Senses Fine Dining is an award-winning restaurant on Aruba that is renowned for its chef’s table experience. In 2022, TripAdvisor Traveler’s Choice named Senses the #2 best fine dining restaurant in the entire Caribbean. For five years, executive chef Kelt Hugo Maat and Maitre D’ Sebastian Kruisselbrink combined forces to develop the restaurant concept inside Radisson Blu Aruba at Palm Beach Aruba. The restaurant is offering the only chef’s table experience in Palm Beach along with an a la carte option; two concepts under one roof.

Both Maat and Kruisselbrink hail from the Netherlands but lived and worked all over the globe, accumulating the knowledge and influences guests will find on display in their culinary and cocktail creations. The team crafts a fine dining experience that truly delights the senses. Everything you see, smell, taste, hear and touch will be of the highest quality. The cuisine at Senses emerges from a solid foundation of classic French techniques enhanced by Dutch, Norwegian, and Indonesian influences in an innovative approach that transforms classic dishes into new creations that surprise and delight the palates of discerning guests.
For more information on Senses Fine Dining, visit SensesAruba.Restaurant.

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About the Founders

Executive Chef

Kelt Hugo Maat

I am passionate about classic cuisine with a creative twist. The method of cooking that brings me the most joy is when I take a classic dish, deconstruct its components, and then re-combine them in new and exciting ways. My foundational cooking skills are based in the classic French tradition, but the dishes I create now are influenced by all the different restaurants in which I have worked, the countries I have visited, the chefs with whom I have collaborated, and of course my country of origin – the Netherlands. I am especially energized when I have the opportunity to cook for smaller numbers of guests, which is exactly what the concept of SENSES is all about. Limited seating allows for greater creativity in crafting exquisite meals that truly delight guests, along with an opportunity to explain each dish to give guests a more intimate connection to the food they eat.

Maître D’

Bas Kruisselbrink

Although I am a native of the Netherlands, born and raised in Nijmegen, in 1998 I embarked on a journey to explore new places and see where I might land. My travels took me to Mallorca, Aruba, New York city, St Maarten and finally back to Aruba, which is where I found the place I wanted to call home. The common thread throughout all my travels, except for Mallorca, has been my work as a bartender and mixologist. By settling on One Happy Island, I can now bring my full passion and creativity to the creation of stunning new cocktails along with my knowledge of wines to a fine dining experience at SENSES. I have years of experience working at fine dining establishments and look forwarding to serving up excellent beverages to complement the culinary creations of our Executive Chef.