Order: Blueberry hill (blueberries, vanilla ice cream), Province (Brie, ham, chives, caramelized walnuts and honey) Price: $33 Pro: Winner of the meal was the pancake/crepe itself, the cheese was amazing, ice cream was simple but delicious Con: A little on the expensive side but I feel like that’s the norm here so far tldr: Amazing crepe style pancakes but not cheap (worth it though)

Thoughts: For breakfast on our second day in Aruba we drove into the downtown area to find Dutch style pancakes. These are basically crepes, very large and not thick like the traditional American style pancake. It did take some time to get there as the traffic in the area was a bit crazy but once we found the area parking wasn’t actually that bad.

It was a beautiful day outside, so we took advantage of their awesome outdoor seating and soaked in the sun while we ate brunch. We ordered two “Dutch style” pancakes, one sweet and one savory. The Dutch style pancakes are essentially slightly thicker crepes that are as large as a dinner plate, or as my wife calls them, crepes made the right way. Also, just to be clear, they are listed as pancakes but I’m calling them crepes from here on out….because they’re crepes.

The sweeter crepe was their blue berry hill and was covered in blueberries with a sizable, but not overwhelming, scoop of vanilla ice cream in the center. The blueberries were fresh, the ice cream was delicious, and its sweetness paired nicely with the slight tartness for the blueberries. But the real winner was the crepe itself. It was thin without being dense, sweet but not sugary tasting, moist without being a wet mess, and just dry enough that it had a bit of firmness to it. In a word, the crepe was perfect.

The savory crepe was called the Provence, I honestly don’t know if that’s spelled right though so instead of worrying about it, I’ll just tell you about it. The same crepe as the blueberry one was instead topped with several slices of prosciutto ham, perfectly caramelized walnuts and three thick slices of creamy brie cheese. Dear father in heaven this cheese, it was so creamy it was heavenly; think room temperature butter. The taste was impeccable and everything on the plate elevated each other element. The honey drizzled over the whole crepe just drove everything home.

On top of all this they have free Wi-Fi and the atmosphere is perfect for a lazy afternoon sitting around, soaking in the sun, and catching up on….not work, don’t do work in Aruba. But seriously, if you’re in Aruba you owe it to yourself to get over to Dutch Pancakes and get crepes; and seriously don’t do something silly like go here and not get the pancakes, it’s literally in the name. Get pancakes!