Aqua Grill

We saw this place (Aqua Grill) off the highway from our hotel (Marriott). The food was fantastic and the service good. I would recommend it to anyone that is in the area. Very nice evening. I would rate the overall dining experience to be an "8" with the food a "10".

In my opinion..overpriced. Better places to go...Try the Ruinous Del Mar..Fair prices, great food, memorable setting

After having heard so many good things about Aqua Grill on the bb's, we gave it a shot. The atmosphere is quite cold and sparsely decorated. Quite noisy, too, as we recall. Our waiter, at first was trying to be efficient. We soon learned that he was in a hurry and tended to rush our decisions. We asked if the dishes were spicy; he answered 'not at all'. We had an elderly person with us; she couldn't eat her entree it was so salty! When we asked if potatoes and vegetable came with the entree, he answered 'no' and suggested potato and vegetable from the a la carte menu. When served, we saw that the entree did indeed include potato and vegetable. He must have wanted a bigger tip by 'fattening the check'. We returned the french fries because they were so salty, none of us could eat them! He 'neglected' to take them off the check. We had to get the attention of the maitre d' to handle the matter. We gave it a shot. Never again!! The salmon was ok; I've had an equally good poached salmon dish at other Aruban restaurants for much less money and more pleasant wait persons.

We enjoyed the ambiance, food, wine and service. I ordered snapper and husband ordered grouper. Both were delicious, but we realized half way through the meal that our dinners were switched. I tried the mango salsa, good but sweet. The wine list was limited but we enjoyed a wine from Italy that was excellent. Would definitely go back.

Aqua Grill is located in the high rise hotel area, between Amazonia Churrascaria and MacDonalds. They only have inside seating. We tried this restaurant for the first time last November, and really enjoyed it. We went back at the end of May, and felt it had really dropped. Neither the food nor the service was as good as last November. Also, the menu had changed (some favorites from November were gone), and it didn’t have as many selections. We both had crab cakes as the appetizer, and they were just OK. They really paled in comparison to the crab cakes we had at Ventanas del Mar a few nights earlier. For the entrée, we had one order of scallops and one order of the Fisherman’s Pot. Again, they were just OK, and not nearly as good as they entrées we had in November. While they advertise using only fresh seafood, our orders tasted like the fish was previously frozen, or it wasn’t cooked properly. For the prices they charge, we don’t think we’ll be back.

The food was good, but the service...
Next time better?

Our reservation was for 8 and we were sat right on time. There was a large party in the upper half of the Restaurant which made it very loud. Our server was either to busy or stressed out. He only had to present the menu and specials and was very slow. The food was prepared beautifully and was very good. I would return but look for another server if we happened to get the same one