Marea Alta — Restaurant in Jacó

Good food with the best prices in Jaco and of everywhere else we ate in Costa Rica from San Jose to the Pacific Ocean. Plus. great service. The fruit smoothies are good, but not the best we had in CR and thats the thing to drink everywhere there. I have no idea how I lost 10 pounds on the trip since I ate carbs and drank fruit smoothies every day, but they have some magic worth investigating in Costa Rica! ;)

The food here is just GREAT! We stayed in Jaco for three days and every day had to go eat here atleast once maybe twice a day trying different foods from the menu! The staff is very nice and helpful. The casados are delicious! They also make the fresh fruit drinks with this finely shaved ice that makes them turn into a slushy! Every time I went I had to get the Limonade! So refreshing when it's hot. Overall a great experience and the food was everything. TRY THE CEVICHE and get it with chips instead of crackers. You won't regret it! The only reason I was able to find this place was from the mouth of a local when I asked for the best ceviche at Jaco, he...

Went for lunch and sat upstairs. Menus have English also. I got the Rice with Chicken (came with salad.) Wife got the casado (rice, beans, potatoes, beets?) with chicken. Both were large dishes with more food than either of us could handle. I got an imported beer bottle and she got a large watermelon smoothie (freshly made.) Everthing was delicious. Meal total was about $23 before a generous tip. We could have easily shared a plate and each gotten a small smoothie and been satisfied for lunch at half the cost. They also serve breakfast all day. The plates we saw were also...