Working on the Restaurant List

[Traceyd14]

With just a few weeks to go, restaurants are on my mind. A little about us - we don't like being tied to reservations and we rarely stick to our plans. Since we tend to eat dinner early, we usually don't have an issue getting in places last minute. We love fresh seafood and most of our choices will be casual. A lot of times we will do appetizers for lunch and dinner so lots of small bites means we can get in more of our favorites.

First few days are at Manchebo and I seriously considered doing their optional all inclusive plan because they do have good restaurant options. Ultimately we decided we will just pay as we go, but I'm going to try to keep my receipts to check against the AI price for next time.
First night - casual meal or appetizers with drinks at Pega Pega Beach Bar at Manchebo
The next couple nights will either Chophouse or Elements if we feel like something nice, Pizza Bob's if we just want pizza, maybe sushi at the Chophouse, or possibly Asi es Mi Peru which has been on our list for a few years but we've never made it.

While staying in the hotel with no kitchen, we will like do the little mini mart for pastechi for breakfast, or maybe Matthews - we've always had good breakfast there. I also want the quesadillas from Costa Linda for lunch one day. And even though I just named all of these ideas, it's quite possible we will eat every meal at Pega Pega.

Saturday we are excited to try the Lion Fish Shack for lunch - they are only open Saturdays. Here is the website if anyone wants more info: http://thelionfishsnackaruba.com/

When we move to Palm Beach:
Pika's Corner - late lunch, early dinner type meal, local feel to it. Another one that's been on my list but we haven't made it yet.
Atardi will most likely be our anniversary dinner
Tango is my husband's favorite so he usually squeezes that in for a night.
Nos Clubhuis will be a stop for sure
Che Bar - I want to give them another try. After 2 good experiences, we had a not so good one. Since it's close to our hotel, we may go again.
Pelican's Nest appetizers are an annual tradition for us, so that will happen.
Surf Club chicken wings on the beach will be lunch for sure, and rotisserie chicken meal for dinner could be dinner one night. The rotisserie chicken meal from the Surf Club Captain's Galley is really an unbeatable deal - I think its $22 for the chicken and 2 sides.

Places we want to go to but probably won't
Oak and Taste My Aruba are both on the wish list, but because we don't like reservations I really don't see this happening.
Jon wants to go back to Chihuahua's, but I don't know if we will fit it in, and we eat Mexican food at home regularly so I may have to veto.
Kamini's or O'Niels in San Nicolas. If we are in the area and hungry I want to try one of these.

[schexc]

Interesting that you mentioned the Lion Fish Shack. I just happened to see while I was looking for directions to the Ostrich Farm and thought I'd look for it. I can't tell for sure from their pictures, but it looks like it's all deep fried?

With just a few weeks to go, restaurants are on my mind. A little about us - we don't like being tied to reservations and we rarely stick to our plans. Since we tend to eat dinner early, we usually don't have an issue getting in places last minute. We love fresh seafood and most of our choices will be casual. A lot of times we will do appetizers for lunch and dinner so lots of small bites means we can get in more of our favorites.

First few days are at Manchebo and I seriously considered doing their optional all inclusive plan because they do have good restaurant options. Ultimately we decided we will just pay as we go, but I'm going to try to keep my receipts to check against the AI price for next time.
First night - casual meal or appetizers with drinks at Pega Pega Beach Bar at Manchebo
The next couple nights will either Chophouse or Elements if we feel like something nice, Pizza Bob's if we just want pizza, maybe sushi at the Chophouse, or possibly Asi es Mi Peru which has been on our list for a few years but we've never made it.

While staying in the hotel with no kitchen, we will like do the little mini mart for pastechi for breakfast, or maybe Matthews - we've always had good breakfast there. I also want the quesadillas from Costa Linda for lunch one day. And even though I just named all of these ideas, it's quite possible we will eat every meal at Pega Pega.

Saturday we are excited to try the Lion Fish Shack for lunch - they are only open Saturdays. Here is the website if anyone wants more info: http://thelionfishsnackaruba.com/

When we move to Palm Beach:
Pika's Corner - late lunch, early dinner type meal, local feel to it. Another one that's been on my list but we haven't made it yet.
Atardi will most likely be our anniversary dinner
Tango is my husband's favorite so he usually squeezes that in for a night.
Nos Clubhuis will be a stop for sure
Che Bar - I want to give them another try. After 2 good experiences, we had a not so good one. Since it's close to our hotel, we may go again.
Pelican's Nest appetizers are an annual tradition for us, so that will happen.
Surf Club chicken wings on the beach will be lunch for sure, and rotisserie chicken meal for dinner could be dinner one night. The rotisserie chicken meal from the Surf Club Captain's Galley is really an unbeatable deal - I think its $22 for the chicken and 2 sides.

Places we want to go to but probably won't
Oak and Taste My Aruba are both on the wish list, but because we don't like reservations I really don't see this happening.
Jon wants to go back to Chihuahua's, but I don't know if we will fit it in, and we eat Mexican food at home regularly so I may have to veto.
Kamini's or O'Niels in San Nicolas. If we are in the area and hungry I want to try one of these.

[Pegmeister]

Your list sounds good! We’re like you in that we rather not do reservations and tend to dine out early. I have a list but it keeps changing. You might like to try Ike’s for breakfast. You can opt for ala Carte or order off the menu. I really love their coconut French toast but will opt for the buffet when they have the cinnamon rolls made with pie crust dough. I expect we’ll run into you at one point as our days at Manchebo overlap and I’ve come to enjoy a nice Manchito st Pega Pega.

[Traceyd14]

Your list sounds good! We’re like you in that we rather not do reservations and tend to dine out early. I have a list but it keeps changing. You might like to try Ike’s for breakfast. You can opt for ala Carte or order off the menu. I really love their coconut French toast but will opt for the buffet when they have the cinnamon rolls made with pie crust dough. I expect we’ll run into you at one point as our days at Manchebo overlap and I’ve come to enjoy a nice Manchito st Pega Pega.

Great tip on Ikes! Coconut french toast sounds great. I look forward to meeting you in person, Peg.

[Traceyd14]

Interesting that you mentioned the Lion Fish Shack. I just happened to see while I was looking for directions to the Ostrich Farm and thought I'd look for it. I can't tell for sure from their pictures, but it looks like it's all deep fried?

It's hard to tell, they don't give the best descriptions. I think the tacos look like the fish was pan fried, no real breading to see. Let us know if you make in there to check it out before we arrive.

[DiviDiviFan]

Love happy hour at Pega Pega, way too many yummy frozen drinks! You may want to try Santos for a breakfast sandwich, I enjoyed my trip there last year, it is where the Dushi bagels used to be across from Alhambro.

[Andrea J.]

I do not like making reservations either and it is hard to stick to a plan.
My mouth is watering thinking about coconut French toast.

[schexc]

Absolutely...

It's hard to tell, they don't give the best descriptions. I think the tacos look like the fish was pan fried, no real breading to see. Let us know if you make in there to check it out before we arrive.