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El Chalan Aruba Restaurant

Restaurant Peruvian restaurant

👍👍 This place has perfect ceviches. We wanted To try a new place and this was the perfect choice. The staff is very friendly the ambience is casual and warm. Ceviche portions are pretty good and the ceviche juice, Lethe de Tigre, was so tasty that I had to drink it all. A great change from the usual... People often mention good, Peruvian, delicious, restaurant, great, Aruba, ceviche, service,


Address

Caya G. F. Betico Croes 152, Oranjestad, Aruba

Website

www.facebook.com

Contact

+297 582 7591

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (430 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Wednesday: 11:30 am to 9 pm
  • Thursday: 11:30 am to 9 pm
  • Friday: 11:30 am to 9 pm
  • Saturday: 11:30 am to 9 pm
  • Sunday: 11:30 am to 8 pm
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 11:30 am to 9 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (18) Peruvian (11) delicious (11) restaurant (9) great (7) Aruba (6) ceviche (6) service (6)
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  • 5/5 Claudia Croes C. 3 years ago on Google • 108 reviews
    This place is known for its authentic Peruvian cuisine in Aruba and rightfully so! We ate “lomo saltado” which was super delicious. Place can be a bit pricey but the food is really good.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Shahab R. 2 years ago on Google
    This place has perfect ceviches. We wanted To try a new place and this was the perfect choice. The staff is very friendly the ambience is casual and warm. Ceviche portions are pretty good and the ceviche juice, Lethe de Tigre, was so tasty that I had to drink it all. A great change from the usual beachside restaurants. Will be back for sure.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Isella R. 4 months ago on Google • 229 reviews
    Hi all. Lunch special was great. Not much choices or variation! The atmosphere was very relaxing, and service was on point! Will be back for sure....

  • 5/5 Sylvie L. 2 years ago on Google • 98 reviews
    Very good food at good price. All the dishes are generous

  • 3/5 Rafael Antonio Peña M. 6 months ago on Google • 89 reviews
    The daily special was a very good value meal, it was our first time eating Peruvian food, the food had no strong flavors and had good seasoning, but the presentation wasn't the best, really recommend to rethink the plating choice.

  • 4/5 Robert H. 1 year ago on Google • 50 reviews
    Good peruvian restautant. Not expensive. Good service. An excellent ceviche....really good.

  • 5/5 Frank M. 6 months ago on Google • 44 reviews
    As soon as I found out that there was a Peruvian restaurant in Aruba, I needed to see it for myself given my Peruvian heritage. I walk in and it was a great layout of the restaurant given it has the Peruvian colors and the flag itself. Our waitress, Marisa, was really attentive and took our order. She was happy to see us as she was Peruvian herself. We ordered lomo saltado, ceviche and chicha morada. The purple corn drink was excellent. It was a good balance it’s not too sweet it’s not too sour. It was just right and cold, refreshing. The ceviche platter, a little pricey, but it was good overall. Grouper is a very soft fish compared to tilapia which which I’m used to eating as it has a stronger firm texture. It’s good for people that don’t have strong teeth but the flavor was good. The Lomo saltado beef was delicious, he needs a little salt but I order some aji, saucy sauce on the side which was a good flavor addition to the dish. Overall, I do enjoy this Peruvian restaurant as it was a good addition to my travel to Aruba and it was great to have a good flavor of Peru in a different county and put good effort to recreate the Peruvian experience. So when your in Aruba and you want to taste Peru, come to this restaurant, you may like it.

  • 5/5 GT 4 years ago on Google • 27 reviews
    Had lunch with my husband and four kids. Menu is perfect (something for everyone), food was delicious, prices reasonable. The service was great (one of the best we ever had) Alejandra our server was absolutely awesome. Will be back definitely! 10 out of 10 👌

  • 5/5 Anna R. 6 months ago on Google • 24 reviews
    Delicious food, friendly staff and good prices. We paid 33 USD for 2 people having lunch.

  • 4/5 Lara K. 4 years ago on Google • 16 reviews
    Excellent cuisine. Very friendly and professional staff. They just come to the table a little too often lol Passionfruit cheesecake recommended!

  • 4/5 Kat R. 2 years ago on Google
    I can't believe I forgot to review this place. I went this past summer on the recommendation from a local. We got there at just before 2pm one day and almost missed the special. You get a soup, an entrée and a dessert for a set price. But you can also order anything else on the menu. We ordered chicken wonton which were not part of the special and they were so delicious. There isn't much chicken inside. But they're cooked nice and crisp and come with a sweet dipping sauce we got a small cup of beef soup which was good. Except that it was lukewarm, hence my less star. We all got the fish dish which came with rice and veggies and a delicious lemon sauce. The dessert that day happened to be ice cream. The staff was very nice and the air conditioning inside was refreshing.

  • 5/5 Iyasha S. 2 years ago on Google
    Arrived here after walking for 15min from our resort and the business was closed due to open table not scheduling properly. They allowed us to still come in to dine and all I can say is amazing 🙌🏾!! The restaurant was clean and customer service was awesome. Whenever I travel to Aruba, this place will definitely be visited each time. The food was flavorful, hot, and delicious. Thank you so much for your hospitality and for opening up on our last night in Aruba to dine at this fantastic restaurant.

  • 3/5 Giovanni G. 4 months ago on Google • 14 reviews
    The food was ok, but it didn't reach my expectations. The ceviche was fresh but still needed more flavor.

  • 5/5 Uriana P. 10 months ago on Google
    Small quiet restaurant in downtown Oranjestad. Food is always delicious and affordable.

  • 5/5 DIEGO ANTONIO MERCADO P. 1 year ago on Google
    Excellent Peruvian Restaurant, very delicious.

  • 5/5 Erik V. 1 year ago on Google
    I really enjoyed the food, especially daily offer- bringing soup as a starter, main course was always delicious and great dessert and it all only for 10$. Really recommend.

  • 5/5 Peter L. 1 year ago on Google
    This is hands down my favorite Peruvian restaurant! Their tacu con mariscus is always delicious. I have been going to El Chalan for the past 4 years. Service and cleanliness has always been perfect. We look forward to dine here every time we return to the island!

  • 4/5 Michael N. 2 years ago on Google
    Very tasty Peruvian dishes in an informal ambience with great service.

  • 4/5 candelario b. 2 years ago on Google
    Delicious food new menus, good service

  • 5/5 Scarlat M. 2 years ago on Google
    This place has amazing delicious food. The ceviche was definitely my favorite in this island. Let me tell you about the lomo saltado ( I think that’s how you say) omg amazing. Please check this place out!

  • 4/5 J L. 2 years ago on Google
    Good food although you have to check in with the server to see if they have the item available not sure how frequently they run out of things but we had a limited option the day we dined at that restaurant. Good food tho !


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
    • ✓️ Free of charge street parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Small plates
  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway

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