Butcher by the Sea is one of the newer dinner restaurants on the Palm Beach end of J.E. Irausquin Boulevard in Noord, and it has opened strongly: a 4.9-star Google rating across 94 reviews (checked September 2026), and it publishes a full menu with prices on its own site. The name tells you the menu, steak and seafood, and the reviews so far are close to unanimous.
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About Butcher by the Sea
Dinner runs from 5:30pm to 11pm every night. Reviewers describe ordering across the menu and finding each dish better than the last, drinks that match the food, and service that several people call the best they had in Aruba. There is live music on some evenings, a cocktail, wine and beer list, vegetarian options, and the room works for children and groups. More than one reviewer says they came because they overheard another table on the beach recommending it, which is about the best advertising a new restaurant can get.
What reviewers mention
Food and drinks described as superb, attentive staff named by name, and a first visit that people say will not be their last. Book ahead; the review count is climbing quickly and the room is not large.
Getting there
Butcher by the Sea is at J.E. Irausquin Blvd 374 in Noord, on the Palm Beach hotel strip and walkable from most of the high-rise hotels. If you are staying on the hotel strip, a rental car is the easiest way to reach it and everything else on this side of the island; taxis add up fast at night.
The full menu with prices — checked September 2026
Butcher by the Sea publishes its menu on its own website; the prices below are transcribed from that menu in September 2026. Everything is in US dollars and the mains come plated with their own sides, with extra sides and sauces priced separately.
Cold appetizers — $18 to $28
- Grilled romaine salad with Caesar dressing and a parmesan crust — $18 · mixed green salad — $18
- Shrimp cocktail — $22 · ceviche with smoked corn, coconut and plantain — $24
- Burrata with steak tomatoes and melon relish — $25 · tuna tartare with avocado, citrus vinaigrette and tobiko — $26 · beef carpaccio with yuzu truffle and parmigiano — $28
Hot appetizers — $22 to $26
- Fried calamari with smoked tomato salsa — $22 · crispy pork belly with bok choy and hoisin glaze — $22
- Crab cakes with sweet potato puree and wild garlic aioli — $26 · charred octopus with hummus and tzatziki — $26 · stir-fried beef tenderloin with mango salsa — $26
Steaks and meat mains — $34 to $78
- Burger with bacon, blue cheese and bourbon BBQ sauce — $34 · half chicken with mango relish — $38 · 14oz pork chop with glazed carrots — $42
- 8oz skirt steak with wild mushrooms and chimichurri — $44 · short ribs on mash — $55 · lamb chops with herb-roasted potatoes — $62 · 8oz fillet mignon with peppercorn sauce — $62 · 12oz NY strip — $65 · 16oz ribeye — $78
- Extra sauces are $3 each: red wine, porcini, pepper or chimichurri
Seafood mains — $34 to $55
- Fish and chips — $34 · seared scallops with pea puree and candied bacon — $36 · 8oz crispy salmon with chili-lime slaw — $44 · 8oz seabass with wasabi mash and ginger cream — $55 · whole fish, deep-fried or grilled — market price
Vegetarian, sides, kids and dessert
- Cauliflower steak with vegan cheese sauce — $29
- Sides $9 to $12: french fries $9, herb-roasted potatoes, mashed potatoes or coconut rice $10, baked potato $12
- Kids meals: pasta with butter $9, mac and cheese $12, chicken fingers $14
- Desserts — $15 (mango cheesecake, tiramisu, tres leches, chocolate soufflé) · ice cream and sorbet — $10
The wine list runs from $12–$16 a glass at the entry level to bottles between roughly $40 and $220, topping out with Tignanello, Barolo and Brunello di Montalcino.
Our verdict
This is proper steakhouse money at the top end — an 8oz fillet is $62 and the 16oz ribeye $78, so two people doing steaks and a glass of wine each land around $170–$190 before service. The cheaper route is real, though: the $34 burger, $34 fish and chips or $38 half chicken keep it closer to an ordinary dinner out, kids eat for $9–$14, and reviewers on both Google and OpenTable keep calling the portions huge, so a shared appetizer goes a long way. Seafood stops at $55, which means a mixed table does not force the steak spend. It is a first-year restaurant from the Patrizia’s group carrying a 4.9 on Google — young ratings usually settle lower — but the pattern in the reviews (portions, service, drinks) is consistent enough to book it for a proper dinner. Note the kitchen closes at 10:30pm, half an hour before the room.
Hours and practical details
- Address: Unit 1, J.E. Irausquin Blvd 374, Noord (Palm Beach)
- Hours: 5:30pm to 11pm daily; the kitchen closes at 10:30pm (per the restaurant’s own site, September 2026)
- Typical spend: starters $18–$28, mains $34–$78, desserts $10–$15 (menu, September 2026); Google visitors report AWG 40–140 a head
- Good for: dinner, children, groups, live music; vegetarian dishes; cocktails, wine and beer; takeout available
- Reservations: accepted
- Phone: +297 280 0285 · butcherbytheseaaruba.com
Rating, review count and opening hours are from Google Maps and change over time; check the live Google listing before you go. We have not reviewed this restaurant in person yet; the impressions above are drawn from what Google reviewers report.
More restaurants nearby
You are on the strip, so see the best restaurants in Palm Beach for the neighbours and Palm Beach nightlife for afterwards. For the full list with filters by area, cuisine and rating, see the Aruba restaurants directory, or our hand-picked best restaurants in Aruba.
Inside Butcher by the Sea
Photos via Google Maps: Butcher by the Sea, TCaps, Butcher by the Sea, Giuseppe Cascio, TCaps · see the listing on Google Maps
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