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1 E. Commercial Blvd. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308

954-776-0001

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Best Key Lime Pie
Award Winner 2006

Cuisine(s): American, Bar Food, Caribbean, Seafood

Hours: Sun-Tue 9am-1am, Wed-Sat 9am-2am

Price: $$

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards
Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible, Water View

Serving: Dinner, Lunch

Entertainment: Live Entertainment

Alcohol: Full bar
Reservations: Not Accepted

Parking: Lot Available, Meters

Description

As far as bars go, Aruba Beach Cafe is quintessential South Florida livin'. It hasn't really changed much since it opened in 1983. Both tourists and locals frequent this classically Floridian (read: pastel-colored), upbeat eatery located on the water next to the Commercial Boulevard Pier. In addition to a menu of delectable seafood entrees, two bars offer fruity cocktails, serious cocktails, and the company of locals and tourists. The menu includes seafood favorites like conch fritters, a fresh mahi-mahi sandwich, and the blackened seafood trio, plus turf specialties like the Aruba burger and the goat cheese salad. Watching the beach through the vast ceiling-to-floor windows may be the main draw, but people also love the laid-back atmosphere. Flip-flop your way in to hear live music any day of the week. Steel drums provide island versions of your Top 40 favorites. The hardest choice you'll have to make will be between indoor seating with a view or outdoor seating overlooking the beach. After all, Aruba's sandy spot next door to Commercial Boulevard fishing pier makes it the bona fide beach spot in a village of beach spots.

Happy Hour

4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. every Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri.
Live Entertainment

4:00 p.m. every Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri.
Live Entertainment

2:00 p.m. every Sun.
Memorial Day Beach Bash

12:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. May 28

Aruba Beach Cafe is throwing a Memorial Day bash outside on the sand. The party will kick off at noon and will feature live music, discounted drink...

2006 | Best Key Lime Pie

Take in a key-lime-flavored double feature at Aruba Beach Café: The key lime pie martini ($8.50) is a smooth, decadent cocktail for folks who like their desserts in liquid form, created to match a late-afternoon mood. It's made with Licor 43 (a potent Spanish citrus vanilla liqueur), Rose's lime juice, and cream and served in a tall martini glass -- raise a toast for Day One of the rest of your newly laid-back life. This excellent medicine pairs nicely with a classic slice of key lime... More »
2003 | Best Bread in a Basket

A walk down Fort Lauderdale Beach may yield a variety of smells -- some good, some not so good. But just try to walk past Aruba Beach Cafe and ignore the smell of fresh-baked bread wafting through breezy open windows. The Bimini Bread here is served in half and whole loaves, coated with a mouth-watering Aruba honey glaze and served with whipped honey butter. The whole loaf is a meal in itself, so if you're looking to feast on an entre as well, be warned: All your energy may be spent licking... More »

100 Favorite Dishes: No. 42 -- Escargots From Aruba Beach Cafe

By Misha Grosvenor | Wed, April 20, 2011

As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheo... More »
Best Bread in a Basket

By | Thu, May 15, 2003

A walk down Fort Lauderdale Beach may yield a variety of smells -- some good, some not so good. But just try to walk past Aruba Beach Cafe and ignore the smell of fresh-baked bread wafting through breezy open windows. The Bimini Bread here is serv... More »

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Marqus | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 33 Reviews

| Wed, November 3, 2010

Good view and nothing gets better than sitting right there on what the locals have come to call "Aruba Beach." Just take Commercial Street right to the ocean's edge, and there it is.
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Lyza Latham | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 17 Reviews

| Mon, August 23, 2010

What a find... RIGHT on the beach, with lots of outdoor dining.
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lbiruk | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | 6 Reviews

| Tue, September 21, 2010

best bimini bread everrrrr, could eat this stuff all day! great views, reggae music on most nites with steel drums

People Who Like Aruba Beach Cafe

Lyza Latham
Fort Lauderdale, FL
jrkendall
Fort Lauderdale, FL
martingermany
Plano, TX

Main Menu

Hot Appetizers

Grilled Jamaican Jerk Wings
marinated in jerk spices oven roasted and finished on char grill

Baked Crock Of Escargots
tomato, garlic and pernod, served with crusty french bread

Bamboo Chicken
lightly spiced speared marinated chicken breast with an asian glaze.

Pizza San Remo
white cheese pizza mozzarella and goat cheese with roma tomatoes

Macho Nachos Platters
melted cheddar & jack cheeses guacamole, sour cream, salsa and jalapenos. top with diced chicken, top with blue crab meat

Salads

Aruba Grilled Chicken Salad
mixed greens shredded carrots, beets, olives, sprouts, tomato, cucumber and croutons

Chicago Chef Salad
ham, turkey, cheddar, swiss, crisp romaine lettuce, hard boiled egg, tomato wedge with your choice of dressing.

Goat Cheese Salad
goat cheese wedge, mixed field greens, tomato, red onions, pimento and pecans, with balsamic vinaigrette.

Tuna Greek Salad
with grilled tuna steak

Seafood Louie
shrimp, surimi krab and baby field lobster in a creamy dill ranch dressing

Entrees

Seafood Fettucine Alfredo
succulent scallops, shrimp and fresh fish in a cream and cheese sauce over pasta.

Hibachi Chicken Teriyaki
boneless breast of chicken grilled and sliced over white rice with vegetable and teriyaki glazed pineapple

Jumbo Shrimp Scampi
sauteed wild caught shrimp, white wine, garlic, fine herbs on a bed of island rice pilaf with tropical vegetables.

Broiled Seafood Platter
''catch of the day'' filet, 60z lobster tail, shrimp and scallops served with garden vegetables, potato du jour or rice and black beans.

San Francisco Seafood Cioppino
crab, shrimp, scallops, fresh fish in a savory fisherman's shell fish stew over linguine

Sandwiches

Fresh Mahi Mahi Sandwich
grilled, blackened, fried or jerked served with french fries.

Lobster Salad Club
spicy field lobster salad on light honey wheat bread with fries.

Traditional Turkey Club
triple decker on wheat toast with cole slaw.

Chicken Cordon Bleu Panini
grilled chicken breast, canadian bacon, melted imported swiss cheese, served with fries

Chesapeake Crab Cake Sandwich
lettuce, tomato, sweet red onion, tartar sauce, fries

Sides

House Side Salad
with entree salad

Caesar Side Salad
with entree salad

Aruba Salad

Baked Potato

Baked Sweet Potato

Desserts

Tiramisu
the traditional italian espresso cake with cream

Key Lime Pie
key west lime citrus custard pie

Aruba Mousse Cake
white and dark chocolate mousse

Reese's Peanut Butter Pie
creamy and rich

Chocolate Bomb
with vanilla bean ice cream

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Aruba Beach Cafe

1 E. Commercial Blvd. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308

954-776-0001

Description

4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. every Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri.

4:00 p.m. every Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri.

2:00 p.m. every Sun.

12:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. May 28

2006 | Best Key Lime Pie

2003 | Best Bread in a Basket

By Misha Grosvenor | Wed, April 20, 2011

By | Thu, May 15, 2003

Marqus | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 33 Reviews

Lyza Latham | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 17 Reviews

lbiruk | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | 6 Reviews

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