Wow! Outstanding empanadas and arepas. Picked up and took them home— everything was epically delicious. Order everything. Spanish preferred + bring cash if you’re using a card from abroad. With that said, don’t let that discourage you. They are SUPER friendly. Go!

Some of the Latin snacks you can find. Very tasty. Can be crowded sometimes.

The best empanadas in town, great service at a reasonable price

On Sunday the entire island seems like it shuts down and I was starving. So I googled restaurants open and El Tio popped up. The menu was in Spanish but if you know basic words you can figure it out. I ordered the El Tio patacon and a cheese pastelito. The food was great. The best thing was the El Tio, which has fried plantains as the bread. I don't usually eat plantains but that with everything on sandwich made it taste 😋 so good. I'm going to assume it's not a tourist spot because the young lady told me they didn't do credit card in us dollars so I coundt use my card. I was so thankful I had cash because I was excited to try the food.

I came here for a little snack before a stogie. Amazing pastelittos and empanadas! My favorite was the cheese and potatoes pastelittos 🤠

It's a grab and go spot, foods are great but the there are total of 5 chairs, not a spot to hang out, but more of grab and go, open Sunday is a plus, they do know some English, if you know some Spanish is a plus, foods are great, i would come back again to try others , price is good

If you want great Venezuelan cuisine with a bit of a local Aruban twist, this is the place to be. We got the tio special patacon, which was so good that I had to go back and order another sandwich, the second one was an arepa, absolutely killer. Don’t go to the tourist traps, this place is the real deal. Don’t miss it. Empanadas also amazing.

Good food at affordable prizes

Great empanadas and arepas

Great empanadas and food

Very good empanadas.

Very simple hole-in-wall kind of takeout spot, no frills, limited english speaking. But the arepas were excellent. If you're looking for a quick bite of authentic local food, this is a great spot to go.

The service is excellent, very neat and clean. Highly recommendable

Delicious and amazing service. Cash only.

The best arepas and empanadas in town🙌🏾

Real good breakfast, clean and good service!

E arepa y patacon na e luga ki ta asina bon buta. Mane, yessss. Love it. Highly recommended. My favorites are the Voladora 2 or Peluda. Both in arepa 🫓 and patacon form. How do I express "bon buta" in English the same way it feels like in Papiamento? Lol. I guess, you could say: dem arepas/patacon be PACKIN. You won't regret it. Long live El Tio Snack Bar ✌️ Please never change ya'lls arepa and patacon 😭💗

Good service. A little pricey. Might just be gift from Biden.

Delicious food! Empenadas were fresh and tasty same for the areas sandwich.

Great Arepas and Patacones great service and great food

I only tried the arepa and empanadas would like to try more in the future. But friendly service and the food came out in a great time.

all very well only that, they should not let the cheese empanadas finish, they should always have....but all excellent

Cash only. Don’t waste your time.

Amazing empanadas!! Great service!

Delicious. Great service. Very clean

Genuine Venezuelan food. One of the only places to get a proper Arepa.

The Patacon is amazing ~