Aruba in Bournemouth

Our server Aaron was a gem. He made our experience as a family very enjoyable. Polite and professional Thank you Aaron:)🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

I’m not one for giving reviews, but myself and my family had an English breakfast here and without doubt it was the most appalling food I have had.cold, dirty plates and glasses, in fact my glass had lipstick on it. The price for two eggs, one hash brown, one rasher of streaky fatty bacon, small pot of beans, and a cold rubbery sausage I wouldn’t feed my dog with, and half of small tomato. The price £12.50. A complete rip off.

Well over priced for what they have. Its the whole tax on a view. Pay over the standard for a view of the sea

Wonderful venue,cocktails are amazing 🤩🤩🤩

If you have a gluten allergy this is absolutely definitely is not the place to go, staff don’t have a clue about allergies , and given you gluten containing food is not a concern to them, after eating half of the wrong pizza it’s ok to bring gf one and not charging me that dosent make it ok, that dosent make up for making me very poorly for a few days after, staff need training as could be more serious for other allergies

The burger and linguini tasted very nice, the waffle hoewever was very tough, even when using cuttlery it was difficult to cut through.

I called the day before and booked a table for 2 for 7pm by the windows away from the doors. When I arrived there was nobody at the actual front desk and nobody to tell us that we had to go into the venue and go to the food service area. Eventually we decided enough waiting about and we walk over to the bar. Again waited for another 5 minutes only to be ignored (it wasn't busy) . Decided to walk to the food service area on the far side and spoke to the lad on the desk. Said I had booked a table for 7 by the window. He looked round and said sorry no tables by the window. I replied but I booked a table by the window and he said sorry and seated us a bit further back in the food area. We had lovely food, however I had the muscles and they were very nice until the the aftermath. The pizza wasn't cut very well and we asked for a pizza cutter to get a steak knife. This did not go well. Upon asking for the bill. I was very shocked that the venue has decided not to take cash anymore. I have eaten and had drinks in Aruba many times before and never been refused the use of our own currency. I find this very poor as we should be allowed to pay with cash regardless. Overall experience was not the best. Ruined the entire evening. The 3 stars on service is for the reason or all the messing about prior to meal. Service staff for the meal is a 4 from me as they did alright.

Went ror breakfast. The staff were brilliant as was the food. They could not have been more helpful. Brilliant.

Avoid at all cost scamming for more money charging double when they know they can take advantage no security at the toilet and due to this customers are dealing and taking drugs. Stuff members drinking on shifts. Not happy and will not be combing back. Lastly management stuff are unprofessional

Beware to anyone that comes here customers being scammed also no id checks and poor security very disappointed as the place is very nice, Management needs to be changed

Avoid at all cost scamming for more money charging double when they know they can take advantage no security at the toilet and due to this customers are dealing and taking drugs. Stuff members drinking on shifts. Not happy and will not be combing back. Lastly management stuff are unprofessional

Really nice atmosphere and music. Only had coffee which was really nice. Service took almost an hour though as there were only 2 people at the bar. This may be different in the evenings.

Not impressed at all, I went to the bar to order drinks, not many people there, 10 minutes later, still waiting, staff served 5 other people who came after me. The only thing I can think of is I am close to 50 and the staff served younger people before me, I gave up in the end and went to Key West instead who were much, much better.

Meet up with an old work colleague, couple of drinks and a catch up. Sat inside , nice and relaxing over couple drinks chatting .

The best pizza I have ever had. Absolutely sublime. Great atmosphere. Loved pumping house with my pizza, a special place for all revellers.

Visited this place today to see family and catch a bit of the air show. The atmosphere was chilled, the staff were friendly too. Nice and clean and dog and children friendly during the day, what is nice. I ordered a pineapple,lemonade and a slice of orange, a pint cost £3:00, I then asked if they had any nibbles like crisps, they said no, but the closest thing would be a portion of chips, so I said yer go for it, the total bill being after to £8:00. That makes the bowl of chips to be the most expensive chips I've brought in a food establishment. I jokingly said they must be amazing for that price and the guy replied "why yes they are" They arrived in good time but not what I was expecting for £5:00. Tasted a bit like fast food fries, and a very small portion too, I've enclosed a photograph, so you tell me, does it look like a £5:00 bowl of chips. I think not. Lol. But I will say the few chips we got were cooked okay, but I could get more for my money at Mcdonalds. I think they need to review their prices and portion sizes because its put me off eating here again.

I went to an event at Pier Pressure, and I was really disappointed at the after party. The bouncer at the door was discriminatory and wouldn’t let me in, no one goes cristal clear to a after party but I had only 3 beers. It felt unfair and made the whole experience really uncomfortable when all my friends were let in except me, i kept asking to speak with someone in charge because I paid for that but they had no one, i feel sorry for them, probably they been bullied when they were younger I don't recommend the place 0 stars

Nice location, good for drinks and food with a view of the beach.

A cool bar overlooking the sea. Reasonably priced for a high end bar.

Great service. Nice views across the beach and sea.

Hotspot for young adults and couples in the evening but very flexible environment and great for families in the day. They also have a kids corner in the restaurant with board games and other activities to occupy children. We spent a lot of our holiday in this place. Went for breakfast here twice, we chose the French toast and savoury stack of pancakes (bacon and maple syrup). Both so delicious! We also ate dinner here. We ordered the chicken wings and fish & chips. The food served at dinner was nice but somewhat overpriced. We ordered numerous cocktails here throughout our visit. The prices were expensive however we did not mind as we were in holiday mode and also feel like the prices are worth it for prime location of sitting on the sun terrace overlooking the sandy beach. We used this terrace to watch the Friday night fireworks which was amazing! The atmosphere on a Friday night suited us as a young couple with a live DJ playing 00’s R&B songs, but some families might find it a bit too noisy.

It's a great spot for breakfast. Pancakes were great. Service friendly and quick

Great place, little pricy but you get what you pay for. The buffalo sauce for the wings is incredible, great level of spice, great tang and not your run of the mill franks. Shout out to whoever is making that sauce - it SLAPS. Well worth ordering the wings here!

Had my birthday lunch with family. Ash was a lovely waitress. Really bubbly and friendly. Our service was spot on. We will definitely be returning in the near future 😁

Only been here once but is was for the HSWRK Pier Pressure after party so it was absolute fire! Following the amazing party on the far end of the pier, this place went off! Big ups to Jethro and James who supplied the best housey vibes. Yes, the photos are wobbly and blurry but they perfectly represent my state at the time of taking them. Oh the venue was a great space to party in too!

Good cocktails, busy on Saturday nights, wasn’t impressed with the choice of music.

Very slow service. Location is the only thing which I nice.

Thank you to Ashley and Bea for their excellent service and their help. Fantastic location and service. Jane

Beautiful place and very friendly people working there

Absolutely love this restaurant! Brilliant space, incredible food and outstanding views 😍

Worst jerk chicken I ever had, when we ordered the server said it’s only chicken breast available, I said okay but when the food arrived it was just steamed chicken with jerk sauce on top and more sauce in remiken , the chef who is cooking or serving has no clue what is jerk chicken please train you head chef and let him know what is jerk chicken which you change £25 just for a breast of steam chicken and rice

Drinks a tad pricey and choice of beers fairly limited. Nevertheless wonderful view onto the peer, beach and out to see. Balcony smoking/ vaping area handy if you're that way inclined. Large, airy environment for an afternoon drink. Attentive staff (food not sampled). Shame they don't take cash. It's the location than makes this place worth a visit.

The best venue in Bournemouth. The view is magnificent. The menu, staff, activities, ambiance are amazing. Thank you very much everyone. We love Aruba :)

came with the family for my daughters 23rd birthday on 24/7/24. didn't start well as we'd booked for 7.15, but waited 15 mins to be seen and seated. the drinks took 30 mins (absolutely crazy) and when they did come, the tea came with no milk or spoons, asked 4 times for milk, after another 20 mins it never came, tea gone cold - sent it back. then the mains all came out 10 mins apart, by the time my daughter got her burger, we'd all eaten our cold dinners. the waitress did apologise and was as courteous as possible, but overall shockingly bad organisation and service. I live in Bournemouth and have been to aruba many times, but can honestly say never again.

Made a booking for breakfast and arrived only to be told the restaurant was shut for a private function. The member of staff asked if we booking confirmation. We showed the confirmation email and all she said was "You can't have got a confirmation because the website is blocked off". We were just told to try somewhere else locally. Quite disappointing because we liked the look of the menu and were looking forward to it. The booking system needs improving to avoid this happening again.

Had booked a table here only to be turned away and told that our booking was never made because they are closed for a private function. The girl on the desk told us we must have made up the fact we booked online as their system is closed. When I showed her our confirmation to say we definitely booked in and they have emailed back to confirm she couldn't care less. Very disappointing.

Ryan and his team were extremely helpful had a great evening Thankyou so much

had bottomless tacos and margaritas under the name erin d on the (23rd july, @5:30) Mia A (our server) was amazing and all the team on the bar/kitchen were incredible too!! Had our food/drinks which were great and it carried on to when we sat outside as well<3 thank you so much!xxx

A fantastic place to visit! Great views! We had a fabulous meal! Lush cocktails and amazing service! Special shoutout to Wolf and Emily I think their names were. They gave us the best service and were very accommodating on a busy night. We would 100% come back again.

cocktails were decent. The bathrooms need some serious updating and cleaning, gross.

Food was great, staff catered for all 50 or so of us, including drinks! Retired to the balcony, which had lovely views of the beach and sea, great weather too! Will definitely come again!

Started off bad when waiting for a staff member but when experiencing the levels of service that Ashleigh had to offer it was worth it. Can’t be sad at possible understaffing. But I will always appreciate friendly and personable staff. Ashleigh made me feel like a regular and I hope she enters a position off management soon

Lovely wings and great to watch the football lovely atmosphere and staff were super helpful! Very excited to go again and enjoy their food and views of the pier especially on a beautifully sunny day!

Food was overpriced, took an hour to come and the food was poor in quality, tasted like it came out of a packet. we ordered drinks which took half an hour to come also. it’s a shame as our group had been looking forward to going to aruba for a long time.

They had fire dancers inside and it was quite cool but the outside area was so small that to get any air was like you were crammed outside. Very cramped inside when it's busy and the toilets were awful. Girls toilets was like a swamp.

Really cool place with great views of the sea. Lively atmosphere and great cocktails. Staff are lovely.

Great value restaurant, had kilo of chicken wings on the Wednesday deal. Huge portion really good. Great service from Emily.

Lovely place, food was great with reasonable prices, we had Emily as our server who was great and very lovely

Really nice experience, great location and Emily was lovely! Definately recommend this place!

Emily was very helpful, and the service was quick, and the food excellent, great sea views.

Amazing bar to socialise, great atmosphere.

The toilets weren't very clean, and it was mid week in June, so not very busy

Love it in here! I've not tried the food as of yet, but service for drinks is great. Cocktails are amazing and Aruba has some great deals 241 on certain nights. They have the option to sit inside or outside on the balcony overlooking the sea and pier. Beautiful views outside. Weekend nights are lively with space for a dance, live music as well as DJ sometimes. Dancers/fire Dancers with aerial hoop display were especially entertaining. Highly recommend this place for entertaining friends and family or a night out!

Just wow!! This place has amazing views of the beach. Grab a seat in balcony and get some food and enjoy the view. I was there for hours. The food was good. This place has enough space groups and families. The service was ok, staff were very friendly.

Great time at Aruba this afternoon, Emily was great and the service was brilliant. The kids corner has loads of toys and activities for the little ones

Watered down overpriced drinks. Service was slow but polite and pleasant. Just felt really dirty and dinghy in there which is a shame because the location and concept seems great. Feel the idea of turning to a club reduced the standards

I'm from Yorkshire, I travel down to Bournemouth quite regularly and this is my favourite place, just love it 😍.

I ordered the large prawns in garlic as a main course. When they arrived every single prawn had not been deveined. I had to pick all the black waste out with my fork on every single one. They were tasteless and had clearly come out of the freezer. I had to return my dish. It was removed from the bill in all fairness but it ruined what could have been a nice lunch. On a previous visit two years ago the menu had better choices. Two of our friends struggled with lack of dishes this visit.

Never been tired there after busy week, close to my home

Dined here on Monday 17th June. Food was shockingly bad and overpriced, service lacking even though there was only 1 other table eating. I paid £17.50 for the worst poke bowl I have ever eaten. I don’t usually complain but I couldn’t believe how many problems arose from 1 simple order - the bowl first came out with salmon instead of tofu, this was then switched out (would bother some vegans), the dish had NO SAUCE/FLAVOUR WHATSOEVER - I had to ask for some soy sauce so I wasn’t just eating flavourless raw tofu plain rice and veg, then realised smashed avocado was missing from the dish (my sister asked for it for me, because I already felt awkward about fussing at this point), and then the cherry on the cake was when the bill came out with a £22 salmon poke bowl which I had to rectify (not something I like doing). The rice was also not sticky rice as advertised but the least glutenous, least fluffy, untasty boil-in-a-bag like rice. The thing that saved it was a mini sriracha I carry with me, and the fact I was hungry. The waitress was apologetic but for the high prices plus 10% service charge this is just unacceptable. Our waitress was also rather aloof- despite the lack of customers she rarely walked past close enough to call for, as if avoiding us. She also forgot to put a guacamole and chips order through and a side slaw, despite noting these down. However I largely blame the chef for our disappointing dinner. How are you not embarrassed to serve up a completely flavourless, sauceless poke bowl at that price? As for the other dishes we ordered - the stir-fried noodles with prawns was overwhelming sweet and had 5 small prawns for £22.50, and the vegan cheese on a pizza cost us an extra £4! You don’t get these rip off prices in London! We don’t mind paying luxury prices for great food and service but Aruba fell way short. My 1 star goes to the extensive cocktail menu, sea views, party vibes. Also has a “Kid’s Korner” with games for kids. All in all wouldn’t come back ever again, even for a fraction of the price.

All good overall. It was nice service and a lovely vibe.

I booked this pub because of its location, near the beach, and it was on one level. We are a Over 50s Social Club and many of our Members have mobility issues, however, I wasn't told about the stairs, which caused some difficulty. Also the stairway was very dark an gloomy. The staff were wonderful very accommodating and patient however I would rate the food a 3

Jake was amazing, he was very attentive and made sure we had everything we needed! Nothing was too much trouble and went above and beyond for us. Food was fantastic! Thank you Jake!

Harriet was very attentive throughout our meal. We ordered the full English and french toast, both of which were devine. Highly recommend

It was a great service. Thanks Emily

Amazing service by Aaron and Ash always made sure we had everything we wanted would deffo visit again thanks guys

Aaron and Ash were super helpful and lovely! Had a really tasty meal and the atmosphere was great and really vibey! Would definitely recommend and return

We had a lovely lunch here served by Jake who was outstanding. Highly recommend.

Had a great time at Aruba! Fantastic service by Jake. Will come again in future.

Really lovely breakfast with a lush view

Jake was lovely, friendly and attentive. His service made our meal even more enjoyable.

Lovely food, nice atmosphere and nothing too much trouble. Excellent table service from Jake with great customer service, would definitely return!

Visited for breakfast with friends, highly recommend, we will be back. Jake went the extra mile with great customer service m

Lovely venue - great views and service from Mollie + Jake. Recommend visiting :)

Amazing Service and great atmosphere. The food was very tasty & highly recommend the Korean sticky wings. We were served by Aaron & Ash excellent staff and quick service.

Ash was a friendly and welcoming server and promptly took our orders

Emily greeted us with her bubbly personality and very accommodating

The food was great, so was the atmosphere and ash was a great waitress to us and helped us out.

Had a fab evening with Ash serving us. Highly recommend :)

Enjoyed the options available on the menu and loved how great the service was. Our server Emily was friendly and made sure we were satisfied with our meals

It is our honeymoon. We absolutely have loved our time here. We cane to rockaroke yest eve and had so much fun. Our pizzas for lunch today were delicious. Thankyou x

We were served by Emily today at lunch time and had a lovely time friendly service and delish food! Thank you

We were served by Emily, who was wonderful. The food came very quickly and was to a very good standard

delicious cocktails and amazing bar staff. Stephen was friendly and made our night before the Jason Derulo concert.

food was good for lunch and it wasn’t very busy

Great atmosphere, food delicious if you're going on a Tuesday, I would highly recommend the Taco Tuesday experience. Great food lovely margaritas and if you get as a waiter Aaron you'll have a even better experience 😉

This place is such a gem! Great views over Bournemouth seafront. We had breakfast here and the food was really good. Coffee too!! We were served by Charlie..she was very welcoming and friendly. Great atmosphere and I can imagine evenings here would be amazing. Hope to return one day!

Went there for food on a hen party 🥳 🎉

Loved the cocktails and the food.

Lovely view and friendly service

Great service and Emily was very friendly and helpful. Will come again food was absolutely delicious 😋

Absolutely brilliant service! Pre booked for a hen party, drinks, food and service was all fabulous

Great evening. Emily who served us was fantastic. Would recommend

Stunning bar/restaurant. Over looking the beach, really nice view and really cool decor. The food wasn’t what I expected it to be, it wasn’t great. I thought it was just bland and overpriced for what we got, we sent back chicken wings some were cold. after waiting 45 minutes for them to come out they were cold took another 20 minutes after that to bring them out when our food was nearly finished. Cocktails were good!! they have outdoor seating too, after we had a bit to eat we sat outside over looking the sea. Next time I know just to come for drinks.

we paid for a student ticket and they refused entry because we had “sports attire” when we didn’t. If you wear shorts, even in May, you won’t be let in. DO NOT come if you are A UNI STUDENT.

A popular vibrant spot with a great location and sea views Lots of character and was busy at 1pm which is a good sign

Excellent, customer service, friendly staff, smiling,, I was served by firstly welcomed by mollie, directed me to outside area, smiling, Aaron great service, Ellis full of life, smiling, however I've been in hospitality for many years and elena scrubbing floor to detail, brought me menu, directed me to toilets and she is an inspiration for front of house, thanking you as we had our LV party here, just before covid, Thanks Aruba Massimo Gianoglio, Tesco management.

aaron our server ( the handsome one ) was very accommodating, quick and friendly service. overall fantastic and will return just for his service!!

Aruba is set in the heart of Bournemouth and has panoramic views of the sea and the beach - viewed from a magisterial vantage point. At night, for the clubbers out there, the music is pumping, and the staff friendly and welcoming!

The guy who served forgot to bring us our drinks until we asked him where they are. The food doesn’t taste good, the chicken was horrible way overcooked and dry. And it seemed like they cooked it in the old oil. The staff doesn’t seem to care about the customer. My friend asked for a drink without ice however they bring the drink with ice 🙄. As the end we didn’t enjoy our food and we still hungry, so we went to a different restaurant to get some food. Improve you service, food and drinks. The place is way overpriced for the food and service we received. Very disappointing.