Sunset Grille

Food quality was as food as any on the island. USDA filet mignon puts argentinian beef to shame. Apptizer platter for two was fantastic. Definitly order the chcolate souffle when you order dinner. Restaurant is pricey, service a little helter-skelter and inside gets noisy when it fills up. However the food made it all worthwhile. Will definitly be back.

This was our second visit to Aruba and we stayed at the Radisson. We decided that we'd come here for dinner our first night. I had the shrimp and scallop appetizer and my husband had the veggie stack appetizer, they were both out of this world. Simply delicious. For dinner he ordered the porterhouse steak and I had the stuffed shrimp and again, everyone was absolutely wonderful. The meat was tender and the seafood was so fresh. Then came time for the dessert, he had the frozen fruit sorbet and I had the chocolate souffle, talk about having the tastebuds come alive.

The only thing I would have loved to do would be to sit outside but the weather was so humid that we ended up sitting inside (which was fine). The service was great and so was the ambiance. A few days later we met another couple during our visit and they had eaten at Sunset Grill 3 times in the two weeks they were there and when we told them we were going to go back another night, they joined us. This time we had the surf and turf and boy was it yummy! My husband had the porterhouse again and the other couples wife had the lamb chops, they said there meal was just as good as ours.

A definite 10 in our eyes.

We stayed at the Radisson.. and found it was always deserted. We found each restaurant in there was overpriced, overrated, and not what you expected from their looks. We won't be going back unless meals are included from now on.

The only bad experience during our entire week stay. Food was good, but there are too many, just as good or better, restaurants for less money. Plus, our waitress completely forgot about us and we only received our food when we mentioned something to the manager. I am not a big fan of hotel restaurants when on vacation, and this restaurant confirmed my feelings.

When we arrived there the maitre'd told us that there were no tables available for at least a couple of hours. But after talking to him for a moment he made one available to us outdoors, which I recommend.The table that he could offer us was not their best so we asked nicely if we could be seated near the waterfall. Once again he accomodated us, I guess with the proper method there is always a way to get a good table. I'd have to say that he put us in the best spot you could ask for outdoors. We had a sommelier take our wine order and he was quite helpful and quick with the wine. Our steaks were excellent and overall it was a very pleasant dining experience. I would recommend trying this restaurant, regardless of what some of the other revues may have to say about it.

We arrived right at 6 PM on July 31. We were promptly seated, drinks delivered, food order taken and delivered. The food was very good. However at around 6:30 the place filled up. It became very noisy and service for us become non-exisitent. We were a party of 2 and the wait staff seem more occupied with the large parties. It took 20 minutes from the time we requested out bill until it was delivered.

In spite of the good food, we will probably not be returning here.

Dine outdoors, inside is noisy. For five meals in three years, we have never had a bad experience here. During our last visit a month ago were only let down by their dessert selection.

Sunset Grill is the fine dining restaurant in the Radisson Hotel, and have both inside and outside seating. We tried this restaurant for the first time, and were very disappointed. Last November we ran into a waiter that had been one of our favorites for many years at Chez Mathilde. He told us he was working at the Sunset Grill, and asked us to come eat at his new restaurant. As we were leaving Aruba shortly, we told him it wasn’t possible on that trip, but that we’d definitely eat there when we were back in May. When we made our reservation, we were assured we’d have a table with him. We didn’t find out he was no longer working there until we arrived at the restaurant, and then they finally told us he had left the previous month. Also, the island was very quiet, and all of the restaurants were empty, but they refused to take a reservation for either 7:30 pm or 8:00 pm (these times weren’t full, they just wouldn’t accept a reservation for this time from anyone, and we did make our reservation a week in advance). They insisted that they could only seat us 7:00 pm or earlier, or 8:30 pm or later. It wasn’t because they were full, they just wanted the stay with their routine from high season when it was busy (no other restaurant imposed their high season rules during a very slow time – just the Sunset Grill). We accepted the 8:30 pm reservation, and arrived a few minutes early. When we arrived, there was a line of people waiting to check in. Instead of checking people in and bringing them to their table immediately, they took your name and asked you to wait. There were plenty of empty tables, more than enough to take care of everyone waiting, plus give everyone a choice of where they wanted to sit (inside or outside, table or booth, etc.). It took over 15 minutes from the time you left your name until you were finally seated. It got so bad one couple told the man at the desk that they were going to the casino, and to come get them when they were ready to serve them. We then made the mistake of eating inside, and could barely hear each other across the table. It was so noisy, we couldn’t hear the piano (we saw a man at the piano, and saw his hands moving, but couldn’t hear any music). Our appetizers were so unremarkable, I can even remember what we ordered. We each had a small Caesar salad, and it wasn’t very good – soggy from too much dressing, similar to what you’d get in a chain restaurant in the US. For the entrées we had one order of tuna and one order of the shrimp stuffed with crab. The tuna was good, but the shrimp was just OK (have had much better at other restaurants). The best thing about the dinner was the side order of steak fries. We also noticed dinners being returned to the kitchen, so we know that other people weren’t happy with what they received the night we were there. We feel the quality wasn’t up to the prices they charged, and we didn’t like the way they delayed taking you to your table after checking in. However, our waiter was excellent, one of the only bright spots in a dismal evening (the service score of 5 is a combination of 10 for the waiter and 0 for the people up front). Needless to say, we won’t be back.

I think this restaurant is highly overated. The atmosphere inside is nice. you can dine outside if you like which I think would probably be nicer. We had a very inattentive waiter. This place is on the pricey side. The food was good but not great and I think there are many comparable restaurants on the island that would be just as good. They do have a sushi bar which happened to be good.