La Criollita — Restaurant in Carmen

What an amazing place that we came only 10 minutes before closing and they allowed us to have a quick dinner. They close at 7 PM on Wednesday or Miércoles and they were so Interesting I thought it would be like a little glass of wine glass Gracious and I was so thankful. The staff waiter was very nice to ask the kitchen to cook arroz con camarones (rice with shrimp) and arroz con (rice with pork). Both dishes came out in 7 min and the portions were huge and it was delicious. The rice was a bit soupy w the sauce but that how they do it and it was good bc it had a lot of juicy flavor. The salad was really good and light with a vinaigrette sauce with berries, thinly sliced carrots, and different colored cherry tomatoes. The fries were really extra crispy and so good with the ketchup. Beautifully decorated with paintings and a huge mirror. There are two sections and also an area for desserts and small...

My first meal in Costa Rica and I gotta say I lucked out. Seems to be a popular place for locals so that's already a good sign. The service was great and the food was fantastic. The complimentary chicken noodle soup and toasted bread with butter (gotta love mantequilla) really hit the spot after a long flight/immigration line. My server recommended the seafood section so I ordered the sea bass with seafood sauce. Man was it sabroso! The bass was nice and flaky and the sauce was light and creamy with fresh shrimp, mussels, and octopus. I finished the meal with coffee (Americano) and I gotta say it's one of the best cups of coffee I've had this year. Highly recommend this place for a...

I came here at 8:30pm (near closing time) with two other friends. We got the palm heart rice and the chicken rice, which are very local dishes.accoeding to the waiter. The service was great (waiter spoke English), and the menu is separated nicely into sections in case you have food restrictions. However, the food itself did not taste that great compared to the great food I've eaten in other places in Costa Rica, let alone San Jose. If you want a taste of local food with nothing fancy about it, come here. However, you can get this experience cheaply at other restaurants too with better flavor. The pro about this place is that...