Yemanja Woodfired Grill

One of our goals on this years vacation was to venture out and find good local restaurants. We found a jem at the Yemanja Woodfire Grill.
Servers were pleasant. Had a bit of a wait for dinner, but it was worth it. The Skirt Steak special was exceptional along with the Broiled Scallops, and Mahi Mahi entrees.
The family style side dishes worked well for all 4 of us. Talk about saving the best for last, the sampler dessert had a little bit of everything and all were delicious. The presentation was artistic.
The restaurant,cooking areas and ladies room were very clean. Woman owned of course! See you next year!

Wil even reageren op de review van de z.g. local.
Als deze meneer of mevrouw local is wees dan sportief en noem je naam. Heb het idee dat deze persoon in een ander restaurant geweest is. Geef een eerlijke review en doe geen flauwe kul vermelden. Zo,n mooi en super schoon restaurant. Flinke porties eten met zoveel liefde gemaakt en beslist niet overpriced. The envirement een 5 geven, geeft aan dat deze persoon niet in dit restaurant geweest is. Ongelooflijk, geef eerlijke informatie.
Als jullie local accepteren, dan ook vakantieganger, toch!

This restaurant is way overrated.
The portions are very small and overpriced. We were seated inside(air conditioning), but it was too warm inside. I am a local here and thrust me there are far more better restaurants on the island.

This is easily the best restaurant on the island! The atmosphere is great, the food is amazing, portions are large, waitstaff is extremely customer focused. It's truly a gourmet eating experience!!!!!

This restaurant is absolutely superb! When my husband and i return to aruba we will go to this restaurant multiple times if not every night that we stay there! the salads are so yummy and they have huge portions! the steak is absolutely to die for! the wood burning oven gives the food a delicious flavor like no other. A+++++++++++

Great Restaurant !!!

We celebrated our 44th anniversary with our son and his family including a 3 1/2 and 1 year old. The food was fantastic and the best on the island. Wish we had eaten here sooner. They gave us a lovely room inside the restaurant with a bit of privacy. The service was a bit slow, but well worth the wait. The waitress was accommodating even giving the young one a coloring book!! We had the steak, shrimp, rack of lamb, tuna tartare...all delicious. We're New Yorkers and we know our food. The desserts were yummy and the sparkler on top made it a festive event. We'll return the next time we're in town.

It had been a few years since we were here because of an average dinner at that time. We were staying at the Renaissance and had a gift certificate this year. I must say were were pleasantly surprised. Although we did not have an appetizer or dessert, the entree was plenty.
This time we tried their seafood entrees and both were excellent. The grouper fillet filled with bousin cheese was very good, as well as the Brazilian Moqueca Trio-Mahi, grouper, and shrimp.
It was still sort of warm sitting indoors (little breeze outside), and service was good. Would definitely go back.

Yemanja is truly a hidden gem. We loved this place so much we traded a 2nd trip to Madame Janette in order to dine here a 2nd time. The food was phenomenal...the shrimp puff pastry, the scallop salad, the moqueca trio and both grouper dishes were to die for. Appetizer & entree portions did not leave you wanting, and you also get four side dishes to share. Desserts were out of the ordinary and simply delicious - also large and inexpensive. Although off the main road (downtown), the restaurant is easy to find and the food and drinks are priced fairly. The hostess was friendly and accomodating and our waitresses were attentive and efficient on both visits. While the patio view was not spectacular, it was bright, festive and well-lit, & we had plenty of other opportunities to dine with spectacular views while on Aruba. You are paying for the wonderful food here, not the atmosphere (although it was hardly shabby)and you can always dine indoors if you choose. We plan to recommend this restaurant any chance we get.

I was really disappointed with the service at Yemanja. Our waitress was in a horrendous mood and was extremely rude and unpleasant. Also, it took 45 minutes for our food to arrive! While we were eating the waitress actually walked by our table a number of times but literally ignored us! STRANGE GIRL! The food wasn't so bad, unfortunately, the service absolutely ruined the experience for us.

We stumbled upon this little hidden gem behind the Renaissance Hotel. Skirt steak special was fabulous,as was the potato soup, everyone was very satisfied with their selections. My 4 year old twins loved their baked chicken with french fries, the waitress even took them into the kitchen to see their dinners cooking!!! Very kid friendly, they had colored pencils and crayons for the kids. Don't miss this Gourmet gem!!!!