| Rating |
Restaurant |
Type |
| 5 star |
El Gaucho's
Argentine Grill- By far,
our favorite steak house on the island. Argentine steaks are grass
fed beef and varies from our well known Black Angus. Steaks are
cooked to perfection and served with a choice of several sides along
with some awesome steak sauce, vinegar onions and garlic sauce. They
also serve unlimited garlic bread that is great! They have guitar
players that come around to the tables and play music. We make sure
to make it there every year at least once. It tends to be cool
though so take a sweater. Reservations needed. Located in downtown
Oranjestad. |
Argentine Steak House |
| 5 star |
Ruth's Chris- obviously an
excellent steak house. We've tried their filets and tuna (with
spicey red pepper seasoning). French Onion soup was great. Garlic
Mashed Potatoes are great. Located at the Mariott in the high
rise area. Total cost for four w/ bottle of wine and beers $311.00.
Reservations Needed. |
Steak House |
| 5 star |
Chef's Table- We had excellent
grouper. Service was good. Nice ambiance. Prices were reasonable.
Reservations Needed. (Location-Turn at the Adventure Golf- on the
left) |
International |
| 5 star |
Madame Jannette's-
Excellent food. I had lamb chops- very good. They also have
argentinian steaks but I haven’t tried them yet. Grouper was very
good. Get the American potatoes- they are cut and pan fried w/
onions and bacon- awesome. Reservations needed. Nice ambiance. |
International |
| 5 star |
Flying Fishbones- we didn't make
it this year, but if it was a good as last year, this makes the five
star list. Seafood is excellent. One of the few places you get fresh
wahoo in season. Dine while watching the sunset. Located in
Savanetta. |
Seafood |
| 4 star |
LaDome- Every thing is al a cart
and small portion sizes (which I liked, but the guys were hungry not
long after eating). I ordered a filet which was very good. All of
our food was excellent. Don’t be in a hurry- like the French, they
space the meal out and it took us almost 2 hours for dinner.
Belgium onion soup is very good. A bit pricey for the small portion
sizes. $225.00 for four of us (w/ our usual bottle of wine). |
Belgian-French |
| 4 star |
Pago-Pago- Filet very good- but
not my favorite. It was very tender but the taste was lacking (and
I order them rare if you are wondering). French onion was
excellent. We also tried the Kobe Beef- ok but overrated. Tuna was
very good. Dinner for four $315.00 |
Steak House |
| 4 star |
Soprano's- not a restaurant. But
you can order food from
Casa Tua next door and eat there. Soprano's
is a piano bar. They open at 5:00 and music starts at 8:00. (Casa Tua's french onion was very good.) |
Piano Bar |
| 4 star |
Buccaneer- Looks like you are
eating on the bottom of the ocean. Food is very good. Service is
usually good, can be a bit slow (aruban time) Reservations
preferred. |
Seafood |
| 4 star |
LaGranja- There are two on the
island. We have only tried the one in Savanetta. They have great
broasted chicken. Tons of food and inexpensive. Good place to
go for a simple family meal. Good lunch spot. |
Chicken |
| 4 star |
Bingo's- Great Food. French
Onion is sweet and very good. Prices are reasonable. Don't be in a
hurry. Reservations Recommended |
International |
| 4 star |
Urataka Pizza- This is as local
as it gets. . The pizza is very good. Lots of topping. Good crust.
The chicken is also good here but we usually go with the pizza. (See
below for directions) |
Pizza |
| 3 star |
Aqua Grill- Average seafood. Not
bad but there are definitely better seafood places to go. Excellent
portabella appetizer. Kind of expensive. Very cold. |
Seafood |
| 3 star |
Wacky Wahoo's- we couldn't even
get wahoo. Seafood is average. Reservations Needed. Prices were
reasonable. |
Seafood |
| 3 star |
Cuba's Cooking- Enjoy specialties like
lobster enchilada, grouper with Cilantro sauce, or skirt steak. Try
the mojitos. |
Cuban |
| 3 star |
Tomato Charlie's - Good pizza
and other italian food. Located in high rise area. |
Pizza/Italian |
| 3 star |
Pam Pam- French onion was good
but no cheese. Food was okay. Good happy hour place on Friday’s 5-7
4 beers for $7.00. Late Friday’s they have a band |
International |
| 3 star |
Iguana Joes- Food is good.
Reasonable prices. This is a typical tourist place located in
downtown Oranjestad on the main street. |
Mexican |
| 3 star |
Paddock- Dutch place. They have
international food, I think. It’s been a while since we have eaten
there. We usually just stop in for a drink and watch the cruise
ships. |
International |
| 2 star |
Pizza Bob's- great brushetta. French
Onion had lots of cheese but the broth tasted like dish water. Food
was not bad and prices are ok. |
Pizza/Italian |
| 2 star |
Tasca La Cascada- All the food is in
BBQ type sauce. Grouper in olive oil and garlic crusted was
excellent. We weren't thrilled with the service. Service was VERY
slow. Very inexpensive though. |
Portugese |
| 2 star |
LaTrattoria El Faro Blanco (at the California Lighthouse)- while this
is a good place to have a cocktail and watch the sunset, the food
wasn’t that good. We haven’t been there in two years but we didn’t
care for the food when we were there. Although, I do recall having
a tomato and mozzarella salad that was very good. |
Italian (I believe) |