Aruba Bar & Restaurant

3.8

120 Reviews

£25 and under

International

Good for special occasions
Good for groups
Great for outdoor dining

Aruba Restaurant & Bar is located on Bournemouth seafront overlooking the Bournemouth Pier with spectacular unspoilt views across the bay. Both a restaurant and a bar Aruba offers fresh food, excellent cocktails along with a great selection of drinks in a relaxed yet busy environment.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
International
Hours of operation
Breakfast: Tuesday- Sunday: 9:00am - 11:00am Lunch: Monday - Sunday: 12:00pm - 5:00pm Dinner: Monday - Friday: 6:00pm - 10:00pm Dinner: Saturday & Sunday: 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Phone number
12022300040
Website
http://www.aruba-bournemouth.co.uk/
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Private party facilities
We can cater for all sizes of parties and for types of occasions. For more information call us to discuss your requirements
Private party contact
Marc: 01202 554211

Location
Pier Approach, Bournemouth, Dorset BH2 5AA
Neighborhood
Bournemouth
Parking details
Aruba is situated within walking distance of four large car parks: Bath Road North and Bath Road South Car Parks, The Pavilion Car Park and the Bournemouth international Centre Car Park
Public transit
Yellow Buses and local taxis stop 50 meters from the front door.
Entertainment
Aruba hosts DJ's every Friday and Saturday night from 10pm till 2am to really help you celebrate the weekend.
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Dancing, Entertainment, Full Bar, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 120 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

3.8

3.8 based on all time ratings

3.8Food
4Service
3.8Ambience
2.3Value

Noise • Energetic

120 Reviews

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NatalieBrastock
Dorset
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Reviewed on April 18, 2019
1. Overall 5
Great service. Amazing cocktails. Nice, clean place
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OpenTable Diner
Dorset
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 5, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
We found the staff friendly and efficient ,the service and food were excellent .We would eat here again
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OpenTable Diner
Dorset
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 4, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 5
first time to Aruba,took my wife and two young daughters as was my wifes birthday.We love the caribbean and this was the closest to actually going ( we go to Barbados every may).She loved the pina coladas and fish dishes. The only downfall is that it took a while for someone to come and take any orders but overall a great meal,will defiantly be back very soon.
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OpenTable Diner
Dorset
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 3, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The staff made the restaurant very friendly and enjoyable.
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Simon
Dorset
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on August 27, 2016
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Absolutely terrible experience, we booked a table for our fourth wedding anniversary which was especially special this year as it was the first time since our daughter was born that we were able to celebrate by ourselves. We asked for a table with a window, on the day of the booking we received a phone call to confirm the booking and to be told they had arranged a window seat - great! When we arrived at the restaurant we were initially ignored by the front of house lady who was more interested in finishing her conversation with another worker. We were then shown to our table, instead of a window seat we were sat in the center of the restaurant right next to a noisy hen do. I explained that we requested a window seat and the lady shrugged her shoulders and said "so did everyone else". She was about to walk away when i explained that we had had the window seat confirmed over the phone earlier, looking at me as if I had made it up, she checked her paper work and just shook her head saying this table was correct and continued to just shrug her shoulders. There were empty tables by the window at the time. When we said we would leave and try somewhere else she made no attempts to keep us as a customer. In the end we walked up to Boscombe and went to Urban Reef, which was a really lovely laid back, funky restaurant with great food and great service. I'd suggest the 30 minute walk along the beach to anyone thinking of going to Aruba.
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RichardMoore
Dorset
2 reviews
vip
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on August 23, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
As always, tremendous food, service and view. The whole ambiance is to die for. Well worth a visit!
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davew
Dorset
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on August 22, 2016
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Good food, service and lively atmosphere. Small drawback is it's very noisy so not the place for a cozy chat.
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OpenTable Diner
Surrey
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on August 17, 2016
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Waitress friendly and polite but took ages chatting at some tables
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DawnL
Dorset
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on July 22, 2016
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
The best thing I would say was the service, our waiter was excellent nothing was too much trouble.
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brookieparkie
London
8 reviews
3.0
8 reviews
Dined on July 7, 2016
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Great location right on the sea front, American style dining. My husband enjoyed the spare ribs, my pizza was mediocre, the toppings were very bland - anchovies tasting of vinegar i.e. straight from the jar. The restaurant filled up quickly and was noisy but great for groups . Not for a romantic evening though. I would recommend this restaurant for location but not for food quality.
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Pier Approach, Bournemouth, Dorset BH2 5AA

Additional information

Neighborhood
Bournemouth
Hours of operation
Breakfast: Tuesday- Sunday: 9:00am - 11:00am Lunch: Monday - Sunday: 12:00pm - 5:00pm Dinner: Monday - Friday: 6:00pm - 10:00pm Dinner: Saturday & Sunday: 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
International
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Aruba is situated within walking distance of four large car parks: Bath Road North and Bath Road South Car Parks, The Pavilion Car Park and the Bournemouth international Centre Car Park
Public transit
Yellow Buses and local taxis stop 50 meters from the front door.
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Entertainment
Aruba hosts DJ's every Friday and Saturday night from 10pm till 2am to really help you celebrate the weekend.
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Dancing, Entertainment, Full Bar, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.aruba-bournemouth.co.uk/
Phone number
12022300040
Private party facilities
We can cater for all sizes of parties and for types of occasions. For more information call us to discuss your requirements
Private party contact
Marc: 01202 554211

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