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We are located in the heart of characteristic downtown Oranjestad and offer you a unique dining experience. Enjoy the freshest fish, biggest shrimp, or the most succulent Caribbean lobster amid the rustic ambience of the natural driftwood dining room. Our menu includes a large variety of typically Aruban delicacies including our three star fish soup and our mouth-watering filet of fish served with a mild Aruban Creole sauce... A seafood lovers dream come true. Furthermore all dishes are prepared with an Aruban touch and accompanied by Pan Bati, our famous Aruban corn bread. We welcome you to our intimate and comfortable Aruban seafood restaurant where we will do our utmost to make your dining
PRICE RANGE
$9 - $36
Special Diets
Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Late Night
CUISINES
Caribbean, Seafood
FEATURES
Takeout, Reservations, Seating, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Waterfront
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Reviewed 4 weeks ago

Wonderful fresh fish. We went twice. Obsessed with the Creole sauce. The service is fantastic. Excellent value. Consistently great dinners.

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed 4 weeks ago

This hidden gem is located off the main road down a side street and from the looks of it hasn’t been updated since it was built which is perfect because ALL of their time/effort goes into making their food. The waitstaff is amazing and the...food is the best we have had since visiting here. Get the blackened shrimp or catch of the day, you will NOT be disappointedMore

Date of visit: May 2023
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Reviewed 4 weeks ago

Best meal in Aruba! Seafood lovers take heed: DO NOT MISS this restaurant- absolutely fantastic!!!!!

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed 4 weeks ago

We took a charter fishing trip and they sent us here. They prepared the fish we caught !! They treated us like kings !! The food and service were excellent. We would highly recommend this restaurant!

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed 5 weeks ago

We did the fishing carter earlier that day and caught a nice fish. They cooked it for us 4 different ways. Absolutely delicious! Ton of food. Loved our waiter he was really nice. Would definitely recommend this to anyone and would come back. They called...a taxi for us and had it ready when we were done.More

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed April 13, 2023

This is the BEST place to eat in Aruba. They have a fresh catch daily that is so good. My daughter's do not like fish and one got a filet and the other chicken alfredo and both were excellent. The service was amazing! The portions...were very generous. A great valueMore

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed April 10, 2023

Our family dined here at the recommendation of our taxi driver. He said it was his favorite place. We can see why. The fresh catch meal was awesome. I had the Wahoo and my husband had the Mahi Mahi. They happened to have two fresh...choices that evening. The offer preparation in several ways. I had the Caribbean style and my husband opted for Arubian, Both were fantastic. Try the Arabian style polenta called funchi. This is a great restaurant to try some of the local cuisine,More

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed March 30, 2023

Food was excellent! Staff was friendly and professional. Service was great! Prices very reasonable.

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed March 18, 2023 via mobile

My family of 4 took the morning Driftwood 1 charter with Francis and Gregory (booked 2months in advance). We made reservations at the restaurant the day before in hopes that we’d be able to eat our catch! And we did! We caught 1 tuna and...1 wahoo which was more than enough for us to share with our family friends who ate with us that night. We got to choose several preparations for each fish. It was delicious and we all enjoyed our feast!More

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed March 14, 2023

Great place for a group for catch of the day. Make a reservation. And ask for the special menu three course dinner delicious!

Date of visit: February 2023
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Reviewed March 8, 2023 via mobile

We hade an offsite dinner as an option and part of the all inclusive at our hotel. Chosing Driftwood would mean that you get a set menu, which at fiest sight looks a little boring, so we decided to have from the regular menu. We...had starters like escargot, which was served with mashed potatoes? A little odd for a classic dish, and it was very little garloc as well. The texture on the mollusk was a little rubberish. The other startes was very average. Main cause as pastas and fish also left us unimpressed as they were very dry and therefore also hard. We of vaise did complain and we got a fair reduction of the bill. Service was average, but it could be that we was a little avoided as they understood we was not happy. But with the discounted bill. So unfortunately are experience was not that good, but in fairness I have been talking to others who have been there who had a much better experience then us. So maybe they had a bad day in the kitchen at our visit.More

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed March 7, 2023

We had the Arubian style fresh catch, mahi mahi, and a bottle of Malbec. The place was packed. Food came quickly and was really good. I would go back.

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed February 24, 2023 via mobile

Went to driftwood on Feb 21, 2023. And the food was absolutely amazing. I got the lobster Thermador it was to die for. The service was awesome too. We have eaten lots of places while in Aruba and service everywhere else was extremely slow but...at driftwood it was great! The food was the best on the island we’ve had so far. Might have to go one more time before we leaveMore

Date of visit: February 2023
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Reviewed February 22, 2023

my wife had jumbo fried shrimp, i had fried mahimahi made in an arubian sauce. both plates came out with a puddle of oil under the food. my fish sauce was served in a small , small dish that was just tomatoe sauce with sweet...peppers, onions, maybe two table spoons full. enough said.More

Date of visit: February 2023
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Reviewed February 20, 2023

My friend and I visited for dinner on a Friday night. It's such a cute restaurant with character. The service was top notch (Jairo was a fantastic server). That night they had fresh wahoo and mahi, so we each got a different fish. It was...super fresh and delicious and came with great sides. The appetizers were great too - I had shrimp cocktail and my friend had the chowder which were both good. It's nothing fancy when you walk in, but the food is very high quality and again, you can't beat the service. No bar to sit at, just FYI, but they do serve cocktails in addition to wine and beer.More

Date of visit: February 2023
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It is USD. It’s not cheap but well worth the money. Make a reservation early to be out on the pier
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  • Food: 4.5
  • Service: 4.5
  • Value: 4
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