Wilhelmina Restauant

A GreatRestaurant located in Oranjestad, Aruba.

Wilhelmina Restaurant is everything a GreatRestaurant should be! The food is creative and delicious without being pretentious.

 Our dinner began with two very tasty treats. There was a taste of pumpkin soup which was amoung the best that I have ever had, and an incredibly tasty bite that I believe they called Dutch finger food. This was a fantastic indicator of what was to come.

 We selected a bottle of red Zinfandel from a well thought out wine list and then my wife and I shared their Wilhelmina's Ravioli (filled with tender braised beef short rib, foie gras & mushroom)for an appetizer, it was delicious.

 For our dinner, my wife selected the Mahi Mahi which was fresh and done very creatively, she definitely enjoyed it. I was tempted to order the Indonesian Roasted Pork which looked very interesting and came highly recommended. Courious about the "traditional Indonesian sauce", I requested a taste of it and they graciously provided me one. It was very interesting, it had a hint of anise which many people love but which I don't care for, so I passed on the pork and went with their Filet au Poivre.

 Yes, I know, boring, but I have found that a simple filet is often a good indicator of a restaurant's quality. The steak was cooked exactly as I requested it and served with au Poivre and hollandaise sauce which was a great complement to the filet. It was delicious.

 We are not generally dessert people but we decided to try their Chocolate dessert, it went very well with the big red Zinfandel we were drinking.

 The staff was wonderful, they were friendly, helpful and attentive without being intrusive and we ended up meeting the Chef at the end of the night. It was nice to be able to complement him and his staff and let him know how much we enjoyed our dinner.

 Wilhelmina Restaurant is a GreatRestaurant and we will return to enjoy their wonderful food and service again.