Azia Restaurant & Lounge — Restaurant in Aruba

I have been going to Azia for years with family and friends and it continues to step up its game every single time, which I didn't even know could be possible. How do you make something perfect even better? They change up their menu but keep the important staples like Aruba Rocks, offer different sakes of great quality and affordability, have delicious cocktails that feature a "wow" factor without feeling gimmicky, and their fish is SO fresh for sushi/sashimi. We went this year for my father's birthday and they made us feel like royalty. Princess, our server, was attentive, witty, and knowledgeable, and they brought out a special birthday surprise with lights and drums which felt so sweet and sincere without being too over-the-top. We had the My Thai, Cucumber Cooler, and Berry Blast for cocktails, house sake both cold and warm with our food, and the FOOD OMG, absolute DECADENCE: we had the Aruba Rocks which was extra tender and perfectly cooked, the dynamite salad which was fresh and snappy, the happy family which was a lovely variety of fillings and perfect chew on the dough, the bluefin nigiri tuna flight which was beautifully cut and served, the to kaju which was bursting with flavor, the ikura riceless roll (mom's favorite), and the wagyu suteki roll...everything was impossibly delicious. For dessert we ordered the matcha tres leches which was so balanced, not too grassy and just the right sweetness, PLUS they brought us free cheesecake for dad's birthday which was so rich it felt like cheesecake fudge! My mouth is watering just thinking about this entire meal. The atmosphere, the service, the FOOD...well worth every cent spent and made for a magical evening with my family. Thank you so much Azia, and a special thanks to Princess and Strawberry for...

Unfortunately our dining experience was not like others I have read in the reviews. We started by being seated in the overflow area (outside the restaurant next to the exit and entrance into or thru the restaurant. My seat was very unsafe. It was placed over uneven flooring. Next our waiter showed up took our order in a rush. Not friendly at all. Then the table next to us was seated. Their food kept coming out and was first left at our table. My Sprite was delivered fast but was flat and no taste. I do believe I was given water. We finally received our food after waiting approximately 50 minutes from ordering. Never saw our waiter after we placed our order. All our food was COLD not even warm. What we ordered was a beef entree and a chicken entree plus 4 sides. The waiter informed us these are the two signature dishes of AZIA. All three of us had great excitement this was going to be great. Our less than Stella experience was not over yet. The Restaurant Supervisor came to our table and asked how we enjoyed our food. I always keep my mouth shut. This time I couldn’t hold back as she did ask. She was the best experience we had of the restaurant. I was offered $45.09 discount from our bill. However she gave us the table next to us Bill. When I brought this to her attention I was given my bill with a less than $15.00USD discount. In closing due to my experience I can’t recommend anyone to go to this restaurant as truly in 7 days on the island. This was our worst restaurant to eat at. I do unfortunately have to give my honest rating of 1. From entering to leaving this restaurant. Hopefully the management reads this and makes some huge changes...

normally i’m skeptical of trying asain cuisine on vacation as it’s very much a hit or miss experience but i gave into my cravings and tried azia. i couldn’t say enough great things about this place from the moment you walk in you’re ‘wowed’ by the ambience of the place and welcoming of the staff. after being seated immediately, the amazing & super attentive waiters brought over water and menus. the drinks were AMAZING i may have had the best most refreshing cucumber cooler cocktail ever (which they replaced the gin with vodka for me as requested) i had to order another! the appetizers came out shortly after we ordered them and wow the edamame dumplings and korean bbq ribs were just out of this world. the ribs fell of the bone with ease and the dumplings were just so full of flavor. the aruba rocks beef tenderloin was the best part of the meal, it came out on a rock platter smoking hot and was so tender and juicy the whole table had to get a bite it was OUTSTANDING! all of us being in food comas at this point definitely wanted to skip desert but we kept watching the deserts come out of the kitchen and couldn’t resist. we got the cherry blossom cotton candy tree which had the richest chocolate tree truck as the tree base surrounded by green tea, strawberry and vanilla mochi which the whole table loved. the service was extremely attentive (probably the best i’ve seen on the whole island) and the waiters (john and Maundy) were quick to suggest their favorite dishes which were excellent. DEFINITELY will be back, also a...