Explora Journeys Med Yacht Club Menus
The Med Yacht Club aboard Explora Journeys offers a Mediterranean-focused dinner menu with influences from Spain, Italy, France, Greece, and other destinations around the region. The menus shown here include tapas, appetizers, salads, soups, pasta and risotto, seafood, meat entrées, plant-based dishes, sides, and grilled selections.
For travelers researching Explora Journeys restaurants before sailing, these Med Yacht Club menus provide a useful look at the types of dishes served onboard. The photographed menus show two different dinner selections, giving passengers a broader idea of what they may encounter when dining at the restaurant.
Med Yacht Club Dinner Menu
The first photographed dinner menu begins with a substantial selection of tapas designed for sharing.
The tapas selection includes Iberico de Bellota ham croquetas, Gorgonzola-spinach-pine nut croquetas, a daily selection of Basque pintxos, patatas bravas, and a plate of acorn-fed Iberico de Bellota ham.
Other choices include tapioca and Manchego cheese fritters served with a sweet Espelette pepper jelly dip and a traditional warm potato-onion Spanish tortilla.
The appetizer section continues the Mediterranean theme with dishes such as beef carpaccio, Caprese with fresh burrata and tomatoes, grilled octopus, goat cheese soufflé Monte-Carlo, and crispy fried baby calamari.
A plant-based coral lentil and Mediterranean vegetable kefta is also listed, accompanied by cucumber spaghetti and plant-based harissa mayo.
Two salads appear on this menu: a Spanish tuna salad made with bonito del Cantábrico and a grilled halloumi cheese salad with roasted peppers, marinated zucchini, cherry tomatoes, arugula, Kalamata olives, and a Greek yogurt-lemon sauce.
Soups, Pasta and Risotto
The second page continues with soups followed by several pasta and risotto selections.
Soup choices include minestrone and soupe de poisson Marseillaise, a rock fish soup accompanied by Emmental, rouille sauce, and garlic croutons.
The pasta and risotto section includes a stuffed homemade pasta of the day, with guests directed to ask their host for the current preparation.
Other choices shown include Pietro Massi calamarata pasta alla carbonara, roasted butternut Acquerello risotto with mascarpone, black truffle, and pumpkin seeds, and handmade tortelloni filled with ricotta and spinach.
Fish and Seafood
Seafood plays a prominent role in the Med Yacht Club dinner menu.
The photographed menu lists a fresh local fish selection subject to market availability, along with grilled swordfish alla palermitana served with red bliss potatoes and eggplant caviar.
Mediterranean sea bass Provençale comes with chickpea gnocchi, ratatouille, and tomato petals, while Dover sole “alla puttanesca” is accompanied by roasted cherry tomatoes, olives, capers, lemon sauce, and chive potatoes.
These dishes reinforce the Mediterranean character of the restaurant, with seafood preparations drawing from several regional culinary traditions.
Meat Entrées and Plant-Based Options
The meat selection on this version of the Med Yacht Club menu includes Lebanese roasted lemon and yogurt chicken with batata Harra, Lebanese Zaatar crispy bread, and labneh dip.
An Amarone beef fillet is served with Gorgonzola, spinach, summer corn polenta, and Amarone wine reduction.
The menu also lists a pan-fried breaded Iberico de Bellota pork chop Parmigiana and osso buco Milanese with saffron risotto.
For a plant-based entrée, the menu features roasted pumpkin ballotine with Roscoff pink onions, Spanish almond cream, za’atar, and lemon confit.
Side choices include Franck’s mashed potatoes, vegetable casserole, French fries, corn polenta, sautéed spinach, and Harra roasted potatoes.
Another Med Yacht Club Dinner Menu
A second photographed Med Yacht Club dinner menu shows a different collection of appetizers, salads, soups, and main courses.
The appetizer selection includes duck foie gras terrine with mango chutney, roasted beets in a salt crust with cucumber pickles and winter truffle vinaigrette, and lump scallop carpaccio with Oscietra caviar and Granny Smith apple tartare.
Other choices include traditional Burgundy escargots in herb-garlic butter, a French Cajun-spiced jumbo lump crab cake, French Riviera-style beef tartare, cantaloupe with pomelo and raspberries, and bluefin tuna tataki.
Salads include Caesar salad, freshly shredded French raw vegetable salad with Dijon vinaigrette, and Boston lettuce with shallots and A.O.C. Roquefort cheese.
Three soups are shown: sweet onion soup with an Emmental cheese crust, Escoffier-style beef consommé, and Marseille-style fish soup with rouille sauce and toasted garlic croutons.
Little Italy and Main Courses
The next page introduces a “Little Italy” section followed by the main courses.
Little Italy dishes can be ordered as an appetizer or main course. The menu shows Pietro Massi calamarata pasta with a choice of carbonara or D.O.P. San Marzano tomato sauce, along with Grand Reserva Acquerello risotto featuring smoked ricotta and Sicilian sweet red prawn tartare.
The main-course selection includes baked Mediterranean sea bass in puff pastry with creamy tomato and white wine sauce, rock lobster tail Thermidor, and Dover sole meunière with lemon-parsley butter sauce.
Meat choices include 72-hour slow-braised Black Angus beef short rib with sautéed foie gras and black truffle sauce, veal medallions with blood orange sauce, and free-range chicken rotisserie with Franck’s mashed potatoes and French beans.
A plant-based sweet potato tart with sautéed mushrooms, plant-based cheddar cream, and arugula is also listed.
From the Grill
Guests looking for a simpler grilled preparation have several options on this menu.
The From the Grill section includes organic salmon tournedos, hanger steak, and New Zealand lamb chops.
Diners can pair these selections with Béarnaise, Hollandaise, beurre blanc, or truffle sauce.
Side dishes listed on this menu include Franck’s mashed potatoes, roasted potatoes, French fries, chive boiled potatoes, steamed vegetables, ratatouille, French beans, and pilaf rice.
What Is the Med Yacht Club Menu Like?
Based on these photographed menus, Med Yacht Club offers a broad interpretation of Mediterranean cuisine rather than focusing exclusively on one country.
Spanish influences are particularly visible in dishes such as Iberico de Bellota ham, croquetas, pintxos, patatas bravas, and Spanish tortilla. Italian dishes appear through pasta, risotto, osso buco, and the dedicated Little Italy section, while French influences can be seen in dishes such as escargots, foie gras, Dover sole, Roquefort, and lobster Thermidor.
Other dishes introduce Greek and Eastern Mediterranean flavors through ingredients and preparations such as halloumi, Kalamata olives, za’atar, labneh, and Harra potatoes.
The result is a menu with considerable variety, particularly for passengers who enjoy seafood and Mediterranean-style cooking.
Dietary Options at Med Yacht Club
The photographed menus use symbols to identify certain dietary categories, including plant-based, vegetarian, and gluten-conscious selections.
Several dishes are specifically identified as plant-based, including the coral lentil and Mediterranean vegetable kefta, roasted pumpkin ballotine, and sweet potato tart with sautéed mushrooms.
Guests with allergies or specific dietary requirements should confirm suitable dishes with the restaurant staff onboard.
Explora Journeys Med Yacht Club FAQ
What type of food does Med Yacht Club serve?
The photographed menus feature Mediterranean-inspired cuisine with dishes influenced by Spain, Italy, France, Greece, and other parts of the Mediterranean region.
Does Med Yacht Club serve tapas?
Yes. One of the menus includes a Tapas to Share section featuring Iberico ham croquetas, pintxos, patatas bravas, Iberico de Bellota ham, Spanish tortilla, and other selections.
Does Med Yacht Club have seafood?
Yes. Seafood is prominent throughout the menus. Choices shown include grilled octopus, calamari, swordfish, Mediterranean sea bass, Dover sole, lobster, scallops, crab, bluefin tuna, salmon, and other fish selections.
Are there pasta and risotto dishes?
Yes. The photographed menus include carbonara, handmade tortelloni, stuffed pasta of the day, Acquerello risotto, and other pasta and risotto preparations.
Does Med Yacht Club have steak or other meat dishes?
Yes. The menus include beef fillet, Black Angus short rib, hanger steak, Iberico pork, osso buco, veal, chicken, and New Zealand lamb chops.
Are plant-based dishes available?
Yes. Several dishes are specifically marked as plant-based, including Mediterranean vegetable kefta, roasted pumpkin ballotine, and a sweet potato tart.
Does the Med Yacht Club menu stay exactly the same?
The photos show different dinner menus with different dishes, so passengers should not assume that every item pictured here will appear on every sailing or every visit.
Conclusion
The Explora Journeys Med Yacht Club menus showcase a wide-ranging approach to Mediterranean dining. Rather than limiting the restaurant to a single regional cuisine, the menus incorporate Spanish tapas, Italian pasta and risotto, French classics, seafood, grilled meats, and flavors from across the Mediterranean.
With dishes ranging from Iberico ham and patatas bravas to lobster Thermidor, Dover sole, Black Angus short rib, handmade pasta, and plant-based specialties, the photographed menus provide a useful preview for passengers planning their Explora Journeys dining before a cruise.
