Restaurante y Bar La Peruanita — Restaurant in Cahuita

We had casados for lunch. They told us they serve tilapia for fish casado, which was a little disappointing as tilapia is, if I am not mistaken, freshwater fish and we got tilapia in all other restaurants in CR except for Uvita and Bahia Drake, facing the Pacific Ocean. It would have been nice if they served local fish as we are by the sea. The price for fish casado was 6,000 colones plus service, and in my view frozen tilapia fillet does not justify this price. Besides we have eaten enough tilapia for the last three weeks, and in many landlocked countries we used to live, so we went for pork/beef. We enjoyed our meat casados. We read positive reviews about ceviche, but we had quality ceviches in other parts of the country at lower prices, so we weren't tempted with those prices. We didn't ask, but it could well be tilapia that they serve for 'ceviche de...

We are here 3 times the 4 days in Cahuita and loved it every time. The ham and cheese omelette was generously sized and delicious and the first time in Central America after being here a month that an omelette was done to way exceed my expectations. The side of bacon came as ordered, crispy.

Besides the tasty food the value was also there.

Everything looks likes it’s prepared cleanly and the overhead fans kept us comfortable during the muggy rainy season.

We highly...

We had the seafood soup with coconut which was excellent maybe a little salty. As had the chicken casada whuch had a very nice sauce. The table oil and balsamic vinegar on the table was a nice touch for the salad. I askedcfor hot sauce and the gave me some ofctgeir homemade green chili sauce...very nice and hot. Very clean, great service. I could do without the flashing Christmas lights as...