El Manglar Restaurant — Restaurant in Nosara

We wanted to check this place out as it was conveniently located right next to our hotel and it was pouring down rain. The menu is a little overpriced. We ordered the tres amigos, the ceviche was great. Also a passion fruit smoothie which was amazing. When trying to explain our dairy and wheat allergies to our server he suggested maybe the pasta or the gnocchi. Both of which are not gluten free. When we ordered the fish and the filet Mignon the fish tasted off like really fishy and the filet came with Mashed potatoes instead of the rice the menu said it came with. The chef refused to do it with rice so I got a double serving of vegetables instead. The steak had been cut multiple times, I’m guessing to check the temp, which it was over cooked and chewy. The vegetables tasted like they had been cooked from frozen and drenched in butter. Second most expensive meal in Costa and by far and away the most disappointing thing I...

1st of if you are not a cat person don’t go there.It was also a very unappealing area, probably the rain had a play in that too but anyway! Mr Owner honestly if I were you I would provide more training on customer service that way your team would be able to handle any type of concerns in your absence. I guess they also couldn’t accept the fact that they would have been serving customers with different skin tone . Mr owner if you were present that night you would have tried your best to accommodate our family, because you want your business to have a good return .They did not care cause they earning their pay regardless . They acted like we were there to eat free meals , we called ahead of time to make a reservation so they knew we were coming but didn’t like to see the skin tone they were about to deal with . You have lost a bunch that night. Mr owner it was a large group . Folks Please think twice before...

This place was a nice break from the rest of the touristic environment around Nosara

Tasty, simple food/good prices/nice people/quiet and calm

When it started raining the enthusiastic receptionist cleaned our table and offered to move us and set up a whole new table just for dessert. They loaned us a umbrella and we’re very nice!

We felt we needed a break from the loud environment of nosara and this was a hit. I’d your looking for something new and interesting this isn’t it. If you want to chill with simple and tasty food it’s good!

I’d recommend the traditional Costa Rican dish. The chicken was perfectly cooked and the plantains were unique in the way they were made and were super good. The passion fruit dressing was good and cucumber gazpacho was...