Aruba Beach Cafe

This place is amazing! Right on the beach, and the food is delicious. We loved the fresh fish and chips. Skip the Bimini bread – it was kind of dry and not worth it. Such a great ambiance. Would definitely come here again!

Wow! Food is amazing. Staff is incredible, very friendly. The environment is wonderful. Beautiful outdoor sitting. Live band great plays a good mix of music. Our waitress Katie was absolutely amazing! It was so good we went back two nights in a row.

We were a large party of 20. Our waitress did an excellent job serving us, she was kind and very patient. She never made anyone wait for a drink refresh. Our food and drinks came out quickly and were prepared well. The restaurant was packed and many people were dancing to the great DJ. Definitely worth stopping in for a drink if you are in the area looking to have a good time.

For a Friday night, we were seated quickly, served promptly and filled with delicious seafood fare! The menu has so many great options, it was definitely hard to choose. Our waiter was incredible! Not once did we have an empty glass or a used plate on our table. The Crab cake was so flavorful and what Is guess is house made tartar sauce. The sauce was so creamy and thick! The coleslaw was unlike anything I’ve had before- def a homemade creation! We also had the coconut shrimp for an app and that did not disappoint! We took the key lime pie home for dessert and that was probably the best decision of the night. WOW what a dessert!! It was a busy Friday night with live music playing tunes from CCR, to Neil Diamond to Queen. Glad we came!

Aruba repeatedly let us down to the point where we almost left. Our server took 20 minutes to even greet us and take our drink order. He walked by frantically after about 5 minutes and said, “hold on, I’ll be right with you,” and quickly scurried off to not be seen for another 15 minutes. The draft beer came in a cold glass, but filled with warm beer. Needless to say, we only had one. The peel and eat shrimp were the highlight of our visit, they were delicious! Our meals were not worth the hour and a half wait after placing our orders. The seafood quesadilla was packed full of seafood, but the cheese tasted like canned liquid nacho cheese. The fries tasted like they were dipped in flour then fried in burnt oil, the flavor was awful. The top bun on the crab cake sandwich was rock hard while the bottom bun was so soggy it fell apart while trying to pick up the sandwich.

We were also excited when we first walked in because there was a live performer, but we could not even hear him singing because the music was not streamed through the restaurant speakers. We could only hear muffled sounds, not even a melody.

We have crossed Aruba Beach Cafe off of our Restaurant List of places we like to eat.