Banana Beach Restaurant — Restaurant in Cóbano

Had dinner with friends and found the place has changed their menu and increased their prices beyond the quality's one would expect for the price.. I had a whole red snapper and that was the best part of the meal, but for $20+ it was sitting on a bunch of chopped lettuce (menu said it was served with salad but only lettuce came) and three over cooked patacones (flat fried plantains)... Certainly not a good meal plan..and it was served standing up on a wood baird that made it impossible to eat..looked nice when served but really not practical ..

I won't return this season when there are so many other choices in our village with better food options and better service and better prices (,could not get the attention of the waiter to order drinks was frustrating) and if you are single don't get the tables close to the new playground they have installed, way to noisy with other people's kids running around right next to the tables..kids screaming made for an upsetting dinner space ..

To finish the night off we had an unpleasant ordeal when paying the bill as they charged us for food we did not order which took time to correct ..

We left a good trip because the servers aren't setting prices or creating bad menu choices or making decisions of playgrounds 3 feet from dinner tables..but overall this wasn't the night we wanted..

And with the pandamic most restaurants in the village are setting better prices, not raising prices.. I wish them luck ..I guess they are depending on tourist to come that don't know better...

Had a decent dinner at Banana Beach while visiting Santa Teresa. The reviews mentioning rough/slow/lack of service are very TRUE - there are servers everywhere but it felt like no one was serving the tables and it doesn't appear they have a typical service system, so you have to be proactive and advocate for yourself. Once you get their attention, they're much better, but it took us about 25 minutes of being ignored and going to the bar on our own for drinks to figure out the "system" there. We went on a Wednesday night, turns out that's one of their party nights - the place was PACKED and they had a DJ playing music and a fire dancer moving around through the space. We were super lucky and grabbed a seat right before sunset near the bar because after sunset everyone came looking for a seat and there were none to be found. So, pro tip: grab a seat about 20 min before the sun sets... you might not see the sun dip into the horizon, but you'll get your butt in a seat for dinner!

The vibe of the space is cool with nice lighting and canopies draped throughout. Attire-wise anything goes from dresses to bathing suits to naked children, ha. The beers were super cold, which was great, and the food was pretty good overall. We tried the margarita pizza and burger - I thought the burger was definitely better than the pizza, personally.

I'd also recommend trying to sit just a little closer to the water, as away from the water at the tables and couches near the bar there was little airflow so it...

Great location - perfect sunset watching!

The layout of this beach restaurant and bar is unmatched - a must do while visiting santa Teresa. Very popular with the surfer crowd as the waves on banana beach are the best in the area - fun to watch if you don't want to take a board out yourself.

Prices are okay - priced for tourists like pretty much every restaurant in the area. Apparently the tourism dries up in the rainy season so these businesses have to make up for a few months of very little income. We were happy to spend our cash for a few meals and make our meals the rest of the time - handy if you're on a budget!

The tuna tartar was the best I've had - if you're into seafood that's your dish! Calamari was a huge portion but more typical pubfare - breaded and deep fried. My husband loved the pepperoni pizza - simple but the sauce tasted homemade and really made the dish.

They have 2 for $11 drink specials if you're into the blender drinks - tried the Coco banana - sweet but amazing!

Live music in the evenings that adds to the ambiance but isn't so loud you can't still enjoy a conversation.

Hermit crabs. Never have I ever seen them behave like this before - in the evening if the tide is right they come up onto the beach right into the restaurant area in droves - so cool! Not sure if this is seasonal - we witnessed it in...