La Balandra Bar and Restaurant — Restaurant in Bonaire

The Balandra restaurant was delicious for breakfast, lunch and dinner! We ate here three times a day every day as a family and never got tired of it! We especially liked the fact that the restaurant offered specials that changed every day for lunch and dinner. They were delicious and the fish were all very fresh! Our two children also enjoyed the fact that they could choose amazing dishes and eat fresh fish just like the adults by ordering off of the children’s menu, which offered them a lot of great choices but in smaller portions. The setting was also beautiful - incredible sunsets and fish were swimming just next to your table! We hope to come back soon for more delicious meals...

Google map directions were not very accurate, so we called the restaurant to ask for directions. The resort desk clerk answered the call, but chose to offer no useful information. We finally figured it out and made our way to the resorts security attendant, who was very nice, polite and helpful - the polar opposite of the phone call. We were about 30 minutes late for our reservation but had no problem being seated. The highlight of our experience was a pelican that was resting just outside the restaurant area. Very entertaining. The food was tasty although a bit high priced. The wait staff and bartender did...

Located inside of a large resort property, this restaurant has a cute pirate ship theme and a lovely setting. Getting inside and figuring out where to go was a little complicated–we had to walk around several ways before finding someone working there who could direct us to where the restaurant was. The property is highly secured, which is great, but more direction and organization is needed for patrons visiting the restaurant who are not staying on the property. The food was good, but compared to other places on the island it wasn’t my...