Grand Café 'Gouverneur De Rouville'

November 15, 2025

I had an excellent lunch at De Gouverneur today. The passion fruit juice with lime and mint was incredibly refreshing — one of the best drinks I had on the island. I ordered the keshi yena, which was fantastic and truly unique: a flavorful chicken stew baked inside what feels like a Curaçaoan cheese pot pie. Comforting, rich, and full of local character. The setting is hard to beat. The patio overlooks the water with a perfect view of the floating bridge, making it an ideal spot to relax, enjoy the breeze, and watch the city come to life. Great service, great food, and one of the most scenic lunch views in Willemstad. Highly recommend.

October 16, 2025

Beautiful view from the balcony. We got to see the bridge open several times during dinner. Food was very good. We had the mushroom appetizer with goat cheese that was delicious. My husband had the mixed grill which he liked very much. I had the fish special corvina with a butter sauce that was very good. We made reservations a few days before to ensure we were seated on the balcony.

October 8, 2025

Wanted to get a light lunch in Curacao, and read about this restaurant, which is situated along the river looking across at the beautiful multicolored buildings, giving a definite Amsterdam vibe - hardly surprising given their ties to the Dutch. I would love to experience more of their menu on a future visit, but people had spoken glowingly of their Cuban banana soup, so decided to at least get some ice cold beers and try out the room temperature banana soup, as I was not super hungry. It was absolutely outstanding! Creamy, flavorful, with some great Caribbean spices complementing the puréed banana base. I have seen recipes for this type of soup in a chunkier variety, but I think the puréed version they served here is vastly superior with a better mouth feel. The weather was hot and humid, but still pleasant enough to sit on the patio, where there were fans to generate a breeze. The banana soup alone is reason enough to try this place out, but other items on the menu looked excellent as well.

November 4, 2025

Excellent flavor. The texture of the food was perfect. The starters we tried we want to replicate at home. And I cannot spend the time to remake the smoked bbq brisket for which I am quite sad. Also allowing us to get a table without making a reservation (which I recommend doing) was a great kindness I am thankful for.

August 12, 2025

Hands down our favorite restaurant on our girls trip. The restaurant is beautiful and every one of the 10 women enjoyed their food!!! Service was great too. I had the Cuban banana soup and the vegan burger. wow! It was all so good. Didn’t expect to like the soup as much as I did. Highly recommend!