We visited following the recommendation of other guests at our hotel (the Bucuti), but were sorely disappointed with our experience.
Being sat inside, one of us had the kitchen's microwave owen directly in our eyeline...and it seemed to be a well-used kitchen implement.
We were served an ice-cold, unopened bottle of red wine with no accompanying glasses; after five minutes, glasses and a corkscrew arrived, together an explanation that "some people like their red wine to be chilled"...
The food was so-so; the gnocchi was a tad undercooked. Unfortunately, when it comes to gnocchi, "a tad" is rather significant.
We waited 20+ minutes for our bill at the end of the meal, which was out by about 30 dollars (in our favour).
Having been to dozens of restaurants in Aruba, this is the first place that we've been to where we've come away saying "never again".
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Reviewed By
Leslie, posted on
Jul 3, 2010
Another fabulous dinner! We dined outdoors with the sun setting and the breeze blowing. The food was delicious as always! So many choices... so little time!
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Reviewed By
Spero, posted on
May 2, 2010
Food is excellent. One of the best Fettucine Carbonara's that I've ever had and I've eaten at a lot of New York area Italian restaurants. Other great dishes that our group had were the Canneloni appetizer and any of the pasta seafood dishes, especially those made with the fish filet which is a very moist grouper. Kids can order from the menu of Pizza Bob's which Ellioti's also owns and is next door. Pizza Bob's pizza is great bu the way. We sat outside where there was a live guitarist to add to the atmosphere. It was a busy night and service was a little slow but probably right for island speed.
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Reviewed By
mary, posted on
Apr 9, 2010
The most disappointing meal we had in 35 nights in Aruba. The italian bread
served cold. Ordered appitizer of eggplant parm - the sause tasted like
tomato paste minus any seasonings. My
husband order veal parm for dinner and
the marinara sause on that was no better. No second chance on this one.
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Reviewed By
Diane, posted on
Mar 4, 2010
Loved this place!!!
The food was fantastic!!! We actually showed up with 3 more people than our reservation and the restaurant was terrific about setting up for us. The place was packed but we were soon seated.
Each pasta was served hot and was delicious. I can't wait to go back!!
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Reviewed By
SL, posted on
Feb 25, 2010
Very good food in a noisy and unimpressive atmosphere.
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Reviewed By
The Craigs, posted on
Jan 29, 2010
Our party of 5 had dinner at Ellioti's in early January. The restaurant was full, inside and out, so we were glad that we had made a reservation. We shared 2 appetizers, which were okay. We were all disappointed with the entrees. Veal parm was so-so, special seafood pasta fra diavolo was mainly calamari which was one of our appetizers, another veal entree was not tender. Long wait for entrees. We would not try Ellioti's again.
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Reviewed By
johny5star, posted on
Jan 28, 2010
We had a party of 12 and the food ratings went from 7 to 9 depending on the meal. Since I am writing this review I gave it a 7. My meal was fresh but had the wrong sauce. The seafoode pasta was 90 % calamari but with a good taste. Overall it was a fun night and with a different choice3 of meals I may have been happier. Definetly a place worth another chance. The Chicken Parm and Raviolis were a hit.
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Reviewed By
Jane, posted on
Nov 7, 2009
Wanted to try this new Italian restaurant and we were not disappointed. Lots of interesting choices, nice variety,easy to find with good parking and Sharine was a great server and the hostess was very gracious as well. Enjoyed the fresh hot bread while we decided on the entrees. No room for dessert thjough it looked enticing but looking forward to lunch tomorrow.
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Reviewed By
Tom, posted on
Nov 3, 2009
Recently enjoyed Ellioti's. Went there because the chef came from Valentino's (formerly my favorite Aruba restaurant). While my girlfriend's Veal Parm didn't overwhelm her, my meal was great (a seafood offering over pasta). Little noisy but their wine list has improved. I would go back!!!
