Bryan Morris - Aruba’s Premier Wedding Photographer

Scala is a restaurant that is now open a little over a year in the brand new Paseo Herencia Mall.

I’ve had the pleasure of repeating my dining experience there about a week ago. This was one of my first restaurant visits for the year. It then never crossed my mind to have a restaurant review on my blog so I did not take a good camera and the images were not of the quality accustomed to on the blog so I never posted them.

I’ve had this guilty feeling as this was a great experience and I didn’t get a chance to showcase it so I just had to rebound.

The second time around seemed even better than the first as I got to talk to Alex, the restaurant’s manager in person and he gave me the inside scoop.

The restaurant is great and big. You have the option of sitting inside in the AC, outside on the balcony or on the street side downstairs just like in Italy or France.

Service is awesome, you’re treated like the royalty that you are. Lila our waiter was exceptional, very attentive.

The ambience differ, due to the different levels. Inside and on the balcony in a private corner can be very romantic. On the balcony more open and downstairs on the walkway it can be very much casual. It’s amazing to see one establishment but it can still offer different ambience simultaneously.

Here’s is a more graphic view of the dinner that we’ve had.

Escargot a la Scala was for Shayenne, of course I had to taste it I’m going to give the review, right.

Seafood Chowder for moi

Reef and Beef for wifey, the traditional Surf and Turf but they came up with a funky name for it.

I’ve had the scampi stuffed grouper, Ooh La La…..

I’m not a drinker, I might have a wine or two during dinner but that’s it. We were just tempted to try the Baileys Martini after dinner, which we did.

A portrait of me, I told you Shay is starting to get a hang of the camera.

Shayenne all smiles after the Baileys Martini, happy as a clam!

Talking to Alex, I’ve learned that they have the have a Chocolate Martini, and urged us to try it. You would probably hear about a Chocolate Martini and envision a brown drink, well at Scala you’re wrong. He brought us a clear drink with 1 Kisses chocolate at the bottom. This drink was so chocolaty, that it amazes me.

You noticed I don’t have a picture of dessert, I did have desert, Brownie a la Mode. Deep in conversation it came to my table and I bit a few chunks of it. I’ve remembered the day after that I didn’t take a shot or two of it.

My general take of the restaurant is AWESOME.

* Disclaimer
All restaurant reviews on this blog are not funded by any of the restaurant, they are my unbiased opinion of the establishment.

Be blessed,

Bryan Morris