Hi everyone,

I said in one of my earlier post that I would check out how the Ruth's Chris restaurant is in Aruba. This past Saturday I decided to surprise my mom, brother and sister to a nice dinner at Ruth's Chris. (Mother's day celebration)

Made the reservation a day earlier and the lady at the phone attended me nicely. They start to take reservations after 1pm.

When we arrived I noticed that it was pretty busy. We were nicely greeted and seated. The host also introduced us to our waiter of the night Cesar. When we arrived at our table (big and comfortable) there were white napkins on the table. These were changed to black ones, in order to match our clothing and to not leave white lints on our clothes, the host explained. (I liked this small detail)

When Cesar arrived he introduced himself nicely and asked what we wanted to drink and handed us the menus. The drinks (juices) were brought quickly and were fresh and good. Cesar was a real salesperson, I felt that he was trying to sell us as much as possible... didn't like that much. I had an US prime cut steak, my mom and sister had a filet mignon and my brother had a t-bone steak, we all had an appetizer as well.

I ordered my steak medium,well done. Unfortunately it came out to raw with still blood inside. The other steaks were good. We had a good time, the ambiance was nice but I missed the music, you could only hear people talking and eating.

When we were done and I wanted to pay we got a surprise. They didn't accept atm cards. Only credit cards! As locals we normally just charge our atm cards. I had to go all the way to the Casino to withdraw money from an atm. They told us that since they are just open they didn't have this atm machine yet. I would have preferred to know this beforehand when I made the reservation. Again locals don't normally use credit cards when we are in Aruba.

The total charge was $310 dollars. I thought that it was expensive.

Just my experience at the Ruth's Chris.

Salsa Greetings,

Reggie
www.arubasalsa.com

you got robbed?sounds like take advantage of the tourist

WOULD YOU GO BACK ?????????????????

aruba lover 99

Next Trip Oct. 28>Nov.8 40th trip

Any body who know the chain, they are definitely the trend setter and the most expensive of the chain steakhouses.
Did you make your server aware of the issue?
I have been to six different locations and more than once to a few. I once got a steak the was closer to medium rare than medium. They brought out a completely new steak to me within 5 minutes cooked to perfection and the Filet was free of charge.
I am not sure how it we plan on visiting R'sC, Sunset Grille, and LG Smith's during our upcoming 3 week stay and report back to the forum with a comparison.

Have Fun, Pete

To be honest I would not go back... Why? If I am paying that amount of money I expect my food, the steak to be perfect the first time. I should not be put in a position where I would have to send the food back. Again the service was good. The ambiance was nice. We had a good time but the food didn't reach my expectation. (personal opinion)

If there's anyone else on this forum that also visited Ruth's Chris in Aruba share your opinion and let us know what you thought of Ruth's Chris Aruba.

I was at madame jeanette two weeks ago and my steak there was just perfect. I've had a better steak at El Gaucho as well. This was also what my brother told me. He enjoyed his t-bone but said that the one he had at El Gaucho was better. (ps. M.J. and El Gaucho are cheaper too)

We are locals (native Arubans) who visit different restaurants in Aruba regularly. I enjoy going out and trying different restaurants. If I like the restaurant I will visit it again, otherwise I won't.

Salsa Greetings,

Reggie
www.arubasalsa.com

Although I did not go to this restaurant, my niece's parents went TWICE while there during our 2 week stay. I know its not for me due to price and having one in Providence, however they loved it. Raved about it in fact. They enjoyed that the most of any place they went.

Cindyo

Girls at the Maid of the Mist- Toronto
Boat ride to Rennaissance Island
Next Aruba trip in

We dined at Ruth's Criss Steakhouse last night in Aruba. We called earlier in the day and got reservations without any problem. When we arrived (6:45pm), it was nearly empty. However, the restaurant started to fill up after 7:30pm. The serving staff was extremely polite and professional. Our waiter was very nice and extremely attentive (my water glass was never empty - he probably refilled it at least 5 times). I ordered the petit filet and my husband ordered the filet. We both ordered our steaks medium to medium well and we both got steaks that were still very red (almost rare). At first we were going to send them back, but the plates were so hot (500 degrees) that we just cut it up and let the plate cook it a little more. This actually worked, so we never asked to have our steaks sent back. The steaks were very tender and tasted good, but not the best we've ever had. Considering the price, we expected to have one of the best steaks ever. We also ordered the sweet potato casserole and asparagus. The sweet potato casserole was OUT OF THIS WORLD! We ate every last morsel - it was the best we've ever tasted. It tasted more like dessert than a potato side dish. The asparagus was tasty as well. Overall, we had a wonderful dinner, but it was a bit pricey.

My wife and I ate at Ruth's Chris last Friday night. I had the Filet, order it medium, it was done just right, and the melt in your mouth buttery taste was excellent. This reminded me why I love USDA grade A beef over the Argentine beef that we had at MJ's last Monday. I had the Julienne fries and they were some of the best fries that I have ever had!
My wife is not a big fan of Ruth's Chris due to the cost so she tends to have multiple appetizers and side dishes. She had the Lobster Bisque, the shrimp cocktail, The broccoli, and the sweet potato casserole. The bisque was very good but not fabulous, the shrimp were excellent, the sweet potato s were very good, and the broccoli was average.
The service was excellent, the General Manager, Eduard, stopped by to make sure that everything was OK. All in all a excellent dinner and on par with our expectations for Ruth's Chris and we actually got away a little cheaper than expected as we were too full for desert.
One thing I will say is that so far we have dined at Madame Janette's, Ruth's Chris, and last night the Aqua Grill. The service was excellent at all three restaurants and while the ambiance is different at each, this were each excellent in their own way. This is the type of experience we would only expect at high end restaurants in the US and one of the reasons that we enjoy our time so much on the island!

Have Fun, Pete

Thanks to everyone for sharing your experience!

Salsa Greetings,

Reggie
www.arubasalsa.com

Has anyone taken advantage of this deal at Ruth Chris????

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