During our stay in Aruba, the hubby & I enjoyed so many great meals with our friends! Let me just start by saying that Aruba really knows food, good food at that! We visited Aqua Grill, El Gaucho, Gostoso, Madame Jeanette, & Hostaria Da Vittorio, just to name a few.
Disclaimer: I hope you've eaten before you read this, because these pictures will make your mouth water and your tummy growl!
Disclaimer: I hope you've eaten before you read this, because these pictures will make your mouth water and your tummy growl!
Gostosos: Above is the Creole "sushi roll" which I think was the best thing ever, I think I'm craving it just looking at the picture! It had seafood (salmon or shrimp-you pick), cream cheese, & plantains!
Below is the Espetada a la Marinera, its a hanging kebab made with bacon wrapped grouper. This is probably the coolest presentation I've seen at a restaurant. The hubby loved it so much, I think he's fav fish is grouper now!
Below is the Espetada a la Marinera, its a hanging kebab made with bacon wrapped grouper. This is probably the coolest presentation I've seen at a restaurant. The hubby loved it so much, I think he's fav fish is grouper now!
After our dinner was devoured, the waitstaiff came and brought the hubby & I dessert and sang to us! The plate read "Pabien (means congratulations in papiamento) Newlyweds." It was super sweet (the singing & the gesture) and the cake was scrumptious too!
Did I mention that I have a sweet tooth? We ended up ordering 3 desserts: tiramisu, tres leches, & cheesecake (I think). All yummy!
Below is from Madame Janette's. We loved the atmosphere of the restaurant (outdoor seating, candle lit dinner, & delish drink menu). This is their Jumbo Shrimp "Coco di Rasta." A friend had it for his dinner and raved about it! I had their Sea Bass (no picture), which was very good, but I left the restaurant way too full! You can notice how big their portions are, so you either have leftovers to enjoy the next day or you need to share with a loved one! Or if you're me... you'll need a wheel barrel to carry yourself out of there!
Next is Hostaria Da Vittorio, an Italian Restaurant located next to the Aqua Grill (all within walking distance from The Westin). This place was so yummy and the service was excellent. Below the hubby's food is pictured, some type of seafood linguine and I had ravioli, as you can see there is no picture (sometimes the food is gone that fast, even before the picture is taken)! Sorry people, I'm a heffer!
Here's their "bread" (more like a pita) they serve before dinner. It was really different, but yummy dipped in olive oil.
If you are a steak lover, El Gaucho is the place to go! This by far was the hubby's favorite restaurant in Aruba. Him and a couple of are friends say that this steak is the best they ever had! The waiter even told us that the meat comes all the way from Argentina, so it's really authentic!
If you've been keeping up with my blog, you'll know we had our Welcome Dinner at Aqua Grill, which was a very succesful event. We served Mahi Mahi with jumbo shrimp & polenta or Asian Grilled Chicken with stir fried veggies & rice. I must say that the food for our Welcome Dinner was excellent as well! You can read more about our event here.
A lot of friends visited Le Petite Cafe for breakfast daily because of their great breakfast prices, while the hubby & I enjoyed the breakfast buffet at The Westin's Bon Bini Cafe. Some of our other guests did visit Le Petite for dinner as well. This was their dinner entree (seafood platter) which was served on a 600 degree volcanic stone.
Last but not least, our favorite: the KitKat Mcflurry! The one thing that a lot of us won't be able to forget is visiting Aruba's McDonald's asking for a KitKat Mcflurry and getting vanilla soft serve with bits of KitKat pieces on top! Aruba doesn't have a Mcflurry machine so this is what we ended up with! We later joked with one another and said it was false advertising! But the "Mcflurry" was still good nonetheless!
Every restaurant we ate at was so worth the money and the weight gain! I don't think that any of our friends and family were ever disappointed with the places they dined with.
So even if you hear that a lot of the places are over priced, (what do you expect, you're on vacation) just enjoy it 'cause Aruba only happens once in a while! SO EAT UP!!
So even if you hear that a lot of the places are over priced, (what do you expect, you're on vacation) just enjoy it 'cause Aruba only happens once in a while! SO EAT UP!!
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