Madame Janette
Chef Karsten “Kasi” Gesing serves up exclusive, creative and delicious dishes in a majestic garden setting.
Madame Janette is rightfully regarded as one of the best restaurants on the island. Their menu delivers exquisite food in generous portions, an extensive well-curated wine list and the largest beer selection in the Caribbean, with over 100 different craft beers from all over the world. Also unique is their walk-in dry-aged meat cooler, the only one in the Caribbean. It houses the largest selection of premium cuts and prime meats meticulously chosen by Chef Kasi. The exquisite Madame Janette experience is accompanied by daily live music, Caribbean charm, alfresco dining, and superior service, ensuring that you leave with your palate and soul feeling divine. A must-try when visiting Aruba.
[ APPETIZERS ]
Range: 14.00 – 20.00
Original Hungarian Goulash Soup
out of the big pot, the way our chefs like it!
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Madame’s Black Angus Beef Carpaccio
toasted sunflower seeds, Parmigiano-Reggiano, served with mache salad and a morel-porcini vinaigrette
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The Famous Bang Bang Shrimp
sweet and spicy crispy shrimp served on sliced romaine lettuce, fresh-cut pineapple concassé and sesame seeds
[ MJ’S FISH SELECTION ]
Range: 35.00 – 48.00
MJ’s Asian Soy- and Honey-glazed Sea Bass Fillet
served on a bed of wasabi mashed potatoes, crowned with stir-fried wok veggies, finished with an Asian soy sauce and a creamy ginger beurre blanc
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The Original Almond Grouper
invented in 1999 at Madame Janette, often copied, never reached, a fine grouper fillet in a coat of almonds, served with a creamed spinach sauce
[ MJ’S SIGNATURE STEAK AND MEATS ]
Range: 50.00 – 90.00
The Old Butcher Steak
invented by chef Kasi’s grandpa Jupp Marga, a European master butcher, the best cut, grilled to perfection and crowned with almond-roasted mashed potatoes, sautéed mushrooms and an out-of-this-world oxtail glace
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Schnitzel Vienna Style
plate-sized breaded schnitzel, sautéed in French butter and served traditionally with lemon slices
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The Old Butcher Lamb Rack
overnight marinated free-range lamb rack in a secret marinade, invented by our chef’s father, grilled to perfection, served with lamb glace
[ MJ’S REAL DRY-AGED CHAMBER MEATS* ]
Range: 110.00 – 150.00
Tenderloin
the queen of our steaks: U.S.D.A. prime chain-on tenderloin topped with French Boursin, surrounded with a fine morel-truffle cream, served with home-made spätzle, sautéed in
French butter with prosciutto di Parma and onions, finished off with fresh French Burgundy truffle, flown in specially for Madame Janette!
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Porterhouse
the best of both worlds on one plate: our famous porterhouse steak, served with a crisp summer salad with truffle vinaigrette, potato of your choice and three of our famous sauces to choose from
* Ask for availability.
[ ROLL AND BURGER ]
Range: 29.00 – 49.00
Kasi’s Giant Lobster Brioche Roll
chunky lime butter-sautéed rock lobster meat, in a fantastic buttery, home-made giant brioche roll, drizzled with a bit of our beloved herb vinaigrette, served with a crunchy garden salad, clarified butter, French fries and spicy sriracha aïoli
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The Famous Dry-aged Truffle Burger
a dry-aged prime sirloin burger with freshly sliced French Burgundy truffle, pickled red onions, sweet Kentucky bourbon bacon, sharp Cheddar, portobello mushroom and a bunch of fries
[ DINNER FOR TWO ]
Range: 50.00 – 150.00
The Big Filet Steak Brochette for Two
served tableside on a big wooden cutting board with home-made fire-grilled chorizo, peppers, onions and bacon, accompanied by two different steak sauces and two choices of MJ’s fine potato sides
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The Aged Prime Tomahawk for Two
carved tableside, comes with three sauces: green peppercorn-cognac, Béarnaise and chimichurri, served with two MJ’s potato sides of your choice
Dinner: 5:30 to 10:00 p.m.,
closed Sundays
Dining: Outdoors
Serving: Dinner
Attire: Casual
Entertainment: Live music
