Hostaria da Vittorio

My wife and I have been to Aruba four times now and we always visit the fine staff at Hostaria da Vittoria for the best Italian food around. We have been to Rome and have experienced authentic Italian cuisine and thought we would never experience the traditional tastes and beauty of Italian meals. That is untill we found Vittorio's. They combine the light tomato sauce with different vegatables and meats, pesto on rigatoni, red snapper in a light sauce...boy I miss the place. Chef Vittorio, his son Marco, Alene and the other chefs provide an evening of not only great meals but a pleasant atmosphere. Try it, you'll love it!

There were 14 of us for dinner. We arrived for our 6:30 pm reservation and were promptly seated -- that's where things started going wrong. It took 20 minutes for us to receive a wine list -- one hour to receive our appetizers and 2 HOURS until we got our meals. Tables all around us were being served -- some just as large as ours and who had arrived after us. When this was brought to the attention of a manager, we were told it takes time to cook "good food" ! No apologies, no "let me check on your orders" .... nothing. We got our dinner at 8:30 -- a full two hours after arriving!! When we said this was unacceptable and would probably not return, the manager promptly said that's OK, he does fine and doesn't need the repeat business. What a great way to talk to customers! So here I am, sharing this very unpleasant dining experience so others may think twice about giving them their business. With all the other great restaurants to choose from in Aruba-and there are plenty --we definitely will NEVER give Hostaria Da Vittorio our business again! NEVER!

Me and ten friends and family mambers found this very nice restaurant walking around for a place to dinner. The atmosphere, the attention of the staff, the excelent quality and variety of the food served surprised us a lot. We recomend this restaurant for everyone that visit Aruba.