The Wine Cellar — Restaurant in Curaçao

Provincial French decor including paintings, ceramic plates, holiday bunting, various nicknacks and curios. Faux brick floor, in a clever zigzag pattern. Quiet atmosphere, gentle holiday music in the background. Elaborate table setting. Everything was designed in refined and good taste. The owner greeted each table and made some small talks with diners throughout the evening. The prices were more expensive. The service was friendly and outstanding. The food didn’t meet my expectations. We were disappointed. There was a long and excruciating wait for the main entrees. I understand they cooked everything fresh, but over an hour wait between appetizers and entrees was a bit too much. I didn’t know what’s going on in the kitchen. I was told they had a busy lunch crowd earlier. I would think that a fine dining establishment should have known how to pace the courses. We skipped the desserts because of the long wait in between.

Complimentary salmon and cheese cracker hors d’oeuvre, bread and butter, and chocolates were served.

We ordered based on the reviews I read: 4*Beef Carpaccio- thinly sliced beef tenderloin, arugula, mustard dressing, capers, parmesan: it was excellent!

4*'Fole Gras' Pate-French duck pate, red berry coulis, buttered toast: excellent, texture was soft and delicate.

1*Roasted Rack of Lamb-New Zealand lamb, honey, minted jelly: based on our dining experiences, no restaurant can mess up this dish. Unfortunately the Wine Cellar missed the mark tonight for this most expensive entree on the menu. We ordered it medium rare, the meat was hard to chew even though the lamb was pretty raw. Not much flavor either.

3*Truffled Pasta-fettuccini- Italian black truffle sauce, mushrooms, and parmesan: it’s not the type of dish I usually order, but one review said the flavor was very rich, so I went for it. It was okay, not that impressive.

5* reviews we read gave us high expectations, and unfortunately the food didn’t deliver. I hope everyone else...

A perfect place for a special meal! My wife and I came here on our first night in Curacao because we had heard it was a good spot for a nice dinner. It did not disappoint! We had made a reservation in advance and mentioned that we were celebrating our wedding anniversary on our trip. The table was set with special decorations and the bartender brought us a couple of complementary glasses of Prosecco. All of the food was outstanding - perfectly cooked and seasoned. We had Caesar salads to start, followed by jumbo shrimp and red snapper for our main courses. Both were phenomenal. For dessert we had a piece of rich chocolate cake. The restaurant’s owner came to our table to check on us and to congratulate us. He soon returned with a couple of glasses of complementary Port wine. This was just an example of the kind and gracious service we received all evening. The Wine Cellar made this a truly special and memorable evening for us. We will absolutely return on our next...

It's a very small intimate cozy restaurant with street parking and a guard to direct you.... Was here for a birthday dinner. I celebrated my birthday the entire few days I was there. Everyday was my birthday and they made it very special. We got complimentary glasses of champagne and free appetizers. I was already tipsy before getting to the restaurant from our boat trip to Klein Curacao and we had plans to go to Madero that night. I had to keep my head in the game. I loved the stuffed mushrooms. I believed I had the red snapper for entrée but like I said, I was intoxicated so I don't remember much. I remember being very full tho... The waiters were very friendly tho and got free desserts... it was a beautiful experience altogether. Not much pictures to show, unfortunately. Prices are shown in both currencies and I believe they don't accept Amex and discover but every other card...