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Marandi

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Marandi Review

This seaside restaurant, whose name means "on the water" in Malaysian, is simultaneously cozy and chic. Tables are tucked under a giant thatched roof by the water's edge. The emphasis here is on Caribbean-influenced dishes using only fresh fish. Popular options include cactus figs, Aruban mushrooms, and the fresh catch of the day. This is a popular place with those celebrating romantic occasions and deservedly so.

Contact Information

Address: Bucutiweg 50, Oranjestad | Map It
Phone: 297/582-0157
Website: www.marandi-aruba.com
Location: Aruba

Restaurant Details

Reservations essential.
No lunch.

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A hidden Treasure

My wife and I had dinner our last night in Aruaba at Marandi. The food was excellent we had the Veal Ossobucco and Grouper Marandi. Both were simply superb. The setting is perfect in everyway and the staff is very friendly and attentive. It is well worth the $25 cab ride from the high rise hotel area.

by john_merritt, 9/13/09
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Magical Place for a cocktail

Go there to enjoy the view and have a drink. Food was remarkably NOT good. We couldn't wait to leave.

by Carolsn, 3/13/08
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Impossible to find

Chose this restaurant for our first night in Aruba and really should have stayed at the hotel until we got our Aruba bearings because we really had a hard time finding this place and had to ask directions several times (its down a dirt road, toward the water, off the traffic circle just before the airport). The food was very good, the service lovely and it was a treat to eat outdoors in February.

by joannecam, 2/15/07