Aqua Grill

The place was freezing inside. My meal was good, but the service was slow. Nothing really special.

Bread appetizer is good - butter served with it is excellent.
"Puff Pastry Bread" is good - the butter that comes with it is not as good as the one served the first time. It has a hint of "egg".

Chilean Sea Bass is very good.
Shrimp Skewers with Cajun Spice and Mango sauce is excellent.

Service sucked - slow and "not on the ball". Everyone was otherwise very friendly.

Being a "food snob", I would definitely recommend this place but please be prepared for the slow service.

On our recent 11 day vacation to aruba my family and I went to aqua grill. Great ambiance, the freshest seafood on the island, and great service. I also recommend either the apple crisp or baked alaska for desert.

My family and I go to Aruba every year, and Aqua Grill is our favorite restaurant. The restaurant is absolutely beautiful, the service is first-rate, and most importantly the food is fresh and delicious.

We came into the Aqua Grill without reservations just as it opened for the evening and were seated at a very nice table at the front of the restaurant. This is a lovely, contemporary dining room that complements the cuisine perfectly. Both the lobster salad appetizer and my grouper were excellent, as was my boy friend's sea bass. The texture and taste of both reflected their fresh, local origins and the preparation enhanced but did not overwhelm them. Our server was warm, friendly and very professional. This was our first dining experience on Aruba and established some high standards right out of the gate.

Average service with overpriced food that was not served hot or with favorable portions for the money. Three years ago we truly enjoyed eating here, however last year we felt the service and quality went down but we thought it could have been a bad night. This year confirmed that the management staff is trying to keep the restaurant afloat by overcharging and cutting the portions.
There are too many great restaurants on the island to go to Aqua Grill.

I sought out this restaurant for it's seafood menu. I went on the Restaurant aruba site and read the reviews and it sounded good. We wanted to eat at the bar and when we asked there was some confusion as to whether or not we could. We were told that we could not eat at the bar and were shown to a table in the bar area. We wanted to taste a wine before we purchased a bottle of it and were told that was not possible. The red wine by the glass offerings were limited but we were told that we could taste a particular red and then purchase a bottle of that if we liked it. We decided to purchase a bottle of what we tasted. We waited 15 minutes for that bottle to come; they told us they could not find the wine. We then ordered our appetizers and placed our order for dinner. No sooner did we finish our appetizers and our entrees arrived! We had barely had a glass each of our wine. We told the waiter it was too quick and he didn't seem to understand at first. He eventually offered to cover our dishes and bring them back to us in a little while. When he brought them back they were lukewarm at best and we had to ask him to bring them to the kitchen to be reheated. They were both fish entrees and they don't reheat well. To sum it up: a very expensive and dissapointing dining experience. The waitstaff needs to be more educated as well as the kitchen and their timing of courses. We are both former restaurant owners and have dined out in Aruba before this experience. This is not the norm for service on this island. We would not recommend this restaurant to anyone coming to Aruba. Fortunately there are many more fine restaurants on Aruba that I would revisit and recommend.

I was amazed with the quality of this resturant. The resturant itself is very clean and tastefully done and the food is even better. The service was excellent and the fish was the fresheest fish I have ever tasted. Overall this was an amazing expierence and I would recommend this resturant to anybody visting Aruba. It was the best meal on our 15 day vacation.

My wife and I just visited Aruba for the first time and had a great week for our 50 year wedding anniversary. We decided to dine at Aqua Grill for our special night and could not have made a better choice. This must have been the best seafood that we have ever had. The chef prepared a special seabass for my wife and an amazing snapper for me. The appetizers tuna sashimi and clam chowder were fantastic. The desserts were also some of the best.

I am a resident of South Florida and I am excited to hear that you are are opening later this year I think in the Palm Beach area. Please tell me more. If you are going to Palm Beach I think you will do great as they need a high end seafood restaurant there. We will look forward to coming back when we visit Aruba again.

My husband and I had a fabulous dining experience. The ambiance, service and food were excelllent. We will definitely be back.