Aruba

David R Eisner <deisner.TakeThisOut@nycap.rr.com> wrote in message news:<EXW5d.24107$yg.16593@twister.nyroc.rr.com>...
> Aruba Grand is in Palm Beach
>
> Yaofeng wrote:
>
> >Ron-330@webtv.net wrote in message news:<1883-4154D98B-438.TakeThisOut@storefull-3277.bay.webtv.net>...
> >
> >
> >>Will be in Aruba next month,staying at Aruba Grand. Any place near to
> >>shop for snacks and such? Any info on Aruba would be helpful. Thanks
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Aruba Grand is located in downtown Oranjestad. So it is in close
> >proximity to many shops and resturants.
> >
> >
>
> --

You are right!!!

Sorry. I guess he is limited to eating at the usual gringo hangouts
like Tony Romas, Amazonia, etc.. Fast food is a plenty...

At least the water is warm.
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Not looking for fast food. We can eat at the "gringo " resturants in
the states. We both like safood and carribbean food . Thanks
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Ron-330.RemoveThis@webtv.net wrote in message news:<15042-41599A2D-99.RemoveThis@storefull-3272.bay.webtv.net>...
> Not looking for fast food. We can eat at the "gringo " resturants in
> the states. We both like safood and carribbean food . Thanks

Am afraid all you get around Aruba Grand is the "gringo" resturants.
I don't even know how you go to town without a rental car. There is
bus service for 2 gilders (a little over a dollar, G1.75=$1) but I
never took it myself and I also don't know if it serves between the
resort and town.

Ask the hotel how you go to town. If you want some criyollo (local or
creole) food, it is usually at out of the place locations away from
town. If you have a rental car it would be easier. Criyollo seafood
is usually good, and fresh. Red snapper is abundant. The fisherman
usually goes out at night and sells his catch during the day. Do try
to eat whole fish at local resturants. You know gringo resturants
won't serve you that. There are also some Colombian resturants
catering to the local Spanish population. Try their soup.

King's Rib, a Caribbean BBQ, located on the way to your resort just
out of Oranjestad is not bad and inexpensive. I'd prefer that to Tony
Romas. When you go out of town heading toward the resort. It is on
the right hand side about 1/2 mile past the Valero gas station. In
Aruba every restaurant has to have one day off (maybe not the gringo
ones). Many choose Monday. Keep that in mind.

Fried (or cooked) plantain is popular (typical Caribbean). A pancake
like bread is also local staple food that goes with your dish but I
wasn't impressed.

It seems every gringo who goes to Aruba has to try El Gaucho at least
once. I hope you avoid that trap. It's an Argentinian steakhouse
located in town. Not bad but a little pricey. Nothing you can not
get back home. It gets so bad you usualy won't get in without
advanced reservation.

Aruba has beer from US (Bud, Coors), the Netherland (Heineken, Amstel
Light/Bright), Germany (Beck), Venezuela (Polar), Colombia (Aquila),
the Caribbean (Presidente from the Dominican Republic just to name
one) and local beer (Balashi). I may have missed some. There is a
Peruvian beer. But I forgot the name (not popular either). Most are
packaged in 7 or 8 oz bottles. I like Presidente. But it is not
always available nor served at every resturant. Chilean wine is
likely even cheaper than home because of the close proximity.

Don't eat Japanese. Sashimi at Benihana is shipped from Boston. Too
expensive.

You'll love Aruba. Enjoy it.
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> Ron-330.RemoveThis@webtv.net wrote in message news:<15042-41599A2D-99@storefull-
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>> Not looking for fast food. We can eat at the "gringo " resturants in
>> the states. We both like safood and carribbean food . Thanks
>
> Am afraid all you get around Aruba Grand is the "gringo" resturants.
> I don't even know how you go to town without a rental car. There is
> bus service for 2 gilders (a little over a dollar, G1.75=$1) but I
> never took it myself and I also don't know if it serves between the
> resort and town.
>
> Ask the hotel how you go to town. If you want some criyollo (local or
> creole) food, it is usually at out of the place locations away from
> town. If you have a rental car it would be easier. Criyollo seafood
> is usually good, and fresh. Red snapper is abundant. The fisherman
> usually goes out at night and sells his catch during the day. Do try
> to eat whole fish at local resturants. You know gringo resturants
> won't serve you that. There are also some Colombian resturants
> catering to the local Spanish population. Try their soup.
>
> King's Rib, a Caribbean BBQ, located on the way to your resort just
> out of Oranjestad is not bad and inexpensive. I'd prefer that to Tony
> Romas. When you go out of town heading toward the resort. It is on
> the right hand side about 1/2 mile past the Valero gas station. In
> Aruba every restaurant has to have one day off (maybe not the gringo
> ones). Many choose Monday. Keep that in mind.
>
> Fried (or cooked) plantain is popular (typical Caribbean). A pancake
> like bread is also local staple food that goes with your dish but I
> wasn't impressed.
>
> It seems every gringo who goes to Aruba has to try El Gaucho at least
> once. I hope you avoid that trap. It's an Argentinian steakhouse
> located in town. Not bad but a little pricey. Nothing you can not
> get back home. It gets so bad you usualy won't get in without
> advanced reservation.
>
> Aruba has beer from US (Bud, Coors), the Netherland (Heineken, Amstel
> Light/Bright), Germany (Beck), Venezuela (Polar), Colombia (Aquila),
> the Caribbean (Presidente from the Dominican Republic just to name
> one) and local beer (Balashi). I may have missed some. There is a
> Peruvian beer. But I forgot the name (not popular either). Most are
> packaged in 7 or 8 oz bottles. I like Presidente. But it is not
> always available nor served at every resturant. Chilean wine is
> likely even cheaper than home because of the close proximity.
>
> Don't eat Japanese. Sashimi at Benihana is shipped from Boston. Too
> expensive.
>
> You'll love Aruba. Enjoy it.
>


There are small convenience shops in the resorts and hotels. You don't need
to eat at American restaurant chains. There are lots of great restaurants
in the dozen or so hotels on Palm Beach. Theres a nice casual place right
on the water near the Playa Linda/Holiday Inn. Great seafood, and you can
eat on the water in your swimsuit if you like.

The restaurant at the lighthouse (El Faro Blanco?) is excellent. Take a
taxi from Palm Beach. Around $5. Of course you'll get excellent sea food
almost anywhere.

If you do rent a car, try Las Brisas or Flying Fishbone, both about 10
miles away. There are newer, trendy places too. Ask around when you get
there.

El Gaucho is an Argentine steak place thats been there for 20 years and is
good, but is not a necessary stop. Stay away from the restaurants near the
pier in town. Tourist traps and not good quality food.

We stay in Palm Beach almost every evening as you can walk to any place
along the beach/walkway, anytime of the day or night. Aruba is very clean,
very friendly, and very safe. Service is good, food is good. One happy
island.

When you get there, you'll find all the little tourist magazines that
advertise. There are also many websites about Aruba.

Have fun, and don't waste your time with timeshare tours. They are still
peddling those, last I checked, though in Aruba they are not as aggressive
as they can be in say, Cancun. Just say no thank you. I figure 3 hours of
my time in Aruba is worth way more than a dinner or a car rental. Also, if
you're intersted in timeshare, there are plenty to buy from folks that are
reselling. Why pay top dollar from the developer or management company?

-- ipgrunt
 >> Stay informed about: Aruba 

We were in Aruba twice this summer had tried some new places. Black
Hog owned by people from MA has the best BBQ and a fun place for kids.
This would ONLY be an option to me, if you were a biker or had kids.
Cuba's Cooking is a cool little place. Nice food and good music. Try
the Mojito, my new fav. drink. Madame Janette's is in the top 3 for
the island. Papiamento is good. I still love Gasparitos. There are
buses from the hi rise strip to town but I do not know their schedules
since renting a car is so cheap and my preferred method of transport.
I am going to a wedding in March at Ventanas de la Mere. Looks nice.

Ann
www.bonairecaribbean.com

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> > Ron-330.TakeThisOut@webtv.net wrote in message news:<15042-41599A2D-99@storefull-
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> >> Not looking for fast food. We can eat at the "gringo " resturants in
> >> the states. We both like safood and carribbean food . Thanks
> >
> > Am afraid all you get around Aruba Grand is the "gringo" resturants.
> > I don't even know how you go to town without a rental car. There is
> > bus service for 2 gilders (a little over a dollar, G1.75=$1) but I
> > never took it myself and I also don't know if it serves between the
> > resort and town.
> >
> > Ask the hotel how you go to town. If you want some criyollo (local or
> > creole) food, it is usually at out of the place locations away from
> > town. If you have a rental car it would be easier. Criyollo seafood
> > is usually good, and fresh. Red snapper is abundant. The fisherman
> > usually goes out at night and sells his catch during the day. Do try
> > to eat whole fish at local resturants. You know gringo resturants
> > won't serve you that. There are also some Colombian resturants
> > catering to the local Spanish population. Try their soup.
> >
> > King's Rib, a Caribbean BBQ, located on the way to your resort just
> > out of Oranjestad is not bad and inexpensive. I'd prefer that to Tony
> > Romas. When you go out of town heading toward the resort. It is on
> > the right hand side about 1/2 mile past the Valero gas station. In
> > Aruba every restaurant has to have one day off (maybe not the gringo
> > ones). Many choose Monday. Keep that in mind.
> >
> > Fried (or cooked) plantain is popular (typical Caribbean). A pancake
> > like bread is also local staple food that goes with your dish but I
> > wasn't impressed.
> >
> > It seems every gringo who goes to Aruba has to try El Gaucho at least
> > once. I hope you avoid that trap. It's an Argentinian steakhouse
> > located in town. Not bad but a little pricey. Nothing you can not
> > get back home. It gets so bad you usualy won't get in without
> > advanced reservation.
> >
> > Aruba has beer from US (Bud, Coors), the Netherland (Heineken, Amstel
> > Light/Bright), Germany (Beck), Venezuela (Polar), Colombia (Aquila),
> > the Caribbean (Presidente from the Dominican Republic just to name
> > one) and local beer (Balashi). I may have missed some. There is a
> > Peruvian beer. But I forgot the name (not popular either). Most are
> > packaged in 7 or 8 oz bottles. I like Presidente. But it is not
> > always available nor served at every resturant. Chilean wine is
> > likely even cheaper than home because of the close proximity.
> >
> > Don't eat Japanese. Sashimi at Benihana is shipped from Boston. Too
> > expensive.
> >
> > You'll love Aruba. Enjoy it.
> >
>
>
> There are small convenience shops in the resorts and hotels. You don't need
> to eat at American restaurant chains. There are lots of great restaurants
> in the dozen or so hotels on Palm Beach. Theres a nice casual place right
> on the water near the Playa Linda/Holiday Inn. Great seafood, and you can
> eat on the water in your swimsuit if you like.
>
> The restaurant at the lighthouse (El Faro Blanco?) is excellent. Take a
> taxi from Palm Beach. Around $5. Of course you'll get excellent sea food
> almost anywhere.
>
> If you do rent a car, try Las Brisas or Flying Fishbone, both about 10
> miles away. There are newer, trendy places too. Ask around when you get
> there.
>
> El Gaucho is an Argentine steak place thats been there for 20 years and is
> good, but is not a necessary stop. Stay away from the restaurants near the
> pier in town. Tourist traps and not good quality food.
>
> We stay in Palm Beach almost every evening as you can walk to any place
> along the beach/walkway, anytime of the day or night. Aruba is very clean,
> very friendly, and very safe. Service is good, food is good. One happy
> island.
>
> When you get there, you'll find all the little tourist magazines that
> advertise. There are also many websites about Aruba.
>
> Have fun, and don't waste your time with timeshare tours. They are still
> peddling those, last I checked, though in Aruba they are not as aggressive
> as they can be in say, Cancun. Just say no thank you. I figure 3 hours of
> my time in Aruba is worth way more than a dinner or a car rental. Also, if
> you're intersted in timeshare, there are plenty to buy from folks that are
> reselling. Why pay top dollar from the developer or management company?
>
> -- ipgrunt
 >> Stay informed about: Aruba 

IPGrunt <me.TakeThisOut@privacy.net> wrote in message news:<Xns9572DF756A98Ceternalwrench.TakeThisOut@130.133.1.4>...
>
> There are small convenience shops in the resorts and hotels. You don't need
> to eat at American restaurant chains. There are lots of great restaurants
> in the dozen or so hotels on Palm Beach. Theres a nice casual place right
> on the water near the Playa Linda/Holiday Inn. Great seafood, and you can
> eat on the water in your swimsuit if you like.
>
> The restaurant at the lighthouse (El Faro Blanco?) is excellent. Take a
> taxi from Palm Beach. Around $5. Of course you'll get excellent sea food
> almost anywhere.
>
> If you do rent a car, try Las Brisas or Flying Fishbone, both about 10
> miles away. There are newer, trendy places too. Ask around when you get
> there.
>

You meant Brisas del Mar? Flying Fishbone is more like 20 miles away
(maybe 15) on the other end of the island. Not easy to find. But
food is good. Aruba is so small you can drive from one end to another
in 30 minutes without traffic. Brisas del Mar is also on the other
end of the island, BTW.

If you come to this end of the island opposite of where the resorts
are, try Promenade in San Nicolas. Promenade has Sunday brunch buffet
for 48 gilders per person I think (Sorry I am not good at remembering
numbers. It is probably a little less.). Don't let the buffet fool
you. It is not the buffet we know where they pile food up on a table
and you just help yourself. It is still full service. The price
includes all drinks. You order what you want from the menu but there
is no limit as to how many items you order, of course one at a time.
There is less waste and quality of food is maintained. Try oyster on
the half shell and lamb chops. Seafood avacado is also good. On a
regular day Promenade is still recommended. It is closed on Mondays.
Promenade is in the center of San Nicolas, about a mile away from
Flying Fishbone.

> El Gaucho is an Argentine steak place thats been there for 20 years and is
> good, but is not a necessary stop. Stay away from the restaurants near the
> pier in town. Tourist traps and not good quality food.
>
> We stay in Palm Beach almost every evening as you can walk to any place
> along the beach/walkway, anytime of the day or night. Aruba is very clean,
> very friendly, and very safe. Service is good, food is good. One happy
> island.
>
> When you get there, you'll find all the little tourist magazines that
> advertise. There are also many websites about Aruba.
>
> Have fun, and don't waste your time with timeshare tours. They are still
> peddling those, last I checked, though in Aruba they are not as aggressive
> as they can be in say, Cancun. Just say no thank you. I figure 3 hours of
> my time in Aruba is worth way more than a dinner or a car rental. Also, if
> you're intersted in timeshare, there are plenty to buy from folks that are
> reselling. Why pay top dollar from the developer or management company?
>
> -- ipgrunt
 >> Stay informed about: Aruba 

On 29 Sep 2004 03:58:01 GMT, IPGrunt <me RemoveThis @privacy.net> wrote:


>> You'll love Aruba. Enjoy it.
>>
>
>

>If you do rent a car, try Las Brisas or Flying Fishbone, both about 10
>miles away. There are newer, trendy places too. Ask around when you get
>there.
>
>-- ipgrunt

Flying Fishbone has been our very favorite stop everytime we get to
Aruba. Most fantastically beautiful and romantic spots you will ever
want to dine at and the food is fabulous. In the attachment is a
couple of pictures from the restaurant. One from the beachside
looking out to the water and the other how they have the tables on the
beach. Just a great spot at sunset! Enjoy,,,wish I was going too!


www.flyingfishbone.com
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While I'll agree that the Flying Fishbone is a good choice in the
island, I would say in general Aruba isn't what it used to be. I've
been there three times over the last six or so years, most recently in
Spring 2003. We've noticed a steady decline with each visit. Not so
much in safety and class of accomodations, but in overall experience.
It's not hard to find a good restaurant, true, but it is difficult to
avoid the impression that the island is just Boston transplanted to the
Caribbean. On the last trip it seemed pretty much devoid of much local
culture, and those "Gawd! We live 10 blocks from you back home! Let's
hang out!" moments, complete with a blasting Baha Men sountrack, are not
something my wife and I enjoy. We won't be back. Personal opinion,
YMMV, etc.



Christina wrote:
> Flying Fishbone has been our very favorite stop everytime we get to
> Aruba. Most fantastically beautiful and romantic spots you will ever
> want to dine at and the food is fabulous. In the attachment is a
> couple of pictures from the restaurant. One from the beachside
> looking out to the water and the other how they have the tables on the
> beach. Just a great spot at sunset! Enjoy,,,wish I was going too!
>
>
> www.flyingfishbone.com
>
>
>
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> IPGrunt <me.TakeThisOut@privacy.net> wrote in message news:
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>>
>> There are small convenience shops in the resorts and hotels. You don't
need
>> to eat at American restaurant chains. There are lots of great
restaurants
>> in the dozen or so hotels on Palm Beach. Theres a nice casual place
right
>> on the water near the Playa Linda/Holiday Inn. Great seafood, and you
can
>> eat on the water in your swimsuit if you like.
>>
>> The restaurant at the lighthouse (El Faro Blanco?) is excellent. Take a
>> taxi from Palm Beach. Around $5. Of course you'll get excellent sea food
>> almost anywhere.
>>
>> If you do rent a car, try Las Brisas or Flying Fishbone, both about 10
>> miles away. There are newer, trendy places too. Ask around when you get
>> there.
>>
>
> You meant Brisas del Mar? Flying Fishbone is more like 20 miles away
> (maybe 15) on the other end of the island. Not easy to find. But
> food is good. Aruba is so small you can drive from one end to another
> in 30 minutes without traffic. Brisas del Mar is also on the other
> end of the island, BTW.
>
> If you come to this end of the island opposite of where the resorts
> are, try Promenade in San Nicolas. Promenade has Sunday brunch buffet
> for 48 gilders per person I think (Sorry I am not good at remembering
> numbers. It is probably a little less.). Don't let the buffet fool
> you. It is not the buffet we know where they pile food up on a table
> and you just help yourself. It is still full service. The price
> includes all drinks. You order what you want from the menu but there
> is no limit as to how many items you order, of course one at a time.
> There is less waste and quality of food is maintained. Try oyster on
> the half shell and lamb chops. Seafood avacado is also good. On a
> regular day Promenade is still recommended. It is closed on Mondays.
> Promenade is in the center of San Nicolas, about a mile away from
> Flying Fishbone.
>
>> El Gaucho is an Argentine steak place thats been there for 20 years and
is
>> good, but is not a necessary stop. Stay away from the restaurants near
the
>> pier in town. Tourist traps and not good quality food.
>>
>> We stay in Palm Beach almost every evening as you can walk to any place
>> along the beach/walkway, anytime of the day or night. Aruba is very
clean,
>> very friendly, and very safe. Service is good, food is good. One happy
>> island.
>>
>> When you get there, you'll find all the little tourist magazines that
>> advertise. There are also many websites about Aruba.
>>
>> Have fun, and don't waste your time with timeshare tours. They are still
>> peddling those, last I checked, though in Aruba they are not as
aggressive
>> as they can be in say, Cancun. Just say no thank you. I figure 3 hours
of
>> my time in Aruba is worth way more than a dinner or a car rental. Also,
if
>> you're intersted in timeshare, there are plenty to buy from folks that
are
>> reselling. Why pay top dollar from the developer or management company?
>>
>> -- ipgrunt

Yes, Brisas del Mar. Great little place with terrific food with a local
touch. Quite casual, as are most places in Aruba.

And Flying Fishbone is terrific also, as described by the other poster.

As I remember, they are both in the same general area, but get directions
before you go!

-- ipgrunt
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