The restaurant in the new club-house of Gold Coast Residence hardly has any walls, it floats in the gorgeous landscape, against the skyline of the Palm Beach Resorts and the salina. The developer Fito Croes reserved his best views for the clubhouse, which we truly appreciate.
The whole just-opened complex is very tastefully decorated by Marisol Croes Marchena. She has great flair, and picked interesting, Aruban-Caribbean accent pieces for all areas, from lobby, to forgive me, very friendly toilets!
We had dinner with a group of friends last Friday night. The girls started out with a delicious White Mojito with Passion Fruit Caviar, in the lounge area, we noticed some other locals and tourists taking the time for a drink before dinner, admiring the sunset.
We were seated in the super cool and nicely air-conditioned Wine room. What can I say, we locals love airco. The room is literally a wine room; it is nicely stocked with bottles from around the globe and the chic community table carries a steel plate top. Industrial, elegant, perfect!
We had everything on the menu and everything was delish: The new Vietnamese Beef Pho with a rich Pho broth, poured over rice noodles, braised beef slices, basil, cilantro, onions, green onions, bean sprouts, and an array of side condiments, red chilli, lime, hoisin and Sriracha sauces. Outstanding. We revisited the old favorite, creamy Corn Chowder served with deep fried polenta, popcorn, roasted corn and olive chips. Yummy. We tried the Peking Duck Tacos, just incredibly enjoyable. The Ceviche Caribeno with red snapper fillets, marinated in Leche Tigre, mango hot sauce, diced mangoes, lettuce, sweet potato crème, cilantro dust, popcorn and sweet potato chips, disappeared in no time. Of course, we had to order the Lamb Saco, inspired by Aruban street food, with Jerked lamb chops and lamb croquette, served with homemade barbeque sauce, tiny Johnny cakes, Aruban pasta salad with beets, coleslaw, garlic sauce, glazed beans and plantain chips. It lived up to its promise. The Caribbean Braised Lamb Shank cooked in curry coconut served with cashew crumble, pigeon-pea rice, pickled cauliflower, cilantro chips, lemon mint and bell pepper vinaigrette, cauliflower crème and roasted cauliflower, travelled around the table, everyone wanted a taste. And then we ordered some more stuff off the menu; we were tireless eaters!
For dessert the Pina Colada Coconut Panacotta served with a coconut gel, coconut powder, coconut crumble, pineapple vinaigrette, compressed pineapple, pineapple gel and pineapple meringue, hit the right spot! Also a deconstructed Tres Leches, in a surprising presentation was oh-so-good. Everything we ordered went well with a Josh Cellars Chardonnay, as recommended by the adorable wine steward, whose name I can never remember.
Alicia our server contributed greatly to the success of the evening. She is genuinely interested in her guests’ well being and took care of us like we were babies!
Chef-Proprietor Urvin Croes came to greet us at the end of evening, and we kissed his ring and swore allegiance, we are faithful followers, and we will return.
You may drive in via Malmokweg, and then park in the area of the Tennis Courts.
Call them to find out more (+297) 2800280
