Koraal Rooftop Terrace

This restaurant is part of the Coral Estate Resort. We went on a Saturday when they had sushi outside of their regular menu. I made a reservation as all the front sunset view seating usually gets reserved. Views were beautiful, and we were able to see the sunset. Service was friendly and accommodating but very slow. Not a huge deal unless you’re on a schedule. Full bar and menu had a great selection of apps and dinner options. The best food we ordered was the ceviche and the barracuda bites as appetizers. They had great presentation and were very good. Our table ordered several sushi rolls and the shrimp dinner entree. Both were just fine - the shrimp was presented as whole and they were very difficult and messy to get to the meat. The sushi rolls were fine, we’ve honestly had better sushi from home. Overall we had a fine experience, but there are better places on the island to eat.

We had 3 meals at our stay. The roasted chicken was excellent! Fresh, tender & delicious. *got all 3 times! Drinks were refreshing as well as the scenery! Great little spot! Service was friendly!

My wife, her sister and I dined at Koraal our first night staying in Coral Estates. I had the cheese balls as I wasn't very hungry after travelling most of the day. They were tasty and I'm glad I ordered them. My wife and her sister shared the Dushi Quesadilla with chicken and enjoyed it as well. And don't miss the brownie with ice cream - it was very nice. It was night so there wasn't a ton to see, but the decor and the moderately dim lighting made the mood very relaxed and enjoyable.

Location is great. Service not so. I dislike the attitude of many restaurants on great locations. Many of them are very arrogant. They act like you should beg the waiters to eat at their restaurants. They do forget that they are paid by me, the customer. It is a privilege to serve people food, many waiters/ restaurants do not understand that. Update 2022: I must say that they have really improved their personnel. Friendly, happy to serve the client and fast service. Big difference in comparison with a while ago. Well done!

Food tasted fresh and pretty good but really pricey. This place can definitely use new / better management if they want repeat guests, guess it’s hard to hire good help. We should have gone to the restaurant directly below on the beach.

Terribly slow service - 30min for 2 drinks to arrive. Almost an hour for food to arrive. We were 2 people for lunch. Other tables were complaining too. Food disappointing - special of day Red Snapper was a small bit of overcooked fish (with no side dish like rice or chips/potato). Photo attached. Lovely view. But there really are much better restaurants on Curacao!!

I was really hoping I could give this place a better review, I really was. The place has gorgeous views and kind of a nice setup. However, they have a lot to work on as far as service, drinks, and menu options. We couldn't get a table at Karakter, so we went up to Koraal, when I approached the lady standing at the podium, she politely informed me that they don't have any tables, then a male staff came and completely dismissed the idea of us getting a table, he wasn't friendly at all, then the lady manager walks in, after speaking with her she said that they might have a table that's paying out so we could get this table, but she doesn't know how long we will habe to wait, she also said all other tables are double booked. We sat at the bar to have a drink waiting for our table to be ready, we never got greeted by any of the staff, there was only 3 bartenders but it seemed like they needed at least 5 since all 3 of them were trying to make all the drinks and avoided any eye contact or giving guest at the bar enough attention, on top of that the manager was not seen helping the bar and the bar top was not clean at all. At some point, one lady came and cleaned some parts of the bar, while we were still sitting there waiting for a miracle of getting a drink to happen, it was apparent that no such thing was going to occur anytime soon, bartenders were still making those drinks at their own pace and not worrying about anything else. Finally, one of the lady bartenders approached us, after I kept trying to politely get her attention without being pushy or inconsiderate, we ordered our drinks and few seconds later the table was ready, that was a waste of 18 minutes at the bar. We moved to the table, and drinks were delivered by the manager. After some slow minutes, we got the menu. Service was slowish at first, I would say, but the waitress was nice. She seemed like she was running around trying to keep up, she did good, we didn't feel rushed, and she checked on us several times. The drinks were nicely presented, tasted just okay, nothing impressive, I noticed that the drinks tend to be either too sweet or lacking flavor. Now the food, how can I say that in a nice way, "if you can't have a proper full kitchen in a space that's considered more of a bar / lounge / terrace, then the menu should consist of items that can be easily made from this kitchen", but don't serve me a Tuna steak and a nice ribeye with French fries without any possibility to get any other sides, even the vegetables that come with it were onions and bell peppers, very basic, precooked with no other alternatives. I can say the food was good, the quality is good with a decent presentation. 👌 I would definitely like to have different options to complement the menu items offered. The views are very relaxing, and of course, the sunset was gorgeous and calming. 2 of the tables that were "double reserved" were empty the entire time we were there, we spent over an hour, isn't that lost business? Turning people away when you can accommodate a 50 min dinner or give the table away if the reservation is late more than 15 min? Just a thought.... All the best!

The cocktails were delicious and food came fairly quickly. Came here for lunch and ordered roasted corn, bitterballen, tostadas, ceviche, and the shrimp. Loved the corn, I would pass on the tostadas and ceviche. The shell of the tostadas was kind of stale imo and the fish was not it. Definitely worth getting cocktails here.