Wacky Wahoo's

f you want to go for a romantic date this is not your place. If you want the freshest seafood on the island at easonable prices it is. All the catch of the day items @ our table (4) were fantastic. It's loud noisy and crowded so son;t go without a reservation but the food is worth it./

In a normal world, WACKY WAHOO would be deserving of the very worst criticisms that can be imagined. The Location is very bad; The Service is bad, The Ambiance is non-existent - BUT: THE FOOD IS SO DAMN GOOD (it deserves at least a 15 on a scale of 1 to 10) that it easily and by far is the very best seafood restaurant in Aruba - hands down - nothing even comes close to it. Do not try walking into the place without a reservation - in all likelihood you will be turned away - the place is packed every night and you rub shoulders with your neighbors while eating and wind up yelling over the noise that prevails. BUT it is a wonderful dining experience and, if that is what you are looking for, then this place cannot be beat. Ignore or overlook all of the negatives surrounding this place and go to enjoy the food - that is what it is all about and they make no qualms about it.

We love this restaurant! It is a bit crowded but well worth the wait if you don't have a reservation. The grouper, cervichi, wahoo are all excellent choices! The service is great. We will definitely be back! See you in October!

Great food and very good service. The fish is fresh and very well prepared. But the atmosphere is terrible. The management has added more tables in this very small space. The restaurant is extremely extremely crowded with patrons practically sitting on top of one another . Because there are so many people stuffed in one small room it is also very loud and noisy. The waiter had to shout so that we could here him. Although the food was very good, this was not a relaxing experience.

Make a reservation before you leave for Aruba! This place is jumping and for good reason. Food fresh and delicious, service wonderful. Great place to go to for a top of the line meal!

We ate here last week and it ended up being the best place we went to for fresh and tasty seafood. I started out with a crab and corn chowder and it tasted real good and had plenty of crab. The one negative of this dish is that the crab is served inside the crab claws (they are sliced in half) however 2 of them were not sliced so the meat was impossible to get out. I would hope in the future they would just take the meat out for you as you are not given the proper silverware to dig the meat out. For our main entrees, we had wahoo and grouper. The fish were served grilled with olive oil and a tomato salsa that was amazing. The fish was super moist and it was served with rice and plantains. While seated, we overheard another customer say that it was his 3rd time eating at Wacky's within the last 2 weeks. After finishing our dinner, we totally understood why. A must for visitors to Aruba.

This is definately one of Aruba's best kept secrets..It is our first stop and last every visit to Aruba...fish is fresh and well prepared. Would highly recommend

We go this restaurant several times during our visits to Aruba. We have recommended Wacky Wahoo to our friends. The food is always amazing and fresh.

I hate to sound like a broken record like everyone else on this site, but this place is what it is, great food, reasonable price, attentive service and always fresh, tasty food.

However, it is the size of a pizza palor with 15 tables and you need a reservation to get a seat.

If you can spare a night to NOT eat on the beach or feeling like you are in South Beach, this is where you go. And once you go, it will always be on your list, especially if you feel the great food beats good environment.

Wed 09/21 – Wacky Wahoo’s
We have always loved the food at Wacky’s and have never been disappointed. DW & I both had the Aruban Fish soup as a starter. For dinner, DW had the Wahoo grilled in olive oil and I had the Barracuda pan-fried Aruban style. Food, service, and drinks excellent as always. The only negative continues to be the noise level as this place is too small and always packed. Reservations are a must even in low season.

There is no doubt that the seafood here is one of the tastiest and freshest on the island. Well presented and nice portions as well. We had to call from the States to make our reservation in advance because there was no other way to do so. The place is small, crowded and a reservation is a must during prime time. It's not a place to eat, relax and hang out, so you are in and out quickly. The manager/owner's ??, attitude could have been a bit more inviting and just greets a you and walks around the restaurant without much of a smile. The waiter however was attentive and did just fine.

Very small. Make a reservation. Food is excellent. We ate our leftovers cold for breakfast the next day. First stop next trip to Aruba.

On our flight to Aruba we met a local business man and when asked where his favorite place to eat in Aruba he mentioned Wacky Wahoo. It is a very small restaurant on the road to Noord. It seats about 45 patrons and is very tight. You need reservations and be on time as there is always someone waiting for your table. We visited three times and the Wahoo is out of this world as is the swordfish, kingfish and Barracuda. We had the Wahoo one night and with scallops as a daily special which was served with rice and mixed vegetables on another.
they have it down to a science of getting you in and out in about an hour but you do not feel rushed. I would definitely recommend this if you like fish and cannot wait to come back. Ask the waiter for his recommendation which we did and did not regret.

Very delicious food. Just make sure you make a reservation or you will probably not get in! This place is tiny but decorated well. The salad was very nice! Not your your plain lettuce and tomato borefest. I ordered the Wahoo fillet special and it was amazing. I do not have kids but if i did would probably not like to take them there due to small space. When I was there a lady had a baby carrier and it was in the walkway and you could barely make it by. Obviously this would make it hard to navigate if you were in a wheelchair as well .

Overall though friendly and on top of it staff mixed with delicious food!

We ate here for the first time as we have been to Aruba several times. We all had different meals and everyone loved the food. The fish is so fresh Service was quick and friendly. This will be a regular dinner destination on our Aruban vacations

WACKY WAHOO is a must do for us each year and this year was no exception. We did note that they had rearranged their seating to get more customers in and that the service was a bit slower than usual because of that. We also noted that they had "fancied up" their menu and had a good laugh at that - because there was no reason to do that.
The food continued to be excellent and the ambiance is what it is - plan on rubbing shoulders with you neighbor - the food makes up for all those petty issues. GO and enjoy the food- that's what it is all about. We are hopeful, nonetheless, that the management will eventually see the wisdom of expanding the restaurant or relocating it to a larger facility - the place merits an upgrade of that nature and we are confident that they would benefit from doing so. This place remains on our "must do" list and you should consider placing it on yours as well.

I don't know about Michael, but we ate here last week and the food was spectacular! The place was jammed and we had no reservation, but the staff worked us right in. Still, reservations are probably best. We ate every scrap served and I would have licked my plate but for fear of my wife slapping me in public! It does get a bit noisy inside but this is hardly an issue when the food is so expertly prepared. Don't miss Wacky Wahoo's!

Went to Wacky Wahoo's last year and had a great meal. They have expanded with more seats packed into the same space this year and it shows. The service and food were not as good and the atmosphere has become extremely noisy. They have fallen from great to average. We won't be back.

One of our top 3 Aruba restaurants! Every dish is delish. The Caribbean Roasted Chicken is my favorite and my husbands is the Grouper. Tables are a little crowded and service is ok but the food is fresh and perfectly prepared!

MON PRÉFÉRÉ !!!Our BEST SEAFOOD.We try a lot of resto on the island because we have house there and we live in Canada, but everytime that we go to Aruba we could not miss that one,les fruits de mer y sont excellents, surtout le grouper qui est le poisson de l'île tendre, doux, les assiettes sont TRÈS généreuses, les prix sont abordables,you must RESERVED if you want to try the best arubian seafood of the island.

To be upfront, I am not a fish lover, and my girlfriend is allergic to shellfish. That being said, Some of the food was very good, and some not so much so. The seafood cream soup and bean soups were both excellent, the ceviche was purported to be hot,(not sure if that meant spicy of warm, it was neither) and was not all that flavorful, the chicken alfredo was decent, excellent grilled chicken over a rather bland and very sticky alfredo, and fishy bobs shrimp casserole with aruban hot peppers...bleah...shrimp and noodles with bell peppers, flavorless. Having said that, The place was packed wall to wall and people seemed to be enjoying themselves, and the service and drinks were top-notch, though there are too many better restaurants in Aruba for me to consider going back to that remote spot.

Wacky Wahoo's is currently the No. 1 restaurant in Aruba according to TripAdvisor's 148 restaurants listed. I now know why! On the downside it was noisy and crowded and small - so make reservations and don't go here for a romantic dinner. However, the food is really fresh, I had the Wahoo fish that was caught just the day before - prepared fresh, served fresh, absolutely amazing for any fish maven - but beware, when they say spicy they mean burn your face off hot - so ask for medium or mild if you plan to get something in sauce! Do not miss the creamy seafood soup!! IF you are bringing children ask for the plain fettucine and they will saute it in oil - they also have Fettucine alfredo but ask for it with no greens because my daughter wouldn't touch it because of the greens in it. But when they came back with plain fettucine she gobbled it up. The service is great and they are very authentic and you can tell have great pride in their restaurant - kudos!!!

After 42 trips to Aruba in 26 years we
have eaten in quite a few places.
As my wife and sister call it The Wacky Wahoo is quite a place.
Starting with the most wonderful black bean soup, and then each of oue dinners was special.
I had the Arubian seafood stew, my Brother in law had the
steak and I quote it was the best he had all trip, and that includes Ruth's Cris, and El Gaucho.
My wife and sister had the Grouper it
was outstand.
Wacky may look a bit different from outside but it is the best fish place on the island.

Excellent-- limited parking and a little hard to find, but very much worth the search. Small so make a reservation

Most excellent! Chef Harold prepared the food perfectly. The blackbean soup was tasty, Aruban soup-fish a little strong but liquid was just spicy right. We had the wahoo done Aruban style-flesh perfect, spices just right. Cornbread & plantain were excellent sides, nice rice. Quarters were tight but conversation still possible, temperature cool for close qtrs.Lighting outside to identify location was poor, We almost missed it a second time. Make reservations early