Pane e Vino • Montes de Oca — Restaurant in Mercedes

My date wanted Alfredo con Pollo. We first stopped at one Italian restaurant in Barrio Escalante with exhorbitant prices and left to find “Pane e Vino" a short distance away. A very nice place, nice ambiance. And, the food was excellent with reasonable prices. But most impressive was the great service. Our waiter stood away but at attention to come to our table when he noticed anything we might need. Compared to so many restaurants in Costa Rica where you must wave down a waiter to get any service. A very pleasant dinner at “Pane e Vino.” ...

Despite being only 3 mins away, my pizza arrived ice cold, the box wasn't even warm. Was this someone else's pizza that sat out? How can it arrive so cold when my hotel was so close!? So disappointed, after all the great reviews I was looking forward to trying their pizza only to recieve it ice cold was very frustrating. The caprese salad was delicious so that was the positive and the only reason I gave...

The food is delicious and the service is great. A dish that I recommend is the tomato cream. Pizza crust was thin and light while the ingridients were fresh. Dessert and coffee were nice, good quality. Nevertheless I would say that the menu needs more Italian flavors but the prices...