Palm Beach – The Sunset Grille at the Radisson Aruba Resort Casino & Spa needs no introduction. The award winning American steakhouse with its chic, cosmopolitan atmosphere headlines Prime Beef, the highest grade U.S.D. A ----2 % of all beef is graded prime, required to age a minimum of 4 weeks.
While steaks and chops make up the heart of the menu, the resort’s restaurant Chef Maarten Smeets innovated unparalleled appetizers and extraordinary desserts, which helped the Sunset Grille achieve the Triple AAA’s elite four diamond status – a rare feat for steakhouses. Sunset Grille well-known as the number one steakhouse in Aruba offers also spa cuisine, for the health conscious visitors, featuring appetizers, salads, and a wide array of seafood selections.
The spa cuisine dishes are balanced by enhancing flavors with citrus, spice and herbs and taste is elevated by marinating, smoking and grilling, Smeets explains. “We now use many more herbs, vegetables, grains and fibers, “ he added, “all designed to sustain a healthier lifestyle; and we stay away from saturated fats and refined sugars, as well as use salt sparingly,” he informs. “The Sunset Grille kitchen,” Smeets reveals, “uses no trans fat and our guests,” he banters, “stays healthy, wealthy and wise with our new and exciting spa cuisine.” Among the patrons, favorite dishes are, the Sunset’s Grille’s famous chop house Martini Salad, “Shaken not stirred,” the lobster bisque with a pastry crust, the various cuts of prime beef, the popular Rack of Lamb, Stuffed Quail and the delicious Veal Oscar. The Spa cuisine feature items such as Tuna Tataki, the Spinach Salad, Chilean Seabass, grilled Swordfish and the Asian styled Salmon and Scallops served with the popular Stoba Noodles.
The Sunset Grille always endeavors to exceed guests’ expectations by purchasing the very best products available and preparing then in accordance with a combination of “tried and true” as well as cutting edge contemporary methods, Smeets explains. Simply put, the Sunset Grille culinary tem buys the best products, and cooks them the best way they know, refusing to cut corners, especially when it comes to buying, aging and cutting meats.
No wonder the readers of Caribbean Travel & Life named it the top restaurant in the Caribbean.
