from the other Edge Class ships to now feature regal red and gold tones with nods to the sea.
Representing the company’s Greek heritage, the exclusive menu remains focused on seafood and other Mediterranean dishes like cheese saganaki, grilled octopus, lamb shank, and short ribs.
Blu (Deck 5)
Blu is the exclusive restaurant for Aqua Class guests on Celebrity Cruises. This intimate space features elegant blue and white décor, alongside a menu with cleaner, healthier options.
Blu is open for breakfast and dinner daily. The venue is usually open for breakfast from around 7:30/8 AM to 9/9:30 AM. Blu is open for dinner from 5:30 to 9 PM nightly.
The dinner menu does change nightly, offering guests plenty of choices if they choose to dine here each evening.
Eden Cafe (Deck 5)
Found only on Edge Class ships, this casual and complimentary venue is open for breakfast and lunch. The Eden Cafe is a nice change of pace from the buffet. The location allows for beautiful aft views and some comfy furniture to go along with it. There is also limited al fresco seating on both sides of the ship.
Offering warm breakfast sandwiches and a few other favorites like homemade cinnamon buns, this is a great morning stop for a quick bite. The Eden Cafe is open for breakfast on sea days from around 8 to 9:30 AM.
For lunch, the venue has paninis, warm and cold sandwiches, a few specialty salads, and a daily carved sandwich. The venue is open for lunch daily from noon to 1:30 PM.
Spa Cafe and Juice Bar (Deck 14)
Located on Deck 14 in the Solarium, the Spa Cafe and Juice Bar serves up healthy options as an alternative to the buffet for breakfast and lunch.
The Spa Cafe is open for breakfast approximately 7 to 10 AM and for lunch from noon to 2 PM. Featuring small plates and smoothies (covered in the Premium Beverage Package), this is the perfect spot for a quick bite to eat while relaxing on a sea day.
Spa Cafe Breakfast Menu | Spa Cafe Lunch Menu
Mast Grill (Deck 14)
This outdoor, casual eatery is a great place to grab some lunch or a midday snack while lounging poolside. Serving up burgers and fries and some other grill favorites, the Mast Grill on Deck 14 is open daily from 11 AM to 6 PM.
It offers some tables in the shade, or you can just grab a snack and head back to your lounge chair on the Resort Deck.
Oceanview Cafe (Deck 14)
The Oceanview Cafe is your typical cruise ship buffet located on Deck 14 aft. This casual dining spot offers traditional favorites as well as cuisine from around the world with a menu that varies daily.
For breakfast (which usually runs from 6:30 AM to 10 AM), there is your typical selection of eggs, pancakes, custom omelets, breakfast meats, pastries, fresh fruit, and various continental breakfast options. Late risers can grab select options from 10 to 11 AM as well.
Lunch is usually available from noon to 2:30 PM. Dinner is offered in the Oceanview Cafe 6 to 9:30 PM, with pasta, pizza, and salad available until 1 AM.
This venue serves a wide variety of globally inspired cuisines in a casual setting. The options do rotate, but you can find a grill, Indian specialties, Latin favorites, cheese and cold cuts, a pasta station, a salad bar, and more. For dinner, there are also various themed nights.
The Oceanview Cafe offers plenty of comfy indoor seating as well as al fresco dining that blends seamlessly with the newly designed, two-story Sunset Bar.
Further, located inside the Oceanview Cafe is il Secondo Bacio and the Oceanview Bar for all your beverage needs.
We are not huge fans of buffet-style dining, so we only ate here a couple times for breakfast and lunch. The food was pretty standard, and the crowds were manageable.
Luminae (Deck 16)
Luminae at The Retreat is the exclusive restaurant for suite guests on Celebrity Cruises. On Celebrity Beyond, this venue features a unique new design by Kelly Hoppen that’s as bold as the cuisine served here.
This private restaurant has been moved to the front of the ship and now offers panoramic floor-to-ceiling views for guests to enjoy during every meal.
Luminae is open for breakfast (7:30/8 to 9/9:30 AM), lunch on sea days (noon to 1:30 PM), and dinner (5 to 9:30 PM).
The menu at Luminae does rotate and offers more upscale selections than the main dining rooms. Some featured items include dishes designed by chef Daniel Boulud, the cruise line’s Global Culinary Ambassador.
Breakfast Menu | Lunch Menus | Dinner Menus
Specialty Restaurants on Celebrity Beyond
With so many great offerings, you certainly do not have to pay extra for dining on Celebrity Beyond (if you don’t want to). Though, this new ship also offers a plethora of specialty restaurants that are worth a try, including a venue that is brand new to the Celebrity Cruises fleet.
If you plan to dine at any of these restaurants, you should make reservations pre-cruise, as popular dining times and restaurants do fill up quickly. We tried to switch a specialty restaurant reservation once onboard the ship and were not successful due to its popularity.
Le Voyage (Deck 4)
New to Celebrity Beyond is the specialty restaurant Le Voyage. This restaurant is in partnership with chef Daniel Boulud, the cruise line’s Global Culinary Ambassador. Travel is the inspiration for the menu, featuring a variety of global flavors.
This exquisite and intimate restaurant is nestled in the heart of the ship on Deck 4. This meal was one of the highlights of our dining on Celebrity Beyond. Some popular dishes include the Tamarind and Peanut-Crusted Prawns and the Brazilian Moqueca.
At Le Voyage, guests can opt for a set 5-course meal for $125 or choose their own selections for an appetizer, entrée, and dessert for $75. There is also an optional wine pairing for an additional $100.
Le Grand Bistro (Deck 4)
This French-inspired eatery on Deck 4 offers specialty dining for lunch. At night, the venue turns into Le Petit Chef, a digitally enhanced dinner experience which includes a four-course meal and a “show”.
Le Petit Chef on Celebrity Beyond does have a different show and menu than the other Edge Class ships. During this show, we learned “How to Become the World’s Greatest Celebrity Chef”. Unfortunately, the show nor the menu items were a favorite of ours. Still, this digitally-enhanced meal is always a fun time.
For lunch, Le Grand Bistro is priced $30 and is open noon to 1:30 PM. Menu options include moules-frites, escargot, baguette sandwiches, soups, steak frites, and more, in addition to a daily special.
Le Petit Chef is available at 6 PM and 8 PM nightly for a cost of $60. Of note, this is a set menu, but there is an alternate menu that does not go along with the show.
Le Grand Bistro Menu | Le Petit Chef Menu
Fine Cut Steakhouse (Deck 5)
Perhaps one of the most upscale steakhouses at sea, Fine Cut on Celebrity is certainly a slice above other similar venues. This restaurant offers succulent starters like a Lobster Cocktail and Ricotta Gnocchi. Further, the several premium cuts of beef pair well with gourmet sides like Bacon Mac and Cheese and Gruyere Tater Tots.
With a sleek, sophisticated dining room overlooking the Grand Plaza, this up-charge restaurant is open nightly 5:45 to 9 PM for a cover charge of $60. Of note, there is an additional $20 charge for additional entrée orders.
Like our previous experiences, our meal at Fine Cut did not disappoint. Since I don’t eat steak, I’ll take the hubby’s word that it is one of the best steakhouses at sea.
Raw on 5 (Deck 5)
This a la carte restaurant on Deck 5 offers a variety of seafood favorites including sushi, mussels, the famous seafood platters, and other land “meats” sea options.
With a fresh and open dining room concept offering ocean views, you can enjoy lunch here on sea days from noon to 1:30 PM and dinner nightly 5:45 to 9 PM.
Eden Restaurant (Deck 5)
Perhaps the most unique restaurant on Celebrity’s Edge Class ships is the Eden Restaurant. On Celebrity Beyond, this restaurant now offers both a 7-course tasting menu or you can choose your own appetizers, entrée, and dessert.
The price to dine at Eden is $60, and the venue is open nightly from 5:45 to 9 PM. Of note, you do not need to dine at the restaurant to enjoy the nightly performances in Eden.
Rooftop Garden Grill (Deck 15)
Located on Deck 15, this al fresco restaurant features some mouth-watering options fresh off the grill. Situated in the Rooftop Garden, you will have fantastic views while you dig into classics like baby-back spareribs, roasted chicken, and other BBQ favorites in this sophisticated alcove.
This al fresco restaurant offers cruisers a unique dining experience with some newly added wind protection for an upcharge of $25 for lunch and $45 for dinner. The venue is open select days for lunch and nightly for dinner from 5:45 to 9 PM.
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TRod
Your YouTube vlogs and your posts on your website, absolutely never disappoint. Thank you!
Cassie
Thank you for posting the MDR menu. We are booked for July 2024 with our daughter, husband and 2 boys, age 14 and 12. Is there anything for kids on this cruise? We could not even find a ping pong table. They are not into “kids” programs, but love arcades, mini golf and just hanging with family. I am afraid we made a huge mistake to book this cruise, but the Next Cruise booking on RCI said it is a good choice for family’s. I am a wreck worrying about them having a good time. They don’t like sports, more into toned down cruising.
ChrisB
Thanks for this in-depth description of restaurant options on board the Celebrity Beyond! We have a cruise planned for September 2023, and I was having difficulty understanding which meals / locations were complimentary and which were not, as well as approximate projected costs. Extremely grateful for your post, it helped me a lot!