Utopia of the Seas is the newest ship in the Royal Caribbean fleet sailing epic weekend cruises from Port Canaveral, Florida. Along with several Oasis class staples, Utopia is also home to some new and reimagined spaces. We’ve just returned from the ship’s inaugural voyage and are back to share all the dining details with you in our complete guide to the Utopia of the Seas restaurants with menus.
Complimentary Utopia of the Seas Restaurants
When it comes to complimentary dining, Utopia has several options that are included in your Royal Caribbean cruise fare. These include the main dining room and the popular Windjammer buffet. There are many other casual spots as well, including favorites like Sorrento’s pizzeria, El Loco Fresh, and Park Café, along with some new spots like the Spare Tire food truck.
Further, suite guests have access to the exclusive restaurant, Coastal Kitchen, for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in addition to all the other options listed below.
Main Dining Room (Decks 3, 4, and 5)
The 3-story main dining room on Utopia of the Seas offers the traditional cruise dining experience with an early and late seating along with the more flexible My Time Dining option. Deck 3 is for My Time Dining guests and also has a First Seating at 5 PM.
With My Time Dining, guests can dine whenever they like; however, they will not have the same table or waitstaff each evening. Even if you have My Time Dining, you can pre-reserve your dining times in the app before your cruise and we highly recommend you do so. My Time Dining is available from 6:45 to 9 PM.
Deck 4 and Deck 5 of the Main Dining Room offer a First Seating at 5 PM and a Second Seating at 7:30 PM. Here, guests will be assigned to a table for the duration of the cruise and will have the same waitstaff every evening.
Regardless of whether you opt for traditional dining or My Time Dining, the dinner menus are the same. These options do rotate each evening. However, on these shorter cruises, there is no “lobster night”.
The order of the menus may change based on your ports of call, so we suggest you check the Royal Caribbean app for the rotation specific on your sailing. However, in general, the 3-day cruise rotation is Welcome Aboard, Taste of the Caribbean, and Bon Voyage. The 4-day sailing also includes the Taste of France menu.
On Utopia of the Seas, the MDR on Deck 3 is also open for breakfast from 7 to 9 AM. On a short 3-day cruise, there is no lunch in the main dining room.
Breakfast | Welcome Aboard | A Taste of the Caribbean | Bon Voyage | A Taste of France
Sorrento’s Pizza (Deck 5)
Sorrento’s is the Royal Caribbean pizza spot located on Deck 5 in the Royal Promenade on Utopia of the Seas. This quick service venue is open from 11 AM to 2 or 3 AM.
Sorrento’s serves up slices of classic favorites like pepperoni and cheese in addition to daily specialty pizzas. It’s the perfect midnight snack after enjoying all the late night fun during the world’s biggest weekend.
Café Promenade (Deck 5)
Open 24 hours a day, Café Promenade is your go-to spot for snacks and coffee any time of day. Serving up breakfast pastries, sandwiches, cookies, and other small desserts, you will never go hungry.
Located on the Promenade, this Café is a great place to grab a table and people watch as well.
Like most Royal Caribbean ships, specialty coffee is available at Café Promenade, which now proudly brews Starbucks. These espresso-based drinks are included in the Deluxe Beverage Package or the Café Select coffee card.
Dog House (Deck 6)
The Dog House located in the Boardwalk neighborhood on Utopia of the Seas is the perfect stop for a midday snack.
This stand is open most of the afternoon and early evening until 6 PM. It features four varieties of dogs and sausages, along with select toppings and small sides like potato salad.
Park Café (Deck 8)
Located in the Central Park neighborhood on all Oasis Class ships, Park Café offers quick service breakfast and lunch items. The venue is open for breakfast most days from around 6:30 to 10:30 AM and for lunch from around 12 to 5:30 PM and reopens from 6 to 10 PM similar to Icon of the Seas.
For breakfast, you can enjoy hot sandwiches, oatmeal, a bagel bar, fresh fruit cups, and more. In the afternoon, you can enjoy fresh paninis, custom salads, or the famous Royal Kummelweck sandwich.
This venue is the perfect alternative to the busy Windjammer buffet for a lighter breakfast or lunch.
Solarium Bistro (Deck 15)
The Solarium Bistro is another one of the complimentary Utopia of the Seas restaurants. Located adjacent to the adult-only Solarium, this venue serves buffet-style options for breakfast and lunch.
Solarium Bistro is open for breakfast daily from around 6:30 to 10:30 AM and for lunch on select days from around 12 to 3 PM.
Additionally, the Solarium Bistro is open for dinner from 5 to 9 PM. The menu consists of a Mediterranean-inspired appetizer buffet along with plated entrées like salmon, chicken, or lamb.
Cruisers can make reservations for dinner at the Solarium Bistro pre-cruise using the online cruise planner or once onboard the ship.
Sprinkles (Deck 15)
In addition to all the other snacks you can enjoy around the ship, there is also the poolside ice cream station. Sprinkles offers soft serve selections throughout the day from 10 or 11 AM to 9 PM.
The Spare Tire (Deck 15)
Located on the pool deck of Utopia of the Seas, The Spare Tire is a new food truck concept for Royal Caribbean. It features quick service snacks like tornados, chicken sandwiches, and mini cheesecake churros. These items are complimentary from 11 AM to 5:30 PM daily.
Honestly though, they felt like microwave selections so we definitely didn’t return to this spot. It’s too bad as we had high hopes for this new concept. We were hoping for a Carnival Street Eats meets Perfect Day at CocoCay Snack Shack.
Windjammer Marketplace (Deck 15)
If you have cruised on Royal Caribbean before, then you are very familiar with the Windjammer Marketplace. This casual, complimentary buffet is open most of the day serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
For breakfast (approximately 6/6:30 AM to 11 AM), you can find your typical selections including fruits, breakfast pastries, cereals, and hot menu items such as scrambled eggs, bacon, and sausage, along with an omelet station.
For lunch (approximately 11:30 AM to 3 PM), you will find a selection of salads, cold cuts and sandwiches, grilled items, and other hot dishes and international cuisine which vary slightly each day of the cruise.
At dinner (approximately 5:30 to 9 PM), you will find similar standard selections as lunch, along with themed nights. On the 3-day sailing, the themed nights were: All American Classics, Flavors Across the Caribbean, and Flavors of India.
El Loco Fresh (Deck 16)
El Loco Fresh is your Mexican eatery on Royal Caribbean ships. This outdoor venue serves up grab-and-go options nearby the sports deck on Utopia of the Seas. Guests can grab tacos, burritos, quesadillas, and nachos with a custom salsa bar. There’s also the adjacent Cantina Fresca to quench your thrist.
El Loco Fresh is open around 11 AM to 6 PM, except on the ship’s visit to Perfect Day at CocoCay when it opens at 2 PM.
Specialty Utopia of the Seas Restaurants
While you don’t have to spend money on food while cruising on Utopia of the Seas, there are quite a few up-charge restaurants that might be worth the splurge. If you are considering dining at a few of these venues, you might want to purchase a dining package.Â
Royal Caribbean’s pricing is dynamic and changes based on ship, time of year, etc. On our 3-day Utopia of the Seas cruise, the Unlimited Dining package was $194.99 with a 30% pre-cruise discount making it $135.99.
Further, if you plan to dine at any of these Utopia of the Seas restaurants, you should make reservations pre-cruise, as popular dining times do fill up quickly.
On the 3-day cruise, all specialty restaurants are open for dinner nightly; however, most will not be open for lunch/brunch. Since there is a sea day on the 4-day itinerary, some of these venues will open for lunch as well as dinner.
During our sailing, we decided to dine at all specialty restaurants. We enjoyed The Mason Jar, Giovanni’s Italian Kitchen, and the new Royal Railway – Utopia Station.
Royal Railway – Utopia Station (Deck 4)
Perhaps the most talked about addition to the Utopia of the Seas restaurants lineup is the Royal Railway. This immersive experience takes the place of Izumi on Wonder of the Seas.
This family-friendly dining adventure combines dinner and a show. With the use of high-tech digital screens and a perfectly themed venue, guests embark on a journey through the American Frontier during this one-of-a-kind meal. It starts with a pre-dinner drink at the station platform. Guests are then summoned to board the dining car for their multi-sensory dinner experience. Just be on the lookout for bandits.
While traveling through the Wild West via digital screens, guests enjoy themed menu items like the Outlaw Bread Cart, Fart & Dart Baked Beans, Braised Short Ribs, Roasted Poussin, and a Royal Railway Cigar dessert. All the while, a story is unfolding around you with live skits in the train car aisle, announcements on the PA from the engineer, and buffalo darting past the “windows”.
The Royal Railway is open for dinner at two set times each evening at 6 and 8:30 PM. The introductory price is $74.99 but will increase to $119 for adults and $24.99 for kids.
While this is a fun, family-friendly experience, we think Royal Caribbean needs to work on the timing a bit. We felt rushed; we didn’t have enough time to enjoy our meal and still take in everything happening around us. Honestly, we barely ate half of any course before it was carted away.
Royal Railway Utopia Station Menu
Sugar Beach (Deck 6)
If the soft serve by the pool deck isn’t enough to satisfy your ice cream craving, you have more options at the Sugar Beach ice cream window on the Boardwalk. However, these selections will cost you extra money.
You can order up your favorite flavor in a cup or cone. Or, you can choose a signature sundae. Sugar Beach also sells a variety of candy to give the kids even more energy.
Playmakers Sports Bar & Arcade (Deck 6)
The fan-favorite sports bar on Royal Caribbean ships, Playmakers, has found its way onto Utopia of the Seas as well. The Boardwalk on the Oasis-class ships is the perfect spot for this family-friendly venue.
Playmakers is home to a large collection of televisions broadcasting games from around the world. It also serves up a variety of game time food favorites along with a wide selection of beer. The a la carte menu features items like chicken wings, nachos, an onion ring tower, and the signature Playmakers burger.
The venue serves up snacks varying times each day, opening between 11:30 AM and 3 PM and closing around 11 PM.
Playmakers Sports Bar & Arcade Menu
Johnny Rockets (Deck 6)
Johnny Rockets is another family-friendly, casual dining spot located on the Boardwalk of Utopia of the Seas. This American classic diner serves up fresh burgers and sandwiches with a side of fries and milkshakes.
Lunch and dinner have a flat fee of $14.99. However, the venue’s breakfast is free. Many cruisers are unaware that they can get a freshly made complimentary breakfast here.
Johnny Rockets is open for breakfast from around 7:30 to 9:30 AM. The venue then re-opens for lunch and dinner between 12 and 2 PM until 10 PM.
Johnny Rockets Breakfast Menu | All Day Menu
Izumi (Deck 8)
On Utopia of the Seas, the Asian-inspired Izumi has found a new home. Unlike other Oasis-class ships, Izumi is found in the Central Park neighborhood much like Icon of the Seas. This reimagined Izumi restaurant features a new multicourse omakase experience paired with sake cocktails, more teppanyaki tables, and al fresco dining.
The Hibachi experience has a flat fee for the four-course meal. Current pricing is $64.99 for dinner and $39.99 for lunch. There is a $15 surcharge for guests using a dining package.
At Izumi Sushi, guests can pay a la carte or select the prix-fixe meal option which includes 1 small plate, 2 large plates, and a dessert. The current prix-fixe price is $39.99 for lunch and dinner. The menu does feature more than just sushi to accommodate everyone in your travel party.
Izumi Omakase is a new dining experience on Utopia of the Seas for just six guests each seating. This intimate chef-driven meal is eight courses – think Izumi meets Chef’s Table. The current price is $129.99 with an additional $59.99 surcharge for guests using a dining package.
Izumi is open nightly for dinner from 5 to 9 PM. The Omakase seatings are 6 and 8:30 PM.
Sushi Menu | Hibachi Menu | Omakase Menu
Izumi in the Park (Deck 8)
Also debuting on Icon of the Seas and now on Utopia of the Seas is Izumi in the Park. This takeout window offers a selection of sushi rolls and Japanese sweets. The menu’s grab-and-go items are priced a la carte. So, if you’re in the mood for some sushi but don’t want to take the kids to a 2-hour sit-down dinner, this is the perfect compromise.
If you have a dining package, you’ll receive a $10 food credit to use here.
Chops Grille (Deck 8)
Chops Grille is the Royal Caribbean signature steakhouse. If you are looking for a perfectly seared cut of beef, then you will want to head to this venue also located in the Central Park neighborhood on Utopia of the Seas.
As one of the most popular specialty restaurants on Royal Caribbean ships, reservations are required to dine here; and prime dinner times do fill up quickly.
Chops Grille is open every night of the cruise for dinner from 5 to 9 PM and makes for the perfect date night. The current onboard pricing is $29.99 for lunch and $69.99 for dinner.
Chops Grille Lunch Menu | Chops Grille Menu
150 Central Park (Deck 8)
Blending culinary traditions and fresh ingredients, 150 Central Park offers an elevated and unique dining experience on Royal Caribbean ships. The mouthwatering appetizers and entrees pair exquisitely with the intimate ambiance of this restaurant.
Perfectly situated in the tranquil Central Park neighborhood, guests will want to try the crispy pork belly served tableside, the duck duo, and the fried cheesecake while dining at this upscale venue.
The current pricing is $69.99 to dine at 150 Central Park.
Giovanni’s Italian Kitchen (Deck 12)
Giovanni’s Italian Kitchen is in a new location on Utopia of the Seas. Replacing Wonderland on Wonder of the Seas, this Italian specialty restaurant has moved up from Central Park and offers a new two-story layout overlooking the Boardwalk. In addition, it also extends to a new outside terrace, Gio’s Terrazza.
This rustic venue still serves up all the Italian classics. The menu features made-to-order pizzas prepared in an open kitchen concept, classic pasta dishes, along with mouth-watering entrées and desserts.
Giovanni’s is open daily for dinner from 5 to 9 PM. The venue is also open select days for lunch from 12 to 1:30 PM. The upcharge to dine here is $54.99 for dinner and $24.99 for lunch.
On the top level of the restaurant, there’s also the Wine Bar, which serves a small food menu at a la carte prices.
Giovanni’s Lunch Menu | Dinner Menu | Kids Menu | Wine Bar
Chef’s Table (Deck 15)
The Chef’s Table is an intimate 5-course dining experience with wine pairings that takes place at 6:30 PM each evening. The menu features upscale items like scallop carpaccio, Maine lobster salad, filet mignon, and The World dessert.
During the experience, the chef will prepare and explain each course’s cooking style, ingredients, and flavors. This formal affair costs $109.99, or a $49.99 surcharge if using the dining package.
Mason Jar (Deck 15)
The Mason Jar, which first debuted on Wonder of the Seas, is a casual venue that serves up all your homestyle favorites in a farmhouse-style setting alongside live country music.
The Mason Jar is open for dinner nightly from 5 to 9 PM. On sea days, the venue also serves brunch from 10 AM to 1 PM. The price to dine here is $49.99 for dinner or $34.99 for brunch.
With menu options like fried chicken, shrimp n’ grits, gumbo, St. Louis-style ribs, and more, how could you not want to try this venue at least once?
There’s also a late night menu with a la carte prices (9 PM to 12 AM) at the bar. The bar features a large selection of whiskey and southern cocktails like the Mississippi Moonlight and PB&J Old Fashioned, as well as boozy floats and shakes.
Actually, with a great food menu, live music, and a full bar, you might find yourself spending quite a bit of time here. Of note, you do not need a reservation to enjoy the live music or bar.
The Mason Jar Brunch Menu | The Mason Jar Dinner Menu
Hooked (Deck 16)
Located all the way forward at the top of the Solarium, Hooked provides a nautically themed setting alongside ocean views from the front of the ship.
While dining at this specialty restaurant, you can dive into selections including calamari, oysters, mussels, clam chowder, fish & chips, a twin lobster tail dinner, surf & turf, or the Captain’s Platter. With so many seafood selections, this restaurant is certainly a great catch.
Hooked is open nightly for dinner from 5 to 9 PM with a price of $64.99 to dine at this specialty restaurant.
Room Service
Room service is available 24 hours a day on Royal Caribbean ships. Continental breakfast is complimentary from 6 to 11 AM. All other orders have a $7.95 service charge (plus 18% gratuity); though, you can order as much as you want for this one set price.
Guests can order room service by calling from their stateroom phone or by using the stateroom television.
Breakfast Room Service Menu | All Day Menu
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