Aruba Beach Cafe

Exceptional seating right off the sandy shores with a view of paradise. Came here with my wife & had a wonderful time. All of our worries went away as we enjoyed great food and good vibes. I had the Angus Cheeseburger with Fries and she had a Seafood Alfredo Platter with shrimp & scallops. All in all, 5⭐'s, if not for the food, for the amazing view. The outdoor seating is exceptional and highly recommended. Our server was nice and friendly. Very accommodating. Will most definitely be back again. Paid about $70 for both of us. Great food, good pricing and even better location! 👍🏻

If you haven't been, you must visit this little hidden gem 🤝🏼

The location is great. It's right on the beach . You will feel like if you were in vacation! When they have music from the Caribbean Islands is even better!
Environment GREAT , friendly.
You can sit outside, literally almost next to the water and enjoy the beach, or inside with AC with amazing windows.

Their menu have different choices but i would recommend obviously the seafood/ fish.
Cocktails 🍸… all of them!!

It doesn’t matter the time you go, the experience is always incredible!

I go often here!

It is NOT in the pictures but my favorite plate there is:

Florida Seafood Soup
Shrimp, calamari, scallops, mussels, fish and fresh spinach in a tomato fennel broth.

This place is beautiful, It is right in front of the beach, The area consists of several restaurants and bars as well as walkways to sit around and hang out.

The food was great and honestly considering the location was reasonably priced, You can ask for seats behind the restaurant which are located literally by the sand on the beach.

We had a great dinner right on the beach Tuesday evening before our flight home. We came during happy hour but did not participate as it is only offered at the bar (We we’re fine with this as we had such a beautiful view of the beach). They have live music inside which is really nice.

Our server was really nice and funny - sadly I forgot her name but she did a fantastic job.

To start: 1/2 dozen oysters (fresh and big) and the crab cake. You also need to try their house made bread it was so good and the whipped honey butter was to die for.

Our table ordered the double lobster tails, baked stuffed shrimp (the stuffing was incredible) and the seafood trio. Drinks were also great.

Such a great spot that has something for everyone but their seafood is delicious and fresh. We love to bring people here when we’re in town.

Frozen key lime colada is SO refreshing - highly recommend for anyone who enjoys a nice fruity drink!

The Bimini bread (loaf) was fluffy and delicious (and the hand towelettes are much appreciated based on the messy reality that come w/ the glaze)

Recommend not sitting on the beach if the patio is open; though the view was incredible there are not umbrellas for any sun coverage and the tables/chairs are in the sand

Pictured: Stuffed Shrimp

This place NEVER disappoints. The atmosphere (being right on the beach) is amazing. The food was great, reasonably priced and our server, (Maddie), was top-notch and so friendly. We made a special trip down from West Palm Beach to enjoy this place and it didn't let us down!

We were surprised with the quality of the food here, especially at this price point. It seemed like there were a lot of people there when we had lunch. Service was great! Food was good and arrived quickly

Love this place! Awesome live music, nice crowd, great service, excellent food and beautiful views! The white wine and garlic mussels are perfect. Salmon with teriyaki glaze is delicious. We drive up from Miami whenever we can.

I hadn't been here in years but my sister was in town and we decided to take her before she left. Everything was AMAZING. I honestly cannot recall the names of the drinks (my mom got a margarita). The food was so filling. I had the shrimp quesadilla and it was way better than it sounded lol. Also, the turkey club was huge! We definitely had leftovers. Also, everyone who worked there was so incredibly nice. We will definitely start coming again more often. 😁

Great low-key restaurant on the beach with an amazing view, great food, and fast and friendly service. It's our new favorite beach hang out. They have live music, and even though we usually sit outside, there is a great view of the beach from inside too. Love this place!

Omggggg...this place is just like the Caribbean. So everyone goes for the food. We go here for the scenery, the calypso nights and the awesome drinks. We never miss out on this restaurant when we're in Ft lauderdale. This place is such a gem. We danced till midnight, then went out on thr beach and ate pizza!!!!

We had the best attentive server! Food was fresh! We went early so parking wasn't a hassle. Walked in smiling. Walked out cheesing

Conch fritters were delicious as was the pot stickers! The seafood salad was yummy.

What a great place. We had out of town guests and took them to lunch at Aruba Cafe. The first and only issue for our visit was parking. We had to decide between on street parking or lots requiring you download an app to pay for parking. The other choice was to use the valet, which had prices posted. $10 seemed expensive to park just to have lunch, and that's per vehicle. Since we arrived in two cars, not having a normal parking lot was awkward. Everything else was great. The view from our table made it all worthwhile. It was fantastic. The table side windows are right on the sandy beach with a great view of the ocean, the pier (which is still broken from hurricane damage), and all the scenery the beach has to offer. The food was excellent. We started with the Bimini Bready, which was just as good as you can find anywhere on Bimini island. Everyone in our party loved what they ordered. I had a Strawberry Fields salad with dolphin (mahi mahi) added and it was great. We ordered beers too, and my critique of the menu is that it needs to give more details of the craft beer offerings. For example, it describes one as a Hazy IPA and asked the waitress about it. She returned to tell me it was the hazy type. No info on %ABV, where it's made, etc... It was good, whatever it was. Yes it was hazy too!

Great atmosfere! Great music.
Our server wasn't in a good day.... pressuring us to order and we wanted to take our time...having drinks...appetizers...then dinner.
This kind of place is to enjoy it...have fun... and not to feel you have to hurry because the server want us to leave quick to get more customers... I hate that.
Zero to the server.

I love this place right on the water, and the hostess was great and friendly. Food was great

Great food and atmosphere always. Never had a bad meal in 15 years. Great music, happy hrs and even valet.👍

The food was cooked perfectly. (Blackened salmon and tropical vegetables). The waiter was all smiles, very polite and helpful to a newbie to the area.
Get the cheesecake!

Went for happy hour and the place was packed. Good deal on drinks and go early if you want to grab a seat at the bar. Quesadilla was good but underwhelmed by the pork plate.

I tell you, COME DURING BRUNCH AND ASK FOR THE SERVER ANA YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED. Their food is so good and the experience is amazing with this server. If you come you will not be disappointed!