The Collonade is one of the five options for dinner on Seabourn Odyssey. For breakfast and lunch, it is a buffet-style restaurant. At lunch they have a few things you can order a la carte such as a daily fish special, burgers, hot dogs and chicken. At night, it becomes an a la carte restaurant and each night has a different theme. Last night was French cuisine.
There is a bread service of a crunchy baguette along with whipped butter, olive oil and a salted cream cheese.
Started with some French onion soup.
The broth was really excellent. Rich onion flavor. It was topped with a crouton that had some cheese flavor. If you are a fan of a cheesy french onion soup, this would not be your favorite.
Next was the french classic of escargot.
They were served with a piece of toasted garlic bread. These weren't the best escargot I have ever had but they had a buttery, garlic flavor. And with these, it is usually about using the bread to sop up that liquid.
Next was fois gras.
This was served with some buttery toast points, some leeks and dollops of mustard. The fois gras still had some thicker pieces of fat which wasn't my favorite. It would have tasted better if this had been quickly seared on each side. A little disappointing.
For mains, my wife and I both had the chateaubriand cooked medium rare.
This was a very flavorful piece of beef. Cooked perfectly and served with au jus with onions and mushrooms. There were also snap peas, carrots and potato planks. What brought everything together was the super rich and creamy bearnaise sauce. That went really great with the potatoes.
While I thought the overall meal was underwhelming, the chateaubriand saved the meal. I have found the beef on this ship to be properly prepared and cooked to order.
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