Salt & Peppers- We ate here twice. It's a first night tradition. The food is very good especially after a long day in flight. 1st trip was started with Curry Beer Batter Calamari. It was very good. Then my husband had S & P burger, it has pineapple on it. very good. I had the Surf and Turf which was a small filet and shrimp. Service is good here too. Stephan was our server we had him last year as well. He is very good.
2nd time there were 4 of us. Husband and I started with Mango shrimps. Just as I remember them. Tracy had the club sand. Ed had the S& P burger, my husband had the Sweet & Sour Chicken salad, and I had the tenderloin salad with Penne Pasta. All good.

Sawasdee Thai- This place is really good. We like the owner, Timo. The night we went it was just he and his bartender and 17 tables going all at once. We had the spicy ginger beef, chicken and veg. and the pad thai which is just really good. If you go, tell Timo that Cecile & JD say hello.... and ask for some Panadan Ice Cream.

Marina Pirata- The atmosphere and ambiance are great here. Not sure if it was just an off night but the food had absolutely no flavor. Caribbean Lobster is smaller but it had no flavor at all, even with sauce.We will try again next trip.

Madam Janettes- Awesome everything! Just a great dining experience. Ate here with our friends from WI. We started with a kobe beef salad and crabcakes. They were really good. We all had different entrees. Salmon Florentine, Chilean Sea Bass, Rack of Lamb, and Mahi-mahi. all wonderful. Finished with coffee and pumpkin seed ice cream with chocolate souffle shared by all 4. Definitely on the list to do again.

Smokey Joe's- My husband and I eat here once every visit and end up with leftovers for snacks. We get the 4 way ribs, which gives 4 distinctly different flavors. Really good.

Iguana Joes- We ate here 3 times. Twice for lunch while shopping and once for dinner. The food is good and it's convenient to take a break from shopping. Lunchtime we had chicken caesar wraps and a Cheeseburger. Just really good and great for people watching.

Tomato Charlies- Started with salads. Heart of Palm and a wedge. Then my husband and I shared a thin crust pizza with our choice of toppings. Good pizza. my thought is that you have dominos etc.. at home. Try this.

El Gaucho- We do this every trip as well. Good argentinian beef. Tracy and I had the Gaucho steak, husband had the t Bone and Ed had the 12 oz. tenderloin. All just wonderful. Our server Silvio had waited on my husband and I on our honeymoon, so we asked for him this time.

Pinchos- great sunset and great ambiance. We had Eric our server who impressed Ed just the way he poured his beer. It was like a show. My husband and i both had the Yellowfin. Tracy had the tandoori chicken and Ed had the honey glazed tenderloin. All was very good. They had dessert. Cheesecake and my husband had carrot cake. We all had coffee. Smit & Dorlas. We brought some home with us from the grocery.

Bingo!-We ate here twice the first time we all had Bingo burgers which all have a fried egg on them. Really good. Just a huge burger. JD and I shared a Bingo salad and Tracy & Ed shared the Caesar. Believe me, the burger would have been enough.
The 2nd time JD had the fish trio(catch) which was grouper, salmon, and snapper. I had the Bingo Brouchette which had a heavy peanut sauce on it. Ed had the sirloin tips with lobster sauce and tracy had the mixed grill of filet, lamb and chicken. Then we had the amaretto ice cream with mini pancakes and chocolate sauce. Everything was very good and service was very good as well.

Gilligans at the Radisson- What a disappointment. This was our last supper and in such an awesome setting. The food was ok. The service was pretty much, who cares. The guy brought our coffee out and it was old. It seemed like such a burden for him to go make another pot. When I saw that only 3 or 4 tables were seated at 8 on a Saturday night I should have realized.......

Hope these are helpful to those who read. Any questions, ask away!

Hi, should take a look at my place tasca la cascada. www.panaderiadelcampo.com We serve portuguese food and international with a portuguese touch.
If you are a tapa lover I advice you to ask for our tapa platter with 4 or 5 diferent tapas.
its a Spanish/portuguese tradition to sit and chat while drinking a nice bottle of wine and have some tapas while drinking/chatting.
Give it a try!

Victor- We won't be back until May 2008. We will look you up on our next trip.

Great review!!

How much - roughly - did you pay for dinner for 2 at Salt & Peppers?

How much was dinner at Madame Janettes?

Thanks again!!

Wildewoman-

We probably spent around 60.00 for dinner at S&P. They have a website with their menu and prices. They also have daily specials which are presented in a little frame at your table. The site is www.saltandpepperaruba.com
We didn't pay for dinner at Madam Janettes so I didn't pay attention to the bill.
We were with another couple who we met last year and have met up with in Chicago and then back in Aruba. They bought dinner. I am sure it was somewhat pricey, but excellent.

Wildewoman= I just got the website for Madam Janettes. The prices are not listed on their menu. It's www.madamjanette.info

Thanks for the restaurant reviews. We'll try to hit some of them. We'll be in Aruba at La Quinta Beach Resort Dec. 24th-29th. Our 3rd December in a row.

Bernie in CT