Búlali Café y Repostería Artesanal — Local services in San Rafael

Lunch - chicken curry was very mild spice with a nice creamy sauce and tender chicken. Mango smoothie was good and I was able to order it without sugar added. I always like the matcha latte with the beautiful cinnamon bee! I also got the roasted vegetable salad and green smoothie to go for next day. Nice place for an iced matcha tea and banana bread snack. Service is slow, but this seems to be a cultural thing compared to how it is in the USA. They do have an English and Spanish menu, but most of the staff does not speak English so they brought in a staff member who could speak a little...

I used to love Bulali, but these last visits were very disappointing. We stay in Escazu often, and this used to be our favorite place to have a healthy meal. While the food is still good, both times we visited, our server took our order then never came back. We watched as the servers stood at the counter and talked to each other while never checking on the guests. Each visit, we had to interrupt their chat to ask about our food or to ask for water. Waiting 45 minutes for food, with only 4 tables occupied, in a quiet time of day, tells me things have changed here. I’m so...

I had the Brioche French Toast and it was so so good. One of the nicest presented French Toast plates I’ve seen and the presentation equally matched its taste. My French Toast plate (12/7/21) was 4.900 colones (about $7.75 US); well worth it! I also tried the Dulce de Leche Croissant which was so delicious. The croissant had a dulce de leche filling which was a little extra I wasn’t expecting and was admittedly a little much but still scrumptious. Lastly, I tried a cup of their organic hot chocolate, and once again so so good! I’m glad I gave this place a chance. I...