Eetcafe The Paddock

On Wed nights you can get "all-u-can-eat-ribs" for $13!! Situated on the ocean side of the downtown area, picturesce of the cruise ships. Food was very good, baby-back ribs. We had about 5 racks. Service was good, as it was crazy. You can ask any waiter/waitress for something and BAM, you got it. Will visit again for sure. Casual dress, casual atmosphere, and great food, COME EARLY THOUGH!!

Great find!! And CHEAP prices....A great hamburger. We didn't go for the DUTCH component. We didn't know. However the menu appealed to all and we sat right on the beach in the downtown area.

A great find

I have been at the Paddock a few times. It was the first restaurant we visited during our first stay in Aruba in 2006, and we came back for more. Visited the Paddock again last year. We are an American-Dutch family. I usually order the Dutch fare, while my husband and kids order both Dutch and international dishes. The food and the view are great. I agree that the service is usually not up to par. The waitresses we have encountered so far were not particularly friendly and most seemed to be hung over. Have yet to experience a visit without witnessing a waitress dropping glass or dishes. The food makes up for a lot, though.

i really think this place is able to stay in business only because it is the first place people from cruise ships see when they disembark. i've been to aruba dozens of times and this is by far the worst place i have been to. the food is barely fair. the service is awful. and they even charged me $2 when i wanted a piece of bread to go with my steak.

You can definately skip this place. 90% of customers are dutch and that is who they cater to. Typical european don't care about anything service. Have not seen many americans there. Food is not good, service sucks and drinks are extremely overpriced. With so many other places on the island, why bother going here?

Our first time there was awful. Just terrible service. Waited a couple of years and went back last year. Got a table by the water and it went downhill from there. The place wasn't crowded, but we spent 2 1/2 hrs there.
The service was horrendous. Ask for a glass of water and he'd show up 20 minutes later. NEVER AGAIN!!

Had breakfast there our last day in Aruba. Their Ham & Gouda Cheese Omelet is fantastic. Comes with toast, fruit and slaw. Great combo.

Food was good here, but there is something wrong with the people that work here. Everytime we asked for something we felt like we were bothering them. To get us a refill on water seemed to be a huge bother. Very protective of there silverwear too!! Not friendly at all.

Terrible service. Very rude waitresses. Owners could care less about service.Only place on the island we were treated badly.

Visited The Paddock on march 20th and 22nd 2007. We had a great time here, food was great! We celebrated a birthday there as well, great atmosphere. Spun the wheel, lost a few, won a few. Big "G" and smooooth remy were great fun. We will definatly be back.