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Is Catch Restaurant worth it? If your idea of a good dinner is fresh fish cooked several ways, with a steak or a bowl of pasta for whoever wants one, our Catch Restaurant Aruba review says yes. Catch is a seafood restaurant with steak and Italian dishes on the same menu, in the Eagle Beach area. It sits in a commercial plaza rather than on the resort strip, so the draw is the plate, not a beach view. Start with the sashimi shots, then let the daily catch decide the rest.
Catch Restaurant at a glance
- Cuisine: seafood, with steak and Italian dishes
- Area: Eagle Beach
- Best for: date nights, celebrations, mixed groups of fish and meat eaters
- What to order: sashimi shots, ceviche of the daily catch, catch and shrimp, spicy vodka rigatoni
- Price gauge: $$$$ (our estimate)
A neighborhood room with a fish-first menu
Catch is not a beach shack and not a resort dining room. Restaurant guides place it in a working commercial plaza, and My Aruba Guide describes the inside as modern and chic, with outdoor seating and a terrace as well. My Aruba Guide also lists live music among its features.
The kitchen’s own message is about ingredients: the restaurant says it works with the freshest ingredients and sustainable seafood. On the plate that shows up as a daily catch that runs through the whole menu, from the raw starters to the mains.
What to order at Catch Restaurant
Pearl’s restaurant guide names three signature dishes: the sashimi shots, the catch of the day and the ceviche. That is a good outline for a first dinner.
Raw and chilled starters. The sashimi shots layer fresh sashimi with avocado, truffle sauce, radish and micro pepper. The ceviche comes two ways: the daily catch in a classic leche de tigre, or daily sashimi with a lemon caper vinaigrette. If you cannot choose, the Trio del Mar puts classic ceviche, sashimi shots and calamari rings on one plate.
Something richer. The starter called Hot Mess pairs millionaire’s bacon belly with foie gras, polenta and a balsamic glaze. For a big night, the menu also lists Japanese A5 wagyu rib cap and an osetra caviar service.
A soup to share. The seafood soup mixes local fish with calamari, scallops and shrimp.
The catch, your way. The catch of the day comes with your choice of sauce: parmesan, grain mustard, blackened cajun, lemon caper butter or the chef’s choice. The Catch Trio lets the chef pick the fish and serve it with mango salsa, blackened cajun sauce and parmesan sauce. Catch and Shrimp adds garlic shrimp, truffle mash, greens, bacon and a grain mustard sauce, and the whole fish fry brings the fish of the day with truffle mash.
For the meat eaters and pasta lovers. The surf and turf pairs marinated filet mignon with garlic shrimp or a lobster tail. There are also double cut New Zealand lamb chops and a golden filet or ribeye with a gold crust. On the Italian side, the spicy vodka rigatoni can be topped with A5 wagyu ground beef, and the garlic shrimp linguine and a chicken Milanese round out the list.
At the bar. The house cocktail, The Catch, mixes mango vodka, coconut rum and blue curacao with passion fruit and pineapple juice under a brown sugar rim and gold leaf. The Old Fashioned can be made with different kinds of smoke, and there are homemade sangrias in white, pink and red.
When Catch Restaurant makes the most sense
A date night or a celebration. En Primeur Club names date nights and celebrations as the occasions it suits best, and the caviar, wagyu and gold-leaf touches on the menu give a special dinner something to order.
A mixed group. My Aruba Guide lists Catch as good for groups. With fish, steak, lamb and pasta on one menu, a table with different appetites can all order what they like.
A night away from the beach strip. Because it sits in a plaza rather than on the sand, Catch works well when you want dinner to be about the food. Our Eagle Beach guide covers the area around it, and our list of the best restaurants in Aruba has more seafood ideas.
Price level
Price level: $$$$. Price level is our estimate, not exact pricing. It is based on the dinner prices on the restaurant’s current menu, checked November 2026.
FAQ
Is Catch Restaurant worth it?
Yes, if you want a seafood dinner built around the daily catch, with steak and pasta for the rest of the table. Pearl’s restaurant guide lists the sashimi shots, the catch of the day and the ceviche as its signature dishes.
What should I order at Catch Restaurant?
Start with the sashimi shots or the Trio del Mar, then order the catch of the day with your choice of sauce, or Catch and Shrimp. Meat eaters can go for the surf and turf.
Is Catch Restaurant on the beach?
No. It sits in a commercial plaza in the Eagle Beach area, with outdoor seating and a terrace.
Does Catch Restaurant serve steak and pasta too?
Yes. The menu includes surf and turf, lamb chops, a filet or ribeye, spicy vodka rigatoni and garlic shrimp linguine.
How does booking a table at Catch Restaurant through The Table Desk work?
The Table Desk is an independent reservation service by All Tours Aruba, not affiliated with the restaurant. You choose your date, time and party size, we book your table at Catch Restaurant and send your confirmation by email. If we can’t book it, your full $20 comes back.
